Thats why I keep IP logs of everyone that downloads from me.. So if MediaSentry starts downloading my stuff I can say they are breaking the law as well..
Hell, if they have the copyright I didn't illegaly distribute anything! Case Closed!!
I agree, swedish law in very unique... More interesting however is the steps the US government has attempted to take against a site that is "technically" legal in the country that it resides.
I am very interested in the case seeing how I used to operate a very similar site till the DMCA was signed into law. I used to make about $300.00 per day off of advertising. I never distributed anything personaly or hosted an files on my servers, I simply showed people where to find it. I was often contacted by software companies telling me I was breaking the law and I explained I wasn't I was just finding it and suggested they use my site as a tool to take down the distribution points. I was doing all the work for them, hit the servers hosting it. Here is a list!!
Then the DMCA passed and I was forced to take my site offline or be prosecuted for contributory infringment. They actually threatened to prosecute me under the RICO act since I had employees that were searching the web finding links to post to my site. I
Personaly I don't think people should be held liable for what other people do.
Information should be free, the people should be held accountable for what they choose to do with it.
Actually, those things you speak of are not "on" TPB. TPB is simply a roadmap to find the location of said items.
It's like me telling you that there is money in that bank over there and then you going in and robbing it. Why should I be liable for your actions?
I liked the PVP system in Legend of the Red Dragon, these new fangled real time systems need to go! I liked the ANSI based graphics better as well. Also, I didn't need a broadband connection, my 1200 baud modem was lag free!
I have Comcast internet and I use bittorrent quite a bit. Recently I have been downloading a 1.8GB linux distro that I have been wanting to play around with. Shortly after starting the download I started getting corrupt packets causing my client to restart that section. Now if you look at my download stats I have downloaded 5.6GB of data for a 1.6GB file. This is now happening with every torrent I try to download.
When I take my laptop to work (not comcast) I do not recieve these errors, when I take it to my friends (comcast) the errors instantly start up again. So it's not my laptop, it's not my router, it has to be comcast.
That being said it seems they are screwing themselves if they are trying to save bandwith. Downloading 3.1 times the ammount I normally would have doesn't seem like much of a savings to me. Maybe they are trying to frustrate me enough to quit using BT. That is not going to happen.
-FataL
I see your point and I agree with a lot of what you and several other people have stated.
I however honestly don't care if the candidate is republican or democrat or a member of any party. The fact the people actually vote based on party affiliation is idiotic at best. Why should it matter?
Why do we even break up into groups?
Can't we just say these are your choices pick the best one based on what you believe.
I am not going to argue with you, I however strongly believe that the electoral college is deeply flawed and should be done away with.
Any system of voting that allows 99% of the country to vote for one candidate and then the remaining 1% say you know what I like this other guy better is flawed.
BTW I hate Michael Moore, and I don't have a tinfoil hat. I do however have a US Army uniform on and don't like sitting in the sand fighting a personal war for a president that the people did not elect.
You may not share my oppinion and that is your right, a right that I am defending for you. So I hope that you exercise it and the rest of them as well.
Will this stop another president that the american public didn't vote for from taking office? I highly doubt it, but it's a nice thought. What we need to do is eliminate the electoral college and just go with the popular vote. Imagine a country where the voice of the people actually counted for something.
The only reason I have bougt a game mag in the last several years is for the occasional demo disk. If the mags included playable demos with each issue I would subscribe to them all. I like to be able to try the game before I drop $60.00 on it and find out I don't like it despite it getting good reviews on the web or in print.
If game companies were smart they would give playable demos to the mags like crazy. Too bad I have yet to see one demo disk for the Wii, it might have prevented me from buying NBA 07, Rapala Fishing and that horrible piece of trash chicken shoot (I thought my 5 & 7 year olds would like it, I was horribly wrong)
Microsoft should just offer them through the Wii Shop Channel. That way they can't be accused of stealing the idea. I just hope the red ring of death isn't contagious!! I wouldn't want my wii to get sick.
I have successfully purchased two they are not that hard to get. You just need to know when to look for them. 95% of stores that carry them get them saturday night or sunday morning. So if you want one go right as the store opens on sunday and you have a good chance to score one.
I know this is the case with Walmart, Best Buy, Target & Game Stop.
I personally think this Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked) is the best smart phone out right now. Except the the lack of WiFi, but it runs linux so that makes up for that!
-FataL
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Trust me 16 years in the Army and the last 3 as a Summary Court-Martial Officer I have a pretty good understanding of UCMJ.
Strange how the U.S. Soldiers have fewer rights then the terrorists we are fighting.
My parents always tried to teach me to be skeptical, however I was never really sure that I believed anything they were saying.
2 Words... Jack Thompson!
They need to disbar all the RIAA lawyers.
I suggest everyone unplug your toasters and all other electronic equipment. It wont really help at this point but maybe we can delay the inevitable.
I wonder how long it will be before we hear about how the customs agents have a shared collection of porn from all the hard drives they search.
Oh yeah, did I mention... 1st Post!!!
Thats just amazing, I can die a happy man now!
Thats why I keep IP logs of everyone that downloads from me.. So if MediaSentry starts downloading my stuff I can say they are breaking the law as well..
Hell, if they have the copyright I didn't illegaly distribute anything! Case Closed!!
Sounds like a "Feature" to me.. If Apple is adding exploits to the "PC" then they get to make more commercials about how insecure windows is.
Yes!! You rock, if I had mod points I would give them all to you.
I agree, swedish law in very unique... More interesting however is the steps the US government has attempted to take against a site that is "technically" legal in the country that it resides.
I am very interested in the case seeing how I used to operate a very similar site till the DMCA was signed into law. I used to make about $300.00 per day off of advertising. I never distributed anything personaly or hosted an files on my servers, I simply showed people where to find it. I was often contacted by software companies telling me I was breaking the law and I explained I wasn't I was just finding it and suggested they use my site as a tool to take down the distribution points. I was doing all the work for them, hit the servers hosting it. Here is a list!!
Then the DMCA passed and I was forced to take my site offline or be prosecuted for contributory infringment. They actually threatened to prosecute me under the RICO act since I had employees that were searching the web finding links to post to my site. I
Personaly I don't think people should be held liable for what other people do.
Information should be free, the people should be held accountable for what they choose to do with it.
Actually, those things you speak of are not "on" TPB. TPB is simply a roadmap to find the location of said items. It's like me telling you that there is money in that bank over there and then you going in and robbing it. Why should I be liable for your actions?
I mean seriously, the government already illegaly tried to shut them down...
I liked the PVP system in Legend of the Red Dragon, these new fangled real time systems need to go! I liked the ANSI based graphics better as well. Also, I didn't need a broadband connection, my 1200 baud modem was lag free!
I have Comcast internet and I use bittorrent quite a bit. Recently I have been downloading a 1.8GB linux distro that I have been wanting to play around with. Shortly after starting the download I started getting corrupt packets causing my client to restart that section. Now if you look at my download stats I have downloaded 5.6GB of data for a 1.6GB file. This is now happening with every torrent I try to download. When I take my laptop to work (not comcast) I do not recieve these errors, when I take it to my friends (comcast) the errors instantly start up again. So it's not my laptop, it's not my router, it has to be comcast. That being said it seems they are screwing themselves if they are trying to save bandwith. Downloading 3.1 times the ammount I normally would have doesn't seem like much of a savings to me. Maybe they are trying to frustrate me enough to quit using BT. That is not going to happen. -FataL
Those damn Nazis!!
I see your point and I agree with a lot of what you and several other people have stated.
I however honestly don't care if the candidate is republican or democrat or a member of any party. The fact the people actually vote based on party affiliation is idiotic at best. Why should it matter?
Why do we even break up into groups?
Can't we just say these are your choices pick the best one based on what you believe.
-FataL
I am not going to argue with you, I however strongly believe that the electoral college is deeply flawed and should be done away with.
Any system of voting that allows 99% of the country to vote for one candidate and then the remaining 1% say you know what I like this other guy better is flawed.
BTW I hate Michael Moore, and I don't have a tinfoil hat. I do however have a US Army uniform on and don't like sitting in the sand fighting a personal war for a president that the people did not elect.
You may not share my oppinion and that is your right, a right that I am defending for you.
So I hope that you exercise it and the rest of them as well.
-FataL
Will this stop another president that the american public didn't vote for from taking office? I highly doubt it, but it's a nice thought. What we need to do is eliminate the electoral college and just go with the popular vote. Imagine a country where the voice of the people actually counted for something.
-FataL
The only reason I have bougt a game mag in the last several years is for the occasional demo disk. If the mags included playable demos with each issue I would subscribe to them all. I like to be able to try the game before I drop $60.00 on it and find out I don't like it despite it getting good reviews on the web or in print.
If game companies were smart they would give playable demos to the mags like crazy. Too bad I have yet to see one demo disk for the Wii, it might have prevented me from buying NBA 07, Rapala Fishing and that horrible piece of trash chicken shoot (I thought my 5 & 7 year olds would like it, I was horribly wrong)
-FataL
Microsoft should just offer them through the Wii Shop Channel. That way they can't be accused of stealing the idea. I just hope the red ring of death isn't contagious!! I wouldn't want my wii to get sick.
-FataL
I have successfully purchased two they are not that hard to get. You just need to know when to look for them. 95% of stores that carry them get them saturday night or sunday morning. So if you want one go right as the store opens on sunday and you have a good chance to score one.
I know this is the case with Walmart, Best Buy, Target & Game Stop.
-FataL
It has a virtual keyboard similar to the I-Phone. The stats on it and a few review can be seen here.
Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked)
-FataL
I personally think this Motorola Ming A1200 (Unlocked) is the best smart phone out right now. Except the the lack of WiFi, but it runs linux so that makes up for that!
-FataL