The problem with that is that those emails are considered legal notices and so forth.
How can it be a legal notice with no signature? Unless it's sent by certified mail, there can be no guarantee that it's received. Even the regular post isn't trusted enough for legal notices, so I doubt that this will stand up in court.
Can Google be sued for direct links that liable for direct links?
Of course not. Google has money to defend themselves.
More seriously, the RIAA does not want this, or similar incidents, to get to court. Because then, the judge will make a ruling, which may just be against the RIAA. By attacking small targets, they are able to push for a settlement.
Let's face it. There's no real way to know for sure what is on those wires unless you monitor them. And I don't think anybody here wants to open that can of worms.
Hey, I didn't say I agree with the way copyrights are currently handled. I just said that, in the eyes of the law, they're "protected" by copyright.
Personally, I think copyright should cease to apply when you no longer use the material in question. This would prevent Disney from "vault"ing movies, or software companies from suing abandonware sites.
The only problem I see with this is handling old versions of software that are still being maintained. For example, Windows is still being maintained, but Windows 3.1 isn't. I'm not sure how to handle that situation.
For most things (books, movies, alot of software), it would be fairly clear-cut. Of course, there's probably something I haven't thought of.
Hmm... In that case, I may have waited to confirm the sender. However, as I commented earlier, there's no such thing as abandonware. These files are technically in breach of copyright law.
Remember, they are still covered under copyright. For the next century at least, unless Disney extends the mouse again. There's no such thing as abandonware. Which is why Disney can put their movies into "the vault" for long periods of time, only to open it again for the next generation.
Use your logs to determine the ratio of browsers to buyers. Subpoena their logs to determine how many people were blocked. Extrapolate figures from that.
Of course, we don't need to be limited to math. Textbooks on a number of subjects may be helpful. Who knows, maybe some of them may become mandatory reading at various schooling levels.
I think I need to brush up on some of my math, but I don't want to go out and buy college textbooks at a hundred dollars a pop. I know that I can go through and learn from the book, as I have done on several occasions when the instructor is catering to the lowest denominator. And, of course, it's relatively easy to do math in the comfort of your own home, as opposed to, say, chemistry.
FDL documents would be generally available on the web, so I don't have to worry about paying for several books, and they can be easily peer-reviewed (and student-reviewed; I don't know how many errors we've found in class), so I don't have to worry so much about errors.
I don't think that these worms would have been to exposed to much greater radiation being in a space ship in space because the astronauts are not mutated upon returning home either.
Contrary to popular belief, mutations generally do not affect already-living creatures. Those mutations that do affect living creatures are given names such as "cancer".
However, if the worms have gone through multiple generations under these conditions, then it is possible that it will cause the nth generation to have visible mutations.
LOL I know. She's threatened that if I bring my work home with me, she'll bring hers home with her.
Actually, I'm glad she's working with ebola. She has a containment suit between herself and the virus. Her boss is currently in Hong Kong working with SARS. Since he's on the streets instead of in the lab, he doesn't get any special protective equipment.
And, of course, she could be working down the hall. When a chick says she has herpes, even if it's in a little jar, it's a bit worrying;)
Hmm..odd. I seem to recall meeting my a girl in the high-school computer lab, ten years ago. I married her last summer. So it is possible to meet chicks there. Hey, they might even be intelligent, which is at least as important as being good looking.
Of course, you have to worry that the chick may be smarter than you...(mine's studying ebola).
I'm certainly not going to *pay* for it since it's been out so long
What's the logic in that? You think that because they wrote it a few years ago, they don't still deserve to get money for it? Or because it's too "old tech" to spend your money on?
You want the game, pay for it. Or find something free to use as an alternative.
How might Microsoft be convinced to make its updates cacheable, so as not to waste unthinkable amounts of bandwidth?
Maybe I'm being naive, but have you considered talking to somebody at Microsoft? They may be willing to listen to your input, as it saves them bandwidth, as well. Just get some data, possibly talk to some other ISPs (maybe some larger ones), and give the stats to a Microsoft rep.
I thought that at first, too. Then I noticed that there are two boards, one on each side of the window. If you step through the Quicktime version, you can see the gap for a frame or two.
I don't know if this is how it's actually working, but if I were setting it up, I'd institute the delay in the communication systems themselves. Remember, this is simulating a round trip. The software can progressively increase the delay, then decrease it again. Operators outside don't have to worry about replying too soon - they can reply as soon as they get the message. Their reply will then go through the delay system.
Of course, they've probably already thought of this, or something like it. But then again, maybe not.
Of course, next time some worm comes out and overloads routers because of a hole in Windows, we'll know whose fault it really is, right? After all, you can't let security get in the way of a quick buck.
Get a utility with which you can modify your "Startup" items (not in the start menu, but in the registry). Lots of sneaky programs like to hide shit in there and start up every single freaking time (no thank you Quicktime!).
Depending on which version of Windows you're using, you may be able to use "msconfig", which is installed by default (98, ME, and XP).
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Are digital signatures legally binding? And you still have no way to guarantee delivery, except by hand-delivered courier or registered mail.
More seriously, the RIAA does not want this, or similar incidents, to get to court. Because then, the judge will make a ruling, which may just be against the RIAA. By attacking small targets, they are able to push for a settlement.
Let's face it. There's no real way to know for sure what is on those wires unless you monitor them. And I don't think anybody here wants to open that can of worms.
Personally, I think copyright should cease to apply when you no longer use the material in question. This would prevent Disney from "vault"ing movies, or software companies from suing abandonware sites.
The only problem I see with this is handling old versions of software that are still being maintained. For example, Windows is still being maintained, but Windows 3.1 isn't. I'm not sure how to handle that situation.
For most things (books, movies, alot of software), it would be fairly clear-cut. Of course, there's probably something I haven't thought of.
Hmm... In that case, I may have waited to confirm the sender. However, as I commented earlier, there's no such thing as abandonware. These files are technically in breach of copyright law.
Remember, they are still covered under copyright. For the next century at least, unless Disney extends the mouse again. There's no such thing as abandonware. Which is why Disney can put their movies into "the vault" for long periods of time, only to open it again for the next generation.
I don't have Windows XP or Office. I buy old or used games. I don't pay a hundred dollars each.
FDL is the GNU Free Documentation License. Although other similar licenses would be just as helpful.
Use your logs to determine the ratio of browsers to buyers. Subpoena their logs to determine how many people were blocked. Extrapolate figures from that.
I quickly looked over the site (I'm at work, so I can't do too much random surfing), and it looks pretty useful.
Of course, we don't need to be limited to math. Textbooks on a number of subjects may be helpful. Who knows, maybe some of them may become mandatory reading at various schooling levels.
FDL documents would be generally available on the web, so I don't have to worry about paying for several books, and they can be easily peer-reviewed (and student-reviewed; I don't know how many errors we've found in class), so I don't have to worry so much about errors.
Contrary to popular belief, mutations generally do not affect already-living creatures. Those mutations that do affect living creatures are given names such as "cancer".
However, if the worms have gone through multiple generations under these conditions, then it is possible that it will cause the nth generation to have visible mutations.
Actually, I'm glad she's working with ebola. She has a containment suit between herself and the virus. Her boss is currently in Hong Kong working with SARS. Since he's on the streets instead of in the lab, he doesn't get any special protective equipment.
And, of course, she could be working down the hall. When a chick says she has herpes, even if it's in a little jar, it's a bit worrying ;)
Of course, you have to worry that the chick may be smarter than you...(mine's studying ebola).
You want the game, pay for it. Or find something free to use as an alternative.
If nobody challenges the corporations because it's too much trouble, the corporations win.
Then how can you possibly return it as defective? Sounds like they've figured out a new scam to me.
Is that OpenBSD 3.1 is DEAD! But it will be resurrected as 3.3.
I thought that at first, too. Then I noticed that there are two boards, one on each side of the window. If you step through the Quicktime version, you can see the gap for a frame or two.
Of course, they've probably already thought of this, or something like it. But then again, maybe not.
Of course, next time some worm comes out and overloads routers because of a hole in Windows, we'll know whose fault it really is, right? After all, you can't let security get in the way of a quick buck.