In addition to that, who in their right mind would sue the RIAA when that implies that you've been illegally offering copyrighted material?
It doesn't imply you've been illegally offering copyrighted material. It implies that the RIAA thinks that you're offering copyrighted material. There are thousands of songs out there. There are hundreds of groups. Consider this: My friend has a garage band. They write some music. I put it on the 'net for them. Is this illegally distributing the music?
Take this one step further. The RIAA has never heard of my friend's band. They create a boy band that has the same name. Not only that, but they also create a song with the same name as one of my friend's songs. They find, on my server, a song that they think belongs to them. So they DOS me for it.
Where does the boundary exist? Is it just having MP3s shared? The same song name? The same group name? Because they want to check "just in case"?
How 'bout setting up a specific process that is able to authenticate shadow passwords? Your app calls PAM. PAM calls the server. Server says go/no go. Simple right?
Of course, then you have to know...how do I trust the authentication server? Has it been compromised? Is the local socket correct, or has it been rerouted to a hostile app?
I'm not a security expert. Can anybody tell me a problem with this idea?
What happens with cheaters? You know, user A ping-floods user B, user C looks through walls, etc. This happens enough in regular play; what will happen when money gets involved? Is there some way to protect against this?
Alright everybody. I'll probably get modded down to the depths of Hell, but here's what I think. There are two types of people in this world - those who should be watched, and those who should not care. Why does it matter that your browsing habits are being followed? Is there a name that goes with this? Are you going to illegal sites that you don't want people to know about? If not, what is your paranoia? If so, the authorities should know.
The US passed a law making them illegal
You're saying that the USA controls every corp in the world? They may think they do, but in actuality they don't even control their own corps.
I see what you mean - the one-shot, Superbowl-style advertising. Hmm...actually, these are corporations, with more money than brains...maybe they will try to advertise on the ISS hull in hopes of some stargazers seeing their logo. They just better hope they can supply everyone that sees it.
Well, maybe. We already saw the Pizza Hut advertising on the boosters, but there probably won't be much advertising on the station itself. Why? 'Cause even when it gets really big & bright, it will still be too small to read the ads with the naked eye. The corps can spend their advertising money much more effectively on TV, where everybody's watching anyway, than on ISS, where most people aren't looking.
Under Linux, important files are protected so you cannot edit/delete them. Unless, of course, you are root. In Win2K, Administrator can do the same thing.
I've done some contracts maintaining Perl, and have seen some code that could win these hands down. Now I find out that they could have submitted it to the contest instead of the maintenance programmers, and actually won fame!!!
Of course, they could also use my technique. DL part of the music (~10 seconds worth) & listen to it; if it's what you're looking for, keep DLing. If it isn't, cancel it. They probably know what their recorded music sounds like, so they could listen to that little bit & identify the CD version; heck, if they vary their music, they may even be able to tell which CD it came from (like I can do for some of the music I listen to.
Irrelevant, we're talking internet distribution here. (Though I agree, it is ludicrous).
Actually, that isn't about the internet distribution. His analogy about the bottle taxes is equivalent to the taxes on blank CDs and cassettes, which are not for I-Net distribution.
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It doesn't imply you've been illegally offering copyrighted material. It implies that the RIAA thinks that you're offering copyrighted material. There are thousands of songs out there. There are hundreds of groups. Consider this: My friend has a garage band. They write some music. I put it on the 'net for them. Is this illegally distributing the music?
Take this one step further. The RIAA has never heard of my friend's band. They create a boy band that has the same name. Not only that, but they also create a song with the same name as one of my friend's songs. They find, on my server, a song that they think belongs to them. So they DOS me for it.
Where does the boundary exist? Is it just having MP3s shared? The same song name? The same group name? Because they want to check "just in case"?
"So you see, Your Honour, the defendant is obviously guilty of protecting their networks from our attack."
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom
I don't know how you define junk food. This kid has now been banned from buying fruit juice!!!! How can you call that junk food?
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom
Ready....
Point....
Fire!
Or are Ready and Fire (and maybe Point) already claimed?
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom
Yup, and I'll bet you still believe that carriers and providers can't be the same.
Of course, then you have to know...how do I trust the authentication server? Has it been compromised? Is the local socket correct, or has it been rerouted to a hostile app?
I'm not a security expert. Can anybody tell me a problem with this idea?
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What happens with cheaters? You know, user A ping-floods user B, user C looks through walls, etc. This happens enough in regular play; what will happen when money gets involved? Is there some way to protect against this?
what am I going to get Person X? What about Person Y?
Mostly, I see alot of "What is Person X going to get for me? What about Person Y?
Of the dyslexic child on Christmas, waiting for Satan to come down the chimney...
Take a look at this comic:
http://www.downtoearthcomic.com/d/20001222.html
Alright everybody. I'll probably get modded down to the depths of Hell, but here's what I think. There are two types of people in this world - those who should be watched, and those who should not care. Why does it matter that your browsing habits are being followed? Is there a name that goes with this? Are you going to illegal sites that you don't want people to know about? If not, what is your paranoia? If so, the authorities should know.
Wow...they started planning this 50,000 years ago?
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The US passed a law making them illegal
You're saying that the USA controls every corp in the world? They may think they do, but in actuality they don't even control their own corps.
I see what you mean - the one-shot, Superbowl-style advertising. Hmm...actually, these are corporations, with more money than brains...maybe they will try to advertise on the ISS hull in hopes of some stargazers seeing their logo. They just better hope they can supply everyone that sees it.
Well, maybe. We already saw the Pizza Hut advertising on the boosters, but there probably won't be much advertising on the station itself. Why? 'Cause even when it gets really big & bright, it will still be too small to read the ads with the naked eye. The corps can spend their advertising money much more effectively on TV, where everybody's watching anyway, than on ISS, where most people aren't looking.
Then when it crashes, you'll get the other blue screen...
Under Linux, important files are protected so you cannot edit/delete them. Unless, of course, you are root. In Win2K, Administrator can do the same thing.
Hmmm...I wonder how much preprocessor magic it would take to make C into Perl?
Scary thought
I've done some contracts maintaining Perl, and have seen some code that could win these hands down. Now I find out that they could have submitted it to the contest instead of the maintenance programmers, and actually won fame!!!
Of course, they could also use my technique. DL part of the music (~10 seconds worth) & listen to it; if it's what you're looking for, keep DLing. If it isn't, cancel it. They probably know what their recorded music sounds like, so they could listen to that little bit & identify the CD version; heck, if they vary their music, they may even be able to tell which CD it came from (like I can do for some of the music I listen to.
That's odd. I thought there were just 5 - blue, orange, green, pink, purple.
Actually, that isn't about the internet distribution. His analogy about the bottle taxes is equivalent to the taxes on blank CDs and cassettes, which are not for I-Net distribution.
Oh, great. They probably hadn't thought of it yet, but now you've given them the idea. I guess we're screwed now.