It seems to me that once the information hits the client computer, fair use rights apply. How completely I automate my fair use rights should be up to me.
Spending $1200 ("plus the costs of technology needed to gather data") to measure one listener's habits seems absurd. Of course, the radio stations' advertisers eat the cost, which are then passed on to consumers.
Seems like measuring bandwidth from online broadcasts... counting the number of incoming phone calls/email requests, or even installing microphones that sit on the highway easedropping on open car windows would be cheaper. Are they trying to profile the person or the population?
If things like "shutting down telnet, etc." are essential to a newbie user having a successful user experience, they should be disabled by default. Advanced users know (or can learn) how to enable them. If Linux is to succeed mainstream, it needs to adopt Windows' tendency to default to the lowest common denominator of user skill level.
The solution is not just a better installation manual, it's better software design.
Setting morality and principle aside, this should only be the case if the value of your data exceeds the value of your box. Otherwise, the paying customer could buy a box cheaper than renting yours.
If this is the case, you either have a poor security setup or a poor backup strategy.
Simple solution: don't provide one. Let your students use one of the free web-based services such as Driveway.com. If you'd prefer a more transparent solution, here's some information about how it's done here at Penn State:
Penn State has OEM 100 MB zip drives in every lab computer, both Macs & PCs. I'm not sure about the Sparcs and other Sun machines... I don't ever
use them.
Students and faculty each have 25 MB server storage available to any user who requests it, which appears as a mapped hard drive on PCs. Mac users don't have the network storage option. Using a DFS client, PC users can access their files remotely from any PC on the Internet.
Another Penn State option is FTP. All students and faculty recieve several MB of FTP space they can use for their website OR any files they want to store there. The primary advantage here is that it is accessible from any platform with an FTP client.
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'squid' is singular, but it's also plural. 'squids' is proper plural too. 'email' behaves the same way in common usage, so deal with it.
After 4.5 years at Penn State's main campus with 40,000 students, I've read only ONE laptop theft in the police log. Laptops are not mandatory, but a large percentage of the student body owns them.
If anything, more purvesive laptop use will encourage students to lock there doors more readily and instead of being a great theft threat they will instead INCREASE security.
Ahh, but what's the difference if stuends are Living Input Devices inputting into computers, or inputting into notebooks? Mandatory laptops are not the only evil - bad teaching is.
In addition, in woodshop they teach you to insert nails with a hammer, not with your fist. What's wrong with using a tool if it's designed to solve the problem you're attacking?
-----Original Message-----
From: Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
[mailto:EXECUTIVEVP7@LISTS.PSU.EDU]On Behalf Of Executive Vice President
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:56 PM
To: EXECUTIVEVP7@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Subject: NAPSTER and COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL - VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Dear Penn State Student,
As you may have heard, computer programs like Napster and computer networks have made copying copyrighted material including music and videos easier than ever. The press has reported this phenomenon widely and there has been considerable discussion of it in the Penn State community. You should know that copying of copyrighted material without the permission of the owner is a violation of state and federal laws as well as University policy. The University regards these violations as a very serious matter.
The University has done initial scans of its networks to determine the use level of programs like Napster. These scans do not examine the content of a particular computer in any way but do determine traffic characteristics. The scans suggest that some students may be making extensive use of Napster and other programs that can facilitate illegal copying of copyrighted material that belongs to another person, group, or company. There is also evidence that computer viruses have been transmitted in the process that owners may not be aware of.
Although it is not the intent to curtail legitimate use of such software, the University has an obligation to ensure that its networks and computers are not used to violate the law or University policy. While some seem to take violation casually, the penalties for copyright infringement are serious. All users should be aware of Penn State's program of continuous review of network traffic to identify copyright violations, viruses, or other unsanctioned activities.
If you are responsible for a computer that is attached to the Penn State network in any way, your use of that network is subject to such review. If the review uncovers symptoms of problems discussed above, you will be contacted for further review of your network use. Assistance will be available to eliminate any problems that exist. This will improve network performance for all network users. If the University receives notice that you have used the University network to infringe copyrighted works, your account will be suspended.
Appropriate use of the Penn State computer network and respect for the copyrighted works of others will help to ensure continued access to the widest possible array of software for all University users.
Sincerely,
Rodney A. Erickson
Executive Vice President and Provost
PS: For further information or questions, contact the Center for Academic Computing (helpdesk@psu.edu), Computer and Network Security (security@psu.edu), or your local campus computing organization. Students in the Residence Halls can contact ResCom (rescom@psu.edu).
At PSU for the last 4 years I've had a static IP address... and a search on Altavista for 'userid.rh.psu.edu' brought up a shocking number of webpage statistics pages.
For ease of use I've always prefered static IP, but to maximze privacy it seems like we'd all want dynamic addresses without name resolution.
This lawsuit reminds me of an amusing policy Penn State recently passed banning most links to any of it's webpages.
LINKS TO PENN STATE PAGES:
Unless authorized by the Executive Director of University Relations (who will consult with the University Licensing Committee on trademark issues when necessary), no company or organization may place a link on its site to any Penn State web page. Links from government and educational (e.g., other university) web pages are permitted.
No technology is going to read your mind - you're limited by language, and that can be interpreted and misued in multiple ways. This includes searching (e.g. keywords in porn sites) applications. Word misuse will never stop (ask Plato or Burke) so we're just going to have to deal with it.
Eventually, the *end user* has to do the infromation filtering, so you might as well take what you can get FAST so you can move on if you don't see what you need. Indexing every database or dynamic page on the web would slow down engines to a crawl. Do you honestly want Altavista bringing up books from Amazon, companies from the Thomas Register, and patents from the USPTO? There's no need for this. If you want specialized information, go to a specialized source.
Slashdot Mirror
Certainly - the American economy is still the biggest in the World.
unconfirmed reports on NPR that it was heading from Boston to LA.
It seems to me that once the information hits the client computer, fair use rights apply. How completely I automate my fair use rights should be up to me.
Filtering Katz is simple: read the "Posted by [NAME]" in each article description and then don't click on "Read More..." if [Name]=JonKatz
Not only that, but now they can look at them from ANY ANGLE! Woohoo!
I would've linked to Taco Bell...
Seems like measuring bandwidth from online broadcasts... counting the number of incoming phone calls/email requests, or even installing microphones that sit on the highway easedropping on open car windows would be cheaper. Are they trying to profile the person or the population?
The solution is not just a better installation manual, it's better software design.
Would an improved ability to discern color make these women better hunters or soldiers? Seems like a possibility to me if tracking is involved.
If this is the case, you either have a poor security setup or a poor backup strategy.
Simple solution: don't provide one. Let your students use one of the free web-based services such as Driveway.com. If you'd prefer a more transparent solution, here's some information about how it's done here at Penn State: Penn State has OEM 100 MB zip drives in every lab computer, both Macs & PCs. I'm not sure about the Sparcs and other Sun machines... I don't ever use them. Students and faculty each have 25 MB server storage available to any user who requests it, which appears as a mapped hard drive on PCs. Mac users don't have the network storage option. Using a DFS client, PC users can access their files remotely from any PC on the Internet. Another Penn State option is FTP. All students and faculty recieve several MB of FTP space they can use for their website OR any files they want to store there. The primary advantage here is that it is accessible from any platform with an FTP client.
'squid' is singular, but it's also plural. 'squids' is proper plural too. 'email' behaves the same way in common usage, so deal with it.
If anything, more purvesive laptop use will encourage students to lock there doors more readily and instead of being a great theft threat they will instead INCREASE security.
In addition, in woodshop they teach you to insert nails with a hammer, not with your fist. What's wrong with using a tool if it's designed to solve the problem you're attacking?
-----Original Message-----
From: Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
[mailto:EXECUTIVEVP7@LISTS.PSU.EDU]On Behalf Of Executive Vice President
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:56 PM
To: EXECUTIVEVP7@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Subject: NAPSTER and COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL - VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Dear Penn State Student,
As you may have heard, computer programs like Napster and computer networks have made copying copyrighted material including music and videos easier than ever. The press has reported this phenomenon widely and there has been considerable discussion of it in the Penn State community. You should know that copying of copyrighted material without the permission of the owner is a violation of state and federal laws as well as University policy. The University regards these violations as a very serious matter.
The University has done initial scans of its networks to determine the use level of programs like Napster. These scans do not examine the content of a particular computer in any way but do determine traffic characteristics. The scans suggest that some students may be making extensive use of Napster and other programs that can facilitate illegal copying of copyrighted material that belongs to another person, group, or company. There is also evidence that computer viruses have been transmitted in the process that owners may not be aware of.
Although it is not the intent to curtail legitimate use of such software, the University has an obligation to ensure that its networks and computers are not used to violate the law or University policy. While some seem to take violation casually, the penalties for copyright infringement are serious. All users should be aware of Penn State's program of continuous review of network traffic to identify copyright violations, viruses, or other unsanctioned activities.
If you are responsible for a computer that is attached to the Penn State network in any way, your use of that network is subject to such review. If the review uncovers symptoms of problems discussed above, you will be contacted for further review of your network use. Assistance will be available to eliminate any problems that exist. This will improve network performance for all network users. If the University receives notice that you have used the University network to infringe copyrighted works, your account will be suspended.
Appropriate use of the Penn State computer network and respect for the copyrighted works of others will help to ensure continued access to the widest possible array of software for all University users.
Sincerely,
Rodney A. Erickson
Executive Vice President and Provost
PS: For further information or questions, contact the Center for Academic Computing (helpdesk@psu.edu), Computer and Network Security (security@psu.edu), or your local campus computing organization. Students in the Residence Halls can contact ResCom (rescom@psu.edu).
For ease of use I've always prefered static IP, but to maximze privacy it seems like we'd all want dynamic addresses without name resolution.
No technology is going to read your mind - you're limited by language, and that can be interpreted and misued in multiple ways. This includes searching (e.g. keywords in porn sites) applications. Word misuse will never stop (ask Plato or Burke) so we're just going to have to deal with it.
Eventually, the *end user* has to do the infromation filtering, so you might as well take what you can get FAST so you can move on if you don't see what you need. Indexing every database or dynamic page on the web would slow down engines to a crawl. Do you honestly want Altavista bringing up books from Amazon, companies from the Thomas Register, and patents from the USPTO? There's no need for this. If you want specialized information, go to a specialized source.