People just love having to maintain a connection to the outside world for the express purpose of validation... and payment... can pay-per-play ps2 games be far behind?
Of course Quake 3 authenticates your unique key and nobody's bitching about that (much)...
Yes, and any particular company has to put all it's eggs in one Server OS basket or risk insanity. So I guess a company should take great comfort that there are OTHER companies somewhere out there that didn't get hit with the exploit that brought them down. Wonderful.
The real danger here is that halo-touting self-proclaimed 'hacktivists' will be given an altogether different label: terrorists.
All too many times, misunderstood or misguided freedom fighters are dealt with/obliterated after being labeled terrorists by the media, government, or populace in general. As the internet becomes more and more crucial to everyday life, can acts meant to disrupt it be seen as anything other than akin to blowing up bridges and roads?
(Of course having said this, I return to my fantasies of blowing up the D.C. beltway to force them to rebuild it correctly.)
However, by terms of the contract, users agree not to actually open the files they download.
I often wonder about agreements like this. What if after I download it my roommate opens it over our LAN from HIS computer? HE never agreed to the contract, and I have no knowledge of his actions...
Aimster encrypts everything that is moved around its network, including all files and directories. It is impossible for anyone outside the system to monitor the network without circumventing the security. Breaking the encryption is illegal under the DMCA because the network and its programming code are copyrighted.
HAHA! A big middle finger to the RIAA etc. Maybe we can get the RIAA to fight the DMCA for us?
The real question would be how could Open Source software IMPLEMENTATIONS be configured to be protected by the same clauses of the DMCA.
Sigh. My fault for assuming you know. Betamax was in competition with VHS for the consumer dollar/mindshare. Beta was the better, sharper full ntsc resolution technology but VHS won. Just like Apple beat Amiga, just like Wintel beat Apple.
What I'm tryin to say is, you can bitch all you want about lack of support for Superior Technology X, but once it's on that downward slide, you're just going to frustrate yourself.
That is just ridiculous. All that will happen is that any company with any stake in a.org domain (slashdot.org being a prime example) will spin off a 'not-for-profit' LLC to keep their status.
And if we did assemble such a jury, how do we think they would react to an argument that you believed, really believed that Joe Clueless meant to share his C: drive? ROTFLMAO.
Poor Joe Clueless, helpless victim. Poor Joe is also in court because he left the gate to his new pool open and a kid played in it and drowned. How was he supposed to know?
The point is that people should be resposible for their actions. You don't go weaving around on the highway without knowing how to operate a vehicle, yet with a computer, people who can't program the clock on a VCR feel they can 'plug-and-play'.
My point is that the metaphors don't hold water because they're subjective and easily manipulated. I could easily take your metaphor:
How is storing files on my hard drive because I screwed up my firewall settings any different than camping out in my basement because the lock on the basement door won't hold in wet weather?
And use the same logic to make the opposite point:
How is accessing my web page page any different than coming through my unlocked door and photocopying documents left out on my desk?
On the internet you can't necessarily assume the intent of the person using the resource is theivery, nor can you assume that a shared resource is some kind of misconfiguration or user error.
Metallic super-conductors in particular can be used to create very lethal devices.
VERY lethal? Ah I see. A good point. If I am only SLIGHTLY killed by a terrorist with a SOMEWHAT lethal device, I'd feel much better than if I were THOROUGHLY killed.
Oh are YOU gonna be sorry when Jesus comes back with his 17,462,591 commandments! (Hey life's gotten a bit more complicated in 2000 years).
commandment 5,927,262: Thou Shalt Not use The Pitiful Security of the AntiChrist's Operating System to store Thy Warez on the Hard Disks of My Flock. (R)
Wow. Your knowledge of television crime drama is impressive, but completely immaterial and on the verge of being offtopic.
The fact that someone left his computer in its default configuration is sure as hell not permission.
*Sigh* It is NOT a default state to share out a directory or drive. It must be chosen and enabled.
Some people seem to be making the argument that ignorance is some kind of legal protection. How far does that extend? "I put the car in neutral and didn't apply the parking brake, but how was I supposed to know it would roll down hill and kill someone? The car didn't give me any kind of warning at all!"
The fact is, all these 'opening the door' and 'entering the yard' metaphors are just WRONG. The laws of the physical world do not apply to the digital world or the internet by default. If they did, every person visiting a web link would be 'entering' (but not 'breaking and entering' right?) as well as guilty of theivery for copying the content of the site to their local browser.
Once again the evil eye of the M$ PR machine has determined that 'Open Source' is a threat. And we all know they never get it right until the third version....
With enough M$ cash in policitian pockets, I can forsee the sad future: "From whom did you license this software?" "Nobody. It's Open Source." "You're under arrest, commie."
Maybe having Linux on your computer would be 'Possesion' while actually hacking code would be 'Possesion with intent to distribute'.
If a vb script virus is transmitted by someone opening an 'I love you' or 'AnnaKournekova.jpg' how much productivity are you REALLY losing? They just don't have as much time to waste. I suppose it could have a terrible impact on morale...
This is a book you literally will not be able to put down.
YES! I'd like some more information on this booby-trapped book! Does it excrete some sort of epoxy when you pick it up?
And how did you type the review with the book still in your hands?
Re:Science is ignoring global warming?
on
Spidergoats
·
· Score: 1
Fact of the matter is that warming would be better than a new ice age. Just check out how many people died last year worldwide due to unseasonably cold weather.
Oh, that has just got to be one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen around here. Your hayseed is showing.
I'm sure we'll all enjoy being a few degrees warmer as the we tread water and look down at our cities, after the MELTING OF THE POLAR ICE CAPS.
Slashdot Mirror
Of course Quake 3 authenticates your unique key and nobody's bitching about that (much)...
Yes, and any particular company has to put all it's eggs in one Server OS basket or risk insanity. So I guess a company should take great comfort that there are OTHER companies somewhere out there that didn't get hit with the exploit that brought them down. Wonderful.
All too many times, misunderstood or misguided freedom fighters are dealt with/obliterated after being labeled terrorists by the media, government, or populace in general. As the internet becomes more and more crucial to everyday life, can acts meant to disrupt it be seen as anything other than akin to blowing up bridges and roads?
(Of course having said this, I return to my fantasies of blowing up the D.C. beltway to force them to rebuild it correctly.)
Nah the headline is wrong. The ruling is to BLOCK songs.
I often wonder about agreements like this. What if after I download it my roommate opens it over our LAN from HIS computer? HE never agreed to the contract, and I have no knowledge of his actions...
Aimster encrypts everything that is moved around its network, including all files and directories. It is impossible for anyone outside the system to monitor the network without circumventing the security. Breaking the encryption is illegal under the DMCA because the network and its programming code are copyrighted.
HAHA! A big middle finger to the RIAA etc. Maybe we can get the RIAA to fight the DMCA for us?
The real question would be how could Open Source software IMPLEMENTATIONS be configured to be protected by the same clauses of the DMCA.
What I'm tryin to say is, you can bitch all you want about lack of support for Superior Technology X, but once it's on that downward slide, you're just going to frustrate yourself.
Wow. this news is going to crush the stockholders of RedHat, VA Linux, etc. etc.
While Open Source software itself has no sale value, many business models exists for providing, supporting, and promoting Open Source.
That is just ridiculous. All that will happen is that any company with any stake in a .org domain (slashdot.org being a prime example) will spin off a 'not-for-profit' LLC to keep their status.
Does the word Betamax mean anything to you?
I know ;^)
I was not even aware that smoke could pass through matter! The American Lung Association was right. That does it, I'm quitting smoking.
Poor Joe Clueless, helpless victim. Poor Joe is also in court because he left the gate to his new pool open and a kid played in it and drowned. How was he supposed to know?
The point is that people should be resposible for their actions. You don't go weaving around on the highway without knowing how to operate a vehicle, yet with a computer, people who can't program the clock on a VCR feel they can 'plug-and-play'.
How is storing files on my hard drive because I screwed up my firewall settings any different than camping out in my basement because the lock on the basement door won't hold in wet weather?
And use the same logic to make the opposite point: How is accessing my web page page any different than coming through my unlocked door and photocopying documents left out on my desk?
On the internet you can't necessarily assume the intent of the person using the resource is theivery, nor can you assume that a shared resource is some kind of misconfiguration or user error.
Dude, you must have been on sabbatical or something, because all your buddies at Heaven's Gate already hitched a ride on the mothership.
VERY lethal? Ah I see. A good point. If I am only SLIGHTLY killed by a terrorist with a SOMEWHAT lethal device, I'd feel much better than if I were THOROUGHLY killed.
I thought that you had to do that now to keep the Pentium 4 from overheating?
commandment 5,927,262: Thou Shalt Not use The Pitiful Security of the AntiChrist's Operating System to store Thy Warez on the Hard Disks of My Flock. (R)
The fact that someone left his computer in its default configuration is sure as hell not permission.
*Sigh* It is NOT a default state to share out a directory or drive. It must be chosen and enabled.
Some people seem to be making the argument that ignorance is some kind of legal protection. How far does that extend? "I put the car in neutral and didn't apply the parking brake, but how was I supposed to know it would roll down hill and kill someone? The car didn't give me any kind of warning at all!"
The fact is, all these 'opening the door' and 'entering the yard' metaphors are just WRONG. The laws of the physical world do not apply to the digital world or the internet by default. If they did, every person visiting a web link would be 'entering' (but not 'breaking and entering' right?) as well as guilty of theivery for copying the content of the site to their local browser.
Once again the evil eye of the M$ PR machine has determined that 'Open Source' is a threat. And we all know they never get it right until the third version....
With enough M$ cash in policitian pockets, I can forsee the sad future:
"From whom did you license this software?"
"Nobody. It's Open Source."
"You're under arrest, commie."
Maybe having Linux on your computer would be 'Possesion' while actually hacking code would be 'Possesion with intent to distribute'.
Because lunar landings have been patented by RAMBUS, and their lawyers are vigilanly protecting their intellectual property.
That's right. Perhaps YOU'd like to train Susie Secretary to use emacs and cvs.
More proof that shrinkwrap licenses are a pain in the ass....
If a vb script virus is transmitted by someone opening an 'I love you' or 'AnnaKournekova.jpg' how much productivity are you REALLY losing? They just don't have as much time to waste. I suppose it could have a terrible impact on morale...
YES! I'd like some more information on this booby-trapped book! Does it excrete some sort of epoxy when you pick it up?
And how did you type the review with the book still in your hands?
Oh, that has just got to be one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen around here. Your hayseed is showing.
I'm sure we'll all enjoy being a few degrees warmer as the we tread water and look down at our cities, after the MELTING OF THE POLAR ICE CAPS.