...does not equal a lack of any privacy. In this case, Google pushed the bounds, and given that they should have had a team of lawyers with expertise in the laws of every state they planned to operate in...they really dug their own hole. In some states, they might even be worse off than in Pennsylvania, which at least doesn't make it a Constitutional right to privacy, though they do have rights to address damages to property, reputation and the like, and there probably are specific laws dealing with driving onto a private road. Can't say I know what they are, but hopefully their lawyer does.
Oh well, this just goes to show you, technology is nice, but sometimes you can end up hurting people.
You can't sue for trespassing, you have to sue for an injury.
Given that the right of access to the courts is protected in Pennsylvania, including addressing such injuries as the plaintiffs are alleging, I see no reason to make it a criminal matter.
I actually worked for UPS, in some cases, people had gates on their driveway. In such cases, they usually gave us the code so we could get into the place.
But if you wanted things otherwise, you *could* just tell them, they'd do it.
Utility workers and tax appraisers are another matter, but you could always live off the grid.
Once again, the power of modern technology triumphs again, and building material like straw, sticks, clay bricks and yes, even gingerbread is shown to be obsolete.
The problem with doing anything to the Glider users is that it's not cost-effective to track them all down and find them. Or even any number of them. It's far more feasible to sue MDY. Sure, Blizzard will ban accounts if they catch them, but that's searching for needles in haystacks. Much better to shut down the needle factory.
In the case of mv, that program was not created for the express purpose of interacting with World of Warcraft, but is a utility meant to perform routine file-system operations. As such, it's not a problem. I doubt it's a problem if you rename your executable file. It may make WOW stop working (and if you renamed the data files, it certainly would), but that's not something that bothers Blizzard enough to act upon So you can't play WOW anymore, why would they care? Now if you start editing wow.exe, that would be a problem they'd be concerned about. Then they'd ban you. Or Warden would tell you that your wow.exe file is corrupt, and tell you to run the repair utility or something.
So basically, no, you don't have to worry about being prosecuted (as opposed to persecuted), because you simply rename your wow.exe file. That won't do anything Blizzard cares about. Write a program that disables Warden's effectiveness though, and you run into issues since you are interfering.
Well first, you can use any number of disinfectant sprays or wipes. Lysol, Oust, generic brands, they'll all do some good. Standard alcohol is also fine. Or if you have access to one, a UV light.
But really, unless you have an immune deficiency there's little reason to do anything.
I've got enough qualms about Google doing this as it is, I don't see any reason why they should have started doing this without having this sort of thing in place from the start.
is that copyright infringement cures cancer. And the common cold. And male pattern baldness.
Also, it can be used to make any car run on water.
Clearly, it's a cover-up.
Slashdotted already.
Who knew a bunch of nerds would leap at the chance to lay in bed all day? It's not like I was going to use the time to play World of Warcraft or anything.
What Blizzard's lawyers are likely doing is the shotgun approach to legal filings, namely finding every damn thing they can possibly argue, and arguing it. This is mostly so they can say they did their due diligence and made every claim to protect their clients interests.
Now as far as it goes, I think Blizzard has both legal right to say how they're going to operate their servers regarding the use of bots, and a moral imperative to do so. I'm sorry, but I do not want to subscribe to a game where people are paying for others to do their work for them using outside resources, so I don't like goldfarmers, I don't like botters. I don't even like people who sell their accounts.
I am willing to accept instance runs and gearups, because they don't require going outside the game, and I don't think they'll serve to destabilize the system. Though personally, I wouldn't object to blocking instances to groups with disparate class levels if Blizzard did decide to implement it. Of course, given the level gaps that build up in the game, it would impact the fun. Oh well. It might be an issue, but for me, it's not as bad as the bot one.
Is fight on your own terms. Getting into a war of who has the better facts, who is lying...merely puts things into the arena of a back-alley brawl.
This doesn't sell Linux very well.
Because I know the folks at Taser International have my best interests as a citizen at heart, and are not concerned with their own profit and liability.
Seriously, I've heard law enforcement officers claim tasers don't kill people.
Maybe they don't always, but they can kill and injure people. It's shooting needles into a person and hitting them with electricity.
It's not safe. It can kill. It may be less lethal than a bullet. It may be more effective at subduing someone than wrestling with them. But it's still got the potential danger there.
Ignore that at....the peril of the citizenry.
Let's Blackhole the Spammers. Seriously, I'm not one for the death penalty in most cases, but I'm willing to consider the gruesome torture of being crushed in an awesome surge of gravitational force acceptable in the case of Spammers.
Come on, it'll be much more satisfying.
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...does not equal a lack of any privacy. In this case, Google pushed the bounds, and given that they should have had a team of lawyers with expertise in the laws of every state they planned to operate in...they really dug their own hole. In some states, they might even be worse off than in Pennsylvania, which at least doesn't make it a Constitutional right to privacy, though they do have rights to address damages to property, reputation and the like, and there probably are specific laws dealing with driving onto a private road. Can't say I know what they are, but hopefully their lawyer does.
Oh well, this just goes to show you, technology is nice, but sometimes you can end up hurting people.
You can't sue for trespassing, you have to sue for an injury. Given that the right of access to the courts is protected in Pennsylvania, including addressing such injuries as the plaintiffs are alleging, I see no reason to make it a criminal matter.
I actually worked for UPS, in some cases, people had gates on their driveway. In such cases, they usually gave us the code so we could get into the place. But if you wanted things otherwise, you *could* just tell them, they'd do it. Utility workers and tax appraisers are another matter, but you could always live off the grid.
fewest websites.
They photoshopped out the Aliens and the Moonbase and the spot where Superman had a fight with that evil blond guy.
Once again, the power of modern technology triumphs again, and building material like straw, sticks, clay bricks and yes, even gingerbread is shown to be obsolete.
The Evil of Microsoft, or the Evil of China?
I think I'll at least give credit to Microsoft for executing fewer people. At least, that I know about.
But I've already started compiling a book of his wisdom and am preparing to start a church! Oh well, guess any good religion needs an enemy.
To piss like you've never pissed before!
The problem with doing anything to the Glider users is that it's not cost-effective to track them all down and find them. Or even any number of them. It's far more feasible to sue MDY. Sure, Blizzard will ban accounts if they catch them, but that's searching for needles in haystacks. Much better to shut down the needle factory. In the case of mv, that program was not created for the express purpose of interacting with World of Warcraft, but is a utility meant to perform routine file-system operations. As such, it's not a problem. I doubt it's a problem if you rename your executable file. It may make WOW stop working (and if you renamed the data files, it certainly would), but that's not something that bothers Blizzard enough to act upon So you can't play WOW anymore, why would they care? Now if you start editing wow.exe, that would be a problem they'd be concerned about. Then they'd ban you. Or Warden would tell you that your wow.exe file is corrupt, and tell you to run the repair utility or something. So basically, no, you don't have to worry about being prosecuted (as opposed to persecuted), because you simply rename your wow.exe file. That won't do anything Blizzard cares about. Write a program that disables Warden's effectiveness though, and you run into issues since you are interfering.
Is it like one of those cheeses they leave in a cave for a decade? Or a fine liquor that ages for half a century?
Well first, you can use any number of disinfectant sprays or wipes. Lysol, Oust, generic brands, they'll all do some good. Standard alcohol is also fine. Or if you have access to one, a UV light. But really, unless you have an immune deficiency there's little reason to do anything.
So does this mean when I need my cats herded, I'm going to have to worry that they'll use HP equipment?
I've got enough qualms about Google doing this as it is, I don't see any reason why they should have started doing this without having this sort of thing in place from the start.
How do you get a process server to the ISS?
I'm installing SP3 now! Save me oh master of Wargames!
Return to Sender. Then disappear and join the Foreign Legion.
is that copyright infringement cures cancer. And the common cold. And male pattern baldness. Also, it can be used to make any car run on water. Clearly, it's a cover-up.
Slashdotted already. Who knew a bunch of nerds would leap at the chance to lay in bed all day? It's not like I was going to use the time to play World of Warcraft or anything.
What Blizzard's lawyers are likely doing is the shotgun approach to legal filings, namely finding every damn thing they can possibly argue, and arguing it. This is mostly so they can say they did their due diligence and made every claim to protect their clients interests.
Now as far as it goes, I think Blizzard has both legal right to say how they're going to operate their servers regarding the use of bots, and a moral imperative to do so. I'm sorry, but I do not want to subscribe to a game where people are paying for others to do their work for them using outside resources, so I don't like goldfarmers, I don't like botters. I don't even like people who sell their accounts.
I am willing to accept instance runs and gearups, because they don't require going outside the game, and I don't think they'll serve to destabilize the system. Though personally, I wouldn't object to blocking instances to groups with disparate class levels if Blizzard did decide to implement it. Of course, given the level gaps that build up in the game, it would impact the fun. Oh well. It might be an issue, but for me, it's not as bad as the bot one.
Take that RIAA! And since this is in Florida, you know the decision was correct! They never mess anything up down there!
Is fight on your own terms. Getting into a war of who has the better facts, who is lying...merely puts things into the arena of a back-alley brawl. This doesn't sell Linux very well.
He'd get Score: 5 Insightful on his letter?
Because I know the folks at Taser International have my best interests as a citizen at heart, and are not concerned with their own profit and liability. Seriously, I've heard law enforcement officers claim tasers don't kill people. Maybe they don't always, but they can kill and injure people. It's shooting needles into a person and hitting them with electricity. It's not safe. It can kill. It may be less lethal than a bullet. It may be more effective at subduing someone than wrestling with them. But it's still got the potential danger there. Ignore that at....the peril of the citizenry.
Let's Blackhole the Spammers. Seriously, I'm not one for the death penalty in most cases, but I'm willing to consider the gruesome torture of being crushed in an awesome surge of gravitational force acceptable in the case of Spammers. Come on, it'll be much more satisfying.