The RIAA and MPAA, that's who. Just look at the wave of stringent content control laws that are on the rise... France already has its three strikes law and ISPs are expected to hand over tens of thousands of names a MONTH to them for suspected use of copyrighted contents. If hotels become considered ISPs, they too will be expected to become indentured servants of the almighty Righteous Inquisition of intellectual property, stripping away yet one more layer of rights from users.
But a promoter feels that the jump was his idea, and filed a lawsuit in April to prevent the event from taking place. And now Red Bull has pulled the plug on the project, FoxNews.com reports. 'Due to the lawsuit, we have decided to stop the project until this case has been resolved,' Red Bull said."
Lunatic claims he was the first to imagine the idea of freefalling from outer space, no doubt after viewing the intro to Mass Effect 2. Suicidal daredevil breathes sigh of relief, seeing a way out of this certain death stunt.
All they need to do is just make up a number, some random amount of billions in lost revenue. It's what the recording industry does, and nobody ever seems to call bullshit on those numbers.
Making flying, burning, explosive bombs is a great idea if you intend on a military use and crash them into enemy buildings! Not so great for civilian transport though...
Okay, I clicked 3 links away from the original article and didn't find my answer. I understand a "3 strikes law" to be that if you commit a crime of a certain caliber 3 times, you go to jail, regardless of circumstances.
What does that have to do with the ISPs ?
Three infringement notices linked to your IP address and you get automatically denied internet service, as well as getting blacklisted from signing up to another provider. Yeah, the french law is basically the french government kneeling before the RIAA and opening their mouth wide to take their master's "commands".
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Scrap metal recyclers don't pay much for fiber optics, just saying.
The earth hasn't been swallowed by a man-made pinpoint black hole yet!
Hello, Day Old News? Slashdot would like to cancel their subscription. They're taking all their business to Behind the Times.
Who doesn't want to spend 5000$ so they can watch Monsters 3D over and over until more 3D movies come out?
One time back when the Quarians still had a planet, the Reapers tricked the Geth into thinking that 1.3382 was really worth 1.3381. Hilarity ensued.
Just because I criticize the US government's homeland policies doesn't mean... hey, what's this big red blinking thing on the underside of my laptop?
... can be dangerous when combined with tequila and a game of truth or dare.
Will it still intercept those messages when kids start inventing new words to have sexual meaning?
The RIAA and MPAA, that's who. Just look at the wave of stringent content control laws that are on the rise... France already has its three strikes law and ISPs are expected to hand over tens of thousands of names a MONTH to them for suspected use of copyrighted contents. If hotels become considered ISPs, they too will be expected to become indentured servants of the almighty Righteous Inquisition of intellectual property, stripping away yet one more layer of rights from users.
Now we can frame someone for murder in realtime.
Just remember the conversion rate - it's 1 metric fuckton to 1.68 imperial assloads.
But a promoter feels that the jump was his idea, and filed a lawsuit in April to prevent the event from taking place. And now Red Bull has pulled the plug on the project, FoxNews.com reports. 'Due to the lawsuit, we have decided to stop the project until this case has been resolved,' Red Bull said."
Lunatic claims he was the first to imagine the idea of freefalling from outer space, no doubt after viewing the intro to Mass Effect 2. Suicidal daredevil breathes sigh of relief, seeing a way out of this certain death stunt.
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Novelists and politicians have been doing that for hundreds of years!
This lawyer has proven that lawyer-driven lawsuits are a critical part of keeping the high-paid lawyer system intact.
All they need to do is just make up a number, some random amount of billions in lost revenue. It's what the recording industry does, and nobody ever seems to call bullshit on those numbers.
Making flying, burning, explosive bombs is a great idea if you intend on a military use and crash them into enemy buildings! Not so great for civilian transport though...
Those building will soar high above the skyline, just like the Hindenburg! Wait...
We require more vespine gas!
A man chooses. A slave reads slashdot.
I think a better analogy is snipping an unsightly hair out of your nose.
With a lawn mower?
Identity theft takes on a whole new spin when you add in computer schizophrenia!
Okay, I clicked 3 links away from the original article and didn't find my answer. I understand a "3 strikes law" to be that if you commit a crime of a certain caliber 3 times, you go to jail, regardless of circumstances.
What does that have to do with the ISPs ?
Three infringement notices linked to your IP address and you get automatically denied internet service, as well as getting blacklisted from signing up to another provider. Yeah, the french law is basically the french government kneeling before the RIAA and opening their mouth wide to take their master's "commands".
Whoever discovered this gaping sinkhole in the HADOPI regulation should get a medal!
I'm sure chief scientist Davros only has our best intentions in mind.