I think they are leaving room for error in their methods of locating the copyright holder. Just because they could not be found (or do not respond to the request), does not mean they do not exist. Whatever method and timetable they intend to employ here with regard to seeking permission of the copyright holder; it can be assumed that it will be insufficient from time to time. In these cases it could be unfair to simply strip them of their copyright if they were unable to respond.
But, my optimistic interpretation of that feature aside, I am concerned that this is going to be used to by the various copyright cartels to steal works by casual content creators and avoid any real financial penalties when the rightful owners "cannot be found" in a timely fashion.
in any case where you can imagine a suit like this being practical, surely an ROV would be more practical.
Yes, as applied to a specific role. But speaking to the concept of a powered suit, not necessarily this one, the suit enhances a soldiers ability to do anything that soldier is capable of doing. An ROV is capable of only that which it's streamlined design allows. Maybe it carries things, maybe it is a small tank for shooting things; or for recon. But can the tank scale a wall? Provide rudimentary first aid to it's comrades? Improvise? A soldier can do all those things, and more. You don't have to write a routine for it. Some things it can do better than a machine, some worse.
It would seem far cheaper to develop and maintain a system that generally enhances the mechanical failings of a basic soldier than to completely replace them with specialized machines.
(Philosophical objections toward turning warfare against other humans into an episode of battlebots in the minds of the voters non-withstanding)
Now. about that copy of CS3 that I downloaded...
If it weren't for people like you (us) learning Photoshop on free downloads, it would never have become a verb; and I wouldn't have pushed for 5 licenses of the CS3 suite at work.
In the sense that he is not pretending it doesn't happen, sure. But his strategy is more along the lines of "How can I make this better for people who bought it" than the standard "How can I make this worse for people who didn't". He is only directly combating piracy as much as making a better product that people want to buy combats piracy.
That's my read on it anyhow; it seems a fair assertion on his part.
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I think they are leaving room for error in their methods of locating the copyright holder. Just because they could not be found (or do not respond to the request), does not mean they do not exist. Whatever method and timetable they intend to employ here with regard to seeking permission of the copyright holder; it can be assumed that it will be insufficient from time to time. In these cases it could be unfair to simply strip them of their copyright if they were unable to respond.
But, my optimistic interpretation of that feature aside, I am concerned that this is going to be used to by the various copyright cartels to steal works by casual content creators and avoid any real financial penalties when the rightful owners "cannot be found" in a timely fashion.
in any case where you can imagine a suit like this being practical, surely an ROV would be more practical.
Yes, as applied to a specific role. But speaking to the concept of a powered suit, not necessarily this one, the suit enhances a soldiers ability to do anything that soldier is capable of doing. An ROV is capable of only that which it's streamlined design allows. Maybe it carries things, maybe it is a small tank for shooting things; or for recon. But can the tank scale a wall? Provide rudimentary first aid to it's comrades? Improvise? A soldier can do all those things, and more. You don't have to write a routine for it. Some things it can do better than a machine, some worse.
It would seem far cheaper to develop and maintain a system that generally enhances the mechanical failings of a basic soldier than to completely replace them with specialized machines.
(Philosophical objections toward turning warfare against other humans into an episode of battlebots in the minds of the voters non-withstanding)
Now. about that copy of CS3 that I downloaded... If it weren't for people like you (us) learning Photoshop on free downloads, it would never have become a verb; and I wouldn't have pushed for 5 licenses of the CS3 suite at work.
but "ignoring them" is not his strategy.
In the sense that he is not pretending it doesn't happen, sure. But his strategy is more along the lines of "How can I make this better for people who bought it" than the standard "How can I make this worse for people who didn't". He is only directly combating piracy as much as making a better product that people want to buy combats piracy.
That's my read on it anyhow; it seems a fair assertion on his part.