How do you keep several billion people from killing each other over limited resources and space?
The People's Republic of China has their ways and we may disagree with them but does the rice farmer really care about free speach? Isn't he/she completely happy in their own little world?
Chinease government folks know that if their people start longing for more and more of western culture their country will end in ruin... think about 2 billion people and the energy and other resources they would need to have half of the toys you do.
One side of me says, "stop projecting western values on the rest of the world." The other side would like to see a true global economy with truly open economies and world government... not in my lifetime...
I still find Napster easy and reliable in finding the music I want. I still do not have a need to go back to IRC for my mp3's.
The rebellion is on, napster is just the tip of the mp3 iceberg... and for us Canadians it's not much of a rebellion. Fair use is clearly defined although RIAA Canada would like to tell you otherwise. The fair use laws in Canada have been tested with video tapes and the MPAA lost.
You see in Canada you can copy something a billion times, as long as you do not intend to make a profit. I just don't know if there is going to be a test case, everyone is just too scared to take on the Lawyer rich RIAA.
hmmm... 1920's-2000 radio sells records. Ban it. Napster sells records. Ban it.
Now webcasts are to be charged to advertise somebodies product online... me thinks the record companies want sole webcast rights... Fat Free Radio is a good example but it is hardly radio music.
Next is a micropayment charge for breathing in, then out... thats what implant chips are all about.
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Did you watch the movie?
The relationship with his wife was renewed... "I had a scary dream..." after he came to terms with the injury/non-injury. He never had a problem with his son, his son had a problem with his parents splitting, and his job is to protect people... he will continue do that, and you can find out more about his adventures in comic #2.
It was a rather intreaging movie. You never were really sure what was going on... with 6th sense I knew a lot of people that declared -"he is dead man," 15 min into the movie. This one I nearly figured the good/evil conflict but got thrown a bit.
I agree but I think where the media is concerned the government is quite strange. Our Canadian Content legislation in media is insulting and overbaring. I know we have yet to see an equivalent on the internet, and I hope Mr. Chretian realizes that the troubles the CRTC faces with satelitte dishes (imagine going to jail because you watch american stations) would pale in comparison to the troubles it would see with the net.
I have @home service in Canada - you either have shaw@home or rogers@home. Their service is alright, surprising for any Canadian company to have good service given the lack of alternatives.
So I don't really get the beef people have with them. Of course Canada doesn't have any DMCA but I am sure if you give Jean some time he'll come up with legislation that will make the DMCA look like a walk in park.
I mean we can't see english signs in quebec, french in Sault Ste Marie, so why should we have the freedom of using the net freely? You sure @home isn't run by Canadians?
Are there any language majors out there? I am wondering how old English really is. Is it a new language created out from the mass migrations of more modern times? Why do people hate or resist english so much? Is it because it is the language Americans speak, and bastardise in so many instances with their 'sodi pap' and 'uh-huh' (sorry that came from Upper Michigan)? I skimmed over the article but I'd like to see some discussion on the subject. I am interested in what/.'s think.
Ok, I had a big long thing here but it didn't make sense to me soooo to sum up.
Napster is:
basically radio
not the best thing out there (imagine if the RIAA found out about IRC)
for some people the best thing since sliced bread
Artists are:
providing entertainment - if it sucks they don't get money
puppets of their record company
cry babies - don't like the way the system is changing, find another job
This is just my opinion. Things change all the time. Our bodies, our governments, and our attitudes are constantly evolving. People resist change but if you do not change you WILL become extinct.
As a dot-com sponsor, you become a partner in bringing renewed hope to a dot-com whose future is now in doubt. The special relationship you can develop with your dot-com is something you'll cherish forever.
How the hell can anybody know what they do with that crap. They don't hold anything valuable, they hold one guys dream. Patent it and sue them... end of discussion.
hahaha... mental anguish is right. I could sue them for all the anguish I recieve dealing with their moronic system every day... with the falling IBM stock I could the money.
Seriously though, I am not too familiar with US law but if you are losing money because of them you may be able to go after them for damages, especially if they are not providing a service as advertised. Might wanna check that out.
Do they plan on selling the domains? Are they planning on making a profit from sitting on it? I don't see 'squating' in the sense that I have come to know it.
I see some guy looking to make a profit from getting his hands on yet another obscure domain name. My favorite is inside.com. Inside what?
The US military uses flight sims, tank sims, etc. As a compliment to their training. Simulation prepares them for real world incidents. But that isn't what people are griping about. Its the shotgun to the face, blodd everywhere, that has them so uptight.
Actually what has been found in Canadian and Us studies is that violence in video games and tv do contribute to making some kids more prone to violet behaviour. Contact ACYS for further information. Their site is terrible but their contact info is there.
Essentially the trends have been a downward slide in violent crime. Most kids will not be influenced by tv or video games but there are some that are. We can not say that tv and video games have no effect on all kids.
As Jim Carrey said at this years MTV awards, 'if we just spend some time with our kids, it will be alright.' Essentially he is right. Most of the kids that do the shootings or hurt others are sociopathic, they have no concious. They are disconnected from their parents, hence disconnected from society.
The sad thing is these kids will exist even if all violence was taken out of tv, movies, and games. But they are influenced by it. They would also be influenced by a bird getting mutilated by a cat.
So saying banning violence is the answer is treating a symptom not the problem. Sure the incidence of shootings and ramdom acts of violence may go down but parents will still be ignoring thier kids, the real problem in western society.
I think you saw that only 20-40 people will be in the program. They will also get another degree and 20-40 people will not finish it. So ya the 5-10 grads will probably get employment with IBM or Dr Evil.
Ok, I know this could be considered a flame but holy cow folks. I have seen a lot of stories that are about big business doing this and Bill Gates doing that.
What everyone needs to remember is that this is a free market and big business can screw you over just as much as the corner store clerk near the university here.
If business practices are offensive or overly expensive to the consumer, the consumer will win out in the end. Sure the RIAA is trying to save its ass. Do you think AT&T doesn't need to do something to lift it's bottom line? They are going to try a lot of bizarre things while trying to redefine their reason for being.
What they do is try bizarre obvious things and some really bizarre hidden things. The consumers will tell them what they can and can not do. That is the joy of Capitalism.
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Yes the DeCSS case has shown that US laws can be enforced within the 'Western' world. Which Europe is a part of. But do you think if the guy was in Sri Lanka that US laws would effect him? or Pakistan? or Indonesia? or China? What if the Chinease government decided to copy and crack everything, put it on their servers, and offer it to the world... just for fun. No US court decision could do anything to stop that.
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It is a good article but... lawyers, laws, and corporations only have control of the servers within their districts. This could be North America, Canada, US, Mexico, a state or province, or just a city within those regions.
They DO NOT have total control. If Napster servers where offshore could they sue them? and if they couldn't would they then try to block access from ISP's? or would they try to search every home, and every cpu to try and stop the evil mp3's? and what point does it become too much for the public to bare?
I guess my point is, ya corporate bullies will flex their muscles and eventually they will find their limits. The public can and will be pushed around until something real ugly happens (like the searching of all cpu's for mp3's). The biggest lesson geeks should learn is that if you can figure out a way of making more money your way then you will win... or you will sell it (icq anyone?).
I submittted this yesterday with a few questions. I guess it got lost in the madness. Of course it was a little more intelligent then the main post here... my questions to/. folks are... how in the heck can they stop bbc from web posting information before hand??? or any other news agency that watches it on TV from Australia through to Canada's 24 hr live broadcast? It seems to me to be like sticking your finger in the hole of the damn that is cracking due tot he pressure of information wanting to get out. Does NBC have to power to realistically stop people watching satelitte TV on Christmas island from posting the live info?
I was reading the Globe and Mail from yesterday, July 28, 2000. Apparently napster would not be able to be sued in Canada because Canadians already pay a fee to record companies and artists through a charge on blank tapes and cds. Some one should look into this more but I think the only problem is that the CRTC (Canada's big brother - no american programming for you) would require licensing.
Yes but if you loved driving cars you would become an expert on the mechanics of driving a car and fixing your car and making your car run better. The youth are in love with technology. They obsess over it and become masters over it. With all the time and money their baby-boomer parents provide for them it is easy to see how they can learn more in 1 month then older, much busier people do in 1 year.
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The People's Republic of China has their ways and we may disagree with them but does the rice farmer really care about free speach? Isn't he/she completely happy in their own little world?
Chinease government folks know that if their people start longing for more and more of western culture their country will end in ruin... think about 2 billion people and the energy and other resources they would need to have half of the toys you do.
One side of me says, "stop projecting western values on the rest of the world." The other side would like to see a true global economy with truly open economies and world government... not in my lifetime...
puff-puff-give...
The rebellion is on, napster is just the tip of the mp3 iceberg... and for us Canadians it's not much of a rebellion. Fair use is clearly defined although RIAA Canada would like to tell you otherwise. The fair use laws in Canada have been tested with video tapes and the MPAA lost.
You see in Canada you can copy something a billion times, as long as you do not intend to make a profit. I just don't know if there is going to be a test case, everyone is just too scared to take on the Lawyer rich RIAA.
Now webcasts are to be charged to advertise somebodies product online... me thinks the record companies want sole webcast rights... Fat Free Radio is a good example but it is hardly radio music.
Next is a micropayment charge for breathing in, then out... thats what implant chips are all about.
The relationship with his wife was renewed... "I had a scary dream..." after he came to terms with the injury/non-injury. He never had a problem with his son, his son had a problem with his parents splitting, and his job is to protect people... he will continue do that, and you can find out more about his adventures in comic #2.
It was a rather intreaging movie. You never were really sure what was going on... with 6th sense I knew a lot of people that declared -"he is dead man," 15 min into the movie. This one I nearly figured the good/evil conflict but got thrown a bit.
I love endings that leave you thinking.
I agree but I think where the media is concerned the government is quite strange. Our Canadian Content legislation in media is insulting and overbaring. I know we have yet to see an equivalent on the internet, and I hope Mr. Chretian realizes that the troubles the CRTC faces with satelitte dishes (imagine going to jail because you watch american stations) would pale in comparison to the troubles it would see with the net.
So I don't really get the beef people have with them. Of course Canada doesn't have any DMCA but I am sure if you give Jean some time he'll come up with legislation that will make the DMCA look like a walk in park.
I mean we can't see english signs in quebec, french in Sault Ste Marie, so why should we have the freedom of using the net freely? You sure @home isn't run by Canadians?
Are there any language majors out there? I am wondering how old English really is. Is it a new language created out from the mass migrations of more modern times? Why do people hate or resist english so much? Is it because it is the language Americans speak, and bastardise in so many instances with their 'sodi pap' and 'uh-huh' (sorry that came from Upper Michigan)? I skimmed over the article but I'd like to see some discussion on the subject. I am interested in what /.'s think.
- Artists are:
- providing entertainment - if it sucks they don't get money
- puppets of their record company
- cry babies - don't like the way the system is changing, find another job
This is just my opinion. Things change all the time. Our bodies, our governments, and our attitudes are constantly evolving. People resist change but if you do not change you WILL become extinct.As a dot-com sponsor, you become a partner in bringing renewed hope to a dot-com whose future is now in doubt. The special relationship you can develop with your dot-com is something you'll cherish forever.
How the hell can anybody know what they do with that crap. They don't hold anything valuable, they hold one guys dream. Patent it and sue them... end of discussion.
Seriously though, I am not too familiar with US law but if you are losing money because of them you may be able to go after them for damages, especially if they are not providing a service as advertised. Might wanna check that out.
Oh.. thats not in the article. Do they auction off url's often?
I see some guy looking to make a profit from getting his hands on yet another obscure domain name. My favorite is inside.com. Inside what?
The US military uses flight sims, tank sims, etc. As a compliment to their training. Simulation prepares them for real world incidents. But that isn't what people are griping about. Its the shotgun to the face, blodd everywhere, that has them so uptight.
Essentially the trends have been a downward slide in violent crime. Most kids will not be influenced by tv or video games but there are some that are. We can not say that tv and video games have no effect on all kids.
As Jim Carrey said at this years MTV awards, 'if we just spend some time with our kids, it will be alright.' Essentially he is right. Most of the kids that do the shootings or hurt others are sociopathic, they have no concious. They are disconnected from their parents, hence disconnected from society.
The sad thing is these kids will exist even if all violence was taken out of tv, movies, and games. But they are influenced by it. They would also be influenced by a bird getting mutilated by a cat.
So saying banning violence is the answer is treating a symptom not the problem. Sure the incidence of shootings and ramdom acts of violence may go down but parents will still be ignoring thier kids, the real problem in western society.
Doesn't windows take care of providing the user with the above?
What everyone needs to remember is that this is a free market and big business can screw you over just as much as the corner store clerk near the university here.
If business practices are offensive or overly expensive to the consumer, the consumer will win out in the end. Sure the RIAA is trying to save its ass. Do you think AT&T doesn't need to do something to lift it's bottom line? They are going to try a lot of bizarre things while trying to redefine their reason for being.
What they do is try bizarre obvious things and some really bizarre hidden things. The consumers will tell them what they can and can not do. That is the joy of Capitalism.
Yes the DeCSS case has shown that US laws can be enforced within the 'Western' world. Which Europe is a part of. But do you think if the guy was in Sri Lanka that US laws would effect him? or Pakistan? or Indonesia? or China? What if the Chinease government decided to copy and crack everything, put it on their servers, and offer it to the world... just for fun. No US court decision could do anything to stop that.
They DO NOT have total control. If Napster servers where offshore could they sue them? and if they couldn't would they then try to block access from ISP's? or would they try to search every home, and every cpu to try and stop the evil mp3's? and what point does it become too much for the public to bare?
I guess my point is, ya corporate bullies will flex their muscles and eventually they will find their limits. The public can and will be pushed around until something real ugly happens (like the searching of all cpu's for mp3's). The biggest lesson geeks should learn is that if you can figure out a way of making more money your way then you will win... or you will sell it (icq anyone?).
The internet can make fools of us all
I was reading the Globe and Mail from yesterday, July 28, 2000. Apparently napster would not be able to be sued in Canada because Canadians already pay a fee to record companies and artists through a charge on blank tapes and cds. Some one should look into this more but I think the only problem is that the CRTC (Canada's big brother - no american programming for you) would require licensing.
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