Or BeOS, or H(IRD)URD, or possibly BSD. And it certainly won't work on PPC linux, or Alpha Linux, or ARM Linux. We still have to write out own
And why shouldn't there be an open source DVD player for Windows even? That would be like banning the port of the Gimp because you can get Photoshop.
My suggestion would be to modify the DeCSS source code so that it only plays straight from DVD, and make sure it also supports the Macrovision flag, and any of the other features that could be said to be about piracy. Suddenly the argument that it can be used for piracy disappears, because that would require rewriting, and with sufficient effort, "hello world" could be rewritten to an advanced codebreaking algorithm.
Can you get connect a GPS system to a palmpilot? You could use GPS to get approx position, and the tilt sensor to get the extra level of accuracy, and for tunnels etc.
price fixing due to geographical regions is illegal under the WTO.
This is probably true, but how do we get the WTO to do something about it?
England, Australia, New Zealand and other countries have already banned DVD players which enforce region codes.
NZ has, England hasn't but its not illegal to buy them, and I don't think Australia has either. Nevertheless, I can't think of a single model of DVD player that isn't available multi region from somewhere in England. In parts of Europe, multi-region players are available in most high street stores, and its illegal to prevent other European countries from importing these.
For a caveman you have remarkably good technological and political knowledge.
I agree there should be a campaign to stop regional coding. It prevents DVD retailers from competing internationally, enforces higher prices in different countries, and adds to the cost of producing a player. In return for this, the customer gets no benefit whatsoever.
Toy Story 2 is a bit different from normal game FMV though. It was made by perfectionists, who would have been unhappy if the shadows were the slightest bit unconvincing, or if a character had a slightly underpolished look.
Most people don't have a very high standard for FMV, and all thats really needed is an absence of polygonal silhouettes, textures designed for the actual viewing distance, and good shading. You could even get away with flat backgrounds a lot of the time.
So what if the government can listen in. Its not like its any less secure than any other means of communication that we're using. And even if you did add security, 1000 bit encryption can be defeated by bugging your computer.
It wasn't a flame, it was a forgery. People do not have the right to claim others have said something that they didn't. I think this is also the case under US law.
Does it also affect Scottish Law though? That's a different legal system I believe, so UK would be inapropriate. I think it covers England and Wales though, so English would be also wrong.
And then there's the problem of Berwick Upon Tweed. Who's laws do they fall under?
But they were asked to remove it, and it is quite feasable to remove it from their own servers, although this would also be pointless since by that time it would have propogated to other servers.
It also probably would have come back again, but thats somebody elses problem.
There's no reason that you couldn't set up your own private network. Local calls are becoming free in more and more places, allowing free short distance communications. This allows us to connect several of these private networks together. If we want to connect more networks over larger distances, then we can route packets across the internet.
See. Easy. Its just a matter of getting enough people with their own networks to cooperate.
Yes it will. US legislation frequently makes it to other countries. Lobbying from the MPA could force other countries to enact their own version of the DMCA
Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen.
So what happened to Hexium, Heptium, Octium, Nonium and Decium. Did someone else trademark squat on these names, or did they just decide that they didn't like them.
And if they didn't like them, who came up with Celery^Hon?
My take on this is that one of the reasons they get picked on is that they can't retaliate (either because of the weakness thats being picked on for or because they are outnumbered).
This is an easily exploitable means of retaliation by anyone with reasonable intelligence. The bullies won't bother because they need their victims, and they have many other tried and tested methods tactics that they can use to continue tormenting them.
On one hand, we have a lonely single kid with a dislike of authority, a hatred of his classmates, and disdain of social conventions.
On the other hand we have a popular friendly kid, with a lot of friends, and a typical attitude to authority (i.e. "I'm not going to tell on my classmates" - common in 99% of well balanced kids)
Which of these is more likely to turn in the other?
So who gets juridiction if you administer a site in Malta from the US, and an Australian company complains that a French pirate is using it to sell illegal goods to Japan?
What if you put a server on a ship in international waters with a radio or satelite connection (or even a cable connection for that matter), and use it for totally illegal purposes?
The knife manfacturer is responsible for making sure that the knife will not harm the user though. If there were reasonable steps that could be taken to prevent illegal uses then there would also be an obligaiton to implement those.
I think Yahoo should take SOME responsibility for warez. At least they should take down an auction if there is a complaint, and the auction is clearly selling illegal goods.
There is no centrifugal force. (i.e. a force away from the centre)
If you spin an object at the end of a rope, it is constantly accelerating towards the centre, and not away. This means that a constant force has to be applied by the string to the object pushing it towards the centre. Remove the centripital force, and the object will go away at a tangent, not because of centrifugal forces, (which would result in heading away at a perpendicular) but due to the disappearance of centripital force.
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Or BeOS, or H(IRD)URD, or possibly BSD. And it certainly won't work on PPC linux, or Alpha Linux, or ARM Linux. We still have to write out own
And why shouldn't there be an open source DVD player for Windows even? That would be like banning the port of the Gimp because you can get Photoshop.
My suggestion would be to modify the DeCSS source code so that it only plays straight from DVD, and make sure it also supports the Macrovision flag, and any of the other features that could be said to be about piracy. Suddenly the argument that it can be used for piracy disappears, because that would require rewriting, and with sufficient effort, "hello world" could be rewritten to an advanced codebreaking algorithm.
Don't take what I say as Gospel. I got that snippet from www.opendvd.org but they may have their facts wrong.
Can you get connect a GPS system to a palmpilot? You could use GPS to get approx position, and the tilt sensor to get the extra level of accuracy, and for tunnels etc.
price fixing due to geographical regions is illegal under the WTO.
This is probably true, but how do we get the WTO to do something about it?
England, Australia, New Zealand and other countries have already banned DVD players which enforce region codes.
NZ has, England hasn't but its not illegal to buy them, and I don't think Australia has either. Nevertheless, I can't think of a single model of DVD player that isn't available multi region from somewhere in England. In parts of Europe, multi-region players are available in most high street stores, and its illegal to prevent other European countries from importing these.
U.K.: Trash. Invariably involve naked men (Monty Python, Full Monty), the English national pasttime.
But Japan and Europe are both in Region 2.
OTOH, apparently a lot of anime is region 0.
For a caveman you have remarkably good technological and political knowledge.
I agree there should be a campaign to stop regional coding. It prevents DVD retailers from competing internationally, enforces higher prices in different countries, and adds to the cost of producing a player. In return for this, the customer gets no benefit whatsoever.
it was a froggery.
No, a froggery is where you have to force a frog across a busy road. Illegal under the last creulty to animals act.
Toy Story 2 is a bit different from normal game FMV though. It was made by perfectionists, who would have been unhappy if the shadows were the slightest bit unconvincing, or if a character had a slightly underpolished look.
Most people don't have a very high standard for FMV, and all thats really needed is an absence of polygonal silhouettes, textures designed for the actual viewing distance, and good shading. You could even get away with flat backgrounds a lot of the time.
You were quite right to put UK in the head, since the heading was refering to the ISP, and not the law.
Hope its all clear now anyway. I'm itching to explain the rules of Cricket.
So what if the government can listen in. Its not like its any less secure than any other means of communication that we're using. And even if you did add security, 1000 bit encryption can be defeated by bugging your computer.
It wasn't a flame, it was a forgery. People do not have the right to claim others have said something that they didn't. I think this is also the case under US law.
Does it also affect Scottish Law though? That's a different legal system I believe, so UK would be inapropriate. I think it covers England and Wales though, so English would be also wrong.
And then there's the problem of Berwick Upon Tweed. Who's laws do they fall under?
No, I think they're both as idiotic as each other, but each has its own special areas of supreme idiocy.
But they were asked to remove it, and it is quite feasable to remove it from their own servers, although this would also be pointless since by that time it would have propogated to other servers.
It also probably would have come back again, but thats somebody elses problem.
Yes. me.
Lets create a new internet!
There's no reason that you couldn't set up your own private network.
Local calls are becoming free in more and more places, allowing free short distance communications. This allows us to connect several of these private networks together. If we want to connect more networks over larger distances, then we can route packets across the internet.
See. Easy. Its just a matter of getting enough people with their own networks to cooperate.
Yes it will. US legislation frequently makes it to other countries. Lobbying from the MPA could force other countries to enact their own version of the DMCA
Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen.
So what happened to Hexium, Heptium, Octium, Nonium and Decium. Did someone else trademark squat on these names, or did they just decide that they didn't like them.
And if they didn't like them, who came up with Celery^Hon?
My take on this is that one of the reasons they get picked on is that they can't retaliate (either because of the weakness thats being picked on for or because they are outnumbered).
This is an easily exploitable means of retaliation by anyone with reasonable intelligence. The bullies won't bother because they need their victims, and they have many other tried and tested methods tactics that they can use to continue tormenting them.
This site tells (briefly) about the true story behind it.
It would have to have been in the early 80's.
Quite right. It was in 1981. Here is the imdb link to it. Apparently it's based on a true story.
"Strength through community! Strength through action!"
On one hand, we have a lonely single kid with a dislike of authority, a hatred of his classmates, and disdain of social conventions.
On the other hand we have a popular friendly kid, with a lot of friends, and a typical attitude to authority (i.e. "I'm not going to tell on my classmates" - common in 99% of well balanced kids)
Which of these is more likely to turn in the other?
So who gets juridiction if you administer a site in Malta from the US, and an Australian company complains that a French pirate is using it to sell illegal goods to Japan?
What if you put a server on a ship in international waters with a radio or satelite connection (or even a cable connection for that matter), and use it for totally illegal purposes?
The knife manfacturer is responsible for making sure that the knife will not harm the user though. If there were reasonable steps that could be taken to prevent illegal uses then there would also be an obligaiton to implement those.
I think Yahoo should take SOME responsibility for warez. At least they should take down an auction if there is a complaint, and the auction is clearly selling illegal goods.
There is no centrifugal force. (i.e. a force away from the centre)
If you spin an object at the end of a rope, it is constantly accelerating towards the centre, and not away. This means that a constant force has to be applied by the string to the object pushing it towards the centre. Remove the centripital force, and the object will go away at a tangent, not because of centrifugal forces, (which would result in heading away at a perpendicular) but due to the disappearance of centripital force.