First4internet is only safe from the DMCA if they don't mind having a judge confiscate all their assets (e.g. source code) in the US and then bar them from doing business here until they pay the rest of the judgement.
Would the artists then get nothing? Or would Sony have to pay them out of other income? Unfortunately, knowing the executives involved, I wouldn't be too surprised if DVD Jon dies in a tragic accident in the next couple weeks.
I suspect that spyware can only be counted as such if it's not written by one of the state's biggest employers. I can't see North Carolina joining one of the tobacco lawsuits.
And you can bet that in 2-3 years, they'll sell a service where you can mail it in and they'll replace the battery for $50. There's already something like that for the iPod.
In an ideal world, that would be the case. In this one, the police aren't going to go after a corporation which employs tens of thousands of Americans because they did something to individual users' computers. And if they did, Sony can afford to drag it out in court forever (the same way Exxon is still dragging out the Exxon Valdeze fine - they don't need to pay it until the case is closed).
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...I sincerely doubt it justifies an 83 P/E (as of Friday's close). Can we stop hyping them on Slashdot? Please? They're obviously getting enough hype already.
So this should just magically convert an IP address to a physical address? I'm sorry for the mother who lost her child, and agree that it should be dealt with. However, the technical issue of getting a physical address from an IP address without the customer providing that information is nontrivial.
And there's nothing that will help the customer who brings his VOIP phone to his uncle's house in another state so he can call friends at home for no long distance charge.
*No worries about Opec raising prices *Unmatched acceleration ability. If you hit the accelerator pulling out of a light and see craters out the window, you've gone too far. Turn around and drive toward the round blue orb. *Sure, you might get tailgated. But not twice by the same person!
This patent violates my US Pat. No. 31415926, relevant parts of the patent are quoted below:
US Pat 31415926: Mechanism for patenting obvious computer-related shit and suing people who are already doing it:
Claimed:
A mechanism, consisting of
a) a lawyer b) obvious computer-related shit c) a large collection of buzzwords, including but not limited to "Via tcp/ip," "client-server architecture," "VLSI processor" and "fully TLA compliant" d) a patent on said shit, including said buzzwords e) a lawsuit filed by lawyer (a) invoking patent (d) and buzzwards (c)
Methodology:
1. Come up with obvious computer-related shit (b) that tens of thousands of companies worldwide were already doing 2. Hire lawyer (a) to write and file patent (d) using buzzwords (c) to make shit (b) appear nontrivial. 3. Retain lawyer (a) to file lawsuit (e) against companies mentioned in step 1 4. Settle out of court, or drag lawsuit out until said small companies settle
As can be clearly seen, Amazon is infringing on my patent! What does the slashdot community recommend I do?
Yeah because it's cost effective to check the printer models for something like that. Also note that this is color laser printers, apparently NOT consumer printers.
So this message shows up in all the copies? I can see situations where that would be annoying. If it doesn't, I assume the only function is that if someone is doing personal copying, they can't claim not to have known better?
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First4internet is only safe from the DMCA if they don't mind having a judge confiscate all their assets (e.g. source code) in the US and then bar them from doing business here until they pay the rest of the judgement.
Would the artists then get nothing? Or would Sony have to pay them out of other income? Unfortunately, knowing the executives involved, I wouldn't be too surprised if DVD Jon dies in a tragic accident in the next couple weeks.
I suspect that spyware can only be counted as such if it's not written by one of the state's biggest employers. I can't see North Carolina joining one of the tobacco lawsuits.
And you can bet that in 2-3 years, they'll sell a service where you can mail it in and they'll replace the battery for $50. There's already something like that for the iPod.
Yeah, see e.g. this Wikipedia article
In an ideal world, that would be the case. In this one, the police aren't going to go after a corporation which employs tens of thousands of Americans because they did something to individual users' computers. And if they did, Sony can afford to drag it out in court forever (the same way Exxon is still dragging out the Exxon Valdeze fine - they don't need to pay it until the case is closed).
SUre. But they can contract with someone there, and claim to have no idea about this "extra rootkit code" the contractor added.
Yeah, they don't su[pport software you've stolen from them. I bet if I stole your TV, you wouldn't tell me how to change the channels, either.
You're lucky genuine advantage doesn't directly contact your local district attorney when you fail it.
Actually I believe they do need it to verify loan eligibility.
I thought that universities, being tax-exempt, aren't legally allowed to make a profit in the first place (or, rather, to distribute it to owners).
To be more accurate, the majority of Diebold machines that can be bothered to vote want Bush. Many of them several thousand times.
What about if their customers stop breaking contracts?
Well actually I *can't* upload because I'm behind my parents' NAT router. I uploaded a lot of stuff while at college though.
Just use Gnutella. It has no DRM, and works on any platform. And if you don't upload, you are very very unlikely to be gone after.
*raises hand*
Uhm, someone we haven't regime changed yet?
...I sincerely doubt it justifies an 83 P/E (as of Friday's close). Can we stop hyping them on Slashdot? Please? They're obviously getting enough hype already.
So this should just magically convert an IP address to a physical address? I'm sorry for the mother who lost her child, and agree that it should be dealt with. However, the technical issue of getting a physical address from an IP address without the customer providing that information is nontrivial.
And there's nothing that will help the customer who brings his VOIP phone to his uncle's house in another state so he can call friends at home for no long distance charge.
Let's look at the list of advantages:
*No worries about Opec raising prices
*Unmatched acceleration ability. If you hit the accelerator pulling out of a light and see craters out the window, you've gone too far. Turn around and drive toward the round blue orb.
*Sure, you might get tailgated. But not twice by the same person!
Yeah, the lawsuit that will never finish because they'll drag it out in court until you're bankrupt from legal fees.
More likely they'd write a patent Ford needed, and enter a co-licensing agreement.
This patent violates my US Pat. No. 31415926, relevant parts of the patent are quoted below:
US Pat 31415926: Mechanism for patenting obvious computer-related shit and suing people who are already doing it:
Claimed:
A mechanism, consisting of
a) a lawyer
b) obvious computer-related shit
c) a large collection of buzzwords, including but not limited to "Via tcp/ip," "client-server architecture," "VLSI processor" and "fully TLA compliant"
d) a patent on said shit, including said buzzwords
e) a lawsuit filed by lawyer (a) invoking patent (d) and buzzwards (c)
Methodology:
1. Come up with obvious computer-related shit (b) that tens of thousands of companies worldwide were already doing
2. Hire lawyer (a) to write and file patent (d) using buzzwords (c) to make shit (b) appear nontrivial.
3. Retain lawyer (a) to file lawsuit (e) against companies mentioned in step 1
4. Settle out of court, or drag lawsuit out until said small companies settle
As can be clearly seen, Amazon is infringing on my patent! What does the slashdot community recommend I do?
Regarding the backdoor issue... several universities, and just about every national governemnt, have source licenses to windows.
If there were a backdoor, I think some proferssor somewhere would have said something (possibly the day after retiring, or sealed in his will).
Ok, you people have a point (and yes, you're -1 redundant to most of the folks who replied to my post :)
Yeah because it's cost effective to check the printer models for something like that. Also note that this is color laser printers, apparently NOT consumer printers.
So this message shows up in all the copies? I can see situations where that would be annoying. If it doesn't, I assume the only function is that if someone is doing personal copying, they can't claim not to have known better?