It's a nice idea, but it would never work. You would have to find enough people to buy into it to make it sustainable, and I don't think you would find anywhere close to the number of necessary people. In the event of a successful defense, unless their is a counterclaim you are losing money. In the event of an unsuccessful defense, considering what the judgments handed down have been, the defendant ain't going to be able to reimburse anyone in any timely fashion.
This is almost a no win situation for apple. If they allow the pre to sync up with iTunes, every time Apple needs to release an update that might potentially break the compatibility with the Pre they have to worry about how much shit they are going to get over it. Don't allow it, and this happens.
I really don't have a problem with this. Apple may be the most popular and recognized, but they are far from being a monopoly. There are still plenty of sites where you can purchase music, or download music for free (legally). You can still convert your existing cd's into mp3s, or purchase the cd and convert it. You can go to any number of websites or brick and mortar stores that sell music players and find a huge selection of mp3 players cheaper than the iPod, players that have larger capacities or more desirable features. And you can still purchase any number of cell phones that can play mp3's just fine and offer downloadable applications.
With any company that enjoys such success there is a threat they can be headed towards being a monopoly. However Apple is still in a highly competitive market for something that is a commodity. And they got to where they are by being innovative and producing a quality product. It's not fair to be so liberal with the monopoly label to a company that has earned their success, and it sends the message that if you are the best at what you do you may end up with legal problems for it.
Article gives most of the specs but omits any mention of cost? Presumably it will be more expensive, but how much more expensive than their current line of netbooks?
I disagree that it is a chilling effect. The censorship is voluntary, requiring no government intervention. The market basically did its job, and I think there is a lot less of a market for adult content then some would like to believe.
One thing I omitted, business does encourage people not to destroy each other. It doesn't dissuade batshit crazy leaders with nuclear weapons (or anyone who happens to get their hands on such a weapon) from using them.
1. Just because the international community is getting along today doesn't mean it will be getting along tomorrow.
2. Just because a nation doesn't have nuclear weapons today doesn't mean they won't have them tomorrow.
3. You don't need every nation with nuclear weapons to collaborate to be meaningful. In fact states without nuclear weapons can still contribute.
The only good thing I can say about this is perhaps it shows some good intentions. The actual arms reduction doesn't make the world any safer. I would much rather see international collaboration to develop technology that mitigates the effectiveness and deadliness of nuclear weapons.
The only copyright infringements that qualify as criminal acts (from the section you cited) are commercial infringers (the guys selling counterfeit DVDs) or people who leak material pre-release(this counts both pissed off studio employees who don't sell it, and boot-leggers who do). Ripping your CD and putting it on Bittorrent doesn't qualify.
It's A,B, OR C. If you downloaded the god awful Wolverine via movie via bittorrent simply to watch when it was leaked before its release, you have committed a criminal act. If you use bittorrent to download 1000 songs in half a year, or an expensive piece of software and some songs, or perhaps even just enough songs to available on seperately packaged cd's that total over $1000, you have committed a criminal act. I use bittorrent as an example since even without having fully downloaded you may be uploading (ie distribution).
I'm not saying that I agree with the law on this, but to claim that it is not a criminal act because it isn't for commercial purposes, or because it isn't something widely prosecuted, is incorrect.
But it can take away your freedom. Most prosecutors won't touch a file sharing case but that doesn't mean they can't.
From www.copyright.gov:
(a) Criminal Infringement. â"
(1) In general. â" Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed â"
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
This doesn't apply to every file sharer, but it does apply to many more than prosecutors would ever want to go after. But to say they can't take away your freedom for it, when they clearly can if they desire to, is false.
Or go on tour with Peter Frampton, either way. He oversimplifies how complicated evolution is and overestimates human knowledge of genetic engineering.
ps I say this knowing that he is more brilliant than I, or anyone on this board, can ever hope to be.
This is the same bitch prosecutor who tried to convict a doctor for prescribing pain medication. She is a holdover from the previous administration who has refused to step down. There is word she is on the way out though, and not soon enough imo.
No matter which party prevailed in this case, the average citizen wouldn't win. Both parties are only interested in making money, and as much of it as they can get away with.
Don't think that is particularly fair to Nakamichi. B&O's stuff is generally overpriced and I don't think you can find people routinely bidding over a $1000 for one of their products produced in the late 70's and 80s. The Nakamichi Dragon does appeal to audiophiles who are willing to shell out, but these are real audiophiles who appreciate the best cassette players ever produced, as opposed to the wealthy who fancy themselves experts, foolishly believing that shelling out a shitload of money for something makes it inherently a good product.
Cd's and other digital music formats definitely have some advantages over cassette tapes. With that said, cassettes do have some advantages over digital music formats. There is a reason why Nakamichi players still sell for hundreds of dollars on ebay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi
But then the pirates would win!
It seriously pisses me off how I can make a live linux thumbdrive for emergency recovery, but can't do the same for xp without having to edit files I shouldn't have to worry about.
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I would hate to be under a 3 mile cloud of shit burning and hitting the ground.
It's a nice idea, but it would never work. You would have to find enough people to buy into it to make it sustainable, and I don't think you would find anywhere close to the number of necessary people. In the event of a successful defense, unless their is a counterclaim you are losing money. In the event of an unsuccessful defense, considering what the judgments handed down have been, the defendant ain't going to be able to reimburse anyone in any timely fashion.
This is almost a no win situation for apple. If they allow the pre to sync up with iTunes, every time Apple needs to release an update that might potentially break the compatibility with the Pre they have to worry about how much shit they are going to get over it. Don't allow it, and this happens.
I really don't have a problem with this. Apple may be the most popular and recognized, but they are far from being a monopoly. There are still plenty of sites where you can purchase music, or download music for free (legally). You can still convert your existing cd's into mp3s, or purchase the cd and convert it. You can go to any number of websites or brick and mortar stores that sell music players and find a huge selection of mp3 players cheaper than the iPod, players that have larger capacities or more desirable features. And you can still purchase any number of cell phones that can play mp3's just fine and offer downloadable applications.
With any company that enjoys such success there is a threat they can be headed towards being a monopoly. However Apple is still in a highly competitive market for something that is a commodity. And they got to where they are by being innovative and producing a quality product. It's not fair to be so liberal with the monopoly label to a company that has earned their success, and it sends the message that if you are the best at what you do you may end up with legal problems for it.
Thanks, didn't see any additional pages in the article.
Article gives most of the specs but omits any mention of cost? Presumably it will be more expensive, but how much more expensive than their current line of netbooks?
You can also ask why someone would post flashing images to the epilepsy foundations website http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/hackers-embed-flashing-animations-on-epilepsy-support-forum/.
I disagree that it is a chilling effect. The censorship is voluntary, requiring no government intervention. The market basically did its job, and I think there is a lot less of a market for adult content then some would like to believe.
One thing I omitted, business does encourage people not to destroy each other. It doesn't dissuade batshit crazy leaders with nuclear weapons (or anyone who happens to get their hands on such a weapon) from using them.
1. Just because the international community is getting along today doesn't mean it will be getting along tomorrow.
2. Just because a nation doesn't have nuclear weapons today doesn't mean they won't have them tomorrow.
3. You don't need every nation with nuclear weapons to collaborate to be meaningful. In fact states without nuclear weapons can still contribute.
The only good thing I can say about this is perhaps it shows some good intentions. The actual arms reduction doesn't make the world any safer. I would much rather see international collaboration to develop technology that mitigates the effectiveness and deadliness of nuclear weapons.
I don't want to be redundant as I just posted a reply to a similar post, but it's A,B, OR C.
The only copyright infringements that qualify as criminal acts (from the section you cited) are commercial infringers (the guys selling counterfeit DVDs) or people who leak material pre-release(this counts both pissed off studio employees who don't sell it, and boot-leggers who do). Ripping your CD and putting it on Bittorrent doesn't qualify.
It's A,B, OR C. If you downloaded the god awful Wolverine via movie via bittorrent simply to watch when it was leaked before its release, you have committed a criminal act. If you use bittorrent to download 1000 songs in half a year, or an expensive piece of software and some songs, or perhaps even just enough songs to available on seperately packaged cd's that total over $1000, you have committed a criminal act. I use bittorrent as an example since even without having fully downloaded you may be uploading (ie distribution).
I'm not saying that I agree with the law on this, but to claim that it is not a criminal act because it isn't for commercial purposes, or because it isn't something widely prosecuted, is incorrect.
From www.copyright.gov:
(a) Criminal Infringement. â" (1) In general. â" Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed â" (A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain; (B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or (C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
This doesn't apply to every file sharer, but it does apply to many more than prosecutors would ever want to go after. But to say they can't take away your freedom for it, when they clearly can if they desire to, is false.
And I wish I got half the speed on my iphone they claim for AT&T. Reliability is a big issue too.
Well, I would have posted something from there if this let me use more whitespace.
Or go on tour with Peter Frampton, either way. He oversimplifies how complicated evolution is and overestimates human knowledge of genetic engineering. ps I say this knowing that he is more brilliant than I, or anyone on this board, can ever hope to be.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902 Nuff said.
This is the same bitch prosecutor who tried to convict a doctor for prescribing pain medication. She is a holdover from the previous administration who has refused to step down. There is word she is on the way out though, and not soon enough imo.
Tramadol shouldn't be grouped in here. It really isn't an opiate, not a controlled substance, and absolutely terrible.
People who have a dualboot machine with windows on it, where they don't have the luxury of using ntfs.
Your use of the word cromulence in your post embiggens it.
No matter which party prevailed in this case, the average citizen wouldn't win. Both parties are only interested in making money, and as much of it as they can get away with.
Don't think that is particularly fair to Nakamichi. B&O's stuff is generally overpriced and I don't think you can find people routinely bidding over a $1000 for one of their products produced in the late 70's and 80s. The Nakamichi Dragon does appeal to audiophiles who are willing to shell out, but these are real audiophiles who appreciate the best cassette players ever produced, as opposed to the wealthy who fancy themselves experts, foolishly believing that shelling out a shitload of money for something makes it inherently a good product.
Cd's and other digital music formats definitely have some advantages over cassette tapes. With that said, cassettes do have some advantages over digital music formats. There is a reason why Nakamichi players still sell for hundreds of dollars on ebay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi
But then the pirates would win! It seriously pisses me off how I can make a live linux thumbdrive for emergency recovery, but can't do the same for xp without having to edit files I shouldn't have to worry about.