I don't think they deserve it, or what they are doing is necessarily the right thing to do. I was simply making a point about why people steal movies. My point is that most people probably don't steal because they refuse to buy anything, but more likely because the prices are so high.
That's up to you. It's basically a way of taking a bar code, converting that into a product name, and then using that product name to search popular torrent sites. Which torrent you download is the user's choice.
Try not to confuse people who don't want to spend a ridiculous sum of money for a 90 minute film that probably sucks with people who are simply thieves.
I suspect a lot of people download movies rather than paying for them because $30 for a movie is just not viable.
People may well buy that application for $2.99, because $2.99 is a reasonable price for a little phone application.
I'm guessing you don't use some pretty heavy duty JavaScript sites? There is a substantial difference in performance between browsers on some sites, and I say this with a very high powered system.
There are a lot of performance issues that could still be resolved. While your other points are relevant, I would say that the issue of performance is a long way from being resolved, and not just with JavaScript.
The recording industry has transformed its business models, making music available online and on mobile through a variety of different partners. Yet the widespread availability of unlicensed music on the internet acts as a disincentive to those considering setting up legal services.
I don't think New Zealand is on the same internet I am.
Success is a combination of luck and initiative. It is very important that everyone in our society realizes how important the former is. It might help our society to realize that even when people do everything correctly, they can end up in awful situations, and that the opposite is true: Plenty of hacks end up wealthy and successful.
It sickens me when some moderately successful individual makes a comment such as, "I don't want to pay for that guy's [insert social service]. I work my ass off and he doesn't."
It is deplorable! That person could be you!
"There but for the grace of god go I." - John Bradford
That statement could probably be amended slightly, but you get the point.
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It's a good thing. Could be worse. At least they're talking to you.
They could be made aware of the fact that you go by the alias BASEMENTMAN.
Is this anything like that time they tricked us with "To Serve Man"?
If I use the Skype application to dial my AT&T cell phone number, does my iPhone detonate?
I don't think they deserve it, or what they are doing is necessarily the right thing to do. I was simply making a point about why people steal movies. My point is that most people probably don't steal because they refuse to buy anything, but more likely because the prices are so high.
Such high quality films as this.
That's up to you. It's basically a way of taking a bar code, converting that into a product name, and then using that product name to search popular torrent sites. Which torrent you download is the user's choice.
Try not to confuse people who don't want to spend a ridiculous sum of money for a 90 minute film that probably sucks with people who are simply thieves.
I suspect a lot of people download movies rather than paying for them because $30 for a movie is just not viable.
People may well buy that application for $2.99, because $2.99 is a reasonable price for a little phone application.
No one tell Ballmer. I'm not sure he could handle this kind of let down.
This is off-topic, but seriously, what the fuck is the liberal media and where can I find it?
It's difficult to prove in courts that sites like that are supporting piracy, but it is also disingenuous to suggest the exact opposite.
How much electricity is used for piracy? What portion of isoHunt's traffic is for data that is not copyrighted?
I'm guessing you don't use some pretty heavy duty JavaScript sites? There is a substantial difference in performance between browsers on some sites, and I say this with a very high powered system.
There are a lot of performance issues that could still be resolved. While your other points are relevant, I would say that the issue of performance is a long way from being resolved, and not just with JavaScript.
We're Linux, and our site is down.
Linux marketing = epic win.
A problem has been detected and windows has shut down to prevent damage to your bank account.
MONEY_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Is when can I get my Cisco Certified Server Professional certification for a nominal fee?
What drops?
I don't think New Zealand is on the same internet I am.
Network engineers, start lining up for your CCPSPs.
Removing the dependencies would break a massive number of applications.
Because the train operators have been using that damn application!
On the plus side, his workstation is about to get an HTTP benchmark.
Success is a combination of luck and initiative. It is very important that everyone in our society realizes how important the former is. It might help our society to realize that even when people do everything correctly, they can end up in awful situations, and that the opposite is true: Plenty of hacks end up wealthy and successful.
It sickens me when some moderately successful individual makes a comment such as, "I don't want to pay for that guy's [insert social service]. I work my ass off and he doesn't."
It is deplorable! That person could be you!
"There but for the grace of god go I." - John Bradford
That statement could probably be amended slightly, but you get the point.
I smell a ratio builder!
Right after my 40th birthday.
Yikes.
Turn off your phones. Grandma is calling.
In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Cloud,...
So they've finally done it. The RIAA's legal expertise has lead them to sue the internet.