As one person mentioned, a court order was done to permit this.
The article missed one important point -- they were intercepting communications!. Even though it's from keyboard to computer, it's still communications over a wire (unless via a IR port). If it's software instead of a hardware unit, it is still intercepting the keyboard messages as it gets passed through the message queue (and windows). And if it was not authorized, it would be a federal crime of unathorized access to a computer.
I like the PDA and web access that people have mentioned.
What has not been mentioned is the ability to have appointments that other's can't see. I may not want to broadcast what my appointment with, but I don't want others booking me for that time.
The ability to slide appointments, when one runs late (like a doctor's office)
I have to make a disclaimer. I worked on CaLANdar, which had most of those features.
They talk about Intel's bugs, but the author had their own bug!
F0 0F C7 C8
By simply executing these four bits, under any operating system and in any computing situation, the original issue of the Pentium processor will instantly die. Frozen. Hard reboot time.
Either they congused bits with bytes, of they have an incredible compression routine.
Read through all the material, turn off the light and sleep. In the morning look at the material and be suprised at the recall. I memorized 6 chapters of American history in 20 minutes for a final exam. It was not perfect, only got a 97% on the exam.
I must need sleep, I can't remember which president won the election....Bush? Dukakis?
If Microsoft was so much into free speech, why did they order the postings off of Slashdot?
Microsystems (the Cyber Patrol people) said that they believed in free speech and were against censorship. That CyberPatrol was there to prevent censorship on the internet. But, when they saw something they didn't like, they asked the courts to censor for them.
If you believe in free speech, it can't be just free speech for things that you agree with.
There is a law firm in California that does much of the litigation for Mattel. They brag that they never lost a case that went to trial.
In my case, they avoid trial by taking a voluntary judgment. Mattel avoided a trial on their counterclaim by dropping the case.
Ihad asked them for information regarding their succesful wins, but they did not provide it. Maybe a stockholder in Mattel(other than me) should ask. I wonder how many cases that Mattel brought and actually won (meaning got more $$ then legal costs in a judgment).
We don't have all the facts here.p>
But, you argue that because being a police officer means that they can trample on our rights? Have you heard the term "to protect and serve?"
I have seen police officers abuse their power. In Marlborough, a young couple could not make up their mind on which restraunt to go to. The officer threatened to arrest them for disturbing the peace. Have you heard the term driving while black? How many times have you been passed by police speeding (without having their lights or siren on)?
Are you saying, the more dangerous the job, the more a person is allowed to violate the law and the rights of other?
There is still the standard method of appeal -- the courts.
This was the standard method until the UDRP.
I was at the ICAN meeting on Sunday. The numbers do not have the information on the cases where the respondent defaults.
To correctly analyze the results from the WIPO, you have to look at the disputed cases.
If you look at the UDNR Paragraph 4,(c)(c). They talk abotu legitimate noncommercial or fair use, but without intent to tarnish trademark or service mark at issue. Critism is fair use, but that could be said to tarnish the mark too.
That argument fails when you put censorware into a public library.
Some libraries will perit this to be removed, only after request identification. Providing identification may create an atmosphere of intimidation when reviewing these materials. Also in public schools, there are 18 and 19 year olds. What about their rights?
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Hollywood does have the ability to make what's not real to appear real or plausible. Everything starts as a dream -- Hollywood puts image to a dream.
This is another example of a company using the threat of hundreds of lawyers to silence critismm.
At least they would see working code and have to learn how it works.
I would love to know how this ends. It would be appropirate for the nomayo.org guy to be hit with rule 11 sanctions (abuse of process).
Ya think if I trademark internet, I can get royalties for everyone that uses the word internet? :)
The article missed one important point -- they were intercepting communications!. Even though it's from keyboard to computer, it's still communications over a wire (unless via a IR port). If it's software instead of a hardware unit, it is still intercepting the keyboard messages as it gets passed through the message queue (and windows). And if it was not authorized, it would be a federal crime of unathorized access to a computer.
If you spend more time up front making a solid product, you don't spend time on the backend fixing it.
I have to make a disclaimer. I worked on CaLANdar, which had most of those features.
According to the terms of agteements, they cannot use this the information from the board for spam.
There there is a statutory amount for copyright violation, why not use that against the list providers?
By not providing a way to easy way to punish the violator there won't be sufficient deterent.
If if there was a right to bring private action, they has to be a statutory amount of damages, else it would be difficult to prosecute.
Prove the amount of damages from posting someones medical records on a website. It'd be real tough.
Read through all the material, turn off the light and sleep. In the morning look at the material and be suprised at the recall. I memorized 6 chapters of American history in 20 minutes for a final exam. It was not perfect, only got a 97% on the exam.
I must need sleep, I can't remember which president won the election....Bush? Dukakis?
I fixed code that was so bad, the programmer who wrote it apoligized in the comments. I'm sorry for this, but Dick wanted this right now, not right.
Until you say something that they don't like!
If Microsoft was so much into free speech, why did they order the postings off of Slashdot?
Microsystems (the Cyber Patrol people) said that they believed in free speech and were against censorship. That CyberPatrol was there to prevent censorship on the internet. But, when they saw something they didn't like, they asked the courts to censor for them.
If you believe in free speech, it can't be just free speech for things that you agree with.
Since a .biz provides for a real business, and a .com does not, it would weaken the trademark dilution.
Remember vw.net fiasco? Now, if .net was enforced, then VW would not be able to have taken vw.net.
What's the sheckle to USD conversion?
In my case, they avoid trial by taking a voluntary judgment. Mattel avoided a trial on their counterclaim by dropping the case.
Ihad asked them for information regarding their succesful wins, but they did not provide it. Maybe a stockholder in Mattel(other than me) should ask. I wonder how many cases that Mattel brought and actually won (meaning got more $$ then legal costs in a judgment).
Many large corporations use their size and wealth to bully the small guys (individuals and small companies) with the threat of large legal expenses.
Why do you think that Skala and Jansson caved in to Mattel? I did not cave in to Mattel, but I can understand why they did.
If enough people stand up to bullies, they may stop being bullies.
I have seen police officers abuse their power. In Marlborough, a young couple could not make up their mind on which restraunt to go to. The officer threatened to arrest them for disturbing the peace. Have you heard the term driving while black? How many times have you been passed by police speeding (without having their lights or siren on)?
Are you saying, the more dangerous the job, the more a person is allowed to violate the law and the rights of other?
Or are they going to forgo their censorship?
This was the standard method until the UDRP.
I was at the ICAN meeting on Sunday. The numbers do not have the information on the cases where the respondent defaults.
To correctly analyze the results from the WIPO, you have to look at the disputed cases.
If you look at the UDNR Paragraph 4,(c)(c). They talk abotu legitimate noncommercial or fair use, but without intent to tarnish trademark or service mark at issue. Critism is fair use, but that could be said to tarnish the mark too.
Some libraries will perit this to be removed, only after request identification. Providing identification may create an atmosphere of intimidation when reviewing these materials. Also in public schools, there are 18 and 19 year olds. What about their rights?
What is the point of free speech, if there are mechanisms put into place to block people from reading the free speech.