If you are going to metallica concerts, festival or not, you deserve a lot more than a frisking, unless they frisked you from the inside out. Mod me down all you want, but as long as we keep pumping them our green, the assholes will control the game. Vote with your dollars, not your comments on slashdot.
Actually, all C&G did was distribute Soundjam. They were not the developers of it. So while I'm sure C&G got *something* from the sale of Soundjam to Apple, I doubt it was a pretty penny, and it wouldn't surprise me if that was one of the big reasons this is happening now.
People spending 5 years in federal prison don't usually have 'salaries.' Since he was convicted of a federal crime, he will have a hard time finding a decent job when he gets out as well. More than likely, this guy is fucked for life. If he lives to be 80, that will be something like $348000. That's going to take a lot of burger flipping for the next 60 years.
No, they are violating copyright. By sharing the files, they are distributing them, which they clearly have no legal right to do. You can rip MP3s of CDs you own all day long, but the moment you begin 'brodcasting or distributing' them is when you cross the line of legality. The case would be shakier if they were to go after the downloaders rather than the people sharing them out.
No, during the presentation, Steve remarked about how codewarrior was still 2x faster than the apple tools, but they were gaining. xcode is only faster if you add another machine for distributed building
I hope you aren't talking about the upgrade coupons they include with stuff... the only thing those seem to be good for is kindling. Have a link referencing the $30 price?
Maybe thats because iChat AV requires a *firewire* camera from everything I have read. He can download drivers all week for his USB camera, but it isnt going to do him any good. If he had a firewire camera, more than likely it would have 'just worked.'
This is no longer true. Apple dropped royalty requirements after complaints by manufacturers as I understand it. Also if I am remembering correctly, only those that actually used the term 'Firewire' were required to pay royalties. If you just used the name of the IEEE standard instead, no payment was required. If I am wrong about any of this, Im sure someone will feel free to correct me.
No, this based on a 3rd hand report from someone that knows someone who was once in the same city as dvorak. If he can write his articles based on this kind of information, I can make judgements on his smell based on this same kind of information... right??
trust me, if dvorak got something right, he must have read it somewhere else. That guy has to be the biggest tool in the industry, and it boggles my mind that he is allowed to continue receiving paychecks. The only thing that seperates dvorak from regular trolls is that he has a megaphone in the form of tv/magazine appearances. Plus, he smells kinda funny.
Honestly, Macrumors is a hunk of shit. They recommend purchasing an XServe, but not a powermac right now? You think Apple thinks it can make a dent in the server market by selling chips that are from a previous generation compared to their desktops? That *buying* guide is just a list of products updated in the past 6 months. If Apple releases a product update, it gets put on the 'safe to buy' list at that site, if it has been over 6 months or so since an update then it gets put onto the 'neutral' list. There is no info on that buying guide that you couldn't glean yourself by looking at Apple history. If anyone buys a machine based on what Macrumors says and they get burned, then they deserve it.
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All that being said...IF there are damage awards, how much do you ask for violating a free product's license. Well, The simplest place to start would be to determine how much money the offending party made off of the free code. If they didn't release their code to begin with, then it is likely because it is being released as some sort of commercial product and they feel like they have trade/tech secrets to protect. Just because the author didn't lose money, doesnt mean people should be allowed to violate the license to make money. I think a reasonable settlement would be for the OpenTV people to forfeit all of the money they have made using GPL code. Unfortunately for OpenTV, that would appear to be every dime they have made. You know what though, that is their fault.
Now, if it is a free product violating the GPL, then damages can be harder to assess, but I think this would be far less likely. Also, just because a license/contract hasn't been tested in court, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be considered legal until it is tested. If that were the case, there would be no point in even having such contracts/licenses because they would mean nothing.
If you are scanning port 80, you could also just as easily be looking for *gasp* unpatched IIS servers. Who is going to determine your motive? Should we just automatically trust anyone who says they were 'just scanning for interesting websites?' Intent is not determined by the port number. Who makes up the rules which determine what ports are ok to scan? Who determines the person's motives for scanning a particular port? Before you make a blanket statement that there can be no harm in scanning certain ports, you need to consider all the ramifications involved.
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you didn't have to say it. Face it, you just enjoy played out jokes... (you and about a million other slashdotters)
This would be a good idea except for the fact that he has > 500 installs to maintain. Im sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but you need a seperate install of the os (at least for os9) for each machine you intend to boot. In other words, he would need > 500 copies of os9 on the server.
I thought about getting EyeTV but could not find a definitive answer to this either. I ended up getting a tivo instead. Now I'm thinking about getting one to compliment my tivo as a sort of "VCR on my computer." I figure I can use the "save to vcr" function of the tivo (series 2) in combination with the EyeTV unit to dump stuff to my computer for burning to DVD/CD. Im wondering though if the money might be better spent on a new video card to do the same kind of thing.
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If you are going to metallica concerts, festival or not, you deserve a lot more than a frisking, unless they frisked you from the inside out. Mod me down all you want, but as long as we keep pumping them our green, the assholes will control the game. Vote with your dollars, not your comments on slashdot.
Simple, people who type in all caps should just be sent out back and shot so that they will not violate the trademark of hormel meats
Actually, all C&G did was distribute Soundjam. They were not the developers of it. So while I'm sure C&G got *something* from the sale of Soundjam to Apple, I doubt it was a pretty penny, and it wouldn't surprise me if that was one of the big reasons this is happening now.
People spending 5 years in federal prison don't usually have 'salaries.' Since he was convicted of a federal crime, he will have a hard time finding a decent job when he gets out as well. More than likely, this guy is fucked for life. If he lives to be 80, that will be something like $348000. That's going to take a lot of burger flipping for the next 60 years.
No, they are violating copyright. By sharing the files, they are distributing them, which they clearly have no legal right to do. You can rip MP3s of CDs you own all day long, but the moment you begin 'brodcasting or distributing' them is when you cross the line of legality. The case would be shakier if they were to go after the downloaders rather than the people sharing them out.
No, during the presentation, Steve remarked about how codewarrior was still 2x faster than the apple tools, but they were gaining. xcode is only faster if you add another machine for distributed building
That is the funniest thing i have seen on here all day
I hope you aren't talking about the upgrade coupons they include with stuff... the only thing those seem to be good for is kindling. Have a link referencing the $30 price?
Maybe thats because iChat AV requires a *firewire* camera from everything I have read. He can download drivers all week for his USB camera, but it isnt going to do him any good. If he had a firewire camera, more than likely it would have 'just worked.'
Will the MS branded version of VPC for Mac maintain the ability to run x86 operating systems other than windows?
This is no longer true. Apple dropped royalty requirements after complaints by manufacturers as I understand it. Also if I am remembering correctly, only those that actually used the term 'Firewire' were required to pay royalties. If you just used the name of the IEEE standard instead, no payment was required. If I am wrong about any of this, Im sure someone will feel free to correct me.
No, this based on a 3rd hand report from someone that knows someone who was once in the same city as dvorak. If he can write his articles based on this kind of information, I can make judgements on his smell based on this same kind of information... right??
trust me, if dvorak got something right, he must have read it somewhere else. That guy has to be the biggest tool in the industry, and it boggles my mind that he is allowed to continue receiving paychecks. The only thing that seperates dvorak from regular trolls is that he has a megaphone in the form of tv/magazine appearances. Plus, he smells kinda funny.
Ok, i'm done ranting now.
Although the older beige keyboards used the 'd' and 'k' keys, current keyboards do use the 'f' and 'j' keys.
Honestly, Macrumors is a hunk of shit. They recommend purchasing an XServe, but not a powermac right now? You think Apple thinks it can make a dent in the server market by selling chips that are from a previous generation compared to their desktops? That *buying* guide is just a list of products updated in the past 6 months. If Apple releases a product update, it gets put on the 'safe to buy' list at that site, if it has been over 6 months or so since an update then it gets put onto the 'neutral' list. There is no info on that buying guide that you couldn't glean yourself by looking at Apple history. If anyone buys a machine based on what Macrumors says and they get burned, then they deserve it.
All that being said...IF there are damage awards, how much do you ask for violating a free product's license.
Well, The simplest place to start would be to determine how much money the offending party made off of the free code. If they didn't release their code to begin with, then it is likely because it is being released as some sort of commercial product and they feel like they have trade/tech secrets to protect. Just because the author didn't lose money, doesnt mean people should be allowed to violate the license to make money. I think a reasonable settlement would be for the OpenTV people to forfeit all of the money they have made using GPL code. Unfortunately for OpenTV, that would appear to be every dime they have made. You know what though, that is their fault.
Now, if it is a free product violating the GPL, then damages can be harder to assess, but I think this would be far less likely. Also, just because a license/contract hasn't been tested in court, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be considered legal until it is tested. If that were the case, there would be no point in even having such contracts/licenses because they would mean nothing.
If you are scanning port 80, you could also just as easily be looking for *gasp* unpatched IIS servers. Who is going to determine your motive? Should we just automatically trust anyone who says they were 'just scanning for interesting websites?' Intent is not determined by the port number. Who makes up the rules which determine what ports are ok to scan? Who determines the person's motives for scanning a particular port? Before you make a blanket statement that there can be no harm in scanning certain ports, you need to consider all the ramifications involved.
you didn't have to say it. Face it, you just enjoy played out jokes... (you and about a million other slashdotters)
In Soviet Russia, the jokes play you out!
This would be a good idea except for the fact that he has > 500 installs to maintain. Im sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but you need a seperate install of the os (at least for os9) for each machine you intend to boot. In other words, he would need > 500 copies of os9 on the server.
PHOTOSHOP
MAC
INTEL
XEON
WINDOWS
LINUX
Which of these are acronyms? None of them.
I guess I should spell your username as CINQDEMI? What is that an acronym for?
at least I will be logged in when I call you a fucking idiot.
You are a fucking idiot.
Man, that felt nice...
Thing 1 you have to know: How to Double Click an icon (Netinfo Manager)
Thing 2 you have to know: How to use a menu.
1st off, all he said was that he told them it was being recorded, he never said he actually recorded them.
2nd, wouldnt telling them *that they are being recorded* satisfy the requirement that they know *they are being recorded*?!?!
you mean something like this?
How does it change channels on a cable box?
I thought about getting EyeTV but could not find a definitive answer to this either. I ended up getting a tivo instead. Now I'm thinking about getting one to compliment my tivo as a sort of "VCR on my computer." I figure I can use the "save to vcr" function of the tivo (series 2) in combination with the EyeTV unit to dump stuff to my computer for burning to DVD/CD. Im wondering though if the money might be better spent on a new video card to do the same kind of thing.