We have a LONG way to go before the West descends into such a farce.
Not as long as Cannabis is illegal. If the US can maintain the illusion that Cannabis(which is less harmful than most OTC drugs) is so dangerous that we have to lock people in cages for multiple decades just for growing it, what can't they do?
That, or the imprisonment of completely harmless individuals for completely harmless acts, after giving them a fair trial at a jury of their peers. The US likes to act like it's better than Iran, but it engages in persecution of its own people too.
If they have the disc image, it's entirely possible to write a new installer that never presents the EULA agreement. Of course, at that point you're making copies without authorization by the copyright holder.
You can't buy software. At least you haven't been able to for maybe a dozen years or so. Today you license it, you never own it so you can't sell it or even give it away
When I hand over cash and recieve a disc, I have made a purchase. The license doesn't come into play until I've agreed to the EULA. Until I agree to the EULA, I can do anything with the disc and the particular arrangement of pits on its surface, as long as it is not proscribed by law. Since selling and gifting items is legal, that includes selling and gifting the disc.
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As someone who doesn't play online, I'm not terribly sympathetic. Why should that be my problem, and why shouldn't I just buy another game if Blizzard insists on making that my problem?
Exactly. If the state can't prove its case, it should be forced to make the victim whole again. That, and the thugs who put him in jail on false charges should be imprisoned themselves.
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I'm sure everyone remembers what a mess dupers and hackers made of Diablo II
What could dupers and hackers possibly have to do with single player or LAN play? Dupers and hackers are only a problem on internet matches. The solution to that problem should only apply to internet matches.
Those who would sacrifice essential functionality for temporary security deserve neither.
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I'd rather it didn't FOAD just because of this game. I'm still enjoying SC2 custom maps
SC2 has no lan play. Blizzard can FOAD because of both games.
First Sale should apply for any scarce good. As long as they are creating artificial scarcity via copyright, they should have to live with the consequences. If I buy a scarce good, I should be able to resell it to someone else who can use it.
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Indeed. I will not be playing this one. Even pirated. Torchlight II will get my money, time, and affection. Blizzard can FOAD.
I should have added this to my previous post. These measures are also much more effective than antivirus. For example, my boss has had several viruses on his computer in the past year. Not one of them was detected by the university mandated antivirus, or his own antivirus. They were all detected simply by noticing the computer was behaving strangely.
On the other hand, I disabled the university antivirus, and simply use the precautions I mentioned earlier. I haven't had one noticable infection. I could have some sort of dormant or asymptomatic virus on my machine, but judging by my boss's experience antivirus software doesn't detect those anyway.
You do NOT know whether the browser you use or any plugin it uses has any security holes. Adobe has recently been notorious for having security holes in its PDF reader and Flash Player for browsers. Now, you can of course avoid reading PDFs and watch Flash... well, actually, often you can NOT. Many whitepapers only come in PDF format and more and more webpages are simply inaccessible without Flash. Now, of course you can run a few different browsers, each with different sets of plugins and whatnot... which still does not constitute perfect security.
I know my browser has security holes, which is why I don't run any scripts that I don't need to. I know Adobe's software is full of holes, which is why I run Sumatra PDF when I'm on Windows. I know that these are not perfect security measures, so I run both of these apps under a limited user account.
These are pretty simple precautions, and much easier to deal with on a practical basis than antivirus.
What's a "web app marketplace" and why would I need one anyway? There's plenty of useful software available to me in the repositories. There are plenty of websites I can browse with a regular browser. There are plenty of extensions I can use to customize my browsing experience.
Seriously, what does a "web app marketplace" have to offer that isn't already done better through one of the above resources?
Your DHS whistleblower is insane. As is a significant fringe of Republicans, who seem to think that cooperation and democratic principles don't matter anymore, because the wrong guy is sitting in the White House.
To be fair, they didn't think cooperation and principles mattered when the "right" guy was in sitting in the White House either.
Anyway, I reject the premise on which the third law is founded. An honest politican can bring about change through political means by repealing laws just as well as by passing laws. Or he can improve their quality, without affecting the quantity.
Finally, because censorship systems have to be global to be truly effective, the USA has been persistently "harmonizing" this system onto the rest of the world since its inception. It gets tiresome to read posts from Americans trashing the UK for being some kind of censorship crazy surveillance state when the depressing reality is the reverse.
Don't worry. We trash the US at every opportunity we get.
What do you mean "plow climate change through"? The climate is changing. Period. If we can't address that fact through our legal system, that means our legal system is well and truly broken and needs a serious redesign.
Looking even at the "cool" projects which come out of MIT undergrads, I get the impression that almost all children are exposed to absolutely nothing interesting whatsoever before the age of 18.
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I don't think one "finishes" Torchlight.
No indictment for any Murdoch.
The expectation that every citizen must earn their keep is good and healthy for a society.
Great, so how do we ensure that every executive earns his keep instead of pillaging?
We have a LONG way to go before the West descends into such a farce.
Not as long as Cannabis is illegal. If the US can maintain the illusion that Cannabis(which is less harmful than most OTC drugs) is so dangerous that we have to lock people in cages for multiple decades just for growing it, what can't they do?
That, or the imprisonment of completely harmless individuals for completely harmless acts, after giving them a fair trial at a jury of their peers. The US likes to act like it's better than Iran, but it engages in persecution of its own people too.
If they have the disc image, it's entirely possible to write a new installer that never presents the EULA agreement. Of course, at that point you're making copies without authorization by the copyright holder.
You can't buy software. At least you haven't been able to for maybe a dozen years or so. Today you license it, you never own it so you can't sell it or even give it away
When I hand over cash and recieve a disc, I have made a purchase. The license doesn't come into play until I've agreed to the EULA. Until I agree to the EULA, I can do anything with the disc and the particular arrangement of pits on its surface, as long as it is not proscribed by law. Since selling and gifting items is legal, that includes selling and gifting the disc.
As someone who doesn't play online, I'm not terribly sympathetic. Why should that be my problem, and why shouldn't I just buy another game if Blizzard insists on making that my problem?
Exactly. If the state can't prove its case, it should be forced to make the victim whole again. That, and the thugs who put him in jail on false charges should be imprisoned themselves.
I'm sure everyone remembers what a mess dupers and hackers made of Diablo II
What could dupers and hackers possibly have to do with single player or LAN play? Dupers and hackers are only a problem on internet matches. The solution to that problem should only apply to internet matches.
Those who would sacrifice essential functionality for temporary security deserve neither.
I'd rather it didn't FOAD just because of this game. I'm still enjoying SC2 custom maps
SC2 has no lan play. Blizzard can FOAD because of both games.
Did Psystar ever actually agree to the EULA?
First Sale should apply for any scarce good. As long as they are creating artificial scarcity via copyright, they should have to live with the consequences. If I buy a scarce good, I should be able to resell it to someone else who can use it.
Indeed. I will not be playing this one. Even pirated. Torchlight II will get my money, time, and affection. Blizzard can FOAD.
I should have added this to my previous post. These measures are also much more effective than antivirus. For example, my boss has had several viruses on his computer in the past year. Not one of them was detected by the university mandated antivirus, or his own antivirus. They were all detected simply by noticing the computer was behaving strangely.
On the other hand, I disabled the university antivirus, and simply use the precautions I mentioned earlier. I haven't had one noticable infection. I could have some sort of dormant or asymptomatic virus on my machine, but judging by my boss's experience antivirus software doesn't detect those anyway.
You do NOT know whether the browser you use or any plugin it uses has any security holes. Adobe has recently been notorious for having security holes in its PDF reader and Flash Player for browsers. Now, you can of course avoid reading PDFs and watch Flash ... well, actually, often you can NOT. Many whitepapers only come in PDF format and more and more webpages are simply inaccessible without Flash. Now, of course you can run a few different browsers, each with different sets of plugins and whatnot... which still does not constitute perfect security.
I know my browser has security holes, which is why I don't run any scripts that I don't need to. I know Adobe's software is full of holes, which is why I run Sumatra PDF when I'm on Windows. I know that these are not perfect security measures, so I run both of these apps under a limited user account.
These are pretty simple precautions, and much easier to deal with on a practical basis than antivirus.
What's a "web app marketplace" and why would I need one anyway? There's plenty of useful software available to me in the repositories. There are plenty of websites I can browse with a regular browser. There are plenty of extensions I can use to customize my browsing experience.
Seriously, what does a "web app marketplace" have to offer that isn't already done better through one of the above resources?
Your DHS whistleblower is insane. As is a significant fringe of Republicans, who seem to think that cooperation and democratic principles don't matter anymore, because the wrong guy is sitting in the White House.
To be fair, they didn't think cooperation and principles mattered when the "right" guy was in sitting in the White House either.
I can't come up with any. Eugene Debs?
Anyway, I reject the premise on which the third law is founded. An honest politican can bring about change through political means by repealing laws just as well as by passing laws. Or he can improve their quality, without affecting the quantity.
You misunderstood the purpose of the speech. It was intended to co-opt your support for Ron Paul. They didn't count on you actually paying attention.
Finally, because censorship systems have to be global to be truly effective, the USA has been persistently "harmonizing" this system onto the rest of the world since its inception. It gets tiresome to read posts from Americans trashing the UK for being some kind of censorship crazy surveillance state when the depressing reality is the reverse.
Don't worry. We trash the US at every opportunity we get.
What do you mean "plow climate change through"? The climate is changing. Period. If we can't address that fact through our legal system, that means our legal system is well and truly broken and needs a serious redesign.
This isn't about whether climate change is occurring or not occurring. Its about legal procedures and rules.
If these legal procedures and rules are standing in the way of doing something about climate change, they need to go.
Why is that a problem? Microsoft could sell some more keyboards and mice for their consoles.
Looking even at the "cool" projects which come out of MIT undergrads, I get the impression that almost all children are exposed to absolutely nothing interesting whatsoever before the age of 18.
Welcome to education in the US.