Name one. All the lawsuits that I'm aware of have involved sharing. Either "making available" by having files in the kazaa shared folder, or downloading through bittorrent, which almost certainly entails uploading to other peers.
Can you point me to a lawsuit against someone who is only alleged to have downloaded?
How can I cite the absense of a law? Typically the burden of proof is on those making a positive claim, i.e. that possessing an illegal copy is in itself illegal. The best I can do is offer the list of exclusive rights from Title 17 and note that possession of a copy is not among those rights.
To date, no one has been sued for downloading a file. Simply possessing a copy that was illegally made is not illegal. It is making the copy that is illegal. Since this service cannot determine who made the copy, it is no threat whatsoever.
Property itself is an abstract concept. Investigate the source of that concept
That's easy enough. The source of the property concept is the fact that some goods are rivalrous. That is, use of the good by one party makes use of the good by another party impossible. Obviously we need a mechanism to manage who gets to use what good.
you will understand why intellectual property is property
I'm not following. Intellectual "property" is not rivalrous, and so it should not be considered property.
Try IRC. There's someone there to entertain you 24/7. And it's a lot harder for your indiscretions on IRC to get back to your family or employer. It's even gotten me laid. YMMV.
My land line does not require a contract, local calling is unlimited. It's not quite cheap, given how little I use it but could be a bargain for a heavy user.
For long distance I have a calling card that doesn't require a contract. I put a bunch of minutes on it 5 years ago, and still have most of them. It was cheap enough that I don't remember what I paid for it.
I'd like a cell phone that I can use with as few strings as these options. Don't see any good reason why it shouldn't exist.
What do you (or slashdot in general) recommend? Assuming I will not sign a contract, use SMS or other data, or purchase minutes that expire, what are my options?
I ask here, because all the information on Google is from someone selling something. If I'm on the phone half an hour a month TOPS, what's a good cheap utilitarian service?
But that's nto the worst part: they will be giving the government all the excuses they need to take tight control of the internet,
If the Gov't actually wants control of the internet, they will get it with or without Anon. If you truly believe what you said above, the time to start fighting is now. By the time you realize we live in a dystopian police state, it will be too late.
Are you that afraid of your government overreacting to a little dissent? Really? Then it sounds like you need to replace your government immediately. Working with Anonymous, which is in active defiance of the government, is one of the few credible ways we can start doing this. Simple obedience is not going to make anything better.
Rule of thumb: If you're more afraid of your government than you are of rebels, then you should be on the rebel's side.
Anonymous is the only group fighting back against encroaching authoritarianism. What alternatives are there? People have been working through the system for decades, and for decades the people have been losing power. Vigilantism is our only hope. I can't say I agree with all their methods, and all their targets, but on the whole they've been doing a lot more harm than good.
Ah a baseless assertion. How silly of me to think otherwise.
If trademarks overlap with ordinary English, injustice is sure to follow. The right of everyone to speak our language outweighs the narrow commercial interests of a single party. To avoid this, trademarks should not have any ordinary English meaning in the context that they are used.
E.G. "Geek Squad" is a descriptive term, and even people who have never heard of Best Buy would understand the phrase. That's a bad trademark. "Apple Computer" on the other hand, while being composed of ordinary words has no meaning in this context. That's a good trademark.
"Squad" and "Geek" are both ordinary English words being used in their ordinary sense. If that's a valid trademark, then there's something terribly wrong with US trademark law.
You want change? How about credit card companies no longer being allowed to charge outrageous fees to small business retailers, or change due dates with minimal notice and crank up interest rates when you miss them?
Nice, but they'll find other ways to screw us. What we need are usury laws with teeth, and maximum caps on
How about increased regulation on derivatives and a bureau dedicated to protecting consumers from abusive lenders
Again, entirely toothless. The traders will find a loophole, and the CFPB will be about as effective as the MMS. And where's the god damned Volker rule?
While we're at it, the healthcare bill was crap from the start and only got further watered down. He never even tried to bring single payer to the table. Also, gays in the military. Negligible.
So you're damn right I want change. But no, we get Bush III instead.
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Name one. All the lawsuits that I'm aware of have involved sharing. Either "making available" by having files in the kazaa shared folder, or downloading through bittorrent, which almost certainly entails uploading to other peers.
Can you point me to a lawsuit against someone who is only alleged to have downloaded?
That's the whole point of "terrorism". You can label anything terrorism, and all of a sudden none of the old rules apply.
Why haven't they persued this argument in the past? What makes you think they will do so in the future?
How can I cite the absense of a law? Typically the burden of proof is on those making a positive claim, i.e. that possessing an illegal copy is in itself illegal. The best I can do is offer the list of exclusive rights from Title 17 and note that possession of a copy is not among those rights.
It would be, but that's no proof you shared the file. It's only proof that you shared the ID3 metadata.
No! Bad! No biscuit!
To date, no one has been sued for downloading a file. Simply possessing a copy that was illegally made is not illegal. It is making the copy that is illegal. Since this service cannot determine who made the copy, it is no threat whatsoever.
LulzSec is not Anonymous. They may be better described as Pseudonymous.
Property itself is an abstract concept. Investigate the source of that concept
That's easy enough. The source of the property concept is the fact that some goods are rivalrous. That is, use of the good by one party makes use of the good by another party impossible. Obviously we need a mechanism to manage who gets to use what good.
you will understand why intellectual property is property
I'm not following. Intellectual "property" is not rivalrous, and so it should not be considered property.
My young daughter and her friends have recently left Facebook. The reason? Because everyone's parents now use Facebook.
For what? Have they found the next big thing yet?
Try IRC. There's someone there to entertain you 24/7. And it's a lot harder for your indiscretions on IRC to get back to your family or employer. It's even gotten me laid. YMMV.
No one has ever successfully implemented a capitalist society either. It's a nice idea, but it turns into plutocracy rapidly.
My land line does not require a contract, local calling is unlimited. It's not quite cheap, given how little I use it but could be a bargain for a heavy user.
For long distance I have a calling card that doesn't require a contract. I put a bunch of minutes on it 5 years ago, and still have most of them. It was cheap enough that I don't remember what I paid for it.
I'd like a cell phone that I can use with as few strings as these options. Don't see any good reason why it shouldn't exist.
What do you (or slashdot in general) recommend? Assuming I will not sign a contract, use SMS or other data, or purchase minutes that expire, what are my options?
I ask here, because all the information on Google is from someone selling something. If I'm on the phone half an hour a month TOPS, what's a good cheap utilitarian service?
There's claims that he may have been moved after death and that he may have been killed in or around a settlement off the Alps.
You see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I thought they were talking about this guy.
Zip and RAR encryption has never been trustworthy. Let me know when they can crack GPG.
Banks are all about the semblance of security, not actual security.
Much like government itself.
But that's nto the worst part: they will be giving the government all the excuses they need to take tight control of the internet,
If the Gov't actually wants control of the internet, they will get it with or without Anon. If you truly believe what you said above, the time to start fighting is now. By the time you realize we live in a dystopian police state, it will be too late.
Are you that afraid of your government overreacting to a little dissent? Really? Then it sounds like you need to replace your government immediately. Working with Anonymous, which is in active defiance of the government, is one of the few credible ways we can start doing this. Simple obedience is not going to make anything better.
Rule of thumb: If you're more afraid of your government than you are of rebels, then you should be on the rebel's side.
Anonymous is the only group fighting back against encroaching authoritarianism. What alternatives are there? People have been working through the system for decades, and for decades the people have been losing power. Vigilantism is our only hope. I can't say I agree with all their methods, and all their targets, but on the whole they've been doing a lot more harm than good.
Ah a baseless assertion. How silly of me to think otherwise.
If trademarks overlap with ordinary English, injustice is sure to follow. The right of everyone to speak our language outweighs the narrow commercial interests of a single party. To avoid this, trademarks should not have any ordinary English meaning in the context that they are used.
E.G. "Geek Squad" is a descriptive term, and even people who have never heard of Best Buy would understand the phrase. That's a bad trademark. "Apple Computer" on the other hand, while being composed of ordinary words has no meaning in this context. That's a good trademark.
"Squad" and "Geek" are both ordinary English words being used in their ordinary sense. If that's a valid trademark, then there's something terribly wrong with US trademark law.
You want change? How about credit card companies no longer being allowed to charge outrageous fees to small business retailers, or change due dates with minimal notice and crank up interest rates when you miss them?
Nice, but they'll find other ways to screw us. What we need are usury laws with teeth, and maximum caps on
How about increased regulation on derivatives and a bureau dedicated to protecting consumers from abusive lenders
Again, entirely toothless. The traders will find a loophole, and the CFPB will be about as effective as the MMS. And where's the god damned Volker rule?
While we're at it, the healthcare bill was crap from the start and only got further watered down. He never even tried to bring single payer to the table. Also, gays in the military. Negligible.
So you're damn right I want change. But no, we get Bush III instead.
Both current wars? We are in 3 wars.