Excellent!! It's called.NET, haven't you heard of it. here [microsoft.com] is a link.. Exactly what you describe is half of it's purpose, despite what most people around here may think...
Haven't been paying attention to the way major industries play their games lately?
The day you see an energy efficient car on the market is the day you'll see Microsoft release a product that goes out of its way to make it easy to share information with other company's platforms.
I don't know. I didn't really mean too much specific with my post. My point was that... we're not exactly handed a purpose in life. We don't know what the heck is going on. If you persue happiness, then you're in the midst of testing if happiness is the point of life. If you persue enlightenment... if you persue intellegence, physical aptitude... whatever you do, on some level you're dealing with a question you can't directly answer, or even neccesarilly talk about.
IANAL, but from the occasional TV drivel I've caught, I've picked up on one important part of legal stratagy:
Settlments have a place before the ruling, right? I mean... The DOJ won, that's just been re-re-clarified again (redundancy intended). When a party is found guilty, what would possibly possess the prosecution to settle for a lower penalty? If Microsoft DOES end up with a slap on the wrist, it's going the be the definitive large scale failure of a "blind" justice system.
Or just run a length of string alongside it. That way when you feel the need to run more cable, just put together your new bundle (along with another length of string), attach it to one end, and pull through. You've now got your new cables in, plus another string ready to pull through more when the time comes. Plus you're not paying for cable to sit unused in the tubing.
I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand this.
1) Why does mozilla need its own widget set for CSS compliance?
2) Why does it make sense to use a widget set designed for the web for the application UI?
I just hope that ID has more of a committment to this Linux product then their readme.html would suggest. Have a look at the system requirements, and you'll probabbly seee what I'm talking about.
... is that the DOJ is completely dropping any intent to have the "IE-tying" complaint reexamined. (which was one of the most basic elements of the case).
They claim they're making these changes to their stratagy to make sure consumers get a fast and appropriate solution to the problem. BS. Since when did the solution to providing expedient justice under the constitution become dropping old charges and reducing penalties?
Furthermore, why a change in stratagy at all? Microsoft has already been found guilty. It should be clear to anyone paying any attention at all that there's a very distinct motive at work here.
While we all know that North American media is glossing over this (if mentioning it at all), I haven't yet heard anything about how the Russian media, government, and people are reacting. Surely this is an issue of some heat over there... anyone with a more direct exposure to this care to comment? Perhaps a link to a good online russian newspaper (in english please?:) )
The incentive is very simple. When you hear music you like, you'd like to hear more, right? Well, the artist isn't going to be able to make more without your money. So you give them money. Maybe in exchange for a fancy package, maybe just as a pure donation. But one way or the other, if you want the music to keep coming, you need to support the artists.
The point is, you'll be paying not to get access to music in the first place, but in support and appreciation for what the artist provided you with freely.
Is this the only thing known to cuase CD's to go clear, or are there other things which might do this? I've personally seen discarded CD's left outdoors turn clear in a matter of weeks. Maybe it's not just in Belize that we have to be worrying about this.
I can certainly see myself doing this. Imagine, sitting back, listening to random streams being fed to you from mp3.com (assuming that's still possible in the coming months after their recent aquisition), and you hear somebody you've never heard of playing a song you love instantly. (For myself, I've experienced this with Paul Bellows, who's got his entire first album, and more, on his mp3.com section). Not only can you now grab the music you liked so much for later listening, but you instantly have a reference of where they're going to be playing in the next few days. Perhaps you'd like to support the band by buying tickets to a show, buying a CD, or just a healthy tip.
The ability to more directly connect the average music consumer to the people producing the music is always a good thing. The consumer gets music from a wider variety of sources then they would otherwise, and the artist doesn't need to give up as much money to a label or distributor. I don't know about you, but I'd rather buy CD's under those terms then at any outlet at the local mall.
It's more then a slippery slope that we're dealing with. The system is supposedly there to allow _parents_ to track their children. How many parents are really going to take time our of their day to look and see that "ooo, my kid's out there in hallway B"?
No, I think it's much more likely that that's the surface of the real intention: to allow the authorities (be they teachers, security, or police) to monitor the children, with or without the consent/knowledge of their parents.
"Increased Compatability: Windows Whistler contains new compatibility code, allowing it to run hundreds of programs that wouldn't work in Windows 2000!"
This is a perfect example of why Napster is not the guilty party here. It's the individual people, those sharing the music, that are infringing. Think about it for a moment: The users of Napster are using (admitidly simple) encryption mechanisms to trade songs without getting caught. Now the recording industry is asking the government to force Napster to find a way to defeat that mechanism. Even putting aside the possibilities of tying in the DMCA, this clearly shows that the sharing of songs is beyond the control of Napster, and forcing them to cease would be an unreasonable burden on what can only be called a bystander.
Of course, the RIAA will never, en masse, go after the users of the songs. Those are the people who buy their music.
"What's the lesson for him?" his father asks. "This wasn't a fair process.
Exactly. The state of our current culture is one in which a massive bureacratic process is used to compensate for lacking character traits in society, be they control of violent response, upbringing of our children by their family and community, compassion for others in the face of trouble, etc. And this large government body, much to the dissapointment of the body and those who elected it, is incapable of fulfilling the role as well as we would like. No, it's not fair, and no, the system will never be perfect.
But there is another lesson here for Sean and his parents: There's always room for improvement. There's always a flaw or a crack in the system, to which the individuals can contribute even the tiniest positive force. Sean's getting an early lesson in sociology, and it's a lesson worth learning. It may not be the easiest way to get through the next few years of his life, but a little hard work does pay off in the end.
Finally, let's review the results (so far) of these incidents: Sean (like many of us who share a common background) has been pushed around and bullied, not only by his fellow students, but by his administration. It's not fun, but he's going to come out of it a little tougher, and hopefully with a little more understanding of how to work the system to his advantage in the future. Given the concern his parents are taking in the issue, I'd wager he's likely to come out of this healthier and better adjusted then the average high school student. Even if he ends up being home schooled for the rest of his high school years, he'll have the opprotunity to further solidify a bond with his family at home. And regardless of where he attends classes, he'll always have the opprotunity to pursue relationships with past and new friends. He'll also be either pursueing a career, or beginning post-secondary education soon enough. My only concern here is that a little false security on the part of the other parents doesn't cost him a permanent stain on a piece of paper that will follow him around for the rest of his life. Any reference to Sean's psychological profile in his record should not be available outside of that institution. Not only was it performed by people unqualified to be handing out diagnosies, but the're confidential. Fight with those two points if you need to. But honestly, I have to believe that Sean's clear well-spokenness will more then make up for a couple of stray marks on his high school record.
Furthermore, because the music-sharer is in control of that ID3 copyright field, there a only two possibilities:
1) The user distributes mp3s with a blank or falsified copyright field. They're lying about the copyright status of the music.
2) The user distributes mp3s with a correct copyright field. In this case, and _only_ in this case, could Napster be held responsible for contributary infringement.
There is a mechanism in place to work out all of this copyright nonsense. Why implement another harsher mechanism (govt-imposed regulation of a public information distribution mechanism)
(I should note that by "reasonable effort", i'm refering to the phrase stating that Napster cannot "(3) fail to act to prevent viral distribution of the works". They have to act to prevent the distribution... they don't neccesarilly have to be successful)
Also of interest was the fact that the court only requires Napster to make a reasonable effort to comply with the copyright holder's demands. It's unfortunate that they don't go into detail as to what qualifies a reasonable effort. From my reading of the text, a simple scheme could be implemented by users to get around all this:
Users sharing files use a simple encryption mechanism on the file names, and possibly even ID3 tags. (rot13 might be good enough, depending on how much effort the court expects napster to exercise). This encryption is reasonable, as napster users have a right to protect their own privacy. Moreover, the process doesn't implicate Napster in the process at all, but, if done right, would maintain the same level of service, as well as the same potential future benifits to Napster (ie, banner ads, etc)
At this point, it's difficult for the RIAA to claim laziness as "contributary infringement", as Napster would have to not only excersise the exceptional effort of trying several decryption mechanisms on every file, but also because it could easilly be found to be in violation of the DMCA's anti-encryption clauses. An actual police investigation would be requried to break the encryption with the justification of law enforcement.
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I'll believe it when I see it.
Haven't been paying attention to the way major industries play their games lately?
The day you see an energy efficient car on the market is the day you'll see Microsoft release a product that goes out of its way to make it easy to share information with other company's platforms.
I don't know. I didn't really mean too much specific with my post. My point was that... we're not exactly handed a purpose in life. We don't know what the heck is going on. If you persue happiness, then you're in the midst of testing if happiness is the point of life. If you persue enlightenment... if you persue intellegence, physical aptitude... whatever you do, on some level you're dealing with a question you can't directly answer, or even neccesarilly talk about.
I dunno... I'd probabbly call that 'infinite loop' life. But that's just me. :)
IANAL, but from the occasional TV drivel I've caught, I've picked up on one important part of legal stratagy:
Settlments have a place before the ruling, right? I mean... The DOJ won, that's just been re-re-clarified again (redundancy intended). When a party is found guilty, what would possibly possess the prosecution to settle for a lower penalty? If Microsoft DOES end up with a slap on the wrist, it's going the be the definitive large scale failure of a "blind" justice system.
Or just run a length of string alongside it. That way when you feel the need to run more cable, just put together your new bundle (along with another length of string), attach it to one end, and pull through. You've now got your new cables in, plus another string ready to pull through more when the time comes. Plus you're not paying for cable to sit unused in the tubing.
I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand this.
1) Why does mozilla need its own widget set for CSS compliance?
2) Why does it make sense to use a widget set designed for the web for the application UI?
I just hope that ID has more of a committment to this Linux product then their readme.html would suggest. Have a look at the system requirements, and you'll probabbly seee what I'm talking about.
Silly me. :)
I thought that was what injunctions were for.
... is that the DOJ is completely dropping any intent to have the "IE-tying" complaint reexamined. (which was one of the most basic elements of the case).
They claim they're making these changes to their stratagy to make sure consumers get a fast and appropriate solution to the problem. BS. Since when did the solution to providing expedient justice under the constitution become dropping old charges and reducing penalties?
Furthermore, why a change in stratagy at all? Microsoft has already been found guilty. It should be clear to anyone paying any attention at all that there's a very distinct motive at work here.
IFRAME has been adopted by the W3C as part of the HTML 4.01 standard.
Information on how to use IFRAME.
While we all know that North American media is glossing over this (if mentioning it at all), I haven't yet heard anything about how the Russian media, government, and people are reacting. Surely this is an issue of some heat over there... anyone with a more direct exposure to this care to comment? Perhaps a link to a good online russian newspaper (in english please? :) )
The incentive is very simple. When you hear music you like, you'd like to hear more, right? Well, the artist isn't going to be able to make more without your money. So you give them money. Maybe in exchange for a fancy package, maybe just as a pure donation. But one way or the other, if you want the music to keep coming, you need to support the artists.
The point is, you'll be paying not to get access to music in the first place, but in support and appreciation for what the artist provided you with freely.
Is this the only thing known to cuase CD's to go clear, or are there other things which might do this? I've personally seen discarded CD's left outdoors turn clear in a matter of weeks. Maybe it's not just in Belize that we have to be worrying about this.
The ability to more directly connect the average music consumer to the people producing the music is always a good thing. The consumer gets music from a wider variety of sources then they would otherwise, and the artist doesn't need to give up as much money to a label or distributor. I don't know about you, but I'd rather buy CD's under those terms then at any outlet at the local mall.
It's more then a slippery slope that we're dealing with. The system is supposedly there to allow _parents_ to track their children. How many parents are really going to take time our of their day to look and see that "ooo, my kid's out there in hallway B"?
No, I think it's much more likely that that's the surface of the real intention: to allow the authorities (be they teachers, security, or police) to monitor the children, with or without the consent/knowledge of their parents.
"Increased Compatability: Windows Whistler contains new compatibility code, allowing it to run hundreds of programs that wouldn't work in Windows 2000!"
:)
I'm not kidding here.
This is a perfect example of why Napster is not the guilty party here. It's the individual people, those sharing the music, that are infringing. Think about it for a moment: The users of Napster are using (admitidly simple) encryption mechanisms to trade songs without getting caught. Now the recording industry is asking the government to force Napster to find a way to defeat that mechanism. Even putting aside the possibilities of tying in the DMCA, this clearly shows that the sharing of songs is beyond the control of Napster, and forcing them to cease would be an unreasonable burden on what can only be called a bystander.
Of course, the RIAA will never, en masse, go after the users of the songs. Those are the people who buy their music.
Or someone else's sweater perhaps? (evil grin) Gives this sluggy comic a new shot at reality. :)
Exactly. The state of our current culture is one in which a massive bureacratic process is used to compensate for lacking character traits in society, be they control of violent response, upbringing of our children by their family and community, compassion for others in the face of trouble, etc. And this large government body, much to the dissapointment of the body and those who elected it, is incapable of fulfilling the role as well as we would like. No, it's not fair, and no, the system will never be perfect.
But there is another lesson here for Sean and his parents: There's always room for improvement. There's always a flaw or a crack in the system, to which the individuals can contribute even the tiniest positive force. Sean's getting an early lesson in sociology, and it's a lesson worth learning. It may not be the easiest way to get through the next few years of his life, but a little hard work does pay off in the end.
Finally, let's review the results (so far) of these incidents: Sean (like many of us who share a common background) has been pushed around and bullied, not only by his fellow students, but by his administration. It's not fun, but he's going to come out of it a little tougher, and hopefully with a little more understanding of how to work the system to his advantage in the future. Given the concern his parents are taking in the issue, I'd wager he's likely to come out of this healthier and better adjusted then the average high school student. Even if he ends up being home schooled for the rest of his high school years, he'll have the opprotunity to further solidify a bond with his family at home. And regardless of where he attends classes, he'll always have the opprotunity to pursue relationships with past and new friends. He'll also be either pursueing a career, or beginning post-secondary education soon enough. My only concern here is that a little false security on the part of the other parents doesn't cost him a permanent stain on a piece of paper that will follow him around for the rest of his life. Any reference to Sean's psychological profile in his record should not be available outside of that institution. Not only was it performed by people unqualified to be handing out diagnosies, but the're confidential. Fight with those two points if you need to. But honestly, I have to believe that Sean's clear well-spokenness will more then make up for a couple of stray marks on his high school record.
Furthermore, because the music-sharer is in control of that ID3 copyright field, there a only two possibilities: 1) The user distributes mp3s with a blank or falsified copyright field. They're lying about the copyright status of the music. 2) The user distributes mp3s with a correct copyright field. In this case, and _only_ in this case, could Napster be held responsible for contributary infringement. There is a mechanism in place to work out all of this copyright nonsense. Why implement another harsher mechanism (govt-imposed regulation of a public information distribution mechanism)
Did you watch the same special as me on A&E tonight?
Then again, the statement has often been made that:
"How much did the Y2K *myth* cost businesses"
(I should note that by "reasonable effort", i'm refering to the phrase stating that Napster cannot "(3) fail to act to prevent viral distribution of the works". They have to act to prevent the distribution... they don't neccesarilly have to be successful)
Also of interest was the fact that the court only requires Napster to make a reasonable effort to comply with the copyright holder's demands. It's unfortunate that they don't go into detail as to what qualifies a reasonable effort. From my reading of the text, a simple scheme could be implemented by users to get around all this:
Users sharing files use a simple encryption mechanism on the file names, and possibly even ID3 tags. (rot13 might be good enough, depending on how much effort the court expects napster to exercise). This encryption is reasonable, as napster users have a right to protect their own privacy. Moreover, the process doesn't implicate Napster in the process at all, but, if done right, would maintain the same level of service, as well as the same potential future benifits to Napster (ie, banner ads, etc)
At this point, it's difficult for the RIAA to claim laziness as "contributary infringement", as Napster would have to not only excersise the exceptional effort of trying several decryption mechanisms on every file, but also because it could easilly be found to be in violation of the DMCA's anti-encryption clauses. An actual police investigation would be requried to break the encryption with the justification of law enforcement.