Cory doesn't let facts get in his way. Things like how this was a WiFi connection for a block around the city courthouse, not a WiFi connection for the entire town.
Actually the MPAA has case law on their side. If the ISP and the city are informed that someone is using the connection to infringe copyright and they do nothing about it then they become liable as well. This came about from a ruling around 30 years ago.
This isn't group punishment. The city shut down a WiFi connection they ran for 1 city block around a courthouse. The vast majority of the city wasn't even effected.
I don't know what hole you crawled out of, but I suggest you stay there until you have legitimate concerns.
So not being able to run native apps to buy from iTunes, sync my iPod and iPhone or a lack of profesional apps for doing image/video/audio editing aren't legitimate? No wonder you'll never have more than 1% of the desktop.
Oh and saying to run things through Wine isn't going to cut it. If freetards are going to claim that I can do everything in Loonix like one can do in Windows I don't want to have to use some emulator for Windows to get things running.
Maybe they will be able to hire more open-source driver developers...
Why should they have to? Wasn't the community going to pick up the specs and source code offerings and write the drivers all by themselves and that they would be magically awesome in no time? Oh wait, that never happened. The freetards just bitched and moaned and cried because they were unable to write anything good and demanded that AMD do all the work for them.
However he WAS entitled to XBL as he was paying for it.
Except he broke the terms of usage that he agreed to. Microsoft is perfectly fine in banning him from the service for violating the rules.
Taking this approach seems a bit off. Its legal sure - but it comes across as vindictive rather then fair.
How is it unfair? He agreed to a certain set of rules and then violated them.
Either way, pissing of 3% of your customer base is not to be taken lightly.
Except for the fact that the vast majority of them were probably not buying games and as such were costing more money to support than they were paying back.
Then I agree that he should have his account unbanned. Microsoft made a mistake banning him if his story is true and they should fix it and recompense him for the error. It still doesn't mean I have sympathy for any of the actual modders.
So as major video game publishers leave the PC and flock to the consoles, what's the viable alternative to the console cartel if one wants to play local-multiplayer video games on a TV set?
It means you do without if you don't want to agree to the terms laid down by the people providing the service. Gaming is not a fundamental need. You aren't going to die if you can't play a video game.
What are you talking about? I don't own an iPod or a Mac. I just get sick and tired of hearing slashdot losers whining cause Apple won't allow them to install OS X on hardware Apple doesn't want to support or they can't use the iTunes store from other devices that Apple doesn't approve as if Apple has an obligation to provide things at the behest of the whiner.
'Cause modding hardware you own should be illegal!
No, but violating the terms of use you agreed to buy using their service means they are perfectly justified in banning you from that service when you break the rules.
Microsoft lost nothing as he did not take a physical disc and he got 600 pounds of value. Some would say that this is a good thing as no wealth was lost and 600 pounds of wealth was created. Since he could not have paid, there was no lost sale.
They may not have lost something, but he still isn't entitled to obtain the works of other's for free just because he wants it. He isn't entitled to play those games nor do the publishers owe him to give their works to him for free. If you can't afford something, you do without it. Copying the game isn't justifiable. Games aren't a necessity of life and he isn't going to die if he isn't able to buy and play every game released for the 360.
You mean other than the part where he says he didn't buy the games and just copied them because he felt he was owed them?
guess he paid for the Xbox, he paid money to the guy for 'chipping' his box, and he paid for the Xbox-live service.. what you are saying was that he didn't pay enough?
If one wants to play a game, one has to buy it. If one can not afford to pay for the game doesn't mean you are allowed to copy it. One is not entitled to the work of another for free just because someone wants it.
Apple has no obligation to support the Atom chip. Apple also has no obligation to allow third party phones to access the iTunes store. I'm sorry, but I fail to see what Apple did wrong as Apple isn't obligated to make their software or services available on your terms.
No one forced any of these people to buy a 360 and no one forced them to agree to the terms of using Xbox Live. That they voluntarily purchased a 360, modded it, and attempted to use it on Xbox Live in violation of the agreement they made with Microsoft means that the ban was entirely their fault.
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Cory doesn't let facts get in his way. Things like how this was a WiFi connection for a block around the city courthouse, not a WiFi connection for the entire town.
Actually the MPAA has case law on their side. If the ISP and the city are informed that someone is using the connection to infringe copyright and they do nothing about it then they become liable as well. This came about from a ruling around 30 years ago.
Actually it would probably be far worse to do what you recommend.
The safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.
This isn't group punishment. The city shut down a WiFi connection they ran for 1 city block around a courthouse. The vast majority of the city wasn't even effected.
Really?
Yes. This is just an oft-repeated falsity by the Slashtard horde.
I RTFA and I can't be the only one who sees a discongruence between "an entire town's municipal WiFi" & "the 300 block".
But telling the truth isn't quite as sensationalist! I mean he even said that this was against the Geneva Convention! THE GENEVA CONVENTION!!!!1111ONE
But ISPs aren't common carriers. How many times does this need to be repeated?
I don't know what hole you crawled out of, but I suggest you stay there until you have legitimate concerns.
So not being able to run native apps to buy from iTunes, sync my iPod and iPhone or a lack of profesional apps for doing image/video/audio editing aren't legitimate? No wonder you'll never have more than 1% of the desktop.
(I tend to think the other way: How can I run Nautilus, KTorrent, KRDC, and GMountISO in Windows.)
By installing KDE for Windows.
Sure, if you think you're being too productive and you have way too many useful programs available to use under Windows.
WorksForMe(TM)
Oh and saying to run things through Wine isn't going to cut it. If freetards are going to claim that I can do everything in Loonix like one can do in Windows I don't want to have to use some emulator for Windows to get things running.
And the fact that Core and Core 2 kick AMD's ass from her to sundown.
Maybe they will be able to hire more open-source driver developers...
Why should they have to? Wasn't the community going to pick up the specs and source code offerings and write the drivers all by themselves and that they would be magically awesome in no time? Oh wait, that never happened. The freetards just bitched and moaned and cried because they were unable to write anything good and demanded that AMD do all the work for them.
However he WAS entitled to XBL as he was paying for it.
Except he broke the terms of usage that he agreed to. Microsoft is perfectly fine in banning him from the service for violating the rules.
Taking this approach seems a bit off. Its legal sure - but it comes across as vindictive rather then fair.
How is it unfair? He agreed to a certain set of rules and then violated them.
Either way, pissing of 3% of your customer base is not to be taken lightly.
Except for the fact that the vast majority of them were probably not buying games and as such were costing more money to support than they were paying back.
Then I agree that he should have his account unbanned. Microsoft made a mistake banning him if his story is true and they should fix it and recompense him for the error. It still doesn't mean I have sympathy for any of the actual modders.
So as major video game publishers leave the PC and flock to the consoles, what's the viable alternative to the console cartel if one wants to play local-multiplayer video games on a TV set?
It means you do without if you don't want to agree to the terms laid down by the people providing the service. Gaming is not a fundamental need. You aren't going to die if you can't play a video game.
What are you talking about? I don't own an iPod or a Mac. I just get sick and tired of hearing slashdot losers whining cause Apple won't allow them to install OS X on hardware Apple doesn't want to support or they can't use the iTunes store from other devices that Apple doesn't approve as if Apple has an obligation to provide things at the behest of the whiner.
'Cause modding hardware you own should be illegal!
No, but violating the terms of use you agreed to buy using their service means they are perfectly justified in banning you from that service when you break the rules.
And the evil M$ has no obligation to let people copy games and then play them on their online marketplace.
I agree. I even got modded troll for saying so.
Microsoft lost nothing as he did not take a physical disc and he got 600 pounds of value. Some would say that this is a good thing as no wealth was lost and 600 pounds of wealth was created. Since he could not have paid, there was no lost sale.
They may not have lost something, but he still isn't entitled to obtain the works of other's for free just because he wants it. He isn't entitled to play those games nor do the publishers owe him to give their works to him for free. If you can't afford something, you do without it. Copying the game isn't justifiable. Games aren't a necessity of life and he isn't going to die if he isn't able to buy and play every game released for the 360.
Mmm, how was it he didn't pay?
You mean other than the part where he says he didn't buy the games and just copied them because he felt he was owed them?
guess he paid for the Xbox, he paid money to the guy for 'chipping' his box, and he paid for the Xbox-live service.. what you are saying was that he didn't pay enough?
If one wants to play a game, one has to buy it. If one can not afford to pay for the game doesn't mean you are allowed to copy it. One is not entitled to the work of another for free just because someone wants it.
Apple has no obligation to support the Atom chip. Apple also has no obligation to allow third party phones to access the iTunes store. I'm sorry, but I fail to see what Apple did wrong as Apple isn't obligated to make their software or services available on your terms.
No one forced any of these people to buy a 360 and no one forced them to agree to the terms of using Xbox Live. That they voluntarily purchased a 360, modded it, and attempted to use it on Xbox Live in violation of the agreement they made with Microsoft means that the ban was entirely their fault.