Man, ain't that the truth. Actually, the absolutely most obscenely rich kids at my school steal the most stuff. Usually, they just throw it away afterwards, or something. I really don't understand them.
Why should I have to pay insurance premiums on something that I shouldn't have to? As long as no one else is using something that I purchased, then it SHOULD be perfectly legal for me to do whatever I want with it, along the lines of backup copies, because, in the end, the record company isn't losing a sale, because I already bought it from them.
Even though I own albums (or, at least, I did at one time) that were released almost entirely from independant labels, I am absolutely apalled at the treatment that fair use seems to be getting from the music industry.
Here's why:
Usually, when I go to school each morning, I bring my collection of CDs with me. This numbers about 36 or 38 legit, purchased CDs, as well as 12 or 10 burned CDs .
Yes, I realize that bringing something of that much value to school, even my private school, is a bad idea. Unfortunately, I found that out the hard way, when, about 5 weeks ago, they were stolen. Poof, gone without a trace. Now I don't even have the originals still with me, because they were all taken.
Now what I'm going to have to do is to burn copies of all my CDs that I purchase in the future, so I can take the copies with me and still have the originals at home, so that they can be re-burned in case my CDs are stolen again. This is a perfectly acceptable example of fair use, since I (the purchaser) was the only one who used the albums and (as far as I know) fair use laws allow you, or at least USED to allow you, to keep extra copies for backup purposes.
Time used to be when you wouldn't have to rebuy CDs or other items such as video games if they were stolen, you could just rely on your backup copy. Not anymore.
Corporate greed has finally overridden any concern that the music industry might have once had for the consumer, because the average American consumer is either so dumb, or so lacking self control, that they go right on and buy from them anyway.
This case sets a ridiculous precedent. It would have ISPs held responsible for the actions of their users, which would force them to closely monitor what their users do on their network.
I am loath to have to grant yet another company too much access to my personal life and habits.
A good example of how stupid this could get would be when an ISP is held liable because the machine of one of its Windows (or Linux, for that matter) users gets compromised and used in compromising other hosts, particularaly ones owned by the government and corporations. We all know that ISPs shouldn't have the responsibility of securing its users machines, and the ISPs know that too, but because of this, they're going to have to crack down somehow.
The story does not go into much detail of what ramifications this might/will have on other courts around the world.
Actually, this won't, or shouldn't at least, have any effect on courts "around the world," because most countries legal systems only accept precedents set by their courts under their laws.
For example, there are a bunch of angry rebels outside of a embassy.
This is actually an excellent example, as anyone who has seen the movie "The Rules of Engagement" would agree. If you have a bunch of peaceful protestors interspersed with gun carrying militant fanactics, the most effective way to allieviate the problem without causing a major international incident is to annoy the living shit out of them, and injure them if necessary.
What the hell is the Kitty Hawk? Do you mean to say that the Wright Brothers decided to one-up themselves by making the entire island town that they flew in take off??
Just getting the optical cable installed with its various freaky components drive up the cost in a hurry.
Perhaps if you had actually had a look at the product on the website, you would have known that this has nothing to do with optical cable. This runs over STP Cat 5 cabling.
However, I do think that people should be more forthcoming in who they are when they flagrantly advertise their own sites.
The Flat Earth Society is meeting here today Telling happy little lies.
and the bright ship humana is sent far away
with grave determination....
and no destination, lie, lie, lie
I live in FL, so we (understandably) don't get snow days, but I'd like to see them invent something that'll take away "hurricane days," those wonderful days when they cancel school in order for you and your family to board up your house...
The British people have a long history of politely bending over and taking it in the ass from their Government every time the Gov't wants to. Witness the RIP act, or the surveillance cameras in public places.
I'm so glad that the (former) American Colonies got fed up with this a long time ago and did the sensible thing.
said Hal Davison, owner and president of Davison Consulting, Sarasota, Fla.
Omg, I live in this town! I'm going to find this place, walk in, and give that idiot a piece of my mind! What kinda moron thinks that Linux is only allowed to be controlled by one entity (Linus)?!
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Man, ain't that the truth. Actually, the absolutely most obscenely rich kids at my school steal the most stuff. Usually, they just throw it away afterwards, or something. I really don't understand them.
Has anyone taken a look at the mirror that michael provided in the posting? They just skip right into it.
Arrrragh! Run away, run away!
Why should I have to pay insurance premiums on something that I shouldn't have to? As long as no one else is using something that I purchased, then it SHOULD be perfectly legal for me to do whatever I want with it, along the lines of backup copies, because, in the end, the record company isn't losing a sale, because I already bought it from them.
Here's why:
Usually, when I go to school each morning, I bring my collection of CDs with me. This numbers about 36 or 38 legit, purchased CDs, as well as 12 or 10 burned CDs .
Yes, I realize that bringing something of that much value to school, even my private school, is a bad idea. Unfortunately, I found that out the hard way, when, about 5 weeks ago, they were stolen. Poof, gone without a trace. Now I don't even have the originals still with me, because they were all taken.
Now what I'm going to have to do is to burn copies of all my CDs that I purchase in the future, so I can take the copies with me and still have the originals at home, so that they can be re-burned in case my CDs are stolen again. This is a perfectly acceptable example of fair use, since I (the purchaser) was the only one who used the albums and (as far as I know) fair use laws allow you, or at least USED to allow you, to keep extra copies for backup purposes.
Time used to be when you wouldn't have to rebuy CDs or other items such as video games if they were stolen, you could just rely on your backup copy. Not anymore.
Corporate greed has finally overridden any concern that the music industry might have once had for the consumer, because the average American consumer is either so dumb, or so lacking self control, that they go right on and buy from them anyway.
I am loath to have to grant yet another company too much access to my personal life and habits.
A good example of how stupid this could get would be when an ISP is held liable because the machine of one of its Windows (or Linux, for that matter) users gets compromised and used in compromising other hosts, particularaly ones owned by the government and corporations. We all know that ISPs shouldn't have the responsibility of securing its users machines, and the ISPs know that too, but because of this, they're going to have to crack down somehow.
Actually, the title of the song is "Soup is Good Food," for anyone out there who's a fan of the Dead Kennedys.
Actually, this won't, or shouldn't at least, have any effect on courts "around the world," because most countries legal systems only accept precedents set by their courts under their laws.
woweeee! this is some inane shit!
...is a superior OS to linux
that's inane
I believe that this comment will be archived. seriously.
linux works a lot better than a windows derivitive on embedded systems.
This is actually an excellent example, as anyone who has seen the movie "The Rules of Engagement" would agree. If you have a bunch of peaceful protestors interspersed with gun carrying militant fanactics, the most effective way to allieviate the problem without causing a major international incident is to annoy the living shit out of them, and injure them if necessary.
What the hell is the Kitty Hawk? Do you mean to say that the Wright Brothers decided to one-up themselves by making the entire island town that they flew in take off??
IANAL, but AFAIK, I have no idea what he's trying to communicate when he says "CLEC" and "ILEC."
This is, of course, IMHO.
Perhaps if you had actually had a look at the product on the website, you would have known that this has nothing to do with optical cable. This runs over STP Cat 5 cabling.
However, I do think that people should be more forthcoming in who they are when they flagrantly advertise their own sites.
The Flat Earth Society is meeting here today
Telling happy little lies.
and the bright ship humana is sent far away
with grave determination....
and no destination, lie, lie, lie
C'mon, its a Bad Religion song. Sing along...
I'd like to know just what it is that you find so offensive about this.
Honestly, seek counseling, or learn to spell. Or both.
*cough* Microsoft *cough*
I live in FL, so we (understandably) don't get snow days, but I'd like to see them invent something that'll take away "hurricane days," those wonderful days when they cancel school in order for you and your family to board up your house...
The British people have a long history of politely bending over and taking it in the ass from their Government every time the Gov't wants to. Witness the RIP act, or the surveillance cameras in public places.
I'm so glad that the (former) American Colonies got fed up with this a long time ago and did the sensible thing.
That would be flattering... but somewhat odd...
I've never seen sheep in person.
Omg, I live in this town! I'm going to find this place, walk in, and give that idiot a piece of my mind! What kinda moron thinks that Linux is only allowed to be controlled by one entity (Linus)?!