The problem is that any respectable company would see this as unpatentable because its such a simple and common sense process. Just like how Amazon patented the one-click online transaction.
in fact, chapter 1 section 117 c of copyright law permits a computer servicing business to use a single license of a program for use on PCs being serviced as long as the application is uninstalled before the customer receives their PC back. But EULA get modified, and that section of copyright law is now nullified. When I was a PC tech, we bought Spy Sweeper and began using it on our customers systems. After the third install, got message that serial number is invalidated due to too many installs. I call up Webroot and explain the situation and even quote copyright law to them, but they keep saying that EULAs override that part of copyright law.
Some kind of law needs to be passed that forbids EULAs from trumping law and civil rights. With EULAs the way they are, if some law is passed that is designed to help the consumer, give them more rights and balance the power between consumer and company, Microsoft (or any other software publisher) can simply modify their EULA and basically nullify that law.
Wi-Fi is IEEE 802.11 a recognized standard. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has a 7 step process to make a technology a standard. Part of it involves getting sponsorship from companies involved in the technologies that make up the proposed standard. Next is authorization from the standards committee and the companies involved. What this means is that either IEEE-SA began the standardization project without CSIRO's authorization or CSIRO is lying or has changed their mind and is attempting to reclaim lost profits.
Adapting to a new work environment is tough for me and even to maintain it. I have asperger syndrome and the main part of that involves being socially inept. Lacking in certain social skills which are necessary in today's corporate environment. Teamwork is one of the big ones
Probably because Steam has an offline mode in which people do not have to be on-line to play. That goes against Ubisoft's policy of constant internet connection. So since Steam DRM policy does not comply with Ubisoft's, Ubisoft includes theirs. Thankfully Steam is up front about it and not trying to hide that fact
this depends what state you live in, but I live in Texas and in Texas, anyone who does data analysis in required to have a private investigator's license. Technically, you doing a malware scan on your system and selecting to clean the results of the scan is illegal. By the law, removal of malware is data analysis and requires a private investigators license.
Now here is how this can be applied to a ticket due to a red light cam. The picture is taken by a digital camera and the picture is received. Someone analyzes/views the photo and determines it to be a red light run. If that person does not have a private investigator's license, that evidence is invalid and cannot legally be used in court
So if you receive a ticket due to a red light cam, check your state and local laws to see if there are any such requirements and you could manage to get out of that ticket
A friend of a former boss of mine was sentenced to 4 years in prison and once released, forbidden to use any electronic device for twenty years. The crime was computer related, but I was never told the specifics.
Upon release, he challenged the restriction and was turned down the first time, but the second challenge, he brought along a tech-savey attorney. By pointing out even the most mundane of electronic devices including his hearing aid. Which his attorney pointed that technically it is an electronic device and it helps him deal with a hearing disability and that by denying him the right to use that device, then the judge would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Last I heard, the restriction was reduced, but I do not know the specifics
Oh I wish I could invest a cool $10 billion into ATVI in one direct transaction. With my new 909 million shares (more than all other investors combined), I could take full control. Ban the use of DRM, reinstate the fan-based licensing, allow copyright law to be used instead of EULA's.
So for any of you who have recently won a massive lotto jackpot, consider putting your voice into the anti-consumer rights choices that some of the smaller software publishers make.
"Xerox...asked the court to halt the companies from further using the technology."
So they are asking the courts to have google shutdown the search engine, youtube and google maps until the verdict is in? Fat chance! Same with yahoo.
There is no way youtube, google maps or Google search would get shutdown while this court case carries on. It could take months or even years to finish this case
To the US government, there is no difference between a terrorist and a constitutional patriot. Any opposition to the present-day government is to be supressed, silenced, destroyed and/or killed.
Lets compare a city to an ISP.
A City has their network of streets and roads.
An ISP has their network of wires and fiberoptics.
I don't know AU's citizens right & laws, so I'll base it on the US's
PROBLEM:
City: If someone is selling or distributing bootleg copies of movies from their home, do you hold the city liable?
ISP: If someone is selling or distributing bootleg copies of movies from their PC, do you hold the ISP liable?
COUNTER_MEASURE:
City: Create roadblocks at every entrance to the city with cops that will search every car that enters or exits for illegal movies. City gets in BIG trouble for violating fourth amendment.
ISP: Implement expensive devices to Inspect all packets entering or exiting the ISP's network for illegal movies. Illegal wiretapping? Same laws & rights concerning data tranmission vs. voice transmission is still under debate. With VoIP on the rise, this will really stir up a storm.
See my point?
The EFF and other consumer rights and public domain supports are pushing to ban perpetual copyright extensions which is what will happen as each extension approaches its lifespan. The judges read limited as infinity minus 1 second. They think like a computer or robot. Total lack of commonsense.
But as we know, our government does not give a shit about what we, want, believe or think. Their ears are listening to the lobbyists and corporations with deep pockets that hand them a bill with a check attached to it under the table. It's bribery. Pure and simple
The purpose of copyright was to promote creativity meaning that when a singer writes a song and copyrights it, they will profit from it, but when it expires, if that singer want to continue getting profits, he must continue to use his creativity.
Personally, I believe copyright of movies, music and literature should be 30 years or when the original copyright holder dies. Software should be 10 years.
i.e. Micheal Jackson did not create the Beetles music, yet he owned the rights to them. They were never his and never should have been.
"Elvis sure makes a lot of money for a dead guy" And nor should the creators heirs and their heirs and there heirs live off the works of someone over a century ago. Along with that, of all copyrights ever filed, these extension acts are only working for the less than 10% which are still commercially exploitable. Thus all those other fall into the abyss of time. In order to preserve great works of the past, the laws must be broken
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The problem is that any respectable company would see this as unpatentable because its such a simple and common sense process. Just like how Amazon patented the one-click online transaction.
Steam has also been doing this for a long time. You buy a game and send it to another Steam user. Preexisting art should not be difficult to produce.
in fact, chapter 1 section 117 c of copyright law permits a computer servicing business to use a single license of a program for use on PCs being serviced as long as the application is uninstalled before the customer receives their PC back. But EULA get modified, and that section of copyright law is now nullified. When I was a PC tech, we bought Spy Sweeper and began using it on our customers systems. After the third install, got message that serial number is invalidated due to too many installs. I call up Webroot and explain the situation and even quote copyright law to them, but they keep saying that EULAs override that part of copyright law.
Some kind of law needs to be passed that forbids EULAs from trumping law and civil rights. With EULAs the way they are, if some law is passed that is designed to help the consumer, give them more rights and balance the power between consumer and company, Microsoft (or any other software publisher) can simply modify their EULA and basically nullify that law.
Wi-Fi is IEEE 802.11 a recognized standard. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has a 7 step process to make a technology a standard. Part of it involves getting sponsorship from companies involved in the technologies that make up the proposed standard. Next is authorization from the standards committee and the companies involved. What this means is that either IEEE-SA began the standardization project without CSIRO's authorization or CSIRO is lying or has changed their mind and is attempting to reclaim lost profits.
Adapting to a new work environment is tough for me and even to maintain it. I have asperger syndrome and the main part of that involves being socially inept. Lacking in certain social skills which are necessary in today's corporate environment. Teamwork is one of the big ones
Probably because Steam has an offline mode in which people do not have to be on-line to play. That goes against Ubisoft's policy of constant internet connection. So since Steam DRM policy does not comply with Ubisoft's, Ubisoft includes theirs. Thankfully Steam is up front about it and not trying to hide that fact
I learned this from my digital forensics professor
this depends what state you live in, but I live in Texas and in Texas, anyone who does data analysis in required to have a private investigator's license. Technically, you doing a malware scan on your system and selecting to clean the results of the scan is illegal. By the law, removal of malware is data analysis and requires a private investigators license. Now here is how this can be applied to a ticket due to a red light cam. The picture is taken by a digital camera and the picture is received. Someone analyzes/views the photo and determines it to be a red light run. If that person does not have a private investigator's license, that evidence is invalid and cannot legally be used in court So if you receive a ticket due to a red light cam, check your state and local laws to see if there are any such requirements and you could manage to get out of that ticket
A friend of a former boss of mine was sentenced to 4 years in prison and once released, forbidden to use any electronic device for twenty years. The crime was computer related, but I was never told the specifics. Upon release, he challenged the restriction and was turned down the first time, but the second challenge, he brought along a tech-savey attorney. By pointing out even the most mundane of electronic devices including his hearing aid. Which his attorney pointed that technically it is an electronic device and it helps him deal with a hearing disability and that by denying him the right to use that device, then the judge would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Last I heard, the restriction was reduced, but I do not know the specifics
Oh I wish I could invest a cool $10 billion into ATVI in one direct transaction. With my new 909 million shares (more than all other investors combined), I could take full control. Ban the use of DRM, reinstate the fan-based licensing, allow copyright law to be used instead of EULA's. So for any of you who have recently won a massive lotto jackpot, consider putting your voice into the anti-consumer rights choices that some of the smaller software publishers make.
"Xerox...asked the court to halt the companies from further using the technology." So they are asking the courts to have google shutdown the search engine, youtube and google maps until the verdict is in? Fat chance! Same with yahoo. There is no way youtube, google maps or Google search would get shutdown while this court case carries on. It could take months or even years to finish this case
Here is an indication that what I said above is not too far off. http://www.infowars.com/secret-state-police-report-ron-paul-bob-barr-chuck-baldwin-libertarians-are-terrorists/
To the US government, there is no difference between a terrorist and a constitutional patriot. Any opposition to the present-day government is to be supressed, silenced, destroyed and/or killed.
Lets compare a city to an ISP. A City has their network of streets and roads. An ISP has their network of wires and fiberoptics. I don't know AU's citizens right & laws, so I'll base it on the US's PROBLEM: City: If someone is selling or distributing bootleg copies of movies from their home, do you hold the city liable? ISP: If someone is selling or distributing bootleg copies of movies from their PC, do you hold the ISP liable? COUNTER_MEASURE: City: Create roadblocks at every entrance to the city with cops that will search every car that enters or exits for illegal movies. City gets in BIG trouble for violating fourth amendment. ISP: Implement expensive devices to Inspect all packets entering or exiting the ISP's network for illegal movies. Illegal wiretapping? Same laws & rights concerning data tranmission vs. voice transmission is still under debate. With VoIP on the rise, this will really stir up a storm. See my point?
That was just as an example to push it original intention. Same would apply to books, maps and other documents
The EFF and other consumer rights and public domain supports are pushing to ban perpetual copyright extensions which is what will happen as each extension approaches its lifespan. The judges read limited as infinity minus 1 second. They think like a computer or robot. Total lack of commonsense. But as we know, our government does not give a shit about what we, want, believe or think. Their ears are listening to the lobbyists and corporations with deep pockets that hand them a bill with a check attached to it under the table. It's bribery. Pure and simple The purpose of copyright was to promote creativity meaning that when a singer writes a song and copyrights it, they will profit from it, but when it expires, if that singer want to continue getting profits, he must continue to use his creativity. Personally, I believe copyright of movies, music and literature should be 30 years or when the original copyright holder dies. Software should be 10 years. i.e. Micheal Jackson did not create the Beetles music, yet he owned the rights to them. They were never his and never should have been. "Elvis sure makes a lot of money for a dead guy" And nor should the creators heirs and their heirs and there heirs live off the works of someone over a century ago. Along with that, of all copyrights ever filed, these extension acts are only working for the less than 10% which are still commercially exploitable. Thus all those other fall into the abyss of time. In order to preserve great works of the past, the laws must be broken