I wouldn't be surprised if technology has in fact tripled the number of girls posing naked: digital cameras and internet access make it easy for people to do it at home, either strictly as amateurs or as semi-professional outfits
Right. Technology has probably had this effect. Not DRM, which the parent post to yours was going on about. It's ludicrous.
I'm sure you read this somewhere, but it's crap. First, there is no shortage of hot women willing to degrade themselves naked in front of a camera, especially not in southern california, where most of this stuff is made. DRM won't change that. Second, if there was some form of DRM, it would protect the owner of the work -- which is hardly ever the girl. Women who choose not to appear in porn don't make that choice because of a lack of copyright protection; even if they did, what are the chances that a porno company is going to give them control over the work? Third, do you really think a coke slut is thinking about DRM when she's sucking cock for the camera?
I get teary eyed thinking of hypercard. My first stack consisted of a drawing of a sexy girl with a button on her boob that went "Boooiiinnng" when you clicked it while playing screen effects.
OK, so the soldiers were guarding the office of a ministry that actually had something valuable, rather than a bunch of nice furniture? Sounds like they were doing their job.
Actually, they were specifically not doing their job, as it was explained to them last month by the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, which was set up to supervise post-war Iraq. The memo specifically identified the museum as a top priority for military protection, second only to the bank.
As for Palestinian "warfare", if they were actually fighting with even a modicum of intelligence and resourcefulness you'd see far more Israeli military casualties.
Assuming, of course, that that is a significant goal to begin with. But perhaps it has nothing to do with warfare in the traditional sense at all; rather, its strategies are more about appearing a certain way in the international media? As downtrodden, outgunned, pathetic, desperate. A strategy with political rather than strictly military goals.
I've dropped the damn thing. On hard floors. From about 4 feet. It's fallen out of my backpack a couple of times, in its belt strap thingy which protects it from scratches a bit but probably doesn't cushion the impact much. It still works fine. This is a 20g model about 6 months old. (Note - I don't recommend dropping any hard drive, even one with a spin wheel and headphones).
Elvis probably would have sided with the RIAA once Hilary and Jack convinced him (in a barbituate-induced mental stupor) that by fighting mp3s he was fighting communism. But for him to be invoked as a fighter against "piracy" is ludicrous, since he built his career on the open theft of black music. His work is a perfect case study in how copyright law benefits the real pirates over the real artists. I won't say Elvis wasn't great - he was an incredible performer and artistically he made many of the songs his own - but his greatness was built on the kind of theft and piracy that copyright law should be designed to prevent, yet instead was used to encourage.
Just for the record, I don't disagree with you that it is important to protect that right to say what offends some people. I do still think it is interesting - and ironic - that for you, (at least in the post above) the right to be a Nazi is one of the most important reasons this isn't a police state.
In which case you would have to prove some harm in order to sue for damages. I can publish your letter to me without fear if I am not making a profit off it or invading your privacy (or defaming you). Sure, it's copyright infringement, but it is not actionable IMHO.
He doesn't; he reports it to the FBI and they decide what to do from there (such as contact the host country and get the ISP shut down). Someone is providing bandwidth if the site is up; they can be ordered to take the site down. International enforcement of child porn laws does exist.
Who decides when a website contains "child porn"? Child porn is illegal under Federal law. The government enforces those laws, not ISPs. The courts interpret those laws, not ISPs. Now an ISP is required by law to enforce decisions made in secret by the government. And the government won't release the list of blocked sites -- so a webmaster has no idea if his website is considered "child porn" and no opportunity to defend it.
If the AG knows of child porn sites he should shut them down directly, by law. If they aren't in PA he can send the URLs to the federal government. But nothing in the Constitution can be construed to permit prior restraint of expression that has not been deemed illegal.
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102? No wonder it sounds bad. Try at least 256kbps if you want something listenable.
Right. Technology has probably had this effect. Not DRM, which the parent post to yours was going on about. It's ludicrous.
Thanks! I'm going to try it now; I think this will work.
Any way to enable this in Camino?
I'm sure you read this somewhere, but it's crap. First, there is no shortage of hot women willing to degrade themselves naked in front of a camera, especially not in southern california, where most of this stuff is made. DRM won't change that. Second, if there was some form of DRM, it would protect the owner of the work -- which is hardly ever the girl. Women who choose not to appear in porn don't make that choice because of a lack of copyright protection; even if they did, what are the chances that a porno company is going to give them control over the work? Third, do you really think a coke slut is thinking about DRM when she's sucking cock for the camera?
Imagine... all that effort just to pirate metallica songs.
Yes it will run linux but you can only run this one distribution.
Presumably that information would be in a log.
I get teary eyed thinking of hypercard. My first stack consisted of a drawing of a sexy girl with a button on her boob that went "Boooiiinnng" when you clicked it while playing screen effects.
I need to get out more.
That's no moon!
Actually, they were specifically not doing their job, as it was explained to them last month by the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, which was set up to supervise post-war Iraq. The memo specifically identified the museum as a top priority for military protection, second only to the bank.
As for Palestinian "warfare", if they were actually fighting with even a modicum of intelligence and resourcefulness you'd see far more Israeli military casualties.
Assuming, of course, that that is a significant goal to begin with. But perhaps it has nothing to do with warfare in the traditional sense at all; rather, its strategies are more about appearing a certain way in the international media? As downtrodden, outgunned, pathetic, desperate. A strategy with political rather than strictly military goals.
No; he works for the RIAA.
I've dropped the damn thing. On hard floors. From about 4 feet. It's fallen out of my backpack a couple of times, in its belt strap thingy which protects it from scratches a bit but probably doesn't cushion the impact much. It still works fine. This is a 20g model about 6 months old. (Note - I don't recommend dropping any hard drive, even one with a spin wheel and headphones).
My 20g is full and even with another $100 I can't do shit. The number of mp3s you need always expands to fill hard drive capacity.
No; because someone at Wired News wrote about it.
Elvis probably would have sided with the RIAA once Hilary and Jack convinced him (in a barbituate-induced mental stupor) that by fighting mp3s he was fighting communism. But for him to be invoked as a fighter against "piracy" is ludicrous, since he built his career on the open theft of black music. His work is a perfect case study in how copyright law benefits the real pirates over the real artists. I won't say Elvis wasn't great - he was an incredible performer and artistically he made many of the songs his own - but his greatness was built on the kind of theft and piracy that copyright law should be designed to prevent, yet instead was used to encourage.
Just for the record, I don't disagree with you that it is important to protect that right to say what offends some people. I do still think it is interesting - and ironic - that for you, (at least in the post above) the right to be a Nazi is one of the most important reasons this isn't a police state.
I find it ironic that one of your examples of how free the US is is that you have the right to be a Nazi.
But no keyboard tab switching in Camino :(
In which case you would have to prove some harm in order to sue for damages. I can publish your letter to me without fear if I am not making a profit off it or invading your privacy (or defaming you). Sure, it's copyright infringement, but it is not actionable IMHO.
He doesn't; he reports it to the FBI and they decide what to do from there (such as contact the host country and get the ISP shut down). Someone is providing bandwidth if the site is up; they can be ordered to take the site down. International enforcement of child porn laws does exist.
you need to read dailyrotten.com. Frequently.
If the AG knows of child porn sites he should shut them down directly, by law. If they aren't in PA he can send the URLs to the federal government. But nothing in the Constitution can be construed to permit prior restraint of expression that has not been deemed illegal.
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