yeah well DVD manufacturers apply some weird licensing to their products that only allows them to be played on approved software or hardware. if you didn't go through the MPAA or whoever to get a DVD-decrypter license, they should be sued. this case decides whether they can make up that kind of licensing or not =)
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Well, from testing my Microsoft optical mice out, the detection area seems to be somewhere in-between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch, leaning closer towards the quarter inch area.
This means it's easy to pick the mouse up and realign it on the mousepad if you need to realign the cursor on-screen... just about as easy as a ball-mouse probably.
Did I mention anything regarding the future of TV distribution in that example? No I don't think I did. I'm sick of people using the same old thinking like *you* who don't realize there's no going back now. So the current distribution model for digital works no longer applies? MAKE A NEW ONE. One that offers consumers something that they can't get by just copying it for free.
No shit I'll go and download tracks for free by a new artist, rather than buying an overpriced CD, when I have no clue whether the content is good or not. You think the Recording Industry is suddenly going to go out of business, cause they'll sell one CD and that person will pass it along to everyone else on the internet? Not likely anytime soon. But since our economy is now changing, the RIAA better adjust pretty damn fast, and if they can't keep up, they'll be left behind.
mp3s may not have a "self-destruct" capability, but I'm sure other file formats could be created that would... there's all sorts of "secure" music formats coming out now, and even if someone did create a hack to disable the copy-protection, most internet users won't know about it, or probably won't be knowledgeable enough to use it =)
Example: just look at all the morons who think they won't be able to download music from the internet ever again, just because Napster is temporarily shut down. Most internet users are dumb.
Would your neighbor care if you just magically made a copy of his big-screen TV? Cause that's what's going on. A better analogy would be "copying" a TV from the warehouse, who may not like it, but they're not really losing anything. Stop using worthless analogies that DON'T APPLY.
Are you dumb? If someone wanted to set up their own IRC server, to be encrypted, as opposed to all the non-encrypted servers out there, then they can put it on any port they want. All they have to do is tell the people who want to use it the port to connect on. Example: To use SecureChat network, connect to irc.secureChat.org:80 as opposed to a regular IRC server, such as Dallas.TX.US.Undernet.Org, which runs on the usual 6662-6669
Do a search for some semi-popular song and see how many different versions show up. You've got different bitrates, and songs often get some bytes chopped off the end... you'll hardly ever see a large group of songs with exactly the same file size.
I assume it would be very similiar to the car insurance policies. Was the accident caused by you? Someone else's fault that you couldn't avoid at all? Insurance companies determine how much money the car-owner gets based on these types of things, and I can see how it could also be applied to internet businesses.
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yeah well DVD manufacturers apply some weird licensing to their products that only allows them to be played on approved software or hardware. if you didn't go through the MPAA or whoever to get a DVD-decrypter license, they should be sued. this case decides whether they can make up that kind of licensing or not =)
poor karma monkey.
heh you keep a whole domain just for mirroring?
care to tell anyone what the site is?
cause everyone else is reading the article instead of making stupid posts!
Well, from testing my Microsoft optical mice out, the detection area seems to be somewhere in-between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch, leaning closer towards the quarter inch area.
This means it's easy to pick the mouse up and realign it on the mousepad if you need to realign the cursor on-screen... just about as easy as a ball-mouse probably.
And you are an excellent Troll =)
Did I mention anything regarding the future of TV distribution in that example? No I don't think I did. I'm sick of people using the same old thinking like *you* who don't realize there's no going back now. So the current distribution model for digital works no longer applies? MAKE A NEW ONE. One that offers consumers something that they can't get by just copying it for free.
No shit I'll go and download tracks for free by a new artist, rather than buying an overpriced CD, when I have no clue whether the content is good or not. You think the Recording Industry is suddenly going to go out of business, cause they'll sell one CD and that person will pass it along to everyone else on the internet? Not likely anytime soon. But since our economy is now changing, the RIAA better adjust pretty damn fast, and if they can't keep up, they'll be left behind.
mp3s may not have a "self-destruct" capability, but I'm sure other file formats could be created that would... there's all sorts of "secure" music formats coming out now, and even if someone did create a hack to disable the copy-protection, most internet users won't know about it, or probably won't be knowledgeable enough to use it =)
Example: just look at all the morons who think they won't be able to download music from the internet ever again, just because Napster is temporarily shut down. Most internet users are dumb.
Why pay $2 for a whole song when there's no physical media, and fewer steps along the distribution line?
Would your neighbor care if you just magically made a copy of his big-screen TV? Cause that's what's going on. A better analogy would be "copying" a TV from the warehouse, who may not like it, but they're not really losing anything. Stop using worthless analogies that DON'T APPLY.
NWA? NWA?!! I believe you are referring to the NWO you stupid bastard. You probably like Bischoff, with all the commie lies you're spreading.
Maybe you should look at www.JuliaRoberts.com and decide for yourself...
http://www.pokeyman.com
Looks like someone already put that "Pokémon" idea of yours into practice =)
heh, www.dosney.com gives you this:
This site is dedicated to my great uncle, Mr. Yul Laag Dosney, who swore on his deathbed he wanted to be remembered forever.
Then it proceeds to display pop-up ads and porn. Just what Great Unle Dosney loved the most.
How Clever!!!
Are you dumb? If someone wanted to set up their own IRC server, to be encrypted, as opposed to all the non-encrypted servers out there, then they can put it on any port they want. All they have to do is tell the people who want to use it the port to connect on. Example: To use SecureChat network, connect to irc.secureChat.org:80 as opposed to a regular IRC server, such as Dallas.TX.US.Undernet.Org, which runs on the usual 6662-6669
You can't steal something that doesn't exist yet. "Potential" profits? YOu're not taking money from them. So don't use the word "steal".
I was hoping to make the same comment that you did, only I couldn't remember the story name or the author... looks like you got both right ;-)
hehe Jeff K rulez
you took my damn line
I enjoyed the phrase "happy magic food land." thank you.
Do a search for some semi-popular song and see how many different versions show up. You've got different bitrates, and songs often get some bytes chopped off the end... you'll hardly ever see a large group of songs with exactly the same file size.
yeah you show the average napster user how to dissect mp3 files like you're describing.
I assume it would be very similiar to the car insurance policies. Was the accident caused by you? Someone else's fault that you couldn't avoid at all? Insurance companies determine how much money the car-owner gets based on these types of things, and I can see how it could also be applied to internet businesses.