According to a similar article I had just finished reading when I saw this one, users who are 'caught' by WGA, will receive an offer to buy Vista Home Premium for $119 (USD), about 1/2 of what it retails for. That's right folks, if you want Vista, pirate it first, get caught, and you can have it for half price. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/12/04/tech-vista-pirated.html
Actually, Valve did give us that. Maybe they weren't the first, but that's besides the point. Valve did give us 'Achievements' with the Orange Box. The other, more important point I made (and many others have) is that these can't be used as a moral judgement of the player, since players will compete to get these titles.
Valve's orange box gave us 'Achievements', which are viewable online. I know they're included with Portal, TF2, Ep2, and probably others. Given the framework in place, I'm sure valve could extend it to include more 'moral' type results. The only thing is, I'm gussing a significant number of players would seek to get these, as at least in certain gaming communities, they'll be considered badges of honour more so than a judgement of the moral of the player.
There's these litting things called Footnotes. See the part you didn't include... that little number 31 up in the air actually means something: 17 U.S.C 102(a)(1), 106(1), 501(a). Although one could attempt to distinguish
the existing case law on the matter, courts have deemed fair use rights to a previously
unpublished work, such as a piece of correspondence, to be exceedingly limited. See, e.g.,
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 555 (1985) (noting the
strong presumption against fair use of unpublished works); New Era Publ'ns Int'l. v. Henry
Holt & Co., 873 F.2d 576, 583-84 (2d Cir. 1989) (noting that "a small, but more than
negligible, body of unpublished material cannot pass the fair use test" and that under
ordinary circumstances "the copying of 'more than minimal amounts' of unpublished
expressive material calls for an injunction barring the unauthorized use" (quoting Salinger
v. Random House, Inc., 811 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1987))).
I don't believe for a second the company wouldn't know if large amounts of their software wasn't paid for. It's very common for small time I.T. guys to be, for example, pressured into installing the same software multiple times on machines, with no corresponding license, they may even be told by the boss that it's fully licensed, but you can bet your ass the boss wont take the blame if anything happens.
Just remember that "My boss told me to do it" isn't much of a defense in court. I won't go into all the details, but I remember being told to do something that I believed was an invasion of privacy. At a meeting with 1-15 people, I basically said I believed that doing that action was against the law. If they were willing to put in writing that they had checked with a lawyer to ensure it was legal, I would go ahead and do the work. Until that point I would refuse. I also sent that notice to my coworkers. In the end, management dropped the request. I may have burned a bridge that day (I quit from there years ago anyways), but I did not commit a crime, and had they tried to discipline me, they would have been reading about it in the paper.
The Canadian prairies can hit those extremes as well. We have lots of server rooms in this area of the world. Considering we've been dealing with these temperature fluxuations for a long time, we've learned how to deal with them. We're warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Its not really that tough. Insulation works both ways.
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You've added $169 to his base cost, and haven't really given him a solution. The various open source products out there will more than likely compete just fine with your Windows software, and not cost the $169. On a budget of $500, if you're spending almost 1/2 that on software, you're not getting much for hardware.
Technically any life form that is not human, that exits on some kind of matter, is an alien,
Ummm, what? In this context, its clear that "alien" refers to extra terrestrial life. Extra terrestrial means life originating from somewhere other than the earth. Even if you meant alien, then alien in biology terms, means a life form that is not indigenous to the local area. The only question I would have, is supposing a meteor or similar object did bring some life to Earth at some point in the past, would that life form, or any that evolved from it, still be considered alien? If so, for how long?
So publishing the login credentials which could provide access to very sensitive information should be treated as what? Shoplifting? This guy new what he was doing and was trying to make a name for himself. It was the wrong way to do it, and he should have known better.
"Egerstad published 100 of the email accounts, including login details and passwords, on his website for anyone curious enough to have a look"
Publishing login credentials of 100 accounts isn't what I'd call without malicious intent. Okay, he was trying to force them to react, but there are better ways of doing it.
By not developing for DX10 users, you're not removing them from your customer base. They are still able to buy, and fully enjoy the game. By not developing for Mac/Linux users, you ARE removing them from your customer base (with the obvious eceptions of things like WINE and Cedegra)
No. Typically we get hydrogen via electrolysis (though there are other methods). That means electricity. So, any way we can produce electiricity, we can get hydrogen.
The next pandemic their expecting is a form of influenza, aka the flu. Given the mass public service announcements that would happen if/when such a pandemic occurs, most people should realize that their doctor can do very little to comfort them. As with any flu, stay home, rest, drink fluids. Generally only those with compromised immune systems, the very young, and the very old will have serious issues with influenza.
Nope.
You can play the games in "Offline" mode, so no need to authenticate with any central resource. Valve has also stated on numerous occasions, that in the event they were to go out of business, they would patch existing games to no longer authenticate to a master server at all. Apparently its even been tested to some degree.
I don't really see how a physical product would be more profitable. Look at Valve with Steam. They pushed to get online distribution going, and (for the most part) have made their customers very happy. I love the convenience of purchasing my game online and downloading it prior to its official release. Not only that, but they save money by not producing (as many) cds, manuals, boxes, etc. I'm not sure how distribution costs would compare, since there still would be some.
Read up on PIPEDA, there's a lot more in there that companies south of the border don't have to adhere to. Heck, when we go looking for vendors for various servers, if they're going to host, we have to make sure their data center is in Canada, partially because of PIPEDA, and partially because of the PATRIOT Act.
Wait, you want retailers to store every bit of data they can about you? Have fun with that. Its the other way around in Canada. I don't have to provide any information to a retailer that isn't absolutely necessary for the transaction. I don't want them storing loads of information on me that may or (more likely) may not be stored securely.
Personally, I like the idea that I can just say "No thanks" when some sales person tries to collect my name, address, etc. so I can buy some batteries. The best part is, they cannot refuse service if I refuse to provide the information.
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According to a similar article I had just finished reading when I saw this one, users who are 'caught' by WGA, will receive an offer to buy Vista Home Premium for $119 (USD), about 1/2 of what it retails for. That's right folks, if you want Vista, pirate it first, get caught, and you can have it for half price. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/12/04/tech-vista-pirated.html
Actually, Valve did give us that. Maybe they weren't the first, but that's besides the point. Valve did give us 'Achievements' with the Orange Box. The other, more important point I made (and many others have) is that these can't be used as a moral judgement of the player, since players will compete to get these titles.
Simple, you learn how they learn. Children learn alot in the first few years of their life, and the rate at which they learn can be quite astonishing.
Valve's orange box gave us 'Achievements', which are viewable online. I know they're included with Portal, TF2, Ep2, and probably others. Given the framework in place, I'm sure valve could extend it to include more 'moral' type results. The only thing is, I'm gussing a significant number of players would seek to get these, as at least in certain gaming communities, they'll be considered badges of honour more so than a judgement of the moral of the player.
Generally I belive its the Monty Python skit, which is what wikipedia says as well.
So, in space, they can hear you scream?
There's these litting things called Footnotes. See the part you didn't include... that little number 31 up in the air actually means something:
17 U.S.C 102(a)(1), 106(1), 501(a). Although one could attempt to distinguish the existing case law on the matter, courts have deemed fair use rights to a previously unpublished work, such as a piece of correspondence, to be exceedingly limited. See, e.g., Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539, 555 (1985) (noting the strong presumption against fair use of unpublished works); New Era Publ'ns Int'l. v. Henry Holt & Co., 873 F.2d 576, 583-84 (2d Cir. 1989) (noting that "a small, but more than negligible, body of unpublished material cannot pass the fair use test" and that under ordinary circumstances "the copying of 'more than minimal amounts' of unpublished expressive material calls for an injunction barring the unauthorized use" (quoting Salinger v. Random House, Inc., 811 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1987))).
I don't believe for a second the company wouldn't know if large amounts of their software wasn't paid for. It's very common for small time I.T. guys to be, for example, pressured into installing the same software multiple times on machines, with no corresponding license, they may even be told by the boss that it's fully licensed, but you can bet your ass the boss wont take the blame if anything happens.
Just remember that "My boss told me to do it" isn't much of a defense in court. I won't go into all the details, but I remember being told to do something that I believed was an invasion of privacy. At a meeting with 1-15 people, I basically said I believed that doing that action was against the law. If they were willing to put in writing that they had checked with a lawyer to ensure it was legal, I would go ahead and do the work. Until that point I would refuse. I also sent that notice to my coworkers. In the end, management dropped the request. I may have burned a bridge that day (I quit from there years ago anyways), but I did not commit a crime, and had they tried to discipline me, they would have been reading about it in the paper.
The Canadian prairies can hit those extremes as well. We have lots of server rooms in this area of the world. Considering we've been dealing with these temperature fluxuations for a long time, we've learned how to deal with them. We're warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Its not really that tough. Insulation works both ways.
You've added $169 to his base cost, and haven't really given him a solution. The various open source products out there will more than likely compete just fine with your Windows software, and not cost the $169. On a budget of $500, if you're spending almost 1/2 that on software, you're not getting much for hardware.
Technically any life form that is not human, that exits on some kind of matter, is an alien,
Ummm, what? In this context, its clear that "alien" refers to extra terrestrial life. Extra terrestrial means life originating from somewhere other than the earth. Even if you meant alien, then alien in biology terms, means a life form that is not indigenous to the local area. The only question I would have, is supposing a meteor or similar object did bring some life to Earth at some point in the past, would that life form, or any that evolved from it, still be considered alien? If so, for how long?
So publishing the login credentials which could provide access to very sensitive information should be treated as what? Shoplifting? This guy new what he was doing and was trying to make a name for himself. It was the wrong way to do it, and he should have known better.
"Egerstad published 100 of the email accounts, including login details and passwords, on his website for anyone curious enough to have a look"
Publishing login credentials of 100 accounts isn't what I'd call without malicious intent. Okay, he was trying to force them to react, but there are better ways of doing it.
By not developing for DX10 users, you're not removing them from your customer base. They are still able to buy, and fully enjoy the game. By not developing for Mac/Linux users, you ARE removing them from your customer base (with the obvious eceptions of things like WINE and Cedegra)
- RAM went way up, almost 1/2 are using 2GB or more.
- AMD is losing more ground with Intel up almost 4%
- Almost 1/2 of gamers are using more than one physical CPU now (which includes dual/quad core)
- Nvidia has taken a bigger lead at the expense of ATI
Obviously an increase in system RAM and CPU numbers/speed is expected, but this is only over about a 6 month period.Until this is a fire somewhere in the building and the fire department cuts ALL power. If its not geographically disperse, its not 100%.
No. Typically we get hydrogen via electrolysis (though there are other methods). That means electricity. So, any way we can produce electiricity, we can get hydrogen.
http://privacy.ca/info.asp
The next pandemic their expecting is a form of influenza, aka the flu. Given the mass public service announcements that would happen if/when such a pandemic occurs, most people should realize that their doctor can do very little to comfort them. As with any flu, stay home, rest, drink fluids. Generally only those with compromised immune systems, the very young, and the very old will have serious issues with influenza.
Nope. You can play the games in "Offline" mode, so no need to authenticate with any central resource. Valve has also stated on numerous occasions, that in the event they were to go out of business, they would patch existing games to no longer authenticate to a master server at all. Apparently its even been tested to some degree.
I don't really see how a physical product would be more profitable. Look at Valve with Steam. They pushed to get online distribution going, and (for the most part) have made their customers very happy. I love the convenience of purchasing my game online and downloading it prior to its official release. Not only that, but they save money by not producing (as many) cds, manuals, boxes, etc. I'm not sure how distribution costs would compare, since there still would be some.
You may want to read up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming
That's so last month.
Read up on PIPEDA, there's a lot more in there that companies south of the border don't have to adhere to. Heck, when we go looking for vendors for various servers, if they're going to host, we have to make sure their data center is in Canada, partially because of PIPEDA, and partially because of the PATRIOT Act.
Wait, you want retailers to store every bit of data they can about you? Have fun with that. Its the other way around in Canada. I don't have to provide any information to a retailer that isn't absolutely necessary for the transaction. I don't want them storing loads of information on me that may or (more likely) may not be stored securely.
Personally, I like the idea that I can just say "No thanks" when some sales person tries to collect my name, address, etc. so I can buy some batteries. The best part is, they cannot refuse service if I refuse to provide the information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIPEDA