I haven't heard anything from the ACLU about this case. A cursory search of their website turns up nothing. It seems to me that this is exactly the type of issue that they frequently deal with. Their resources are MUCH larger than the EFF's, and they have a lot more political clout.
Does anyone know if the ACLU has a position on this matter? If not, how do we alert them to the tangible threats to civil liberties inherent in this ruling and all it foreshadows?
I would claim that my University (University of British Columbia) IS my ISP. Although the cost of ethernet access in my dorm room isn't specified, the cost of residence went up when they installed Resnet, and high-speed access was a major factor in my choice to live here.
Since I am paying for it, I believe that I am entitled to use it for whatever I wish. The situation might be different if I went to a public computer lab that is provided for free, but if you don't want to let me use my resnet connection for whatever I wish, give me my money back and I will get the appropriate service elsewhere.
I don't understand the complaints about sound quality. Is there really much difference between 128 and 160kbps? Who cares?
I've ripped many MP3s myself as low as 48kbps, and, yes, one can tell the difference between it and the orignial, but only if they are played back to back. 48 is more than listenable. I can hear every nuance of the music, and there is no added noise or anything else that detracts from my enjoyment. Isn't a tape as good as a CD?
Maybe it's just me, but I want to HEAR the music.
With MP3s encoded at 48, I can download more free music faster.
a/ Until the release of the PII, the K6 was the best PC processor out there. There was really no competition between it and the original Pentium-- half the price and faster.
b/ The K6-2 IS superior to the Pentium II-- within its niche. I admit that software optimized for 3DNow isn't as widespread as it should be, but my $100 K6-2 300 gets better frame rates using 3DNow than a PII 450 ($$$)
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I haven't heard anything from the ACLU about this case. A cursory search of their website turns up nothing. It seems to me that this is exactly the type of issue that they frequently deal with. Their resources are MUCH larger than the EFF's, and they have a lot more political clout.
Does anyone know if the ACLU has a position on this matter? If not, how do we alert them to the tangible threats to civil liberties inherent in this ruling and all it foreshadows?
I would claim that my University (University of British Columbia) IS my ISP. Although the cost of ethernet access in my dorm room isn't specified, the cost of residence went up when they installed Resnet, and high-speed access was a major factor in my choice to live here.
Since I am paying for it, I believe that I am entitled to use it for whatever I wish. The situation might be different if I went to a public computer lab that is provided for free, but if you don't want to let me use my resnet connection for whatever I wish, give me my money back and I will get the appropriate service elsewhere.
Here's a funny editorial cartoon from the Globe and Mail.
I don't understand the complaints about sound quality. Is there really much difference between 128 and 160kbps? Who cares?
I've ripped many MP3s myself as low as 48kbps, and, yes, one can tell the difference between it and the orignial, but only if they are played back to back. 48 is more than listenable. I can hear every nuance of the music, and there is no added noise or anything else that detracts from my enjoyment. Isn't a tape as good as a CD?
Maybe it's just me, but I want to HEAR the music.
With MP3s encoded at 48, I can download more free music faster.
You seem to forget that:
a/ Until the release of the PII, the K6 was the best PC processor out there. There was really no competition between it and the original Pentium-- half the price and faster.
b/ The K6-2 IS superior to the Pentium II-- within its niche. I admit that software optimized for 3DNow isn't as widespread as it should be, but my $100 K6-2 300 gets better frame rates using 3DNow than a PII 450 ($$$)
Sure will be fun picking between Al Gore and Pat Buchanan for your president in 2000!