One of the executives briefed on the silence program said that it did not work properly and was being reworked because it was deleting legitimate music files, too.
This is why prople are bent out of shape. What if they delete a file that I depend on for my job by mistake? And let's suppose that ALL of the music files on that system, including the ones that are being shared, are files of music that I created, and am distributing for free to promote my band? What happens when I try to sue them for costing me my job?
Allowing a private company to act as judge, jury, and executioner is a bad idea. They do not have the best interests of the public in mind.
This is what I do for a living, so I think I'm qualified to answer for you.
First, you need to know if you have a central demarc or not. If all the phone pairs in your complex don't go to one central location, DSL is going to be a bad idea. If you have a central demarc, the job is easy. Throw a TUT systems expresso chassis in the telco room, (if you hook up all 160 units, you'll need two), plug it in to a router, plug the router in to the T-1. TUT is built to run over POTS, so you just jumper the lines over the phone pairs.
If you don't have a central demarc, things get more difficult. In that case, I'd suggest running a TUT mdu lite at each building (I'd need more information to know if this would be feasible or not), and then either trenching a cat5 backbone or running wireless shots to where you define your demarc for the T-1.
I don't really recommend wireless to the desktop in MDU (multi-dwelling unit) applications, since it's such a pain in the ass to get wireless signals to go through buildings reliably, having that many transmitters will give you rather serious problems with overlap, lots of stuff interferes with it, and the amount of money you'd spend on parts and labor to get the kind of saturation you'd need gets pretty cost-prohibitive.
If you want more information, feel free to e-mail me.
I think you just answered your own question. You were on an international flight. You don't have to worry about just FAA restrictions when you're flying to another country, you have to worry about the laws in the other country as well.
And people have the right to limit your rights on private property. I can tell you to not bring your firearm in to my house, you are obligated to comply, or I do not have to allow you in to my home. I can also force you to leave my property, for whatever reason I choose.
The thing right-wing wackos like yourself seem to forget, is that businesses are PRIVATE PROPERTY. There are some notable exceptions to prevent discrimination, but it is still private property, and they can set whatever rules they wish. You, conversely, can decide not to patronize businesses that have policies you do not agree with.
BTW, I also assume that you do not go to bars, or go to the movie theatre, right? Firearms tend to be forbidden in those locations as well.
No electronic devices may be on during takeoff/landing. No exceptions.
Once the aircraft reaches 10,000 feet, you may use the following electronic devices: Computer, PDA, gameboy, CD player, yada yada.
Cellular and satellite phones, GPS systems, AM/FM radios, wireless networking products, and televisions are not allowed to be on from the time the door closes on the plane before takeoff, to the point the door re-opens on landing.
Basically, They don't want any electronics on during takeoff/landing, to make sure there isn't any possiblity of RF or something being emitted by the device causing interference with the instruments used duing take off and landing. The theory behind denying the other devices period has do do with concerns regarding interference with instruments required to FLY THE PLANE, as well as the communications equipment. While I disagree with the argument against cell phones (I think it has more to do with cell-providers not being able to bill customers properly than anything else), the other's make sense. Navigation uses GPS and radio frequencies, which could definately get screwed up by am/fm radios and personal GPS systems, and the landing systems use VHF/UHF, as someone else mentioned.
That is the thrust of the problem. The RIAA did not file a subpeona. They went to Verizon DIRECTLY, and demanded the information. If a subpeona is filed, then there's no problem, as you have at least some kind of judicial oversight, and it removes the onus of responsibility for the privacy of the end-user from the carrier.
Since I work for an ISP, I've had to refuse to provide information to people AND law enforcement agencies on several occasions. Only when served are we allowed to provide data on our subscribers.
This is where I say that the theme elements are in fact the same. This is also where I suggest you look up some sheet music to compare the elements. Modifying tempo, key signature, or instrumentation can make something sound radically different when it is in fact not.
I forgot to add that the RIAA is NOT a police agency, they are a private business. You are only required to submit to searches by a member of a law enforcment agency, and even then only when served a search warrant or under "probable cause". I'll ignore the "Patriot" nonsense for the time being, because I consider it to be an abberation.
They are not convicted, correct. But they are obviously involved in copyright violation. They are being idetified for prosecution. They will still have a right to defend themselves in court. BTW: Last I saw, a corporation can read your e-mails on the company network, check your desk, etc., if they suspect you of anything. It all belongs to the company, kind of like how these criminals do not own Verizon but are renting its use.
The are not obviously involved in copyright violation. They are being accused of being involved in copyright violation. Trying to get ANY information from an ISP traditionally requires a court-order, as the ISP can be sued for providing information without one. Your analogy regarding using company resources for personal business is comparing apples to oranges.
There is not fight here. The ISP will not be charged with anything as the DMCA allows the ISP to remain guiltless in the transaction across its gateway. The ISP will not remain guiltless if it doesn't comply with the court order. Its like if I am a landlord and you are sellng drugs from your apartment, I have to help the cops nab you, but I am not going to be held liable for drug dealing myself.
You just proved the point of what the other people are telling you in this sentence. The operative word is COURT ORDER. Verizon wants the preceedent set that ANY request for information requries a search warrant.
To use your arguement, if you are the landlord, and the the RIAA comes by and demands to search every single apartment in your complex to look for copyright violations, are you obligated to comply? The answer is no, and in fact you would be in serious trouble with the residents of said apartment complex if you DID comply. SEARCHES REQUIRE A SEARCH WARRANT. It doesn't matter whether it's physical or digital.
It's the same basic track. Listen to them again. They did some modifications (For instance, FF7 changed a lot of the track to a more synthesized feel, which caused it to sound different), but it is the same.
There's more than 20, and the number isn't really important. By your logic, my killing 20 people is "trivial" too, right?
Just because a "proper" DVD player is for sale, doesn't mean that it's reasonable to expect people to purchase it. Why should I be forced to spend extra money to buy a set-top box, when I've got a "licensed" DVD player in my computer?
The licensed Linux DVD software player didn't exist at the time DeCSS was created. The licensed player was created after the fact, to fill the need, and to allow people like you to indulge in revisionist history.
DeCSS is not a piracy tool, any more than RCA is a piracy tool. I can grab audio and video feed, unencryped, full-bandwidth, just by plugging a capture card in to the output of ANY DVD player. I can also make a perfect copy of a DVD, including the "encryption" by using a raw writing utility. Why would anyone go through the trouble of writing a piece of software, when there's easier solutions out there?
Of course, this touches on the issue that the encryption devices that were placed on DVD's have nothing to do with anti-piracy measures, as they're so simple to circumvent. The only practical purpose they serve is to enforce region-coding.
You need to wrap your head around the notion of "no significant non-infringing use." Mmm-kay? If the ONLY use guns had were to kill innocent people unlawfully, then that would be a decent analogy.
You need to read up on the DMCA again. There now only has to be the POSIBILITY of infringing use for it to be declared illegal. It no longer matters what the "intended" or "primary" uses are.
This is exactly the point. It's clear that these people would rather not fix the problem, so it's time to make it more cost-effective to resolve the issue than to ignore it.
The problem is these industries have a built-in mechanism to combat this. It's called "piracy". Don't think you're making enough sales? Blame it on file-sharers!
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Male dogs and male wolves are fertile and ready to mate ALL THE TIME. "Estrus cycles" have nothing to do with it.
Your "asses and horses" analogy is flawed as well. They CAN mate, and they do mate.
Although to be fair they did say in the article that they were developing the programs but would release only those that were considered legal.
And Saddam Hussein considered gassing a bunch of Kurds legal.
And yes, I do think the RIAA and Saddam makes a good comparison.
One of the executives briefed on the silence program said that it did not work properly and was being reworked because it was deleting legitimate music files, too.
This is why prople are bent out of shape. What if they delete a file that I depend on for my job by mistake? And let's suppose that ALL of the music files on that system, including the ones that are being shared, are files of music that I created, and am distributing for free to promote my band? What happens when I try to sue them for costing me my job?
Allowing a private company to act as judge, jury, and executioner is a bad idea. They do not have the best interests of the public in mind.
This is what I do for a living, so I think I'm qualified to answer for you.
First, you need to know if you have a central demarc or not. If all the phone pairs in your complex don't go to one central location, DSL is going to be a bad idea. If you have a central demarc, the job is easy. Throw a TUT systems expresso chassis in the telco room, (if you hook up all 160 units, you'll need two), plug it in to a router, plug the router in to the T-1. TUT is built to run over POTS, so you just jumper the lines over the phone pairs.
If you don't have a central demarc, things get more difficult. In that case, I'd suggest running a TUT mdu lite at each building (I'd need more information to know if this would be feasible or not), and then either trenching a cat5 backbone or running wireless shots to where you define your demarc for the T-1.
I don't really recommend wireless to the desktop in MDU (multi-dwelling unit) applications, since it's such a pain in the ass to get wireless signals to go through buildings reliably, having that many transmitters will give you rather serious problems with overlap, lots of stuff interferes with it, and the amount of money you'd spend on parts and labor to get the kind of saturation you'd need gets pretty cost-prohibitive.
If you want more information, feel free to e-mail me.
I think you just answered your own question. You were on an international flight. You don't have to worry about just FAA restrictions when you're flying to another country, you have to worry about the laws in the other country as well.
Going to a bar while carrying a firearm is a felony in many states. I'm not sure what state you live in however.
I'm not discussing whether a law is right or wrong. I'm just informing you of what IS the law. Try to learn to distinguish between the two.
And people have the right to limit your rights on private property. I can tell you to not bring your firearm in to my house, you are obligated to comply, or I do not have to allow you in to my home. I can also force you to leave my property, for whatever reason I choose.
The thing right-wing wackos like yourself seem to forget, is that businesses are PRIVATE PROPERTY. There are some notable exceptions to prevent discrimination, but it is still private property, and they can set whatever rules they wish. You, conversely, can decide not to patronize businesses that have policies you do not agree with.
BTW, I also assume that you do not go to bars, or go to the movie theatre, right? Firearms tend to be forbidden in those locations as well.
You haven't flown in a while, have you?
I'll outline restrictions for you:
No electronic devices may be on during takeoff/landing. No exceptions.
Once the aircraft reaches 10,000 feet, you may use the following electronic devices: Computer, PDA, gameboy, CD player, yada yada.
Cellular and satellite phones, GPS systems, AM/FM radios, wireless networking products, and televisions are not allowed to be on from the time the door closes on the plane before takeoff, to the point the door re-opens on landing.
Basically, They don't want any electronics on during takeoff/landing, to make sure there isn't any possiblity of RF or something being emitted by the device causing interference with the instruments used duing take off and landing. The theory behind denying the other devices period has do do with concerns regarding interference with instruments required to FLY THE PLANE, as well as the communications equipment. While I disagree with the argument against cell phones (I think it has more to do with cell-providers not being able to bill customers properly than anything else), the other's make sense. Navigation uses GPS and radio frequencies, which could definately get screwed up by am/fm radios and personal GPS systems, and the landing systems use VHF/UHF, as someone else mentioned.
That is the thrust of the problem. The RIAA did not file a subpeona. They went to Verizon DIRECTLY, and demanded the information. If a subpeona is filed, then there's no problem, as you have at least some kind of judicial oversight, and it removes the onus of responsibility for the privacy of the end-user from the carrier.
Since I work for an ISP, I've had to refuse to provide information to people AND law enforcement agencies on several occasions. Only when served are we allowed to provide data on our subscribers.
This is where I say that the theme elements are in fact the same. This is also where I suggest you look up some sheet music to compare the elements. Modifying tempo, key signature, or instrumentation can make something sound radically different when it is in fact not.
I forgot to add that the RIAA is NOT a police agency, they are a private business. You are only required to submit to searches by a member of a law enforcment agency, and even then only when served a search warrant or under "probable cause". I'll ignore the "Patriot" nonsense for the time being, because I consider it to be an abberation.
They are not convicted, correct. But they are obviously involved in copyright violation. They are being idetified for prosecution. They will still have a right to defend themselves in court. BTW: Last I saw, a corporation can read your e-mails on the company network, check your desk, etc., if they suspect you of anything. It all belongs to the company, kind of like how these criminals do not own Verizon but are renting its use.
The are not obviously involved in copyright violation. They are being accused of being involved in copyright violation. Trying to get ANY information from an ISP traditionally requires a court-order, as the ISP can be sued for providing information without one. Your analogy regarding using company resources for personal business is comparing apples to oranges.
There is not fight here. The ISP will not be charged with anything as the DMCA allows the ISP to remain guiltless in the transaction across its gateway. The ISP will not remain guiltless if it doesn't comply with the court order. Its like if I am a landlord and you are sellng drugs from your apartment, I have to help the cops nab you, but I am not going to be held liable for drug dealing myself.
You just proved the point of what the other people are telling you in this sentence. The operative word is COURT ORDER. Verizon wants the preceedent set that ANY request for information requries a search warrant.
To use your arguement, if you are the landlord, and the the RIAA comes by and demands to search every single apartment in your complex to look for copyright violations, are you obligated to comply? The answer is no, and in fact you would be in serious trouble with the residents of said apartment complex if you DID comply. SEARCHES REQUIRE A SEARCH WARRANT. It doesn't matter whether it's physical or digital.
It's the same basic track. Listen to them again. They did some modifications (For instance, FF7 changed a lot of the track to a more synthesized feel, which caused it to sound different), but it is the same.
Actually, it's the same fanfare. They just change it up a little bit in each game.
And what is water made out of again?
There's more than 20, and the number isn't really important. By your logic, my killing 20 people is "trivial" too, right?
Just because a "proper" DVD player is for sale, doesn't mean that it's reasonable to expect people to purchase it. Why should I be forced to spend extra money to buy a set-top box, when I've got a "licensed" DVD player in my computer?
The licensed Linux DVD software player didn't exist at the time DeCSS was created. The licensed player was created after the fact, to fill the need, and to allow people like you to indulge in revisionist history.
DeCSS is not a piracy tool, any more than RCA is a piracy tool. I can grab audio and video feed, unencryped, full-bandwidth, just by plugging a capture card in to the output of ANY DVD player. I can also make a perfect copy of a DVD, including the "encryption" by using a raw writing utility. Why would anyone go through the trouble of writing a piece of software, when there's easier solutions out there?
Of course, this touches on the issue that the encryption devices that were placed on DVD's have nothing to do with anti-piracy measures, as they're so simple to circumvent. The only practical purpose they serve is to enforce region-coding.
Tell that to all the people that were using it to play legally-purchased DVD's on Linux. There's your non-trivial legitimate purpose.
Nice troll, by the way.
Explain DeCSS then.
You need to wrap your head around the notion of "no significant non-infringing use." Mmm-kay? If the ONLY use guns had were to kill innocent people unlawfully, then that would be a decent analogy.
You need to read up on the DMCA again. There now only has to be the POSIBILITY of infringing use for it to be declared illegal. It no longer matters what the "intended" or "primary" uses are.
I'm wondering why they didn't fire you guys then. You needed to either a) fix DHCP so your leases work properly, or b) USE STATIC IP'S.
They're just dipping the feet in the pool right now,m e,3
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/main.asp?x=minis/welco
You can bet they'll be flooding the market if chainmail is successful.
Did I step in to "Martha Stewart: Living" or something? This IS slashdot, right?
You solder jumpers to the board instead of soldering the traces together. Then you can create or disconnect the link at will.
This is exactly the point. It's clear that these people would rather not fix the problem, so it's time to make it more cost-effective to resolve the issue than to ignore it.
The problem is these industries have a built-in mechanism to combat this. It's called "piracy". Don't think you're making enough sales? Blame it on file-sharers!