Close. The misnomer "Intellectual Property" is typically a trifecta - Copyright, Patent and Trademarks. It would be difficult to bring a trademark suit into this matter since the author of this tool is not misrepresenting their tool under the auspices of a tool trademarked by another company.
Patents are an easy one. If the AACS encryption is covered by patents(which it probably is) there's a good case for patent infringement. I won't go this particular here. As far as I am concerned, if the encryption can be broken by information release by the patent holder outside of the realm of a patent application, it's fair game.
Copyrights are a tough nut to crack. Without the DMCA, the tool would probably fall under fair use. With DMCA provisions, it would most likely qualify as an 'circumvention' device. Very sad, but under existing law, it's unavoidable.
Solution? 1) Ignore the laws. Release the software from an unfriendly neighbor country. 2) Lobby. 3) Lawyer up. 4) Start shooting lawmakers.
A perfect example of the dichotomy you describe would be real industry participators in the standards process versus Microsoft's vision of the standards process. Most companies form panels, or working groups to develop standards. As the standards and technologies change, a consensus is reached and a standard revision is created, approved, and published. This keeps the standard relevant while making it available to all industry participants.
For MS, this involves building a product, calling it a de facto standard and then trying to get it approved formally by a standards body. This is irregardless of the fact that MS allows basically *ZERO* industry participation in developing their 'standards' before they are submitted for approval.
lol. Anybody else tired of stupid journalists trying to stir up trouble or create a conflict where there really isn't one?
I mean really... is anybody truly upset that IBM made a bunch of money cuz they threw a bunch of code and developer time at OSS projects?
I don't care how much money they all make, so long as they abide by the GPL in letter, and spirit. In fact, if I thought Microsoft was capable of playing by the rules, I'd even be happy to see them contribute.
[sarcasm]
zomg! money!!! we're all communists though, this can't be right!?!
[/sarcasm]
OOSS applications are not always more secure than closed source programs. I think a lot of this depends on the type of application as well as the popularity of the application. An OSS program that isn't very popular will have few developers working on it. The greater security availabel in Linux is only present because of the number of people reviewing the source; with a small program maybe there's only a few people developing it. One thing is nice however.. a lot of the less popular applications have less features than their closed source counterparts and thus have less attack vectors.
What if the project stops: What if the project just stops. Who will keep the product alive. Trusting a Company Critical Application so a program that may day doesn't sound good to me.
This is a toss up. With closed source, the reverse is true also. What if the company stops producing, developing or supporting your Company Critical Application(R)? You have no options except to migrate to another solution. You could ask the copyright holder if you can have the source, but most companies will decline citing (insert one: IP concern, security, diluted financial value of the product, etc). If a company has the technical resources and had been relying on an OSS solution, at least they have the source code as a clutch to get them through until a migration is convenient. If it turns out that the program is easily extensible, they may even keep an internal fork that they can continue to develop without the hassle of keeping their changes open sourced.
For a small business, this is an absolute non-option. They don't have the resources and losing a primary application on which your business is founded can be a business killer. OSS has it's advantages for small business however, including reduced cost over time. Like anything, OSS isn't right for everyone. Any successful business owner would complete a risk-tolerance assesment to determine what solution has acceptable features, security risk, cost(initial and over time).
Sadly, many times the instability and uncertainty of OSS applications' future makes small businesses choose closed source. It's funny though that for the very reason they choose closed source applications, they should choose open source: You never know when Company X will discontinue Product Y and leave you stranded. I would bet often times this is based on inaccurate and incomplete information. How do you tell the small businesses though that they don't need to pay the Redmond rent to be successful?
I hope not. Their entire argument is flawed. And I quote, from their filing:
Nor, as we have shown, is there any "reasonable expectation" that the complained-of harm from the TSP might recur
I take particular conflict with this statement. The fed's continued assertion that the program was lawful without FISA approval shows that they can, and will use this 'constitutional authority' again as the perceived need arises.
On that basis alone, the balance of prejudice against state secrets powers, constitutional power of the executive brach during times of war and mootness versus the right of the people to use the last check in the federal system to prevent future harm is highly in favor of letting the case proceed.
Indeed, taking away your right to trial or imprisonment without trial is merely a bypass of the very court you need to challenge your detention. If we, the US, leader of the free world cannot even follow our own constitution then we're no better than the human rights violators in China and Brazil.
Your right to a trial is the single most important right you have, ahead of all other rights. Without this right, you could be imprisoned for no reason at the whim of any military or DOJ official with high enough clearance. This is the very definition of a dictatorship; a leader without law.
I think we should follow Gonzalez instruction, suspend his habeus corpus rights and just toss him in a hole for all eternity where he can starve to death. Maybe after a few months, or decades he will have a change of heart regarding the importance of this right.
Even on the street, this can still be legal. When the movie "Fight Club" came out, there were several news stories on television showing students, as well as adults, fighting in an open 'arena' outside.
Apparently there were limits to how far the prosecutor's office would tolerate the violence to get, such as the strict rule that weapons not be allowed. However, the district attorney's office spokesman was quite clear that their actions were foolhardy, ill conceived, and legal.
No legal basis is needed. You base your premise on the somewhat faulty assumption that your employer is required to give you a paycheck every other week. That is simply not the case. It's perfectly possible, and legal, to base a person's salary on a 25 paycheck schedule instead of 26.
If the company I work for offers me $32k annually, and I make that much by December 15th, there's no rule that says they must pay me through December 31st, whether I work or not. Now, most companies are not like this. However, I did previously work for a company that did something similar, and I assure you, it is legal in my state.
Look at the user ID's. It's you who is new here. In fact, he was here a long time ago, when slashdot really was a place to read about cool technology innovations and geeky subject matter. Now, ever third story is policital in nature and every 10th story is nothing but a link to a groklaw article.
Indeed. The Fred Meyers supermarket chain is owned by Kroger, yet they have greatly expanded what products they sell. The grocery section of the store is extremely similar to any Kroger, yet there will also be a clothing, household goods, building products, tools, gardening, and electronics section.
There exist still a few older Fred Meyers stores that have only the grocery, clothing and electronics sections. The reason I shop at Fred Meyers is because I once worked for them. I have a strong preference to shop at companies that I know are fair to their employees, have good value and have a good sense of corporate ethics. Fred Meyers employees are mostly union and are paid well, their PIC and upper management promotion system is unbiased and favors competence over nepotism.
You can keep shopping at Best Buy/CompUSA/random-shady-retailor from idiot 17 year olds making $8/hr and save yourself a couple percent on every product you buy. I'll keep paying more for better service and what I think actually supports my community.
That's inaccurate to say the least. The majority of ATI/nVidia based video graphics cards are produced by 3rd parties, so obviously the market for video cards is healthy(maybe too competetive, I hear the margins are razor thin).
If you are speaking of the graphics chips themselves, there is obviously competition. Both companies are enduring and adapting to a visciously short product revision cycle, where every couple months both companies release revamped versions of their graphics chips. This has had an incredibly positive effect on the market for software utilizing ever-more complex 3D graphics, as well as keeping the graphics card manufacturers afloat.
Just yesterday I picked up a new nVidia-based graphics card from Fred Meyers(Kroger for you east-coasters) for $75. Just 3 years ago I doubt I could find similar performance without spending $500 or maybe much more.
If you are speaking purely of the graphics chips, than I say that is because of the incredible cost in starting any new ventures in this industry. The barrier to entry in both the graphics chips market as well as the CPU market is extremely high. This is because any new competitor would need to release an intial product that is competitive with existing technology; yet they're starting 10 years late. nVidia and ATI are both rolling with a long history of previous generations of products with which they have refined not only their products, but their product development system.
I would bet a lot of money that the lack of new 3D chip makers is due to the high cost of entering this market, not to any illegal anti-competitive action.
ie. You cannot enumerate (interpret and expand) the interstate commerce clause in the powers of Congress as a free and open door to regulate anything and everything under the sun
Umm, yes you can. Recently the DEA argued in California that they can regulate drugs produced and consumed by a single individual in a state where it is legal to do so for medical reasons under state law. This was based on the premise that the person NOT purchasing marijuana grown out of state affects the interstate market.
The DEA prevailed. This was a flawed argument imo since it assumes the consumer was willing to break federal law by purchasing marijuana likely grown out of state.
So there you have it, the federal government has now formally stated "all your bases are belong to us".
As an aside, the federal and state governments can create all the laws they want, legislation can't solve a technological problem. I won't be turning off my spam filters anytime soon.
then your neck ends up bending forward and holding up the weight of your head
That is why I, as well as millions of my fellow americans, are doing everything we can to be the fattest people on earth. We're simply trying to increase our body mass index to the point where our necks are irrelevant and our shoulders and fat rolls can hold our heads up while we stare into our computers.
1) You are correct that being tazered can quite realistically incapacitate a person, to the extent that they can lose significant dexterity and mobility for even minutes after the shock. That is the purpose of this tool; to incapacitate an uncooperative person. It's extremely effective against persons of much larger physical stature making this a favorite of police across the nation.
2) You're delusional. These police will most likely receive civil lawsuits and termination from employment, but I find it highly unlikely any of them will be brought up felony charges. The double-speak from the police chief regarding the necessity for an outside review is evidence that they would like to sweep it under the rug. The only way to ensure justice is a public outcraw for the prosecutor's office to charge them.
I saw a lot of responses from the peanut gallery about how difficult a policeman's job is and how the kid deserved what he got. The point is, what happened before the tape started rolling is irrelevant; the real crime committed WAS caught on tape(use of physical force on a subdued subject in custody is a crime in all 50 states). The kid may even still get a fine for tresspassing, which is what he was asking for. I only hope the students keep up the protests and do not let up until the police are charged and sentenced for criminal conduct.
Please, please please don't go to radio shack. Their product quality is crap, their prices are rediculous, and their selection is terrible. I've been using Mouser for years as a hobbyist. While their low volume or single unit prices aren't the best around, they're still very reasonable. Their service is incredible, shipping is prompt, and they have a mind-boggling inventory of even the most obscure parts. I'm sure others like Mouser exist, but that's merely one example of a company that can completely replace any need for radio shack.
If you take away their electronic components aisle, what else do they sell that you can't get for better/cheaper/faster elsewhere?
Note: Call it what you will, but I don't work for this company.
Most people I know(and that's a lot of people) have broadband. Dialup truly sucks, badly. Put it this way... All real time multiplayer games require broadband. From experience(I've been a hardcore gamer for over a decade), most multiplayer games are not very good over dialup. I've had high-speed cable internet since 1998, and I will never return to dial-up; even if I stop playing games.
Your 'simple breakdown' is a fallacy.
The cost breakdown is more like (INTERNET CHARGES)+(WoW OR other games), not (OTHER GAMES) OR (WoW+Internet).
I think I'm responding to a troll. That's how retarded your argument is.
If you like single player games, great; go play doom and get off the threads you don't understand.
Which is just as good, the sheer size obtainable using tape drives is just mind boggling.
On a side note, this article wasn't just light on details, it was shockingly devoid of all technical details as to how this was acheived. At least this article mentions the new density is acheived with a new tape medium coating.
Sheesh, the linked story might be interesting to stock-market droids, not slashdot readers.
Yes, but that doesn't make it "Blu-Ray". In that case, it would just be using an HD format on a normal DVD, which has been done a thousand times. The difficulties in Blu-Ray are related directly to the technology of being able to mass manufacture a blue laser and accompanying electronics that can read a Blu-Ray disc using a blue laser. The fact that their "demo" had to be a hack(putting HD content on a normal DVD) makes me think they haven't actually gotten the kinks worked out.
Getting a small HD clip on a normal DVD is not very innovative or impressive.
I'm sick to f'ing death of an *extremely* miniscule population(the content-owners) twisting our politicians into knots like voodoo dolls. I'm not sure who to blame more, the politicians or the media companies... They should be sent to Gitmo(I'm completely not even joking, either).
This protectionism is harmful to the citizens of our country. It will provide marginal reductions in piracy, but will completely obliterate the distribution channel for music where the artists want their music to be free. Is it truly necessary to destroy the freedom of 99% of the people so that a few already-rich people can attempt to squeeze that last penny from people?
How is this flamebait? The trademark holders have specifically requested that spam be referred to in lowercase characters to differentiate it from SPAM(R), the spiced ham food product. The parent is correct.
And if these things are used in the commission of a criminal act, that is moot. Revolting against the government is a criminal act as well. Our constitution was designed to limit the power of a goverment so that if it becomes corrupt, the people can disolve it and create a new one. It doesn't work when the government actively works to create laws and regulations that limit the peoples power to exercise those rights, and the people just roll over and say 'do it again, this is for my protection right?'.
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Close. The misnomer "Intellectual Property" is typically a trifecta - Copyright, Patent and Trademarks. It would be difficult to bring a trademark suit into this matter since the author of this tool is not misrepresenting their tool under the auspices of a tool trademarked by another company.
Patents are an easy one. If the AACS encryption is covered by patents(which it probably is) there's a good case for patent infringement. I won't go this particular here. As far as I am concerned, if the encryption can be broken by information release by the patent holder outside of the realm of a patent application, it's fair game.
Copyrights are a tough nut to crack. Without the DMCA, the tool would probably fall under fair use. With DMCA provisions, it would most likely qualify as an 'circumvention' device. Very sad, but under existing law, it's unavoidable.
Solution?
1) Ignore the laws. Release the software from an unfriendly neighbor country.
2) Lobby.
3) Lawyer up.
4) Start shooting lawmakers.
A perfect example of the dichotomy you describe would be real industry participators in the standards process versus Microsoft's vision of the standards process. Most companies form panels, or working groups to develop standards. As the standards and technologies change, a consensus is reached and a standard revision is created, approved, and published. This keeps the standard relevant while making it available to all industry participants.
For MS, this involves building a product, calling it a de facto standard and then trying to get it approved formally by a standards body. This is irregardless of the fact that MS allows basically *ZERO* industry participation in developing their 'standards' before they are submitted for approval.
lol. Anybody else tired of stupid journalists trying to stir up trouble or create a conflict where there really isn't one?
I mean really... is anybody truly upset that IBM made a bunch of money cuz they threw a bunch of code and developer time at OSS projects?
I don't care how much money they all make, so long as they abide by the GPL in letter, and spirit. In fact, if I thought Microsoft was capable of playing by the rules, I'd even be happy to see them contribute.
[sarcasm]
zomg! money!!! we're all communists though, this can't be right!?!
[/sarcasm]
Several comments.
OOSS applications are not always more secure than closed source programs. I think a lot of this depends on the type of application as well as the popularity of the application. An OSS program that isn't very popular will have few developers working on it. The greater security availabel in Linux is only present because of the number of people reviewing the source; with a small program maybe there's only a few people developing it. One thing is nice however.. a lot of the less popular applications have less features than their closed source counterparts and thus have less attack vectors.
What if the project stops: What if the project just stops. Who will keep the product alive. Trusting a Company Critical Application so a program that may day doesn't sound good to me.
This is a toss up. With closed source, the reverse is true also. What if the company stops producing, developing or supporting your Company Critical Application(R)? You have no options except to migrate to another solution. You could ask the copyright holder if you can have the source, but most companies will decline citing (insert one: IP concern, security, diluted financial value of the product, etc). If a company has the technical resources and had been relying on an OSS solution, at least they have the source code as a clutch to get them through until a migration is convenient. If it turns out that the program is easily extensible, they may even keep an internal fork that they can continue to develop without the hassle of keeping their changes open sourced.
For a small business, this is an absolute non-option. They don't have the resources and losing a primary application on which your business is founded can be a business killer. OSS has it's advantages for small business however, including reduced cost over time. Like anything, OSS isn't right for everyone. Any successful business owner would complete a risk-tolerance assesment to determine what solution has acceptable features, security risk, cost(initial and over time).
Sadly, many times the instability and uncertainty of OSS applications' future makes small businesses choose closed source. It's funny though that for the very reason they choose closed source applications, they should choose open source: You never know when Company X will discontinue Product Y and leave you stranded. I would bet often times this is based on inaccurate and incomplete information. How do you tell the small businesses though that they don't need to pay the Redmond rent to be successful?
I take particular conflict with this statement. The fed's continued assertion that the program was lawful without FISA approval shows that they can, and will use this 'constitutional authority' again as the perceived need arises. On that basis alone, the balance of prejudice against state secrets powers, constitutional power of the executive brach during times of war and mootness versus the right of the people to use the last check in the federal system to prevent future harm is highly in favor of letting the case proceed.
Indeed, taking away your right to trial or imprisonment without trial is merely a bypass of the very court you need to challenge your detention. If we, the US, leader of the free world cannot even follow our own constitution then we're no better than the human rights violators in China and Brazil.
Your right to a trial is the single most important right you have, ahead of all other rights. Without this right, you could be imprisoned for no reason at the whim of any military or DOJ official with high enough clearance. This is the very definition of a dictatorship; a leader without law.
I think we should follow Gonzalez instruction, suspend his habeus corpus rights and just toss him in a hole for all eternity where he can starve to death. Maybe after a few months, or decades he will have a change of heart regarding the importance of this right.
Even on the street, this can still be legal. When the movie "Fight Club" came out, there were several news stories on television showing students, as well as adults, fighting in an open 'arena' outside.
Apparently there were limits to how far the prosecutor's office would tolerate the violence to get, such as the strict rule that weapons not be allowed. However, the district attorney's office spokesman was quite clear that their actions were foolhardy, ill conceived, and legal.
But I feel bad for SCO's real employees. Like the software developers who actually worked to make a good product at one point in time.
Hopefully Novell and IBM can split the leftovers, I think it's owed to them.
No legal basis is needed. You base your premise on the somewhat faulty assumption that your employer is required to give you a paycheck every other week. That is simply not the case. It's perfectly possible, and legal, to base a person's salary on a 25 paycheck schedule instead of 26.
If the company I work for offers me $32k annually, and I make that much by December 15th, there's no rule that says they must pay me through December 31st, whether I work or not. Now, most companies are not like this. However, I did previously work for a company that did something similar, and I assure you, it is legal in my state.
Look at the user ID's. It's you who is new here. In fact, he was here a long time ago, when slashdot really was a place to read about cool technology innovations and geeky subject matter. Now, ever third story is policital in nature and every 10th story is nothing but a link to a groklaw article.
I miss the old slashdot as well.
Indeed. The Fred Meyers supermarket chain is owned by Kroger, yet they have greatly expanded what products they sell. The grocery section of the store is extremely similar to any Kroger, yet there will also be a clothing, household goods, building products, tools, gardening, and electronics section.
There exist still a few older Fred Meyers stores that have only the grocery, clothing and electronics sections. The reason I shop at Fred Meyers is because I once worked for them. I have a strong preference to shop at companies that I know are fair to their employees, have good value and have a good sense of corporate ethics. Fred Meyers employees are mostly union and are paid well, their PIC and upper management promotion system is unbiased and favors competence over nepotism.
You can keep shopping at Best Buy/CompUSA/random-shady-retailor from idiot 17 year olds making $8/hr and save yourself a couple percent on every product you buy. I'll keep paying more for better service and what I think actually supports my community.
That's inaccurate to say the least. The majority of ATI/nVidia based video graphics cards are produced by 3rd parties, so obviously the market for video cards is healthy(maybe too competetive, I hear the margins are razor thin).
If you are speaking of the graphics chips themselves, there is obviously competition. Both companies are enduring and adapting to a visciously short product revision cycle, where every couple months both companies release revamped versions of their graphics chips. This has had an incredibly positive effect on the market for software utilizing ever-more complex 3D graphics, as well as keeping the graphics card manufacturers afloat.
Just yesterday I picked up a new nVidia-based graphics card from Fred Meyers(Kroger for you east-coasters) for $75. Just 3 years ago I doubt I could find similar performance without spending $500 or maybe much more.
If you are speaking purely of the graphics chips, than I say that is because of the incredible cost in starting any new ventures in this industry. The barrier to entry in both the graphics chips market as well as the CPU market is extremely high. This is because any new competitor would need to release an intial product that is competitive with existing technology; yet they're starting 10 years late. nVidia and ATI are both rolling with a long history of previous generations of products with which they have refined not only their products, but their product development system.
I would bet a lot of money that the lack of new 3D chip makers is due to the high cost of entering this market, not to any illegal anti-competitive action.
ie. You cannot enumerate (interpret and expand) the interstate commerce clause in the powers of Congress as a free and open door to regulate anything and everything under the sun
Umm, yes you can. Recently the DEA argued in California that they can regulate drugs produced and consumed by a single individual in a state where it is legal to do so for medical reasons under state law. This was based on the premise that the person NOT purchasing marijuana grown out of state affects the interstate market.
The DEA prevailed. This was a flawed argument imo since it assumes the consumer was willing to break federal law by purchasing marijuana likely grown out of state.
So there you have it, the federal government has now formally stated "all your bases are belong to us".
As an aside, the federal and state governments can create all the laws they want, legislation can't solve a technological problem. I won't be turning off my spam filters anytime soon.
then your neck ends up bending forward and holding up the weight of your head
That is why I, as well as millions of my fellow americans, are doing everything we can to be the fattest people on earth. We're simply trying to increase our body mass index to the point where our necks are irrelevant and our shoulders and fat rolls can hold our heads up while we stare into our computers.
1) You are correct that being tazered can quite realistically incapacitate a person, to the extent that they can lose significant dexterity and mobility for even minutes after the shock. That is the purpose of this tool; to incapacitate an uncooperative person. It's extremely effective against persons of much larger physical stature making this a favorite of police across the nation.
2) You're delusional. These police will most likely receive civil lawsuits and termination from employment, but I find it highly unlikely any of them will be brought up felony charges. The double-speak from the police chief regarding the necessity for an outside review is evidence that they would like to sweep it under the rug. The only way to ensure justice is a public outcraw for the prosecutor's office to charge them.
I saw a lot of responses from the peanut gallery about how difficult a policeman's job is and how the kid deserved what he got. The point is, what happened before the tape started rolling is irrelevant; the real crime committed WAS caught on tape(use of physical force on a subdued subject in custody is a crime in all 50 states). The kid may even still get a fine for tresspassing, which is what he was asking for. I only hope the students keep up the protests and do not let up until the police are charged and sentenced for criminal conduct.
http://www.mouser.com/
Please, please please don't go to radio shack. Their product quality is crap, their prices are rediculous, and their selection is terrible. I've been using Mouser for years as a hobbyist. While their low volume or single unit prices aren't the best around, they're still very reasonable. Their service is incredible, shipping is prompt, and they have a mind-boggling inventory of even the most obscure parts. I'm sure others like Mouser exist, but that's merely one example of a company that can completely replace any need for radio shack.
If you take away their electronic components aisle, what else do they sell that you can't get for better/cheaper/faster elsewhere?
Note: Call it what you will, but I don't work for this company.
You're an idiot.
Most people I know(and that's a lot of people) have broadband. Dialup truly sucks, badly. Put it this way... All real time multiplayer games require broadband. From experience(I've been a hardcore gamer for over a decade), most multiplayer games are not very good over dialup. I've had high-speed cable internet since 1998, and I will never return to dial-up; even if I stop playing games.
Your 'simple breakdown' is a fallacy.
The cost breakdown is more like (INTERNET CHARGES)+(WoW OR other games), not (OTHER GAMES) OR (WoW+Internet).
I think I'm responding to a troll. That's how retarded your argument is.
If you like single player games, great; go play doom and get off the threads you don't understand.
zomg! a template!
Now if only I had a firefox mod that could search for statistically improbable words, do wiki lookups, and post witty responses with this template.
Just think of all the karma I could whore.
Which is just as good, the sheer size obtainable using tape drives is just mind boggling.
On a side note, this article wasn't just light on details, it was shockingly devoid of all technical details as to how this was acheived. At least this article mentions the new density is acheived with a new tape medium coating.
Sheesh, the linked story might be interesting to stock-market droids, not slashdot readers.
Yes, but that doesn't make it "Blu-Ray". In that case, it would just be using an HD format on a normal DVD, which has been done a thousand times. The difficulties in Blu-Ray are related directly to the technology of being able to mass manufacture a blue laser and accompanying electronics that can read a Blu-Ray disc using a blue laser. The fact that their "demo" had to be a hack(putting HD content on a normal DVD) makes me think they haven't actually gotten the kinks worked out.
Getting a small HD clip on a normal DVD is not very innovative or impressive.
How is this off-topic?
I'm sick to f'ing death of an *extremely* miniscule population(the content-owners) twisting our politicians into knots like voodoo dolls. I'm not sure who to blame more, the politicians or the media companies... They should be sent to Gitmo(I'm completely not even joking, either).
This protectionism is harmful to the citizens of our country. It will provide marginal reductions in piracy, but will completely obliterate the distribution channel for music where the artists want their music to be free. Is it truly necessary to destroy the freedom of 99% of the people so that a few already-rich people can attempt to squeeze that last penny from people?
How is this flamebait? The trademark holders have specifically requested that spam be referred to in lowercase characters to differentiate it from SPAM(R), the spiced ham food product. The parent is correct.
There is no such thing as too much pink, thank you very much.
the most brilliant insights tend to come from people other than senior management
I thought this was always the case.
And if these things are used in the commission of a criminal act, that is moot. Revolting against the government is a criminal act as well. Our constitution was designed to limit the power of a goverment so that if it becomes corrupt, the people can disolve it and create a new one. It doesn't work when the government actively works to create laws and regulations that limit the peoples power to exercise those rights, and the people just roll over and say 'do it again, this is for my protection right?'.