Go to SlashHosting or some such - they're cheap. Restart the site under a new name, at a domain name you own. Then if the university sues you for use of "their intellectual property" you will have a stronger case - unless you signed an agreement that the U. does in fact own your IP, which is not too bloody likely.
Also don't forget the court of public opinion. Newspapers eat this shit up. Think of Teacher Review, a site that some teachers San Francisco State University unsuccessfully tried to shut down. Press coverage was very sympathetic to the students who ran it, and hostile to the objecting teachers who (correctly) were perceived as whiners who couldn't take some criticism.
So does this mean all the folks who claimed they were going to go out to buy a copy should now burn/sledgehammer their CD?
No! Keep using it. I was just noting that Roxio will suffer in the market when people don't buy their crippled software, and that they will deserve it.
I want to be able to pay the artists money for their songs. Up until now, there simply is no way to give money if you want to download an electronic version. If they allow me to pay a
reasonable price to download a song, then I will gladly pay it.
I think the problem here is not so much cost as availability. The idea proposed here is a good one to provide better "virtual stock" than is available from any one store. If it means I can get a better selection of books, clothes, music, etc. at the store I can walk to, it's a great deal! So someone should go develop this.
Today's NY Times has a bit about pay Napster, which (of course) will use copy protection and therefore be useless. (Also in the Industry Standard. From the article:
Subscribers who pay a monthly fee will be able to load any other digital
audio files -- like the music of independent labels, their own recordings or other
material -- onto their computers and share it with other Napster users. The fidelity
will be just below the sound quality of compact discs and users who obtain files over
Napster will be precluded from loading them onto their own discs or sending them
outside its network.
So their participation in SDMI makes some sense - until you try to use the service of course. Oh well, I added them to my FC list months ago.
Interesting bit: the NY Times published an article today in which it referred to that OS as "GNU/Linux," as recommended by RMS/FSF (or is that GNU/RMS/FSF?). Interesting, worth a \back entry itself, I would guess.
Look, if Mandrake is a worthwhile project but can't make money, it should become a non-profit. People could donate without worrying about whether it was somehow appropriate to do so. Now the founders of Mandrake wouldn't make the big bux, but so what?
Yeah, but he's very clear about being a Windows developer - look at all his info. Even Shields Up is designed primarily for Win users. Not a problem in my book.
this was a great article. Fascinating. I'll take the exclamation points and call-outs for the info. (I've run ZoneAlarm for 2 years now thanks to Steve...)
That would be the most user-hostile thing I could think of. Pop-up windows for X10 cameras are bad enough - I can't bear to imagine having to think about the root server when just using the goddamn web!
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People go to McD. because they want it to be the same every time. A consistent experience is important - particularly for parents of small children, who'll always find some reason to complain.
Go on a road trip with kids (or be a kid on a road trip yourself) and you'll sing the praises of McDonald's for life.
I like the name... I presume it's names after Yellow-Dog Democrats, who (it's said) are so loyal they'd would vote for a yellow dog as long as he's running on the demo ticket.
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and not one of his posts have been modded up. Read his side of the story in his uid... moderators take note.
Fuck that. As someone else said, see you on Gnutella.
Also don't forget the court of public opinion. Newspapers eat this shit up. Think of Teacher Review, a site that some teachers San Francisco State University unsuccessfully tried to shut down. Press coverage was very sympathetic to the students who ran it, and hostile to the objecting teachers who (correctly) were perceived as whiners who couldn't take some criticism.
No! Keep using it. I was just noting that Roxio will suffer in the market when people don't buy their crippled software, and that they will deserve it.
Buy "Music CD-Rs" - they include a RIAA tax.
This really is the new killer app. Think of Apple's "Rip, Mix, Burn" ads. Of course the industry is running scared ... serves 'em right.
use another CD burner, or don't upgrade Toast. Roxio loses money. Fuck 'em.
I think the problem here is not so much cost as availability. The idea proposed here is a good one to provide better "virtual stock" than is available from any one store. If it means I can get a better selection of books, clothes, music, etc. at the store I can walk to, it's a great deal! So someone should go develop this.
Subscribers who pay a monthly fee will be able to load any other digital audio files -- like the music of independent labels, their own recordings or other material -- onto their computers and share it with other Napster users. The fidelity will be just below the sound quality of compact discs and users who obtain files over Napster will be precluded from loading them onto their own discs or sending them outside its network.
So their participation in SDMI makes some sense - until you try to use the service of course. Oh well, I added them to my FC list months ago.
Seriously. Serves those idiots right.
Interesting bit: the NY Times published an article today in which it referred to that OS as "GNU/Linux," as recommended by RMS/FSF (or is that GNU/RMS/FSF?). Interesting, worth a \back entry itself, I would guess.
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And he is different from Joel Siegel et al. precisely how?
Could Bill Gates be hit by a bus next year?
Could the Red Sox finally win the World Series?
the real question is, why are there so many no-profit companies? If you're an investor, that is.
Look, if Mandrake is a worthwhile project but can't make money, it should become a non-profit. People could donate without worrying about whether it was somehow appropriate to do so. Now the founders of Mandrake wouldn't make the big bux, but so what?
Now that must be big news to a lot of slashdotters!
Yeah, but he's very clear about being a Windows developer - look at all his info. Even Shields Up is designed primarily for Win users. Not a problem in my book.
this was a great article. Fascinating. I'll take the exclamation points and call-outs for the info. (I've run ZoneAlarm for 2 years now thanks to Steve...)
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That would be the most user-hostile thing I could think of. Pop-up windows for X10 cameras are bad enough - I can't bear to imagine having to think about the root server when just using the goddamn web!
I invoke Godwin's Law. You lose.
No, it's a real term! Look it up at a politics site or on google if you don't believe me.
Go on a road trip with kids (or be a kid on a road trip yourself) and you'll sing the praises of McDonald's for life.
Kind of like Mac and/or Linux users, eh?