well, napster gets 5 million for their troubles, that bit of info was not out when i posted this, so it seems somewhat fair... BUT, what Next? Next we'll outlaw yahoo.
Outlaw Email, FTP, Usenet, IRC, ICQ too! Outlaw floppies, zips, jazes, hard disks and CD's! Outlaw tv's and teeshirts. Outlaw air and air-breathers!
not a lawyer but can you imagine in the M$ case, the judge saying "Whoa, this internet moves so fast and Netscape is such a small fry. We gotta shut M$ down until the case is over." Yeah right.
About 10 years ago I bumped into a weird guy named Robert Anton Wilson. Actually I was attending a lecture of his with a friend. Around the same time, actually a little later, about a year later maybe, I bumped into a strange looking magazine about computers, electronica, and culture: Mondo 2000. I was the tender age of 19. Just finding my way in the world. Discovering Buddhism, Philip K. Dick, and all sorts of things which continue to enrich my life. Anyways, I got to thinking about networks and the miniturization of logic. Extrapolating one idea after another. You know, I was like a little sponge back then. And I wondered, if much of our consumption/ commerce revolves around products that are so totally virtual rather than tangible, intellectual property laws will have to be changed to reflect this evolution. Me charging you for pie is understandable. I mean if I slice it up, some of it disappears gradually. Leaving LESS for me. So what does Mondo and Robert Anton Wilson, and Buddhism have to do with any of this? They have been grappling with ideas of simulacra, copies, and whatnot. Like Ministry might say: CONNECT THE GOD DAMN DOTS! I did, about ten years ago. And only til Napster has anyone, enmasse that is, pricked up their ears like this intellectual property issue actually needs addressing. It is VERY interesting to me how all these things intertwine: MS v. Netscape; MS v. Linux; RIAA v. Linux; US Gov. v. encryption; society v. hackers; artists v. corporate greed heads;... I guess at this point I am ranting. I'll stop. But I'll appreciate any comments.
He (Clinton, the President) has special protection being Leader of the Armed Forces and whatnot. Otherwise every Republican would depose him regarding every civil case, just so he'd never get anything done, thus ensuring that a Republican would be voted in 4 years later.
As well, it just so happens this isn't just any suit. It is his company that decided to file it. This is not some left field reach for Garbus to depose this particular person.
Why? They know that if they don't control the distribution channel etc. that their pot o gold isn't as secure as they'd like. It's a matter of CONTROL as mister ulrich has so eloquently expressed in re: napster. Because while it may be cumbersome, unprofitable, inconvenient et al to try to profit off of some illicit pirate dvd business TODAY, it may not be tomorrow. We squint today, but have you seen those portable DVD players? And regarding slow downloads: 4 gigs is slow today even over cable/ dsl, but what about tomorrow?
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well, napster gets 5 million for their troubles, that bit of info was not out when i posted this, so it seems somewhat fair...
BUT, what Next?
Next we'll outlaw yahoo.
Outlaw Email, FTP, Usenet, IRC, ICQ too! Outlaw floppies, zips, jazes, hard disks and CD's! Outlaw tv's and teeshirts. Outlaw air and air-breathers!
not a lawyer but can you imagine in the M$ case, the judge saying "Whoa, this internet moves so fast and Netscape is such a small fry. We gotta shut M$ down until the case is over."
Yeah right.
About 10 years ago I bumped into a weird guy named Robert Anton Wilson. Actually I was attending a lecture of his with a friend. Around the same time, actually a little later, about a year later maybe, I bumped into a strange looking magazine about computers, electronica, and culture: Mondo 2000. I was the tender age of 19. Just finding my way in the world. Discovering Buddhism, Philip K. Dick, and all sorts of things which continue to enrich my life. ...
Anyways, I got to thinking about networks and the miniturization of logic. Extrapolating one idea after another. You know, I was like a little sponge back then.
And I wondered, if much of our consumption/ commerce revolves around products that are so totally virtual rather than tangible, intellectual property laws will have to be changed to reflect this evolution.
Me charging you for pie is understandable. I mean if I slice it up, some of it disappears gradually. Leaving LESS for me.
So what does Mondo and Robert Anton Wilson, and Buddhism have to do with any of this? They have been grappling with ideas of simulacra, copies, and whatnot.
Like Ministry might say: CONNECT THE GOD DAMN DOTS!
I did, about ten years ago. And only til Napster has anyone, enmasse that is, pricked up their ears like this intellectual property issue actually needs addressing. It is VERY interesting to me how all these things intertwine: MS v. Netscape; MS v. Linux; RIAA v. Linux; US Gov. v. encryption; society v. hackers; artists v. corporate greed heads;
I guess at this point I am ranting. I'll stop. But I'll appreciate any comments.
He (Clinton, the President) has special protection being Leader of the Armed Forces and whatnot. Otherwise every Republican would depose him regarding every civil case, just so he'd never get anything done, thus ensuring that a Republican would be voted in 4 years later.
As well, it just so happens this isn't just any suit. It is his company that decided to file it. This is not some left field reach for Garbus to depose this particular person.
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Why? They know that if they don't control the distribution channel etc. that their pot o gold isn't as secure as they'd like. It's a matter of CONTROL as mister ulrich has so eloquently expressed in re: napster. Because while it may be cumbersome, unprofitable, inconvenient et al to try to profit off of some illicit pirate dvd business TODAY, it may not be tomorrow. We squint today, but have you seen those portable DVD players? And regarding slow downloads: 4 gigs is slow today even over cable/ dsl, but what about tomorrow?
I'd say more like a supercluster hitting a superstring.
no more prone than windows98 or windows millenium or whistler
reguli
why is everyone down on macs? same reason as most every thing: IGNORANCE. MacOS X will show everyone the light soon enough though.
good idea; new HavenCo-type ideA
reguli