I had nothing to do with the creation of C, and didn't have an influence on Pascal, Perl, or the Linux Kernel. I was also not the first man to climb Everest.
Firstly - There's the concept of "fitness for purpose". The seller is obligated to supply a product that is suitable for the purpose sold. It was sold for playing on the purchaser's PC, and burning to a CD from there. If the purchaser had the necesary software as specified by BuyMusic.com, then it is BuyMusic.com's problem, in the same way that if a DVD doesn't work in my DVD player, it's the seller's problem.
Secondly - There's such a thing as customer service. This would involve helping the customer get what he or she paid for (perhaps authorising a download to her husband's machine). If that fails, then they should apologise, and offer a full refund. It's not about legal obligation, it's about getting a good reputation as an honest company.
To be fair, the police and entire judicial system use the tactics of a police state. "Don't break the law or we punish you". That said, the RIAA seems to relish the idea of absolute domination of the populace.
Whereas if they didn't pull anyone over for speeding, even mnore people would speed, and probably speed a lot more. I know I stick to the speed limit because I don't want a ticket. I don't think I'm the only one.
How did you feel when they changed yourt name from "Bruce Perens" to "David Perens" in the TV series? And what are your opinions of the new Ang Lee movie?
I guess DVD players won't be able to connect directly until the DVD association changes the rules on digital connections. There are still other devices that I'd quite like to connect together - satellite receiver, PVR, TV, and maybe a console with a digital output, all connected to a sound system.
If this does catch on, I think the electronics companies may well start demanding that the DVD consortium allows DVD players to connect to evcerybody's home network as well.
Firewire is an IEEE standard. It should therefore be quite easy to licence it at a reasonable cost.I think it's actually something like $1 per port anyway.
The interchangeable remotes is nice, but what looks like a real killer app is that we'll have far fewer wires. Just plug everything into a hub, and it's connected to all other devices.
Maybe we'll even be able to get rid of a few of those power cables if we can have some low power devices that can be powered through the connector.
2. How about this for a sexy design for electric vehicles:) ...
5. This is still a problem. People don't want to have to spend several hours (or even several minutes) recharging their cars when they can refuel in about 3. Ideally you need replaceable batteries, (Service stations give you recharged batteries, recharge your dead batteries and sell them to a later customer). That's a chicken and egg issue though.
I think fuel cells are more likely to succeed. They stuill need the infrastructure though. Maybe the cells could be adapted to use a different type of fuel.
All the heavy batteries are at the bottom. This gives a very low centre of gravity with a third of the weight at the bottom. This is actually a guess, but they're stupid if they didn't do it this way.
That's just a summary. You need to read the actual patent to find what the innovative aspects are. Perhaps there was a specific engineering issue that needed to be solved for this sort of vehicle. No, I have no idea what they might be. Read the patent and find out, or try building one yourself and see where you get stuck.
They shouldn't make what the majority think is acceptable illegal. Setting cookies that are nver used is perfectly acceptable to just about anyone.
This is why the law allows personal taping of music. People are going to do it even if the law says they shouldn't. They were doing so before current copyright laws were written, and so the law was written to take this behaviour into account. People are going to leave IIS in its default configuration. Saying they shouldn't isn't good enough. The law should take this into account rather than make criminals of people who are not intentionally breaking the law.
Yep. You're right. Didn't pay enough attention. I was under the impression that he listen to use his music at all when he was outside the US.
I have had a book replaced due to damage though (It was actually damaged by the publisher, so not a great example). I think you can get replacements for damaged game discs for a small fee as well.
The law should take into account the current behaviour of the citizens, and in general should ensure that if most people continue acting in the same way as they always have done, they should not become criminals.
If you download Mozilla in France, without any intention of using the 128 bit encryption, and it doesn't clearly indicate that it uses 128 bit encryption, then I don't think you should be punished. Intent to commit a crime should be a factor in determining guilt.
Who's talking about ignorance of the law? The argument is that a laws that implicitely makes it illegal to use IIS in its default configuration is an unfair law. Are you seriously suggesting that I should check all configuration setting in any software I buy, to make sure it is legally compliant?
Why would I bother reading about it? I have it running. I can view my website. So can other people. Why should I expect it to be in breach of the law with a default setting?
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I had nothing to do with the creation of C, and didn't have an influence on Pascal, Perl, or the Linux Kernel. I was also not the first man to climb Everest.
You need one of these
Firstly - There's the concept of "fitness for purpose". The seller is obligated to supply a product that is suitable for the purpose sold. It was sold for playing on the purchaser's PC, and burning to a CD from there. If the purchaser had the necesary software as specified by BuyMusic.com, then it is BuyMusic.com's problem, in the same way that if a DVD doesn't work in my DVD player, it's the seller's problem.
Secondly - There's such a thing as customer service. This would involve helping the customer get what he or she paid for (perhaps authorising a download to her husband's machine). If that fails, then they should apologise, and offer a full refund. It's not about legal obligation, it's about getting a good reputation as an honest company.
Well, what do you expect? Far too many werb designers seem tothink that HTML is browser dependent.
(The superflous or outright inimical ones, I ignore.)
What about the superfluous ones that have a harsh punishment?
Because everyone doesn't want everyone else to speed. They know they're safe driving at dangerous speeds. It's everyone else who drives too fast.
To be fair, the police and entire judicial system use the tactics of a police state. "Don't break the law or we punish you". That said, the RIAA seems to relish the idea of absolute domination of the populace.
...and yet people still speed regularly.
Whereas if they didn't pull anyone over for speeding, even mnore people would speed, and probably speed a lot more. I know I stick to the speed limit because I don't want a ticket. I don't think I'm the only one.
How did you feel when they changed yourt name from "Bruce Perens" to "David Perens" in the TV series? And what are your opinions of the new Ang Lee movie?
I guess DVD players won't be able to connect directly until the DVD association changes the rules on digital connections. There are still other devices that I'd quite like to connect together - satellite receiver, PVR, TV, and maybe a console with a digital output, all connected to a sound system.
If this does catch on, I think the electronics companies may well start demanding that the DVD consortium allows DVD players to connect to evcerybody's home network as well.
Firewire is an IEEE standard. It should therefore be quite easy to licence it at a reasonable cost.I think it's actually something like $1 per port anyway.
The interchangeable remotes is nice, but what looks like a real killer app is that we'll have far fewer wires. Just plug everything into a hub, and it's connected to all other devices.
Maybe we'll even be able to get rid of a few of those power cables if we can have some low power devices that can be powered through the connector.
Didn't they call it "Farscape" of something?
I think the brakes are attached to the bottom of your legs.
Actually, I agree with everyone else that it's a fixed gear mechanism.
Most admins I know would rip off all the user's limbs, execute their family, and say a firm "No". Your way is a little more user friendly.
A couple of points:
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2. How about this for a sexy design for electric vehicles:)
5. This is still a problem. People don't want to have to spend several hours (or even several minutes) recharging their cars when they can refuel in about 3. Ideally you need replaceable batteries, (Service stations give you recharged batteries, recharge your dead batteries and sell them to a later customer). That's a chicken and egg issue though.
I think fuel cells are more likely to succeed. They stuill need the infrastructure though. Maybe the cells could be adapted to use a different type of fuel.
All the heavy batteries are at the bottom. This gives a very low centre of gravity with a third of the weight at the bottom. This is actually a guess, but they're stupid if they didn't do it this way.
That's just a summary. You need to read the actual patent to find what the innovative aspects are. Perhaps there was a specific engineering issue that needed to be solved for this sort of vehicle. No, I have no idea what they might be. Read the patent and find out, or try building one yourself and see where you get stuck.
They shouldn't make what the majority think is acceptable illegal. Setting cookies that are nver used is perfectly acceptable to just about anyone.
This is why the law allows personal taping of music. People are going to do it even if the law says they shouldn't. They were doing so before current copyright laws were written, and so the law was written to take this behaviour into account. People are going to leave IIS in its default configuration. Saying they shouldn't isn't good enough. The law should take this into account rather than make criminals of people who are not intentionally breaking the law.
Yep. You're right. Didn't pay enough attention. I was under the impression that he listen to use his music at all when he was outside the US.
I have had a book replaced due to damage though (It was actually damaged by the publisher, so not a great example). I think you can get replacements for damaged game discs for a small fee as well.
Not quite.
The law should take into account the current behaviour of the citizens, and in general should ensure that if most people continue acting in the same way as they always have done, they should not become criminals.
If you download Mozilla in France, without any intention of using the 128 bit encryption, and it doesn't clearly indicate that it uses 128 bit encryption, then I don't think you should be punished. Intent to commit a crime should be a factor in determining guilt.
Who's talking about ignorance of the law? The argument is that a laws that implicitely makes it illegal to use IIS in its default configuration is an unfair law. Are you seriously suggesting that I should check all configuration setting in any software I buy, to make sure it is legally compliant?
All sales are final etc. If it's a sale, can they unilaterally withdraw the sale based on a spurious interpretation of their terms and conditions?
Most of the software I use, I use without reading the manual. I have taken formal lessons for none of the software I use.
Why would I bother reading about it? I have it running. I can view my website. So can other people. Why should I expect it to be in breach of the law with a default setting?