California (for better or worse) tends to lead the country in many matters. With this regulation, they open the door for other states to do the same thing, then the feds will get involved.
It's curious to me how people will applaud regulation when it comes to consolidation of media assets, yet they howl when there is a fee tacked on to their VoIP bill. These are both functions of regulations - it's OK when it stops you, but God forbid it ever touch me! Fairly hypocritical.
The obsession is due to the old and the stupid, who either a) can't read or b) are too weak to punch out a perforated piece of paper with a spike.
Electronic voting has become the panacea for solving the "problem" with "undervoting", because, God knows, no one would ever knowingly not vote for an old fashioned tax and spend liberal like Al Gore!
What's to worry about? The kids today are so dumb, they won't even be able to absorb the message that's trying to be conveyed. Sure, maybe some will pay some lip service to the assignment to get a grade, but can this actually influence behavior? I don't think so.
I remember when I was in the early grades of school and TV networks went berserk over teachers using VCRs to tape shows and play them in class. I thought at the time that it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard of, and I am sure that will be the reaction of the kids today in this analagous situation.
The game is called "Marble Man", not Marble Madness. It's an unreleased Atari prototype that he rescued from the brink of extinction. There are apparently only 3 or so in existence. So it's not quite as pedestrian as Marble Madness, which you can still find in a classic arcade from time to time.
Symantec antivirus for home use is bloated as hell and has required yearly "subscriptions" for some time now. When that nonsense started, I bailed. Antivirus software should at the very least offer free updates to the virus definition files, given the havoc that these things have been causing of late.
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The reason the RIAA wants to use the DMCA for subpoenas is that they can pick and choose who they target. Since they don't have to file suit to run someone in, they can pick an undesirable person and parade them around publicly as some sort of miscreant who is stealing from the hard working musicians, technicians, and record executives.
The tactic of any defense suit should be to challenge the DMCA on fourth amendment grounds. Nowhere in the US constitution is the right to subpoena, search, and seize given to corporations or their representatives.
HOWEVER, this doesn't mean that the RIAA are in the wrong necessarily. If they want to enforce the copyrights that they hold, they have to do something. I have always preferred the idea of targeting individuals who were infringing rather than mass lawsuits against "P2P", which was their tactic until recently. The method for doing this should be through normal legal channels though, not based on "PR".
The CD you buy has some "value added" features - artwork, lyrics, maybe an interview, etc. The copied CD will have none of this, and will be in a slightly lossy format.
Mined diamonds are less "perfect" than the synthetic ones. Thus, there will be a demand by folks with money to have the "real article".
Personally, I'm cheap, so gimme the copy and the lab gems! But that's a choice.
Consider this article. Spam can be largely solved via technical means. If none of it gets through, then the incentive to spam in the first place is removed. Laws don't stop crime, they won't stop spam either.
already have too much to fund to worry about getting in the business of software development. Be satisfied with the tacit endorsement provided when the software is used.
You mentioned police, fire departments, teachers, etc. Why not give these folks a raise instead?
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Aren't you supposed to be innocent until proven guilty in San Francisco?
I don't think so.
They have been sued off the 'net by the RIAA!
I'll keep what I have - I can't imagine what the benefit of the "upgrade" would be. I can imagine the significant limitations. Ergo, I stand pat.
It's curious to me how people will applaud regulation when it comes to consolidation of media assets, yet they howl when there is a fee tacked on to their VoIP bill. These are both functions of regulations - it's OK when it stops you, but God forbid it ever touch me! Fairly hypocritical.
Electronic voting has become the panacea for solving the "problem" with "undervoting", because, God knows, no one would ever knowingly not vote for an old fashioned tax and spend liberal like Al Gore!
Perfectly ties in with why Dell is going into the wireless biz to compete with Blackberry (RiM); Hardware benefits only the company selling it.
I remember when I was in the early grades of school and TV networks went berserk over teachers using VCRs to tape shows and play them in class. I thought at the time that it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard of, and I am sure that will be the reaction of the kids today in this analagous situation.
Wow, that's optimistic. The government regulates the size of toilet tanks. I think they can latch on to this too.
(You know, he owns the rights to the Beatles songs)
Wouldn't want to actually prevent terrorist activities, would ya? No, of course not.
Yes, yes it is. Nerd credentials require it to be so.
There have usually been a handful of decent comics, with a load of "dogs" as filler. Consider:
Beetle Bailey...
Marmaduke...
Hi & Lois...
Mary Worth...
etc.
These sucked when I was 5 years old, they suck now, and they will still be sucking when I turn 80.
The game is called "Marble Man", not Marble Madness. It's an unreleased Atari prototype that he rescued from the brink of extinction. There are apparently only 3 or so in existence. So it's not quite as pedestrian as Marble Madness, which you can still find in a classic arcade from time to time.
Symantec antivirus for home use is bloated as hell and has required yearly "subscriptions" for some time now. When that nonsense started, I bailed. Antivirus software should at the very least offer free updates to the virus definition files, given the havoc that these things have been causing of late.
The tactic of any defense suit should be to challenge the DMCA on fourth amendment grounds. Nowhere in the US constitution is the right to subpoena, search, and seize given to corporations or their representatives.
HOWEVER, this doesn't mean that the RIAA are in the wrong necessarily. If they want to enforce the copyrights that they hold, they have to do something. I have always preferred the idea of targeting individuals who were infringing rather than mass lawsuits against "P2P", which was their tactic until recently. The method for doing this should be through normal legal channels though, not based on "PR".
The CD you buy has some "value added" features - artwork, lyrics, maybe an interview, etc. The copied CD will have none of this, and will be in a slightly lossy format.
Mined diamonds are less "perfect" than the synthetic ones. Thus, there will be a demand by folks with money to have the "real article".
Personally, I'm cheap, so gimme the copy and the lab gems! But that's a choice.
The irony is palpable.
Consider this article. Spam can be largely solved via technical means. If none of it gets through, then the incentive to spam in the first place is removed. Laws don't stop crime, they won't stop spam either.
Cutest lil' Commie in all of Cali!
Then burn it.
Sheesh... newbies!
Does the usage matter, or is the presence alone enough to infinge SCO's patents? Seems frivolous, I agree.
You mentioned police, fire departments, teachers, etc. Why not give these folks a raise instead?