I was just down at Pioneer Square to check this out. It turns out the SB/T.Mobile's signal is so strong, my Zaurus cannot even see the PT signal. If I try to connect, I keep getting the T.Mobile ad screen. They have effectively obliterated the free service. I'm currently looking for an app for the Z that will allow me to select a network to communicate with. So far no luck.
It becomes a very slippery slope when you begin to afford copyright holders more power over the internet than they have with traditional distribution systems. What Congress needs to realize is that every new law effectively stiffles all inovation in that area of the net. Why give copyright holders the tools to track their property after it has been purchased? They cannot do it now. Balance should be the montra of our current Congressional body, but instead they have their hands out, and the XXAA's are paying. Not to say that you should accuse the honorable Congresswoman of accepting bribes, but perhaps point out that the current laws do not seem to be protecting fair use, and by their actions, the public is demanding expanded fair use, not limited. So where does that leave Congress? Well, with a few big questions. Who is being harmed right now by the lack of legislation? Who would be harmed if we over legislated the net? Can the Recording Industry, and Hollywood, actually prove they are being harmed by "piracy", or is it just a convenient time in an ordinary market cycle to begin crying foul? Are current Copyright laws and terms in the best interest of those who create, or those who horde? Copyright terms are now well beyond a century, and are being pushed even further. How long do you need to turn a profit? I believe that legislating over something as potentially powerful as the internet, is not necessarily a bad thing, IF the laws are not prematurely put into place. There are still too many questions about the effects the net is having on our society. To begin legislating to protect the old from the new, is foolish. Especially in a time when the net is in it's infancy.
I read somewhere that a teaspoon of antimatter, if exposed to ordinary matter, would produce an explosion so great it would blast the atmosphere from the earth. Granted we are far from a teaspoon of antimatter, but it is certainly something to keep in mind when reading about eager physicists creating this stuff. Lets hope these CERN folks aren't a cocky bunch.
Companies are out for profit. I don't hold ill will toward them for trying all they can to do so. We just need to make sure that all "protected" cds are labelled as such. That way we don't by them. Besides..has anyone heard an original guitar lic in the last 15 years? Explore music history! Believe me...it's far more rewarding than the new release wall.
Also, an A/D converter can bypass any protection scheme. If it plays, you can rip it.
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I was just down at Pioneer Square to check this out. It turns out the SB/T.Mobile's signal is so strong, my Zaurus cannot even see the PT signal. If I try to connect, I keep getting the T.Mobile ad screen. They have effectively obliterated the free service. I'm currently looking for an app for the Z that will allow me to select a network to communicate with. So far no luck.
It becomes a very slippery slope when you begin to afford copyright holders more power over the internet than they have with traditional distribution systems. What Congress needs to realize is that every new law effectively stiffles all inovation in that area of the net. Why give copyright holders the tools to track their property after it has been purchased? They cannot do it now. Balance should be the montra of our current Congressional body, but instead they have their hands out, and the XXAA's are paying. Not to say that you should accuse the honorable Congresswoman of accepting bribes, but perhaps point out that the current laws do not seem to be protecting fair use, and by their actions, the public is demanding expanded fair use, not limited.
So where does that leave Congress? Well, with a few big questions. Who is being harmed right now by the lack of legislation? Who would be harmed if we over legislated the net? Can the Recording Industry, and Hollywood, actually prove they are being harmed by "piracy", or is it just a convenient time in an ordinary market cycle to begin crying foul? Are current Copyright laws and terms in the best interest of those who create, or those who horde? Copyright terms are now well beyond a century, and are being pushed even further. How long do you need to turn a profit?
I believe that legislating over something as potentially powerful as the internet, is not necessarily a bad thing, IF the laws are not prematurely put into place. There are still too many questions about the effects the net is having on our society. To begin legislating to protect the old from the new, is foolish. Especially in a time when the net is in it's infancy.
If you are running XP, it's the crappy built in firewall MS has decided to "bless" you with. Kill it, and you'll be fine.
I read somewhere that a teaspoon of antimatter, if exposed to ordinary matter, would produce an explosion so great it would blast the atmosphere from the earth. Granted we are far from a teaspoon of antimatter, but it is certainly something to keep in mind when reading about eager physicists creating this stuff. Lets hope these CERN folks aren't a cocky bunch.
NewScientist.com is carrying the same story in english
Companies are out for profit. I don't hold ill will toward them for trying all they can to do so. We just need to make sure that all "protected" cds are labelled as such. That way we don't by them. Besides..has anyone heard an original guitar lic in the last 15 years? Explore music history! Believe me...it's far more rewarding than the new release wall.
Also, an A/D converter can bypass any protection scheme. If it plays, you can rip it.