Your analogy assumes that someone (monsterpattern) is selling digital copies of the patterns. That is not the case. They are selling unopened original patterns. The previous poster has the more accurate analogy.
So, when Mister FruitFly thought he was being really kinky by getting his groove on with Miss BrineShrimp, he was just doing what came naturally? I guess if that is actually the case, it had to have been helped out with a little spanish fly (or pheremones(sp))
US Code Title 39, Part IV, Chapter 30, Section 3009. Here is an excerpt:
(b) Any merchandise mailed in violation of subsection (a) of this section, or within the exceptions contained therein, may be treated as a gift by the recipient, who shall have the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender. All such merchandise shall have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement informing the recipient that he may treat the merchandise as a gift to him and has the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender.
This section also references Title 15, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Section 45, regarding unfair business practices. I thing The barcode scanner manufactures could sue DigitalDirtbags on unlawful distribution.
US Code Title 39, Part IV, Chapter 30, Section 3009. Here is an excerpt:
(b) Any merchandise mailed in violation of subsection (a) of this section, or within the exceptions contained therein, may be treated as a gift by the recipient, who shall have the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender. All such merchandise shall have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement informing the recipient that he may treat the merchandise as a gift to him and has the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender.
This section also references Title 15, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Section 45, regarding unfair business practices. I thing The barcode scanner manufactures could sue on unlawful distribution.
I recall the same thing about receiving someting in the mail you didn't ask for. It seems to me that if DigitalConvergence is trying to impose some sort of "contract for use" to a product they mailed to people that did not ask for it, that contract must be considered unenforceable. Can anyone say mail fraud? maybe not, but it sure seems fishy.
IANAL
I agree! AFAIK a byte is not an SI unit. So adding kilo to doesn't change that fact. So we have accepted that 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes and 1 megabyte = 1024 kilobytes. It is the hard drive companies that are in the wrong. If they want thier "industry standard" to be something other than what is accepted usage then they should change thier nomenclature. some other folks here have suggested some possible words. Mine are maybebytes(mbB), mightbebytes(MbB) and bugbites(oucH).
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You really had me going there.
When was the last time you heard of an R&D department asking IT for their input?
Get a clue.
Your analogy assumes that someone (monsterpattern) is selling digital copies of the patterns. That is not the case. They are selling unopened original patterns. The previous poster has the more accurate analogy.
So, when Mister FruitFly thought he was being really kinky by getting his groove on with Miss BrineShrimp, he was just doing what came naturally? I guess if that is actually the case, it had to have been helped out with a little spanish fly (or pheremones(sp))
How, exactly, does a body mutant reproduce to perpetuate its unique body type?
But if you received the product in the mail unsolicited...then the EULA is null and void. Read the federal postal code here
US Code Title 39, Part IV, Chapter 30, Section 3009. Here is an excerpt:
(b) Any merchandise mailed in violation of subsection (a) of this section, or within the exceptions contained therein, may be treated as a gift by the recipient, who shall have the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender. All such merchandise shall have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement informing the recipient that he may treat the merchandise as a gift to him and has the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender.
This section also references Title 15, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Section 45, regarding unfair business practices. I thing The barcode scanner manufactures could sue DigitalDirtbags on unlawful distribution.
US Code Title 39, Part IV, Chapter 30, Section 3009. Here is an excerpt:
(b) Any merchandise mailed in violation of subsection (a) of this section, or within the exceptions contained therein, may be treated as a gift by the recipient, who shall have the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender. All such merchandise shall have attached to it a clear and conspicuous statement informing the recipient that he may treat the merchandise as a gift to him and has the right to retain, use, discard, or dispose of it in any manner he sees fit without any obligation whatsoever to the sender.
This section also references Title 15, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Section 45, regarding unfair business practices. I thing The barcode scanner manufactures could sue on unlawful distribution.
I recall the same thing about receiving someting in the mail you didn't ask for. It seems to me that if DigitalConvergence is trying to impose some sort of "contract for use" to a product they mailed to people that did not ask for it, that contract must be considered unenforceable. Can anyone say mail fraud? maybe not, but it sure seems fishy. IANAL
On venus it might be 16 days local time =)
I agree! AFAIK a byte is not an SI unit. So adding kilo to doesn't change that fact. So we have accepted that 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes and 1 megabyte = 1024 kilobytes. It is the hard drive companies that are in the wrong. If they want thier "industry standard" to be something other than what is accepted usage then they should change thier nomenclature. some other folks here have suggested some possible words. Mine are maybebytes(mbB), mightbebytes(MbB) and bugbites(oucH).