It is a shame that the judge didn't automatically award costs, but with spammers and their shysters, it's always possible that the only money to collect is the deposit on their beer can collection.
Foolstain's story about how many backers and money he had changed minute by minute.
They drink the same koolaid as SCO. Expect a boom before the end.
"No boom?"
"No boom."
"No boom *today*. Boom tomorrow. There's *always* a boom tomorrow.
What? Look, somebody's got to have some damn perspective around here.
Boom, sooner or later. *BOOM*!"
-- Garibaldi, Sinclair, and Ivanova in Babylon 5:"Grail"
One of the last remaining spin-offs from Microsoft Bob. They're actually fun to play with. Useful, no. Unless you really need a voice command interface for Zork or something, then it's free. (Free as in tentacles.)
'No matter what their credentials or rationale, it is wrong to use one's money and the cover of digital property to facilitate marketing and legal protection of a lame-ass protection scheme that can be defeated by a child of five.'
And in other news the RIAA is planning to sue keyboard makers...
Told ya so! I admit that I didn't see those other loopholes coming, but any spam bill that a marketing group likes always (1) legitimize a class of spam, and/or (2) legitimize a group of spammers.
I wonder, does Richard Meserve also have a lifetime guest-pass/membership at the Hellfire Club? (Run by Franklin's friend Sir Francis Dashwood.) There was a lot more to Franklin than the sanitized popular "civic" version of history. (But isn't there always?)
I didn't have time to wait through all the sub-sub-sub-search-and-rescue-clauses, but they don't seem to be banning spam so much as electronicly harvested lists. So long as the company can get your email address another way, make some claim that you opt'ed-in (ohboy), and have a working opt-out (double ohboy) then they can email you.
This would favour main-sleaze emailers who have other ways to get your email than "millions" CDs. The DMA sometimes accepts restrictions, but only to preserve your PC as their advertising channel. (Didn't say that on the box when I bought it! "Athlon Advertising Channel"? Nope.)
If the Direct Marketing Association likes it, then something is wrong. Odds are, there's a weasel clause that basically defines spam as "that which the DMA doesn't do".
They don't mind banning those sleezy low-life spammers, but don't wish to restrict the targeted e-marketting of ethical businesses...
I suppose I should read the article, but I bet it takes less than a minute to find the escape hatch in this law. I'll be back...
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If Diebold is following the Elronic game plan, expect them to go after Google next. (That worked so well for the UFO cult!)
Hang on a sec... I think I see a problem here.
Micheal Moorcock has been text-mining the multiverse for decades now.
So what's the Northern Command and who does it protect against? (Yeah, blaim Canada...)
*snort* Lawyers? Oh yeah! *snort* Yeah we could pay for some of them too. *snooorrt!* Woah that's good!
Ah well, not my legal system, praise Zen!
Foolstain's story about how many backers and money he had changed minute by minute.
Sounds like you should have saved one for yourself. :^) (Not that I condone fighting abuse with abuse, but I too am laughing my .. what was that URL?)
"Hi there, this is John Smith, prisoner 24601. Everything is fine I'm fine. I hope you are fine..."
(Oddly enough the letters from the next 340 prisoners are exactly the same except for the name and number. What are the odds!)
"No boom?"
"No boom."
"No boom *today*. Boom tomorrow. There's *always* a boom tomorrow. What? Look, somebody's got to have some damn perspective around here. Boom, sooner or later. *BOOM*!"
-- Garibaldi, Sinclair, and Ivanova in Babylon 5:"Grail"
One of the last remaining spin-offs from Microsoft Bob. They're actually fun to play with. Useful, no. Unless you really need a voice command interface for Zork or something, then it's free. (Free as in tentacles.)
It could have been worse. It could have been Agent Clippy. (He's a Microsoft Agent)
Well... If he did register, SCO would probably send him an invoice for his copy.
And in other news the RIAA is planning to sue keyboard makers...
Did Newton (and a whole lot of other people) have a degree?
Did they decide to use XML because it has X in the name?
Told ya so! I admit that I didn't see those other loopholes coming, but any spam bill that a marketing group likes always (1) legitimize a class of spam, and/or (2) legitimize a group of spammers.
I wonder, does Richard Meserve also have a lifetime guest-pass/membership at the Hellfire Club? (Run by Franklin's friend Sir Francis Dashwood.) There was a lot more to Franklin than the sanitized popular "civic" version of history. (But isn't there always?)
Umm, this is Microsoft we're talking about right? While I would think no, experience suggests otherwise.
Install a web server on it.
Hook it to a fat pipe.
Post the URL to Slashdot!
Boom!
It's a shame that Mark William's never "abandon-wared" Coherent. Waay out of date by today's standards, but a solid product back then.
They don't have Coherent on their chart! I knew I kept those diskettes for a reason. If SCO should win (on BizarroWorld) I have a fallback plan!
This would favour main-sleaze emailers who have other ways to get your email than "millions" CDs. The DMA sometimes accepts restrictions, but only to preserve your PC as their advertising channel. (Didn't say that on the box when I bought it! "Athlon Advertising Channel"? Nope.)
They don't mind banning those sleezy low-life spammers, but don't wish to restrict the targeted e-marketting of ethical businesses...
I suppose I should read the article, but I bet it takes less than a minute to find the escape hatch in this law. I'll be back...