Wow. I have the ability to stop people from replying?
And I never said my version of utopia should be your version of utopia. Next time I'll make sure the implied IMO is put in front of all opinions. I keep forgetting how formal the internet is.
Should the newspaper be held accountable? No. Would the newspaper be held accountable? Yes.
At some point, we have to stop trying to think we live in a utopia and deal with the reality of the situation. The way the laws are being interpretted clearly point to the fact that if you have a newspaper that prints free classifieds and someone puts in a classified offering copied music (any format), you have a high chance of being sued along with the person placing the ad because you are aiding and abetting, even if you exert no editorial control.
Again, I'm not agreeing, I'm not supporting, or in any way condoning this practice. I am very much of the tradition that art and music should be free and artist and musicians should be supported via the community as a whole (call me an idealistic-commune oriented hippie-chick type person). Art and Music should never be considered a business.
Don't look to me to defend a law I disagree with. But I am extrapolating from the MP3.com. The courts are seeing everyone running Napster as being part of the service. Thus any access through Napster to any music, whether on their server or not is part of their service. In order to run this service, they need license to do so.
I'm not defending, I'm just stepping into the shoes of the courts.
As a creator of intellectual property - I like to get paid for my work.
I too am a creator of intellectual property, of differing types, and I know my bread and butter doesn't come from beating a dead horse but from constantly creating. I also know that in order for my work to have any meaning, I need to maximize exposure.
I'm not sure what kind of IP you create, but for me it is art and literature. In order to get paid for anything, my clients and editors/publishers need to see that my work is generally accepted. For the most part, this means doing a lot of pro bono work. I maintain a copyright, and I have no problem with people asking for credit. I also don't openly support taking of someone's work if they have not expressed a desire for their work to be traded. But your all or nothing approach will stifle many developing artists.
I wish you luck in your IP management. Personally, I say screw IP and keep pursuing something new.
You should be aware that in many cases several people submit the same story. Slashdot can only pick one and rejects the others. Seeing that, AFAIK, none of the Slashdot Editors are real editors, things like language, grammar, context, and sense are not taken into primary consideration.
Well, it is illegal because Napster does not have license from any of the labels to allow this service to be provided. But just because something is illegal does not mean it is unethical.
Okay, I do not fault a band for putting noise into a system like Napster. But let's face it, there is already some noise out there, enough that I only trade with a few 'trusted' people who can match my bandwidth.
I've found that the people I trade with tend to have a vested interest in keeping only the best music. So I only get screwed over when I try to get a song from an unknown source. But I listen to it right away, due mainly to the cuckoo fiasco.
I think a Next Gen Napster would have a rating system, kind of like Ebay. Of course, I say this as a honor among thieves sort of way. Napster may be piracy, but who wouldn't want to be the Dread Pirate Roberts?
No, she is making a point. And I don't ever recall her saying Metallica was greedy. The only greed she ever ragged on was the greed of the record labels. She has pursued this intelligently, making sure she paints the argument as artist vs label, not artist vs. artist.
While I think her suit is capricious, it adds an intersting twist to the whole affair and I await the reaction of the industry with bated breath.
So much for watching General Hospital in digital quality.
How much stuff would be tagged as copy protected? I think there is going to be a rude awakening on the entertainment industry's part when they realize half the stuff that is popular is popular because it is easy to access. Just wait when they make it difficult to watch and enjoy just how popular it is. Nobody Loves Raymond, they watch it cuz it is easy to.
Reading this reminded me of a House Resolution I once saw, HR 4600. I don't know the status of it currently, if it is something that is bing pushed through or not, but the idea behind it is to pass a law requiring schools and libraries to use filtering software. Since we know exactly how useful filtering software actually is (like, not at all) this actually seems to be a political bug up someone's butt.
The best way to prevent rampant porn viewing in the library (which I believe is a bit disgraceful) is to have really big monitors set really high facing the door. Let the mores of the community decide what is acceptable behavior or isn't. Who knows, maybe there is a whole community out there that really enjoys downonthefarm.com.
Let's make September 13 national Clean Your Keyboard day. I was just motivated by this article to clean out mine to see what was there. Scary stuff, man.
My preferred method is a paperclip bent out of shape. Anything more than that and I deserve a new keyboard.
This is the best reason I've heard to carry a keyboard and mouse with you. I know a guy who does it and I just thought he was some sort of obsessive-compulsive anti-germ guy. Now I know it is because he has no desire to put his fingers on other people's . . . . whatever you want to call it covering the keys.
Hopefully ICQ is in that figure. ICQ is a superior product (although suffering from major bloat) and I've always been curious why ICQ users haven't had access to AIM users.
AOL needs to open this up as IM is one of the hot new future features and we can't have disorganization. Now is the time to set the rail guage for IM's. At least set the system in which one guage is merged into another.
Yeah, dominant share in a technology medium that doesn't generate revenue seems kind of idiotic. What does a dominant market share really mean when people like myself run at least two different IM apps?
I see many people have come out saying the Judges involved in these cases just need to be more informed. Well, it doesn't work like that. Judges aren't going to hold the case until they've taken a few classes on the subject and met with every expert they can get ahold of. So, as in many issues of speciality -- such as financial law, family law, and criminal law -- special courts are set up where the judges in these courts have experience and knowledge pertaining to the speciality.
Now, while I support this move, and recognize it is just in one state at the moment, these judges can only administer the law. If a law states anyone wearing blue must be hung upside down for four hours and the judge hears a case that provide convincing evidence someone was wearing blue...the judge has to administer that law, no matter how stupid it is. Thus we are back to legislaters. This is a good thing as we have a direct way of communicating with congressional reps, unlike judges that rarely can be successfully lobbied.
It is important that you write and call your legislator and discuss your concerns over the tech laws that are being passed. It is even more effective if you state you work in the field or are in some way significantly connected to the industry. Offer to meet with him/her when she is in town to discuss upcoming bills. The/. community is filled with very bright, articulate people who have a good chance of at least enlightening a congressional rep to the downsides of certain bills.
The 'Do this or I won't vote for you' tactic rarely works because the rep will think you will make this demand of every issue that comes up and thus won't really be able to get your vote anyway. But the 'I want to work with you' approach goes a very long way.
In conclusion, yes, let's have Tech Courts at least until these issues get more mainstream and more judges have experience at looking at these sorts of cases. Don't expect the courts to rule any differently though because at the foundation, the laws governing the Tech Sector are flawed and only getting these laws change will fix these sad court decisions.
While surfing the web on my cellphone, I decided to call my PalmPilot in order to get the telephone number of the guy who D.J.'s at the club to get his playlist -- even though I have the phone number in memory on my cellphone, as well as listed on My Yahoo!, and the fact the playlist is posted on the web.
I do this because the voice that reads me the information off of my PalmPilot is so sexy -- he sounds like the man I've always wanted. Sometimes I call just to hear him read off the day of the week and the fact I have a gyno appointment.
This is a fascinating concept but I think it will fall on deaf ears in the US. Essentially, the process of training for space flight is too boring. People will tune in expecting to see The Right Stuff and instead they will be seeing Spacecamp.
Geeks wanting to watch will be disappointed that the training is watered down and average Joe and Joan Sixpack will be confused because there will be a show of the constestants doing trigonometry problems calculating thrust coefficients and the like.
Besides, as with Big Brother, we can see the allure of Reality TV is going away. Survivor II will be a real test of the durability of this genre.
My logic stated nothing about alternative piracy. My logic is based on Napster cannot be solely blamed. I still believe a more valid study would be to compare bandwidth useage in local colleges compared to cd purchases coupled with polls of college students. Why do some retailers report great sales in their college area stores and others report losses? Inventory, selection, and price are usually the causes.
Imagine applying this to a real world scenario. Every piece of gum you came across on the sidewalk, you would put in your pocket--just in case. Which actually would make sense in a Macgyver Adventure game...hey...that would be kind of cool.
Anyway, I hate contrivances. I hate having to think in an altered state. I hate games that force these things on me. Space Invaders just asked me to shoot the aliens. At no point in time in a good game would I ever be forced to think that the best way to make a disguise is by chasing a cat with masking tape. Sheesh.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be puzzles, and spare me the 'get the right key card' crap. I am saying make the puzzles relevant, and ideally transparent. If ever I am thinking, I have to solve this puzzle, then I am already bored.
Computers that use the Linux operating system. Windows- and Macintosh-based computers can play DVDs, so is it fair to deprive the Linux community?
The Linux argument is a false issue. It has always been in the interest of the Motion Picture industry that there be as many legitimately licensed DVD players as possible, including those using non-Windows operating systems. However the
argument that DeCSS was written for Linux players is simply false. The De-CSS utility was written for Windows-based software, not Linux.
Also, the development of two, separate, licensed DVD players for Linux systems - which use the CSS system - were recently announced. Sigma Designs
(www.sigmadesigns.com) and InterVideo Inc. (www.intervideo.com) both announced the roll-out of LICENSED, LEGAL Linux-based DVD players.
The irony is there isn't a sigmadesigns.com and InterVideo is still trying to roll out their LICENSED, LEGAL Linux-based DVD player, meanwhile anyone with the mind to can use DeCSS to do it now. One would think the MPAA would have a vested interest in speeding the production of a Linux based DVD player just to quell this argument.
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Wow. I have the ability to stop people from replying? And I never said my version of utopia should be your version of utopia. Next time I'll make sure the implied IMO is put in front of all opinions. I keep forgetting how formal the internet is.
Who said I was sane? Who said I was telling anyone what to do? I was merely stating my version of utopia. Your cloud is obviously somewhere else.
At some point, we have to stop trying to think we live in a utopia and deal with the reality of the situation. The way the laws are being interpretted clearly point to the fact that if you have a newspaper that prints free classifieds and someone puts in a classified offering copied music (any format), you have a high chance of being sued along with the person placing the ad because you are aiding and abetting, even if you exert no editorial control.
Again, I'm not agreeing, I'm not supporting, or in any way condoning this practice. I am very much of the tradition that art and music should be free and artist and musicians should be supported via the community as a whole (call me an idealistic-commune oriented hippie-chick type person). Art and Music should never be considered a business.
I'm not defending, I'm just stepping into the shoes of the courts.
I too am a creator of intellectual property, of differing types, and I know my bread and butter doesn't come from beating a dead horse but from constantly creating. I also know that in order for my work to have any meaning, I need to maximize exposure.
I'm not sure what kind of IP you create, but for me it is art and literature. In order to get paid for anything, my clients and editors/publishers need to see that my work is generally accepted. For the most part, this means doing a lot of pro bono work. I maintain a copyright, and I have no problem with people asking for credit. I also don't openly support taking of someone's work if they have not expressed a desire for their work to be traded. But your all or nothing approach will stifle many developing artists.
I wish you luck in your IP management. Personally, I say screw IP and keep pursuing something new.
You should be aware that in many cases several people submit the same story. Slashdot can only pick one and rejects the others. Seeing that, AFAIK, none of the Slashdot Editors are real editors, things like language, grammar, context, and sense are not taken into primary consideration.
Well, it is illegal because Napster does not have license from any of the labels to allow this service to be provided. But just because something is illegal does not mean it is unethical.
I've found that the people I trade with tend to have a vested interest in keeping only the best music. So I only get screwed over when I try to get a song from an unknown source. But I listen to it right away, due mainly to the cuckoo fiasco.
I think a Next Gen Napster would have a rating system, kind of like Ebay. Of course, I say this as a honor among thieves sort of way. Napster may be piracy, but who wouldn't want to be the Dread Pirate Roberts?
While I think her suit is capricious, it adds an intersting twist to the whole affair and I await the reaction of the industry with bated breath.
How much stuff would be tagged as copy protected? I think there is going to be a rude awakening on the entertainment industry's part when they realize half the stuff that is popular is popular because it is easy to access. Just wait when they make it difficult to watch and enjoy just how popular it is. Nobody Loves Raymond, they watch it cuz it is easy to.
The best way to prevent rampant porn viewing in the library (which I believe is a bit disgraceful) is to have really big monitors set really high facing the door. Let the mores of the community decide what is acceptable behavior or isn't. Who knows, maybe there is a whole community out there that really enjoys downonthefarm.com.
Because I couldn't care less.
My preferred method is a paperclip bent out of shape. Anything more than that and I deserve a new keyboard.
This is the best reason I've heard to carry a keyboard and mouse with you. I know a guy who does it and I just thought he was some sort of obsessive-compulsive anti-germ guy. Now I know it is because he has no desire to put his fingers on other people's . . . . whatever you want to call it covering the keys.
AOL needs to open this up as IM is one of the hot new future features and we can't have disorganization. Now is the time to set the rail guage for IM's. At least set the system in which one guage is merged into another.
Sorry, but this is the real world. These things happen. AOL can choose to shut down its servers and run a distributed IM service.
Yeah, dominant share in a technology medium that doesn't generate revenue seems kind of idiotic. What does a dominant market share really mean when people like myself run at least two different IM apps?
Now, while I support this move, and recognize it is just in one state at the moment, these judges can only administer the law. If a law states anyone wearing blue must be hung upside down for four hours and the judge hears a case that provide convincing evidence someone was wearing blue...the judge has to administer that law, no matter how stupid it is. Thus we are back to legislaters. This is a good thing as we have a direct way of communicating with congressional reps, unlike judges that rarely can be successfully lobbied.
It is important that you write and call your legislator and discuss your concerns over the tech laws that are being passed. It is even more effective if you state you work in the field or are in some way significantly connected to the industry. Offer to meet with him/her when she is in town to discuss upcoming bills. The /. community is filled with very bright, articulate people who have a good chance of at least enlightening a congressional rep to the downsides of certain bills.
The 'Do this or I won't vote for you' tactic rarely works because the rep will think you will make this demand of every issue that comes up and thus won't really be able to get your vote anyway. But the 'I want to work with you' approach goes a very long way.
In conclusion, yes, let's have Tech Courts at least until these issues get more mainstream and more judges have experience at looking at these sorts of cases. Don't expect the courts to rule any differently though because at the foundation, the laws governing the Tech Sector are flawed and only getting these laws change will fix these sad court decisions.
I do this because the voice that reads me the information off of my PalmPilot is so sexy -- he sounds like the man I've always wanted. Sometimes I call just to hear him read off the day of the week and the fact I have a gyno appointment.
Geeks wanting to watch will be disappointed that the training is watered down and average Joe and Joan Sixpack will be confused because there will be a show of the constestants doing trigonometry problems calculating thrust coefficients and the like.
Besides, as with Big Brother, we can see the allure of Reality TV is going away. Survivor II will be a real test of the durability of this genre.
My logic stated nothing about alternative piracy. My logic is based on Napster cannot be solely blamed. I still believe a more valid study would be to compare bandwidth useage in local colleges compared to cd purchases coupled with polls of college students. Why do some retailers report great sales in their college area stores and others report losses? Inventory, selection, and price are usually the causes.
Anyway, I hate contrivances. I hate having to think in an altered state. I hate games that force these things on me. Space Invaders just asked me to shoot the aliens. At no point in time in a good game would I ever be forced to think that the best way to make a disguise is by chasing a cat with masking tape. Sheesh.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be puzzles, and spare me the 'get the right key card' crap. I am saying make the puzzles relevant, and ideally transparent. If ever I am thinking, I have to solve this puzzle, then I am already bored.
Ugh. the MPAA's link to sigmadesigns is just broken, they left the .com off in there tag. Sorry. I thought I was onto something hot here.
The irony is there isn't a sigmadesigns.com and InterVideo is still trying to roll out their LICENSED, LEGAL Linux-based DVD player, meanwhile anyone with the mind to can use DeCSS to do it now. One would think the MPAA would have a vested interest in speeding the production of a Linux based DVD player just to quell this argument.
Cool. I'm reaching new levels.