It was never intended to be enforced. And to find perjury, "due process" must occur which is not something anyone behind the DMCA had in mind when it was snuck through.
This is yet another example of why the DMCA is ***BAD LAW***
A law should not be capable of victimizing others. The DMCA, through mistake or malice can and often is used in ways which harm people.
Let's not focus on who is doing it. There will always be many thousands out there who are willing to take advantage of bad law. Take down one and two more will spring up. It's the law which is the problem. It's time it was repealed.
Apple is in full agreement with this except where they are concerned. So they are asking for exemptions which enable them to continue to leverage rounded rectangular patents and trade dress against everyone else.
I say this largely because Apple has said as much in its legal filings you can read over at Groklaw. It's rather ridiculous to read how they feel patents which represent actual R&D and inventions of original technology should not be eligible for protection while their software based stuff should be protected.
The very mention of thumb awareness makes you immediately more aware of your thumbs. That is unless you don't have any in which case you are increasingly aware of that fact.
In case no one has been paying attention, anything creative and truly original is being held back and/or suppressed. It's the same with music, movies and all other such things. Surely the whole world didn't suddenly lose its ability to create and wonder. No.
This is what happens when business gets behind everything. They require profits and success in a steady and predictable stream. The only way to deliver in that way is to only make incremental improvements and to remake everything over and over again.
Welcome to the Corporate Nations of Earth. How do yu like it so far?
They were the best. I hate HP. I think their design engineers go through a lot of trouble to use as many different sizes and types of screws as possible into each computer they create. Not impossible to work on but positively the worst to the point that I all but refuse to work on them.
Everyone knows by now... everyone should know by now.... Any time a company takes money from Microsoft, they die very soon thereafter. Microsoft's money (not to be confused with Microsoft Money) is literally poison. Well that may be over simplifying things a bit. The money comes WITH poison would be more accurate to say.
We all know Microsoft is struggling to remain relevant. They are prepared to do anything except change what they are doing to stay alive and relevant. And when they pay, excuse me, 'invest' in some company to ensure they do their bidding, the comnpany languishes in failure shortly thereafter. SCO and Nokia come to mind, but they also managed to screw over quite a few smaller operations as well. To accept money from Microsoft, you have to give something up. And it is invariably what they give up which kills them. Nokia was toying with Linuxes on phones and was probably about to join their brand with Android when Microsoft stepped in. SCO was doing "okay" with their Linuxes but their name was famous enough in the board rooms that no one at a high enough level cared whether or not SCO was actually any good or not. They took Microsoft's money in exchange for their credibility. If anyone thinks SCO didn't know they didn't have the rights to Unix, they weren't paying attention. They knew. They were just hoping that *maybe* the judges and juries wouldn't understand.
Microsoft's and Dell's relationship goes way back. Some might say that it was evidence to the contrary of my assertions. It's not. The leverage Microsoft used over Dell was prices for a product that was all but 100% necessary to sell with a PC compatible. After all, no corporation can legally installed a volume licensed version of Windows onto a PC that didn't already have Windows or Mac OSX pre-installed. It's in the new license agreements now. Surely everyone knows about this by now -- that all desktop/client Windows volume licenses are "upgrades"?
Dell got discounts... pretty much like everyone else. But unlike everyone else, Dell has been a bit more hesitant than the rest to join in with the Android and Linux crowds. Sure, there was the Dell Streak which was immensely popular but somehow lost momentum from Dell. Too hard to support? Not main-line enough? Can't me when Samsung and ASUS are doing so damned well with their Android devices. Nope. Dell "gave up something" and it's already costing them. But that's the way marriage works right? The least fortunate spouse is the one who gave up the most?
Witness it happening.
I'm going to miss Dell. I have only ever really used Dell. They have been the best servers, desktops and laptops I have ever owned, and the best supported. I'm really going to miss Dell.
A file format is not quite a presentation. And in the form of an INI, it's a pretty bland presentation if it is... bland in the sense that there is no art or creativity involved.
In any case, the data within a phone book is not protected though the book is. In this case, the data is being used but I'm not sure the original INI in its original form is being used. And if it's not, it's trivial to reformat it.
This has been established over and over and over again in case law. Phone books, statistics and lists are not eligible for the type of legal protection being sought.
Information is being made available by the public to the public. Part of that public includes a commercial entity. There is no case here as far as I can see.
I know pathetically stupid, loser asian people. I know highly inteligent and educated black people. I know a lot of people who most definitely defy the stereotypes which we are all very aware of. But there was a time when I would have defended the practices being described. I will not defend them. It's rather disgusting if this is the truth.
But all that said, stereotypes exist because of an overwhelming preponderance of anecdotal evidence. And in the end, advertisers want to get their ads in front of the people who would be the most interested in seeing them, So in "bad neighborhoods" we see billboards for bondsmen and lawyers among other things. And I have even seen this online when I am in areas with wifi in bad neighborhoods. While disgusting, it would not be practiced if it weren't also effective. So we shouldn't be asking "why are advertisers responding to statistical evidence?" We should be asking how can we make positive changes that result in a change in statistics!
Because if we are seeing to have a practice which is largely based on statistical evidence, we are merely seeking to institutionalize denial of the truth. I'm just not inclined to deny a problem when solving it would seem more appropriate.
In previous comments related to carriers and phones, I stated that I am done with carrier games.
I am done with carriers selling me "discounted" phones which are actually far over-priced when required and unwanted data plans are added to the mix. I am done with carriers and their spyware and bloatware. I am done with carriers controlling the obsolesence of my device by providing late updates or failing to update them at all.
Long ago I recognized the potential for security issues which predictably would not be managed by the carriers well or at all.
Apple has it easier and it was by design. There are fewer models of iPhone so everyone is happier. Users know what they've got. The accessory makers are better guaranteed sales of mass produced products. Apple's carriers don't get to corrupt the iPhone and therefore there is more sanity when it comes to user concerns like bugs and security.
I have a Google Nexus. Not quite my ideal phone, but less expensive than unlocked/unbranded Samsung Galaxy S3. It is more likely to get updates and fixes and within my power to install and use custom ROMs.
Carriers care more about themselves than their customers. It is clear and evident. Why keep hoping and demanding that they care? Know them for what they are and respond.
One of the main problems with "be on the internet" DRM scemes is that the internet, the users' devices and the hosts' servers can never all at once be depended upon. And what could be more frustrating than starting a book to find you can't get the next page for some reason?
They still make less money. I know and realize I will actually be using the infrastructure owned by AT&T or T-Mobile. But I will also get the best of both as I am currently T-Mobile and AT&T people get better coverage where I work but T-Mobile is better at home. I will get what I want without surprise changes to the terms and conditions.
I used to carry around a palm pilot and later a Sony Clie'. It couldn't make phone calls. Unbelievable right?
What is wrong with using your phone for the same purpose but not needing email or browsing while not at home or at the office or depending only on WiFi? Just because it's mobile doesn't mean we need to suckle from the teat of carrier provided data plans. I do fine without it. That style of usage is precisely my plan.
But I get what you're saying. Is it a phone (primarily) or is it a computer? And are the phone functions as good as they could be or should be?
This is the reason why I am moving to pre-paid service at the end of this month. I have been waiting for my early termination fee to drop low enough to leave. I have my Nexus 4 because it is unlocked and not branded with any carrier, easily (and already rooted) and is completely under my control. Going prepaid, I am in control of the deal. They can decide not to do business with me each month, but that's the freedom of choice I need.
And yes. No need for data plans here.
The big carriers will come around eventually, but only after large numbers have jumped ship.
What evidence gives you the impression that the 2013 line (which the comments in the article you linked to point out has been a sign of betrayal by negligence) will comply with EU standards?
They have no interest in keeping their legacy gear up to date or up to code. Their primary investments are:
1. Lawyers 2. iPhone/iPad/iPod
Their OSX currently reflects this direction.
I for one and sad to see Apple giving up this part of their product line. It is the only part I really like.
The sad reality is that Apple only cares about what Apple cares about. Not about what its consumers want and Apple (Steve Jobs) has stated it plainly. It is not for the people to tell Apple what they want, but rather for Apple to tell people what they want. And by extension, it is not for "the people" to tell Apple anything at all. They would rather exit a market they cannot control and dominate.
And so, as things progress, they will continue to lose control over the iDevice market and the end is inevitable.
No. I just don't think I respond the same way to drugs and other stimulation the same way. Sex is a very different feeling and drive for me than drugs.
And it's not like I never tried drugs. I totally did. It just wasn't fun.
Actually, no. Caffeine and like that does little for me either. I sometimes respond to those with increases in a tired or sleepy feeling. I suppose that symptom set means something though I'm not quite sure what. I do like sodas but only because I like the way they taste and feel. Coffee, not so much... I like iced coffee and frapaccinos... wish Starbuck's would make them at least half as sweet though. It's just too much sugar for me sometimes. (My favorite way is to get a mocha-frape and then take it to the office and use the coffee machine to make espresso, cool it down a bit and add to my mocha-frape... it helps)
Anyway, as for activity? Yeah... I used to ride my bicycle a lot when I was in an area conducive to it and sexual activities when time permits. I wish my wife... uh... "cared for my health" a little more than she does...
"All the drugs you want?" I don't like or do drugs. Makes me feel extremely uncomfortable not feeling normal. I just don't get why people want to do drugs.
I consider "Adblock" and similar browser and computer add-ons to be *security* tools as much as bandwidth and other management.
Since the first time I noted browser exploits coming across common news and sales sites, I realized that the current model requires not trust of the sites we visit, but of the advertiser's sites... you know, like google and double-click and the others. I don't want to trust "unknowns" and so I block them unless I need them unblocked for access.
Not quite making up a new rule. More like pointing out the need for one. I am equally annoyed at the Nexus 4's and Nexus 7's inability to use external/removable storage. That too uses user storage space for the OS to a larger degree though not as large as Microsoft's.
It's not like it isn't trivial to make a device with multiple storage areas.
We've been living like this for.. well, as you point out, since the dawn of computers. Oh no... not quite... they once separated ROM and RAM and stuff like that. When Microsoft got into device space, they made the problem really stick out.
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It was never intended to be enforced. And to find perjury, "due process" must occur which is not something anyone behind the DMCA had in mind when it was snuck through.
This is yet another example of why the DMCA is ***BAD LAW***
A law should not be capable of victimizing others. The DMCA, through mistake or malice can and often is used in ways which harm people.
Let's not focus on who is doing it. There will always be many thousands out there who are willing to take advantage of bad law. Take down one and two more will spring up. It's the law which is the problem. It's time it was repealed.
Apple is in full agreement with this except where they are concerned. So they are asking for exemptions which enable them to continue to leverage rounded rectangular patents and trade dress against everyone else.
I say this largely because Apple has said as much in its legal filings you can read over at Groklaw. It's rather ridiculous to read how they feel patents which represent actual R&D and inventions of original technology should not be eligible for protection while their software based stuff should be protected.
The very mention of thumb awareness makes you immediately more aware of your thumbs. That is unless you don't have any in which case you are increasingly aware of that fact.
In case no one has been paying attention, anything creative and truly original is being held back and/or suppressed. It's the same with music, movies and all other such things. Surely the whole world didn't suddenly lose its ability to create and wonder. No.
This is what happens when business gets behind everything. They require profits and success in a steady and predictable stream. The only way to deliver in that way is to only make incremental improvements and to remake everything over and over again.
Welcome to the Corporate Nations of Earth. How do yu like it so far?
They were the best. I hate HP. I think their design engineers go through a lot of trouble to use as many different sizes and types of screws as possible into each computer they create. Not impossible to work on but positively the worst to the point that I all but refuse to work on them.
Everyone knows by now... everyone should know by now.... Any time a company takes money from Microsoft, they die very soon thereafter. Microsoft's money (not to be confused with Microsoft Money) is literally poison. Well that may be over simplifying things a bit. The money comes WITH poison would be more accurate to say.
We all know Microsoft is struggling to remain relevant. They are prepared to do anything except change what they are doing to stay alive and relevant. And when they pay, excuse me, 'invest' in some company to ensure they do their bidding, the comnpany languishes in failure shortly thereafter. SCO and Nokia come to mind, but they also managed to screw over quite a few smaller operations as well. To accept money from Microsoft, you have to give something up. And it is invariably what they give up which kills them. Nokia was toying with Linuxes on phones and was probably about to join their brand with Android when Microsoft stepped in. SCO was doing "okay" with their Linuxes but their name was famous enough in the board rooms that no one at a high enough level cared whether or not SCO was actually any good or not. They took Microsoft's money in exchange for their credibility. If anyone thinks SCO didn't know they didn't have the rights to Unix, they weren't paying attention. They knew. They were just hoping that *maybe* the judges and juries wouldn't understand.
Microsoft's and Dell's relationship goes way back. Some might say that it was evidence to the contrary of my assertions. It's not. The leverage Microsoft used over Dell was prices for a product that was all but 100% necessary to sell with a PC compatible. After all, no corporation can legally installed a volume licensed version of Windows onto a PC that didn't already have Windows or Mac OSX pre-installed. It's in the new license agreements now. Surely everyone knows about this by now -- that all desktop/client Windows volume licenses are "upgrades"?
Dell got discounts... pretty much like everyone else. But unlike everyone else, Dell has been a bit more hesitant than the rest to join in with the Android and Linux crowds. Sure, there was the Dell Streak which was immensely popular but somehow lost momentum from Dell. Too hard to support? Not main-line enough? Can't me when Samsung and ASUS are doing so damned well with their Android devices. Nope. Dell "gave up something" and it's already costing them. But that's the way marriage works right? The least fortunate spouse is the one who gave up the most?
Witness it happening.
I'm going to miss Dell. I have only ever really used Dell. They have been the best servers, desktops and laptops I have ever owned, and the best supported. I'm really going to miss Dell.
A file format is not quite a presentation. And in the form of an INI, it's a pretty bland presentation if it is... bland in the sense that there is no art or creativity involved.
In any case, the data within a phone book is not protected though the book is. In this case, the data is being used but I'm not sure the original INI in its original form is being used. And if it's not, it's trivial to reformat it.
I found this when googling "The Work Number" and ADP.
http://investor.talx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=74399&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=898835&highlight=
This has been established over and over and over again in case law. Phone books, statistics and lists are not eligible for the type of legal protection being sought.
Information is being made available by the public to the public. Part of that public includes a commercial entity. There is no case here as far as I can see.
I know pathetically stupid, loser asian people. I know highly inteligent and educated black people. I know a lot of people who most definitely defy the stereotypes which we are all very aware of. But there was a time when I would have defended the practices being described. I will not defend them. It's rather disgusting if this is the truth.
But all that said, stereotypes exist because of an overwhelming preponderance of anecdotal evidence. And in the end, advertisers want to get their ads in front of the people who would be the most interested in seeing them, So in "bad neighborhoods" we see billboards for bondsmen and lawyers among other things. And I have even seen this online when I am in areas with wifi in bad neighborhoods. While disgusting, it would not be practiced if it weren't also effective. So we shouldn't be asking "why are advertisers responding to statistical evidence?" We should be asking how can we make positive changes that result in a change in statistics!
Because if we are seeing to have a practice which is largely based on statistical evidence, we are merely seeking to institutionalize denial of the truth. I'm just not inclined to deny a problem when solving it would seem more appropriate.
In previous comments related to carriers and phones, I stated that I am done with carrier games.
I am done with carriers selling me "discounted" phones which are actually far over-priced when required and unwanted data plans are added to the mix. I am done with carriers and their spyware and bloatware. I am done with carriers controlling the obsolesence of my device by providing late updates or failing to update them at all.
Long ago I recognized the potential for security issues which predictably would not be managed by the carriers well or at all.
Apple has it easier and it was by design. There are fewer models of iPhone so everyone is happier. Users know what they've got. The accessory makers are better guaranteed sales of mass produced products. Apple's carriers don't get to corrupt the iPhone and therefore there is more sanity when it comes to user concerns like bugs and security.
I have a Google Nexus. Not quite my ideal phone, but less expensive than unlocked/unbranded Samsung Galaxy S3. It is more likely to get updates and fixes and within my power to install and use custom ROMs.
Carriers care more about themselves than their customers. It is clear and evident. Why keep hoping and demanding that they care? Know them for what they are and respond.
One of the main problems with "be on the internet" DRM scemes is that the internet, the users' devices and the hosts' servers can never all at once be depended upon. And what could be more frustrating than starting a book to find you can't get the next page for some reason?
They still make less money. I know and realize I will actually be using the infrastructure owned by AT&T or T-Mobile. But I will also get the best of both as I am currently T-Mobile and AT&T people get better coverage where I work but T-Mobile is better at home. I will get what I want without surprise changes to the terms and conditions.
I used to carry around a palm pilot and later a Sony Clie'. It couldn't make phone calls. Unbelievable right?
What is wrong with using your phone for the same purpose but not needing email or browsing while not at home or at the office or depending only on WiFi? Just because it's mobile doesn't mean we need to suckle from the teat of carrier provided data plans. I do fine without it. That style of usage is precisely my plan.
But I get what you're saying. Is it a phone (primarily) or is it a computer? And are the phone functions as good as they could be or should be?
Unlocked phones are becoming more available than they were before. I fell for the discount gag a few too many times myself. No longer.
This is the reason why I am moving to pre-paid service at the end of this month. I have been waiting for my early termination fee to drop low enough to leave. I have my Nexus 4 because it is unlocked and not branded with any carrier, easily (and already rooted) and is completely under my control. Going prepaid, I am in control of the deal. They can decide not to do business with me each month, but that's the freedom of choice I need.
And yes. No need for data plans here.
The big carriers will come around eventually, but only after large numbers have jumped ship.
Enlightening perspective.
Truth be told, I also harbor a fear of being addicted to anything.
What evidence gives you the impression that the 2013 line (which the comments in the article you linked to point out has been a sign of betrayal by negligence) will comply with EU standards?
They have no interest in keeping their legacy gear up to date or up to code. Their primary investments are:
1. Lawyers
2. iPhone/iPad/iPod
Their OSX currently reflects this direction.
I for one and sad to see Apple giving up this part of their product line. It is the only part I really like.
The sad reality is that Apple only cares about what Apple cares about. Not about what its consumers want and Apple (Steve Jobs) has stated it plainly. It is not for the people to tell Apple what they want, but rather for Apple to tell people what they want. And by extension, it is not for "the people" to tell Apple anything at all. They would rather exit a market they cannot control and dominate.
And so, as things progress, they will continue to lose control over the iDevice market and the end is inevitable.
No. I just don't think I respond the same way to drugs and other stimulation the same way. Sex is a very different feeling and drive for me than drugs.
And it's not like I never tried drugs. I totally did. It just wasn't fun.
Actually, no. Caffeine and like that does little for me either. I sometimes respond to those with increases in a tired or sleepy feeling. I suppose that symptom set means something though I'm not quite sure what. I do like sodas but only because I like the way they taste and feel. Coffee, not so much... I like iced coffee and frapaccinos... wish Starbuck's would make them at least half as sweet though. It's just too much sugar for me sometimes. (My favorite way is to get a mocha-frape and then take it to the office and use the coffee machine to make espresso, cool it down a bit and add to my mocha-frape... it helps)
Anyway, as for activity? Yeah... I used to ride my bicycle a lot when I was in an area conducive to it and sexual activities when time permits. I wish my wife... uh... "cared for my health" a little more than she does...
"All the drugs you want?" I don't like or do drugs. Makes me feel extremely uncomfortable not feeling normal. I just don't get why people want to do drugs.
I consider "Adblock" and similar browser and computer add-ons to be *security* tools as much as bandwidth and other management.
Since the first time I noted browser exploits coming across common news and sales sites, I realized that the current model requires not trust of the sites we visit, but of the advertiser's sites... you know, like google and double-click and the others. I don't want to trust "unknowns" and so I block them unless I need them unblocked for access.
Not quite making up a new rule. More like pointing out the need for one. I am equally annoyed at the Nexus 4's and Nexus 7's inability to use external/removable storage. That too uses user storage space for the OS to a larger degree though not as large as Microsoft's.
It's not like it isn't trivial to make a device with multiple storage areas.
We've been living like this for.. well, as you point out, since the dawn of computers. Oh no... not quite... they once separated ROM and RAM and stuff like that. When Microsoft got into device space, they made the problem really stick out.
Well, I hear the Mirosoft tablets are much heavier due to their bloated OS needing more hardware to make it run... so maybe that's about right.