OK...the whole thing is stupid... There is no possible way that the music industry could ever comply with an order that states that they have to supply Napster with a file name.
Digital sigs suck...there'll always be a way around them.
The only feasable way I could see this working is to use the encoding algorithm as the signature. Every song is different and every song will have its own sig depending on the song recorded. Metallica - Fade to Black will always look the same...digitally. The music industry could then send out a bot that checks the files that YOU are allowing Napster to index...The bot can then approve or disapprove each file.
Now...let us circumvent that effort...it all sounds good but we'd have to have a sig for every song at every bit rate. Owch...That makes it harder already!
Are people going to start encoding MP3's at a bit rate of 162.375 and maybe 128.2453.
There are too many people out their with their own ideas on how to break the rules.
That's an excellent point...and how far does one take it?
Is the Postal Service responsible for the mail bombs that sometimes make it through their system?
Is the government responsible for all deaths and injuries that happen on the road systems because they've provided them?
Are parents responsible for their children when they go out and maim or murder because they provided them with life?
Are you responsible for whatever reason there is?
I'm happy with my AMP by Yamaha and my Paradigm speakers.
I used to have these HUGE 3-way speakers that were a bit cheap...I got some Paradigm 2-ways and they rock.
The Yamaha amp is really decent...It's only 60 watts per channel but it is clear as a bell.
I read an article on 'Web Bugs' before and it described them as being similar to the html code found right here on Slashdot.
This is harmless as it is only counting page views...however...it could do a lot more if you wanted it too.
Something like this should be taken very seriously. Rulings like this mark the beginning of the censorship of Internet content, it sets precedence and destroys the essence of the Internet. Yahoo may not be worth more than France yet but if I were in the CEO's shoes over @ Yahoo I'd tell France to suck my butt!
I tend to believe this is all possible.
I remember going to an arcade and seeing this technology before...It was quite some time ago too, I'm talking in the early 90's.
You would go up to the arcade game and your character would be a, careful here, TWO DIMENSIONAL hologram.
You could walk 360 degrees around the game that was shaped much like a table and only ever see one side of your character.
It was still quite impressive though.
Actual location of the said video game: West Edmonton Mall Arcade in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Digital sigs suck...there'll always be a way around them.
The only feasable way I could see this working is to use the encoding algorithm as the signature. Every song is different and every song will have its own sig depending on the song recorded. Metallica - Fade to Black will always look the same...digitally. The music industry could then send out a bot that checks the files that YOU are allowing Napster to index...The bot can then approve or disapprove each file.
Now...let us circumvent that effort...it all sounds good but we'd have to have a sig for every song at every bit rate. Owch...That makes it harder already!
Are people going to start encoding MP3's at a bit rate of 162.375 and maybe 128.2453.
There are too many people out their with their own ideas on how to break the rules.
All I can say to the music industry is...
All your music...are belong to us!
What's a card reader? (;
You run a machine shop or something like that...don't you?
You'll lose your virginity someday buddy! Thee longer you wait the better it'll be...honest.
Too bad ol' Tommy boy there didn't spend as much time building his server as he spent on his little 1600mhz gameboy! Seems he's been /.'d
Speeds all good...But shouldn't you set a limit on how fast you're mounting your hard disk???
Do we shut off those protocols for that reason or what?
People help transport it as well...maybe we should shut them off as well.
Damnit...what is happening here!?
That's an excellent point...and how far does one take it? Is the Postal Service responsible for the mail bombs that sometimes make it through their system? Is the government responsible for all deaths and injuries that happen on the road systems because they've provided them? Are parents responsible for their children when they go out and maim or murder because they provided them with life? Are you responsible for whatever reason there is?
I'm happy with my AMP by Yamaha and my Paradigm speakers. I used to have these HUGE 3-way speakers that were a bit cheap...I got some Paradigm 2-ways and they rock. The Yamaha amp is really decent...It's only 60 watts per channel but it is clear as a bell.
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Damn- I should've previewed my last post.
I read an article on 'Web Bugs' before and it described them as being similar to the html code found right here on Slashdot. This is harmless as it is only counting page views...however...it could do a lot more if you wanted it too.
Yeah... I was busy dropping my balls too!!! What a way to break into the New Millenium!
Something like this should be taken very seriously. Rulings like this mark the beginning of the censorship of Internet content, it sets precedence and destroys the essence of the Internet. Yahoo may not be worth more than France yet but if I were in the CEO's shoes over @ Yahoo I'd tell France to suck my butt!
I tend to believe this is all possible. I remember going to an arcade and seeing this technology before...It was quite some time ago too, I'm talking in the early 90's. You would go up to the arcade game and your character would be a, careful here, TWO DIMENSIONAL hologram. You could walk 360 degrees around the game that was shaped much like a table and only ever see one side of your character. It was still quite impressive though. Actual location of the said video game: West Edmonton Mall Arcade in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.