I've had a CD drive that would obey the "copyrighted" flag on CD tracks and refuse to rip them. It was long ago, the drive being "very fast" 2.4x (2-point-4, not 24).
Personally I think it's better to make a movie that touches everybody, and I think it's a lot harder to do.
If you were to make a movie that would touch literally everybody, that woulde real hard. Maybe impossible. However, nowadays movies are made to touch statistically calculated "everybody", which means they must contain elements intended to make that "everyone" happy. Di Caprio for teen girls, som other popular guy for women, sexy blonde for men, representations of "minorities" for political correctness and so on. A story that creditors consider good to get people to pay for tickets.
In the end, there's almost nothing left for innovation or fresh story.
Some businesses demand complex solutions, and I fail to see how these complex solutions are going to be met by turnkey solutions -- where a manager can go out, purchase a server, turn it on, and have it run his business for a year without any kind of customization whatsoever.
The fact that a "solution" is not customized, ill-fitting or plainly unapplicable to particular business model is IRRELEVANT. Hope that you won't have opportunity to learn it hard way.
What is important is that "everyone has that" and "it's best available".
Right now I have to use such software. It kinda works, but it was clearly designed for something else and/or by idiots. Let's take for example an application that is nothing more than a DB frontend. I'd be better off having to type SQL queries myself since some moron has put (in the app!) limits as to what combinations of fields I can use for searching. In many cases I still have to read thru several pages of results, because the field I want to search on may be used only together with other field, where I don't know the value. It's clear that whoever was "customizing" this had no idea whatsoever about the way we run business.
We have it probably because vendor bought expensive lunches for some VP. And yes, it's "best in it's class"! So they bought it, turned it on and turned off old system.
Somebody please tell me why they deserve to win this case.
Because they have God-given right to rip off, rob and abuse "consumers" in any other way necessary for them to get more money. At least they seem to think so:-(
whereas it is arguably the second worst movie ever made.
You don't know what you're talking (err, writing) about. The top 5 of All-Time Worst Movies Ever is held by productions from one Ed Wood. The only part arguable is whether "Plan 9 from Outer Space" is #1 or #2...
As long as you don't want to perform any task which might possibly need anything like (oh the horror) direct access to some hardware. A good exaple of such task, requiring administrative access in XP is just about any modern game...
...not the artists. Why should they get any? Like in Napster case...
Also it's interesting as the people in The Register note, that proving, even with the lower standard of civil action, that particular user had real movies or who exactly set up p2p on particular computer might be a little problematic.
the moment their spending rises significantly over their governmental salary, launch a small investigation and find where the money came from. if it came from any lobby, throw that person in jail and backfill his government seat.
Unfortunately, first it would be necessary to delegalize form of bribery called "lobbying". Fat chance that those who get money this way would pass any law thay would stop it:-(
The only way appears to be "raise more money and buy them back".
Search and siezure is used to collect evidence. What the hell do you expect the FBI to do, call up the suspect and ask him to please bring his computer[...]
Search and seizure of evidence is supposed to be limited to, what a surprise, evidence or possible evidence, which means items somehow related to the crime.
What's the relation of VCR to "evil act" of modem uncapping? I can understand them seizing computers, there's probably software used to uncap the modems, the modems itself, PDAs, notes, disks etc since they might possibly contain related information (like "Uncap your modem and get FBI to visit you HOWTO"). But VCR? Why not seize the lawnmowers also?
In Poland, they tried to set-up traffic caps, but seeing potential customers cancel orders and actual customers filing service cancellation requests - THEY BACKED OFF!
I'm not embarassed to admit that I'm 26 years old and a fan of Harry Potter.
Man, you should be. You really should be, because this crap is for kids and dumb ones at that. On top of that, it's booooooooring only slightly less than watching the paint dry.
"Noir" isn't bad either. If you want something funny, try "Chobits", "Full Metal Panic" or just go with classic like "Ranma 1/2" or the whole set of "Slayers".
BTW, why is that in western world most people think "animated==for kids"?
They are just going to use that as a bargining chip for more arms or something, I guarantee it.
Well, I don't think their govt cares much for copyright. They'll get military support and just make few more anti-"pirate" raids... announced week in advance in the local newspaper.
My guess is that a law that required Palladium would be fairly hard to secure. Even the DMCA has come under fairly heavy fire, and the only people that are really affected by the DMCA are the occasional scholar and folks that want to play DVDs on their Linux boxes. Palladium would effect the lives of everyone that owned a computer, and most folks will be upset with the changes.
So what? They'll just buy more senators... As they already noticed, this kind of investment is effective.
When was the last time some politician did anything for our benefit? Did it ever happen in last 30 years? I can't recall any such event...
On the other hand, It could be interesting to have one and only one DC standard and have a "DC mains" through the house, with its own connector style.
Actually I've seen such arrangement once in an electronics factory. There was a lot of equipment operating on 24V DC, so they made sockets for them. Though, they were just regular mains sockets only in different color.
so it's probably a year out of date, don't feel so singled out
Actually, the whole thing is more than a year old! It was primarily published on private page by the researcher. Now that he works for BindView, they "reprinted" it as a company. Nothing new to see here, move along.
Consider the following scenario: at a public event, a computer is left on for people to view a web page. I come to the computer and find some way to run a program. I run an installer (maybe that I wrote myself), that displays an EULA saying "You must donate the equipment running this software to Evil. inc". I click "I agree" happily, finish the install and then leave. Does that make the owner of the computer bound by that license? I sure would hope not.
If you're M$ or other large corporation with money to spend on lawyers, he'll be bound. It will be cheaper to give away the machine than to fight in court (US court that is).
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You forgot the latest one, the DUPE(tm) technology, now patent pending in US and other countries.
I've had a CD drive that would obey the "copyrighted" flag on CD tracks and refuse to rip them. It was long ago, the drive being "very fast" 2.4x (2-point-4, not 24).
But it seems they *can* buy whomever they want, at least in the game industry.
selfish != for material gain
"Genuine charity" is selfish, because makes giver feel good or maybe superior to those, who don't give.
When you give money (or services or...) to whatever cause you deem worthy, don't you feel good?
Personally I think it's better to make a movie that touches everybody, and I think it's a lot harder to do.
If you were to make a movie that would touch literally everybody, that woulde real hard. Maybe impossible. However, nowadays movies are made to touch statistically calculated "everybody", which means they must contain elements intended to make that "everyone" happy. Di Caprio for teen girls, som other popular guy for women, sexy blonde for men, representations of "minorities" for political correctness and so on.
A story that creditors consider good to get people to pay for tickets.
In the end, there's almost nothing left for innovation or fresh story.
Some businesses demand complex solutions, and I fail to see how these complex solutions are going to be met by turnkey solutions -- where a manager can go out, purchase a server, turn it on, and have it run his business for a year without any kind of customization whatsoever.
The fact that a "solution" is not customized, ill-fitting or plainly unapplicable to particular business model is IRRELEVANT. Hope that you won't have opportunity to learn it hard way.
What is important is that "everyone has that" and "it's best available".
Right now I have to use such software. It kinda works, but it was clearly designed for something else and/or by idiots. Let's take for example an application that is nothing more than a DB frontend. I'd be better off having to type SQL queries myself since some moron has put (in the app!) limits as to what combinations of fields I can use for searching. In many cases I still have to read thru several pages of results, because the field I want to search on may be used only together with other field, where I don't know the value. It's clear that whoever was "customizing" this had no idea whatsoever about the way we run business.
We have it probably because vendor bought expensive lunches for some VP. And yes, it's "best in it's class"! So they bought it, turned it on and turned off old system.
CSS is mostly about extracting license fees from anyone wanting to build and distribute "legal" DVD player.
Somebody please tell me why they deserve to win this case.
:-(
Because they have God-given right to rip off, rob and abuse "consumers" in any other way necessary for them to get more money. At least they seem to think so
whereas it is arguably the second worst movie ever made.
You don't know what you're talking (err, writing) about. The top 5 of All-Time Worst Movies Ever is held by productions from one Ed Wood. The only part arguable is whether "Plan 9 from Outer Space" is #1 or #2...
but that's built right in for Windows XP.
Sure it is.
As long as you don't want to perform any task which might possibly need anything like (oh the horror) direct access to some hardware. A good exaple of such task, requiring administrative access in XP is just about any modern game...
And what guarantees does anyone have they won't turn around and sue anyway?
The "word of honor"? Ah I forgot, these are probably lawyers... can't expect that to work.
...not the artists. Why should they get any? Like in Napster case...
Also it's interesting as the people in The Register note, that proving, even with the lower standard of civil action, that particular user had real movies or who exactly set up p2p on particular computer might be a little problematic.
Looks like a scare tactics to me.
the moment their spending rises significantly over their governmental salary, launch a small investigation and find where the money came from. if it came from any lobby, throw that person in jail and backfill his government seat.
:-(
Unfortunately, first it would be necessary to delegalize form of bribery called "lobbying". Fat chance that those who get money this way would pass any law thay would stop it
The only way appears to be "raise more money and buy them back".
Terror Ware? I can just see it now for the new "switch" ads...
Or something like "This is my new e-mail virus. Donate now to have it delivered to antivirus researchers before it shows up in your mailbox!"
Search and siezure is used to collect evidence. What the hell do you expect the FBI to do, call up the suspect and ask him to please bring his computer[...]
Search and seizure of evidence is supposed to be limited to, what a surprise, evidence or possible evidence, which means items somehow related to the crime.
What's the relation of VCR to "evil act" of modem uncapping? I can understand them seizing computers, there's probably software used to uncap the modems, the modems itself, PDAs, notes, disks etc since they might possibly contain related information (like "Uncap your modem and get FBI to visit you HOWTO"). But VCR? Why not seize the lawnmowers also?
IF their property is confiscated as an effect of being convicted of committing some crime in fair trial - it's OK.
If it's taken without that, it's theft or robbery.
In Poland, they tried to set-up traffic caps, but seeing potential customers cancel orders and actual customers filing service cancellation requests - THEY BACKED OFF!
I'm not embarassed to admit that I'm 26 years old and a fan of Harry Potter.
Man, you should be. You really should be, because this crap is for kids and dumb ones at that. On top of that, it's booooooooring only slightly less than watching the paint dry.
Try Hellsing.
"Noir" isn't bad either. If you want something funny, try "Chobits", "Full Metal Panic" or just go with classic like "Ranma 1/2" or the whole set of "Slayers".
BTW, why is that in western world most people think "animated==for kids"?
They are just going to use that as a bargining chip for more arms or something, I guarantee it.
Well, I don't think their govt cares much for copyright. They'll get military support and just make few more anti-"pirate" raids... announced week in advance in the local newspaper.
My guess is that a law that required Palladium would be fairly hard to secure. Even the DMCA has come under fairly heavy fire, and the only people that are really affected by the DMCA are the occasional scholar and folks that want to play DVDs on their Linux boxes. Palladium would effect the lives of everyone that owned a computer, and most folks will be upset with the changes.
So what? They'll just buy more senators... As they already noticed, this kind of investment is effective.
When was the last time some politician did anything for our benefit? Did it ever happen in last 30 years? I can't recall any such event...
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On the other hand, It could be interesting to have one and only one DC standard and have a "DC mains" through the house, with its own connector style.
Actually I've seen such arrangement once in an electronics factory. There was a lot of equipment operating on 24V DC, so they made sockets for them. Though, they were just regular mains sockets only in different color.
Actually, the whole thing is more than a year old! It was primarily published on private page by the researcher. Now that he works for BindView, they "reprinted" it as a company. Nothing new to see here, move along.
If you're M$ or other large corporation with money to spend on lawyers, he'll be bound. It will be cheaper to give away the machine than to fight in court (US court that is).