In todays litigious society, where you are sued or at least criticized for the smallest of slips, where journalists are scavenging for every single bit of news to check where somebody is contradicting himself, why so many people wonder why is that organizations of any kind require to organize the way they talk to the public at large?
Common people, those of you that are actually employed know quite well why this is necessary (I did not say desirable). Any one here complaining that has actually held a job knows that you can't go and talk about what your employer do without clearance. Deal with it properly and grow up.
Scrutiny does not have anything to do here: ask the same questions to the relevant person in the same organization and lets see what happens. If they refuse to answer then you may have a point about the organization attempting to elude scrutiny.
To those of you complaining without ever having had a job or the responsibility of working for a complex organization: get some life experience before pontificating. Or are you trolling?
Scrutiny does not mean allowing any Joe Employee to say whatever it wants about the organization. There are many channels to scrutinize such an organization, interviews with unathorized employees of the organization is one of the worst I can think of (unless he/she is blowing the whistle about some improperty, which clearly was not the case here).
Is it Meistergeek of the NT and UNIX department? Good, go to your cave and carry on making your IT concoctions.
There are many valid reason why any big organization needs to handle media relations in an organized manner. Most probably this guy may be able to give an interview even to./ as long as he asks permission first and he explains to the relevant person the nature of the interview.
Think liabilty here, big organizations have to be extremely careful about what and who says what.
1.-Most culture was not appreciated by those elitist classes you are talking about. They normally jumped in the bandwagon. Elites are conservative by nature, art is progressive by nature, both normally don't mix.
2,- What you call "culture" in other parts of the world is a quasi racist attempt to pick into nasty things while ignoring great achivements elsewhere.
3.-What you mention as American culture is not so. It can be more aptly described as American way of life.
4.- IF American culture was democratic blacks and women would have more representation in all cultural fields, not only pop music.
DVDs come all out at basically the same price, the companies that produce them make very little allowances for the retailers to compete based on price. Smae history with CDs.
The Music and Movie companies behave like a cartel, fixing prices. I think there is amoral justification to go around that even if one may commit copyright infirngement in the process (which in many situations is not the case, fair use has to be considered).
Last year cinemagoers increased by a big percentage.
CD sales sufered, but of course the record companies can't relate that to a downtunr in the economy and even perhaps a change of mood after 9/11. Of course the easy target is to blame it all in an unidentifiable, unassilable enemy: the pirate. The next thing is that they will send people for copying CDs or DVDs to Guantanamo...
Is this the same place where the malign nature of DVDs, region coding and prosecution of people for accessing DVDs they bought is derided?
If you have to buy crap like Star Trek stuff buy the VHS version or don't buy it at all. Your local cable or satellite company I am sure has enough re-runs of this "masterpiece" for you to record it and archive it for posterity, all this without pandering to the copyright vultures.
First yes, Mugabe should go to hell, he is a bastard.
But second, it is quite amusing to see how many/.ers seem so incensed about restrictions on receiving US GM crops given the fact that anybody that goes to the US knows that any fresh produce or plants will be confiscated on arrival and destroyed, one can be subjected to heavy fines for failing to declare any such products.
Would that be yet another example of double standards? Naaaah, the god ole U. S. of A. can be as touchy as they want regarding importing agricultural products, but if it is Europe who refuses then all of the sudden serious issues become "unfounded fears".
There are many big corps (those whose ticker symbol is only one or two letters) who are using OSS.
If they have a competent IT organization they have a team that will check that the software does not make any funnies.
Add to that just curious people, people modifying the software to their own needs, etc. and you get an army of people looking for problems and improvements.
That beats CSS in many instances (not all certainly), does not seem any worse and is more reassuring (the people evaluating normally do not have a vested interest in making the software work other than to satisfy their own needs).
If you can't see the substance in what this guy has to say (and most importantly in what this guy has done and is doing) then the one with a problem is you. You should at least revisit your definition of propaganda.
What is reasonable is decided by policy makers, and they should not have the interests of foreign company as the overwhelming constrain to pursue a policy.
If the Malaysian (or any goverment for that matter) decided tomorrow that there is no copyright violation if software is copied to allow for teaching in schools, I am sorry to burst you closed-source bubble, but then the act will be completely legal.
Copyright is not set in stone, it can be modified according to the needs of a country.
If the US goverment has decided that the needs of Disney Studios are more important than the promotion of invention and inovation, well, tough luck, that does not mean any other goverment should be forced to follow suit.
This Malaysain minister at least has got a clue what he is talking about and is suggeting a possible solution to a real problem, namely, the decriminalization of copying of software for educational purposes (which otherwise would make criminals of teachers and students of poorer schools).
If copyright infringement was stealing we would not have two different laws dealing with the "same" crime.
Somebody copying software without permission is infringing copyright, or commiting a copyright violation (do you understand English, read it slow copy-right: regulation of the right to copy).
If you want to discuss these issues use the correct terminology.
Good man, copyright is about legislating how do you deal with copies (the copy part, do you follow?) of original works.Or in other words how to regulate the Right to Copy stuff that anyone has.
If it was teft, there would not be the need for copyright law, you bozo.
A person infringing copyright may be breaking the law, but is not stealing anything.
Now, try to understand this before using such lame examples like the one you poorly choosed to make your point.
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That way you post at +1.
It would not seem so.
In todays litigious society, where you are sued or at least criticized for the smallest of slips, where journalists are scavenging for every single bit of news to check where somebody is contradicting himself, why so many people wonder why is that organizations of any kind require to organize the way they talk to the public at large?
Common people, those of you that are actually employed know quite well why this is necessary (I did not say desirable). Any one here complaining that has actually held a job knows that you can't go and talk about what your employer do without clearance. Deal with it properly and grow up.
Scrutiny does not have anything to do here: ask the same questions to the relevant person in the same organization and lets see what happens. If they refuse to answer then you may have a point about the organization attempting to elude scrutiny.
To those of you complaining without ever having had a job or the responsibility of working for a complex organization: get some life experience before pontificating. Or are you trolling?
Scrutiny does not mean allowing any Joe Employee to say whatever it wants about the organization. There are many channels to scrutinize such an organization, interviews with unathorized employees of the organization is one of the worst I can think of (unless he/she is blowing the whistle about some improperty, which clearly was not the case here).
Is it Meistergeek of the NT and UNIX department? Good, go to your cave and carry on making your IT concoctions.
./ as long as he asks permission first and he explains to the relevant person the nature of the interview.
There are many valid reason why any big organization needs to handle media relations in an organized manner. Most probably this guy may be able to give an interview even to
Think liabilty here, big organizations have to be extremely careful about what and who says what.
Get a real job before saying such nonsense.
Read 1984 and stop writing so much nonsense.
... because I do....
Something that requires so many ringmaroles to use it as we want to use it, can't be good.
So many here complain about the evils of these companies buying politicians.
So many complain about unwanted copy protection.
So many whine about region coding.
And what is the logical answer? Keep buying DVDs and DVD players and hack them.
Vote with your pockets, not with your hackings....
1.-Most culture was not appreciated by those elitist classes you are talking about. They normally jumped in the bandwagon. Elites are conservative by nature, art is progressive by nature, both normally don't mix.
2,- What you call "culture" in other parts of the world is a quasi racist attempt to pick into nasty things while ignoring great achivements elsewhere.
3.-What you mention as American culture is not so. It can be more aptly described as American way of life.
4.- IF American culture was democratic blacks and women would have more representation in all cultural fields, not only pop music.
5.- What are you doing about your own elite?
You have not seen old books, have you?
DVDs come all out at basically the same price, the companies that produce them make very little allowances for the retailers to compete based on price. Smae history with CDs.
The Music and Movie companies behave like a cartel, fixing prices. I think there is amoral justification to go around that even if one may commit copyright infirngement in the process (which in many situations is not the case, fair use has to be considered).
Last year cinemagoers increased by a big percentage.
CD sales sufered, but of course the record companies can't relate that to a downtunr in the economy and even perhaps a change of mood after 9/11. Of course the easy target is to blame it all in an unidentifiable, unassilable enemy: the pirate. The next thing is that they will send people for copying CDs or DVDs to Guantanamo...
Is this the same place where the malign nature of DVDs, region coding and prosecution of people for accessing DVDs they bought is derided?
If you have to buy crap like Star Trek stuff buy the VHS version or don't buy it at all. Your local cable or satellite company I am sure has enough re-runs of this "masterpiece" for you to record it and archive it for posterity, all this without pandering to the copyright vultures.
Yes.
the full 23MB of it.
At 56kb...
And I need improved wireless support in 2.4.19.
My ISP will be very pleased.
Geek A creates a company that creates a program that "encrypts" (rot13, he) documents.
Geek B, friend of Geek A, breaks the encryption scheme, violating all the articles of the DMCA.
Geek A sues Geek B and they fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
Once the monstruosity is declared un-constitutional everybody is happy.
If it is not, Geek B is pardoned by Geek A and we go and hide in the mountains.
First yes, Mugabe should go to hell, he is a bastard.
/.ers seem so incensed about restrictions on receiving US GM crops given the fact that anybody that goes to the US knows that any fresh produce or plants will be confiscated on arrival and destroyed, one can be subjected to heavy fines for failing to declare any such products.
But second, it is quite amusing to see how many
Would that be yet another example of double standards? Naaaah, the god ole U. S. of A. can be as touchy as they want regarding importing agricultural products, but if it is Europe who refuses then all of the sudden serious issues become "unfounded fears".
There are many big corps (those whose ticker symbol is only one or two letters) who are using OSS.
If they have a competent IT organization they have a team that will check that the software does not make any funnies.
Add to that just curious people, people modifying the software to their own needs, etc. and you get an army of people looking for problems and improvements.
That beats CSS in many instances (not all certainly), does not seem any worse and is more reassuring (the people evaluating normally do not have a vested interest in making the software work other than to satisfy their own needs).
If you can't see the substance in what this guy has to say (and most importantly in what this guy has done and is doing) then the one with a problem is you. You should at least revisit your definition of propaganda.
That is in your opinion.
What is reasonable is decided by policy makers, and they should not have the interests of foreign company as the overwhelming constrain to pursue a policy.
If the Malaysian (or any goverment for that matter) decided tomorrow that there is no copyright violation if software is copied to allow for teaching in schools, I am sorry to burst you closed-source bubble, but then the act will be completely legal.
Copyright is not set in stone, it can be modified according to the needs of a country.
If the US goverment has decided that the needs of Disney Studios are more important than the promotion of invention and inovation, well, tough luck, that does not mean any other goverment should be forced to follow suit.
This Malaysain minister at least has got a clue what he is talking about and is suggeting a possible solution to a real problem, namely, the decriminalization of copying of software for educational purposes (which otherwise would make criminals of teachers and students of poorer schools).
... to show me a piece of legislation where copyright infringement is labeled as theft.
I know you can't do it, so I will not bet.
Look, if you live there and don't understand what Islam is all about then shut you mouth, you appear pretty stupid and ignorant.
And for the record: I lived in Malaysia for 4 years and made many friends and worked with great people.
With your attittude you should be working somewhere else.
If copyright infringement was stealing we would not have two different laws dealing with the "same" crime.
Somebody copying software without permission is infringing copyright, or commiting a copyright violation (do you understand English, read it slow copy-right: regulation of the right to copy).
If you want to discuss these issues use the correct terminology.
Spell it slow: c-o-p-y-r-i-g-t-h.
Good boy, again: c-o-p-y-r-i-g-h-t.
Copy Right. Ged it?
Good man, copyright is about legislating how do you deal with copies (the copy part, do you follow?) of original works.Or in other words how to regulate the Right to Copy stuff that anyone has.
If it was teft, there would not be the need for copyright law, you bozo.
A person infringing copyright may be breaking the law, but is not stealing anything.
Now, try to understand this before using such lame examples like the one you poorly choosed to make your point.