"Kerberos, PACs And Microsoft's Dirty Tricks", and was generally about Microsoft's business practices, and not the details of their Kerberos extention.
I could have sworn that the Kerberos extension WAS one of MS's business practices. Silly me, guess I'll go back to farting.:-) --
The Free Press angle has to do with "fair use". From one of your other responsese it seems you're pretty familar with the term. The document in question was a technical specification posted in a technical discussion. After the courts ruled that code was a type of speech protected by the big C, I think a first amendment defense is a possibility.
I still don't see it as stealing, but as discussion about a technical specification that a known monopoly abuser is trying to use...to abuse their monopoly.
And them asking to remove the posts that merely discussed it would fall under a free speech defense, IMHO. If you haven't figured out I'm not a lawyer by now, telling you won't help either.;) --
If there are copies of the spec, they should be removed. Instructions on bypassing the "copy protection" are much more difficult to discuss; after all, that's the DMCA, which is new law, and not very well understood.
Shouldn't that say "which is new law, and is unconstitutional"?
I could have sworn that a free press and free speech were protected in that Constitution thing somewhere. Copyright law can't overwrite that. No matter how much money someone thinks they should make. --
sorry but i'm one of those crazy people who think sharing and stealing are two different concepts. Current copywr^H^Hright law doesn't agree with me, but that's why i think we should change it. Click the.sig for more details.
The RIAA just got slapped down by the FTC for price-fixing. If you want to see some of the deeper issues explored, check the paper linked to in the following.sig, enjoy!
It takes time and effort to form a resistance. Not just talking about it. I wouldn't be so gung-ho about it if I recieved even one negative comment from an informed source. So far I've addicted at least 5 non-techies to Napster. Read the link below to see why I don't think that's a bad thing. Submit it to/. and we can all talk about it. (they keep rejecting me:(
Parts of it are. At least that's what I've gathered from reading parts of it and discussion about it, the other parts were special lobby driven loopholes that make it illegal to do anything with the media you used to own, but are now just renting.
Discussion here is usually a bit on the raw side that's all. Expressing personal opinions is always a risky business. It opens oneself to counter opinions. Besides I'm sure many of the counter opinions were trolls and Bil^H^H^Hdevil's advocates.;-)
Take my thoughts without asking. .or. Leave my thoughts alone.
I still think just asking is an easier way to go. It's not an "we're all cool, maaan." suggestion. If you want to use my shit, just ask. If someone takes it without permission, raise a stink. This happened to me a while back with one of my posts reappearing in an MSNBC article. I ended up talking to the author of the article by phone the same day and he removed my comments.
This book deal is a bit more high profile, but I think their solution is adequate. I don't think a checkbox is worth the bits that create it.
People do not have to click through for them to be effective.
This is silly. Sure, just glancing at a banner offers certain "background" influence, but when the medium allows you to be taken instantly to pretty much any destination, why be satisfied with so little?
I think the future is in.sigs!! The.sig Economy, coming soon to an Internet near you.
but couldn't the spec be seen a "chapter" of W2K? (the chapter on how to block out OSS competitors, check the Halloween docs where they discussed this course of action) --
"If you don't have anything good to say, keep your mouth shut."
"I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --Voltaire
Free speech is dirty and nasty, that's what makes it so fun. Remember, the only thing you know about a poster (usually) is what they write, not thier age, country of origin, race, mental state, motivations, or experiences. Parse it accordinly, and you might want to check this out too.
My.sig is my virtual t-shirt (and I'm a big t-shirt fan). I just try to keep it clean, anything else is fair game.
And I actually think that some of those sign up a friend deals may actually work..but it's gonna take a lot more surfing from a lot more monkeys before the things pay real money. And where is that advertising money coming from you ask? Hmmm, I'm thinking of older mediums.... --
All people like M$ and RIAA have to do is demand that everyone track the IP address of every connection and every up/download. With the default implementation of IPv6 having the MAC address of your Ethernet card built into it. It will not take much to find and penalize you. In fact the Internet more and more is making it possible for you to be watch. Look at that AnswerThink/Yahoo lawsuit for proof.
Excuse me for my error, the word isn't "impossible" just "more expensive, time consuming, and rights infringin' than any civilized Free society would stand for" I just shorten it to save you time.:-)
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No doubt.
:-)
"Kerberos, PACs And Microsoft's Dirty Tricks", and was generally about Microsoft's business practices, and not the details of their Kerberos extention.
I could have sworn that the Kerberos extension WAS one of MS's business practices. Silly me, guess I'll go back to farting.
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Thanks for you input, Mr. B. I'll take it under advisement.
Under my ASSS!!!
*Wah farts*
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in general, sharing is good.
.sig. I was being...what's the word...sarcastic.
no doubt, read deeper into the
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The Free Press angle has to do with "fair use". From one of your other responsese it seems you're pretty familar with the term. The document in question was a technical specification posted in a technical discussion. After the courts ruled that code was a type of speech protected by the big C, I think a first amendment defense is a possibility.
;)
I still don't see it as stealing, but as discussion about a technical specification that a known monopoly abuser is trying to use...to abuse their monopoly.
And them asking to remove the posts that merely discussed it would fall under a free speech defense, IMHO. If you haven't figured out I'm not a lawyer by now, telling you won't help either.
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If there are copies of the spec, they should be removed. Instructions on bypassing the "copy protection" are much more difficult to discuss; after all, that's the DMCA, which is new law, and not very well understood.
Shouldn't that say "which is new law, and is unconstitutional"?
I could have sworn that a free press and free speech were protected in that Constitution thing somewhere. Copyright law can't overwrite that. No matter how much money someone thinks they should make.
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sorry but i'm one of those crazy people who think sharing and stealing are two different concepts. Current copywr^H^Hright law doesn't agree with me, but that's why i think we should change it. Click the .sig for more details.
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The RIAA just got slapped down by the FTC for price-fixing. If you want to see some of the deeper issues explored, check the paper linked to in the following .sig, enjoy!
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sharing is evil and so are the people that do it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Hell, from what he said, how would you even know there is a release version that isn't for Linux?
A lucky guess perhaps?
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It takes time and effort to form a resistance. Not just talking about it. I wouldn't be so gung-ho about it if I recieved even one negative comment from an informed source. So far I've addicted at least 5 non-techies to Napster. Read the link below to see why I don't think that's a bad thing. Submit it to /. and we can all talk about it. (they keep rejecting me :(
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Parts of it are. At least that's what I've gathered from reading parts of it and discussion about it, the other parts were special lobby driven loopholes that make it illegal to do anything with the media you used to own, but are now just renting.
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So Al Capone lobbied for prohibition? That's a smart gangster.
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Discussion here is usually a bit on the raw side that's all. Expressing personal opinions is always a risky business. It opens oneself to counter opinions. Besides I'm sure many of the counter opinions were trolls and Bil^H^H^Hdevil's advocates. ;-)
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It still says the same thing. Just a bit deeper now.
I see that repetition is working...;-)
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Here's a link about it.
I've learned a bit since then, but I think the one-to-one possibilities of the Net make it much easier than in times past. Just ask, man, just ask.
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oh, great, now when Nike blows a shwoosh into the moon, I'll know who to thank. :-)
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One checkbox, in user preferences.
I don't see how a checkbox is gonna work.
Check one :
Take my thoughts without asking.
.or.
Leave my thoughts alone.
I still think just asking is an easier way to go. It's not an "we're all cool, maaan." suggestion. If you want to use my shit, just ask. If someone takes it without permission, raise a stink. This happened to me a while back with one of my posts reappearing in an MSNBC article. I ended up talking to the author of the article by phone the same day and he removed my comments.
This book deal is a bit more high profile, but I think their solution is adequate. I don't think a checkbox is worth the bits that create it.
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People do not have to click through for them to be effective.
.sigs!! The .sig Economy, coming soon to an Internet near you.
This is silly. Sure, just glancing at a banner offers certain "background" influence, but when the medium allows you to be taken instantly to pretty much any destination, why be satisfied with so little?
I think the future is in
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just ask.
I've quoted a number of slashdot comments. Most people are very nice if you just ask them first.
Pretyy simple really.
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live by the sword, die by the sword.
War is scary business, also pretty lucrative if you're in the right one.
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but couldn't the spec be seen a "chapter" of W2K? (the chapter on how to block out OSS competitors, check the Halloween docs where they discussed this course of action)
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"If you don't have anything good to say, keep your mouth shut."
"I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --Voltaire
Free speech is dirty and nasty, that's what makes it so fun. Remember, the only thing you know about a poster (usually) is what they write, not thier age, country of origin, race, mental state, motivations, or experiences. Parse it accordinly, and you might want to check this out too.
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that would've been a lot better with an editor (and a lawyer :-)
it's precedent
and the issue is hardly resolved, for sure.
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My .sig is my virtual t-shirt (and I'm a big t-shirt fan). I just try to keep it clean, anything else is fair game.
And I actually think that some of those sign up a friend deals may actually work..but it's gonna take a lot more surfing from a lot more monkeys before the things pay real money. And where is that advertising money coming from you ask? Hmmm, I'm thinking of older mediums....
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All people like M$ and RIAA have to do is demand that everyone track the IP address of every connection and every up/download. With the default implementation of IPv6 having the MAC address of your Ethernet card built into it. It will not take much to find and penalize you. In fact the Internet more and more is making it possible for you to be watch. Look at that AnswerThink/Yahoo lawsuit for proof.
:-)
Excuse me for my error, the word isn't "impossible" just "more expensive, time consuming, and rights infringin' than any civilized Free society would stand for" I just shorten it to save you time.
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