The fundemental problem is that the game itself lies on the clients computer.... It is completly unfeasable to secure that program once it has been taken out of the shrink wrap...
Sure you can require frequent patches to fill the holes after release. Or maybe require a check-sum of critical files to play. Etc, Etc... But, there will always be people that are willing to figure out ways to by-pass it.
Just like computer security in general. You trade amount of security to functionality.
Heck. I remember when I had snake on Qbasic. I was 6 and had no clue about programming. But, I realized that Player1_Lives = 5 means something and I wanted to change it.. I understand that this is an oversimplified analogy that is completely missing the multiplayer side but, people will always want something for nothing and this is a way they can do it.
Probably the only way to completly secure a game from cheating is to make the client side as thin as possible but, of course the trade off is the server would have to work extremely hard (already a problem now, with server's designed as the thin ware)....
And all of the students that didn't have cell phones in class that used to be playing snake would now (thanks to banning them, in your dreamworld) would now be talking with their friends, doodling, fiddling with other crap, or simply sleeping.
Cell phones aren't the cause of academic decline, it's apathy...
Oh btw... I carry my cell phone on me 24/7... Including class. Ya know what I do, I put it on silent... So I can play snake if I wish and if someone calls, my phone still won't make a peep.
My Palm V now adorns the top of my dresser simply as a decorative piece to woo the ladies into believing I am a sophisticated college student instead of being a beer swilling maniac.
Now of course it refuses to turn on regardless of what type of persuasion I attempt to use. The HotSync stopped working 3 months after purchase. And the keyboard I purchased never worked.
American film and television industry, not as an economic enterprise, but as a great national asset to this country
No. It is an economic enterprise. Sorry to burst your bubble. But, you make money therfore, economic enterprise.
it is going to be so eroded in value by the use of these unlicensed machines
It's not your job to make machines. If you want to make VCR's go ahead. No one will buy them.
If what you own cannot be protected, you own nothing.
Wow... I agree with him. This a very strong foundation of any form of economic growth in long-run theories. But, you do already own it. If you enforce your ownership of these rights to stop those profiting from your peice of work you'll be fine. But, by attempting to restrict my right to purchases and use it. Then you'll find a fight
their primary mission is to copy coyrighted material that belongs to other people
Damn. Does that sounds familar?... DMCA... cough... What he still doesn't get is that is are there are other uses for any object you can every own. I can turn my remote control into a weapon by beating someone with it.
so people in the privacy of their home can tape anything that they choose, but it links to that the indispensable buckling that must take place and that is, it establishes a copyright royalty fee
I do believe that law, the Edwards Bill (HR 5705, '82), would have been one of the most unenforceable bills ever
87 percent, 86.8 percent of all these owners erase or skip commercials.
Well no shit! If I recorded something off TV are you gonna stop me from fast-forwarding?... Oh yeah. You are
Pretty soon, they will have a cassette that will record all year long, I suppose.
Haha... Sorry... just have to laugh here.... stupid stupid man
you will be hearing from the audio people on Wednesday, Mr. Chairman, and there is a business that is collapsing before our very eyes; $2 billion a year in stolen property
This is 1982 (before CDRs).. And they are still whining about this... And holy hell.. Their profits have probably tripled since then.
Valenti also included an 85-page attached statement. I just ate lunch so I won't be reading this today.
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The fundemental problem is that the game itself lies on the clients computer.... It is completly unfeasable to secure that program once it has been taken out of the shrink wrap...
Sure you can require frequent patches to fill the holes after release. Or maybe require a check-sum of critical files to play. Etc, Etc... But, there will always be people that are willing to figure out ways to by-pass it.
Just like computer security in general. You trade amount of security to functionality.
Heck. I remember when I had snake on Qbasic. I was 6 and had no clue about programming. But, I realized that Player1_Lives = 5 means something and I wanted to change it.. I understand that this is an oversimplified analogy that is completely missing the multiplayer side but, people will always want something for nothing and this is a way they can do it.
Probably the only way to completly secure a game from cheating is to make the client side as thin as possible but, of course the trade off is the server would have to work extremely hard (already a problem now, with server's designed as the thin ware)....
As solution will work itself out eventually.
My window is covered by a big black peice of fabric to block out light....
What's so great about the outside...
What day of the week is it?
Weatherbug says it's really nice outside...
Hmm... lemme check weather.com to see if it's gotten cloudy again so I can get my mail without getting sunburned....
I give it 4 months till a 12 year old writes DeDVHS...
I guess since the authors didn't.
I might as well give the generic Think Geek plug.
What the hell about this article about the false theory of spectrum scarcity no less then 2 hours ago?
You must remember that back in the day computers where "A SPECIALIZED TOOL DESIGNED FOR ONE PURPOSE ", being a calculator....
Becareful of your statments... not everything fits into the boxes you draw for them.
I'm assuming no candy apple stands in there?
And all of the students that didn't have cell phones in class that used to be playing snake would now (thanks to banning them, in your dreamworld) would now be talking with their friends, doodling, fiddling with other crap, or simply sleeping.
Cell phones aren't the cause of academic decline, it's apathy...
Oh btw... I carry my cell phone on me 24/7... Including class. Ya know what I do, I put it on silent... So I can play snake if I wish and if someone calls, my phone still won't make a peep.
Yes Stupid choice for a charecter but, ya gotta live with it...
For future reference... to write an ampersand write
I'm shocked to hear that no company has stepped up fill the wireless void in gambling...
:-)
With so much money there I'm shocked no one has done it...
With like 10 cents a bet over the phone you could rake in some money.
btw... I just patented that idea
My Palm V now adorns the top of my dresser simply as a decorative piece to woo the ladies into believing I am a sophisticated college student instead of being a beer swilling maniac.
Now of course it refuses to turn on regardless of what type of persuasion I attempt to use. The HotSync stopped working 3 months after purchase. And the keyboard I purchased never worked.
Ahh the wonders of technology
I believe the statue of limitations is up on that one...
it is going to be so eroded in value by the use of these unlicensed machines
If what you own cannot be protected, you own nothing.
their primary mission is to copy coyrighted material that belongs to other people
so people in the privacy of their home can tape anything that they choose, but it links to that the indispensable buckling that must take place and that is, it establishes a copyright royalty fee
87 percent, 86.8 percent of all these owners erase or skip commercials.
Pretty soon, they will have a cassette that will record all year long, I suppose.
you will be hearing from the audio people on Wednesday, Mr. Chairman, and there is a business that is collapsing before our very eyes; $2 billion a year in stolen property
Valenti also included an 85-page attached statement. I just ate lunch so I won't be reading this today.
With that kinda line of sight over San Fran and the entire population of Slashdot reading this... There will be a big dent soon
Hope your connection is firewalled from your home PC('s) or there will be a dent in those soon too
Voting record of Mr. Taylor on ACLU issues
ACLU's Voting Record
So where is the DMCA and the Patriot Act arguing that this is a danger to society?
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What about this?
Netscape isn't secure either. A well written web page can read and capture local files.
Micro$oft, although they write their fair share, isn't the only company that writes bad code.
This is the big patch that really should be fixed.
It is the one that makes it dangerous to push the Back Button
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Does this really matter anymore? It's kinda like my weekly routine of buying milk. It's getting pretty dull...
The comic strip User Friendly has a great strip today about the DMCA..
:-P
Spoiler: It is 'violate the DMCA' sung to the theme song of YMCA...(Muh haw-hahaha)
Microwave Power?...
Sim City 2000 Anyone?...
Where the hell are my Arcologies?
Just vote Libertarian..
The day you here a Libertarian saying that they want a regulation is the day I find a new party..
Please re-read this. Especially about what happens when you remove taxes and let people donate their money the way they want.