Only applications for credit cost you points. Anyway what use is a credit score for pasengers originating overseas they have no credit history as far as the US beureaus are concerned.
I apologise - Atari got whipped for copying the program generated the security code. Accolade however beat sega because they reverse engineered the security which is protected and the judge also mentioned that the security code probably lacked protection because of the "words & short phrases doctrine"
What about sega v accolade or nintendo v atari ? both of those cases went against the console manufacturer, because the access control code was considered too short to be protected by copyright.
Yes but if they admit that then they're admitting to running an illegal software monopoly. Their public argument for the digital signatures is as an antipiracy measure.
This is an interesting move as Microsoft has to sign xbox-linux or else is proves the point about illegally restricting competition.
Not any more, but IE used to have a "bug" that prevented you from downloading netscape with it (due to the download being larger than IE was able to handle).
Right, the other point as well is that a contract is generally only binding on the parties to that contract. As your contract to purchase the product is between you and the retailer, Microsoft can't impose any terms on the deal because they're not a party to the contract.
You are correct - the salvor is granted the right to posess the property until paid for their work by the owner (fee to be set by the court). If the owner refused to pay then you could take action to enforce your salvage lien on the property i.e. forclose on it through the courts and gain ownership.
The key difference here is that the shuttle was lost over it's home country, international laws of salvage could well apply to a craft lost in international waters or over another country. I remember a case in England involving an unmanned military submersible that was lost at sea. A local fisherman recovered it and the military initially tried to 'strongarm' him into turning it over to them. However the courts eventually found that the law of salvage applied because it was recovered in international waters and the military was forced to pay for the salvage of it. Also the parts of the shuttle are evidence in an air crash investigation and to move them would be to interfere with that investigation which is a crime in itself regardless of property rights.
Most places have laws which say if you find something you can keep it if the owner doesn't come forward to claim in within a specified time but this would involve you reporting the find to the local police in most cases.
Given the small area of the initial search for this device, are they proceeding on a hunch or did this box somehow "phone home" and report that it was intact. Is it their weird NASA device from Dante's Peak ?
Oddly enough intent is everything when it comes to the law.... there are a very limited number of crimes for which you can be prosecuted for if you didn't intend to commit them. Most civil cases are based on somebody intentionally harming somebody or their interests too.
Windows itself is not available on any Microsoft volume license..... upgrades are perversely but the base product has to be purchased either with the computer or as a retail box. However if you have enough licenses there probably isn't a problem with using the same code for all of them.
Actually he won the case against microsoft, however Bush ordered a surrender in the microsoft case after it had already been won. It was also reported at this time that Microsofts donations to the Republican party "made enron look like amateurs". (Microsofts decision to support bush wasn't political they also threw a lot of money at the democrats too).
The RIAA can sue Kazaa and probably even win, but then Kazaa has no assets in California so they can't collect on the judgment through the California courts anyway.
No really as the fine print in the X-box manual has no legal effect because it's inside the box and it's contents aren't brought to your attention before you by it.
I didn't say microsoft were the only ones with this business model.... I just don't think the government should be in the business of protecting their business model against *Criminals* who might want to run their own software on an X-box.
Your cell phone contract is usually the thing that stops you changing networks on your phone but once free of the contract there's nothing to stop you doing that.
As for DSL - my router is mine and I don't have a contract so I suppose I could take it to another provider anytime.
If you have the equipment then encryption keys and strange disc formats aren't going to stop you copying discs en masse. The only people it stops are private developers and casual copiers. Any determined pirate with enough time & hardware will find a way to exactly copy those discs. The reasoning behind the encryption & disc protection is not to stop copying but to stop people other than MS producing software for it. This has been the normal behaviour with console manufacturers for years. It has little to do with piracy and everthing to do with controlling the flow of software. The reason for this is that the boxes are sold at a massive loss - maybe $200 or more per unit and the only way to make money is to sell lots of software at inflated prices. Once again this is an example of a corporation expected the law to protect a ludicrous business model i.e. we want to sell these at a whopping great loss but make money off of selling things for it without anybody else being able to sell things for it.
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Dungeon Master was a 1987 game from FTL, Inc. released for the Apple IIGS, IBM PC, and Amiga.
... Atari ST too !
Only applications for credit cost you points. Anyway what use is a credit score for pasengers originating overseas they have no credit history as far as the US beureaus are concerned.
I apologise - Atari got whipped for copying the program generated the security code. Accolade however beat sega because they reverse engineered the security which is protected and the judge also mentioned that the security code probably lacked protection because of the "words & short phrases doctrine"
no - a better analogy would be a washing machine manufacturer telling me i couldn't wash my ThinkGeek T-shirts. Absurd huh ?
What about sega v accolade or nintendo v atari ? both of those cases went against the console manufacturer, because the access control code was considered too short to be protected by copyright.
Following that logic they could prevent windows from running all third party apps. That would be interesting.
You generally can decide who you sell something too, however you have no right to dictate what they do with it after they buy it.
Yes but if they admit that then they're admitting to running an illegal software monopoly. Their public argument for the digital signatures is as an antipiracy measure.
This is an interesting move as Microsoft has to sign xbox-linux or else is proves the point about illegally restricting competition.
Not any more, but IE used to have a "bug" that prevented you from downloading netscape with it (due to the download being larger than IE was able to handle).
Right, the other point as well is that a contract is generally only binding on the parties to that contract. As your contract to purchase the product is between you and the retailer, Microsoft can't impose any terms on the deal because they're not a party to the contract.
You are correct - the salvor is granted the right to posess the property until paid for their work by the owner (fee to be set by the court). If the owner refused to pay then you could take action to enforce your salvage lien on the property i.e. forclose on it through the courts and gain ownership.
The key difference here is that the shuttle was lost over it's home country, international laws of salvage could well apply to a craft lost in international waters or over another country. I remember a case in England involving an unmanned military submersible that was lost at sea. A local fisherman recovered it and the military initially tried to 'strongarm' him into turning it over to them. However the courts eventually found that the law of salvage applied because it was recovered in international waters and the military was forced to pay for the salvage of it. Also the parts of the shuttle are evidence in an air crash investigation and to move them would be to interfere with that investigation which is a crime in itself regardless of property rights.
Most places have laws which say if you find something you can keep it if the owner doesn't come forward to claim in within a specified time but this would involve you reporting the find to the local police in most cases.
Given the small area of the initial search for this device, are they proceeding on a hunch or did this box somehow "phone home" and report that it was intact. Is it their weird NASA device from Dante's Peak ?
I remember a number of cases where judges have found laws passed by parliament to be invalid.
Secondly being a judge also makes you a member of the house of lords so you have a say in what is passed by parliament.
Oddly enough intent is everything when it comes to the law .... there are a very limited number of crimes for which you can be prosecuted for if you didn't intend to commit them. Most civil cases are based on somebody intentionally harming somebody or their interests too.
now all we need is 900 messages saying gnome sucks use KDE instead and about another 200 saying gui's suck and real men use bash for everything.
Windows itself is not available on any Microsoft volume license ..... upgrades are perversely but the base product has to be purchased either with the computer or as a retail box. However if you have enough licenses there probably isn't a problem with using the same code for all of them.
Actually he won the case against microsoft, however Bush ordered a surrender in the microsoft case after it had already been won. It was also reported at this time that Microsofts donations to the Republican party "made enron look like amateurs". (Microsofts decision to support bush wasn't political they also threw a lot of money at the democrats too).
No that's a K dude !
The RIAA can sue Kazaa and probably even win, but then Kazaa has no assets in California so they can't collect on the judgment through the California courts anyway.
Corporations don't have exactly the same rights as actual citizens, otherwise they'd cut out the middle man and run for congress themselves.
Not to mention that if you don't like the settlement you are entitled to opt out of the class and bring a separate lawsuit.
So if I'm going straight up and then getting twisted through 270 degrees how the hell am I coming straight down again ? I think you mean 180 degrees.
No really as the fine print in the X-box manual has no legal effect because it's inside the box and it's contents aren't brought to your attention before you by it.
I didn't say microsoft were the only ones with this business model .... I just don't think the government should be in the business of protecting their business model against *Criminals* who might want to run their own software on an X-box.
Your cell phone contract is usually the thing that stops you changing networks on your phone but once free of the contract there's nothing to stop you doing that.
As for DSL - my router is mine and I don't have a contract so I suppose I could take it to another provider anytime.
If you have the equipment then encryption keys and strange disc formats aren't going to stop you copying discs en masse. The only people it stops are private developers and casual copiers. Any determined pirate with enough time & hardware will find a way to exactly copy those discs. The reasoning behind the encryption & disc protection is not to stop copying but to stop people other than MS producing software for it. This has been the normal behaviour with console manufacturers for years. It has little to do with piracy and everthing to do with controlling the flow of software. The reason for this is that the boxes are sold at a massive loss - maybe $200 or more per unit and the only way to make money is to sell lots of software at inflated prices. Once again this is an example of a corporation expected the law to protect a ludicrous business model i.e. we want to sell these at a whopping great loss but make money off of selling things for it without anybody else being able to sell things for it.