No, i have been very clear that what i have said relates ONLY to my country and legal jurisdiction....his comments were generalised and not clear. Thats what i took exception to. Also, my response was not a flame, it was a response.
And finally, good for you for telling your MP your feelings....i also wish they were different - but alas as long as the law stands...THAT is the rule, and we are morally obliged to adhere.
In the UK, its illegal to make a copy of a copyrighted material...even if only for your personal use. If you want a CD for your home and your car, you have to buy two copies. That is the law. And the UK is *relatively* free?
In your jurisdiction yes, but you americans have to realise that there is a world with different laws outside your borders. And besides what you have been led to believe as you grew up, the USA is not necessarily the greatest (and thus most "correct") country in the world.
hehehe.......and its my real name too! hehehehe. Dont worry, im your friendly scottish ashcroft. Anyway - in the uk...there is no "fair use"...thus if you are using anything other than the original media, its a copyright infringement
well....xbox dvd format cant be read by PC's...to access the files, you have to access the drive direct from the chipped xbox via ftp. Thus, having a copy means you have obtained it "illegally" . ie using a chipped box.
(sorry should have previewed)...Microsofts revenue is majorly dependant on corporate licensing. As such, only "corporate" products being pirated can indirectly help them (as much as they would deny that.....they are effectively ignoring the china problem right now)
Yes, piracy did help microsoft achieve market dominance in the areas of operating systems and in office productivity software. The major difference here, is that when people get used to using the aforementioned software, employers are urged to use such software - in order for employee familiarity and to reduce training costs. There is NO benefit to a company for having people pirate games software, as very few employers are going to feel the need buy it for the workplace.
Right.....first of all - you and your wife have to convert your names to binary representations of the ascii characters. THEN, if you have a girl, just XAND them, a boy XOR them together.
and ps......its april 1st in the vast majority of the world (population wise)...the exception being north and south america. Everywhere else (of large population) is beyond the date line.
True, for many people it may not be April 1st GMT. But.....GMT is a standard. And it would have been April 1st in Israel a few hours ago. I think you will find that worldwide military, aviation etc will use GMT as its standard time.
You dont have to discard anything. Just take ALL the documentation/guarantees/media that comes with the laptop and mail them home! You then go through customs with your new laptop bag and nothing to declare since you obviously took the laptop with you.
under *american* law. Slashdot is not populated 100% by american citizens though - and we europeans dont necessarily have such *fair use* clauses built into their copyright law.
i cant believe someone modded your obviously tongue in cheek comment as interesting.........+1 funny yes...but INTERESTING? If only there was a way to ensure people had to be at least 18, or at the very least have an IQ over 90 before they recieved moderator points!
Which is why we in pharmaceutical development chose to patent synthetic routes to particular compounds as well as taking out "treatment" patents. That way if someone discovers a novel use for one of our compounds, if they want to market it, they will most probably have to license our IP... Or try and develop a better route. My job is to make sure that all bases are covered with regard to the chemistry.
I remember once doing a crypto assignment in undergrad computer science (to be done in ANSI C). I wrote my programme using THEIR machines...and compiled it using THEIR compiler. It compiled a treat and worked perfectly. I failed the assignment...why ?
1) (and mainly) Because i had declared a variable in the wrong places 2) Because their stupid "Ansi C" compiler didnt give a damn.
"But Prof. it works! It compiles, have you tried?"
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No, i have been very clear that what i have said relates ONLY to my country and legal jurisdiction....his comments were generalised and not clear. Thats what i took exception to. Also, my response was not a flame, it was a response.
And finally, good for you for telling your MP your feelings....i also wish they were different - but alas as long as the law stands...THAT is the rule, and we are morally obliged to adhere.
No...you are wrong.
In the UK, its illegal to make a copy of a copyrighted material...even if only for your personal use. If you want a CD for your home and your car, you have to buy two copies. That is the law. And the UK is *relatively* free?
In your jurisdiction yes, but you americans have to realise that there is a world with different laws outside your borders. And besides what you have been led to believe as you grew up, the USA is not necessarily the greatest (and thus most "correct") country in the world.
[end of firefighter anti-flame]
hehehe.......and its my real name too! hehehehe. Dont worry, im your friendly scottish ashcroft. Anyway - in the uk...there is no "fair use"...thus if you are using anything other than the original media, its a copyright infringement
well....xbox dvd format cant be read by PC's...to access the files, you have to access the drive direct from the chipped xbox via ftp. Thus, having a copy means you have obtained it "illegally" . ie using a chipped box.
(sorry should have previewed) ...Microsofts revenue is majorly dependant on corporate licensing. As such, only "corporate" products being pirated can indirectly help them (as much as they would deny that.....they are effectively ignoring the china problem right now)
Yes, piracy did help microsoft achieve market dominance in the areas of operating systems and in office productivity software. The major difference here, is that when people get used to using the aforementioned software, employers are urged to use such software - in order for employee familiarity and to reduce training costs. There is NO benefit to a company for having people pirate games software, as very few employers are going to feel the need buy it for the workplace.
Right.....first of all - you and your wife have to convert your names to binary representations of the ascii characters. THEN, if you have a girl, just XAND them, a boy XOR them together.
and ps......its april 1st in the vast majority of the world (population wise)...the exception being north and south america. Everywhere else (of large population) is beyond the date line.
True, for many people it may not be April 1st GMT. But.....GMT is a standard. And it would have been April 1st in Israel a few hours ago. I think you will find that worldwide military, aviation etc will use GMT as its standard time.
True...i withdraw my remarks! ;-) SLASHDOT runs on GMT! (smug grin..read the FAQS) heheheh
NOT by GMT...its now 00.51am on 1st April 2004! The world doesnt run on yankee time! ;-)
April 1st anyone? (regarding: http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html)
Lines go down on (c)anal (s)treet. Not the only thing then eh!
The mancunians here will know what im talking about.
You dont have to discard anything. Just take ALL the documentation/guarantees/media that comes with the laptop and mail them home! You then go through customs with your new laptop bag and nothing to declare since you obviously took the laptop with you.
under *american* law. Slashdot is not populated 100% by american citizens though - and we europeans dont necessarily have such *fair use* clauses built into their copyright law.
If i only had not wasted my modpoints.....this would definately be +Funny
And you are basing this on knowledge of the law in which country? Different countries, different laws.
Who said americans dont get irony?
i cant believe someone modded your obviously tongue in cheek comment as interesting.........+1 funny yes...but INTERESTING? If only there was a way to ensure people had to be at least 18, or at the very least have an IQ over 90 before they recieved moderator points!
Another one bites the dust. I for one put it down to the flux capacitor.
Frederick Gray: My God, what's Bond doing?!
Q: I think he's attempting reentry Sir!
Mooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooo
Sorry, but someone had to say it.
Which is why we in pharmaceutical development chose to patent synthetic routes to particular compounds as well as taking out "treatment" patents. That way if someone discovers a novel use for one of our compounds, if they want to market it, they will most probably have to license our IP... Or try and develop a better route. My job is to make sure that all bases are covered with regard to the chemistry.
I remember once doing a crypto assignment in undergrad computer science (to be done in ANSI C). I wrote my programme using THEIR machines...and compiled it using THEIR compiler. It compiled a treat and worked perfectly. I failed the assignment...why ?
1) (and mainly) Because i had declared a variable in the wrong places
2) Because their stupid "Ansi C" compiler didnt give a damn.
"But Prof. it works! It compiles, have you tried?"
"Yes, but it shouldnt"
Hows that for a pain in the ass?