True, they could have 15 lawyers show up but any judge this side of the Pacific would look at the two groups and say "judgement for Beardo" before the rest of the courtroom would have a chance to sit down.
The problem I have is with the sound. My media box will handily play just about anything I throw at it and the picture quality is quite nice. A 720 looks just as nice as 1080, although it's nice to get the BR from time to time and watch the 1080p feed. (The local library loans out BR movies.)
I've got a reasonably decent system (there's always better) with a $1000+ receiver and about $1200 worth of speakers, all calibrated.
Flat stereo is great for watching on the TV on its own, but it's not as good for those of us with a 7.1 / DTS setup. Unfortunately, the most popular way of compressing the files (YIFY, I'm looking at you) is to take a cheesegrater to the audio tracks.
Watching BR movies like 3:10 to Yuma, I felt like I had to duck the gunfights. I could hear every single hoof, the creaks on the saddles, it was incredible. I'd really suggest that as the selling point to the cartels. "Sure, you can get a pirated 'copy' of the movie with visual artifacts and stereo sound. If you think that's enough for you, I guess you can live with it."
What I do is set my upload to 0. I know, I'm a dick for not seeding, but there's not much I can do.
In terms of being sued, it's simply not worth the company's time to sue an individual now. They're limited to actual damages (which require a receipt), court costs (we have a loser-pay system here) and punitive damages (which are reasonable here). The total liability is now up to $5000 and there is no guarantee that you would see that. In terms of digital lockbreaking tools, the tools themselves are not illegal to own, and any damages for personal use are strictly limited to what they can prove. (i.e. they have a receipt; e.g. Beardo ripped Movie instead of buying a digital copy, we're out $9.99.)
For claims less than $25k, they would be forced to go to small-claims court, which would also prevent a label from using their Uber-Lawyer team. You'd have to have the actual person who is being damaged go to court.
Further, the ISPs here require a warrant to disclose information. They will not share IP and personal info in a civil case because they could get sued by our Privacy Commissioner. That office has some teeth; they're the guys who forced FB to change some of their regulations.
At first I thought it was pretty silly but then I remembered that the Chinese government had such in-depth control of Nortel's systems that they could control the thermostats.
So it's really only one step away from something that happened in real life.
At least ten times that number starve to death yearly. We don't need more people.
Also [citation needed]. Let's take a quick look at your math here. The US has what, 300 million people, half men. Let's assume half of women are sexually active and able to conceive. (So people that are too young / too old / not getting any) That's a total of 75 million people that could potentially have an abortion. That means that every year, one out of every 95 women is having an abortion and requires the assumption that they aren't using any form of birth control. That's frankly ridiculous. Your stats are bad and you should feel bad.
Looks like I can get the CD NEW from Amazon for many of these albums cheaper than itunes sells the download version... disconnect much
I'm sure I've got a player for an optical disk somewhere in my house. It might be in the computer that's unplugged and sitting in pieces under my old desk in the basement.
"Yeah, it's really terrifying to think about the end of the world and wonder what will happen. We've got to do some crazy life-affirming stuff while we still have the chance..."
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True, they could have 15 lawyers show up but any judge this side of the Pacific would look at the two groups and say "judgement for Beardo" before the rest of the courtroom would have a chance to sit down.
The problem I have is with the sound. My media box will handily play just about anything I throw at it and the picture quality is quite nice. A 720 looks just as nice as 1080, although it's nice to get the BR from time to time and watch the 1080p feed. (The local library loans out BR movies.)
I've got a reasonably decent system (there's always better) with a $1000+ receiver and about $1200 worth of speakers, all calibrated.
Flat stereo is great for watching on the TV on its own, but it's not as good for those of us with a 7.1 / DTS setup. Unfortunately, the most popular way of compressing the files (YIFY, I'm looking at you) is to take a cheesegrater to the audio tracks.
Watching BR movies like 3:10 to Yuma, I felt like I had to duck the gunfights. I could hear every single hoof, the creaks on the saddles, it was incredible. I'd really suggest that as the selling point to the cartels. "Sure, you can get a pirated 'copy' of the movie with visual artifacts and stereo sound. If you think that's enough for you, I guess you can live with it."
I use Transmission. Upload speed is capped at 0.
In Canada it's illegal for a business to donate money to a politician.
The record labels are bigger pirates than everyone on /. put together.
SOCAN requires...
Ugh, just look them up, they're assholes.
What I do is set my upload to 0. I know, I'm a dick for not seeding, but there's not much I can do.
In terms of being sued, it's simply not worth the company's time to sue an individual now. They're limited to actual damages (which require a receipt), court costs (we have a loser-pay system here) and punitive damages (which are reasonable here). The total liability is now up to $5000 and there is no guarantee that you would see that. In terms of digital lockbreaking tools, the tools themselves are not illegal to own, and any damages for personal use are strictly limited to what they can prove. (i.e. they have a receipt; e.g. Beardo ripped Movie instead of buying a digital copy, we're out $9.99.)
For claims less than $25k, they would be forced to go to small-claims court, which would also prevent a label from using their Uber-Lawyer team. You'd have to have the actual person who is being damaged go to court.
Further, the ISPs here require a warrant to disclose information. They will not share IP and personal info in a civil case because they could get sued by our Privacy Commissioner. That office has some teeth; they're the guys who forced FB to change some of their regulations.
You can sue anyone you like, but they'll only remove a comment if it's about Scientology.
Fuck Scientology. Clambake frauds...
Yes, yes, yes, no.
The US owns the moon. Finders keepers.
At first I thought it was pretty silly but then I remembered that the Chinese government had such in-depth control of Nortel's systems that they could control the thermostats.
So it's really only one step away from something that happened in real life.
How you doin'?
"If not, turn em around and play in the mud," at least according to the religious leadership of the Cathos and Mussies.
Well, that's quite surprising. Thanks for the link, and FO is decent enough, that's all I did.
I apologize for calling that number ridiculous and saying the GP should feel bad.
At least ten times that number starve to death yearly. We don't need more people.
Also [citation needed]. Let's take a quick look at your math here. The US has what, 300 million people, half men. Let's assume half of women are sexually active and able to conceive. (So people that are too young / too old / not getting any) That's a total of 75 million people that could potentially have an abortion. That means that every year, one out of every 95 women is having an abortion and requires the assumption that they aren't using any form of birth control. That's frankly ridiculous. Your stats are bad and you should feel bad.
Hunger info here:
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
Eating tofu should not be made the butt of a joke, because your nephew choked to death on a tofu hot dog?
No, eating tofu should be the butt of a joke because it's tofu, for fuck's sake.
(And I eat vegan)
They do that with the ingredients for making meth.
Nobody is stealing milk.
Looks like I can get the CD NEW from Amazon for many of these albums cheaper than itunes sells the download version... disconnect much
I'm sure I've got a player for an optical disk somewhere in my house. It might be in the computer that's unplugged and sitting in pieces under my old desk in the basement.
He's against it because all AC/DC songs sound exactly the same. Download one and you've got them all.
It follows this pattern:
NAME OF THE SONG!!!!
you got me singing
NAME OF THE SONG!!!!
now you're listening to
NAME OF THE SONG!!!!
Not the word I'd have used, but your point is valid nonetheless.
Hey guys, it's cool that you held out for so long and were all principled, but I've already got copies of most of your work.
I paid somewhat less than what iTunes is suggesting. I guess you win.
But that's not an C.E. year, that's a year referenced to a point that we don't know about. Dune is set in an unimaginably long time in the future.
Absolutely. If I end up in a vegetative state, use me for parts and move on with your lives.
Interestingly, I found and reported a similar vulnerability in the P25 radio system about six years ago.
Nothing's happened. You can jam all the first responder radios in a city with a very small amount of hardware and a copy of the protocol.
Or
"Yeah, it's really terrifying to think about the end of the world and wonder what will happen. We've got to do some crazy life-affirming stuff while we still have the chance..."
As an electrical engineer that does consulting work, that's something I *want* to hear.