Seriously, Pretty much everyone uses some sort of program to decrypt ROT-13. Does that mean that execs from AOL Time Warner have to go to jail because their company owns netscape?
The DMCA is a generally untested modification to copyright law, but the problem is, the people fighting the law don't have the resources to oppose the people fighting FOR the law. A russian cryptography expert won't have the resources to take the DMCA to court and get it declared unconstitutional, for that matter, neither will the lawyers for 2600. A couple of lawyers in some of the big firms (like berger) should step up and do something. The problem is, large firms often represent the companies that are involved in these cases. This is going to be hard battle to win. The DMCA, should it ever be opposed by a properly supported cause should be declared unconstitutional, but it hasn't even had a chance to make it to the upper level courts. A little IP law shop set up to verify patents and litigate small claims on copyright infringement probably doesn't even know how to write a request for a writ of certiorari.
Hopefully, eventually, the supreme court will hear a case like this and things will be righted, but for now, i guess people just have to be careful what software they write, whether or not you live in the United States. The MPAA or RIAA don't seem to care about whether or not you live in the US (DeCSS or SDMI), and the government seems to go along with who cashes the checks.
I would tend to agree with this but it is hard to tell some times. We are supposed to have a right to make a backup for archival purposes (that you may not use) and should use the original (if that melts down, you are supposed to copy the archive, and use that). According to the U.S. Code, title 17, this is a "fair use." (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html but this is only for computer software)
However, it is also illegal (again, title 17 http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1201.html ) to try and bypass copy protection measures. This is all a relatively murky issue. I havn't seen anything about backup copies of audio cd's.
I was just in japan last year with the mlb all-star tour. While i agree with you about your discrimination of foreigners comment, my experience with japanese business proffessionals operating in a corperate environment has seemed very much like there was a caste system in place. I worked with a few businessess last year, and even more than that when the olympics were in atlanta. The corperate structure is MUCH more rigid than it is in the united states (and much more rigid than that in england). The experience i had in Japan last year just cemented my view. It seemed to me there was a rigid separation of classes, with the determining factor being either money (in some cases) and "honor" (as in proffession) in others.
seth
This is an interesting piece. The japanese caste structure (and yes, for the most part, one still exists) and its relation to the corperate structure (over in japan, and somewhat in the us) is intriguing. For the most part, creativity or difference from the norm is shunned. The software industry is one of the only industries where the japanese haven't taken what the americans have done, made it better, and packaged it to sell. Maybe it has something to do with WIPO? who knows...
This barely matters, a GAC isn't artificial intelligence. The one being talked about in this article is just a preprogrammed number of responces (granted, it may be a responce for almost every situation a computer may encounter). Artificial intelligence has to be able to change itself. This may or may not pass a test, but it cannot manipulate itself, thus negating any claim of artificial intelligence.
The face printing technology used in casinos isn't really good enough to even match faces, a lot of user input is required. Even with a system like this, the camera is never going to get a mug-shot view. Its difficult to extrapolate a view, and then accurately match reference points. this system totally fails when dealing with relatives who look alike, and identical twins...
seth
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exactly how in the hell was this article posted at 2:30 anyway?
2:00am - 3:00am didn't happen today...
maybe it was the time machine...
Seriously, Pretty much everyone uses some sort of program to decrypt ROT-13. Does that mean that execs from AOL Time Warner have to go to jail because their company owns netscape?
The DMCA is a generally untested modification to copyright law, but the problem is, the people fighting the law don't have the resources to oppose the people fighting FOR the law. A russian cryptography expert won't have the resources to take the DMCA to court and get it declared unconstitutional, for that matter, neither will the lawyers for 2600. A couple of lawyers in some of the big firms (like berger) should step up and do something. The problem is, large firms often represent the companies that are involved in these cases. This is going to be hard battle to win. The DMCA, should it ever be opposed by a properly supported cause should be declared unconstitutional, but it hasn't even had a chance to make it to the upper level courts. A little IP law shop set up to verify patents and litigate small claims on copyright infringement probably doesn't even know how to write a request for a writ of certiorari.
Hopefully, eventually, the supreme court will hear a case like this and things will be righted, but for now, i guess people just have to be careful what software they write, whether or not you live in the United States. The MPAA or RIAA don't seem to care about whether or not you live in the US (DeCSS or SDMI), and the government seems to go along with who cashes the checks.
Usual disclaimers apply, IANAL (yet)
seth
I would tend to agree with this but it is hard to tell some times. We are supposed to have a right to make a backup for archival purposes (that you may not use) and should use the original (if that melts down, you are supposed to copy the archive, and use that). According to the U.S. Code, title 17, this is a "fair use." (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html but this is only for computer software)
However, it is also illegal (again, title 17 http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1201.html ) to try and bypass copy protection measures. This is all a relatively murky issue. I havn't seen anything about backup copies of audio cd's.
I was just in japan last year with the mlb all-star tour. While i agree with you about your discrimination of foreigners comment, my experience with japanese business proffessionals operating in a corperate environment has seemed very much like there was a caste system in place. I worked with a few businessess last year, and even more than that when the olympics were in atlanta. The corperate structure is MUCH more rigid than it is in the united states (and much more rigid than that in england). The experience i had in Japan last year just cemented my view. It seemed to me there was a rigid separation of classes, with the determining factor being either money (in some cases) and "honor" (as in proffession) in others. seth
This is an interesting piece. The japanese caste structure (and yes, for the most part, one still exists) and its relation to the corperate structure (over in japan, and somewhat in the us) is intriguing. For the most part, creativity or difference from the norm is shunned. The software industry is one of the only industries where the japanese haven't taken what the americans have done, made it better, and packaged it to sell. Maybe it has something to do with WIPO? who knows...
This barely matters, a GAC isn't artificial intelligence. The one being talked about in this article is just a preprogrammed number of responces (granted, it may be a responce for almost every situation a computer may encounter). Artificial intelligence has to be able to change itself. This may or may not pass a test, but it cannot manipulate itself, thus negating any claim of artificial intelligence.
The face printing technology used in casinos isn't really good enough to even match faces, a lot of user input is required. Even with a system like this, the camera is never going to get a mug-shot view. Its difficult to extrapolate a view, and then accurately match reference points. this system totally fails when dealing with relatives who look alike, and identical twins... seth
This is ridiculous, it reminds me of the GAIM, LIBFAIM, etc. crap