>...the RIAA has also dismissed the case 'without prejudice...
They have done no such thing. They have submitted a motion _requesting_ that the _judge_ dismiss their claims without prejudice. The defense will reply, undoubtedly asking that the claims be dismissed _with_ prejudice (meaning that they can never be filed again) and probably also that the RIAA be ordered to pay the legal expenses of the defense.
> Many unpaid developers simply put off Debian work to work on something else.
This is a gross exaggeration.
>...development is currently frozen.
This is false. Etch (Testing) is frozen in that packages are no longer automatically moving into it from Sid (Unstable) but this is a normal part of the release cycle: it happens just before a release. Development continues apace in Sid.
> The solution for small business will be to market through a strong co-op or > an established corporate partner like Amazon or eBay. The benefits are obvious
Yes. Control. Amazon and Ebay can suck off most of the profits and prevent the small businesses from growing into competitors.
> I guess there's a good chance I'll get modded down for the heinous crime of\ > coming out in favour of Microsoft here, but why should HP be sued for not > selling a computer without an OS?
I agree that the law is stupid: most laws are. Equally stupid, however, is the claim that a computer without a pre-installed OS is not a product.
After you buy the Ipod and take it home are you required to enter into a separate agreement with the owner of the copyright on the software before you can use it? Does the agreement tell you that if you don't like the terms you can get a refund?
> 'The PC without an OS is not a product because it doesn't work,'
A CD player without a CD is not a product because it doesn't work. A suitcase without a suit of clothes is not a product because it doesn't work. A bucket without a gallon of water is not a product because it doesn't work. An Ipod without mp3s is not a product because it doesn't work. A hammer without any nails is not a product because it doesn't work.
Royalties are rarely a percentage of revenue. In this case the royalties are fixed amounts per copy set by the government and paid to songwriters for things like ringtones. Nothing to do with CDs and performers at all.
> Reducing royalties paid to publishers and artists, I suppose is one way to > achieve this.
They _are_ the publishers. They are proposing to reduce the compulsory royalties paid to songwriters for things like ringtones. This has nothing at all to do with CDs or performers.
> if the RIAA is not going to pay the old kinds of royalties, there is no reason > the record labels can not walk away. they could form a new organization or > figure out some other method of making their money. the RIAA and the labels > have a symbiotic relationship though.
You aren't making any sense. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) pays no royalties. It is the record industry trade group. The labels are the members and it does exactly what they tell it to.
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> I hate Windows as much as every other Unix geek...
Slashdot Mirror
> It's their case, they instituted it, and they can end it.
Only the judge can end it. It's easier to get into court than to get out.
> ...the RIAA has also dismissed the case 'without prejudice...
They have done no such thing. They have submitted a motion _requesting_ that the _judge_ dismiss their claims without prejudice. The defense will reply, undoubtedly asking that the claims be dismissed _with_ prejudice (meaning that they can never be filed again) and probably also that the RIAA be ordered to pay the legal expenses of the defense.
> Many unpaid developers simply put off Debian work to work on something else.
...development is currently frozen.
This is a gross exaggeration.
>
This is false. Etch (Testing) is frozen in that packages are no longer automatically moving into it from Sid (Unstable) but this is a normal part of the release cycle: it happens just before a release. Development continues apace in Sid.
> While getting the trade certificate...
...and license to collect tax...
...obtaining a valid small business bank account is not.
Not required in the US.
>
Not every US state has sales tax (and in those that do many goods and services are exempt).
>
There is nothing especially special about a "small business bank account" here.
> The solution for small business will be to market through a strong co-op or
> an established corporate partner like Amazon or eBay. The benefits are obvious
Yes. Control. Amazon and Ebay can suck off most of the profits and prevent the small businesses from growing into competitors.
> Right now, the Judges can order court costs paid, which are usually a rather
> piddling percentage of actual legal fees.
Right now judges can order legal fees paid and sometimes they do.
You confound "libertarian" and "anarchist".
> Also false...
Also false is any claim that Slashdotters can recognize sarcasm.
> The unfortunate truth is that PC and OS are one and the same for the average
> consumer.
Only because he has never had the opportunity to learn that it isn't.
> I guess there's a good chance I'll get modded down for the heinous crime of\
> coming out in favour of Microsoft here, but why should HP be sued for not
> selling a computer without an OS?
I agree that the law is stupid: most laws are. Equally stupid, however, is the claim that a computer without a pre-installed OS is not a product.
After you buy the Ipod and take it home are you required to enter into a separate agreement with the owner of the copyright on the software before you can use it? Does the agreement tell you that if you don't like the terms you can get a refund?
I guess I missed the most obvious one: sarcasm on Slashdot without explicit tags.
> Once we accept that and work toward building safe reactor designs...
We have safe reactor designs. We've had them for fifty years.
> 'The PC without an OS is not a product because it doesn't work,'
A CD player without a CD is not a product because it doesn't work.
A suitcase without a suit of clothes is not a product because it doesn't work.
A bucket without a gallon of water is not a product because it doesn't work.
An Ipod without mp3s is not a product because it doesn't work.
A hammer without any nails is not a product because it doesn't work.
Anyone else want to contribute examples?
> You can't compare the passwords from two different phishing attacks. You only
> get the passwords from people who fall for the scam.
How do they know how many of those passwords were real and how many were made up by people who were spoofing the phishers?
> ...minimum 7 characters, must have mixed case and numeric digits...
This just shrinks the search space.
> It's not wire fraud for lying?
Lying is not illegal.
There is plenty of support available for Debian.
> Seriously, it may just barely step over the copyright line by linke three
> notes of something BUT there is the fair use clause.
Please read up on what fair use actually is. Ringtones would never qualify.
> Royalties are a percentage of revenue AFAIK.
Royalties are rarely a percentage of revenue. In this case the royalties are fixed amounts per copy set by the government and paid to songwriters for things like ringtones. Nothing to do with CDs and performers at all.
> Reducing royalties paid to publishers and artists, I suppose is one way to
> achieve this.
They _are_ the publishers. They are proposing to reduce the compulsory royalties paid to songwriters for things like ringtones. This has nothing at all to do with CDs or performers.
> ...sounding reasonable (or even thoughtful and intelligent)...
You have actually observed this in popular music?
> if the RIAA is not going to pay the old kinds of royalties, there is no reason
> the record labels can not walk away. they could form a new organization or
> figure out some other method of making their money. the RIAA and the labels
> have a symbiotic relationship though.
You aren't making any sense. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) pays no royalties. It is the record industry trade group. The labels are the members and it does exactly what they tell it to.
> I hate Windows as much as every other Unix geek...
No you don't. You use it.
The word is "prejudice".