That still doesn't address that an analogy to cars is inappropriate to begin with. I merely pointed out that using that analogy (besides being wrong) provides an easy setup for a speed comparison. Despite Apple's "Megahertz Myth" propaganda, it is a matter of fact, not opinion, that comparably priced PCs have run rings around their Mac counterparts. Whether this remains the case with the new generation of each (Athlon 64/Itanium and G5) remains yet to be seen.
It's as stupid as calling BMW a monopoly because only BMW makes BMWs.
Really? I didn't know BMWs took a different type of fuel than do Mercedes or Aston Martin motorcars.
(Since BMWs can the same fuel, the car analogy is invalid--that, and it leaves open this: BMWs do cost twice as much as other cars, but unlike Macs, the go faster:).)
Only Macs can run Mac software. To purchase a Mac, you have to purchase OS X. Smells like a monopoly to me, albeit a tiny one.
You encrypt the email with someone's key, so only they can read it. Theoretically (not technologically) isn't it the same idea?
Until they decrypt it . . .
Anyway, attempting to stop leaks is pretty much an intractable problem. If there's a smoking gun memo, the fact that the author attempted to lock it with IRM will be just one more piece of information that leaks along with the memo itself.
Yeah, I was wondering how much advertising Computerworld gets from MS when I saw them saying Windows 98 is on the way out. IT departments and small business don't spend money for its own sake; and small shops don't like the idea of being dependent on the whims of WPA, so XP is out.
I dont think I will use the iTMS for full albums. I am still to attached to tangible cd's and such. They are just nice. But it has proven PERFECT for one hit wonders and such....
Except for when iTMS doesn't let you buy the one "hit" on the album by itself. Quite a few "album only" tracks there.
If they want to make money, perhaps they should consider another medium, like print, where people are accustomed to paying. Selling information on the Internet is like trying to sell snow to Eskimos.
Exactly. They know there isn't a snowballs chance that anything like this is workable, but they can say "We made a good faith effort to work with the *AA on these issues, and were rebuffed."
He's talking about the deceptive PR ratings used by Cyrix and AMD to compare slower clocked chips to faster Intel chips by claiming they "do more" with each cycle.
My name's in whois with a slight misspelling. The address is a P.O. box. The phone number is a prepaid cellphone. The email address is tagged. I have received no spam, electronic or otherwise, that has used the information.
. . . I doubt he'll get state/federal assistance while the court case is pending.
I can't speak about his state, but the only convictions (which haven't even happened, in Lamo's case) that will make a person ineligible for federal grants and loans are drug related. And a family's primary home doesn't count as an asset in the federal formula used to determine how much a student's parents can pay towards college, so the bail arrangement would make no difference at all.
If copyright laws were abolished, there'd be no need for the GPL. If you understood the purpose of the GPL, you'd realize that. (I know, don't feed the troll.)
Usage of top pirate service Kazaa has fallen 22% this summer, says analyst Phil Leigh of research firm Raymond James. But it's "a hollow victory," he says, noting that summer CD sales have fallen more than 9%.
(emphasis mine)
Perhaps the RIAA has pissed off more people who were buying music than they've scared people who were copying it. I sure as hell haven't bought any new CDs from RIAA labels lately. But I have bought a number of second hand and independent label CDs, and will continue to. I have no plans to give any of my money to jackbooted copyright thugs.
The only reason it sticks around is there is enough money being pumped into it, that the purveyors of this snake oil can keep lots of people convinced that it works.
Can you get every song from iTunes? Every piece of every RIAA (jackbooted thugs that they are) member artist's back catalog? With no requirements to buy a whole album to get the one good song?
No, you can't. It's not feasible.
Besides, even iTunes contributes to the RIAA members' coffers, and I thus have stopped buying from them in addition to my previous boycott of new CDs (used only has been my policy since Napster).
From their internal investigation that suspected that employee--having seen their items on eBay would be sufficient. But that's not what they're talking about here. The article's talking about allowing J. Random Cop to trawl eBay's database for fishing expeditions. And that's not due process.
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That still doesn't address that an analogy to cars is inappropriate to begin with. I merely pointed out that using that analogy (besides being wrong) provides an easy setup for a speed comparison. Despite Apple's "Megahertz Myth" propaganda, it is a matter of fact, not opinion, that comparably priced PCs have run rings around their Mac counterparts. Whether this remains the case with the new generation of each (Athlon 64/Itanium and G5) remains yet to be seen.
Really? I didn't know BMWs took a different type of fuel than do Mercedes or Aston Martin motorcars.
(Since BMWs can the same fuel, the car analogy is invalid--that, and it leaves open this: BMWs do cost twice as much as other cars, but unlike Macs, the go faster :).)
Only Macs can run Mac software. To purchase a Mac, you have to purchase OS X. Smells like a monopoly to me, albeit a tiny one.
Until they decrypt it . . .
Anyway, attempting to stop leaks is pretty much an intractable problem. If there's a smoking gun memo, the fact that the author attempted to lock it with IRM will be just one more piece of information that leaks along with the memo itself.
Take out TCP/IP on your internal network and run over IPX/SPX or NetBEUI, and the picture looks even better.
Yeah, I was wondering how much advertising Computerworld gets from MS when I saw them saying Windows 98 is on the way out. IT departments and small business don't spend money for its own sake; and small shops don't like the idea of being dependent on the whims of WPA, so XP is out.
If I Could Change Your Mind 5:48 The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project: The Definitive Collection $0.00
Us and Them 7:40 Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon $0.00
Time 7:06 Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon $0.00
both album only. I'm sure I could find more if I looked, but it only takes one :).
Except for when iTMS doesn't let you buy the one "hit" on the album by itself. Quite a few "album only" tracks there.
If they want to make money, perhaps they should consider another medium, like print, where people are accustomed to paying. Selling information on the Internet is like trying to sell snow to Eskimos.
Exactly. They know there isn't a snowballs chance that anything like this is workable, but they can say "We made a good faith effort to work with the *AA on these issues, and were rebuffed."
Figures. A post that should be at +5 right after I expended my clip of modpoints on whiny flamebait. Please mod parent up.
Sorry, dude. Looks like Gortbusters.org has prior art.
Don't you mean "Just install Gentoo and you'll be upgrading the OS for the rest of your life?" :)
+5, Funny; -1 Politically Incorrect -- net score, 4.
He's talking about the deceptive PR ratings used by Cyrix and AMD to compare slower clocked chips to faster Intel chips by claiming they "do more" with each cycle.
My name's in whois with a slight misspelling. The address is a P.O. box. The phone number is a prepaid cellphone. The email address is tagged. I have received no spam, electronic or otherwise, that has used the information.
University libraries don't have access to the "good" (e.g. motor vehicle, arrest) databases.
I can't speak about his state, but the only convictions (which haven't even happened, in Lamo's case) that will make a person ineligible for federal grants and loans are drug related. And a family's primary home doesn't count as an asset in the federal formula used to determine how much a student's parents can pay towards college, so the bail arrangement would make no difference at all.
If copyright laws were abolished, there'd be no need for the GPL. If you understood the purpose of the GPL, you'd realize that. (I know, don't feed the troll.)
This story of a supposed penitent former file swapper has made it onto the oh-so-objective cnn.com.
(emphasis mine)
Perhaps the RIAA has pissed off more people who were buying music than they've scared people who were copying it. I sure as hell haven't bought any new CDs from RIAA labels lately. But I have bought a number of second hand and independent label CDs, and will continue to. I have no plans to give any of my money to jackbooted copyright thugs.
In fact, yes. And we had cars and television back then, too, youngster!
Kind of like DRM, in that respect.
No, you can't. It's not feasible.
Besides, even iTunes contributes to the RIAA members' coffers, and I thus have stopped buying from them in addition to my previous boycott of new CDs (used only has been my policy since Napster).
From their internal investigation that suspected that employee--having seen their items on eBay would be sufficient. But that's not what they're talking about here. The article's talking about allowing J. Random Cop to trawl eBay's database for fishing expeditions. And that's not due process.