it would seem they've renamed it as well. the new file is called flash.save in the same directory. maybe they should have called it "flash.dotted" instead.:)
Yeah, things seems to get a little disjointed at that point. But I imagine he was probably in a lot of pain at the time. One has to admire his dedication.
BUT! Then the parents need to understand exactly what the contract alludes to as well, because in some cases ignorance IS bliss... grounds for nullification of a contract. It's not always effective, but with a good lawyer and a sympathetic arbitrator...
They're probably just trying to protect themselves from that situation.
On the other hand, the kid could simply apply for emancipation from his parents simply for the technical aspects:)
The blurb linking to the article makes a reference to DeCSS and how it didn't have to be cracked to copy the movies... says who? There's nothing in the article about HOW the movies were ripped. If you visit a site like vcdHelp you can get all the information and software you need to blow past DeCSS and make VCDs, SVCDS, and DVDs at all kinds of quality levels. As long as you have the media to burn to, you can rip and convert those movies easily (but you're still breaking through DeCSS).
In fact by reading the article and seeing reference to movies that are stil in theatres or haven't been released, if we knew the source then it would be easier to divine the method of duplication.
If it leaks from the studio pre-copy-protection, I guess copying would be a cinch. If they taped it at a theatre, then you go back to vcdhelp, and with Vdub, TMPGEnc, and other tools you could custom create the dvd easily. Same with if it was post-copy-protection. So unless they got it before protection was implemented, I think it would be safe to assume DeCSS bypass tools were used. But then again, assumption got us this story:) hehe.
This is a guess, but I'd think it might be simply because of case confusion. A capital I and a lowercase L and look quite similar in some cases, and while the capitalization of a name might not nullify a case in court, a misspelling of the name can get you out of a traffic ticket. So they probably still use all caps in order to maintain the integrity of spelled names. Not everyone has an easily recognizable name like Smith.
Don't worry, after he continues to represent himself he'll find that he's going to end up in jail for a long long time... Where someone will exploit his security hole if he's not careful.
Do you think having the military in the airports for 6 months makes even a whit of difference? 9/11 was in the planning for FIVE years from documents they found afterwards. Terrorists are fanatics, they're also patient when they need to be. What happened was terrible, but you could turn the airways and the countries of the world into a completely totalitarian state and there will still be an underground that can strike. I won't say no to security completely, but do we need armed soldiers in our airports, and on our streets? Not yet. There is a threat out there, but it's not that big yet. Maybe it will be when Dubya is done telling everyone he's ready to drop nukes on them. But for now, it's business as usual, and just hope for the best.
A few years ago, I saw a brief tech news article about how a japanese company had made a tv screen that hung on your wall like a painting, and the screen itself was the speaker. I thought it was cool, but when I mentioned it to people later they thought I was on crack. And I didn't have the link anymore. Now I have proof that such a thing can exist! Proof I say! Proof! Um, does anyone have a link to an article proving the existence of the little people that steal socks from the dryer too? Thanks.
Eastman and Laird's original TMNT was not the happy go lucky farce that it was made by the mainstream media (television and the Archie comics adaptation {still have number 1}). Not that I didn't enjoy the cartoon myself.
But the original comic was dark and intended for adults. Only saw bits here and there but reall enjoyed what I found.
John Woo's TMNT promises to go back to those dark roots and I can hardly wait.
One point that seems to have been missed is that the Guyver had no budget... Think Fox will do that with DBZ? When they stand to recoup millions from the rabid preteen DBZ fans, and their elder compatriates? I wouldn't be surprised if 30-50 million gets spent on it.
True, I have ALL my cds converted to MP3 so I can listen to music at my computer. I don't distribute them, and if I want to burn compilations for myself, that's legal.
If I start giving them away or selling them, then we start getting into illegalities.
Sigh. I fondly remember the days of my youth, when the teacher would send me off to make copies of something, and I would stand next to the mimeograph machine watching the papers come out at eye level, toxic vapours wafting delicately up into my nasal cavity and down through my lungs. It was a happy time, a dizzy time, a time of flowers and birds, and little blue men singing about little Jackie Paper and some puffy dragon.
Gosh I miss the good old days before photocopiers and laser printers.:)
Say what you will about Canadians, but at least we get to watch a lot more unedited content:) Sure, the networks wait until after 9pm to show it, but at least you can watch it without wondering where the hell all the cool scenes went.
I remember the first time I saw Vampire Hunter D, it was on TBS. We couldn't figure out why D was talking to his crotch the whole movie, and why it talked back. For some reason they edited out the mouth on his hand completely, so it always looked like he was looking down to converse with his groin, or a midget hidden in his pants. It wasn't until I saw the full version that it started to make sense (although how much sense does a mouth in the middle of your palm make, anyway?):)
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Would that be the "blipverts" that caused the viewer to explode?
meant to refer to the original site but i was tired.
it would seem they've renamed it as well. :)
the new file is called flash.save in the same directory. maybe they should have called it "flash.dotted" instead.
hehe, I had to read POS in the other posts about 5 times before I realized it referred to "point of sale" :)
An accurate double entendre without a doubt.
Yeah, things seems to get a little disjointed at that point. But I imagine he was probably in a lot of pain at the time.
One has to admire his dedication.
BUT! Then the parents need to understand exactly what the contract alludes to as well, because in some cases ignorance IS bliss... grounds for nullification of a contract.
:)
It's not always effective, but with a good lawyer and a sympathetic arbitrator...
They're probably just trying to protect themselves from that situation.
On the other hand, the kid could simply apply for emancipation from his parents simply for the technical aspects
Ooo, good point :)
:)
Thanks for adding to that.
And I was jumbling up my CSS and DeCSS terms too
The blurb linking to the article makes a reference to DeCSS and how it didn't have to be cracked to copy the movies... says who?
:) hehe.
There's nothing in the article about HOW the movies were ripped. If you visit a site like vcdHelp you can get all the information and software you need to blow past DeCSS and make VCDs, SVCDS, and DVDs at all kinds of quality levels. As long as you have the media to burn to, you can rip and convert those movies easily (but you're still breaking through DeCSS).
In fact by reading the article and seeing reference to movies that are stil in theatres or haven't been released, if we knew the source then it would be easier to divine the method of duplication.
If it leaks from the studio pre-copy-protection, I guess copying would be a cinch. If they taped it at a theatre, then you go back to vcdhelp, and with Vdub, TMPGEnc, and other tools you could custom create the dvd easily. Same with if it was post-copy-protection.
So unless they got it before protection was implemented, I think it would be safe to assume DeCSS bypass tools were used. But then again, assumption got us this story
Boss - "Smith, I want that report on my desk in 20 minutes. Or I press the button."
...19 minutes later...
Smith - "Hey pimply-faced-youth intern! Can you just sit at my desk for a moment while I run downstairs? I have an important call coming in, thanks."
Tsk tsk. Smith should know better than to fuck with the PFY.
Heheh.
:)
This is a guess, but I'd think it might be simply because of case confusion. A capital I and a lowercase L and look quite similar in some cases, and while the capitalization of a name might not nullify a case in court, a misspelling of the name can get you out of a traffic ticket.
So they probably still use all caps in order to maintain the integrity of spelled names. Not everyone has an easily recognizable name like Smith.
Anyone else come up with a good excuse too?
No, it will most likely be a fine and some time in a minimum security white collar joint. But it's fun to poke some fun at the idiot at his expense.
For a "smart" person he's doing some REALLY stupid things. Even an uneducated drug dealer usually has enough sense to keep their lawyer.
Maybe he's hoping that this is a useful stall tactic he can use to get the case thrown out of court and retried at a later date.
either way, he's wasting time and money, and is only creating prejudice for his case.
Skaven did the music for Bejewled (Windows Version).
:)
Palm version here, but I'm guessing it lacks the tunes
Don't worry, after he continues to represent himself he'll find that he's going to end up in jail for a long long time... Where someone will exploit his security hole if he's not careful.
Obi-wan: No, thank you. The force is my anti-drug.
Dealer: It's not a drug man. It's a performance enhancer. And a Gungan repellant?
Obi-wan: A what? I'll take two cases.
Do you think having the military in the airports for 6 months makes even a whit of difference?
9/11 was in the planning for FIVE years from documents they found afterwards. Terrorists are fanatics, they're also patient when they need to be.
What happened was terrible, but you could turn the airways and the countries of the world into a completely totalitarian state and there will still be an underground that can strike.
I won't say no to security completely, but do we need armed soldiers in our airports, and on our streets? Not yet. There is a threat out there, but it's not that big yet.
Maybe it will be when Dubya is done telling everyone he's ready to drop nukes on them. But for now, it's business as usual, and just hope for the best.
Dayum! I just spit tabaccy on my monitor! :P
A few years ago, I saw a brief tech news article about how a japanese company had made a tv screen that hung on your wall like a painting, and the screen itself was the speaker. I thought it was cool, but when I mentioned it to people later they thought I was on crack. And I didn't have the link anymore.
Now I have proof that such a thing can exist! Proof I say! Proof!
Um, does anyone have a link to an article proving the existence of the little people that steal socks from the dryer too? Thanks.
Uh, you left out Comic Book.
Eastman and Laird's original TMNT was not the happy go lucky farce that it was made by the mainstream media (television and the Archie comics adaptation {still have number 1}).
Not that I didn't enjoy the cartoon myself.
But the original comic was dark and intended for adults. Only saw bits here and there but reall enjoyed what I found.
John Woo's TMNT promises to go back to those dark roots and I can hardly wait.
One point that seems to have been missed is that the Guyver had no budget...
Think Fox will do that with DBZ? When they stand to recoup millions from the rabid preteen DBZ fans, and their elder compatriates?
I wouldn't be surprised if 30-50 million gets spent on it.
Sorry. I had just woken up. :)
You should have thumped me upside the head for missing that
True, I have ALL my cds converted to MP3 so I can listen to music at my computer. I don't distribute them, and if I want to burn compilations for myself, that's legal.
If I start giving them away or selling them, then we start getting into illegalities.
Sorry, but the original poster is correct.
Distribution does NOT mean money has to change hands in the context he quotes.
And you will be punished in criminal court for piracy here.
So a correction that is false isn't really a correction, and therefore isn't informative.
Nah, we drive over to buy Canadian beer cheaper. Who wants that pisswater Bud stuff :)
Sigh. I fondly remember the days of my youth, when the teacher would send me off to make copies of something, and I would stand next to the mimeograph machine watching the papers come out at eye level, toxic vapours wafting delicately up into my nasal cavity and down through my lungs.
:)
It was a happy time, a dizzy time, a time of flowers and birds, and little blue men singing about little Jackie Paper and some puffy dragon.
Gosh I miss the good old days before photocopiers and laser printers.
Say what you will about Canadians, but at least we get to watch a lot more unedited content :) Sure, the networks wait until after 9pm to show it, but at least you can watch it without wondering where the hell all the cool scenes went.
:)
I remember the first time I saw Vampire Hunter D, it was on TBS. We couldn't figure out why D was talking to his crotch the whole movie, and why it talked back. For some reason they edited out the mouth on his hand completely, so it always looked like he was looking down to converse with his groin, or a midget hidden in his pants.
It wasn't until I saw the full version that it started to make sense (although how much sense does a mouth in the middle of your palm make, anyway?)