So...you have a blog. You write in it daily. Its on the web where anyone can read it. Supposedly, you _want_ people to read it.
You don't, however, want anyone to learn anything from what you've written? Or actually think about it? Sure, they can't copy your blog and use it in advertising or anything but actually consuming the information you're putting out on the web is also wrong?
Isn't the whole point of blogging to let other people know what you think about something?
You think someone reading a blog is similar to reverse engineering a word processor? But...but...*head explodes*
The idiot who comes in with a lit cigarette is doing nothing wrong and, supposedly, didn't intend anything evil. You're a moron for spreading kerosene all over the house. The cigarette dude isn't to blame. This is just an unfortunate incident caused by owner neglect and stupidity.
Not so with the hacker. The hacker might know the owner neglected to have decent security on his system but he's still entering the system with malice in mind.
You can call a home-owner ignorant for not locking the doors of the house but the thief who waltzes in the front door and steals the TV is still a prick and is the one who should be punished.
If I recall correctly, in an early mod to Wolf3d you were able to use a small, silver teaspoon to beat to death nazi scum. The unlocked "Mature" version allowed you to calmly stir sugar and a bit of lemon into your Tea-Health-Pak using the same gore and blood soaked spoon while the next level loaded.
The Eternal Wedgie infringes on the IP of Duh Software who, using the name "Internal Wedgie" (vastly more painful and requiring salad tongs to remove) incorporated the move into several of their early titles.
And if this website is correct http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp this guy made the first video game. His IP rights on using CRT technology to display "games" has been infringed upon for years and years.
I wonder who came up with the idea of putting computers on flat surfaces ("desks" or "tables") and sitting on "chairs" nearby to have easy access to the input devices. They've gotta be owed billions by now.
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So...you have a blog. You write in it daily. Its on the web where anyone can read it. Supposedly, you _want_ people to read it.
You don't, however, want anyone to learn anything from what you've written? Or actually think about it? Sure, they can't copy your blog and use it in advertising or anything but actually consuming the information you're putting out on the web is also wrong?
Isn't the whole point of blogging to let other people know what you think about something?
You think someone reading a blog is similar to reverse engineering a word processor? But...but...*head explodes*
The idiot who comes in with a lit cigarette is doing nothing wrong and, supposedly, didn't intend anything evil. You're a moron for spreading kerosene all over the house. The cigarette dude isn't to blame. This is just an unfortunate incident caused by owner neglect and stupidity.
Not so with the hacker. The hacker might know the owner neglected to have decent security on his system but he's still entering the system with malice in mind.
You can call a home-owner ignorant for not locking the doors of the house but the thief who waltzes in the front door and steals the TV is still a prick and is the one who should be punished.
If I recall correctly, in an early mod to Wolf3d you were able to use a small, silver teaspoon to beat to death nazi scum. The unlocked "Mature" version allowed you to calmly stir sugar and a bit of lemon into your Tea-Health-Pak using the same gore and blood soaked spoon while the next level loaded.
The Eternal Wedgie infringes on the IP of Duh Software who, using the name "Internal Wedgie" (vastly more painful and requiring salad tongs to remove) incorporated the move into several of their early titles.
And if this website is correct http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp this guy made the first video game. His IP rights on using CRT technology to display "games" has been infringed upon for years and years.
I wonder who came up with the idea of putting computers on flat surfaces ("desks" or "tables") and sitting on "chairs" nearby to have easy access to the input devices. They've gotta be owed billions by now.
Public and private key SSNs? Nifty.