"No, really, it's an idiotic argument by people trying to rationalize their behavior"
You mean like when someone insists that "rape" is not the same as "arson"? No, I do not buy your argument that insisting that certain crimes be properly described and not confused is "trying to rationalize behavior".
" it has become useful to describe such activity."
How is it useful when it does not fit the requirements?
"Intellectual property is considered just that: property, and taking such wrongfully is stealing. So get over it."
Thanks for deflating your own argument by even mentioning the "taking" requirement of the definition. When a copy is made of something, that something is not "taken": it still remains.
"Thats ok, I had a friend tell me he paid $1 for a "50 cent" ring tone. Where is the logic in that?"
I've seen these jokes before, in regards to the prices of his CD's.
Another very bad example is a magazine for filmmakers called "Take One". I do not know if it is published anymore. I saw a stack of "Take One" on the counter at a photo shop. I very nearly did.
"Nope, can't beat it, unless you like to be honest, law-abiding, ethical...Thief, thief, thief."
Why not call him a murderer and a rapist while you are at it? It certainly isn't any more off-topic than referring to a potential copyright violator as a thief.
Yes, I'm referring to US only stations. I've checked several large markets as well. Here, I've found higher percentage of CC ownership. However, it tends to be between 15% and 40%: still far from a majority or monopoly.
"of the market via word of mouth and the 20 or 30 (again made up, and hyperbolic I'm sure) non-ClearChannel stations nationwide]"
You might be exaggerating just a LITTLE bit. Clear Channel only owns about 1,200 radio stations out of 20,000. This small percentage (6%).of control leaves 18,000 radio stations not controlled by Clear Channel. Little different from "20 or 30", wot? Yes, this misperception is common. So many claim that CC has a monopoly.
"Only if you buy them. If you steal them then they are still free"
Has anyone ever stolen an MP3? I mean, it is possible to have something that meets the definition of theft (copy the original against someone's wishes and then delete the original to meet the "Taking" part of the definition of theft), but it has to be really really rare in practice.
The files sold being referred to are mostly protected WMA, AAC, or Real files. Maybe some non-tech idiots think that all digital music files are MP3s, but these are the same idiots who think that all picture files are JPG's and GIF is a kind of peanut butter.
"If this cost # is true, then the cost of this solar panel is approximately the same as the cost of ashphalt shingles. And if *that* is true, there would be no reason to put any sort of roof on a house except for a roof made of this stuff..."
But would these "shingles" protect the roof as well as asphault shingles? I doubt it.
No matter how much he tries, Gorbachev can't get that encrypted imprinting of the Communist Manifesto scrubbed off his forehead. Ah, the indiscretions of youth.
I've got a real cool home-made Andorian mask made of papier mache and cut-up rubber snakes. I'll wear it for free. Also have a lot of blue spray-paint bought at Wal-Mart.
"they don't have the market share of Windows, and are therefore somehow not as valuable a target!"
That is a very big part of it.
" didn't believe it about Mac OS"
There were Mac OS and Amiga viruses before there were Windows viruses (well, they predated Windows anyway, but the virus writers DID focus on these machines when their market share was a bigger %).
"People will realize that IE isn't just picked on because it's the most popular browser, it's also so easy to exploit, no wonder it's #1."
The answer is: both.
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From looking at my inbox, Nigeria is populated by thousands of princes worth tens of millions of dollars each.
"all those names sound about as next-gen as "delorean""
especially the gull-wing DVD loading bay. Don't have a wall-plug? No worry. Mr. Fusion is built in. Just feed it any old garbage such as your Microsoft EULA printouts, it it is good to go.
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You mean like when someone insists that "rape" is not the same as "arson"? No, I do not buy your argument that insisting that certain crimes be properly described and not confused is "trying to rationalize behavior".
" it has become useful to describe such activity."
How is it useful when it does not fit the requirements?
"Intellectual property is considered just that: property, and taking such wrongfully is stealing. So get over it."
Thanks for deflating your own argument by even mentioning the "taking" requirement of the definition. When a copy is made of something, that something is not "taken": it still remains.
Get over it. Stop wasting time. Get a dictionary.
I've seen these jokes before, in regards to the prices of his CD's.
Another very bad example is a magazine for filmmakers called "Take One". I do not know if it is published anymore. I saw a stack of "Take One" on the counter at a photo shop. I very nearly did.
What is less than 0? It is technically, legally, and morally impossible to engage in theft by copying files at AllofMP3.
Why not call him a murderer and a rapist while you are at it? It certainly isn't any more off-topic than referring to a potential copyright violator as a thief.
Copyright violation and theft are different things. The parent can be a bad person without being a thief.
Yes, I'm referring to US only stations. I've checked several large markets as well. Here, I've found higher percentage of CC ownership. However, it tends to be between 15% and 40%: still far from a majority or monopoly.
If only juveniles know that the terms "theft" and "stealing" have definitions, let me remain immature.
You might be exaggerating just a LITTLE bit. Clear Channel only owns about 1,200 radio stations out of 20,000. This small percentage (6%).of control leaves 18,000 radio stations not controlled by Clear Channel. Little different from "20 or 30", wot? Yes, this misperception is common. So many claim that CC has a monopoly.
Has anyone ever stolen an MP3? I mean, it is possible to have something that meets the definition of theft (copy the original against someone's wishes and then delete the original to meet the "Taking" part of the definition of theft), but it has to be really really rare in practice.
The services discussed there do not sell MP3's. How does raising the price on non-MP3 files negatively impact MP3's?
The files sold being referred to are mostly protected WMA, AAC, or Real files. Maybe some non-tech idiots think that all digital music files are MP3s, but these are the same idiots who think that all picture files are JPG's and GIF is a kind of peanut butter.
Sometimes, serious crimes such as participating in the films "Star Trek 9" and "Star Trek 10" need serious punishment. Data is indeed guilty.
But would these "shingles" protect the roof as well as asphault shingles? I doubt it.
No matter how much he tries, Gorbachev can't get that encrypted imprinting of the Communist Manifesto scrubbed off his forehead. Ah, the indiscretions of youth.
He made a mint putting "Nano" into his comedy routine. Shazbot!
I've got a real cool home-made Andorian mask made of papier mache and cut-up rubber snakes. I'll wear it for free. Also have a lot of blue spray-paint bought at Wal-Mart.
That is a very big part of it.
" didn't believe it about Mac OS"
There were Mac OS and Amiga viruses before there were Windows viruses (well, they predated Windows anyway, but the virus writers DID focus on these machines when their market share was a bigger %).
"People will realize that IE isn't just picked on because it's the most popular browser, it's also so easy to exploit, no wonder it's #1."
The answer is: both.
From looking at my inbox, Nigeria is populated by thousands of princes worth tens of millions of dollars each.
1. Distribute cheap Linux-based laptops to 2 billion indigent Asians
2. Extort $699 Linux license fee from each user
3. Profit!
Can't I get this for free just by clicking on the monkey in the ad banner? Along with an iPod and a Vegas vacation?
So, is that 350 mhz Toshiba laptop on eBay for ~ $100 low quality? Of course not. It is old and slow, but the quality is not low.
"Penetration tester" is your day job, but tell me, do you solve crimes in the evening as a "private dick" ?
especially the gull-wing DVD loading bay. Don't have a wall-plug? No worry. Mr. Fusion is built in. Just feed it any old garbage such as your Microsoft EULA printouts, it it is good to go.
The 360 thing is so "trendy" just like 24/7 was a year and a half ago. If this was 1984, they'd call it "XBox XT"
If the listeners don't like the songs, they will play their iPod, tapes, or another station.