My brother works in Brooklyn and had a good view of the towers. After hearing the first impact, his entire office (Bear Stearns) went to see what went on. Then the whole office got to see the second crash, and the subsequent collapses.
I have family in NYC, and thankfully they are alright. Phone service is sporadic, all bridges and tunnels have been shut down, as well as the entire NYC subway system. My brother and brother-in-law are stranded in Manhattan.
There was no disclosure on the packaging about the protection, and "rip-proof" means for the average user, a stripping away of fair-use rights such as making an archival copy in case the original blows up.
People do not like to lose the rights they once had. Imagine someone taking away your right to drive a car, for example.
I hope this case goes far, since the DMCA already has gone too far.
That this document concerning the DMCA is in.pdf format, the format of Adobe Acrobat!
But seriously, undoing the non-infringement of temporary RAM-buffer is nonsense, because any internet surfing woiuld be deemed illegal under the DMCA. And how would they enforce it, since internet usage is so widespread?
Because there's a certain popular stigma (is there such a term?) about suppressing religion. It's much more powerful than say, jailing some Russian programmer.
In the United States, copyright isn't technically automatic, one must attach a copyright notice to his/her work. It's one of those little notices like:
The little circled C is sort of an international symbol for copyright and is necessary for protection in other countries, thought not needed in the U.S.
They're doing this to merely keep themselves clear of copyright infringement lawsuits.
That's all fine and good, but the way they go around doing it is wrong. From the article:
The users added that if an individual is breaking the law on the Internet, it should be treated in a similar way to somebody abusing the telephone system.
"The police should have to apply for a warrant and then present that to the telco to authorise monitoring for a specific person for a specific period," the reader said.
The people are getting upset with the ISP. Their ire should be directed at the real source of the problem: the copyright industry. It's gotten so bad that even ISP's are driven to the point of paranoia about copyrgiht infringement.
Full-length CD units dropped 5.3 percent at mid-year 2001, representing a $5.5 billion dollar value within the market, a 2.7 percent decrease in dollar value from mid-year 2000.
With the coming of the bear markets, and now corporate layoffs (unemployment has risen from 4.2% to 4.5%), ssignaling a slowing economy, people have cut back on "luxury" items like CD's.
The RIAA loves convenient scapegoats like Napster and now CD-R's to place the blame for declining slaes, when they do not take into account other factors, such as the economy, the quality of the musical product or factors that cannot be measured, such as personal taste.
People don't buy systems for the OS, they buy it for good games. I couldn't care less wht it runs, just as long it runs well. (no glitches or major lag)
Why does Hemos dislike the term "peer-to-peer"? (P2P) I find it descriptive, especially since it seems that all involved in such a network are on the same level; in other words, peers.
I can see why the RIAA, MPAA et al. don't like it though.
Perhaps patent protection is too lengthy in this case. While I agree with you, companies need to get paid for R&D, perhaps current law (17 years?) is too long a term. AIDS has been a problem for quite a while now, and better effort is needed to stem the spread of the disease.
We still need patent protection, just shorter terms.
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Actually, this question was discussed in an earlier article.
The bottom line? Don't waste your money. Some of the comments mention a "price break", where you take a small hit in speed, but chop a lot off the price.
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My brother works in Brooklyn and had a good view of the towers. After hearing the first impact, his entire office (Bear Stearns) went to see what went on. Then the whole office got to see the second crash, and the subsequent collapses.
I have family in NYC, and thankfully they are alright. Phone service is sporadic, all bridges and tunnels have been shut down, as well as the entire NYC subway system. My brother and brother-in-law are stranded in Manhattan.
There was no disclosure on the packaging about the protection, and "rip-proof" means for the average user, a stripping away of fair-use rights such as making an archival copy in case the original blows up.
People do not like to lose the rights they once had. Imagine someone taking away your right to drive a car, for example.
I hope this case goes far, since the DMCA already has gone too far.
I have a Motorola Timeport, and it came with TrueSync syncing software on CD-ROM. Needless to say, I loaded it immediately.
I wonder if other phones come with similar software in the box?
Commercial skip is not new. They've been in VCR's for years, using an automatic fast-forward.
Better still, can advertisers sue all those people going to the bathroom during commercials?
That this document concerning the DMCA is in .pdf format, the format of Adobe Acrobat!
But seriously, undoing the non-infringement of temporary RAM-buffer is nonsense, because any internet surfing woiuld be deemed illegal under the DMCA. And how would they enforce it, since internet usage is so widespread?
Copyright control is out of control.
The ultimate cubicle has a toilet, to put all shit your boss hands you.
They still make a blue rectangular tub that features many 2x pieces out of the 1,200 in the set. And priced cheap, too. See it here.
My fiancee and I still enjoy them to this day.
I can't see why they're not popular now. Maybe they can't compete with hi-tech toys like video games?
Legos take me back to a simpler time.
Don't run them off Windows, or they'll crash a lot.
Because there's a certain popular stigma (is there such a term?) about suppressing religion. It's much more powerful than say, jailing some Russian programmer.
Even though what Scarfo was doing was wrong, what the government did was wrong, too. Like everyone's mom said "two wrongs don't make a right".
I guess the government no longer needs search warrants, to invade online privacy. Even though it's a violation of someone's property.
I'd wish they'd see that with the DMCA. They're so quick to defend intellectual property, but the average citizen's property is fair game.
It's pretty much back to Square 1 for this case?
Microsoft had also said that if the appeals court didn't put the case on hold, it would put the public's faith in the judicial system in jeopardy.
With that kind of argument, Microsoft seems almost desperate. The public already knows that the judicial system is buried in legal red tape.
Then again, who will they appeal to if the Supreme Court orders atheir breakup?
Yes, you're correct, though the notice is still customary, and helps prevent certain types of damages.
In the United States, copyright isn't technically automatic, one must attach a copyright notice to his/her work. It's one of those little notices like:
Copyright © 2001, TrollMan 5000. All rights reserved.
The little circled C is sort of an international symbol for copyright and is necessary for protection in other countries, thought not needed in the U.S.
Click on the link for more detailed info.
They're doing this to merely keep themselves clear of copyright infringement lawsuits.
That's all fine and good, but the way they go around doing it is wrong. From the article:
The users added that if an individual is breaking the law on the Internet, it should be treated in a similar way to somebody abusing the telephone system.
"The police should have to apply for a warrant and then present that to the telco to authorise monitoring for a specific person for a specific period," the reader said.
The people are getting upset with the ISP. Their ire should be directed at the real source of the problem: the copyright industry. It's gotten so bad that even ISP's are driven to the point of paranoia about copyrgiht infringement.
My question: Is it all worth it?
It's the economy, stupid!
From the RIAA press release:
Full-length CD units dropped 5.3 percent at mid-year 2001, representing a $5.5 billion dollar value within the market, a 2.7 percent decrease in dollar value from mid-year 2000.
With the coming of the bear markets, and now corporate layoffs (unemployment has risen from 4.2% to 4.5%), ssignaling a slowing economy, people have cut back on "luxury" items like CD's.
The RIAA loves convenient scapegoats like Napster and now CD-R's to place the blame for declining slaes, when they do not take into account other factors, such as the economy, the quality of the musical product or factors that cannot be measured, such as personal taste.
People don't buy systems for the OS, they buy it for good games. I couldn't care less wht it runs, just as long it runs well. (no glitches or major lag)
They build up the hype surrounding the product. It woked for the Nintendo 64, didn't it?
The only way to fix the DMCA is to have it examined for constitutionality. If they took a close look, they'd have to repeal it.
Then it'll be gone. And truly fixed.
Why does Hemos dislike the term "peer-to-peer"? (P2P) I find it descriptive, especially since it seems that all involved in such a network are on the same level; in other words, peers.
I can see why the RIAA, MPAA et al. don't like it though.
Look at the number of posts. The story after this one already has six times the number of posts.
A magazine lasting for only one issue really didn't deserve to be created in the first place.
Perhaps patent protection is too lengthy in this case. While I agree with you, companies need to get paid for R&D, perhaps current law (17 years?) is too long a term. AIDS has been a problem for quite a while now, and better effort is needed to stem the spread of the disease.
We still need patent protection, just shorter terms.
I'm a copyright infringment virus. Run me and I'll send copies of all your MP3's to everyone in your address book.
Even though he was the creator of the big-bang theory, he later rejected his own theory.
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Actually, this question was discussed in an earlier article.
The bottom line? Don't waste your money. Some of the comments mention a "price break", where you take a small hit in speed, but chop a lot off the price.