The placement and content of your post certainly indicated that the anon. cowturd was right in saying people don't own the copyright to works they create. Maybe you should take a look at the Copyright Office's website.
And yeah, the cartel censors their news content, but there are other ways to get the word out.
My sig is more about the cartel trying to take control of the internet by abusing "contributory infringement" clauses and getting Nazi laws passed than absurd little technicalities that were used 80 years ago.
Yeah, and the EPA can put you in jail because you emit too much carbon dioxide. Countless companies can sue you because just by sending that message to slashdot, you infringed upon hundreds of patents--many of them invalid.
Just because some stupid judge in the 1920s decided for some frivolous lawsuit, it doesn't mean they will today. Yes, there are some stupid judges out there, but not all of them are that way. Not to mention, if certain companies start suing lots of people for obviously invalid reasons, then they risk legal difficulties of their own.
If you are so worried about this issue, then why don't you start your own organization. You can call it "Falsely Usurped Copyright Musician Endowment.";-)
I also noticed you conveniently cut off my sentance at p2p. The other methods of delivery I mentioned would still have the same risk. If you think the entertainment cartel will use this as an excuse to DoS someone, the point is moot--they don't need this. The cartel can just say they thought the target might have a copy of Nsync's latest song on the computer's hard drive.
If you think people are going to be prosecuted with the "NET" Act due to four notes, I don't think so. The FBI will probably tell them to f'off and come back when they have a real case. Should the public get wind of such crap, there will be an outcry and that company will get reamed.
What? I cannot distribute works I own? As in owning the actual
copyright like the guy said? That is crap--
you do not know what you are talking about. The entire purpose of
copyright law is to entitle the copyright owner to control the
distribution of his/her works. A person that owns the copyright
to a work is free to distribute that work or tell others they are allowed
to distribute the work.
If I create a song or movie, it is perfectly legal for me to
distribute it on a p2p network--just like it is legal for me to distribute
it via the web, a CD, a CD-ROM disk, a DVD disk, or even written on my
underpants. Next you'll be saying I can't write something down
and "distribute" the note to a friend because that note is
automaticly copyrighted under the Berne Convention.
Ahh...so it was the file format guys that stole the name. I would've thought it would be the other way areound--the movie coaster pushers seemed to be intent upon confusing people.
Wait, so you're saying the movie coasters are called DIVX too? I thought they had an extra 'I' in them (Divix)? Did I forget the correct spelling?
Also, I believe there are actually two video file formats called DIVX: the proprietary one is just "DIVX" and the open source is "DIVX;-)"...maybe that is what you were talking about?
Sorry, with so many similar names it's hard for me to keep track. I think I'm getting a headache now.;-)
Yeah right! That policy forced me to buy a DOS/Win 3.11 system when I really wanted one with OS/2. I did give up on OS/2, however it doesn't mean that I would've pirated a copy of Winders. For one they were selling full version copies in the stores if I did want it, and another: I probably would've used another OS--like BeOS or Linux. Saying people will automaticly pirate an M$ OS if they din't have any OS on their computer is just a lie!
If the various forces of M$'s monopoly didn't exist (like ISPs not supporting other systems), I wouldn't ever consider buying any of Microsoft's products. They have the lowest quality crap I have ever seen. The only time their stuff works is when they buy out some other company and integrate it into their system. A few months later, the crap is broken again.
Home users could go with BeOS (if it still existed--thanks M$ for mudering your desktop competitors with illegal tatics) or Linux or whatever--it is not as if they are really that much more difficult to use or install than the crufty M$ systems. The only reason people think M$ crap is "easy to use" is because of the compulsive lies of marketing people. The illegal M$ monopoly has to go.
I haven't been keeping track, but I doubt that this is the first time someone has dropped their own project because they don't think it's good enough. Most of the time they just fall into obscurity.
I agree that to some degree this is a good thing. I wish the GNOME and KDE people would do it.;-) But seriously, these types of "bad" projects are really a good thing--it gives the inexperienced a chance to practice the craft. These sorts of projects only cause problems when they are over-hyped and/or many other projects start to require using stuff from these lame and bloated projects.
I did think BladeEnc was fairly good, however I stopped using it myself. Why? I had two problems with it it:
I like to record stuff at all sorts of sample rates from 8kHz all the way to 44.1kHz. As I remember, BladeEnc only worked with 44.1 kHz and therefore didn't really support low output bitrates.
The patent issues for mp3. Ogg Vorbis is a godsend.
I say good luck to Tord Jansson, and I hope to see more open source projects from him. On his homepage, it appears he is trying to start his own company. Good show!
Then wasn't the entertainment cartel breaking the law when they started suing software companies and universities providing internet access? Their lawsuits would seem to be based on the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of digital or analog recording devices or media.
So, there is nothing preventing a copyright holder from trying to frustrate the making of archival copies, or employing technology to make media "wear out" (DIVX) intentionally....
I'm a bit confused. Are you talking about DIVIX--the system where everyone has to pay the hollywood sleazebags $5 for a video disk and it "expires" after a few viewings? Or were you talking about DIVX--the file format that compresses video data really well?
I think you meant to say DIVIX, but I just want to make sure. I suppose DIVX would apply if you're talking about making backup copies of movies. Why were they given similar names? It's so confusing!
HOLY CRAP! I just realized my website uses the letter 'a' many times. In fact my ISP's domain has an 'a' in it. Uh-oh, since Godzilla has an 'a' in it, they're going to sue the pants off of us!
Wait a sec...my friend uses the word 'God' in her site...they'll be going after her too! Oh the humanity!
I wasn't bringing up the "wasted vote argument". I was saying that the voting process needs to be restored to the proper electoral college. The forced Biparty system only works for corrupt politicians and factional groups.
You make some good points, but you are naive if you think the people have power to vote in who they want. I'm not a Republican or a Democrat nor do I believe in any of the other parties. Yet under the current system, I am forced to choose between them because of how the electoral college is run.
Originally, the electoral college meant that everyone voted for a person they thought was honorable, and that person would represent everyone by voting for who he/she thought was a good candidate for the office. Now they make it so everyone votes for a party in the college, and that party gets elected. The party chooses who to offer for the primaries. The politicians are just as answerable to their party as they are to the voters. Not to mention the fact that only the top two parties even have a decent chance at being elected.
The electoral college was meant to be a system which filters out extremists from entering office. Now it's being used to filter out non-Biparty members.
Yes, go out and vote, however realize that you aren't given many choices of who to vote for.
If your IQ is over ten and you know anything about how real
businesses operate, you may figure it out. Judging from your post, I don't think you'll make either requirement...
The fact that the OEMs may have a choice to put on a different operating system is not the point. The consumer should have the choice to buy a computer and any operating system they want--without paying any M$ tax.
Back around 1996 or so, I wanted to buy a fully assembled computer, and I wanted to put OS/2 on it. I searched everywhere. Not only did all the stores not want to sell computers with OS/2, they also said they wouldn't sell me a system unless I bought one with either Win95 or DOS/Win3.11. There was no free market, because I did not have any choice but to buy a M$ system! This type of situation is the reason anti-trust laws were made.
Great! Any information as to what steered them in that direction?
Oh, and the US does have a "data protection" law. It is called
the DMCA. There is also another one coming out called the CBDTPA.
In my country no one cares about the citizen's rights.:-(
BTW (in case someone doesn't get it) I know what was meant by
data protection laws--I was being sarcastic...
Maybe you'll get lucky and your employer will buy this info
from the data mining company. I can see the headlines now:
"Man gets sued for sexual harrasment in the workplace because he
viewed a video at home"
This is not a good thing. What if employers use this info to
screen potential employees?
It appears you haven't tried to return software (or music or
movies) to some stores. Many of them will tell you "because of
current copyright laws" you can only exchange them for the
same item. Even if the product's design is defective, and
it doesn't work with any of your equipment!
That is why I'm not going there anymore.
I went to Albertsons last night, and I noticed
their prices have doubled! Nor do I want a
tracking card!
I wonder how long it'll be until
all grocery stores have tracking cards that
demand to know your driver's license and SS#.
Hmm...with so much information, I wonder if they
are building databases so they can commit some
identity theft...
I didn't realize there were so many programs still using stuff like
self modifying code and code on the stack. I thought that was old
school stuff.
As for trampolines, the kernel patch I found has a work around to
emulate them. It also allows you to set a flag in the executable so that if
they need exec on the stack, you can configure it.
The patch is a part of the Openwall Project.
That patch also has some other apparently useful security features.
Too bad it lags the kernel development in a big way...
Maybe the person was talking about the small albums that go for about $6? You know the ones that have some new-fangled pop star with about 3 or 4 songs on it--usually remixes of the same song.
Oh the humanity! They have to sell singles for $6! I remember when singles were 3 or 4 dollars, and sometimes on sale for 2...
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The placement and content of your post certainly indicated that the anon. cowturd was right in saying people don't own the copyright to works they create. Maybe you should take a look at the Copyright Office's website.
And yeah, the cartel censors their news content, but there are other ways to get the word out.
My sig is more about the cartel trying to take control of the internet by abusing "contributory infringement" clauses and getting Nazi laws passed than absurd little technicalities that were used 80 years ago.
Yeah, and the EPA can put you in jail because you emit too much carbon dioxide. Countless companies can sue you because just by sending that message to slashdot, you infringed upon hundreds of patents--many of them invalid.
Just because some stupid judge in the 1920s decided for some frivolous lawsuit, it doesn't mean they will today. Yes, there are some stupid judges out there, but not all of them are that way. Not to mention, if certain companies start suing lots of people for obviously invalid reasons, then they risk legal difficulties of their own.
If you are so worried about this issue, then why don't you start your own organization. You can call it "Falsely Usurped Copyright Musician Endowment." ;-)
I also noticed you conveniently cut off my sentance at p2p. The other methods of delivery I mentioned would still have the same risk. If you think the entertainment cartel will use this as an excuse to DoS someone, the point is moot--they don't need this. The cartel can just say they thought the target might have a copy of Nsync's latest song on the computer's hard drive.
If you think people are going to be prosecuted with the "NET" Act due to four notes, I don't think so. The FBI will probably tell them to f'off and come back when they have a real case. Should the public get wind of such crap, there will be an outcry and that company will get reamed.
What? I cannot distribute works I own? As in owning the actual copyright like the guy said? That is crap-- you do not know what you are talking about. The entire purpose of copyright law is to entitle the copyright owner to control the distribution of his/her works. A person that owns the copyright to a work is free to distribute that work or tell others they are allowed to distribute the work.
If I create a song or movie, it is perfectly legal for me to distribute it on a p2p network--just like it is legal for me to distribute it via the web, a CD, a CD-ROM disk, a DVD disk, or even written on my underpants. Next you'll be saying I can't write something down and "distribute" the note to a friend because that note is automaticly copyrighted under the Berne Convention.
Ahh...so it was the file format guys that stole the name. I would've thought it would be the other way areound--the movie coaster pushers seemed to be intent upon confusing people.
Wait, so you're saying the movie coasters are called DIVX too? I thought they had an extra 'I' in them (Divix)? Did I forget the correct spelling?
Also, I believe there are actually two video file formats called DIVX: the proprietary one is just "DIVX" and the open source is "DIVX ;-)" ...maybe that is what you were talking about?
Sorry, with so many similar names it's hard for me to keep track. I think I'm getting a headache now. ;-)
Yeah right! That policy forced me to buy a DOS/Win 3.11 system when I really wanted one with OS/2. I did give up on OS/2, however it doesn't mean that I would've pirated a copy of Winders. For one they were selling full version copies in the stores if I did want it, and another: I probably would've used another OS--like BeOS or Linux. Saying people will automaticly pirate an M$ OS if they din't have any OS on their computer is just a lie!
If the various forces of M$'s monopoly didn't exist (like ISPs not supporting other systems), I wouldn't ever consider buying any of Microsoft's products. They have the lowest quality crap I have ever seen. The only time their stuff works is when they buy out some other company and integrate it into their system. A few months later, the crap is broken again.
Home users could go with BeOS (if it still existed--thanks M$ for mudering your desktop competitors with illegal tatics) or Linux or whatever--it is not as if they are really that much more difficult to use or install than the crufty M$ systems. The only reason people think M$ crap is "easy to use" is because of the compulsive lies of marketing people. The illegal M$ monopoly has to go.
I haven't been keeping track, but I doubt that this is the first time someone has dropped their own project because they don't think it's good enough. Most of the time they just fall into obscurity.
I agree that to some degree this is a good thing. I wish the GNOME and KDE people would do it. ;-) But seriously, these types of "bad" projects are really a good thing--it gives the inexperienced a chance to practice the craft. These sorts of projects only cause problems when they are over-hyped and/or many other projects start to require using stuff from these lame and bloated projects.
I did think BladeEnc was fairly good, however I stopped using it myself. Why? I had two problems with it it:
I say good luck to Tord Jansson, and I hope to see more open source projects from him. On his homepage, it appears he is trying to start his own company. Good show!
Then wasn't the entertainment cartel breaking the law when they started suing software companies and universities providing internet access? Their lawsuits would seem to be based on the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of digital or analog recording devices or media.
I'm a bit confused. Are you talking about DIVIX--the system where everyone has to pay the hollywood sleazebags $5 for a video disk and it "expires" after a few viewings? Or were you talking about DIVX--the file format that compresses video data really well?
I think you meant to say DIVIX, but I just want to make sure. I suppose DIVX would apply if you're talking about making backup copies of movies. Why were they given similar names? It's so confusing!
Aaahhh...you're right. When I first wrote it down, it was probably supposed to be 8000 pounds or so.
Hmmm a baby elephant...like Dumbo. I've changed my sig to match something a Disney character would do. ;-)
HOLY CRAP! I just realized my website uses the letter 'a' many times. In fact my ISP's domain has an 'a' in it. Uh-oh, since Godzilla has an 'a' in it, they're going to sue the pants off of us!
Wait a sec...my friend uses the word 'God' in her site...they'll be going after her too! Oh the humanity!
That link seems to be broken. Is the new one: FCC-02-231A1.txt ?
At least they're dropping the proprietary PDF format. :)
I wasn't bringing up the "wasted vote argument". I was saying that the voting process needs to be restored to the proper electoral college. The forced Biparty system only works for corrupt politicians and factional groups.
You make some good points, but you are naive if you think the people have power to vote in who they want. I'm not a Republican or a Democrat nor do I believe in any of the other parties. Yet under the current system, I am forced to choose between them because of how the electoral college is run.
Originally, the electoral college meant that everyone voted for a person they thought was honorable, and that person would represent everyone by voting for who he/she thought was a good candidate for the office. Now they make it so everyone votes for a party in the college, and that party gets elected. The party chooses who to offer for the primaries. The politicians are just as answerable to their party as they are to the voters. Not to mention the fact that only the top two parties even have a decent chance at being elected.
The electoral college was meant to be a system which filters out extremists from entering office. Now it's being used to filter out non-Biparty members.
Yes, go out and vote, however realize that you aren't given many choices of who to vote for.
Are you a total dumbass?
Read this story and the one titled "Big Brother's Pizza Delivery", then get a clue.
If your IQ is over ten and you know anything about how real businesses operate, you may figure it out. Judging from your post, I don't think you'll make either requirement...
The fact that the OEMs may have a choice to put on a different operating system is not the point. The consumer should have the choice to buy a computer and any operating system they want--without paying any M$ tax.
Back around 1996 or so, I wanted to buy a fully assembled computer, and I wanted to put OS/2 on it. I searched everywhere. Not only did all the stores not want to sell computers with OS/2, they also said they wouldn't sell me a system unless I bought one with either Win95 or DOS/Win3.11. There was no free market, because I did not have any choice but to buy a M$ system! This type of situation is the reason anti-trust laws were made.
If you "just fdisk the thing" then you are letting M$ steal your money!
They didn't even get a slap on the wrist for this behavior.
Read the court's findings of fact. The court decided this behavior was an "anti-piracy" measure--not the anti-competition measure it really was.
Great! Any information as to what steered them in that direction?
Oh, and the US does have a "data protection" law. It is called the DMCA. There is also another one coming out called the CBDTPA. In my country no one cares about the citizen's rights. :-(
BTW (in case someone doesn't get it) I know what was meant by data protection laws--I was being sarcastic...
A data mining company will probably buy it.
Maybe you'll get lucky and your employer will buy this info from the data mining company. I can see the headlines now: "Man gets sued for sexual harrasment in the workplace because he viewed a video at home"
This is not a good thing. What if employers use this info to screen potential employees?
It appears you haven't tried to return software (or music or movies) to some stores. Many of them will tell you "because of current copyright laws" you can only exchange them for the same item. Even if the product's design is defective, and it doesn't work with any of your equipment!
You forgot to mention that they are already installing this "technology" into all their Vaio computers.
Don't forget, they'll also have a webcam pointed at your backside and broadcast those pictures all over the internet. Have a nice day. ;-)
That is why I'm not going there anymore.
I went to Albertsons last night, and I noticed
their prices have doubled! Nor do I want a
tracking card!
I wonder how long it'll be until
all grocery stores have tracking cards that
demand to know your driver's license and SS#.
Hmm...with so much information, I wonder if they
are building databases so they can commit some
identity theft...
I didn't realize there were so many programs still using stuff like self modifying code and code on the stack. I thought that was old school stuff.
As for trampolines, the kernel patch I found has a work around to emulate them. It also allows you to set a flag in the executable so that if they need exec on the stack, you can configure it.
The patch is a part of the Openwall Project. That patch also has some other apparently useful security features. Too bad it lags the kernel development in a big way...
Maybe the person was talking about the small albums that go for about $6? You know the ones that have some new-fangled pop star with about 3 or 4 songs on it--usually remixes of the same song.
Oh the humanity! They have to sell singles for $6! I remember when singles were 3 or 4 dollars, and sometimes on sale for 2...