Worried about being "Napsterized" -- with their books freely distributed in digital form around the globe -- publishers enveloped their e-books with digital locks to prevent transferring, copying and printing.
Hmm, ya know I think the companies are missing something big... A Napster for e-books would actually help increase their revenues a lot. People would download a few books... but not many people want to sit around on their computer for hours reading a book... so they would buy the e-book reader (driving profits to the manufacturers). Then, since they have the reader, they would buy some e-books legally... for the same reason that Napster helped increase cd sales...
The E-book companies would end up selling a lot more if they removed the security because more people would use e-books and even if a certain percentage of e-books were illegally obtained, there would still be a great increase in the number sold legally.
"Arresting Sklyarov was insane, but there's an increasing tension between people who need and use information and those who want to control it," said Michael Mellin, a consultant who founded Random House's electronic publishing operation.
Oh, good!! At least they realize it was insane!
Now if only they would lock up the insane people instead...
Well if you're a 16-year-old and are trying to get a tech job that an adult would normally fill, of course you're having trouble... Companies have more than enough applicants now especially since tech ppl are getting laid off at certain companies. And there's no applicant shortage, as has been explained in lots of recent articles. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/29/023924 1&mode=nested
I don't know what you're looking to do, but it's probably something that they could get a college intern to do and there are plenty of those willing to take jobs.
I suggest you inquire at small local companies. Maybe develop a flyer advertising your services and distribute it throughout the community. Small mom+pop type of places are much more likely to hire you than a large company. Also, you're 16... many companies don't hire that young.
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Um... I thought that one of the legitimate uses of DeCSS was to use it to play DVDs on a Linux or Unix machine... It doesn't mean people are using it to illegally reproduce DVDs. They legally bought the DVD and want to play it in Linux, which they have a legal right to do (under fair use we are allowed to use media in the form that we prefer, as long as we paid for the media).
"There are relatively isolated cases where performance has not measured up," said Jeffrey Ward, Verizon senior vice president for compliance. "I anticipate we'll be making payments to the U.S. Treasury for quite some time, because perfection is a hard standard to reach."
<cough> <gag> Excuse me while I go roll over and die...
Perfection?? Do they think they are even close to perfection? That's an insult to the word.
That statement was just so funny... Good thing my boss wasn't around because he would have heard strange choking/laughing sounds.
Illegal use of the software that he made available is a crime, but possession of an object that *could potentially* be used for an illegal act is not illegal.
Under the DMCA it is. We've already had this discussion in the Dmitry articles... similar to the knife on desk thing. The problem is, lawmakers are getting into a trend of punishing possession of something capable of doing something illegal (eg. guns, DeCSS, Dmitry's eBook software...), rather than the actual crime itself.
Hell, maybe we should start sueing everyone who figures out how to copy files by right clicking them and picking "copy" in Windows.
No, you got that wrong... don't sue the people who copy the files, sue the company that made the copy mechanism! Therefore Microsoft produces software that can be used to illegally reproduce and distribute copyrighted material and therefore is in violation of the DMCA. Quick, someone send this to the judges on the MS case... we may still have a chance for that XP injunction!;)
"The reach of the Internet is also the reach of the extension of the poster's presence," the ruling stated.
I don't know about you, but when I post something on the Internet, it extends to every state (though may not be viewed in every state). So according to their nonsensical logic, I could be brought to court in any or every state if I posted something illegal (though I don't know what would constitute illegal speech these days...).
"But like much of the media, he focuses on the exceptions more than the rule. Most 15-year-olds on the Net are not making millions or dispensing legal advice; they're gaming, coding, downloading music, talking to their friends, surfing. You will never hear most of their names on the news."
I agree very much with that paragraph... except for the part about coding - most people that age don't do much coding... heh, most of them don't even know what an html tag is. You have to remember that those of us who did start at that age are in the extreme minority.
I would estimate that greater than 95% of young teens/15-year-olds are spending their time on AOL chatting, emailing, and doing a limited amount of web surfing. Actually, my view may be skewed by the fact that the only people are know that age are girls... probably for guys there is a higher percentage that include games in their computer usage. While this is all fine and helps people socialize (my opinion), you don't learn much that will help you replace adult jobs.
And besides, if the job actually involves significant work then 99% of teenagers will not want to do it - who wants to be researching law cases when they could be out at the beach with their friends?
"Doctors who wish to use the video pill will have to buy a $20,000 computer workstation; each capsule is $450."
What type of computer would they need for it that costs $20 grand? Sounds like the company is using that to feed it's profits even more.
And what is the computer going to do while it sits there in between uses of the pill? Brain the size of a planet and you have me opening doors...;) They should put Seti@Home on it.
When will they stop?? Our government just seems to be so completely ignorant of techology. Part of the problem is that the older generation that current politicians make up is fearful of technology. And they also fear what the younger, more computer savvy generation can do because they don't understand it.
Senator Torricelli probably thinks that this is a way to stop hackers before they even develop their skills. But this is stupid, kids don't become malicious hackers at school and so what if they bring down the network? It happens all the time at most schools because no one competent is admin'ing it.
And in my H.S., most of us used to bypass the computer's security system all the time in order to play games. It was something silly like pressing Cntl-C to get into DOS. Plus, there was even a loophole that allowed me to read other people's files and write to their directories (though I didn't take advantage of any of it, honest:) ).
Ok, so yes, if a kid intentionally does something harmful, then he/she should be punished. But not with time in federal prison! Leave the discipline decisions to the individual schools.
From the law.com article on the lawyer who made $400+ million off the patent settlements:
--The rumor among Gerald Hosier's fellow lawyers is that he's so rich he owns a fleet of five jets -- speculation Hosier says is over the top.
"That's an exaggeration," he said. "I have three jets and two smaller planes. One of the jets is quite expensive, the second is moderately expensive and the third, a Czechoslovakian fighter jet, is not very expensive." --
Ohhhh, Mr. Hosier, rumors can be soo inaccurate! They definitely should have realized that 3 jets and 2 planes is not the same as 5 jets! I mean, if you count the planes as a half jet each, then it only adds up to 4 jets. What an atrocious mistake!;)
I don't know why people skip commercials... I often think they're funnier than the actual show I'm watching (mostly because there's never a show I like on when I'm watching).
I think commercials these days have come a long way... advertisers are working more than ever to come up with funny, off-beat, or just plain weird commercials.
That was also part of the joke... I'm in a very cynical mood now. The sad fact is that the way our government is behaving may soon make people afraid to speak against it.
Section title from the report: "UNINTENDED EXPOSURE TO PORNOGRAPHY"
Unintended exposure? No one is being unintentionally exposed to porn... no one is forcing them to download the porn that they find mixed in with their Britney Spears songs... And anyway, anyone who is running that search is either a girl looking for her songs (and won't dl the porn unless she's lesbian) or it's a guy who is doing the search with the intention of finding the porn (cause no respectable guy would want her songs right?). So therefore there's never really unintentional exposure.
You know, this study they did is probably going to cause the pr0n downloads to increase because kids will see it and be like oh, I didn't know I could do that, that's a great idea!
Yes, the age of the Jetsons has finally arrived! When will I get to live in the houses in the sky and have a robot maid?
The best part of the Moller Skycar: Dual Parachutes
"No matter how well an engine is designed it has the potential to malfunction at some point during its lifetime. The possibility also exists that something outside the pilot's control, like bird ingestion, could cause an engine or lift fan to fail. "
That's gonna be fun...:)
And... Oh damn, where'd that bird come from?! Now I have feathers in my coffee...
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The E-book companies would end up selling a lot more if they removed the security because more people would use e-books and even if a certain percentage of e-books were illegally obtained, there would still be a great increase in the number sold legally.
Now if only they would lock up the insane people instead...
Well if you're a 16-year-old and are trying to get a tech job that an adult would normally fill, of course you're having trouble... Companies have more than enough applicants now especially since tech ppl are getting laid off at certain companies. And there's no applicant shortage, as has been explained in lots of recent articles. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/29/023924 1&mode=nested
I don't know what you're looking to do, but it's probably something that they could get a college intern to do and there are plenty of those willing to take jobs.
I suggest you inquire at small local companies. Maybe develop a flyer advertising your services and distribute it throughout the community. Small mom+pop type of places are much more likely to hire you than a large company. Also, you're 16... many companies don't hire that young.
Um... I thought that one of the legitimate uses of DeCSS was to use it to play DVDs on a Linux or Unix machine... It doesn't mean people are using it to illegally reproduce DVDs. They legally bought the DVD and want to play it in Linux, which they have a legal right to do (under fair use we are allowed to use media in the form that we prefer, as long as we paid for the media).
<cough> <gag> Excuse me while I go roll over and die...
Perfection?? Do they think they are even close to perfection? That's an insult to the word.
That statement was just so funny... Good thing my boss wasn't around because he would have heard strange choking/laughing sounds.
Illegal use of the software that he made available is a crime, but possession of an object that *could potentially* be used for an illegal act is not illegal.
Under the DMCA it is. We've already had this discussion in the Dmitry articles... similar to the knife on desk thing. The problem is, lawmakers are getting into a trend of punishing possession of something capable of doing something illegal (eg. guns, DeCSS, Dmitry's eBook software...), rather than the actual crime itself.
Hell, maybe we should start sueing everyone who figures out how to copy files by right clicking them and picking "copy" in Windows. ;)
No, you got that wrong... don't sue the people who copy the files, sue the company that made the copy mechanism!
Therefore Microsoft produces software that can be used to illegally reproduce and distribute copyrighted material and therefore is in violation of the DMCA. Quick, someone send this to the judges on the MS case... we may still have a chance for that XP injunction!
"The reach of the Internet is also the reach of the extension of the poster's presence," the ruling stated.
I don't know about you, but when I post something on the Internet, it extends to every state (though may not be viewed in every state). So according to their nonsensical logic, I could be brought to court in any or every state if I posted something illegal (though I don't know what would constitute illegal speech these days...).
I would estimate that greater than 95% of young teens/15-year-olds are spending their time on AOL chatting, emailing, and doing a limited amount of web surfing. Actually, my view may be skewed by the fact that the only people are know that age are girls... probably for guys there is a higher percentage that include games in their computer usage. While this is all fine and helps people socialize (my opinion), you don't learn much that will help you replace adult jobs.
And besides, if the job actually involves significant work then 99% of teenagers will not want to do it - who wants to be researching law cases when they could be out at the beach with their friends?
Yeah, I can just imagine it...
The Future: All roads lead to McDonalds.
"Doctors who wish to use the video pill will have to buy a $20,000 computer workstation; each capsule is $450."
;) They should put Seti@Home on it.
What type of computer would they need for it that costs $20 grand? Sounds like the company is using that to feed it's profits even more.
And what is the computer going to do while it sits there in between uses of the pill? Brain the size of a planet and you have me opening doors...
When will they stop?? Our government just seems to be so completely ignorant of techology. Part of the problem is that the older generation that current politicians make up is fearful of technology. And they also fear what the younger, more computer savvy generation can do because they don't understand it. :) ).
Senator Torricelli probably thinks that this is a way to stop hackers before they even develop their skills. But this is stupid, kids don't become malicious hackers at school and so what if they bring down the network? It happens all the time at most schools because no one competent is admin'ing it.
And in my H.S., most of us used to bypass the computer's security system all the time in order to play games. It was something silly like pressing Cntl-C to get into DOS. Plus, there was even a loophole that allowed me to read other people's files and write to their directories (though I didn't take advantage of any of it, honest
Ok, so yes, if a kid intentionally does something harmful, then he/she should be punished. But not with time in federal prison! Leave the discipline decisions to the individual schools.
Ohhhh, Mr. Hosier, rumors can be soo inaccurate! They definitely should have realized that 3 jets and 2 planes is not the same as 5 jets! I mean, if you count the planes as a half jet each, then it only adds up to 4 jets. What an atrocious mistake!
I don't know why people skip commercials... I often think they're funnier than the actual show I'm watching (mostly because there's never a show I like on when I'm watching).
I think commercials these days have come a long way... advertisers are working more than ever to come up with funny, off-beat, or just plain weird commercials.
"Apparently, the Japanese launch will consist of 500,000 Gamecubes, all purple."
Also, according to unofficial reports, the Gamecube will ship with a new, sophisticated game featuring Barney the Purple Dinosaur.
That was also part of the joke... I'm in a very cynical mood now. The sad fact is that the way our government is behaving may soon make people afraid to speak against it.
Break into the jail and escape with Dmitri while shouting "Give me liberty or give me death!" :)
I bet that would get a lot of media attention...
Note for those without a sense of humor (and disclaimer to prevent the FBI from storming my house): This is a joke.
Copyrights are supposed to have a public benefit function? That's news to me... Looks like that's one function that everyone's lost the syntax of!
man public_benefit
Section title from the report: "UNINTENDED EXPOSURE TO PORNOGRAPHY"
Unintended exposure? No one is being unintentionally exposed to porn... no one is forcing them to download the porn that they find mixed in with their Britney Spears songs... And anyway, anyone who is running that search is either a girl looking for her songs (and won't dl the porn unless she's lesbian) or it's a guy who is doing the search with the intention of finding the porn (cause no respectable guy would want her songs right?). So therefore there's never really unintentional exposure.
You know, this study they did is probably going to cause the pr0n downloads to increase because kids will see it and be like oh, I didn't know I could do that, that's a great idea!
Yes, the age of the Jetsons has finally arrived! When will I get to live in the houses in the sky and have a robot maid?
:)
The best part of the Moller Skycar: Dual Parachutes
"No matter how well an engine is designed it has the potential to malfunction at some point during its lifetime. The possibility also exists that something outside the pilot's control, like bird ingestion, could cause an engine or lift fan to fail. "
That's gonna be fun...
And... Oh damn, where'd that bird come from?! Now I have feathers in my coffee...