Considering the absolute crap that countries spend their tax money on (for example "aid" to israel, more nuclear weapons, stupid laws and their futile enforcement, pay-outs for companys, things no-one wants. To think we could all enjoy free communications like we do other things (well obviously taken out of our taxes) Aslong as they arnt enforcing censorship etc. Sure, people might abuse it but then people abuse roads and highways and other services. Its all about the tax model.
Ok im talking crap - i just want free internet. Hmm ok maybe not free internet, but a free country wide network (obviously it would have gateways to the rest of the internet, maybe also free, maybe private)
All these people talking about DeCSS to allow you to watch films in Linux are talking crap. I've never needed to use DeCSS to watch a DivX film i downloaded!
I think thats a pretty reasonable ratio for most so called artists. Anyone could do Britneys job really, although i dont know - getting into tantrums and swearing at your fans can get quite hard at times. Heres a break-down of another popular music delivery method, KaZaA:
Label:0% (im helping to reduce their crack habit) Artist:0% (making art is enough of a reward) RIAA:0% (always good) KaZaA:0% (use KaZaA lite so these pirates get jack) Middle-man:0% (i like to cut out the middle-man) Publisher:0% (the dude im downloading from - they get no money, but they can have whatever im sharing)
No no no! lets not get stupid here, kiling people to solve the DMCA problem would be stupid, and illigal - people are protected by some very old laws. I would suggest however that peoples brains be altered to prevent them breaking the DMCA and if this technology does not exist, then the brains should be removed. Its the only way to have computers without DMCA violations, the only way i tell you!!
I think its obvious what course of action needs to be taken: Ban computers. Computers are responsible for almost 100% of DMCA violations: These tools of outlaws come in several categories:
-Personal computers: these remain the no.1 tools of criminal "hackers" allowing them to propogate virii and pirate material and to violate the DMCA
-General purpose processors and microcontrollers: these are used as mod chips, clearly tools that are used to violate the DMCA
-The internet (another by-product of computers): is responsible for allowing numerous DMCA and copy right violations including the spreading of mod-chip plans, pirate material, and George W. Bush jokes.
Im serious, i can guarentee that once personal computers are banned there will be atleast an 80% drop in the number of DMCA violations! If you dont think banning personal computers is a law that can be enforced then think again: There exist large databases of computer owners sourced from retail shops, online stores, credit card transactions, software licenses and ISP's. Personal computers also emit an EMF at the frequency of their internal clock, these can be detected and categorised - higher frequencies usually denote more powerful and therefore more illigal computers. Its true that there are legitimate uses for computers, but in this case they should be restricted to government use only.
Let me leave you with a thought: Terrorists also use computers!!!!!!
Well in this case its more realistic - ie the spacers between the windows;) but yeah he could have used a projector or two with only 1 or 2 computers for a fraction of the cost... but then that wouldnt be a slashdot story.
I've come to expect my music for free and like squatters rights ive earned that right from years of not buying music. Denying me my free music is denying me my lifestyle.
So it comes down to a secretive police force investigating people on behalf of corporate funding
I thought thats exactly what America was about? You mean its not? Well i dont live there, but i just got the impression that politicians and government agencies were all "sponsored" by various corporations with their own agendas.
rather than allowing these funds to be spent on murder, terrorism, rape or theft charges.
Q: Who says music piracy is less important than murder? A: Well the RIAA ofcourse! - when your funded by sponsors, you do what they say.
No i think they should start at the home - FBI stakeouts should raid teens who lend cd's to their friends. These crack-houses of teen music sharing need to be shut down. This sort of crime has been going on way longer than modern internet file sharing. Infact ever since consumer availiable music and video recordings were availiable people have been illigally "lending" eachother copies. This sort of crime has got to stop. Theres no easy way to police file trading without getting caught up in all sorts of messy 1st amendment, freedom of this and that laws so i think the FBI should concentraite on the more tangable, phyisical and "real" cd swapping going on. Thats just my opinion
Who should be targeted: People who rip CD's, People who host content or 'links' to content, People who download, or everyone? Is it ok to target people randomly to make examples of them while not going after the rest?
Ive never ripped a CD in my life, my biggest crime is downloading mp3's and allowing my P2P software to share them with others. Ive never speeded, commited murder, rape, genocide, ive never mugged or assulted anyone, or shoplifted or burgled. Im not a pedophile or an international terrorist, and ive never held power in a government while doing dodgy financial dealings for my own gain.
I've paid my Starbucks and McDonalds tax, and i even watch commercials sometimes.
But, i could still be raided at 6am and have my computer confiscated and get a criminal record and loose everything just for downloading music. FFS ive never even intended to buy a CD, if i didnt download things i would only listen to the radio.
What a great world were everyone gets their prioritys right.
Arnt there accesabilty requirements for government websites anyway? damn its only a java script, reading the front page i thought "wow too good to be true! hes hosting a warez site!" everytime i read about US senators my respect for them goes down that bit more. soon there wont be any respect left.
Actually thats wrong, im on negative respect for them, so they need to do some positive things in order for me (or most people) to have even "no" respect for them!
I think they said with-in a range of 300ft - ie. thats the range of the system, probably not the actaul braking distance, but yeah something to just check for the 2 seconds rule would be very useful - maybe it does?
This is slightly off topic but are there any laws that prevent law enforcement agencies from targeting people purely based on "making an example of them". i.e targetting completely random filetraders (people who had pirated and therefore broken the law) not because they were biggest pirates around or for anyother reason, but just as random criminals so everyone else would see the example and take heed? There should be a law against this, not just for piracy but in general, anyone agree? And what about organisations such as the RIAA starting suits againts random for the same "making an example out of them" reason? Would Hatch do this? randomly visiting a known illigal file-traders home with a sledgehammer?
Damn this mans a looney, just like Bush - how many more are there?
And does that mean i can bust a cap in Bush's ass for stealing my..erm lawnmower? or is that threatening the president... been done on/. for that once already.
Thats the most immature thing ive heard today, its worse than something id say when i was in a mood: People who have such knee-jerk reactions should be killed!
File-trading is a way of life ive come to enjoy. Ok pirating is illigal, but then not all people who own guns intend to use them to shoot "animals and targets". Ofcourse, posting unanonymously id have to say that i would never download pirate music etc. Only stuff in the public domain;);) yeah and if you belive that youll belive that i have an two M16's and a 12 guage for "personal protection"
Surely theres a much bigger gun problem in america? no? so basically whats being said here is that illigal file-sharing constitutes more of a threat to America than kids going around shooting out schools? And for f*cks sake why do all these stupid senators have such stupid names???
Microsoft, which will equip its Office 2003 software suite with user controls designating who can print, copy or forward data.
Thats brilliant! they havnt even got around to Palladiumising hardware but they are gonna release this in software form anyway! I think this will change the world for the better - unsuspecting people will trust the security of their documents to this, i will be able to take advantage;) Hmm i wonder when the crack will be out...
Anyway i hope all these new million dollar rip-proof technologies wont be to hard to rip, good luck everyone in circumnavigating them with $1000 home computers.
I saw a story about this on tv, they showed the seat working connected to a laptop. AFAIK its designed mainly for DVT warnings, and they said they were 'looking into' it being used as an anti-terrorist device, yes people being scared of flying was mentioned. They also quoted some prices, i think it was something like £8000 for econ and maybe 3 times that for 1st class!! Airlines have to be very careful about what they put on planes, every bit of weight can potentially cost them a ton in fuel. I really dont see how this can be justified in terms of cost, weight and usefullness - surely DVT can be prevented in other ways? and as for terrorists, thats got to be a joke. Even if the computer said that 45b was moving around in an dodgy way and you look over and sitting there is your standard american idea of a hollywood terrorist, koran and all! what are you gonna do? theres probably 5 more that you havnt seen, they are gonna jump you and you've got a problem. This is the most useless peice of technology ever! this is even worse than face recognition!
Oh btw i think i saw it on Channel 5.. enough said.
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Considering the absolute crap that countries spend their tax money on (for example "aid" to israel, more nuclear weapons, stupid laws and their futile enforcement, pay-outs for companys, things no-one wants. To think we could all enjoy free communications like we do other things (well obviously taken out of our taxes) Aslong as they arnt enforcing censorship etc. Sure, people might abuse it but then people abuse roads and highways and other services. Its all about the tax model.
Ok im talking crap - i just want free internet. Hmm ok maybe not free internet, but a free country wide network (obviously it would have gateways to the rest of the internet, maybe also free, maybe private)
All these people talking about DeCSS to allow you to watch films in Linux are talking crap. I've never needed to use DeCSS to watch a DivX film i downloaded!
I think thats a pretty reasonable ratio for most so called artists. Anyone could do Britneys job really, although i dont know - getting into tantrums and swearing at your fans can get quite hard at times. Heres a break-down of another popular music delivery method, KaZaA:
Label:0% (im helping to reduce their crack habit)
Artist:0% (making art is enough of a reward)
RIAA:0% (always good)
KaZaA:0% (use KaZaA lite so these pirates get jack)
Middle-man:0% (i like to cut out the middle-man)
Publisher:0% (the dude im downloading from - they get no money, but they can have whatever im sharing)
No no no! lets not get stupid here, kiling people to solve the DMCA problem would be stupid, and illigal - people are protected by some very old laws. I would suggest however that peoples brains be altered to prevent them breaking the DMCA and if this technology does not exist, then the brains should be removed. Its the only way to have computers without DMCA violations, the only way i tell you!!
If they have the right to fill whatever they sell with DRM and crap, then we have the right to mess about with whatever we buy.
I think its obvious what course of action needs to be taken: Ban computers. Computers are responsible for almost 100% of DMCA violations: These tools of outlaws come in several categories:
-Personal computers:
these remain the no.1 tools of criminal "hackers" allowing them to propogate virii and pirate material and to violate the DMCA
-General purpose processors and microcontrollers:
these are used as mod chips, clearly tools that are used to violate the DMCA
-The internet (another by-product of computers):
is responsible for allowing numerous DMCA and copy right violations including the spreading of mod-chip plans, pirate material, and George W. Bush jokes.
Im serious, i can guarentee that once personal computers are banned there will be atleast an 80% drop in the number of DMCA violations! If you dont think banning personal computers is a law that can be enforced then think again: There exist large databases of computer owners sourced from retail shops, online stores, credit card transactions, software licenses and ISP's. Personal computers also emit an EMF at the frequency of their internal clock, these can be detected and categorised - higher frequencies usually denote more powerful and therefore more illigal computers. Its true that there are legitimate uses for computers, but in this case they should be restricted to government use only.
Let me leave you with a thought: Terrorists also use computers!!!!!!
how about all the noise from the computers?
Well in this case its more realistic - ie the spacers between the windows ;) but yeah he could have used a projector or two with only 1 or 2 computers for a fraction of the cost... but then that wouldnt be a slashdot story.
I've come to expect my music for free and like squatters rights ive earned that right from years of not buying music. Denying me my free music is denying me my lifestyle.
So it comes down to a secretive police force investigating people on behalf of corporate funding
I thought thats exactly what America was about? You mean its not? Well i dont live there, but i just got the impression that politicians and government agencies were all "sponsored" by various corporations with their own agendas.
rather than allowing these funds to be spent on murder, terrorism, rape or theft charges.
Q: Who says music piracy is less important than murder? A: Well the RIAA ofcourse! - when your funded by sponsors, you do what they say.
why do i always confuse IRA with RIAA??
No i think they should start at the home - FBI stakeouts should raid teens who lend cd's to their friends. These crack-houses of teen music sharing need to be shut down. This sort of crime has been going on way longer than modern internet file sharing. Infact ever since consumer availiable music and video recordings were availiable people have been illigally "lending" eachother copies. This sort of crime has got to stop. Theres no easy way to police file trading without getting caught up in all sorts of messy 1st amendment, freedom of this and that laws so i think the FBI should concentraite on the more tangable, phyisical and "real" cd swapping going on. Thats just my opinion
I think the name says it all - Digital Rights Management is obvious marketing to the masses. Digital Restrictions Management is a better name.
Who should be targeted: People who rip CD's, People who host content or 'links' to content, People who download, or everyone? Is it ok to target people randomly to make examples of them while not going after the rest?
Ive never ripped a CD in my life, my biggest crime is downloading mp3's and allowing my P2P software to share them with others. Ive never speeded, commited murder, rape, genocide, ive never mugged or assulted anyone, or shoplifted or burgled. Im not a pedophile or an international terrorist, and ive never held power in a government while doing dodgy financial dealings for my own gain.
I've paid my Starbucks and McDonalds tax, and i even watch commercials sometimes.
But, i could still be raided at 6am and have my computer confiscated and get a criminal record and loose everything just for downloading music. FFS ive never even intended to buy a CD, if i didnt download things i would only listen to the radio.
What a great world were everyone gets their prioritys right.
Arnt there accesabilty requirements for government websites anyway? damn its only a java script, reading the front page i thought "wow too good to be true! hes hosting a warez site!" everytime i read about US senators my respect for them goes down that bit more. soon there wont be any respect left.
Actually thats wrong, im on negative respect for them, so they need to do some positive things in order for me (or most people) to have even "no" respect for them!
In future, there will be no need for aquarium lights - fluorescent fish will provide their own illumination.
WTF?? this sounds like one of those wacky 50's predictions "in the future glowing atomic lights will light up and heat our homes at no cost!"
PCI Express, meet PCBexpress. Can you say trade mark infringement?
I think they said with-in a range of 300ft - ie. thats the range of the system, probably not the actaul braking distance, but yeah something to just check for the 2 seconds rule would be very useful - maybe it does?
This is slightly off topic but are there any laws that prevent law enforcement agencies from targeting people purely based on "making an example of them". i.e targetting completely random filetraders (people who had pirated and therefore broken the law) not because they were biggest pirates around or for anyother reason, but just as random criminals so everyone else would see the example and take heed? There should be a law against this, not just for piracy but in general, anyone agree? And what about organisations such as the RIAA starting suits againts random for the same "making an example out of them" reason? Would Hatch do this? randomly visiting a known illigal file-traders home with a sledgehammer?
they sure as hell have NO rights to destroy someones system in Sweden or wherever.
Try telling jonson or skylarov that. The USA controls us all - i drink my starbucks like every good (british) citizen.
Damn this mans a looney, just like Bush - how many more are there?
/. for that once already.
And does that mean i can bust a cap in Bush's ass for stealing my..erm lawnmower? or is that threatening the president... been done on
Thats the most immature thing ive heard today, its worse than something id say when i was in a mood: People who have such knee-jerk reactions should be killed!
;) ;) yeah and if you belive that youll belive that i have an two M16's and a 12 guage for "personal protection"
File-trading is a way of life ive come to enjoy. Ok pirating is illigal, but then not all people who own guns intend to use them to shoot "animals and targets". Ofcourse, posting unanonymously id have to say that i would never download pirate music etc. Only stuff in the public domain
Surely theres a much bigger gun problem in america? no? so basically whats being said here is that illigal file-sharing constitutes more of a threat to America than kids going around shooting out schools? And for f*cks sake why do all these stupid senators have such stupid names???
yeah there are people who like being fucked by horses, im not one of them.. tried it once, never again.
No, this will drive people to file-share more - who wants to pay money to "support" so-called "artists" when you can just download stuff for free?
Microsoft, which will equip its Office 2003 software suite with user controls designating who can print, copy or forward data.
Thats brilliant! they havnt even got around to Palladiumising hardware but they are gonna release this in software form anyway! I think this will change the world for the better - unsuspecting people will trust the security of their documents to this, i will be able to take advantage;) Hmm i wonder when the crack will be out...
Anyway i hope all these new million dollar rip-proof technologies wont be to hard to rip, good luck everyone in circumnavigating them with $1000 home computers.
I saw a story about this on tv, they showed the seat working connected to a laptop. AFAIK its designed mainly for DVT warnings, and they said they were 'looking into' it being used as an anti-terrorist device, yes people being scared of flying was mentioned. They also quoted some prices, i think it was something like £8000 for econ and maybe 3 times that for 1st class!! Airlines have to be very careful about what they put on planes, every bit of weight can potentially cost them a ton in fuel. I really dont see how this can be justified in terms of cost, weight and usefullness - surely DVT can be prevented in other ways? and as for terrorists, thats got to be a joke. Even if the computer said that 45b was moving around in an dodgy way and you look over and sitting there is your standard american idea of a hollywood terrorist, koran and all! what are you gonna do? theres probably 5 more that you havnt seen, they are gonna jump you and you've got a problem. This is the most useless peice of technology ever! this is even worse than face recognition!
Oh btw i think i saw it on Channel 5.. enough said.