A few words from BB lawyers
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Here's a snip from BB.com's new TOS (entitled "A Few Words from Our Attorneys")
"Errors on Our Site Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Best Buy reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, BestBuy.com will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge. Individual bank policies will dictate when this amount is credited to your account...."
The full TOS can be found here (http://www.bestbuy.com/InfoCenter/Policies/TOSLeg al.asp#legal)
First let me get this out up front - the acceptance of this claim for patent is absolutely ridiculous. Just further proof the USPTO is staffed by McFastFood reject applicants. Now maybe ya'll won't pummel me.
I think the last paragraph sums up the application. "... the swinging method of the present invention may be referred to by the present inventor and his sister...". While it may be a goof, it sounds to me like a dad doing something nice for his kids.
My folks live in Rapid City, SD and subscribe to a package offered by Black Hills FiberCom (www.blackhillsfiber.com). Something like $99/mo for local and long distance phone with premium features, a premium digital cable package, and broadband internet. It's a steal.
...to Adobe? Anyone else think it's odd that the only format offered for the reports is pdf? Also noticed that there aren't any FrontPage headers in the site source. Hmmm. Perhaps Linux does have a chance on the desktop. I sense a new trend starting in Redmond.
Maybe I am missing the point. Wouldn't be the first time. I certainly see where you are coming from re: duplication cost (piracy) of an entire book costing more than the original retail price.
However, that's assuming the definition of piracy includes copying the entire work rather than just pieces. I don't believe (standard IANAL disclaimer) there really is a legal differentiation between a consumer copying a whole music CD vs. just ripping a few MP3's from a friends CD vs. photocopying the lates sex article from Cosmo so you don't have to buy this month's issue.
Commercial PC software backups -- I have to concede this one, though PC software CDs (which generally sit in a box or in your machine) don't incur as much of a damage risk as music CDs
What about backups of home PC software? I have a 4-year old with his own computer and learning software/games, most of which require the CD to run. I wouldn't dream of giving him the originals. Would be safer to drag them behind my truck on the way to work. I do have a burner and make copies of everything for him to use, but many are copy-protected and a real PITA to duplicate. I would gladly spend an extra $7 to save time and frustration getting him copies.
And unlike a photocopier, which manages to prevent many improper uses through cost and inconvenience, this machine would be a casual music/software pirate's dream
What?? Ever heard of Kinko's? Every library I have ever visited has a coin-op photocopier somewhere on premesis. Usually more than one. What's more, so do most of the convenience and grocery stores in my area. Hell, you can buy an inexpensive home copier for < $150. And the price per copy of any of the above isn't any more that $.25/page.
Perfect. Now if I can just get this up and running, I can anonymously ask Kathleen to marry me. 'Taco won't have a clue who's stealing his girl! Bwaahahahah.
I had no idea this protocol was developed by Microsoft.
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This is a way to increase the pre-paid royalties for blank media?
Please.
Quick/. poll - everyone who has used a music CD-R when copying an audio disc raise your hand. (squinting at my monitor) I count zero hands. Granted, I can't actually see y'all, but I suspect the count would be the same if I could.
Dimitry's case has been front page news here on the . for quite some time. I also remember several reply posts to various "freedom" articles suggesting that we organize politically.
Let's put our $ where our mouth is; start a fund to help with the legal expenses. Yes, I know that's apparently not necessary. But think of the message that would send. Each registered/. reader contributing even just $1 (that's less than a beer if your not buying the cheap shit) could make quite a dent.
I'm interested in the experiences of anyone who has tried this to date. I assume it would work, but can't quite bring myself to purchase the work of the "artists" whose CD's are protected.
Mind you, that's not a higher moral decision based on their agreement to pimp protected CD's. I just can't stand the (word my kids can't say) they croak out.
Has anyone actually seen any negative effects of registering for NYT access? I broke down and registered last week after hearing they had some unique articles on the WTC attack and haven't seen any fallout from it yet. My experience is shared by some others who have registered.
Of course, I used one of my spam-target email accounts for the registration. Better safe than sorry.
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Here's a snip from BB.com's new TOS (entitled "A Few Words from Our Attorneys")
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"Errors on Our Site
Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Best Buy reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, BestBuy.com will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge. Individual bank policies will dictate when this amount is credited to your account.
The full TOS can be found here (http://www.bestbuy.com/InfoCenter/Policies/TOSLe
First let me get this out up front - the acceptance of this claim for patent is absolutely ridiculous. Just further proof the USPTO is staffed by McFastFood reject applicants. Now maybe ya'll won't pummel me.
I think the last paragraph sums up the application. "... the swinging method of the present invention may be referred to by the present inventor and his sister...". While it may be a goof, it sounds to me like a dad doing something nice for his kids.
My folks live in Rapid City, SD and subscribe to a package offered by Black Hills FiberCom (www.blackhillsfiber.com). Something like $99/mo for local and long distance phone with premium features, a premium digital cable package, and broadband internet. It's a steal.
Couldn't get it to run on Apache over BSD.
...to Adobe? Anyone else think it's odd that the only format offered for the reports is pdf? Also noticed that there aren't any FrontPage headers in the site source. Hmmm. Perhaps Linux does have a chance on the desktop. I sense a new trend starting in Redmond.
Maybe I am missing the point. Wouldn't be the first time. I certainly see where you are coming from re: duplication cost (piracy) of an entire book costing more than the original retail price.
However, that's assuming the definition of piracy includes copying the entire work rather than just pieces. I don't believe (standard IANAL disclaimer) there really is a legal differentiation between a consumer copying a whole music CD vs. just ripping a few MP3's from a friends CD vs. photocopying the lates sex article from Cosmo so you don't have to buy this month's issue.
Commercial PC software backups -- I have to
concede this one, though PC software CDs (which generally sit in a box or
in your machine) don't incur as much of a damage risk as music CDs
What about backups of home PC software? I have a 4-year old with his
own computer and learning software/games, most of which require the CD to
run. I wouldn't dream of giving him the originals. Would be safer
to drag them behind my truck on the way to work. I do have a burner and make
copies of everything for him to use, but many are copy-protected and a real
PITA to duplicate. I would gladly spend an extra $7 to save time and
frustration getting him copies.
And unlike a photocopier, which manages to prevent many improper uses through
cost and inconvenience, this machine would be a casual music/software pirate's
dream
What?? Ever heard of Kinko's? Every library I have ever
visited has a coin-op photocopier somewhere on premesis. Usually more
than one. What's more, so do most of the convenience and grocery stores
in my area. Hell, you can buy an inexpensive home copier for < $150.
And the price per copy of any of the above isn't any more that $.25/page.
... I was just going to turn in my 32oz Bud can for the $.05 deposit!
Perfect. Now if I can just get this up and running, I can anonymously ask Kathleen to marry me. 'Taco won't have a clue who's stealing his girl! Bwaahahahah.
I had no idea this protocol was developed by Microsoft.
This is a way to increase the pre-paid royalties for blank media?
/. poll - everyone who has used a music CD-R when copying an audio disc raise your hand. (squinting at my monitor) I count zero hands. Granted, I can't actually see y'all, but I suspect the count would be the same if I could.
Please.
Quick
Not to mention that if you display without un-reversing the image, you have just modified a copyrighted work.
Careful, or eBay might set up a housecalls department for VeRO.
-Windows dirty? Clean your box with Linux.
Dimitry's case has been front page news here on the . for quite some time. I also remember several reply posts to various "freedom" articles suggesting that we organize politically.
/. reader contributing even just $1 (that's less than a beer if your not buying the cheap shit) could make quite a dent.
Let's put our $ where our mouth is; start a fund to help with the legal expenses. Yes, I know that's apparently not necessary. But think of the message that would send. Each registered
How 'bout it, Taco? Anyone?
-E
All of our discussions so far have focused on ripping/storing/playing these CD's via PC drives. What about the new dual well audio cd recorders?
I bet Sony, Phillips, Pioneer, etc. are getting a bit of heartburn over the recent surge in copy protection news.
I'm interested in the experiences of anyone who has tried this to date. I assume it would work, but can't quite bring myself to purchase the work of the "artists" whose CD's are protected.
Mind you, that's not a higher moral decision based on their agreement to pimp protected CD's. I just can't stand the (word my kids can't say) they croak out.
-E
Has anyone actually seen any negative effects of registering for NYT access? I broke down and registered last week after hearing they had some unique articles on the WTC attack and haven't seen any fallout from it yet. My experience is shared by some others who have registered.
Of course, I used one of my spam-target email accounts for the registration. Better safe than sorry.