Google should not have complied. It should have fought back instead of folding like cheap lawn furniture.
This attitude is starting to get more prevelent, and its quite disheartening. Why should Google have to spend thousands of dollars in a legal defence of your actions? That sounds like a feeling of entitlement to me - 'protect me because I use your service!'
Rosemary Port could have hired an attorney to make her defence to the court and made her own case to keep her identity a secret. Did she do that?
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From the Blogger.com terms of service. Seems pretty cut and dried to me.
The difference between Airbus and Boeing is that, until recently, all Airbus major subassemblies were produced in Airbus owned and operated plants in different countries. Thus Airbus maintained full oversight over their entire production line. Boeing, on the other hand, has outsourced major subassembly production to other countries, so they do not retain the level of oversight that Airbus has.
The problem with that is that the shift to a CFRP fuselage only increases efficiency by 2% - the bulk of the efficiency increase seen on the 787 is due to the next generation engines (Trent 1000 and GEnx) and aerodynamics improvements rather than materials.
The biggest benefit of using composite for the fuselage is the fatigue floor, but it remains to be seen if this will be realised in actual usage as other parts fail on the aircraft.
In 1998, Congress made identity theft a federal crime when it enacted the
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (Identity Theft Act).5 The
act made it a criminal offense for a person to "knowingly transfer, possess,
or use without lawful authority," another person's means of identification
"with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, or in connection with, any
unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law, or that
constitutes a felony under any applicable state or local law." Under the
act, a name or SSN is considered a "means of identification," and a number
of cases have been prosecuted under this law.
Now, with that, I would seek a lawyer who would take this case (maybe even some high profile lawyer or a member of the EFF) and clearly outline the above in a written letter with your signature informing them that they are in violation of the "Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (Identity Theft Act)" and if they do not remove your Social Security Numbers, you will take legal action. If your case is solid enough, you might be able to really stick it to DirectTV for storing personal private data "without lawful authority" as they do not have the written consent of every customer.
Nothing in that quote suggests it is against the law for the company to retain the SSN in the course of lawful business, and as they are not intending to commit or aid or abet an unlawful activity, then your harshly worded letter would be meaningless.
Of course, other laws may be quotable with better effect...
Speaking of software patents, didn't Microsoft just _get_ one for saving a word processing document as an XML file?
So how are they violating a patent on something they own a patent for?
Or is this just another example of how the USPTO is horrendously screwed up?
No, its another example of someone on Slashdot taking a very specific patent application (formatting hints being saved in an XML document for non-generic elements) and assuming that it applies to everything and anything related to that area (xml based documents). This happens with pretty much every patent discussion on Slashdot, especially where someone just assumes they can think up prior art based on the story summary or title, rather than actually answering the patented points.
Microsofts patent and this patent do not cover the same thing.
No, but that hardly counts because it was TomTom that was the one trolling there, and Microsoft reacted defensively. That was well documented in every Slashdot discussion related to it, but it seems to have been totally forgotten (or deliberately overlooked) by many people in subsequent discussions, with Microsoft coming out as looking like the attacking party.
Windows NT was available for Alpha, PPC and MIPS as well as Intel chips. Not sure if that ties up with your alleged quote, but its still a nice example.
The OSI are not a recognised standard body or industry authority - they are little more than recognised banner wavers and supporters of open source but they carry essentially no weight. Their definition is all very well and good, but its not *the* definition.
The problem with the whole 'reuse your existing display, keyboard and mouse' is that that only works in the US. In the UK, Apple do not use the standard UK keyboard layout, and do not supply a keymap for the standard UK keyboard layout in OSX. Which means you cannot use your existing keyboard without suffering from wrongly mapped keys. Also, lots of PCs came with, until recently, PS2 keyboards and mice - again, unusable on the Mac Mini.
Since government business is moving online, then the government should be the one required to ensure people have access to it. Most libraries these days has free internet access, so that issue is resolved.
The problem when requiring independent businesses to supply a basic service in any eventuallity has caused issues. Two examples of this is that the water services in the UK cannot cut you off for non-payment of your bills - the downside to this is that a lot of people know that, and simply refuse to pay anyway.
The second example is that the government recently stopped paying Local Housing Allowance to private landlords (where the person entitled to the housing allowance was in private rented accomodation rather than social housing) and started paying it to the entitled person instead.
This was done in an effort to increase the individuals ability to manage their own finances. What it actually accomplished was the situation where many landlords were not getting paid, because the person receiving the allowance was instead spending the money on alcohol, tobacco and luxury goods.
THe problem is, its a long process to evict a tenant that isn't paying, and a longer one to evict a tenant that is already receiving housing benefit. So private landlords are paying the price for the government policy change.
So now, the council register of private landlords willing to house Local Housing Allowance recipients has shrunk by as much as 90% in two years.
The phone companies can cut off your telephone line, theres no reason why your internet connection is any more special.
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Google should not have complied. It should have fought back instead of folding like cheap lawn furniture.
This attitude is starting to get more prevelent, and its quite disheartening. Why should Google have to spend thousands of dollars in a legal defence of your actions? That sounds like a feeling of entitlement to me - 'protect me because I use your service!'
Rosemary Port could have hired an attorney to make her defence to the court and made her own case to keep her identity a secret. Did she do that?
From the Blogger.com terms of service from January 2005.
From the Blogger.com terms of service from January 2006.
From the Blogger.com terms of service from January 2007.
From the Blogger.com terms of service from January 2008.
From the Blogger.com terms of service. Seems pretty cut and dried to me.
The difference between Airbus and Boeing is that, until recently, all Airbus major subassemblies were produced in Airbus owned and operated plants in different countries. Thus Airbus maintained full oversight over their entire production line. Boeing, on the other hand, has outsourced major subassembly production to other countries, so they do not retain the level of oversight that Airbus has.
The problem with that is that the shift to a CFRP fuselage only increases efficiency by 2% - the bulk of the efficiency increase seen on the 787 is due to the next generation engines (Trent 1000 and GEnx) and aerodynamics improvements rather than materials.
The biggest benefit of using composite for the fuselage is the fatigue floor, but it remains to be seen if this will be realised in actual usage as other parts fail on the aircraft.
In 1998, Congress made identity theft a federal crime when it enacted the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (Identity Theft Act).5 The act made it a criminal offense for a person to "knowingly transfer, possess, or use without lawful authority," another person's means of identification "with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, or in connection with, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable state or local law." Under the act, a name or SSN is considered a "means of identification," and a number of cases have been prosecuted under this law.
Now, with that, I would seek a lawyer who would take this case (maybe even some high profile lawyer or a member of the EFF) and clearly outline the above in a written letter with your signature informing them that they are in violation of the "Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (Identity Theft Act)" and if they do not remove your Social Security Numbers, you will take legal action. If your case is solid enough, you might be able to really stick it to DirectTV for storing personal private data "without lawful authority" as they do not have the written consent of every customer.
Nothing in that quote suggests it is against the law for the company to retain the SSN in the course of lawful business, and as they are not intending to commit or aid or abet an unlawful activity, then your harshly worded letter would be meaningless.
Of course, other laws may be quotable with better effect...
Speaking of software patents, didn't Microsoft just _get_ one for saving a word processing document as an XML file?
So how are they violating a patent on something they own a patent for?
Or is this just another example of how the USPTO is horrendously screwed up?
No, its another example of someone on Slashdot taking a very specific patent application (formatting hints being saved in an XML document for non-generic elements) and assuming that it applies to everything and anything related to that area (xml based documents). This happens with pretty much every patent discussion on Slashdot, especially where someone just assumes they can think up prior art based on the story summary or title, rather than actually answering the patented points.
Microsofts patent and this patent do not cover the same thing.
No, but that hardly counts because it was TomTom that was the one trolling there, and Microsoft reacted defensively. That was well documented in every Slashdot discussion related to it, but it seems to have been totally forgotten (or deliberately overlooked) by many people in subsequent discussions, with Microsoft coming out as looking like the attacking party.
I disagree - ad blocking software was inevitable, regardless of how obnoxious the ads were.
You should really not be making private requests publicly. Seriously.
Thats the point - there isn't one. Whether there should be one is another question.
You never asked about limitations.
Windows NT was available for Alpha, PPC and MIPS as well as Intel chips. Not sure if that ties up with your alleged quote, but its still a nice example.
The OSI are not a recognised standard body or industry authority - they are little more than recognised banner wavers and supporters of open source but they carry essentially no weight. Their definition is all very well and good, but its not *the* definition.
Hate to break it to you, but the GPL is not the be-all end-all of openness, and the benchmark of "open" is not necessarily "compatible with the GPL".
Windows Vista anbd Windows 7 both include IIS, which includes an FTP server.
Better, but you are still missing a closing quotation :) Have one on me: "
Because underground structures are incredibly hard to get to in emergencies, something you do not want when dealing with these sort of things.
Agreed - its a pity Charlie Jade was never renewed :(
The problem with the whole 'reuse your existing display, keyboard and mouse' is that that only works in the US. In the UK, Apple do not use the standard UK keyboard layout, and do not supply a keymap for the standard UK keyboard layout in OSX. Which means you cannot use your existing keyboard without suffering from wrongly mapped keys. Also, lots of PCs came with, until recently, PS2 keyboards and mice - again, unusable on the Mac Mini.
No, I refuse to read the Daily Mail - this story was on the BBC News website with a lot of background.
Since when does the 'fair trial' clause extend to the private sector? I can form an opinion of you without ever granting you a 'fair trial'.
Yeah, because everyone in Hull craps money.
Since government business is moving online, then the government should be the one required to ensure people have access to it. Most libraries these days has free internet access, so that issue is resolved.
The problem when requiring independent businesses to supply a basic service in any eventuallity has caused issues. Two examples of this is that the water services in the UK cannot cut you off for non-payment of your bills - the downside to this is that a lot of people know that, and simply refuse to pay anyway.
The second example is that the government recently stopped paying Local Housing Allowance to private landlords (where the person entitled to the housing allowance was in private rented accomodation rather than social housing) and started paying it to the entitled person instead.
This was done in an effort to increase the individuals ability to manage their own finances. What it actually accomplished was the situation where many landlords were not getting paid, because the person receiving the allowance was instead spending the money on alcohol, tobacco and luxury goods.
THe problem is, its a long process to evict a tenant that isn't paying, and a longer one to evict a tenant that is already receiving housing benefit. So private landlords are paying the price for the government policy change.
So now, the council register of private landlords willing to house Local Housing Allowance recipients has shrunk by as much as 90% in two years.
The phone companies can cut off your telephone line, theres no reason why your internet connection is any more special.
Steam reported my Windows 7 Beta system as Windows XP for a long time.