The case is one of several that pitted content providers, such as movie studios and record labels, against computer scientists, software programmers and civil libertarians, who argue that the DMCA leaves people with fewer rights online than they have in the outside world.
I really hate to frame it this way, but I'm left with no choice. One of the groups listed above brought you the internet, email, and spreadsheets. The other brought you "Spice World" and Christina Aguilera. I think we have a clear winner in the court of public opinion!
Guess that sort of ruins my plans to dominate the world through the pirated sale of such quality films as "Return to Neverland" and "Cinderella 2" using my iMac as a mass production facility.
Of course, what about the argument that Disney's making of these movies will undermine the deployment and distibution of good ORIGIONAL children's movies?
here in Portland, OR, we have a little place called Free Geek-- a non-profit that manages to do PC and monitor recycling affordably, and distributes refurbished technology to the "have nots" in exchange for volunteer service.
it's a really good idea, and it works. that a good enough solution for you?
IANAC (I am not a christian) but I do think it's cool that the bible is included in the list of religious/political censored works. it goes to show that they are not trying to stilt the censorship. It's also one of the few places on the net where you will find the bible listed right next to the satanic verses. yay!
...They would have a legal obligation to their shareholders to pursue any money just laying on the ground, similar to the AOL/TW vs. Microsoft antitrust going on with netscape.
Since this is not the case, maybe BT is beholden to the British Government in a similar way. Or maybe they are helping the cause by showing the U.S. that foreign entities are figuring out how to exploit our own copyright in frivoulus lawsuits.
...brings me to an obvious conclusion. a computer system is not made secure by the default settings of the operating system. A computer system is made secure through unending toil on the part of the system administrator.
Rather than counting the number of vulnerabilities that were reported-- a number easily skewed by the size and knowledgeability of the user base-- the only sure measure would be percentage of deployed systems compromised, a number that most companies would not readily admit.
The linux community has more eyes looking at security issues, more hands to post bug reports and more minds to fix them. Source is available for all to peruse, and bug reports come in often and highly detailed. This makes the job of the dilligent sysadmin a good deal easier by any standard.
I happened to notice that the mail truck in the parking lot at work the other day had a microsoft billboard.
I didn't think much about it at the time, but i never have seen an ad on a mailtruck before.
a mechnaism for weath accrual whereby various individuals and or companies deliver cash to me in small amounts every time said individual or company duplicates in spirit or in deed anything i've ever done including but not limited to sleeping, breathing, blinking, reading or sneezing. I HAVE PRIOR ART. many of my impromptu performances of these acts have been thoroughly documented, as far back as the 1970's!
but seriously folks, and only slightly OT, i can see the need for the protection of actual human beings that come up with valuable ideas. Obviously there are flaws in the execution.
a key element, and this particular claim does NOT fit this bill, is that any technology which substantially improves the general quality of life in the world should be exempt from protection.. e.g. cures for cancer, the hyperlink, etc. should not be enforceable patents.
I don't think that sklyarov ever signed up to be a martyr for the cause. If you want to go 'test the dmca' while your wife and child starve, you go right ahead, but I'm with Dimitry. Let the company stand trial, and get this poor bastard who never hurt anyone out from behind bars!
When will the justice dept. get it through their thick heads that they can't go around doing the corporations bidding at the expense of the citizenry?
Part of what makes us Americans so darned fanatically patriotic is the fact that we can say whatever we please. How can you use the words 'civilized' and 'censorship' in the same sentance without laughing? You see, dear sir, we understand that even the liberties of those with unfavorable views must be protected in order to protect our own.
Surely, you understand the concept of the marketplace of ideas... let them survive on their own merit. If we silence 'hatemongers' (a rather difficult term to define specifically) then we have no idea what they think, no concept of how to change that thinking, and no measure of how many people feel that way. Thus leaving us with no tools to help people understand the error of their ways.
If you ask me, censorship is the WORST form of hate speech.
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The case is one of several that pitted content providers, such as movie studios and record labels, against computer scientists, software programmers and civil libertarians, who argue that the DMCA leaves people with fewer rights online than they have in the outside world.
I really hate to frame it this way, but I'm left with no choice. One of the groups listed above brought you the internet, email, and spreadsheets. The other brought you "Spice World" and Christina Aguilera. I think we have a clear winner in the court of public opinion!
Programmers and Scientists be damned!
Guess that sort of ruins my plans to dominate the world through the pirated sale of such quality films as "Return to Neverland" and "Cinderella 2" using my iMac as a mass production facility.
Of course, what about the argument that Disney's making of these movies will undermine the deployment and distibution of good ORIGIONAL children's movies?
it's a really good idea, and it works. that a good enough solution for you?
IANAC (I am not a christian) but I do think it's cool that the bible is included in the list of religious/political censored works. it goes to show that they are not trying to stilt the censorship. It's also one of the few places on the net where you will find the bible listed right next to the satanic verses. yay!
...They would have a legal obligation to their shareholders to pursue any money just laying on the ground, similar to the AOL/TW vs. Microsoft antitrust going on with netscape. Since this is not the case, maybe BT is beholden to the British Government in a similar way. Or maybe they are helping the cause by showing the U.S. that foreign entities are figuring out how to exploit our own copyright in frivoulus lawsuits.
...brings me to an obvious conclusion. a computer system is not made secure by the default settings of the operating system. A computer system is made secure through unending toil on the part of the system administrator.
Rather than counting the number of vulnerabilities that were reported-- a number easily skewed by the size and knowledgeability of the user base-- the only sure measure would be percentage of deployed systems compromised, a number that most companies would not readily admit.
The linux community has more eyes looking at security issues, more hands to post bug reports and more minds to fix them. Source is available for all to peruse, and bug reports come in often and highly detailed. This makes the job of the dilligent sysadmin a good deal easier by any standard.
I happened to notice that the mail truck in the parking lot at work the other day had a microsoft billboard. I didn't think much about it at the time, but i never have seen an ad on a mailtruck before.
I have a great idea for a patent!
a mechnaism for weath accrual whereby various individuals and or companies deliver cash to me in small amounts every time said individual or company duplicates in spirit or in deed anything i've ever done including but not limited to sleeping, breathing, blinking, reading or sneezing. I HAVE PRIOR ART. many of my impromptu performances of these acts have been thoroughly documented, as far back as the 1970's!
but seriously folks, and only slightly OT, i can see the need for the protection of actual human beings that come up with valuable ideas. Obviously there are flaws in the execution.
a key element, and this particular claim does NOT fit this bill, is that any technology which substantially improves the general quality of life in the world should be exempt from protection.. e.g. cures for cancer, the hyperlink, etc. should not be enforceable patents.
I don't think that sklyarov ever signed up to be a martyr for the cause. If you want to go 'test the dmca' while your wife and child starve, you go right ahead, but I'm with Dimitry. Let the company stand trial, and get this poor bastard who never hurt anyone out from behind bars!
When will the justice dept. get it through their thick heads that they can't go around doing the corporations bidding at the expense of the citizenry?
dude. Asimo is not the JAPANESE name of the thing.
Part of what makes us Americans so darned fanatically patriotic is the fact that we can say whatever we please. How can you use the words 'civilized' and 'censorship' in the same sentance without laughing? You see, dear sir, we understand that even the liberties of those with unfavorable views must be protected in order to protect our own.
Surely, you understand the concept of the marketplace of ideas... let them survive on their own merit. If we silence 'hatemongers' (a rather difficult term to define specifically) then we have no idea what they think, no concept of how to change that thinking, and no measure of how many people feel that way. Thus leaving us with no tools to help people understand the error of their ways.
If you ask me, censorship is the WORST form of hate speech.