What is the legality of this? RIAA tells them that they represent Metallica and I have a rar file called metalica. This would mean that the provider opens my rar file and looks into it. They should not be allowed to do so. Privacy and such, you know.
Except they do have the right, the traffic is on their network and you have a contract with them.
Also there doesn't have to be any proof anyway, your contract can be canceled at will by your ISP. they don't need a reason.
Not yet. They have a long way to go to be a real threat in the *workstation* market, and there are NO enterprise features here which is VMware's bread and butter.
But, don't get me wrong its a nice start and they are making it more useable every release.
Something lost in todays youth, the first time you got to peer into the tiny little box and see the most amazing things.
Too bad some of us had bad eyesight and didn't realize what was there until later in life ( ever seen a 20 year old buying up view-master disks like candy ) . I still remember as a kid after getting one ' this is stupid '.
I would argue it was even before that when the 'news' papers ( and TV news ) lost all morality and no longer reported news, but instead lies and agendas.
My realization came in the late 80s after witnessing an 'event' in person and noticing that NOONE had the truth afterwards. Each news outlet twisted the facts to suit their own agenda. But if you were not there you would never know.
Remember too that several large ISPs are directly tied to the media industry, so they will be all over this.
Why go thru the expensive risk of proving someting in court when you can wave your hand at the slightest suspicion and have people cut off with nearly zero legal recourse.
Of course, cut off enough and your revenue drops, but they will blame it all on 'piracy'.
They don't have to prove anything in court, just blackmail the ISP.
If they succeed, you can expect more wide ranging application of the same technique to restrict access to basic knowledge and reduction in freespeech ( and yes, i know technically you don't get free speech from your isp, but they DO operate with tax funded lines and are often monopolies so its sort of a gray area )
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When companies pull garbage like this, they are forced to close and their board personally fined into oblivion.
We call those people consultants.
Depends on how much you get paid.
By lowering taxes.
No, really..
So far it seems to be working for them....
What is the legality of this? RIAA tells them that they represent Metallica and I have a rar file called metalica. This would mean that the provider opens my rar file and looks into it. They should not be allowed to do so. Privacy and such, you know.
Except they do have the right, the traffic is on their network and you have a contract with them.
Also there doesn't have to be any proof anyway, your contract can be canceled at will by your ISP. they don't need a reason.
Not yet. They have a long way to go to be a real threat in the *workstation* market, and there are NO enterprise features here which is VMware's bread and butter.
But, don't get me wrong its a nice start and they are making it more useable every release.
To have lost a suit?
Knowledge must be free or freedom is compromised. If that information is somehow 'embarrassing', to damned bad as its part of the price of freedom.
Yes, but it helps add some creditability in court when you claim it wasn't your face and it was a different model car.
The idea of setting up your enemies is nothing new.
And all the governor has to do is say it wasn't him and the fine will disappear every time.
I thought most cameras also caught the person driving?
At least then you could have plausible deniability in the case of a mistake ( or outright fraud )
And except for the press release, no one even noticed.
i don't think you want to see hers.
No wonder they don't have kids.
There would be 'geekwars' with digital carnage all over the place.
The only use of religion is to justify burning your neighbors villages to the ground.
Something lost in todays youth, the first time you got to peer into the tiny little box and see the most amazing things.
Too bad some of us had bad eyesight and didn't realize what was there until later in life ( ever seen a 20 year old buying up view-master disks like candy ) . I still remember as a kid after getting one ' this is stupid '.
The roadrunner stuff was the best. :)
I would argue it was even before that when the 'news' papers ( and TV news ) lost all morality and no longer reported news, but instead lies and agendas.
My realization came in the late 80s after witnessing an 'event' in person and noticing that NOONE had the truth afterwards. Each news outlet twisted the facts to suit their own agenda. But if you were not there you would never know.
Why would i be entitled? Well, its owned and paid for by the public.
I agree its a sticky situation, but never forget the government is the people, funded by the people and works for the people.
Might explain the *DRASTIC* reduction in spam the last couple of days?
And yet they still keep confusing the issue with lies to manipulate the public.
Remember too that several large ISPs are directly tied to the media industry, so they will be all over this.
Why go thru the expensive risk of proving someting in court when you can wave your hand at the slightest suspicion and have people cut off with nearly zero legal recourse.
Of course, cut off enough and your revenue drops, but they will blame it all on 'piracy'.
They don't have to prove anything in court, just blackmail the ISP.
If they succeed, you can expect more wide ranging application of the same technique to restrict access to basic knowledge and reduction in freespeech ( and yes, i know technically you don't get free speech from your isp, but they DO operate with tax funded lines and are often monopolies so its sort of a gray area )
Its still wrong.
You shouldn't have been modded as funny, since its the truth.