Its one of reasons we have laws. Another reason we have them is to remove arbitrary 'undesirable' behaviors ( and people ) from society. Oh, and artificially manipulate the economy...
If this stuff takes off, and doesn't get sued into oblivion due to the first distracted person that walks in front of a bus, I guess we will just have to walk around with our ipod on anytime we are out in public.
I always thought it was a much larger 5th amendment sort of issue, not just a simple 'destruction of evidence' thing as the cops wanted to make it out to be.
Good to see some people in power haven't lost all sense of reality.
Just take away all our computers, and we only get terminals with all our data stored on our ISP while it actively scans every file we access. If its encrypted using an unauthorized method, just contact the new IP cops and have them arrest the end user.
If they have any file that even remotely could be in a violation of some IP law somewhere in the world ( wto remember ). arrest the end user If they search for a forbidden word or subject or try to access forbidden knowledge, arrest them. If they try to access a file via a forbidden network ( ed2k for example ) arrest them If they try to think for themselves or speak the truth in opposition.. well you get the idea.
Its still censorship if the government mandates that others do the job for them. I would hope that the citizens of this morons area votes his ass out next election.
I disagree, as on many occasions they have claimed that even *personal* rips ( "media shifting" ) is not allowed. They want you to have a separate copy for each device. Timeshifting is also a no no to them.( you might take out the commercials and be considered a thief, oh no! )
That unpopular attitude of 'pay per device' has been downplayed recently, but it has been ( and still is ) on their agenda.
Many of the offenders use friends or families addresses, vacant lots, stores, or ones they make up out of the blue just to avoid being watched. So some moron gets a ( fake ) addresses and firebombs innocent people's homes. Real smart move if this stupid stuff continues to escalate. Vigilanteism needs to be left to the professionals.
Besides, didn't the offender pay his debt to society if he/she is out on the streets again? Or is it now once a criminal always a criminal, for ANY crime? At least be consistent.
If so, then yes the *AA is correct, IF this is stated in the license when you bought the cd.
But i hadnt heard that fair use was finally struck down ( it will be, just give it time ), and i dont remember any contract that specifically stated i cant rip for personal use.
They will just step in and 'disapprove' of any open source 'hacker OS' and confiscate your PC, for your safety of course ( or is that for the children, or to combat terrorism.. ).
Since when has the constitution stopped congress from creating bills for bad laws to be passed on to the president to sign into law? Its not even really designed to *stop* them.
Constitutionally Its the job of the supreme court to strike bad laws down ( if they feel like hearing the case that is. if they are not in the mood, well you are just screwed )
Its also our job to vote out the people who even propose such nonsence. And failing that, rise up and take control by force.
Yes, they will have a right, but may elect to not enforce it past your home router, and everything behind it.
Once its a law, and becomes a criminal issue instead of civil, selective enforcement is an option. And just think, our tax dollars get to pay for it. At least now they have to foot their own bill when they want to harass citizens.
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On the same day of the re-re-re-re-release of blade runner, now in the super duper uber funpack version?
All kidding aside, this is really scary, we really arent far enough down the road of understanding to start mucking around with this.
Morals are relative.
Its one of reasons we have laws. Another reason we have them is to remove arbitrary 'undesirable' behaviors ( and people ) from society. Oh, and artificially manipulate the economy...
True, but how many people will take that close of a look, or actually understand?
Emulations are for wimps.
Seriously tho, you lose a lot of the 'effect' with an emulator. Its not the same as the real stuff siting there at your fingertips.
Some of us preferred Apple without Steve Jobs.
If this stuff takes off, and doesn't get sued into oblivion due to the first distracted person that walks in front of a bus, I guess we will just have to walk around with our ipod on anytime we are out in public.
I always thought it was a much larger 5th amendment sort of issue, not just a simple 'destruction of evidence' thing as the cops wanted to make it out to be.
Good to see some people in power haven't lost all sense of reality.
I was being a bit sarcastic with the Z80 comment. You can fit an entire Sinclair Spectrum in medium sized chip.
The USSR was doing that on a regular basis to save cost.
Yep, counting on apple is pretty risky, you never know how long those startup tech companies might last.
How about we compare a ford pickup truck to a chevy van too?
Both similar, but different enough in intent to not be a truly useful comparison either.
The web? I worry about the future of the country.
Just take away all our computers, and we only get terminals with all our data stored on our ISP while it actively scans every file we access. If its encrypted using an unauthorized method, just contact the new IP cops and have them arrest the end user.
.. well you get the idea.
If they have any file that even remotely could be in a violation of some IP law somewhere in the world ( wto remember ). arrest the end user
If they search for a forbidden word or subject or try to access forbidden knowledge, arrest them.
If they try to access a file via a forbidden network ( ed2k for example ) arrest them
If they try to think for themselves or speak the truth in opposition
Its still censorship if the government mandates that others do the job for them. I would hope that the citizens of this morons area votes his ass out next election.
If you have to ask, i bet they are out of your price range. The big ones are NOT cheap.
But ya, it can be done.
Ya, we all have those HUGE ( read : expensive ) FPGAs required to implement something like this.
Many of us are lucky to fit a Z80 into what we have.
It might end up driving costs down for alternatives to intel/amd.
It might not too, but its a least something to consider.
No, they are florescent according to the article. That wouldn't qualify as 'glow in the dark' since they dont make their own light.
still cool tho.
Last i heard parody was still legal, so let them sue. Then counter sue them for damages due to them having filed a frivolous suit.
I disagree, as on many occasions they have claimed that even *personal* rips ( "media shifting" ) is not allowed. They want you to have a separate copy for each device. Timeshifting is also a no no to them.( you might take out the commercials and be considered a thief, oh no! )
That unpopular attitude of 'pay per device' has been downplayed recently, but it has been ( and still is ) on their agenda.
Many of the offenders use friends or families addresses, vacant lots, stores, or ones they make up out of the blue just to avoid being watched. So some moron gets a ( fake ) addresses and firebombs innocent people's homes. Real smart move if this stupid stuff continues to escalate. Vigilanteism needs to be left to the professionals.
Besides, didn't the offender pay his debt to society if he/she is out on the streets again? Or is it now once a criminal always a criminal, for ANY crime? At least be consistent.
If so, then yes the *AA is correct, IF this is stated in the license when you bought the cd.
But i hadnt heard that fair use was finally struck down ( it will be, just give it time ), and i dont remember any contract that specifically stated i cant rip for personal use.
They will just step in and 'disapprove' of any open source 'hacker OS' and confiscate your PC, for your safety of course ( or is that for the children, or to combat terrorism.. ).
But ultimately, that is what they are so why not continue to call them that?
Sure you *can* compile python down and carry it around in binary format, but that isn't the true *intent* of the language so it doesn't count.
Since when has the constitution stopped congress from creating bills for bad laws to be passed on to the president to sign into law? Its not even really designed to *stop* them.
Constitutionally Its the job of the supreme court to strike bad laws down ( if they feel like hearing the case that is. if they are not in the mood, well you are just screwed )
Its also our job to vote out the people who even propose such nonsence. And failing that, rise up and take control by force.
Yes, they will have a right, but may elect to not enforce it past your home router, and everything behind it.
Once its a law, and becomes a criminal issue instead of civil, selective enforcement is an option. And just think, our tax dollars get to pay for it. At least now they have to foot their own bill when they want to harass citizens.