"Should we charge people for visiting the site if they live outside of Ohio, because almost all of our advertising is locally oriented? We're nowhere near a decision on that."
Your "decision" should be not to charge people based on geography. Nothing would prevent someone from making up a fake Ohio address. Either charge everyone or charge no one.
This is not what Libertarians believe in! (In fact, the Free Software Foundation has a link to "A Libertarian Arugment Against Copyright" or something like that.) We are against the use of force by non-government agencies, and want to put strong restraints on the government's authority to use force.
His bill would allow copyright holders to set up decoy files and use other techno-tricks like file-blocking and redirection to throw P2P pirates off the trail, but it would forbid those holders from employing tactics that would damage or destroy pirates' own computer systems.
I have no love for the BS/MPA/RIA/A, but I really don't see anything wrong with this. Thet cannot destroy your computer. They can only make it more difficult to get copyrighted files. It will only be a matter of time before they are foiled. Big Media vs P2P, Round...I Lost Track! Let the games begin! PS: Please do not use the term "pirates". It implies that unauthorized copying is equivilent to kidnapping, rape, and murder on the high seas. Use the term "unauthorized copiers" instead. Thank you.
Moby will have to buy a new Audi this year istead of a new Rolls Royce. And he might have to fly commerical to Tahiti instead of chartering a jet. Oh horror of horrors.
What's wrong with that? Also, who says you would need a curent codec? As long as everyone you want to share movies with has your version of the codec or higher, staying curent should not be such a big deal.
I think this is a Good Thing. Now, instead of relying on the government, consumers can now act as individuals (or more likely as classes, as in "class action) to take down these monopolies themselves. Now if only this applied to every other industry...
What they're looking for is anomalies in behavior. It's sort of a mean average of how people behave when they're simply walking down the street and they're going to compare that to people whose behavior is more erratic
Singling out people who act "erratic"? Anyone who goes to high school in America knows that this has been going on since Columbine.
What's the market? This is a technology that will make computers more intuitive and easy to use, and this guy wants to know what the market is? I'll tell you what the market is: it's everyone who wants a computer, not a hobby.
I know some school teachers who occasionally see a television program that is relevant to their class. They record the program on video tape, then carry the tape to school and play it for the class on the school's VCR.
Would this kind of use be permitted under the proposed DRM scheme?
Sure...for a fee. (Think Micro$oft education liscences.)
Spam is "unauthorized" use of my electronic equipment. If Intel wins, it would set a precident which could be used to sue spammers. Wouldn't that be a Good Thing?
The PS2 can do more than play games. I can put a non-Sony DVD in it, no problem. I think the car analogy in the article is better-I have a Mercury car, but can buy non-Mercury gas.
One case in point is the CD-ROM only option. Schools like this for security reasons
How is security compromised by the ability to write to disk? Consider that even a regular CR-ROM drive allows you to copy files from a CD to the computer, so how does being able to reverse the process affect security?
I see lots of people talking about how Radlight doesn't inform the user (except in the EULA) that it will remove Adaware. They common arguement is that no one reads the EULA and it's not clear what is goin on, because the EULA is confusing. Is this much different than what Adaware does? IT just gives me a list of files it thinks are "offending" and asks if I want to remove them.
The key word here is "asks". Radlight does not "ask" you if you wand AdAware uninstalled, it just does it. AdAware gives you a choice.
You want to know why everyone hates you-this is why. You are making legal threats to schools who 1)aren't hurting anyone, and 2)are strapped for cash. So, don't bitch and moan about how everyone hates you. Honestly, Billy-boy, you're the dumbest smart guy I've ever met...
"but broader consumer notice and privacy concerns are showing up in a compromise Internet privacy legislation soon to be introduced by Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, D-S.C."
Is this a reference to the "Disney Bill" (I forget the exact name)? If so, hoe does it address "privacy concerns", other than by ignoring them.
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Your "decision" should be not to charge people based on geography. Nothing would prevent someone from making up a fake Ohio address. Either charge everyone or charge no one.
Question: If I "buy" the content, why can't I copy it, share it with my friends, etc?
However, the ISP is not governmentally owned. What they did was violate a contract-and thus should have been sued, NOT have their house raided!
This is not what Libertarians believe in! (In fact, the Free Software Foundation has a link to "A Libertarian Arugment Against Copyright" or something like that.) We are against the use of force by non-government agencies, and want to put strong restraints on the government's authority to use force.
I have no love for the BS/MPA/RIA/A, but I really don't see anything wrong with this. Thet cannot destroy your computer. They can only make it more difficult to get copyrighted files. It will only be a matter of time before they are foiled. Big Media vs P2P, Round...I Lost Track! Let the games begin!
PS: Please do not use the term "pirates". It implies that unauthorized copying is equivilent to kidnapping, rape, and murder on the high seas. Use the term "unauthorized copiers" instead. Thank you.
Moby will have to buy a new Audi this year istead of a new Rolls Royce. And he might have to fly commerical to Tahiti instead of chartering a jet. Oh horror of horrors.
What's wrong with that? Also, who says you would need a curent codec? As long as everyone you want to share movies with has your version of the codec or higher, staying curent should not be such a big deal.
I think this is a Good Thing. Now, instead of relying on the government, consumers can now act as individuals (or more likely as classes, as in "class action) to take down these monopolies themselves. Now if only this applied to every other industry...
Attention "international visiters": if you don't like US money don't come to the US!
Singling out people who act "erratic"? Anyone who goes to high school in America knows that this has been going on since Columbine.
What's the market? This is a technology that will make computers more intuitive and easy to use, and this guy wants to know what the market is? I'll tell you what the market is: it's everyone who wants a computer, not a hobby.
As of 12:00am, June 21st, 2002, I am 18 years old! ;-))
(Yes, I know this is offtopic, but I just wanted to get the message out. It "matters" to me.
The Mandrake machines are being sold on walmart.com, not in Walmart stores, so the REALLY clueless people are less likely to pick the "wrong" machine.
Anyone who uses the Internet for anything more than email and looking at ads.
Would this kind of use be permitted under the proposed DRM scheme?
Sure...for a fee. (Think Micro$oft education liscences.)
Is gopher used anymore? I thought the web supplanted it.
No, Its job is to protect people from harm from OTHERS, not themselves. My life, my prerogative if I want to risk it.
Spam is "unauthorized" use of my electronic equipment. If Intel wins, it would set a precident which could be used to sue spammers. Wouldn't that be a Good Thing?
has already come. This is just confirming it.
No. They want to interrupt your day, your work, and your meals to sell you something you don't want.
The PS2 can do more than play games. I can put a non-Sony DVD in it, no problem. I think the car analogy in the article is better-I have a Mercury car, but can buy non-Mercury gas.
How is security compromised by the ability to write to disk? Consider that even a regular CR-ROM drive allows you to copy files from a CD to the computer, so how does being able to reverse the process affect security?
The key word here is "asks". Radlight does not "ask" you if you wand AdAware uninstalled, it just does it. AdAware gives you a choice.
You want to know why everyone hates you-this is why. You are making legal threats to schools who 1)aren't hurting anyone, and 2)are strapped for cash. So, don't bitch and moan about how everyone hates you. Honestly, Billy-boy, you're the dumbest smart guy I've ever met...
Is this a reference to the "Disney Bill" (I forget the exact name)? If so, hoe does it address "privacy concerns", other than by ignoring them.