laws will make it illegal to modchip a console, to hack a DVD player to make it multi-region, to install DVD decoders on your PC, or to circumvent DRM in any other way.
These should all be legal in the confides of your own home. But what should be illegal is you trying to make money and selling your hacks/modchips.
Defendant Desire2Learn Inc. ("Desire2Learn") hereby responds to the Complaint filed by Plaintiffs Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") as follows. Unless specifically admitted, all allegations in the complaint are denied:
His complaints, while perhaps a bit defeatist depending on who you talk to of course, do raise legitimate concerns. Did you take issue with his lack of patriotism and can-do spirit, or was it the concerns?
simply curious
I am defintely a minority on/. and therefore defending my view points becomes frustrating and therefore there is the occasional post where I go bizerk:-) Yet I still post here, because I learn more every day, I am able to keep my mind open and see other people's viewpoints. I totally agree that he has legitmate concerns, but I am just frustrated at the entire site's apparent lack of patriotism. America is evil. The government is conspring to destroy the common man. Big brother is going to reach down and take away everything you have. If all this ranting were true, then we certainly wouldn't be the country that EVERYBODY on the outside wants to come into. I'm defintely in the minority here when I say that religion and christianity in particular is not just important, but critical to the survial of this country that was built on those principals in the first place. With out the christian mindset (knowing clear cut what is right & what is wrong), you run into problems like this: Where you can't trust the government to use wiretapping to tap the terrorists instead of the citizens. So who knows where I'm at. I guess my frustrations all them from my issue I have with the concept of "seperation of church & state". How can that be when the country itself was founded on christian principles? How do I know Murder, Rape, Idoltry, Stealing, Lieing, etc are wrong? It's part of my Christian beliefs. If we try to remove religion from government, then how can we justify these acts as wrong anymore? We're heading in the wrong direction. Most people on this site don't agree with me. But I'll still speak my mind. I apologize for anything in the past or future that I might say that will offend a Slashdot user.
I don't know why I respond, but here I am, typing again. I fail to see why you're still in this country? You don't trust any part our government, and you seem to shutter at any thought of it trying to protect you. You most likely would prefer to deny that your an American. You would probably never stand up and fight for your country. You are ashamed of your own country and everything it stands for. You, and the others like you, and destroying our country. United We Stand? Not with people like you. End of Thread.
Totally agree with you. I don't want that to happen to me either. But another thing I don't like the layers of bureaucracy that are already drowning this country. As far as the warrantless wiretaps, I get flamed all the time, because there is a provision in the dems bill that allows you to get a warrant after-the-fact. But still, I find it incredibly stupid that you would need a warrant in the first place. I also get flamed for putting scenarios into simpler forms, but here's my "simple" example. If somebody pointed a gun to my sister and shot her, then turned and pointed the gun at me I would find it ridiculous to have to travel through several levels of bureaucracy before I kick him in the balls, grab the gun, and shoot him. I don't even want to have to worry about validating myself after-the-fact. I think I need the power to kick him in the balls and ask questions later.
I never was a good story teller, so I apologize if that sounds childish:-)
I would think it's because they can get many sales "bursts" (one in each region) instead of just one. More chances to succeed, more chances to sell. Where as if you have no regions, you have one chance to succeed and thus one to sell.
Same as in another thread. It's as simple as I trust the government to protect me and you don't. That's where our disagreement begins, and where it will end. Sorry I didn't continue this flame war.
It's as simple as I trust the government to protect me and you don't. That's where our disagreement begins, and where it will end. Sorry I didn't continue the flame war.
Agreed. Support is still a MUST for IE on Slashdot. At work my co-workers are "forced" to use IE. Lucky for me, I made them give me local admin rights to my workstation so I can install and uninstall software at will, like FireFox / Opera / Open Office / Gimp / Cygwin.
Nobody cares because it's been turned into an excuse to erode rights and to spy on innocent people.
Conspiracy theories are so stupid. You sound like Hyde from that 70's show. The government is out to get you! Boo!
Did you care about that before it started happening? If not, what are you complaining about?
I cared about my security and well-being before 9/11. If somebody would've attacked my homeland on 9/10 I would've confronted them. Nothing has changed. I cared about my personal rights before 9/11. If on 9/10 big brother wanted to tap my phone to hunt down somebody threatening my life, I'd want them to tap it. Nothing has changed.
You've missed the point. If the world's most popular site, Slashdot, stops supporting something, then users will be forced to migrate to new software. That's how it works, right?
7) Gray Area Questions by Four_One_Nine
1. If I purchase a CD and it is subsequently stolen (along with my 5 disc changer *@$#!!) do I retain any rights to listen to that music?
2. If I purchase a CD and it is subsequently scratched or broken to the point where it is not playable, can I legally download the songs from that CD from a file-sharing network?
3. If I purchase the DVD for a movie, could I legally download songs from the soundtrack for that movie from a file-sharing network?
Beckerman:
1. There's no such thing as a listening right, I don't know where you get that from.
2. I doubt it.
3. I doubt it.
I don't know about you, but I'm depressed after reading this answer.
The majority of/.ers don't even take 1 day out of every 4 years to go out on election day and vote for a president, so what makes you think they'll make a phone call? They sit on their computers, complain on their blogs, and wine on slashdot, but they're too lazy to actually get up and do anything.
Slashdot Mirror
laws will make it illegal to modchip a console, to hack a DVD player to make it multi-region, to install DVD decoders on your PC, or to circumvent DRM in any other way.
These should all be legal in the confides of your own home. But what should be illegal is you trying to make money and selling your hacks/modchips.
Defendant Desire2Learn Inc. ("Desire2Learn") hereby responds to the Complaint filed by Plaintiffs Blackboard Inc. ("Blackboard") as follows. Unless specifically admitted, all allegations in the complaint are denied:
I stopped reading after the first paragraph.
His complaints, while perhaps a bit defeatist depending on who you talk to of course, do raise legitimate concerns. Did you take issue with his lack of patriotism and can-do spirit, or was it the concerns?
/. and therefore defending my view points becomes frustrating and therefore there is the occasional post where I go bizerk :-)
simply curious
I am defintely a minority on
Yet I still post here, because I learn more every day, I am able to keep my mind open and see other people's viewpoints.
I totally agree that he has legitmate concerns, but I am just frustrated at the entire site's apparent lack of patriotism. America is evil. The government is conspring to destroy the common man. Big brother is going to reach down and take away everything you have. If all this ranting were true, then we certainly wouldn't be the country that EVERYBODY on the outside wants to come into. I'm defintely in the minority here when I say that religion and christianity in particular is not just important, but critical to the survial of this country that was built on those principals in the first place. With out the christian mindset (knowing clear cut what is right & what is wrong), you run into problems like this: Where you can't trust the government to use wiretapping to tap the terrorists instead of the citizens. So who knows where I'm at. I guess my frustrations all them from my issue I have with the concept of "seperation of church & state". How can that be when the country itself was founded on christian principles? How do I know Murder, Rape, Idoltry, Stealing, Lieing, etc are wrong? It's part of my Christian beliefs. If we try to remove religion from government, then how can we justify these acts as wrong anymore? We're heading in the wrong direction. Most people on this site don't agree with me. But I'll still speak my mind. I apologize for anything in the past or future that I might say that will offend a Slashdot user.
The widescreen stuff looks kind cool!
I don't know why I respond, but here I am, typing again. I fail to see why you're still in this country? You don't trust any part our government, and you seem to shutter at any thought of it trying to protect you. You most likely would prefer to deny that your an American. You would probably never stand up and fight for your country. You are ashamed of your own country and everything it stands for. You, and the others like you, and destroying our country. United We Stand? Not with people like you. End of Thread.
Totally agree with you. I don't want that to happen to me either. But another thing I don't like the layers of bureaucracy that are already drowning this country. As far as the warrantless wiretaps, I get flamed all the time, because there is a provision in the dems bill that allows you to get a warrant after-the-fact. But still, I find it incredibly stupid that you would need a warrant in the first place. I also get flamed for putting scenarios into simpler forms, but here's my "simple" example. If somebody pointed a gun to my sister and shot her, then turned and pointed the gun at me I would find it ridiculous to have to travel through several levels of bureaucracy before I kick him in the balls, grab the gun, and shoot him. I don't even want to have to worry about validating myself after-the-fact. I think I need the power to kick him in the balls and ask questions later.
:-)
I never was a good story teller, so I apologize if that sounds childish
I can't help but wonder what the next cool thing about the Wii will be?
I'm hoping it comes with a pretty pink pony!
Wait, did I just say that out loud?
I would think it's because they can get many sales "bursts" (one in each region) instead of just one. More chances to succeed, more chances to sell. Where as if you have no regions, you have one chance to succeed and thus one to sell.
$250 and region free? Sounds like a winner to me.
Same as in another thread. It's as simple as I trust the government to protect me and you don't. That's where our disagreement begins, and where it will end. Sorry I didn't continue this flame war.
It's as simple as I trust the government to protect me and you don't. That's where our disagreement begins, and where it will end. Sorry I didn't continue the flame war.
Mod Parent up!!! This site is very useful!
I am STUNNED that a conservative thought on /. was modded down!
Agreed. Support is still a MUST for IE on Slashdot. At work my co-workers are "forced" to use IE. Lucky for me, I made them give me local admin rights to my workstation so I can install and uninstall software at will, like FireFox / Opera / Open Office / Gimp / Cygwin.
Nobody cares because it's been turned into an excuse to erode rights and to spy on innocent people.
Conspiracy theories are so stupid. You sound like Hyde from that 70's show. The government is out to get you! Boo!
Did you care about that before it started happening? If not, what are you complaining about?
I cared about my security and well-being before 9/11. If somebody would've attacked my homeland on 9/10 I would've confronted them. Nothing has changed. I cared about my personal rights before 9/11. If on 9/10 big brother wanted to tap my phone to hunt down somebody threatening my life, I'd want them to tap it. Nothing has changed.
You've missed the point. If the world's most popular site, Slashdot, stops supporting something, then users will be forced to migrate to new software. That's how it works, right?
not that anyone ever actually bothers to contribute anything more than ideas and complaints, but it sure never hurts to ask!
Sorry, just karma whoring: RIAA Boycott List
walmartshopper67 (943351)
He's not worth getting upset over, he shops at Walmart.
it's a sad reflection on society that bad laws (or lack of good laws) often only get rectified when someone dies, usually horribly
Exactly what I keep saying about 9/11. Nobody cared until it happened, and now again everybody has forgotten and nobody will care until 9/11 part 2.
There isn't much left. I guess I'm just not supposed to listen to music, or I suppose I could make my own.
7) Gray Area Questions by Four_One_Nine
1. If I purchase a CD and it is subsequently stolen (along with my 5 disc changer *@$#!!) do I retain any rights to listen to that music?
2. If I purchase a CD and it is subsequently scratched or broken to the point where it is not playable, can I legally download the songs from that CD from a file-sharing network?
3. If I purchase the DVD for a movie, could I legally download songs from the soundtrack for that movie from a file-sharing network?
Beckerman: 1. There's no such thing as a listening right, I don't know where you get that from. 2. I doubt it. 3. I doubt it.
I don't know about you, but I'm depressed after reading this answer.
If you're bored at work, read this.
Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA (1954) - requires no introduction really
The majority of /.ers don't even take 1 day out of every 4 years to go out on election day and vote for a president, so what makes you think they'll make a phone call? They sit on their computers, complain on their blogs, and wine on slashdot, but they're too lazy to actually get up and do anything.
View it here in it's 12mb text form!!!!!!!!