Similarly, it's illegal to record a telephone conversation without telling all parties on the line that it's being recorded. I think that's federal law.
That may be the case in the USA, although I believe your mistaking. In Canada the law for recording voice calls is that as long as one of the parties are aware of the recording it is legal. IE. I can record all my calls as long as I'm the one using my phone or put a warning on the handset of my phone stating all calls are recorded.
yes considering every cd she bought she paid a levy for already infringeing on copyrights I think she deserves to copy whatever she pleases.... I mean at least that's how it is here in canada, every godamn cd we buy there's a charge on for the nice music/movie industry.. so since we are paying for it why not? if I pay for beer I drink it, same godamn thing
It sounds like everyone is missing some key points here. Personally where I live, just because someone drinks underage, does not mean they drink and drive. Furthermore, here in Ontario drinking and driveing for under 21 year olds has decreased more rapidly then any other age group, and has been on a decline for the past 6? 7? 8? years.
Anything that can help seperate the two, is fine by me... I've been hit by a drunk driver, and frankly it sucked and he was almost 40years old. Btw I don't consider 1 beer drinking and driveing, and I'd also like to point out that everyone handles alcohol differently, and that weight, tolerance, time, amount of food in the stomach, etc.. all effect this. So I can safely say that 1 beer does not affect me, SO long as I've eaten properly all day. Anyways, just my $0.02.
Frankly this argument is getting old, and the legal issues are obvious in my opinion.
TV:
1) If I pay $50 or more a month for cable, like most canadians/americans then thats well over $600 a year. Frankly if I miss a show or it happens to not be aired because of for example a 'government speech' or something along those lines, I have 100% the right to download it as fair use. After all I'm paying for the content monthly.
2) I shouldn't have to go buy a dvd to watch it, after all, I've paid for it once, I should not HAVE to pay for it again.
Music:
1) I pay piracy tax on all media disc, and every other gadget related to media storage these days.
2) If I'm paying for it, why should I pay again??
3) Why can't I download a song or two and find out if a CD is worth the $15+ CAD they want to charge me for it??
4) The copyright laws on things like music and movies needs to be set to a couple of years, so if people really want to see it, they will pay, if they don't really care, they will wait.
5) What the hell, this argument is so old and frustrating... now wants to pay $15/CD.. what a friken rip off.
I also don't want to spend $50 or $100 or whatever to buy the seasons on DVD (long after they already aired and too late to keep up with the new episodes anyway). Especially when I already pay for HBO to start with! So, the only way to catch up has been to download episodes from bit torrent, watch them all, then start watching the series on TV. I don't see a problem with this.
So, the studios are selling the shows you want to watch for $100 a season, but you are downloading them from a website for free instead. You don't see the problem with that? DVD releases of television shows are a huge cash-cow for studios that have already made their money in their initial runs.. you're screwing them out of pure profit by "stealing" the shows from the Internet. A more legit way would be to get Netflix and get the shows from there instead to catch up.
You're kidding right? I pay $100 + tax for internet and cable television. If I have hockey, or work, or some other activity and miss a scheduled program, I sure as hell have a right to download it and watch it. I should have to wait, a couple of years, and pay $100 for a box or dvd set, when I've already paid over $600+ a year for cable television in the first place. Just because I forgot to Tape it, or have neglected to buy a TV-IN card for my computer doesn't mean I don't have the right to watch TV content that I've already paid to watch and missed it due to whatever.
It's people like you that push coporate agenda, honestly... paying $600+ a year for cable TV, * 10 years... yes thats a lot of f***ing money and I'm not about to go waste $100 to catch a few shows I missed. If I like a series (aka family guy) I will purchase the DVD's after, but to pay $100 to catch a few missed episodes about a series I'm perhaps interested in.... what a JOKE!
As I understand you, "Is this stuff news?", the answer being YES!@#%@#%#@.
If my data was stolen, I would want to be notified, and if a company I don't deal with or do deal with has lost data I wan't do know, for future business reasons of course. The last thing I want to do is signup for a credit card or whatever with a company if they have security problems with customer again and again.
Not only is it news, but in most cases the companies involved should and deserve to have their name dragged through the gutters!
I'm offering this insight for people who are not aware of how other countries have 'tackled' this issue. In canada the age of official, un-ruled concent is 18. (The same as the USA).. However as soon as an individual reaches the age of 14, they are legally able to have sex with anyone under the age of 18, and anyone over the age of 18 who is not in a position of power. (Hence this operator, or a boss at the local 7-11, or whatever). The fact that this moderator was abusing his title and used it to build a relationship with this girl is un-ethical. That said, there is nothing wrong with a 23year old man and a 17 year old woman having a sexual relationship. Providing the woman or the man (whomever is younger) is not in a position where the person may be in an athoritative position and apply pressure on said individual. Oh and to that individual that said the "US" agrees that 15 year old's shouldn't be having sex, is speaking for him or herself only. I'm sure there are many different views, and I would bet that isn't necessarily the most popular one either.
I don't mean to take away from your point that BT was blocked from a large isp. However Rogers is the biggest ISP in canada is it not? and the other major players are in the DSL market. Along with rogers and all the dsl options out there, I don't know of any one of them blocking bt.
On another sad note, Rogers unlimited high speed cable isn't unlimited anymore, and yet they keep selling it as so. As a customer you don't even know about this change unless you check the newly updated website privacy policy or tranfer over 60gigs in both directions. What a joke.
I don't think 'child porn' is so much about what happens between 2 16 year olds or a 18 and 15 year old. For example here in Canada the age of sexual consent is 14, however until you're 18 their are certain restrictions on that age of consent. (That's not my point though) My point is there not saying having sex with your girlfriend or boyfriend who happens to be 17 is illegal (well in the states it is but that aside) what they're saying is that pornography (videos/photos) of people under the age of (16 in UK and ) 18 almost everywhere else I can think of is illegal and child porn. I think the parent ('Anonymous Coward') didn't realize they were talking about porn and not his chance to score at school being a 15-18year old.
It's a start, and the first thing to do is always start. That can't be said for the US. Bring on more smog days as the pollution rolls into lower ontario from the US.
The US can do it in CARS alone, develope more eco friendly cars and do the following:
Drive less by taking public transit, car-pooling, walking or biking, and tele-working. If you drive 20,000 kilometres a year, reducing your annual distance by 2000 kilometres or 10% will reduce your GHG emissions by half a tonne or more, plus you'll save money and help give us cleaner air.
Drive smarter. Try combining your errands, working flexible hours to avoid rush hour traffic, and using ethanol blended gasoline.
Don't idle. Idling for 10 minutes a day can produce about a quarter tonne of CO2 emissions each year and cost you about $70 in wasted fuel.
When buying a new vehicle, choose a fuel-efficient one. Switching from a sports utility vehicle to a mid-sized sedan will reduce your GHG emissions by 2 tonnes a year. Buy the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Check the fuel consumption information on the EnerGuide label, or compare the fuel consumption of different vehicles by consulting the Fuel Consumption Guide.
Check your tire pressure once a month. Did you know that 70% of vehicles have at least one tire that is over or under-inflated? Maintaining the correct tire pressure could reduce your GHGs by at least 1/8 tonne each year and save $50 in fuel costs. Visit the Road Safety site.
Blah.......... come on USA, you have massive automobile plants... providing funding to those alone could make you meet the deadline or at least get close... by the time everyone bought new cars in 20years.. you could be doing better then everyone else, and making a killing on new car technologies...pathetic
Actually Canada has already started a campaign to reduce pollution. It's called the One Tonne Challenge and challenges all members of society to reduce their pollution by 1 Tonne! If you are going to try and signal out Canada and Japan at least be accurate.. maybe you should double check your information on Japan?
Guess what? Drunk drivers don't think they do fine, thats just there excuse to drive drunk. I'd never do that, nor will I drive with a blind fold or with a sheet over my head. However, considering I used to drive standard and when my car falls apart I will be buying another standard; driving with one hand is common place considering with a standard you don't have a choice. Anyways, I drive with a remote on my lap and a cell phone because I don't have to look anywhere to change the station, or answer my phone. I drove to the gym today on hold for 7minutes and then talking for 2minutes.. I watched my driving very closely to compare with how I normally drove. The only difference was I checked my mirrors more (I'm guessing because I was evaluating myself). So considering I've only been driving for 6.5years, have 300,000k under my belt, no accidents, and I've been smoked by a drunk driver once, I'll keep driving how I do. I know I can survive without my cell phone and when the contract expires in 12months I plan to do just that. But I'm not paying a monthly fee to use the thing when I'm at home or in the office or the gym where there is free access to the phone. I've used my cell phone to call tow-trucks 5 times, and the police 4 times. I can't say its saved any lives, but its diffinetly benefited myself, some friends and a few strangers. If my phone rings and I can reach it without looking away from the road, I answer it, and I talk on it for short periods of time. Prove to me my driving is at all hindered by using it and I'll gladly change my policy. Then there is the whole thing on driving properly.. which most drivers don't do.. I find myself that a lot of the people that consistantly drive 5km under the speed limit drive that exact same speed in horrible weather. And then there is reaction times.. I'm an active person who has participated in partically every sport at one level or another and I've also played my share of FPS computer games. How is it fair to me that people have horrible reaction times and slame into the back of my mom's car when she breaks, or t-bones my friend? Or skids through my lane and within 1inch of my car while I put my car 3/4 of the way into the ditch to avoid them because they thought going 60km/hr in ice/snow conditions was a good idea. Anyways, prove to me my driving is hindered and I'll gladly change my ways. And just stating it doesn't mean jack shit. You have no idea how I drive.
Right they're excuses. Why? Because for some reason you think I need to justify why I'm using it while driving. I do a fine job driving with or without my cell phone in my hand. If I don't have my cell phone in my hand, I have my stereo remote some I'm not reaching to change the stations.
No they're not "SO" important. However they are people that care about me and are part of my life, and for that reason I'm not going to be an asshole every weekday just to satisfy you. If I'm driving poorly because I'm using my cell phone, then a cop can pull me over, or call my license plate in. Don't call my plate in, or pull me over because my hand is beside my head. I may not be the majority, but that doesn't mean I drive like shit or in a disminished manner at all while on my phone.
How long is your drive to work or home? I live out of the city, its a long drive, and when people leaves messages or call to ask when you are coming home or what time you are available then you can't call them an hour later.
You mean like Digital Extremes? the makers of the highly popular games ut2k+. That are developed cross-platform for both windows and linux??
If the driver support and availability for linux games increases I will upgrade my computer and purchase some linux versions. I don't mind paying for a game. (One-time payment that is). I currently went all linux awhile ago, and considering the only game I play is Quake3 I have no problems. But if counterstrike2 wasn't in that crap ass stream program and was offered for linux I would definitly upgrade so I could play it. I stopped playing cs because steam was such garbage (that was back when I was using Windows).
Well for one thing I don't carry on lengthy conversations in my car, or on my cell phone for that matter. Considering I leave my house at 7am, and usually get home at 7pm, I need to make a few quick calls and take a few calls about plans for the evening, and other such things. As far as the weekend goes when I get calls on my cell its usually about doing something or meeting someone, or I call people to find out what time I should be somewhere. If I wait until later that basically null'fies all the uses of the phone, and makes people that depend on myself out of reach. Not to mention my poor vehicle is bound to die one of these days and I need to be able to call for help or other various things.
I'm interested to know if certain drivers are unaffected by this. I often drive while making calls, especially if traffic is slow and road conditions are good. I ignore the phone, not the road... I'm often saying 'say that again' because I was concentrating on some moron cutting infront of me as opposed to the phone call. I think its safe to say a lot of cell phone users ignore the road, not the phone. I believe I am an exception..even though I'll probably be called a flamer or be told one can't ignore sound coming from a device. But just my $0.02.
Actually you have to click yes or no. They do not 'assume' yes or no for you. So your comment implying that you have to uncheck something is completely untrue.
Now don't get me wrong, I think the donation is very important and good for everyone involved. I however do remember reading that the Gates Foundation blocked the US Government of selling AIDS drugs to africa at a reduced rate because it could have cost Bill millions if not billions in profits. I remember because I was reading a story about bill donating (I believe 250 or 500million) to help the aids pandemic in Africa. It was then that I noticed a website detailing that if Bill's foundation hadn't blocked the governments attempts to sell drugs at a extremely low price that it would have been 20x or more effective that his donation. This is not a flamebait and I would link to the article but I can't find it anymore. (it was a few years ago).... Anyways, I'm not 100% certain if this is fact or fiction...perhaps someone else can shed some light on this, as I may also be forgetting some of the details.
Perhaps you're just brainwashed by the media to believe that p2p's primary and for the most part only use is piracy. I don't know if you are aware how many companies use BitTorrent for example to distribute their software. Not to mention all the non-copyrighted music that gets traded every day. Are you forgetting that the basis of all warez trading is 0-Day, 0-Hour ftp sites that see 1000's of software products a week??? Let's also consider fair rights usage. A lot of trading online over p2p is television shows. I pay for cable, if I missed a show and forgot to tape it I sure as hell will go download it.. considering I've already paid for it, as soo many do, I think its only logical to be able to enjoy something that you've paid for without having to pay for it again.
I thought the current trend was insurance claims are coming back towards an 1:1ratio??? Damn our fathers for giving us high insurance.
Btw. I'm 22, have only been in 2 accidents (Hit by a drunk driver (he was ~35), and hit a dear (damage was $25.00 -not a typo). That's no insurance claims for me, and my neck kills all the time from the bastard that hit me 2+years ago.
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Similarly, it's illegal to record a telephone conversation without telling all parties on the line that it's being recorded. I think that's federal law.
That may be the case in the USA, although I believe your mistaking. In Canada the law for recording voice calls is that as long as one of the parties are aware of the recording it is legal. IE. I can record all my calls as long as I'm the one using my phone or put a warning on the handset of my phone stating all calls are recorded.
yes considering every cd she bought she paid a levy for already infringeing on copyrights I think she deserves to copy whatever she pleases.... I mean at least that's how it is here in canada, every godamn cd we buy there's a charge on for the nice music/movie industry.. so since we are paying for it why not? if I pay for beer I drink it, same godamn thing
It sounds like everyone is missing some key points here. Personally where I live, just because someone drinks underage, does not mean they drink and drive. Furthermore, here in Ontario drinking and driveing for under 21 year olds has decreased more rapidly then any other age group, and has been on a decline for the past 6? 7? 8? years.
Anything that can help seperate the two, is fine by me... I've been hit by a drunk driver, and frankly it sucked and he was almost 40years old. Btw I don't consider 1 beer drinking and driveing, and I'd also like to point out that everyone handles alcohol differently, and that weight, tolerance, time, amount of food in the stomach, etc.. all effect this. So I can safely say that 1 beer does not affect me, SO long as I've eaten properly all day. Anyways, just my $0.02.
Frankly this argument is getting old, and the legal issues are obvious in my opinion.
TV:
1) If I pay $50 or more a month for cable, like most canadians/americans then thats well over $600 a year. Frankly if I miss a show or it happens to not be aired because of for example a 'government speech' or something along those lines, I have 100% the right to download it as fair use. After all I'm paying for the content monthly.
2) I shouldn't have to go buy a dvd to watch it, after all, I've paid for it once, I should not HAVE to pay for it again.
Music:
1) I pay piracy tax on all media disc, and every other gadget related to media storage these days. 2) If I'm paying for it, why should I pay again?? 3) Why can't I download a song or two and find out if a CD is worth the $15+ CAD they want to charge me for it?? 4) The copyright laws on things like music and movies needs to be set to a couple of years, so if people really want to see it, they will pay, if they don't really care, they will wait. 5) What the hell, this argument is so old and frustrating... now wants to pay $15/CD.. what a friken rip off.
As I understand you, "Is this stuff news?", the answer being YES!@#%@#%#@.
If my data was stolen, I would want to be notified, and if a company I don't deal with or do deal with has lost data I wan't do know, for future business reasons of course. The last thing I want to do is signup for a credit card or whatever with a company if they have security problems with customer again and again.
Not only is it news, but in most cases the companies involved should and deserve to have their name dragged through the gutters!
I'm offering this insight for people who are not aware of how other countries have 'tackled' this issue. In canada the age of official, un-ruled concent is 18. (The same as the USA).. However as soon as an individual reaches the age of 14, they are legally able to have sex with anyone under the age of 18, and anyone over the age of 18 who is not in a position of power. (Hence this operator, or a boss at the local 7-11, or whatever). The fact that this moderator was abusing his title and used it to build a relationship with this girl is un-ethical. That said, there is nothing wrong with a 23year old man and a 17 year old woman having a sexual relationship. Providing the woman or the man (whomever is younger) is not in a position where the person may be in an athoritative position and apply pressure on said individual. Oh and to that individual that said the "US" agrees that 15 year old's shouldn't be having sex, is speaking for him or herself only. I'm sure there are many different views, and I would bet that isn't necessarily the most popular one either.
I don't mean to take away from your point that BT was blocked from a large isp. However Rogers is the biggest ISP in canada is it not? and the other major players are in the DSL market. Along with rogers and all the dsl options out there, I don't know of any one of them blocking bt.
On another sad note, Rogers unlimited high speed cable isn't unlimited anymore, and yet they keep selling it as so. As a customer you don't even know about this change unless you check the newly updated website privacy policy or tranfer over 60gigs in both directions. What a joke.
I don't think 'child porn' is so much about what happens between 2 16 year olds or a 18 and 15 year old. For example here in Canada the age of sexual consent is 14, however until you're 18 their are certain restrictions on that age of consent. (That's not my point though) My point is there not saying having sex with your girlfriend or boyfriend who happens to be 17 is illegal (well in the states it is but that aside) what they're saying is that pornography (videos/photos) of people under the age of (16 in UK and ) 18 almost everywhere else I can think of is illegal and child porn. I think the parent ('Anonymous Coward') didn't realize they were talking about porn and not his chance to score at school being a 15-18year old.
Good thing the mirror is slashdotted too!
It's a start, and the first thing to do is always start. That can't be said for the US. Bring on more smog days as the pollution rolls into lower ontario from the US.
The US can do it in CARS alone, develope more eco friendly cars and do the following: Drive less by taking public transit, car-pooling, walking or biking, and tele-working. If you drive 20,000 kilometres a year, reducing your annual distance by 2000 kilometres or 10% will reduce your GHG emissions by half a tonne or more, plus you'll save money and help give us cleaner air. Drive smarter. Try combining your errands, working flexible hours to avoid rush hour traffic, and using ethanol blended gasoline. Don't idle. Idling for 10 minutes a day can produce about a quarter tonne of CO2 emissions each year and cost you about $70 in wasted fuel. When buying a new vehicle, choose a fuel-efficient one. Switching from a sports utility vehicle to a mid-sized sedan will reduce your GHG emissions by 2 tonnes a year. Buy the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Check the fuel consumption information on the EnerGuide label, or compare the fuel consumption of different vehicles by consulting the Fuel Consumption Guide. Check your tire pressure once a month. Did you know that 70% of vehicles have at least one tire that is over or under-inflated? Maintaining the correct tire pressure could reduce your GHGs by at least 1/8 tonne each year and save $50 in fuel costs. Visit the Road Safety site.
Blah.......... come on USA, you have massive automobile plants... providing funding to those alone could make you meet the deadline or at least get close... by the time everyone bought new cars in 20years.. you could be doing better then everyone else, and making a killing on new car technologies...pathetic
Actually Canada has already started a campaign to reduce pollution. It's called the One Tonne Challenge and challenges all members of society to reduce their pollution by 1 Tonne! If you are going to try and signal out Canada and Japan at least be accurate.. maybe you should double check your information on Japan?
Guess what? Drunk drivers don't think they do fine, thats just there excuse to drive drunk. I'd never do that, nor will I drive with a blind fold or with a sheet over my head. However, considering I used to drive standard and when my car falls apart I will be buying another standard; driving with one hand is common place considering with a standard you don't have a choice. Anyways, I drive with a remote on my lap and a cell phone because I don't have to look anywhere to change the station, or answer my phone. I drove to the gym today on hold for 7minutes and then talking for 2minutes.. I watched my driving very closely to compare with how I normally drove. The only difference was I checked my mirrors more (I'm guessing because I was evaluating myself). So considering I've only been driving for 6.5years, have 300,000k under my belt, no accidents, and I've been smoked by a drunk driver once, I'll keep driving how I do. I know I can survive without my cell phone and when the contract expires in 12months I plan to do just that. But I'm not paying a monthly fee to use the thing when I'm at home or in the office or the gym where there is free access to the phone. I've used my cell phone to call tow-trucks 5 times, and the police 4 times. I can't say its saved any lives, but its diffinetly benefited myself, some friends and a few strangers. If my phone rings and I can reach it without looking away from the road, I answer it, and I talk on it for short periods of time. Prove to me my driving is at all hindered by using it and I'll gladly change my policy. Then there is the whole thing on driving properly.. which most drivers don't do.. I find myself that a lot of the people that consistantly drive 5km under the speed limit drive that exact same speed in horrible weather. And then there is reaction times.. I'm an active person who has participated in partically every sport at one level or another and I've also played my share of FPS computer games. How is it fair to me that people have horrible reaction times and slame into the back of my mom's car when she breaks, or t-bones my friend? Or skids through my lane and within 1inch of my car while I put my car 3/4 of the way into the ditch to avoid them because they thought going 60km/hr in ice/snow conditions was a good idea. Anyways, prove to me my driving is hindered and I'll gladly change my ways. And just stating it doesn't mean jack shit. You have no idea how I drive.
Right they're excuses. Why? Because for some reason you think I need to justify why I'm using it while driving. I do a fine job driving with or without my cell phone in my hand. If I don't have my cell phone in my hand, I have my stereo remote some I'm not reaching to change the stations.
No they're not "SO" important. However they are people that care about me and are part of my life, and for that reason I'm not going to be an asshole every weekday just to satisfy you. If I'm driving poorly because I'm using my cell phone, then a cop can pull me over, or call my license plate in. Don't call my plate in, or pull me over because my hand is beside my head. I may not be the majority, but that doesn't mean I drive like shit or in a disminished manner at all while on my phone.
How long is your drive to work or home? I live out of the city, its a long drive, and when people leaves messages or call to ask when you are coming home or what time you are available then you can't call them an hour later.
You mean like Digital Extremes? the makers of the highly popular games ut2k+. That are developed cross-platform for both windows and linux??
If the driver support and availability for linux games increases I will upgrade my computer and purchase some linux versions. I don't mind paying for a game. (One-time payment that is). I currently went all linux awhile ago, and considering the only game I play is Quake3 I have no problems. But if counterstrike2 wasn't in that crap ass stream program and was offered for linux I would definitly upgrade so I could play it. I stopped playing cs because steam was such garbage (that was back when I was using Windows).
Well for one thing I don't carry on lengthy conversations in my car, or on my cell phone for that matter. Considering I leave my house at 7am, and usually get home at 7pm, I need to make a few quick calls and take a few calls about plans for the evening, and other such things. As far as the weekend goes when I get calls on my cell its usually about doing something or meeting someone, or I call people to find out what time I should be somewhere. If I wait until later that basically null'fies all the uses of the phone, and makes people that depend on myself out of reach. Not to mention my poor vehicle is bound to die one of these days and I need to be able to call for help or other various things.
I'm interested to know if certain drivers are unaffected by this. I often drive while making calls, especially if traffic is slow and road conditions are good. I ignore the phone, not the road... I'm often saying 'say that again' because I was concentrating on some moron cutting infront of me as opposed to the phone call. I think its safe to say a lot of cell phone users ignore the road, not the phone. I believe I am an exception..even though I'll probably be called a flamer or be told one can't ignore sound coming from a device. But just my $0.02.
Actually you have to click yes or no. They do not 'assume' yes or no for you. So your comment implying that you have to uncheck something is completely untrue.
Now don't get me wrong, I think the donation is very important and good for everyone involved. I however do remember reading that the Gates Foundation blocked the US Government of selling AIDS drugs to africa at a reduced rate because it could have cost Bill millions if not billions in profits. I remember because I was reading a story about bill donating (I believe 250 or 500million) to help the aids pandemic in Africa. It was then that I noticed a website detailing that if Bill's foundation hadn't blocked the governments attempts to sell drugs at a extremely low price that it would have been 20x or more effective that his donation. This is not a flamebait and I would link to the article but I can't find it anymore. (it was a few years ago).... Anyways, I'm not 100% certain if this is fact or fiction...perhaps someone else can shed some light on this, as I may also be forgetting some of the details.
Yes (SARCASIM), I'm the doofus for using Celcius like the rest of the world.
Unless it's below -50degress celcius then you have no reason to complain. It's just a little cold weather...
Spl0it - you're neighbour to the north (Ontario sitting at -15deg. currently)
Perhaps you're just brainwashed by the media to believe that p2p's primary and for the most part only use is piracy. I don't know if you are aware how many companies use BitTorrent for example to distribute their software. Not to mention all the non-copyrighted music that gets traded every day. Are you forgetting that the basis of all warez trading is 0-Day, 0-Hour ftp sites that see 1000's of software products a week??? Let's also consider fair rights usage. A lot of trading online over p2p is television shows. I pay for cable, if I missed a show and forgot to tape it I sure as hell will go download it.. considering I've already paid for it, as soo many do, I think its only logical to be able to enjoy something that you've paid for without having to pay for it again.
I thought the current trend was insurance claims are coming back towards an 1:1ratio??? Damn our fathers for giving us high insurance.
Btw. I'm 22, have only been in 2 accidents (Hit by a drunk driver (he was ~35), and hit a dear (damage was $25.00 -not a typo). That's no insurance claims for me, and my neck kills all the time from the bastard that hit me 2+years ago.