Does this say you can't use VNC to access an XP box, or does it say that if you want remote access via VNC you must have an XP license for the remote system?
"you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, blah blah... unless the Device has a separate license for the Product"
So I can't use VNC on my Linux box to adminster XP unless I also own an XP license for the Linux box. It is still stupid, since you have to buy an XP license for a machine that will never need it, but at least if you pony up the $$ you can do remote admin.
IANAL, of course. And if i was, I probably still wouldn't understand the damn EULA.
I often call myself a TechnoLuddite when my uber-geek friends talk about their quest for the latest/greatest/fastest. The term is deliciously self-contradictory.
Anybody need gas money to make the drive? I can't make Austin tomorrow (I'm in the DFW area btw) but I could certainly drop a gallon or two in the tank of someone who could.
Related: are there any organized groups within TX opposing this bill? I know the EFF is providing an information clearinghouse function, but do they actually get into the thick of things (meetings, etc)?
from the article: As I leave, Vig offers a historical note, reminding me that Pro Tools makes high-gloss sonic polish available on a budget but doesn't substitute for musical genius: "The Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper's on four tracks.
Genius always wins. A great song is a great song whether it is recorded on 200 tracks of Pro Tools or simply sung into a handheld cassette recorder. And the converse.. it is also true. Shite is shite.
One side effect of cheap recording tech I'm noticed in this area is that as the bar lowers for producing pro-sounding recordings, the more.. um... not-so-great music I get to hear. And I'm not talking about the quality of the recordings, but the quality of the songs themselves. As a local musician and music addict, I own lots of nice shiny CDs full of highly produced and highly-polished musical turds. [Note that I am NOT saying all independent produced CDs are bad. sheesh.]
Now that anyone can record a full blown CD in their bedroom using their computer and press up 1000 copies at will, all for less than the price of a DAY in a top studio, "anyone" will do so. I suspect one reason we always hear the refrain "music used to be so much better; all of today's music is crap" is due in part to this effect. It used to be a significantly expensive endeavor to record an album. If you didn't have good songs, or didn't have monied backers (who thought you had good songs), you didn't get much recording done.
With all that said, I'm going home tonight to record my cruddy songs on my 10 year old, state-of-the-dump Tascam 4-track cassette portastudio, and love every minute of it!
I bet cheezy mass-market pop music would taste like chicken. It all sounds pretty much like a blank mash of other music styles. If that doesn't define the taste of chicken I don't know what else does....
What other music style/taste treat combinations can we come up with?
IIRC, in the world of copyright law, a work (a song, a sound recording) is considered "distributed" when copes are offered to the public. For free, for sale, it doesn't matter. It is the act of offering the work to the public that constitutes "distriubtion". Noone has to actually buy a copy of the work. Heck, nobody has to even posses a copy; just the fact that you offer the work to the public is the key.
I'd think the same concept applies here. "Distribution" occurs when the file is offered to the public. Whether or not anybody takes advantage of the file or not is immaterial.
Yes, serious. Some sources (CNN, MSNBC, etc) are familiar to everyone. Some (Something Awful, the Delia Smith post down the page a bit) were new to me. _That_ is what I why I asked; I hoped to learn something new (and yes, I DO realize this is/. ).
Their idea, which boils down to a giant opt-out list of email addresses, impresses me not. If they proposed a giant opt-in list, I'd be a bit more excited. Of course, nobody would sign up... I can't imagine too many email Oliver Twists out there saying "Please sir, may I have some more [spam]?"
And would you entrust your email address under any circumstances to an organization who's entire business is sending marketing email?
Check out the information and resources provided by the National Association for the Self-Employed. They offer a wide range of help to the small business and self-employed (hence the name). Membership is not free; they DO offer one of the best independent health insurance plans you'll find. Yes, you DO want health insurance.
(oddly enough, i try the link right now and it returns nada. I know the site is there... was reading up earlier)
What if they were just trying to track down the distributors? It would be SOO easy to put a signature on each track they allow someone to download. Then, they just connect to all the various file-sharing places, download songs, and analyze them. They find out who put their tracks out there. Then they prosecute those people.
IMHO, this could be a Very Good Thing. If they (EMI in specific, the record industry in general) have the capability to identify the people actually sharing the MP3's, it makes it a lot harder to justify blanket taxes on media, DRM enabled players, strong-arm tactics against ISPs, mega-enhanced-super-DMCA, etc. If this in fact pans out, and at a reasonable price (I didnt' see any prices mentioned in the articles, go figure), its nice to see at least one of the majors making an effort to locate a clue.
Of course, this doesn't totally solve any of the problems. For example, suppose somebody steals your cc number, buys a bunch of music, then goes a-sharing. Or someone cracks their "signature", strips it, then shares an un-trackable version of the file (yes, it _will_ happen). Or, just like today, someone buys a CD, rips a mp3, THEN shares.
It just sounds like an ever-so-tentative step in the right direction.
Therefore, though it's very kind of the Crown Prosecution Service to accept this explanation at trial, why did they wait before it was up before a judge with all the attendant publicity before letting him off the hook?
I know this sounds ass-backwards, but what if:
If they'd just quietly dropped the case with no public explanation, the guy would have been stigmatized forever. There would be no public resolution, so the public would just assume he was guilty and keep making his life hell. Since the case WAS resolved and dropped in such a widely-known public forum, maybe there is a sliver of a chance that this guy can get his life back. He has something he can point to and say "see? i didn't do it?" Publicity can work _for_ you also.
whether it works or not is another story... i think he's got several more tough of years ahead of him.
A bit OT, but I've always thought it would be intersting to see a cryptology book released in electronic form.... encrypted. Kind of a "you must be at least this tall to ride this ride" kind of thing.
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Does this say you can't use VNC to access an XP box, or does it say that if you want remote access via VNC you must have an XP license for the remote system?
... unless the Device has a separate license for the Product"
"you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, blah blah
So I can't use VNC on my Linux box to adminster XP unless I also own an XP license for the Linux box. It is still stupid, since you have to buy an XP license for a machine that will never need it, but at least if you pony up the $$ you can do remote admin.
IANAL, of course. And if i was, I probably still wouldn't understand the damn EULA.
software that does not have 24 hour, worldwide support available along with it
... and say hello to the 24 hour, worldwide support team.
I often call myself a TechnoLuddite when my uber-geek friends talk about their quest for the latest/greatest/fastest. The term is deliciously self-contradictory.
Anybody need gas money to make the drive? I can't make Austin tomorrow (I'm in the DFW area btw) but I could certainly drop a gallon or two in the tank of someone who could.
Related: are there any organized groups within TX opposing this bill? I know the EFF is providing an information clearinghouse function, but do they actually get into the thick of things (meetings, etc)?
If they'd built two, they would of course had to connect them with a T1.
[ducks]
(nice inflammatory title there, matt)
.. it is also true. Shite is shite.
.. um ... not-so-great music I get to hear. And I'm not talking about the quality of the recordings, but the quality of the songs themselves. As a local musician and music addict, I own lots of nice shiny CDs full of highly produced and highly-polished musical turds. [Note that I am NOT saying all independent produced CDs are bad. sheesh.]
from the article: As I leave, Vig offers a historical note, reminding me that Pro Tools makes high-gloss sonic polish available on a budget but doesn't substitute for musical genius: "The Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper's on four tracks.
Genius always wins. A great song is a great song whether it is recorded on 200 tracks of Pro Tools or simply sung into a handheld cassette recorder. And the converse
One side effect of cheap recording tech I'm noticed in this area is that as the bar lowers for producing pro-sounding recordings, the more
Now that anyone can record a full blown CD in their bedroom using their computer and press up 1000 copies at will, all for less than the price of a DAY in a top studio, "anyone" will do so. I suspect one reason we always hear the refrain "music used to be so much better; all of today's music is crap" is due in part to this effect. It used to be a significantly expensive endeavor to record an album. If you didn't have good songs, or didn't have monied backers (who thought you had good songs), you didn't get much recording done.
With all that said, I'm going home tonight to record my cruddy songs on my 10 year old, state-of-the-dump Tascam 4-track cassette portastudio, and love every minute of it!
The RIAA would first multiply the number based on the speed and number of your cd drives, and the barometric pressure in Thailand :)
... and THEN claim that the number would have been 3x as large without those damn Linux P2P fileswapping pirates. ARRRRRGH MATEY!!
I bet cheezy mass-market pop music would taste like chicken. It all sounds pretty much like a blank mash of other music styles. If that doesn't define the taste of chicken I don't know what else does....
What other music style/taste treat combinations can we come up with?
Anybody else ever see these billboards/placards nailed to telephone poles? Or see the ads in various publications?
Now we know where they came from.
IIRC, in the world of copyright law, a work (a song, a sound recording) is considered "distributed" when copes are offered to the public. For free, for sale, it doesn't matter. It is the act of offering the work to the public that constitutes "distriubtion". Noone has to actually buy a copy of the work. Heck, nobody has to even posses a copy; just the fact that you offer the work to the public is the key.
I'd think the same concept applies here. "Distribution" occurs when the file is offered to the public. Whether or not anybody takes advantage of the file or not is immaterial.
Yes, serious. Some sources (CNN, MSNBC, etc) are familiar to everyone. Some (Something Awful, the Delia Smith post down the page a bit) were new to me. _That_ is what I why I asked; I hoped to learn something new (and yes, I DO realize this is /. ).
Not far enough. No. Probably not. Adapt or die. Eventually, but not at first. It is bright. Yes, or some equivalent.
Wall Street Has Learned to Love the Shapely Derrière.
Its only paranoia until the sky really is falling....
Their idea, which boils down to a giant opt-out list of email addresses, impresses me not. If they proposed a giant opt-in list, I'd be a bit more excited. Of course, nobody would sign up ... I can't imagine too many email Oliver Twists out there saying "Please sir, may I have some more [spam]?"
And would you entrust your email address under any circumstances to an organization who's entire business is sending marketing email?
I thought about going to RTFA and posting something meaningful, but eh why bother....
Check out the information and resources provided by the National Association for the Self-Employed. They offer a wide range of help to the small business and self-employed (hence the name). Membership is not free; they DO offer one of the best independent health insurance plans you'll find. Yes, you DO want health insurance.
... was reading up earlier)
(oddly enough, i try the link right now and it returns nada. I know the site is there
but this is just Matrix on a bigger screen and sound system.
;-)
and your point is?
What if they were just trying to track down the distributors? It would be SOO easy to put a signature on each track they allow someone to download. Then, they just connect to all the various file-sharing places, download songs, and analyze them. They find out who put their tracks out there. Then they prosecute those people.
IMHO, this could be a Very Good Thing. If they (EMI in specific, the record industry in general) have the capability to identify the people actually sharing the MP3's, it makes it a lot harder to justify blanket taxes on media, DRM enabled players, strong-arm tactics against ISPs, mega-enhanced-super-DMCA, etc. If this in fact pans out, and at a reasonable price (I didnt' see any prices mentioned in the articles, go figure), its nice to see at least one of the majors making an effort to locate a clue.
Of course, this doesn't totally solve any of the problems. For example, suppose somebody steals your cc number, buys a bunch of music, then goes a-sharing. Or someone cracks their "signature", strips it, then shares an un-trackable version of the file (yes, it _will_ happen). Or, just like today, someone buys a CD, rips a mp3, THEN shares.
It just sounds like an ever-so-tentative step in the right direction.
Therefore, though it's very kind of the Crown Prosecution Service to accept this explanation at trial, why did they wait before it was up before a judge with all the attendant publicity before letting him off the hook?
... i think he's got several more tough of years ahead of him.
I know this sounds ass-backwards, but what if:
If they'd just quietly dropped the case with no public explanation, the guy would have been stigmatized forever. There would be no public resolution, so the public would just assume he was guilty and keep making his life hell. Since the case WAS resolved and dropped in such a widely-known public forum, maybe there is a sliver of a chance that this guy can get his life back. He has something he can point to and say "see? i didn't do it?" Publicity can work _for_ you also.
whether it works or not is another story
It is also possible that the whole purpose of the Trojan was to set up a child pr0n sharing node on a computer without the owner's knowledge.
... with an emphasis on the ones that have "gone wild". Domesticated girls are not nearly as fun.
A bit OT, but I've always thought it would be intersting to see a cryptology book released in electronic form .... encrypted. Kind of a "you must be at least this tall to ride this ride" kind of thing.
uh, from /. of course.....
Why get shit-quality copies of music for free from Napster, when a different p2p service would offer sales-quality copies of music for free?
why would anyone pay for bottled water when they can get it from any number of taps for free?
in a word: convenience