Seriously though, it's probably more like...
Singh: Hey boss, look, IT salaries are on the rise in the US. May I have a raise?
PHB: Sure. Now you make 8 rupee a month!
Singh: Yay! Now I can afford the luxury of a moped to drive my entire family on.
It would be a bit of a pain, but why not make a special dhcp list for people who are infected. Have it give out special name servers which resolve everything to one website which has fix information on it. Have a little writeup on how to fix the offending computer then a number to call when the computer is fixed or if the user has issues. If you wanted to get really complicated you could setup different writeups for different worms/viruses. Just an idea tho.
I believe the DMCA allows for EULA to include clauses like you mentioned(reverse engineering, benchmarking, etc). While it may not be applicable in your state/country, it is in my state.
What is the difference between scanning for BackOrfice/SubSeven and Web Servers? I really don't think there is a major difference, either way you're scanning.
Maybe I'm confused here, but I thought that copyright law gave you the "right to copy". Kinda funny how that works, but basically, it allows you to tell anybody if or when they can copy your music.
So you, as the artist have the right to control how your Intellectual Property is distributed, but this is only for a limited peroid of time. That period is(now correct me if i'm wrong) the artists lifetime + 75 years(it's simply 95 years for a corporation). So once that time peroid is up, the artist's work goes into the "Public Domain". The artist's incentive for creating the work is its ability to control the copying of its work, and the incentive of the public is that the public will eventually gain control of that information.
It sounds to me like the US Govt has done a pretty good job in insuring that the artists can gain something from all their work. It also works out pretty good for the general public, such that they get all sorts of great information.
Now you mentioned 17 years, which I believe you are referring to patent law(it has recently changed). Patents are a much more powerful protection than copyrights, but are much harder to get than copyrights. If you get a patent, your control over your IP is much shorter, but much much more powerful than a copyright. The drawback is that instead of Life+75 years with your copyright, you get 20 years from the date of submission of your application for a patent.
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Seriously though, it's probably more like... Singh: Hey boss, look, IT salaries are on the rise in the US. May I have a raise? PHB: Sure. Now you make 8 rupee a month! Singh: Yay! Now I can afford the luxury of a moped to drive my entire family on.
It's the E-Helmet, it has text messaging, a player piano, and a cam-era.
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Phew! Glad somebody posted that, I wasn't sure where the any key was on my computer!
It would be a bit of a pain, but why not make a special dhcp list for people who are infected. Have it give out special name servers which resolve everything to one website which has fix information on it. Have a little writeup on how to fix the offending computer then a number to call when the computer is fixed or if the user has issues. If you wanted to get really complicated you could setup different writeups for different worms/viruses. Just an idea tho.
I believe the DMCA allows for EULA to include clauses like you mentioned(reverse engineering, benchmarking, etc). While it may not be applicable in your state/country, it is in my state.
Their revised EULA also says it's not so cool to do a .NET benchmark without their blessing... YEAH UCITA, I'M SO HAPPY MY STATE VOTED YOU AS LAW.
What is the difference between scanning for BackOrfice/SubSeven and Web Servers? I really don't think there is a major difference, either way you're scanning.
Maybe I'm confused here, but I thought that copyright law gave you the "right to copy". Kinda funny how that works, but basically, it allows you to tell anybody if or when they can copy your music.
So you, as the artist have the right to control how your Intellectual Property is distributed, but this is only for a limited peroid of time. That period is(now correct me if i'm wrong) the artists lifetime + 75 years(it's simply 95 years for a corporation). So once that time peroid is up, the artist's work goes into the "Public Domain". The artist's incentive for creating the work is its ability to control the copying of its work, and the incentive of the public is that the public will eventually gain control of that information.
It sounds to me like the US Govt has done a pretty good job in insuring that the artists can gain something from all their work. It also works out pretty good for the general public, such that they get all sorts of great information.
Now you mentioned 17 years, which I believe you are referring to patent law(it has recently changed). Patents are a much more powerful protection than copyrights, but are much harder to get than copyrights. If you get a patent, your control over your IP is much shorter, but much much more powerful than a copyright. The drawback is that instead of Life+75 years with your copyright, you get 20 years from the date of submission of your application for a patent.