The state would have been better served by passing a law that helps to easily identify public wireless access points.
Connecting to a wireless network w/o permission is as wrong as connecting to a wired one. If I leave my office door unlocked, does that give you the right to plug into one of my data jacks? No.
Granted the blame comes back to the inept admin who left the network insecure, but like many things in life, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
I don't know why, maybe boredom, but I sent an e-mail to every single Michigan state senator, and rep, telling them in fairly simple terms how this law can criminalize innocent activities, i.e. NAT.
I don't even live in Michigan.
But it will be interesting to see what kind of feedback I get, if any.
I don't think the RIAA will be to upset, because I'm sure clear channel will be sending more than a few dollars their way.
This does have me wondering though. Dave Matthews Band allows the recording of their concerts by fans, always have. In many cases fans can plug into the sound board for great audio quality. But they just recently (like 2 weeks ago) changed their policy to forbid the trading of concerts over the Internet, or to make the concert available from any web or FTP site. Maybe that's connected. Clear Channel is also a major concert promoter.
I would assume the cable companies would love PVR's. I got HBO only after I got my TiVo, b/c now I can watch the Soprano's when it fits into my schedule, not theirs. It's not quite on demand programming, but the benefits and features cost the cable industry nothing.
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The state would have been better served by passing a law that helps to easily identify public wireless access points. Connecting to a wireless network w/o permission is as wrong as connecting to a wired one. If I leave my office door unlocked, does that give you the right to plug into one of my data jacks? No. Granted the blame comes back to the inept admin who left the network insecure, but like many things in life, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
I don't know why, maybe boredom, but I sent an e-mail to every single Michigan state senator, and rep, telling them in fairly simple terms how this law can criminalize innocent activities, i.e. NAT. I don't even live in Michigan. But it will be interesting to see what kind of feedback I get, if any.
He's funnier than William Shatner, that's for damn sure.
I don't think the RIAA will be to upset, because I'm sure clear channel will be sending more than a few dollars their way.
This does have me wondering though. Dave Matthews Band allows the recording of their concerts by fans, always have. In many cases fans can plug into the sound board for great audio quality. But they just recently (like 2 weeks ago) changed their policy to forbid the trading of concerts over the Internet, or to make the concert available from any web or FTP site. Maybe that's connected. Clear Channel is also a major concert promoter.
I would assume the cable companies would love PVR's. I got HBO only after I got my TiVo, b/c now I can watch the Soprano's when it fits into my schedule, not theirs. It's not quite on demand programming, but the benefits and features cost the cable industry nothing.
The words of one CEO shouldn't always reflect the opinion of the industry. AT&T has sent me a few offers to buy a TiVo directly through them.
Mirror here Oh, and YOU'RE WELCOME (sorry, computer guy joke)
Way to look before you leap. RELEASE is not out yet.