e) I download, but I also pay for CDs when an artist is worth it; in fact, I'll often download a few songs, and then pay up for the CD. That is, until the RIAA started to wage warfare on P2P.
Well, considering you just got a federal subpeona...
On the other hand, he has the idea straight:
Barnes expressed some concern about a possible lawsuit but was confident that "more likely they will probably come out with a cease and desist order" to stop him sharing music files on the Internet.
My question is this: With 911 subpeonas issued so far, what if every person takes the RIAA to court? Do you know how much 911 seperate cases will cost the RIAA?
I'm also wondering if there's anything in the DMCA that protects file sharers...
True; but the issue is, they've substantiated their claims...here, just sign this NDA and never talk about it.
Remember: They HAVE substantiated their claims; the only thing is, their examples may or may not be any good. But, they do have examples.
Now, the question is where they came form, or if they're merely coincidental. But, that's up to the courts to decide. Until such a point, their claims are as good as substantiated.
Well, I'm just warning the general/. public, because I doubt that the average/.er is just going to say "Check this out".
Prolly going to be more like "SCO is teh suck!!!1 They're doing insider trading and lying lots!!!!!!! Go and shut thme down before tehy ruin linucks for us!!!! They're like enron but worser!!!!!!!11111"
And that would be worthy of libel, or just being whacked with the stupid bat.
I'm 99% sure they'd be considered "Libelous statements".
"Libel per se describes statements which are widely understood to be harmful to a person's reputation. For example, referring to an individual as an alcoholic or criminal, or any description which would lower the reputation of that individual in the eyes of others. These words are harmful and libelous."
-What is Libel?
Trust me; I just took an entire course on Freedom of Speech, and we spent some time on libel.;)
Of course, SCO is already guilty of libel AnD slander in regards to IBM, Red Hat, Linus, and others.
I give the colleges kudos. It's going to take a lot, but considering all of their alumi funding, I'm sure they can pull it off. Also, I'd be surprised if alums didn't support the colleges against the RIAA with their wallets.
I was saying that if (I hope) the code goes through review, which would likely be done by an American coder, he'd have a difficult time reading the comments in other languages if he had questions.
*shrug* Maybe it's not much of a viable worry, but it was just a though.
Yes, but what garuntees the outsourced programmers to? IBM isn't highering these guys; instead, IBM would be paying some sort of Indian-Middleman-Company(TM) to.
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"Oh, yea I own those."
"You still shared them; off to jail with you."
See this story I quickly googled up for more info.
Long story short: You're worse off if you ignore a subpoena than if you just deal with it head on.
I was just wondering if there's some loophole about them accessing the files on your computer, or some such thing.
My family has Comcast Cable Internet, and every one of us use P2P apps.
I use Poisened on my iBook, the rest use Blubster/Kazaa on their PCs.
We're a whole families worth of subpeonas!
e) I download, but I also pay for CDs when an artist is worth it; in fact, I'll often download a few songs, and then pay up for the CD. That is, until the RIAA started to wage warfare on P2P.
Well, considering you just got a federal subpeona...
On the other hand, he has the idea straight:
Barnes expressed some concern about a possible lawsuit but was confident that "more likely they will probably come out with a cease and desist order" to stop him sharing music files on the Internet.
My question is this: With 911 subpeonas issued so far, what if every person takes the RIAA to court? Do you know how much 911 seperate cases will cost the RIAA?
I'm also wondering if there's anything in the DMCA that protects file sharers...
Plus you can go surf /. if you get bored off your ass (read: pure teaching from the book). =p
Hey, where's my $100?
That's where the individual opinions of judges come into play... =p
You could be right; my bet is it may depend on what state (Federal?), and what judge the case would end up.
It will also depend on how the complaint is worded...
Say it with me now: Tie-poh. =p
Remember: They HAVE substantiated their claims; the only thing is, their examples may or may not be any good. But, they do have examples.
Now, the question is where they came form, or if they're merely coincidental. But, that's up to the courts to decide. Until such a point, their claims are as good as substantiated.
Prolly going to be more like "SCO is teh suck!!!1 They're doing insider trading and lying lots!!!!!!! Go and shut thme down before tehy ruin linucks for us!!!! They're like enron but worser!!!!!!!11111"
And that would be worthy of libel, or just being whacked with the stupid bat.
Poor SEC, having to deal with the Slashbots...
"Libel per se describes statements which are widely understood to be harmful to a person's reputation. For example, referring to an individual as an alcoholic or criminal, or any description which would lower the reputation of that individual in the eyes of others. These words are harmful and libelous."
-What is Libel?
Trust me; I just took an entire course on Freedom of Speech, and we spent some time on libel. ;)
Of course, SCO is already guilty of libel AnD slander in regards to IBM, Red Hat, Linus, and others.
Otherwise, you're just going to piss the SEC off, and open yourself up for a lible suit.
Apparently they're trying to hide...
And hey, I beat /. to the story!
MS is a business powerhouse. However, their software isn't so hot; but if you're good enough at business, you can cover that up.
And there's nothing wrong with that; I'll just use the technically superior products.
I also happen to know IBM headquarters is in Dalls, Texas or Southbury, CT though which is correct I don't know.
And now you know why I'm having to work my ass off to pull a B in spanish... =p
No, but instead because they are in the main branch of the company.
That 24/7 thing is actually very, very, very innovative. It's also a fucking awesome idea.
Kudos to IBM for coming up with a good idea for making money/speeding up developement, not just a way to drive down costs.
Now THAT is thought-driven business. Shows you why IBM has been around for so long.
I was saying that if (I hope) the code goes through review, which would likely be done by an American coder, he'd have a difficult time reading the comments in other languages if he had questions.
*shrug* Maybe it's not much of a viable worry, but it was just a though.
Yes, but what garuntees the outsourced programmers to? IBM isn't highering these guys; instead, IBM would be paying some sort of Indian-Middleman-Company(TM) to.
At least I hope there will be code review...
I have no clue what a network function variable is; I pulled it out of my ass for the example. Sounded technical. =p