My SBC DSL does the same, maybe once every few days (difficult to tell - I turn the modem and router off when the computers are off) and it's trapped by ZoneAlarm.
Interesting that Mozilla tries for server rights when installed, but works fine with just internet access rights.
..the retail/cost ratio of DVDs is not as insane as CDs
Ol' Buzz, you aren't thinking. Most of the revenue from a movie comes from the release to theatre and broadcast, where the whole product is (generally) played. DVD/VHS retail is simply a bonus.
Most of the CD revenue comes from retail... and not many radio stations play a complete CD (even Led Zep Kashmir is too long for most!;) ). The success percentage of a music CD is much lower than that of a movie, although the production cost is much lower.
NanoGator is suggesting that becuase he paid somebody for the service, he's morally in the right, particularly because the service isn't available from the 'correct' vendor.
Actually, paying the $1 means he is recieving stolen goods. That's no better than downloading the movie for free from somewhere else. Could be morally worse, because the thief is being funded..
Don't confuse 'fair use' issues (how it's used once it's been purchased in one format) with a complaint about the preferred format not being available. That's entirely the business of the owner of the material.
"I took it upon myself to look up his SSN in the payroll system."
Hmm. A contractor had random access to the payroll system? Sounds almost as bad a practice as letting a prima donna type hold uniquely important material using just password protection.
Amazing example of bad security in both directions.
Ah, but defining what exactly is abuse is the meat that feeds the laywers. The only solution that will work in practice (ie not feed lawyers) is one that rigidly bans UCE, and defines a fixed penalty per ocurrence ($500?) such as for unsolicited telemarketing in US.
I'm very interested in the evidence for this. If your source is Tivo, do they specifically say this or merely imply it? I remain convinced that the business model for all PVRs must include revenue from the advertisers, by making the advertising more effective - ie targetted. Tivo and friends can't just make money from the EPG subscription. Broadcast TV advertising is by definition not targetted... which also means that broadcast TV will die when PVRs rule the waves, because PVR advertising will take the revenue.
If you opt out, they still collect every single remote control key click, and the time it was pressed. The current privacy policy simply promises not to do anything with the information.
The aggregate information is very useful. Advertisers can trial some ads on a few hundred people who watch various combinations of programs, and use those results to target the sucsessful ads to everyone else who watches the same (or similar combinations). They KNOW whether you skip the ads or not.
A useful PVR would allow you to skip ads completely (not fast-forward) and would not require the phone-home. They all have phone-home. Remember, the TV is the ads. Ally McBeal and so on is just the rubbish they have to transmit as well to make you watch the ads.
If you're interested in this sort of invasive stuff see:
Re: 'filtering clipboard text through notepad'. Come on lad. Use paste special, unformatted text. Define a short cut to do it. Yeah, Orifice 2000 is even worse - tries to make everything html.
Slashdot Mirror
Thanks!
Ok, so what's the effect of the server rights being revoked? Mozilla is a browser after all; why should it serve the intranet?
My SBC DSL does the same, maybe once every few days (difficult to tell - I turn the modem and router off when the computers are off) and it's trapped by ZoneAlarm.
Interesting that Mozilla tries for server rights when installed, but works fine with just internet access rights.
..the retail/cost ratio of DVDs is not as insane as CDs
;) ). The success percentage of a music CD is much lower than that of a movie, although the production cost is much lower.
Ol' Buzz, you aren't thinking. Most of the revenue from a movie comes from the release to theatre and broadcast, where the whole product is (generally) played. DVD/VHS retail is simply a bonus.
Most of the CD revenue comes from retail... and not many radio stations play a complete CD (even Led Zep Kashmir is too long for most!
NanoGator is suggesting that becuase he paid somebody for the service, he's morally in the right, particularly because the service isn't available from the 'correct' vendor.
Actually, paying the $1 means he is recieving stolen goods. That's no better than downloading the movie for free from somewhere else. Could be morally worse, because the thief is being funded..
Don't confuse 'fair use' issues (how it's used once it's been purchased in one format) with a complaint about the preferred format not being available. That's entirely the business of the owner of the material.
"I took it upon myself to look up his SSN in the payroll system."
Hmm. A contractor had random access to the payroll system? Sounds almost as bad a practice as letting a prima donna type hold uniquely important material using just password protection.
Amazing example of bad security in both directions.
Use adshield!
:))
www.adshield.org
...although I'm not sure if it works with cgi-served ads though
Ah, but defining what exactly is abuse is the meat that feeds the laywers. The only solution that will work in practice (ie not feed lawyers) is one that rigidly bans UCE, and defines a fixed penalty per ocurrence ($500?) such as for unsolicited telemarketing in US.
Thanks, Otto
I'm very interested in the evidence for this. If your source is Tivo, do they specifically say this or merely imply it? I remain convinced that the business model for all PVRs must include revenue from the advertisers, by making the advertising more effective - ie targetted. Tivo and friends can't just make money from the EPG subscription. Broadcast TV advertising is by definition not targetted... which also means that broadcast TV will die when PVRs rule the waves, because PVR advertising will take the revenue.
Anyone thinking of buying a Tivo or competing PVR should read:
o rt.asp?id=62&action=0
http://www.privacyfoundation.org/privacywatch/rep
If you opt out, they still collect every single remote control key click, and the time it was pressed. The current privacy policy simply promises not to do anything with the information. The aggregate information is very useful. Advertisers can trial some ads on a few hundred people who watch various combinations of programs, and use those results to target the sucsessful ads to everyone else who watches the same (or similar combinations). They KNOW whether you skip the ads or not.
A useful PVR would allow you to skip ads completely (not fast-forward) and would not require the phone-home. They all have phone-home. Remember, the TV is the ads. Ally McBeal and so on is just the rubbish they have to transmit as well to make you watch the ads. If you're interested in this sort of invasive stuff see:
http://www.spyinteractive.com/issue/iss_front.asp
and the book "Spy TV" ISBN: 1 899866 25 6
Re: 'filtering clipboard text through notepad'. Come on lad. Use paste special, unformatted text. Define a short cut to do it. Yeah, Orifice 2000 is even worse - tries to make everything html.