If what Kazaa is doing isn't shady, then why are their operations scattered throughout the world, out of reach of the countries where they do most of their business?
If Kazaa has nothing to hide, why are they hiding?
Exactly. If this artist wants to publish music and make it available for download, then that's her right. The proposed crackdown on illegal distribution of copyrighted works is designed to stop the distribution where it is not desired. If artists want to distribute over the web, they still can- they own the copyrights, and they can distribute as they please.
But just because one person benefits from something that a lot of people feel hurts them doesn't mean that the claim of most everybody else is invalid. This is a situation where both the MPAA/RIAA and download-friendly artists can have it their way.
In other words, P2P networks are only good for illegal activity?
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More cartoons/music/gizmos is a societal goal that I do not agree with enough to shell out cash if I don't have to. Sorry, that is a donation I'm not willing to make.
So, suppose I go to your workplace and demand your company's services, but then I refuse to pay because I don't feel that it's worth my money. Doesn't seem right, eh?
And if you don't agree with "more cartoons/music/gizmos", then why the heck are you downloading them?
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Well, entrepenuers take note: if you profit because of folks conducting illegal business in your workplace, make sure that you make a few legitimate bucks on the side, and you'll be just peachy keen with the feds.
I've never heard of anything so silly. Altnet cannot act as a band-aid for the illegal file swapping that is Kazaa's primary reason for existence, and properity.
1) Posting it online for everybody to download is illegally distribuating it. You're no longer just using the music for your own personal use, you're letting others lose that, and almost every album (and movie) has a warning on it saying that you CAN'T do that! Just like how it's illegal to play the radio in a public place without permission from the station.
2) So I'm really sure that everybody on Kaaza owns every CD for every song that they've ever downloaded. Give me a break!
3) If they can obtain a subpoena, they'll probably eventually be able to obtain a search warrant, and they can check to see just how many CDs he owns. "Probable Cause" is the law here, and there is certainly probable cause here. Digital crime is just like regular crime, buddy.
but you are hurting the copyright owners...you're stealing from them. You can argue that people keep buying music and movies so it's okay to give out some for free. But the fact that 60 million people are on Kaaza, and most of them have the intention of downloading copyrighted works without compensating the folks who made them- there's gotta be some "hurt" going on there.
Anytime you refuse to compensate somebody for services rendered, somebody's losing money.
You can purchase 2 or more batteries and switch them when one runs out on most cameras. On most 8mm camcorders you can also just pop in another 8mm when the tape runs out. But with this new machine you basically have to run back home to your computer and upload before you can continue taping.
Even if you have a laptop to upload it to, good luck getting whatever you're taping to wait for you.
"Son, don't start walking yet! Daddy's still uploading."
Uh, yeah, did we forget about the Verizon user who downloaded all the MP3s? Didn't he violate some copyright holder's right to not have their stuff stolen?
I don't think getting a subpoena to access relevant information related to a possible crime (with reasonable suspicion) is violating anybody's rights.
Folks are going to have to pay for those illegally downloaded MP3s somehow- either by purchasing the album, or through fines and jail time.
I'm no expert on the Chinese economic situation, but the average Chinese person probably isn't quite as wealthy as the average American. Therefore, most Chinese probably can't afford one of the newer consoles. So, perhaps Nintendo is doing the same thing that that one Brazillian company was doing with the Sega Master System...if they can't afford something that's new, give them something that's old, but still about as fun.
What's really sad is that the reason we celebrate Christmas is lost even on many churchgoers. When I went to church with my family this Christmas Eve, half the congregation left right after communion, before the service was over. Rightfully so, I'm sure many of them will tell you, since it's the 'busiest time of the year'. A message of the true purpose of Christmas must permeate the churches and their attendees before our society as a whole might actually understand that Christmas was originally intended to be something more than time for gifts and beer.
I sometimes wonder why our society hasn't adopted December 25 as a non-religiously affiliated holiday intended for gift-giving. I fear that it will probably happen. Perhaps they'll call it Decemberween.
I worked in a municipal court over the summer. I watched a lot of people not get their money in small claims court.
Now, if you win against somebody like Yahoo!, then you're probably pretty safe. They're a big target, and they're not particularly likely or able to hide themselves, and they probably won't go bankrupt due to a small claims suit. However, while getting a default judgement is relatively easy (it's your proof against them not showing up), it can be very difficult to track people to get them to pay. Often, people who get evicted move out and don't leave an address or number, or businesses who get sued simply "disappear", and there's no contact avaialbe for the person who ran the business. Once they find an personal address or place of employment or the place where they bank, they can garnish wages or accounts, or serve them for a debtors exam, where they would reveal all their assets.
The bottom line is, once you get a judgement in your favor, it's not as easy as you think to get your money.
You seem to confuse the Church with the people who run it. I agree, there are people at the head of the church who are child molestors, rapists, heathens, in it only for the power trip, etc. etc. However, that is not the Church, per say.
The real Christian Church is all of God's people and what they stand for under God, and the real Catholic church is all the Catholics and what they stand for Under God, and they are part of the entire Christian Church. The real leader of the Church is Jesus Himself, and therefore, anybody who goes against what He commands of us in the name of the Church isn't really doing it with the support of the real leadership of the Church.
Therefore, the Church is just fine. All of the core tenants of the Catholic, and all other legitimate denominations, are in tune with the commandments of Jesus, which include the Law of Love (love your neighbor as yourself, etc, etc), which would prohibit acts such as molestation and rape, among other things. Unfortunately, some of the earthly leadership of the church really needs to get their act together.
Critize the actions of the people in the church who did wrong, not the Church itself. The person who said that the answer to what would Jesus do is dropping your pants was clearly critizing and mocking the Church (and the commandments of Christ Himself) and not the actions of the people.
The actions of a few should not dictate the reputation of many. Christianity does not approve of the molestation of little children, or of anybody for that manner. The Catholic denomination does not support it, nor does any other legitimate denomination.
People who have done bad things in the name of Christianity do not represent Jesus Christ or his true followers.
Such statements prejudicing Christians and Christianity are every bit as offensive as saying that all arabs are terrorists or that all [insert persecuted minority here] are genetically inferior.
The 4-button gravis was pretty small, as well- it was just like an SNES controller, except without the shoulder buttons. i don't think they are around today, but possibly on Ebay...
...I wouldn't get them a 8 button MS Sidewinder, tho...thing is huge, and many of the models have this "mode" button right next to the "start" button...well, the "mode" button turns the joystick off, and usually freezes/ messes-up the game you're playing. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally pressed that thing when trying to pause my game! Otherwise, tho, the Sidewinder is one of the best controllers around for big hands:)
Remember, when stadiums had cool names, like "Candlestick", or "Ebbet's", or "Joe Robbie", or "Municipal" (well, okay, not "Municipal")? Or when bowl games were called "Rose" and "Orange"? Now our stadiums are called "Comerica" and "Pro Player" and "Gilette" and "Tampax" or whatever! And our bowls are called "Tostitos" and "Chic-Fil-A"(!)! Corporate influences have destroyed sports in America.
Anyway, there once was a park called Pac Bell. Granted, the name indicated that it was one of those "corporately defiled" stadiums, but it had a nice ring to it. But now we're going to have to call it SBC?!?!
They have gone too far...
Comapnies need to 1) Stop being so schizophrenic, and 2) go away.
Linux for businesses/ government agencies makes a lot of sense. At such places, you want the computer to only run whatever software is necessary for the business/agency: the business specific software (for the cash register, or for ordering something), a word processor, and perhaps e-mail and web browsing. Provided the vendor will make the specific software for Linux, then it's the ideal choice.
How so? Most folks have little clue what to do in Linux, even with a gui like KDE. That way, you teach them only what they need to know, and they only do what they need to do, since they can't do anything else. They will be more productive because they won't waste time changing backgrounds and screensavers and playing solitare.
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If what Kazaa is doing isn't shady, then why are their operations scattered throughout the world, out of reach of the countries where they do most of their business?
If Kazaa has nothing to hide, why are they hiding?
Exactly. If this artist wants to publish music and make it available for download, then that's her right. The proposed crackdown on illegal distribution of copyrighted works is designed to stop the distribution where it is not desired. If artists want to distribute over the web, they still can- they own the copyrights, and they can distribute as they please.
But just because one person benefits from something that a lot of people feel hurts them doesn't mean that the claim of most everybody else is invalid. This is a situation where both the MPAA/RIAA and download-friendly artists can have it their way.
In other words, P2P networks are only good for illegal activity?
More cartoons/music/gizmos is a societal goal that I do not agree with enough to shell out cash if I don't have to. Sorry, that is a donation I'm not willing to make.
So, suppose I go to your workplace and demand your company's services, but then I refuse to pay because I don't feel that it's worth my money. Doesn't seem right, eh?
And if you don't agree with "more cartoons/music/gizmos", then why the heck are you downloading them?
Well, entrepenuers take note: if you profit because of folks conducting illegal business in your workplace, make sure that you make a few legitimate bucks on the side, and you'll be just peachy keen with the feds.
I've never heard of anything so silly. Altnet cannot act as a band-aid for the illegal file swapping that is Kazaa's primary reason for existence, and properity.
i have to wonder why the RIAA and MPAA can have a Monopoly but the RIAA cant.
That's some serious double-think there, buddy.
1) Posting it online for everybody to download is illegally distribuating it. You're no longer just using the music for your own personal use, you're letting others lose that, and almost every album (and movie) has a warning on it saying that you CAN'T do that! Just like how it's illegal to play the radio in a public place without permission from the station.
2) So I'm really sure that everybody on Kaaza owns every CD for every song that they've ever downloaded. Give me a break!
3) If they can obtain a subpoena, they'll probably eventually be able to obtain a search warrant, and they can check to see just how many CDs he owns. "Probable Cause" is the law here, and there is certainly probable cause here. Digital crime is just like regular crime, buddy.
but you are hurting the copyright owners...you're stealing from them. You can argue that people keep buying music and movies so it's okay to give out some for free. But the fact that 60 million people are on Kaaza, and most of them have the intention of downloading copyrighted works without compensating the folks who made them- there's gotta be some "hurt" going on there.
Anytime you refuse to compensate somebody for services rendered, somebody's losing money.
You can purchase 2 or more batteries and switch them when one runs out on most cameras. On most 8mm camcorders you can also just pop in another 8mm when the tape runs out. But with this new machine you basically have to run back home to your computer and upload before you can continue taping.
Even if you have a laptop to upload it to, good luck getting whatever you're taping to wait for you.
"Son, don't start walking yet! Daddy's still uploading."
Most people don't have any moral problem with it. Try asking a few friends.
Just because everybody else does it does not mean it's right.
Jeesh. I sound like somebody's mom.
Uh, yeah, did we forget about the Verizon user who downloaded all the MP3s? Didn't he violate some copyright holder's right to not have their stuff stolen?
I don't think getting a subpoena to access relevant information related to a possible crime (with reasonable suspicion) is violating anybody's rights.
Folks are going to have to pay for those illegally downloaded MP3s somehow- either by purchasing the album, or through fines and jail time.
And I bet they'll find yet another place for the much-malinged backslash key!
2 keyboards- two totally different places for the backslash key- what gives?!?!
Here in Cleveland, Clearchannel owns just about every prominient station on the FM dial.
Middleware: "Hey kid, you want my autograph?"
Kid: "No thanks..."
I'm no expert on the Chinese economic situation, but the average Chinese person probably isn't quite as wealthy as the average American. Therefore, most Chinese probably can't afford one of the newer consoles. So, perhaps Nintendo is doing the same thing that that one Brazillian company was doing with the Sega Master System...if they can't afford something that's new, give them something that's old, but still about as fun.
What's really sad is that the reason we celebrate Christmas is lost even on many churchgoers. When I went to church with my family this Christmas Eve, half the congregation left right after communion, before the service was over. Rightfully so, I'm sure many of them will tell you, since it's the 'busiest time of the year'. A message of the true purpose of Christmas must permeate the churches and their attendees before our society as a whole might actually understand that Christmas was originally intended to be something more than time for gifts and beer.
I sometimes wonder why our society hasn't adopted December 25 as a non-religiously affiliated holiday intended for gift-giving. I fear that it will probably happen. Perhaps they'll call it Decemberween.
I worked in a municipal court over the summer. I watched a lot of people not get their money in small claims court.
Now, if you win against somebody like Yahoo!, then you're probably pretty safe. They're a big target, and they're not particularly likely or able to hide themselves, and they probably won't go bankrupt due to a small claims suit. However, while getting a default judgement is relatively easy (it's your proof against them not showing up), it can be very difficult to track people to get them to pay. Often, people who get evicted move out and don't leave an address or number, or businesses who get sued simply "disappear", and there's no contact avaialbe for the person who ran the business. Once they find an personal address or place of employment or the place where they bank, they can garnish wages or accounts, or serve them for a debtors exam, where they would reveal all their assets.
The bottom line is, once you get a judgement in your favor, it's not as easy as you think to get your money.
You seem to confuse the Church with the people who run it. I agree, there are people at the head of the church who are child molestors, rapists, heathens, in it only for the power trip, etc. etc. However, that is not the Church, per say.
The real Christian Church is all of God's people and what they stand for under God, and the real Catholic church is all the Catholics and what they stand for Under God, and they are part of the entire Christian Church. The real leader of the Church is Jesus Himself, and therefore, anybody who goes against what He commands of us in the name of the Church isn't really doing it with the support of the real leadership of the Church.
Therefore, the Church is just fine. All of the core tenants of the Catholic, and all other legitimate denominations, are in tune with the commandments of Jesus, which include the Law of Love (love your neighbor as yourself, etc, etc), which would prohibit acts such as molestation and rape, among other things. Unfortunately, some of the earthly leadership of the church really needs to get their act together.
Critize the actions of the people in the church who did wrong, not the Church itself. The person who said that the answer to what would Jesus do is dropping your pants was clearly critizing and mocking the Church (and the commandments of Christ Himself) and not the actions of the people.
The actions of a few should not dictate the reputation of many. Christianity does not approve of the molestation of little children, or of anybody for that manner. The Catholic denomination does not support it, nor does any other legitimate denomination.
People who have done bad things in the name of Christianity do not represent Jesus Christ or his true followers.
Such statements prejudicing Christians and Christianity are every bit as offensive as saying that all arabs are terrorists or that all [insert persecuted minority here] are genetically inferior.
The 4-button gravis was pretty small, as well- it was just like an SNES controller, except without the shoulder buttons. i don't think they are around today, but possibly on Ebay...
...I wouldn't get them a 8 button MS Sidewinder, tho...thing is huge, and many of the models have this "mode" button right next to the "start" button...well, the "mode" button turns the joystick off, and usually freezes/ messes-up the game you're playing. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally pressed that thing when trying to pause my game! Otherwise, tho, the Sidewinder is one of the best controllers around for big hands :)
Remember, when stadiums had cool names, like "Candlestick", or "Ebbet's", or "Joe Robbie", or "Municipal" (well, okay, not "Municipal")? Or when bowl games were called "Rose" and "Orange"? Now our stadiums are called "Comerica" and "Pro Player" and "Gilette" and "Tampax" or whatever! And our bowls are called "Tostitos" and "Chic-Fil-A"(!)! Corporate influences have destroyed sports in America.
Anyway, there once was a park called Pac Bell. Granted, the name indicated that it was one of those "corporately defiled" stadiums, but it had a nice ring to it. But now we're going to have to call it SBC?!?! They have gone too far...
Comapnies need to 1) Stop being so schizophrenic, and 2) go away.
Okay, you can mod me -1: Offtopic now
Has it not occurred to you that if you are using XP legally, you have given Microsoft permission to change what they like on your computer?
So, if we use it illegally, than everything is just fine?
In Solviet Russia, there's only 356 days in a year!
I thought his Mr. Tamborine Man was even better.
"Mister Tamborine Man! MISTER TAMBORINE MAN!!!!!!!"
Linux for businesses/ government agencies makes a lot of sense. At such places, you want the computer to only run whatever software is necessary for the business/agency: the business specific software (for the cash register, or for ordering something), a word processor, and perhaps e-mail and web browsing. Provided the vendor will make the specific software for Linux, then it's the ideal choice.
How so? Most folks have little clue what to do in Linux, even with a gui like KDE. That way, you teach them only what they need to know, and they only do what they need to do, since they can't do anything else. They will be more productive because they won't waste time changing backgrounds and screensavers and playing solitare.