Family members of those killed in video game-related shooting sprees say it is time to take Grand Theft Auto off the market, before more lives are lost.
No, it is time to have exams for parenting eligibility. Seriously. There was a recent case that also blamed games for some shootout.
Never do the articles even MENTION how the f**k those kids got the guns! A 14 year old child with an access to loaded shotgun is clearly a problem but not a one caused by video games.
What are the parents going to blame if the violent games are banned? Oh, right, movies.
I would buy a porche with their money and drive it to school everyday, passing by the kids new getto digs just out of spite no matter how far out of the way. I would buy a video camera and set it up across the street from their apartment, and put the video feed on the internet. I would start a corp and hire a team of lawers to sue the fuck out of every radio station that so much as mentioned the video on the air. You would do all this too, this is real retribution.
Aha... and that, no doubt, will help in becoming the most popular person. A condescending prick in a porche is the most popular guy around, right?
I bet he could use all that fame to his advantage instead... I mean so many actors started from various forms of porn, so what could be more embarassing than that...?
Some kids picked a nick-name for me I really hated.... The kids in his school are probable calling him the Star Wars kid.
I admit that I am not really familiar with the story... but if he is 15 and overweight, when "Star Wars kid" is a big, big improvement over *any* nickname he originally had.
"Ladies and gentlemen, uh, we've just lost the picture, but what we've seen speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has apparently been taken over- 'conquered' if you will- by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive Earthman or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves." -- Kent Brockman
The point is that the MPAA (and now RIAA, Microsoft, etc.) make it a point in assuming that their customer base is a part of their problem. Fine. Then I won't be a part of their customer base. End of story.
It seems that all of the aforementioned industries are very quick to blame declining revenue on piracy. Therefore, exiting their customer base is not sufficient to bring them down... unless you're forking the money over to EFF.
Their best and brightest were humbled by a kid from Norway. Oh the shame!
Not to be nitpicking or anything, but the kid in Norway DID NOT write DeCSS. From what I remember, he "borrowed" the DeCSS code without giving proper credit to authors and put a GUI on top of that borrowed code.
See, that's why I just ignore laws like that. I bought the DVD. It's mine. I own it. If I want to crack the copy protection, it's my choice. Since, you know, I own it and all. If I wanna take a razor and scratch up the surface, it's my choice. Since, you know, I own it and all.
Well, ignoring the law does not help the people that are constantly being sued.
More importantly, you can crack the copy protection. It is legal and who's gonna find out, anways? DMCA kicks in at the moment you share your cracking code with someone else.
In February, the FCC freed the ILECs from a requirement that they lease at regulated discounted rates the portion of their networks that competitors use to provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) (i.e., broadband) service.
This means that, with a decrease in competition, we'll see a nice big hike in the cost of DSL... Welcome to America, where the government bows to the will of the big companies...
What competition are you talking about? Where? IS there DSL competition? As far as I know it costs about the same everywhere ($50/month) assuming your area even has it. Incidentally, 50/month is the same amount for which one can get cable internet. So what cometition are we talking about?
Why aren't they trying to SOLVE any of these?
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Pirate Anime FAQ Updated
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Ok, so having read the FAQ, I'd like to point out some interesting quotes:
Occasionally the legitimate item might not be available, so fans go for bootlegs in this case too.
And who's fault is this? I wouldn't even call this bootlegging.
Official goods normally have good quality packaging that is well designed.
That just isn't true. Ditto for pirated Anime but all of the Anime I own has average to crappy packaging.
If the price is too good to be true, then it is not the real thing.
That's a wonderfull way to spot a bootlegger! Unless they charge $30 for a 2 to 4 episode DVD they probably aren't legit. Does anyone know why they cost so much? Can't be the English subtitling, since they don't even have to know English to do their work
if it is set to Region 0 or All Regions and has Chinese as well as English subtitles there is a very strong chance that the title is a bootleg.
I am assuming that customers want both chinese and english subtitles, but legit DVDs do not provide those?
never mind. I tried to me smart but aparently tags don't show when posts are HTML formatted... not surprisingly. What I meant was <sarcasm></sarcasm> tag...
Don't you know about the miracle of the efficient market?
The miracle of effient market stops in face of monopolies and oligopolies. And MPAA definately qualifies.
This pne "starred" a set designer talking about how much he loves movies, and how he met his wife on the set of The Big Chill, and how "not everybody invloved in the production of a big movie makes 6-figures".
As a side note -- what in the world makes them think that I paid $9 to be preached about movie piracy? I paid for the friggin' movie! What else do they want? I am outraged when I have to see 20 minutes of commercials in the movie theater (no, I am not talking about previews, which I at least like!).
Sigh... Remeber when paying $9 was sufficient to get a commercial free experience? Voting with my wallet is difficult because I don't (yet) want to give up on movie theaters and don't know of any movie theaters that don't put this crap on...
For instance, since Disney continues to use the Mickey Mouse character on an ongoing basis, Mickey Mouse works continue to be covered by copyright.
As far as I know that has already been taken care of. It is called a trademark. Trademarks protect characters such as Mickey Mouse in parrallel with copyright. Trademark will not expire at all unless they are not defended. And that is the most ridiculous part of the copyright extension. Disney DOES NOT need it to protect the character of Mickey Mouse... they have a trademark for that.
The amount of commercials and other crap before a movie in a theater is staggering already. Only a few years ago, there would be few previews and nothing else -- now I am forced to see 20 minutes of commercials (having paid 9 bucks for the movie!)
This is similar to showing the unskippable FBI warning on frigging DVDs. People who pay are further annoyed, pirates do not notice this at all. Great idea!
Then, they take them out of the RFID-enabled box, and onto the shelves. No RFID for the individual items.
I think what the poster was trying to say is: Unfortunately, the reason Walmart backed out is due to the cost issues rather than consumer/privacy group complaints. And that is indeed unfortunate.
"When Shiels told his family and friends he was pursuing a career in spam, "they just laughed."
... they had tied him to a chair in the basement for a few days instead.
Re:Swift, merciless, brutal death is required
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Prince of Pop-ups
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"Shuster has a long list of pending patents, including one for pop-up audio ads that cannot be turned off."
He must be murdered immediately. The consequences of any other course of action are too dire to even be conceptualized.
Yes, he is completely evil. No, I don't think she should be murdered. I would start with people who write a browser that will allow such a thing. There is no legitimate reason at all to open a popup window (without request, that is) and there is even less of a legitimate reason to have a pop-up that cannot be turned off!
It is my understanding from the "last 5 times" this story was posted" that these students did not just create search engines; they were in possession of pirated MP3 files.
Perhaps they were. However, it is my understanding that they got sued for the contents of the whole network. RIAA queried the search engine, counted the mp3-s and sued students for damages. Mind you, a percentage of these were from student's computers, but they were sued for EVERYTHING.
I think that those $20 bucks might be better spent on EFF (with a polite email asking them to take on such cases as this one)
As much as I sympathise with this kid, we don't want to turn this into a constant practice -- RIAA sues students, nice people+students pay RIAA. Mind you, this case got a max amount of publicity. If this happens again, it will no longer be on front pages....
Notice how he said he's bringing the server back online when he gets back? He didn't settle due to the search engine, he settled due to his collection of mp3s, which he was clearly infringing on and there was no defense for that.
I think you're wrong, because RIAA couldn't possibly bring such high charges if he were sued for his mp3s only. I am pretty sure he was charged for the damage by ALL mp3s on the network as RIAA had counted them. Otherwise he'd have to have a 1 or 2G hard-drive to account for all the mp3s for which he was sued.
I noticed that he is going to bring the server back up and wondered about it myself. I am guessing that he has enough money to pay 12K again?
First, there is negligence for allowing one's computer to become infected.
Negligence is an accusation that should be used very carefully. Suppose someone robbed a bank and hid the money in your garden without your knowledge. At this point you have been negligent in that you have failed to secure your garden (dogs, electric fence, etc). Right?
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No, it is time to have exams for parenting eligibility. Seriously. There was a recent case that also blamed games for some shootout.
Never do the articles even MENTION how the f**k those kids got the guns! A 14 year old child with an access to loaded shotgun is clearly a problem but not a one caused by video games.
What are the parents going to blame if the violent games are banned? Oh, right, movies.
Aha... and that, no doubt, will help in becoming the most popular person. A condescending prick in a porche is the most popular guy around, right?
I bet he could use all that fame to his advantage instead... I mean so many actors started from various forms of porn, so what could be more embarassing than that...?
I admit that I am not really familiar with the story... but if he is 15 and overweight, when "Star Wars kid" is a big, big improvement over *any* nickname he originally had.
"Ladies and gentlemen, uh, we've just lost the picture, but what we've seen speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has apparently been taken over- 'conquered' if you will- by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive Earthman or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves." -- Kent Brockman
It seems that all of the aforementioned industries are very quick to blame declining revenue on piracy. Therefore, exiting their customer base is not sufficient to bring them down... unless you're forking the money over to EFF.
Not to be nitpicking or anything, but the kid in Norway DID NOT write DeCSS. From what I remember, he "borrowed" the DeCSS code without giving proper credit to authors and put a GUI on top of that borrowed code.
I do agree with your post though.
Well, ignoring the law does not help the people that are constantly being sued.
More importantly, you can crack the copy protection. It is legal and who's gonna find out, anways? DMCA kicks in at the moment you share your cracking code with someone else.
Unless they intend to visit US one day...?
This means that, with a decrease in competition, we'll see a nice big hike in the cost of DSL... Welcome to America, where the government bows to the will of the big companies...
What competition are you talking about? Where? IS there DSL competition? As far as I know it costs about the same everywhere ($50/month) assuming your area even has it. Incidentally, 50/month is the same amount for which one can get cable internet. So what cometition are we talking about?
Occasionally the legitimate item might not be available, so fans go for bootlegs in this case too.
And who's fault is this? I wouldn't even call this bootlegging.
Official goods normally have good quality packaging that is well designed.
That just isn't true. Ditto for pirated Anime but all of the Anime I own has average to crappy packaging.
If the price is too good to be true, then it is not the real thing.
That's a wonderfull way to spot a bootlegger! Unless they charge $30 for a 2 to 4 episode DVD they probably aren't legit. Does anyone know why they cost so much? Can't be the English subtitling, since they don't even have to know English to do their work
if it is set to Region 0 or All Regions and has Chinese as well as English subtitles there is a very strong chance that the title is a bootleg.
I am assuming that customers want both chinese and english subtitles, but legit DVDs do not provide those?
never mind. I tried to me smart but aparently tags don't show when posts are HTML formatted... not surprisingly.
What I meant was <sarcasm></sarcasm> tag...
Isn't that what \ tag is for? :)
Don't you know about the miracle of the efficient market? The miracle of effient market stops in face of monopolies and oligopolies. And MPAA definately qualifies.
As interesting as this link might be, the idea of shouting at the screen is kinda dumb. I doubt that the screen would care much...
As a side note -- what in the world makes them think that I paid $9 to be preached about movie piracy? I paid for the friggin' movie! What else do they want? I am outraged when I have to see 20 minutes of commercials in the movie theater (no, I am not talking about previews, which I at least like!).
Sigh... Remeber when paying $9 was sufficient to get a commercial free experience? Voting with my wallet is difficult because I don't (yet) want to give up on movie theaters and don't know of any movie theaters that don't put this crap on...
As far as I know that has already been taken care of. It is called a trademark. Trademarks protect characters such as Mickey Mouse in parrallel with copyright. Trademark will not expire at all unless they are not defended. And that is the most ridiculous part of the copyright extension. Disney DOES NOT need it to protect the character of Mickey Mouse... they have a trademark for that.
This is similar to showing the unskippable FBI warning on frigging DVDs. People who pay are further annoyed, pirates do not notice this at all. Great idea!
I think what the poster was trying to say is: Unfortunately, the reason Walmart backed out is due to the cost issues rather than consumer/privacy group complaints. And that is indeed unfortunate.
0) A Sh**ty parent that had lots of firearms that were easily acquired by his son (with ammunition!).
He must be murdered immediately. The consequences of any other course of action are too dire to even be conceptualized.
Yes, he is completely evil. No, I don't think she should be murdered. I would start with people who write a browser that will allow such a thing. There is no legitimate reason at all to open a popup window (without request, that is) and there is even less of a legitimate reason to have a pop-up that cannot be turned off!
Perhaps they were. However, it is my understanding that they got sued for the contents of the whole network. RIAA queried the search engine, counted the mp3-s and sued students for damages. Mind you, a percentage of these were from student's computers, but they were sued for EVERYTHING.
As much as I sympathise with this kid, we don't want to turn this into a constant practice -- RIAA sues students, nice people+students pay RIAA. Mind you, this case got a max amount of publicity. If this happens again, it will no longer be on front pages....
I think you're wrong, because RIAA couldn't possibly bring such high charges if he were sued for his mp3s only. I am pretty sure he was charged for the damage by ALL mp3s on the network as RIAA had counted them. Otherwise he'd have to have a 1 or 2G hard-drive to account for all the mp3s for which he was sued.
I noticed that he is going to bring the server back up and wondered about it myself. I am guessing that he has enough money to pay 12K again?
Negligence is an accusation that should be used very carefully. Suppose someone robbed a bank and hid the money in your garden without your knowledge. At this point you have been negligent in that you have failed to secure your garden (dogs, electric fence, etc). Right?