built and controlled the networks in a way that they could easily prevent the copyright infringements from occurring. The defendants' principal defense that they have no ability to control the network is belied by a myriad of facts, including the fact that Kazaa demonstrated its ability to turn off the Morpheus system at whim
This is the most damning point of the summary. This is what really killed Napster. If it can be proved that the content can somehow be controlled on these P2P networks, they will probably be stopped in the end.
But I am wondering... Is pulling the plug equal to controlling what is done with a particular device or network? It seems to me that there is a big difference here. Blocking copyrighted songs on the network is one thing, but killing it because you have knowledge that someone might be abusing it goes too far.
Won't it be grand when we get this ubiquitous home net thing down? When my refrigerator isn't sending reports to the local supermarket about which groceries I am out of, it can help my PS3 with some intensive graphics rendering.
Wouldn't it be creepy if they got into squabbles and started reporting to you like a parent. Imagine getting this email at work:
Dad! PS3 is hogging all the bandwidth and keeps making me do his chores when I am trying to mind my own business and compress some old recipes we don't use anymore! Tell him to stop and that he should stay on his side of the house (network)! ~the fridge
He did what he was supposed to do. He inadvertantly collected information on innocent people and then destroyed it upon recognition. That's what is supposed to happen to protect our rights. Morever, all this talk about backups or method of deletion doesn't matter. Even if that data is still somewhere, it can't be used (legally, that is). It was collected in an illegal manner and the innocent people are not under investigation. You don't go out of your way to resurrect data that you can't do anything with.
...to learn of this breakthrough. Since the Child Pornography Prevention Act [slashdot.org] has been ruled unconstitutional and over-reaching, virtual oral sex given by computer-generated altar boys is still legal. I know that the Catholic Church has been throwing a lot of money at R&D on this so that priests can find release. Hurrah!
I used Opera and I turned pop-ups off. I was thrilled for some time. Then I went to play a Yahoo! game under it - it didn't work. I immediately concluded that there was some Microsoft-Yahoo! conspiracy. Although I am sure there is one, I was wrong in this case. I had to turn pop-ups back on under Opera in order for the game's script to run correctly. Lots of sites like to open up windows for you that are actually useful ones and not just advertisements.
Talking paperclips and such...
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I think this is the real issue here...
Would you pay for an office suite that doesn't include cute, animated assistants? I know I wouldn't! I will pay any price to have a bored kitten jump around on my screen.
This may be the reason why Star is being distributed in China and not Windows Office. Those office assistants have an unchecked free-spirited character that is not acceptable in a communist society. The things that that paerclip will say!
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built and controlled the networks in a way that they could easily prevent the copyright infringements from occurring. The defendants' principal defense that they have no ability to control the network is belied by a myriad of facts, including the fact that Kazaa demonstrated its ability to turn off the Morpheus system at whim
This is the most damning point of the summary. This is what really killed Napster. If it can be proved that the content can somehow be controlled on these P2P networks, they will probably be stopped in the end.
But I am wondering... Is pulling the plug equal to controlling what is done with a particular device or network? It seems to me that there is a big difference here. Blocking copyrighted songs on the network is one thing, but killing it because you have knowledge that someone might be abusing it goes too far.
whoop-dee-freakin'-doo!
Won't it be grand when we get this ubiquitous home net thing down? When my refrigerator isn't sending reports to the local supermarket about which groceries I am out of, it can help my PS3 with some intensive graphics rendering.
Wouldn't it be creepy if they got into squabbles and started reporting to you like a parent.
Imagine getting this email at work:
Dad! PS3 is hogging all the bandwidth and keeps making me do his chores when I am trying to mind my own business and compress some old recipes we don't use anymore! Tell him to stop and that he should stay on his side of the house (network)!
~the fridge
yoinks!
if i used my computer to find the nearest planned parenthood, could they say that my behavior online resulted in a death? okay, it's a stretch.
He did what he was supposed to do. He inadvertantly collected information on innocent people and then destroyed it upon recognition. That's what is supposed to happen to protect our rights. Morever, all this talk about backups or method of deletion doesn't matter. Even if that data is still somewhere, it can't be used (legally, that is). It was collected in an illegal manner and the innocent people are not under investigation. You don't go out of your way to resurrect data that you can't do anything with.
Clicking on the link in my post will only bring up one slashdot.org article - not two. A shame it is.
...to learn of this breakthrough. Since the Child Pornography Prevention Act [slashdot.org] has been ruled unconstitutional and over-reaching, virtual oral sex given by computer-generated altar boys is still legal. I know that the Catholic Church has been throwing a lot of money at R&D on this so that priests can find release. Hurrah!
I used Opera and I turned pop-ups off. I was thrilled for some time. Then I went to play a Yahoo! game under it - it didn't work. I immediately concluded that there was some Microsoft-Yahoo! conspiracy. Although I am sure there is one, I was wrong in this case. I had to turn pop-ups back on under Opera in order for the game's script to run correctly. Lots of sites like to open up windows for you that are actually useful ones and not just advertisements.
I think this is the real issue here... Would you pay for an office suite that doesn't include cute, animated assistants? I know I wouldn't! I will pay any price to have a bored kitten jump around on my screen. This may be the reason why Star is being distributed in China and not Windows Office. Those office assistants have an unchecked free-spirited character that is not acceptable in a communist society. The things that that paerclip will say!