I don't now what's up with you, but I just can't wait for the power gaming bundle of Doom 3 and Duke Nukem Forever! I'm holding my breath in anticipation.
What's all this SCO shit about anyway? The Mormon god (you know, the red guy with horns and a pitchfork) told Darl McBride that Linux is communist, and he doesn't like anything communist. Mcbride thinks he's on a mission from god.
...I want a video card with an HDTV tuner built in, not just NTSC like the misnamed ATI all-in-wonder, or NVIDIA's version. I want to build a portable media center PC with HDTV!
Nomatter how it happened, copyright extention is a bad thing. If I can't say something that's been said before without getting permission and paying a royalty, I don't have free speech. Copyright is censorship!
Even if the product has more holes than swiss cheese, they will say it is secure because that's a popular sales buzzword. The truth is irrelevant, just tell people what they want to hear, and take their money. That's how Microsoft does it. All they will ever care about is moving the merchandise, and you can't change that. I know it is hard when you care about what you do, but you need to find a way to accept that you only work there, and it is their problem, not yours.
No matter what kind of animal you compare the RIAA to, don't give them any of your money. Don't buy CDs.
Personally, I compare them to parasites like leeches. They exist solely to rip off kids, the ones who make music, and the ones who listen to it. If that's not a parasite, what is?
News Site: One that agrees with my preconcieved notions.
Unprofessional Editorial Ranting Page: Any that contradict my preconcieved notions in any way.
The fair and balanced journalism that people who cry bias when they don't get on both sides of the aisle is just not humanly possible. Everyone has biases.
"they should provide lower quality versions of the tunes available for download."
Lower quality? I didn't think it was possible for popular music to suck even worse, but maybe I'm wrong. Music that sucks is a big reason people don't buy CDs.
Indeed. We don't pay to listen to the radio. We won't pay to use Kazaa. To hell with them anyway. Kazaa is just a spyware riddled virus factory. I want Napster back the way it was!
He doesn't give a damn about a chillng effect on research. The case was unwinnable. His lawyers may have also pointed out that this case, if it proceeded, could get their beloved DMCA overturned, and then hacking their crappy copy protection would be perfectly legal. That would definately put Sunncomm out of business.
DMCA or not, Sunncomm and companies like it are a flash in the pan. They won't be around very long.
From the U.S. Constitution: "to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries".
Here's more from the U.S. Supreme Court:
Copyright is not a birth right, but a "wholely statutory" grant (Wharton v. Peters, 1834). The Copyright grant exists by the grace of the public as a public investment for the public benefit, much like a loan. "The sole interest of the United States and the primary object in conferring the monopoly lie in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors" (US v. Paramount Pictures, 1948; Sony v. Universal City Studios, 1984).
An idea, once expressed is in the public domain. Those wishing to possess "Intellectual Property" need only to keep their thoughts in their head.
He doesn't understand the implications of what he said at all. If I purchase a CD, it is my personal property. I have the absolute right to do with it as I see fit. Alex Halderman of Princeton University is only showing us how to take back our rights as property owners. Jacobs, and all the a-holes at Sunncomm are the ones trying to deny us our rights. They are the crooks here. They claim that they are protecting "intellectual property." That term is a highly offensive misnomer. Copyright is a temporary loan from the public domain, not property.
When you boil it all down, Sunncomm is dancing, but the RIAA are calling the tune. It is the RIAA and affiliated labels who need to be boycotted until they reform, or perish. Sunncomm will die on their own. Sunncomm alredy lost Sound Choice Karaoke as a customer. Using the previous DRM scheme, Mediacloq, caused a backlash that really hurt them, and karaoke is a niche market.
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Linux powered robots would certainly be better than Windows powered robots. Who would want a robot that doesn't work?
What do they call the stock markets in China, North Korea, and Cuba?
After the damage was done, the ticker read,
"YoUvE bEEn HaxOreD fuXOrS
Suckee it down!
wOOt!"
Hey mods, How the fuck can the first post be redundant? All redundant moderations will be meta-moderated as unfair!
We don't have to take it. Consumers can put the RIAA into history's trash can with the horse and buggy industry just by not buying CDs.
SCOTUS n. A highly sensitive patch of skin between the legs running from the genitalia, to the anus. Usage: Yo, Bitch! Lick my scotus.
I don't now what's up with you, but I just can't wait for the power gaming bundle of Doom 3 and Duke Nukem Forever! I'm holding my breath in anticipation.
What's all this SCO shit about anyway? The Mormon god (you know, the red guy with horns and a pitchfork) told Darl McBride that Linux is communist, and he doesn't like anything communist. Mcbride thinks he's on a mission from god.
Moon rock? It is obviously fake. None of the green cheese they brought back could possibly still exist today.
Jokes about a probe to uranus in 5... 4... 3...
...I want a video card with an HDTV tuner built in, not just NTSC like the misnamed ATI all-in-wonder, or NVIDIA's version. I want to build a portable media center PC with HDTV!
No we can't. Diebold is seeing to that. Democracy is just smoke and mirrors, thanks to technology. Maybe it always was.
Is this story for real? An actual boss who may give a bonus? Is he hiring?
Nomatter how it happened, copyright extention is a bad thing. If I can't say something that's been said before without getting permission and paying a royalty, I don't have free speech. Copyright is censorship!
Even if the product has more holes than swiss cheese, they will say it is secure because that's a popular sales buzzword. The truth is irrelevant, just tell people what they want to hear, and take their money. That's how Microsoft does it. All they will ever care about is moving the merchandise, and you can't change that. I know it is hard when you care about what you do, but you need to find a way to accept that you only work there, and it is their problem, not yours.
Personally, I compare them to parasites like leeches. They exist solely to rip off kids, the ones who make music, and the ones who listen to it. If that's not a parasite, what is?
While giving them a weasel award might be fitting, as they are weasels, it would also give them free publicity. Let's not do that.
Amen! File trading is the new radio. Old radio and MTV dropped the ball. Napster picked it up. To hell with the RIAA. Don't Buy CDs.
SCOTUS n A highly sensitive patch of skin between the legs running from the genitalia, to the anus. Usage: Yo, bitch! Lick my scotus.
Unprofessional Editorial Ranting Page: Any that contradict my preconcieved notions in any way.
The fair and balanced journalism that people who cry bias when they don't get on both sides of the aisle is just not humanly possible. Everyone has biases.
Lower quality? I didn't think it was possible for popular music to suck even worse, but maybe I'm wrong. Music that sucks is a big reason people don't buy CDs.
Indeed. We don't pay to listen to the radio. We won't pay to use Kazaa. To hell with them anyway. Kazaa is just a spyware riddled virus factory. I want Napster back the way it was!
DMCA or not, Sunncomm and companies like it are a flash in the pan. They won't be around very long.
Here's more from the U.S. Supreme Court:
Copyright is not a birth right, but a "wholely statutory" grant (Wharton v. Peters, 1834). The Copyright grant exists by the grace of the public as a public investment for the public benefit, much like a loan. "The sole interest of the United States and the primary object in conferring the monopoly lie in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors" (US v. Paramount Pictures, 1948; Sony v. Universal City Studios, 1984).
An idea, once expressed is in the public domain. Those wishing to possess "Intellectual Property" need only to keep their thoughts in their head.
When you boil it all down, Sunncomm is dancing, but the RIAA are calling the tune. It is the RIAA and affiliated labels who need to be boycotted until they reform, or perish. Sunncomm will die on their own. Sunncomm alredy lost Sound Choice Karaoke as a customer. Using the previous DRM scheme, Mediacloq, caused a backlash that really hurt them, and karaoke is a niche market.