In Norway the state covers a standard fee pr. hour for the defendant. After the case is over, the court decides if the state shall pay other more or less. For example if the defendant's lawyer tries to charge the state with some insane amonts of working hours the court might decide that the state shall not pay more than xxx number of hours. All this of course depends on the scope of the case, what the crime is, lenght of trial, complexity etc.
As far as I know the free lawyers are decent. Of course there is always someone who should not have become lawyers but overall most of them are good.
In criminal cases the state normally pays all the cost on behalf of the client. You can pick your own lawyer and usually you will get the lawyer you picked if the lawyer is available. Most of the folks charged with murder pick one of the "top guys". They normaly charge a bit more than what the state pays as a standard fee so you have to pay the extras by yourself. Nothing compared to what US lawyers charge though.
And the stakes are lower in Norway. Even if they had found DVD-Jon guilty, ---> maximum 2 years and maybe the equivalent of about $20,000 in fines.
blockquote>A shining example of this is Airbus who clearly benefits from government subsidies, etc.
As opposed to Boeing? Yeah they have never recived a dime in subsidies. Never.
There is no such thing as a ploy or conspiracy in this case. And it's definitely within their reach.
Maybe. Maybe not. No one but him know that for sure.
And even if it was; it's not obvious that it would be illegal. As long as it's spelled differently and has a vague connection to something relevant, in this case his name and the often used word "soft", it's not obvious that it's illegal.
I don't think the Niva is that bad. IIRC Lada started to build them later. It's a decent construction that doesn't breakes so easily.
However , a couple of years ago a friend of mine won $400 and a Lada 1200(?) when playing poker. (don't ask..). I tested the car. Oh my. It's extremly slow. Even when I floored it the 55 hp engine did not manage to move the car from 0-40mph in less than 30 seconds. So we sold it to some locals for two six packs of beer.
Yeah, and so?
Even though it's good business policy to protect your trademark, that does not give your business some exclusive right to other words that are pronounced in the same way.
And some word from a Venture dude..it's not exactly a USSC ruling..
So he could have fought them in court and probably won.
Just out of curiosity, on average how many DVDs that you watch are made for regions other than the one you live in?
Not many, some though maybe 20% for me (I'm from Europe). But that is not the point. If I want to buy DVD's in Asia why should I not be allowed to do so?
The whole point behind the region coding is to stiffle competition and control distrobution so the prices on the DVD's can be kept artificially high. Without region coding the prices on both players and DVD's would have been lower.
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I'm not familiar with the books you mention so I'm not 100% sure that I know what you are talking about. But if throwing rocks is a effective weapon from the moon then you can do that.
But in The Outer Space Treaty the "strategic weapon" i refered to has a very specific meaning: States Parties to the Treaty undertake not to place in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner.
So you can put a man on the moon that throws rocks but you can't put a catapult that throws huge rocks.
Weapons paranoia? Since the Treaty don't mention the use of nuclear energy or nuclear propulsion you can use that to power a spaceship if you want. You can't use the old idea of using a nuclear bomb to speed up a spaceship though.
I see no need to carry petty Earth fears into space, especially when a redirected rock or bit of debris can be nearly as much of a threat as the dreaded nuke
This treaty was not made for some enviromental reason. It was made because all the signatories understood that no one would gain anything from a second weapons race in space.
Do you seriously think that it is the fear of a comet that is behind Mr. Bush possible willingness to put nukes in space? If that fear is real the Treaty allows any signmatory to put forward arguments on why they need to put nuke sin space. For example if USA meant that a comet could strike the earth the other signatories could allow preventive measures.
And if the Chinese or Russians put a nuke or 100 into space tomorrow I guess you would dismiss any fears as weapons paranoia and petty Earth fears?
Re:We can own buildings on the moon...
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There is a looong way from building research and mining structures/buildings on the moon to deploying strategic weapons in space. Any country that want's could set set up a reseacrh base in Antarctica tomorrow if they had the money, but you can't deploy strategic weapons there.
Actually The Outer Space Treaty (according to fas.org) "was the second of the so-called "nonarmament" treaties; its concepts and some of its provisions were modeled on its predecessor, the Antarctic Treaty. Like that Treaty it sought to prevent "a new form of colonial competition" and the possible damage that self-seeking exploitation might cause."
As long as US don't deploy strategic weapons on the moon who cares? As long as the moon is open to other countries for harvesting, science and recreation you can build the next Disneyland there if you want. Just stick to the signed and ratified treaties like other civilised countries.
It might well be true that sometimes as time pas that a treaty outlives it's usefullness.
Usually when that happens civilised nations come together and decide that basically "let's ignore this treaty". End of story and everybody is happy.
But in this case The Outer Space Treaty is still useful, it's rspected by _all_ the other signatories and it should not be broken.
The treaty does not hurt any of the signatories and it's relevant to the other parties.
And yes the US Congress ratified the The Outer Space Treaty 10/10/67.
With a fractured skull and a bashed in nose, he was blind for some days, but he pulled through, and six months later he joined 80 Squadron at Elevsis near Athens, Greece, that flew Hurricanes now instead of Gladiators. With a whopping seven hours training on Hurricanes, he managed to shoot down two enemy bombers. This squadron and 33 Squadron of famous ace Pat Pattle (the whole RAF force in Greece, 'all twelve of us') fought against great odds but had to pull out of Greece with heavy losses. He gives a very unglamourous insider view of the 'Battle of Athens' in which Pattle was killed.
80 Squadron was reassembled in Haifa, Palestine. From here, Dahl flew missions every day for a period of four weeks, but then he began to get blinding headaches that gave him black-outs in the air, and he was invalided home to Britain.
And the book also has a story about Dahl, a German citizen, a Luger and a brain being blown out during the first days of war.
If I remember corrctly he enlisted in Kenya (he worked for Shell Oil Company) in 1939.
Later (in 1940?) he was shoot down over Liby while flying a rec. aircraft. After some months in hospital he had to fly the Hurricane fighter jet. And with only ten hours of training he shoot down two german bombers over Greece. He also participated in the great battle over Athens.
After that he started to get mediacal problems (headaches?) and they transfered him to Haifa, Palestine. But he started to get black-outs and in 1942 they transfered hoim to Washinghton as an Air Attache.
I read about this in a biography many years ago. Great reading with many good stories both pre-war and from the war.
I guess you are right; as far as I know Peerguardian don't block research companies som MusicWatch Digital are probably not in the blocklist.
But if some company do both research and work for RIAA they would probably get blocked sooner or later. But the system ain'y exacly bulletproof. It's not ment to be that either.
It's like those surveys in the sixties where they (research agency) called around and asked peolpe if they where using any illegal drugs. Of course a large percentage of those that used drugs said no.
Now, our relationship with China is a more subtle version of our relationship with the USSR, but fundamentally we're out to destroy them as a long-term threat to our welfare. This time, the tool of choice is capitalism and economic interdependence.
Odds are it'll work there too.
I'm not so sure about it. See my reply to one of your post here
American military superiority is now so huge that nobody in their right minds is going to face us on an open battle field without air superiority, which basically ain't going to happen.
I agree. But that is in the near future. If one look longer ahead I think China can challenge the US air superiority within 30 years.
If the economies of the two countries continues to grow at yhe same rate as the last ten years, USA with a 2.5% yearly growth and China at 7.5% there is only a matter of time before China will be the worlds leading economy.
And since China are developing a market based capitalist system that will allow them to scale much better than what the Soviet Union did.
Right now they are far behind and they buys most of their stuff from Russia and France. And their industry is mostl low tech compared to USA. But they have shown that they are willing to invest in defence. If you factor in that they are 3.5 times the number of people it's posssible for them to challenge USA within 30 years. If they want to.
I suspect that finding the right people could become difficult though. The people that can make it to Mars, live as long as possible and contribute to science and exploration are not neccessarily the same people that would be willing to take on such a mission.
But, Oh my God, it would be nice a television event!
Imagine the headlines:"Tonight on your local cable network: LIVE from MARS; Are they still alive? Any progress with building the return vehicle? What happens between John and Mary? Do not miss their high flying sex experience!"
-USA is not a socialist welfare state with 60% income tax.
It's more like average tax 45% not 60%.
You're allowed to actually defend yourself and you've got true freedom of speech and thought.
Ann that comes from an Anonymous Coward...
There is nothing in the laws that prevents you from speaking out.
-In the USA winter doesn't last 8 months.
It's more like 6.
-In the USA temperatures don't reach -40 (Fahrenheit or Celcius) in the winter.
It's very rare with sustained temp. below -25 C.
-USA doesn't have a 1000 mile border with the Russia.
Have you been living in a cave the last 2.5 years? The risk of something bad happening to you ain't larger in Finland than USA.
blah blah
The risk of Russia attackin g Finland is pretty low right now. Okay Putin is the new Tzar; but attacking Finland would only bring misery to the Russian economy.
It's not the "normal" BSD devil logo (the one one used on BSD stories on Slashdot) we are talking about, but the NetBSD logo. That logo contains a refference/connection to the Iwo Jima picture.
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Fast one, way too many pictures.
It looks like there a lot of angry people on Dslreports...
In Norway the state covers a standard fee pr. hour for the defendant. After the case is over, the court decides if the state shall pay other more or less. For example if the defendant's lawyer tries to charge the state with some insane amonts of working hours the court might decide that the state shall not pay more than xxx number of hours. All this of course depends on the scope of the case, what the crime is, lenght of trial, complexity etc.
In criminal cases the state normally pays all the cost on behalf of the client. You can pick your own lawyer and usually you will get the lawyer you picked if the lawyer is available. Most of the folks charged with murder pick one of the "top guys". They normaly charge a bit more than what the state pays as a standard fee so you have to pay the extras by yourself. Nothing compared to what US lawyers charge though.
And the stakes are lower in Norway. Even if they had found DVD-Jon guilty, ---> maximum 2 years and maybe the equivalent of about $20,000 in fines.
There is no such thing as a ploy or conspiracy in this case. And it's definitely within their reach.
Maybe. Maybe not. No one but him know that for sure.
And even if it was; it's not obvious that it would be illegal. As long as it's spelled differently and has a vague connection to something relevant, in this case his name and the often used word "soft", it's not obvious that it's illegal.
However , a couple of years ago a friend of mine won $400 and a Lada 1200(?) when playing poker. (don't ask..). I tested the car. Oh my. It's extremly slow. Even when I floored it the 55 hp engine did not manage to move the car from 0-40mph in less than 30 seconds. So we sold it to some locals for two six packs of beer.
Yeah, and so?
Even though it's good business policy to protect your trademark, that does not give your business some exclusive right to other words that are pronounced in the same way.
And some word from a Venture dude..it's not exactly a USSC ruling..
So he could have fought them in court and probably won.
The whole point behind the region coding is to stiffle competition and control distrobution so the prices on the DVD's can be kept artificially high. Without region coding the prices on both players and DVD's would have been lower.
But in The Outer Space Treaty the "strategic weapon" i refered to has a very specific meaning:
States Parties to the Treaty undertake not to place in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner. So you can put a man on the moon that throws rocks but you can't put a catapult that throws huge rocks.
Weapons paranoia? Since the Treaty don't mention the use of nuclear energy or nuclear propulsion you can use that to power a spaceship if you want. You can't use the old idea of using a nuclear bomb to speed up a spaceship though.
This treaty was not made for some enviromental reason. It was made because all the signatories understood that no one would gain anything from a second weapons race in space.Do you seriously think that it is the fear of a comet that is behind Mr. Bush possible willingness to put nukes in space? If that fear is real the Treaty allows any signmatory to put forward arguments on why they need to put nuke sin space. For example if USA meant that a comet could strike the earth the other signatories could allow preventive measures.
And if the Chinese or Russians put a nuke or 100 into space tomorrow I guess you would dismiss any fears as weapons paranoia and petty Earth fears?
Excellent comment. I wish I had mod points.
Actually The Outer Space Treaty (according to fas.org) "was the second of the so-called "nonarmament" treaties; its concepts and some of its provisions were modeled on its predecessor, the Antarctic Treaty. Like that Treaty it sought to prevent "a new form of colonial competition" and the possible damage that self-seeking exploitation might cause."
As long as US don't deploy strategic weapons on the moon who cares? As long as the moon is open to other countries for harvesting, science and recreation you can build the next Disneyland there if you want. Just stick to the signed and ratified treaties like other civilised countries.
Usually when that happens civilised nations come together and decide that basically "let's ignore this treaty". End of story and everybody is happy.
But in this case The Outer Space Treaty is still useful, it's rspected by _all_ the other signatories and it should not be broken.
The treaty does not hurt any of the signatories and it's relevant to the other parties.
And yes the US Congress ratified the The Outer Space Treaty 10/10/67.
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And the book also has a story about Dahl, a German citizen, a Luger and a brain being blown out during the first days of war.Later (in 1940?) he was shoot down over Liby while flying a rec. aircraft. After some months in hospital he had to fly the Hurricane fighter jet. And with only ten hours of training he shoot down two german bombers over Greece. He also participated in the great battle over Athens.
After that he started to get mediacal problems (headaches?) and they transfered him to Haifa, Palestine. But he started to get black-outs and in 1942 they transfered hoim to Washinghton as an Air Attache.
I read about this in a biography many years ago. Great reading with many good stories both pre-war and from the war.
I guess you are right; as far as I know Peerguardian don't block research companies som MusicWatch Digital are probably not in the blocklist.
But if some company do both research and work for RIAA they would probably get blocked sooner or later. But the system ain'y exacly bulletproof. It's not ment to be that either.
It's like those surveys in the sixties where they (research agency) called around and asked peolpe if they where using any illegal drugs. Of course a large percentage of those that used drugs said no.
If the economies of the two countries continues to grow at yhe same rate as the last ten years, USA with a 2.5% yearly growth and China at 7.5% there is only a matter of time before China will be the worlds leading economy.
And since China are developing a market based capitalist system that will allow them to scale much better than what the Soviet Union did.
Right now they are far behind and they buys most of their stuff from Russia and France. And their industry is mostl low tech compared to USA. But they have shown that they are willing to invest in defence. If you factor in that they are 3.5 times the number of people it's posssible for them to challenge USA within 30 years. If they want to.
(sorry for my late night beer-english with typos)
People are living in caves you insensitive clod.
But, Oh my God, it would be nice a television event!
Imagine the headlines:"Tonight on your local cable network: LIVE from MARS; Are they still alive? Any progress with building the return vehicle? What happens between John and Mary? Do not miss their high flying sex experience!"
There is nothing in the laws that prevents you from speaking out. It's more like 6. It's very rare with sustained temp. below -25 C. Have you been living in a cave the last 2.5 years? The risk of something bad happening to you ain't larger in Finland than USA. The risk of Russia attackin g Finland is pretty low right now. Okay Putin is the new Tzar; but attacking Finland would only bring misery to the Russian economy.
Mozilla Firebird 0.8
It's not the "normal" BSD devil logo (the one one used on BSD stories on Slashdot) we are talking about, but the NetBSD logo. That logo contains a refference/connection to the Iwo Jima picture.