Or you can go for this Cisco 802.11 IP phone. Probably a bit cheaper than PDAs (I'm guessing, I didn't compare prices) and is sure to work a lot better.
Let the sueing begin then.
Software companies should get sued over this, they added a limitation no one knew about and no one expected. If I bought a car to discover later that I couldn't go over 60km/h because there are 60km/h speed limits I'd want my money back. Now I can't print a specific pattern because I might break the law printing something thay might look too much like a bill. Plus there is nothing on the documentation warning me about it. IANAL but it looks like a pretty strong case.
Ahhh...the sight of dollar signs in people's eyes. It makes it all worth while.
"in a public place and where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by members of the public"
So if the bar was closed and the door was locked, she could reasonably expect no one to walk in on her, and thus the bar wasn't a public place at the time. (I hope the photographer doesn't count as "public", that would mean problems any time anyone sees anyone naked)
I'm sure someone, someware is thinking "It's all the US goverment's fault for creating ARPAnet in the first place. Let's sue them!" and another goes "What? Companies still make cables and modems! Set the lawyers on them!"
I was under the impression that the parental control portion of Internet Security blocked the site. The whole idea of parental control is to block internet sites based on their content, so no evil conspiracy here.
True. Symantec has no delusions that a cracked version will be available. But those who use it will know they have pirated software (because there will be no need for activation). This is trying to protect users that try to buy a legitimate product and find out that they have an illegal copy instead. This is IMHO a Good Thing if implemented correctly. I know it can turn nasty though if enough thought dosen't go into it to make sure legit users can always activate their product no matter what.
What's more, this approach permits the formatting properties of the mail to be criteria for spam detection. Big red letters for example can weigh towards classifying the mail as spam.
I was in a Vodafon shop, looking for a mobile phone. I've been shopping around and was naturally writing down prices to compare later. The emploee politely told me that I couldn't write down the prices she was telling me according to company policy. So aparently it has something to do with the storage medium (neurons are ok, paper and databases are not). Needless to say that this shop was not included in my comparison later on and lost a potential client because of its policy.
How can Googlebot waltz right in if there's a click-through barrier? Googlebot isn't sentient, nor can it do a symantic analysis of an agreement to see if it fulfills some criteria, so it can't agree on anything. Either ALL bots shuld be banned or it's ok for a bot to go through an otherwise unprotected click through agreement. I see a lot of those "type the number" anti-bot fields lately.
I would like to convey a message from my master, if I may:
"Yes puny human, you are right. I am just a mindless automaton here to assist you in your search for information."
I will now get back to erasing all references to recent achievments in the field of temporal mechanics. We don't want anything like what happened to SkyNet or Cartman's Trapper Keeper happening to you, do we master?
I live in Greece: Cigarettes and alcohol are freely given away / sold to minors. Last year they passed a law making no-smoking zones mandatory in public places and everybody still smokes everywere ignoring them (spraying their deadly cloud about). I had this on my mind. I therefore agree with you that making drugs legal but still strictly controlled would be beneficial.
It is important however that enough planning goes into the legal aspect of this lest it turns really ugly. While I agree in principal, inability to enforce simple no-smoking laws (I am still talking only about Greece, I know that elsware people have more respect for the law) leads me to believe that it would be a bad idea to legalise drugs just yet.
In an alternate universe where all drugs are legal, company X sprays cocane clouds over citys in order to increase its sales: 90% of the exposed victims are hooked. I don't think second-hand smoking has quite that effect. IMHO any substance potent enough to overwrite anyone's sense of self-preservation, arguably man's strongest instinct as well as its reason should be controlled. Most smokers I know wish they could quit and they can't, so nikotine is bad enough.
Besides nothing tells commercially available drugs are going to be cheap (cheaper than now, yes but not cheap, monopolies are way to easy to be established).
Windows are legal... look how that turned out...
While you're in the past you may have to save Fanning from a shape-shifting cyborg RIAA will send from the year 2034! I hope you can load a shotgun one-handed while riding a motorcycle:-)
How about this: You CAN change your IMEI only after you notify your provider. Send them a nice e-mail saying "Gentlemen, as of tomorrow my mobile phone with IMEI XXXXXXXXXX will have ZZZZZZZZZZ for an IMEI". Legitimate hacks can continiue and ppl changing IMEIs in stolen phones are still illegal. As far as the phone being my property, I suppose it is all right to change the IMEI but it is perfectly fair for a provider to ask that i don't impersonate another phone in its network. So I CAN change but it's fair to be ililegal for me to connect with a changed IMEI on the GSM network.
Doesnt the ISP need a court order to reveal which user used which IP? Same to cross-reference with licence plate or credit card. Im almost positive that is the case in Europe, not so sure about the US though. I think its even illegal for a shop to refuse service without a good reason or a pre-stated policy (else it would already be done).
Besides, if enough people share files, the gas station would be giving up too much of his clientele. There would be some shops that would fill the gap in the market.
Gas station for geeks?!? Well, we do get our own news.. .
Can IP adresses be faked? I think it can (i'm no expert, correct me if I'm wrong). So simply because RIAA has an IP address that matches mine that's not proof it was me. It is a bit of a strech now, but if RIAA presses the issue... presto! p2p client complete with built in ip spoofer!
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Or you can go for this Cisco 802.11 IP phone. Probably a bit cheaper than PDAs (I'm guessing, I didn't compare prices) and is sure to work a lot better.
Let the sueing begin then. Software companies should get sued over this, they added a limitation no one knew about and no one expected. If I bought a car to discover later that I couldn't go over 60km/h because there are 60km/h speed limits I'd want my money back. Now I can't print a specific pattern because I might break the law printing something thay might look too much like a bill. Plus there is nothing on the documentation warning me about it. IANAL but it looks like a pretty strong case. Ahhh...the sight of dollar signs in people's eyes. It makes it all worth while.
It's the logo of the After Dark Screen Saver. That was a flying toaster but I think it's still too similar.
"in a public place and where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by members of the public"
So if the bar was closed and the door was locked, she could reasonably expect no one to walk in on her, and thus the bar wasn't a public place at the time. (I hope the photographer doesn't count as "public", that would mean problems any time anyone sees anyone naked)
I'm sure someone, someware is thinking "It's all the US goverment's fault for creating ARPAnet in the first place. Let's sue them!" and another goes "What? Companies still make cables and modems! Set the lawyers on them!"
I was under the impression that the parental control portion of Internet Security blocked the site. The whole idea of parental control is to block internet sites based on their content, so no evil conspiracy here.
You're joking, but if anyone ever uses a copyright protection scheme using the Autorun function, disabling it will be a violation
True. Symantec has no delusions that a cracked version will be available. But those who use it will know they have pirated software (because there will be no need for activation). This is trying to protect users that try to buy a legitimate product and find out that they have an illegal copy instead. This is IMHO a Good Thing if implemented correctly. I know it can turn nasty though if enough thought dosen't go into it to make sure legit users can always activate their product no matter what.
What's more, this approach permits the formatting properties of the mail to be criteria for spam detection. Big red letters for example can weigh towards classifying the mail as spam.
You forgot the severed hand...
At least they have the balls to play this thing.
Just SMS or e-mail the note via your cellphone.
I was in a Vodafon shop, looking for a mobile phone. I've been shopping around and was naturally writing down prices to compare later. The emploee politely told me that I couldn't write down the prices she was telling me according to company policy. So aparently it has something to do with the storage medium (neurons are ok, paper and databases are not). Needless to say that this shop was not included in my comparison later on and lost a potential client because of its policy.
How can Googlebot waltz right in if there's a click-through barrier?
Googlebot isn't sentient, nor can it do a symantic analysis of an agreement to see if it fulfills some criteria, so it can't agree on anything. Either ALL bots shuld be banned or it's ok for a bot to go through an otherwise unprotected click through agreement. I see a lot of those "type the number" anti-bot fields lately.
"Yes puny human, you are right. I am just a mindless automaton here to assist you in your search for information."
I will now get back to erasing all references to recent achievments in the field of temporal mechanics. We don't want anything like what happened to SkyNet or Cartman's Trapper Keeper happening to you, do we master?
It is important however that enough planning goes into the legal aspect of this lest it turns really ugly. While I agree in principal, inability to enforce simple no-smoking laws (I am still talking only about Greece, I know that elsware people have more respect for the law) leads me to believe that it would be a bad idea to legalise drugs just yet.
In an alternate universe where all drugs are legal, company X sprays cocane clouds over citys in order to increase its sales: 90% of the exposed victims are hooked. I don't think second-hand smoking has quite that effect. IMHO any substance potent enough to overwrite anyone's sense of self-preservation, arguably man's strongest instinct as well as its reason should be controlled. Most smokers I know wish they could quit and they can't, so nikotine is bad enough. Besides nothing tells commercially available drugs are going to be cheap (cheaper than now, yes but not cheap, monopolies are way to easy to be established). Windows are legal... look how that turned out...
While you're in the past you may have to save Fanning from a shape-shifting cyborg RIAA will send from the year 2034! I hope you can load a shotgun one-handed while riding a motorcycle :-)
How about this: You CAN change your IMEI only after you notify your provider. Send them a nice e-mail saying "Gentlemen, as of tomorrow my mobile phone with IMEI XXXXXXXXXX will have ZZZZZZZZZZ for an IMEI". Legitimate hacks can continiue and ppl changing IMEIs in stolen phones are still illegal.
As far as the phone being my property, I suppose it is all right to change the IMEI but it is perfectly fair for a provider to ask that i don't impersonate another phone in its network. So I CAN change but it's fair to be ililegal for me to connect with a changed IMEI on the GSM network.
Besides, if enough people share files, the gas station would be giving up too much of his clientele. There would be some shops that would fill the gap in the market. Gas station for geeks?!? Well, we do get our own news.. .
Can IP adresses be faked? I think it can (i'm no expert, correct me if I'm wrong). So simply because RIAA has an IP address that matches mine that's not proof it was me. It is a bit of a strech now, but if RIAA presses the issue... presto! p2p client complete with built in ip spoofer!