and as for the bag nazi: no, you can not look into my bag. are you accusing me of theft? then get the cops. the cops can look into my bag. and then I'll sue for defanation.
shops are not allowed to invade your privacy by going through your bag and pockets.
basically, I do agree with you. But let's take a slightly more controversial point: nude beaches. some oppose them, some don't. I also don't see a problem with a nude resort advertising a picture that includes nudity, during children's TV.
now it's much less clear-cut... and it's all legal.
and yes, I'm also suggesting that in some cases we should condone behaviour deemed illegal, if the law itself is immoral. what I condone depends more on morals than on laws.
ofcourse, the trouble with morals is that they're not absolute: people have different morals. Nudity and eating meat for instance are considered immoral by some, but moral by others..
>This is a rather crass assumption. "Thought crime" gives the gov't control over what you think;
or (as in this case) a COMPANY gets control over YOUR knowledge, your thoughts, and even your creations. That's IMO even worse than government: at least I have some theoretical direct influence on goverment (if in a democratic country), yet I have no control whatsoever over a company.
in the first case, if it looks like kids you won't get away with claiming they're midgets. in the second case you can prove that it's an adult so you should be able to get away with it. nudity doesn't necessarily make it porn though (or an adult situation).
no, they're not in the U.S. but they're in the Netherlands. However, I just saw an official announcement from Wanadoo (the provider in question) that the test has been discontinued. According to Joltid there were 2 more large european ISPs testing peercache, but their names have not been disclosed.
There has already been at least 1 ISP that was thinking about setting up a "Kazaa-cache". any material downloaded from this cache would not be traceable to the sharer's IP-number through the use of netstat.
people already pay to get the content. access to the net isn't free. ADSL, cable and modem access are all already paid for. the fact that this money doesn't reach the publishers is not the consumers problem.
yes, so am I, just like I'm glad that the government (i.e. me and my fellow dutchmen) have decided that environmental legislation is a good thing, even though it 'hurts' industry.
bikes should be on the road in most of europe, unless there's a bicycle-path. the sidewalk is for walking. segways shouldn't be on roads, so they're not well suited for euopean traffic.
I stopped buying. now I almost exclusively download. the good thing is: it's legal. so RIAA or whatever national isntitute (BUMA/STEMRA in my case) can just shut up and take their losses. they just show they're sore losers.//rdj
---- You'd think that the RIAA would be all over this, as it is thier job to protect the rights and property of musicians.
Nope. Sorry. "Your claim is insignificant compared to most. Go away." -----
well, their job is to make themselves richer, not to help some schmuck musician who's whining about a measly 10k (NOT a small amount of money for most people)
from the same page: However, by diving or "standing up" in free fall, any experienced skydiver can learn to reach speeds of over 160-180MPH. Speeds of over 200MPH require significant practice to achieve. The record free fall speed, done without any special equipment, is 321MPH. Obviously, it is desirable to slow back down to 110MPH before parachute opening."
also note that air pressure is lower, which causes less friction. his position is very close to a dive or 'stand-up' free-fall. I'm guessing CNN got it wrong, especially since I've seen some more sources reporting this, and all reported speeds way in excess of 200 km/h
it's not specifically defined as far as I know, although the word used is reasonably specific. I'm not a lawyer though, and chances are that there is jurisprudence about the interpretation of 'advertising' ("handelsreclame" is the dutch word used). I guess 'trade-advertising' is the literal translation.
why? well... there was a wireless (GSM) network in place already, due to a service by some kuwaiti company (iirc). It was pressed out of service by the current iraqi rulers, because qualcomm was givem permission to put a wireless (non-GSM, and incompatible with surrounding countries) network in place...
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and as for the bag nazi: no, you can not look into my bag. are you accusing me of theft? then get the cops. the cops can look into my bag. and then I'll sue for defanation.
shops are not allowed to invade your privacy by going through your bag and pockets.
basically, I do agree with you. But let's take a slightly more controversial point: nude beaches. some oppose them, some don't. I also don't see a problem with a nude resort advertising a picture that includes nudity, during children's TV.
now it's much less clear-cut... and it's all legal.
and yes, I'm also suggesting that in some cases we should condone behaviour deemed illegal, if the law itself is immoral. what I condone depends more on morals than on laws.
ofcourse, the trouble with morals is that they're not absolute: people have different morals. Nudity and eating meat for instance are considered immoral by some, but moral by others..
try SCO. lawsuits is what they do best.
>This is a rather crass assumption. "Thought crime" gives the gov't control over what you think;
or (as in this case) a COMPANY gets control over YOUR knowledge, your thoughts, and even your creations. That's IMO even worse than government: at least I have some theoretical direct influence on goverment (if in a democratic country), yet I have no control whatsoever over a company.
in the first case, if it looks like kids you won't get away with claiming they're midgets. in the second case you can prove that it's an adult so you should be able to get away with it. nudity doesn't necessarily make it porn though (or an adult situation).
yes, because in various countries the law on kiddyporn states that if it's indistinguishable from kiddyporn, it IS kiddyporn.
Hey! I like dutch. it's more consistent than english, and pronunciation is easier.
no, they're not in the U.S. but they're in the Netherlands. However, I just saw an official announcement from Wanadoo (the provider in question) that the test has been discontinued. According to Joltid there were 2 more large european ISPs testing peercache, but their names have not been disclosed.
There has already been at least 1 ISP that was thinking about setting up a "Kazaa-cache". any material downloaded from this cache would not be traceable to the sharer's IP-number through the use of netstat.
people already pay to get the content. access to the net isn't free. ADSL, cable and modem access are all already paid for. the fact that this money doesn't reach the publishers is not the consumers problem.
yes, so am I, just like I'm glad that the government (i.e. me and my fellow dutchmen) have decided that environmental legislation is a good thing, even though it 'hurts' industry.
bikes should be on the road in most of europe, unless there's a bicycle-path. the sidewalk is for walking. segways shouldn't be on roads, so they're not well suited for euopean traffic.
strangely though.. although Robin Hood is sometimes seen as "bad", I've never heard anyone call him evil.
I stopped buying. now I almost exclusively download. the good thing is: it's legal. so RIAA or whatever national isntitute (BUMA/STEMRA in my case) can just shut up and take their losses. they just show they're sore losers. //rdj
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You'd think that the RIAA would be all over this, as it is thier job to protect the rights and property of musicians.
Nope. Sorry. "Your claim is insignificant compared to most. Go away."
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well, their job is to make themselves richer, not to help some schmuck musician who's whining about a measly 10k (NOT a small amount of money for most people)
In the netherlands it's not infringement.
well yes I download songs. it's legal too, just like taping from radio. it's not infringement.
no, it's most definately not a birdman suit. see this pic
from the same page: However, by diving or "standing up" in free fall, any experienced skydiver can learn to reach speeds of over 160-180MPH. Speeds of over 200MPH require significant practice to achieve. The record free fall speed, done without any special equipment, is 321MPH. Obviously, it is desirable to slow back down to 110MPH before parachute opening."
also note that air pressure is lower, which causes less friction. his position is very close to a dive or 'stand-up' free-fall. I'm guessing CNN got it wrong, especially since I've seen some more sources reporting this, and all reported speeds way in excess of 200 km/h
it's not specifically defined as far as I know, although the word used is reasonably specific. I'm not a lawyer though, and chances are that there is jurisprudence about the interpretation of 'advertising' ("handelsreclame" is the dutch word used). I guess 'trade-advertising' is the literal translation.
this simply wouldn't work, since in the equivalent to a constitution ("Grondwet") advertising is specifically NOT free speech.
flame on...
warm? probably cooler than pants or shorts. remember: a kilt should be worn without underwear.
for wearing pants: they're optional. you are also allowed to wear a skirt, kilt or dress.
why? well... there was a wireless (GSM) network in place already, due to a service by some kuwaiti company (iirc). It was pressed out of service by the current iraqi rulers, because qualcomm was givem permission to put a wireless (non-GSM, and incompatible with surrounding countries) network in place...