why would I not be allowed to play practical jokes on companies? basically, that's all it is. the 'victim' of the joke may not appreciate it. and it may not even be funny. and besides, fun in and of itself is much more worthwhile than just about any job. I can live without a job. I cannot live without fun.
>What's more, everyone would have to destroy their existing copies, since they got it in a manner that is legally equivalent to downloading a copyrighted song from Gnutella
I hope that's true, because in many countries downloading from gnutella is equivalent to taping from radio. Both are legal, and there is no prerequisite of owning the CD.
>nothing says "I like that" as a bit of money, even if it's only a few cents.
wrong. nothing says "I like that" than someone telling you personally "I like that". Nothing says "I can use that for my own betterment" than a bit of money.
there's a good reason why I prefer using cash. companies have a habit of entering your address into their DB, and send you shitty catalogs. cash is anonymous, so anonymous money is not a problem.
downloading music is already completely legal, at least it is here in the netherlands. this is analogous to recording from radio. copying from a friend is also legal, as is borrowing the CD from a library and copying it.
>Imaging you selling so many copies and then a month or so later almost all of them get charged back!!
looks like the product didn't perform as expected. no need to blame the consumer there, they just take advantage of consumer protection laws that state that a product that does not perform as expected may be returned within a reasonable period. that's not the consumer's fault, it's just reasonable business practice.
sharing mp3's illegal? maybe.. unethical? definately not. sharing is good, trying to stop people sharing.. now THAT is unethical. Sharing is normal social behaviour.
make the shuffle button illegal, it screws up the order of songs on an album, depriving our cashcows^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hesteemed customers of the full experience of the album.
the same goes for the BSD licence: it too carries a political message. whereas the GPL tends towards a socialist view (I make my code available, you make your code available, we all have code), the BSD licence swings more towards an anarchist view.
I happen to like the GPL, you like BSD. that's fine, but they both carry a political message.
it's still locked up in guantanamo bay. Sadly, this is very, very american, or at the very least consistent with american policy of the last couple of years.
the truth is... for many of those millions it is not illegal (like for me. not everybody is bound by US law). Over here it is legal to make a copy for personal use, and there is no prerequisite of ownership of the original medium. it is legal to borrow a CD from the library and copy it.
no, I don't think it's balanced. if I want to make something in my spare time, the company I work for has exactly nothing to say about it, and I'm not going to ask them for permission to do things in MY time, using MY stuff. rules are fine, but requiring permission from your boss in advance to engage in a hobby is utterly ridiculous.
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but why would you want the recipe to bud light?
why would I not be allowed to play practical jokes on companies? basically, that's all it is. the 'victim' of the joke may not appreciate it. and it may not even be funny. and besides, fun in and of itself is much more worthwhile than just about any job. I can live without a job. I cannot live without fun.
I think tabextensions does that..
(well, I think that's the one. I just tried dragging a tab in moz1.4, and it works without a glitch.)
>What's more, everyone would have to destroy their existing copies, since they got it in a manner that is legally equivalent to downloading a copyrighted song from Gnutella
I hope that's true, because in many countries downloading from gnutella is equivalent to taping from radio. Both are legal, and there is no prerequisite of owning the CD.
>nothing says "I like that" as a bit of money, even if it's only a few cents.
wrong. nothing says "I like that" than someone telling you personally "I like that". Nothing says "I can use that for my own betterment" than a bit of money.
2 words: consumer privacy.
there's a good reason why I prefer using cash. companies have a habit of entering your address into their DB, and send you shitty catalogs. cash is anonymous, so anonymous money is not a problem.
when good spammers go bad. that's the moment decay starts on their abandoned bodies, swinging gently in the wind on their gallows.
downloading music is already completely legal, at least it is here in the netherlands. this is analogous to recording from radio. copying from a friend is also legal, as is borrowing the CD from a library and copying it.
yes, indeed you do. data protection legislation is already in effect in the EU.
looks like I was.. damn non-native english speakers ;)
the ideal temperature for making coffee is 82-87 degrees, or 180-190F. Freshly made coffee is supposed to be that hot.
here's more. not expecting coffee to be hot is simply stupidity.
>Imaging you selling so many copies and then a month or so later almost all of them get charged back!!
looks like the product didn't perform as expected. no need to blame the consumer there, they just take advantage of consumer protection laws that state that a product that does not perform as expected may be returned within a reasonable period. that's not the consumer's fault, it's just reasonable business practice.
5 seconds in a microwave oven destroys an RFID tag...
on flash: I'm very happy with "Flash click to view", great moz/firebird extension.
exchanges flashcontent for a button, starts playing when you click it. simple, and works like a charm.
it is a sad thing when sharing is seen as abuse.
here is debian-jr. may not be exactly what you want, but there's a few links on the page too.
and it has an 'off'-button.
sharing mp3's illegal? maybe.. unethical? definately not. sharing is good, trying to stop people sharing.. now THAT is unethical. Sharing is normal social behaviour.
the good point about that is that 3 seconds in a microwave oven will destroy the RFID chip, rendering it useless and inert.
make the shuffle button illegal, it screws up the order of songs on an album, depriving our cashcows^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hesteemed customers of the full experience of the album.
making it available over FTP is acceptable.
including source is not a strict requirement in the GPL, availability is.
the same goes for the BSD licence: it too carries a political message. whereas the GPL tends towards a socialist view (I make my code available, you make your code available, we all have code), the BSD licence swings more towards an anarchist view.
I happen to like the GPL, you like BSD. that's fine, but they both carry a political message.
>What happened to due process?
it's still locked up in guantanamo bay. Sadly, this is very, very american, or at the very least consistent with american policy of the last couple of years.
the truth is... for many of those millions it is not illegal (like for me. not everybody is bound by US law). Over here it is legal to make a copy for personal use, and there is no prerequisite of ownership of the original medium. it is legal to borrow a CD from the library and copy it.
no, I don't think it's balanced. if I want to make something in my spare time, the company I work for has exactly nothing to say about it, and I'm not going to ask them for permission to do things in MY time, using MY stuff. rules are fine, but requiring permission from your boss in advance to engage in a hobby is utterly ridiculous.