When he bought the discs, he paid of the content via the tax. Therefore, according to the ruleing, the downloading was not stealing. He was simply recieveing what he already paid for.
None of this absolves the person serving the files, since he is not authorized to reproduce the works at any rate.
The concept is that, since the buyers have no choice but to pay the media companies for downloading anyway, that they are entitled to do so. Otherwise, people are simply being taxed by a corporate entity with no compensation.
What the media companies wanted to do here is have thier tax and sue the taxed too. They were trying to double dip.
Actually the ruling seems to say that he did not steal anything, because he paid the media tax which is intended to compensate for just this situation.
The same argument would not in the US because we do not have the media tax, except on "Music CD-Rs" required by consumer cd copiers.
Sad as it is, these losers DO have a valid license, the GPL. Since they obviously did no actual work, there are no changes to the source that they would have to give back.
It is "the standard" for many companies and other groups. It is reasonable for someone who is not looking to be a asswipe to assume that the writer meant a de facto standard, espically in light of the lack of an conflicting "official" standard for the subject.
I argue it, there's no need for what they call regulation. These "licenseing" drives have zero to do with service quality and everything to do with taxation.
This licensing requirement does nothing to protect from scams, it just makes sure the scumsucking legislators and thier buddies get thier cut.
No text labels? I'd hate that. Can you change that?
I suppose it's because people are wired differently. It's less effort (faster) for me to read the text and pick out what I want, than to sort it by icon. I notice other (quite intelligent) people seem to require mental effort to pick out a text item from a list. (while it takes much effort for me to process verbal conversation) For me it's rather instant. I think I would be slowed down by an icon-only setup.
Think diffent, indeed. So perhaps platform prefrences come down to how we each process information?
What you're saying is true. But it can also be said of most PCs if their owners were willing to do incremental upgrades rather than just buy another disposable PC.
I've had the same case/mobo etc since 2001. There are sometimes issues with the cheapest brand name PCs. (I've seen recent lowest end Dells that had the AGP port redacted, dude WTF?) But ususally any desktop, mac or pc, is quite upgradeable.
Aside: Actually I've thought about getting the old G4 cube, it's quite upgradeable for a SFF system. But the ebay price stays pretty high for used.
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Not here in the US, since we do not have the lousy media tax anyway.
None of this absolves the person serving the files, since he is not authorized to reproduce the works at any rate.
What the media companies wanted to do here is have thier tax and sue the taxed too. They were trying to double dip.
The same argument would not in the US because we do not have the media tax, except on "Music CD-Rs" required by consumer cd copiers.
Mine gets quite hot after extended periods of HDD mode. I'd have to mod it for some ventilation before I tried it as a main drive.
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I want that guy thrown off!
The kids really seem to be into the card based games, so the end may not be as nigh as one might think.
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I was thinking in terms of emulation in general, not the GPL implications. Hey we all put the foot in the mouth sometimes...
I'm a self-described "free stuff" whore. So click below!
For some reason I was thinking the person I orginially was replying to was talking about the emulators in general, not just cherryos.
It must be too early.Sad as it is, these losers DO have a valid license, the GPL. Since they obviously did no actual work, there are no changes to the source that they would have to give back.
Despite what several companies may have told you emulation, by itself, is not illegial.
It is "the standard" for many companies and other groups. It is reasonable for someone who is not looking to be a asswipe to assume that the writer meant a de facto standard, espically in light of the lack of an conflicting "official" standard for the subject.
.doc is the de facto standard. And you are an pedantic troll. It's very simple.
Everybody else gets lawyered to bankruptcy.
This licensing requirement does nothing to protect from scams, it just makes sure the scumsucking legislators and thier buddies get thier cut.
If by good job you mean gutting the company, then sure!
Such industries should either evolve or die out.
Doesn't such selective conetnt filtering make them lose that status? Sounds like bad mojo for them.
I suppose it's because people are wired differently. It's less effort (faster) for me to read the text and pick out what I want, than to sort it by icon. I notice other (quite intelligent) people seem to require mental effort to pick out a text item from a list. (while it takes much effort for me to process verbal conversation) For me it's rather instant. I think I would be slowed down by an icon-only setup.
Think diffent, indeed. So perhaps platform prefrences come down to how we each process information?Actually with 256mb, it is likely MORE useable than under win9x. With enough ram (at least 256 IMO), XP can be faster than 9x.
I've had the same case/mobo etc since 2001. There are sometimes issues with the cheapest brand name PCs. (I've seen recent lowest end Dells that had the AGP port redacted, dude WTF?) But ususally any desktop, mac or pc, is quite upgradeable.
Aside: Actually I've thought about getting the old G4 cube, it's quite upgradeable for a SFF system. But the ebay price stays pretty high for used.They use the SSN for everything there.