He's doing his sworn duty as Attorney General to enforce the laws of the State of Missouri. If the law is overturned, and he later prosecutes, what you say would become true.
And even if it were traceable to within the MO borders, the law itself violates the interstate commerce clause and is invalidated by the U.S. Constitution.
And we'll be happy to change the law, right after the spamming bastards fight it all the way to the Supreme Court and. What? They don't have the money to fight? What a damn shame. Maybe they can ask the EFF? Or set up a PayPal defense fund:).
Come on! You use a specialized 78 rpm turntable to play your granpa's records! If you managed to dig up this sort of equipment, findind a decent Mac emulator for your 2040 supermachine will be a snap.
That may be true, but finding an authorization server to hand out the DRM keys to play those songs might not be such a snap in 2040.
Fair enough--the monopoly itself is not illegal. However, imposing product activiation is pretty crappy, given that they do have an effective monopoly, and, as you stated, users are unlikely to switch to alternatives. The network effect of filters alone is enough to keep people using Photoshop.
I know this is a tired argument, but honestly, how many people does Adobe think have copied PS who will be buying it now that there's activation? It'll be cracked, and soon--are they doing to pull another Sklyarov? Call the FBI then back off when the bad PR kicks in and let the feds take the heat for the prosecution? If they can even find the guy who cracks it?
Funny, I was just in CompUSA today--they were charging $9.99 for one SATA power adapter. My theory is that retail shops know they have customers by the balls, because there's a new toy and all that's needed is that cable they didn't think of.
The thing about product activation is that it tends to be effective only when you have a product for which there's no practical substitute. Photoshop users aren't going to suddenly switch . ..
In other words, successful use of product activation by a company is prima facie evidence of that company's holding an illegal monopoly. Someone at the Justice Department should be looking hard at Adobe right now.
We've always wanted our fans to experience our music online.. But up until now, the existing distribution methods have not passed the kind of 'quality' standards our fans have come to expect from us.
Really, Lars? I don't see your sorry ass has-been band on the iTunes Music Store. Perhaps it's because you know that there's no one who knows a bit from a byte that'd give you a thin dime. BTW, St. Anger sucks ass. I heard it from someone who got it from Kazaa.
Looks to me like a cleverly planted story to attempt to stem the tide of ill-will toward the "Next Generation Secure Computing Base," a.k.a. "the lockdown technology formerly known as Palladium."
Obviously you fail to understand. DRM is only an odious invention, the scale-covered antichrist spawn of Bill Gates and the Whore of Babylon, when Microsoft implements it. When Apple does it, it's OK. I hope that clears things up.
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Interesting--thanks!
Thanks for the cite--and the interesting post!
C#: The PL/I of the 21st century :).
Seriously? Is there a source?
Thus, it'd still be impossible to use that alone to prove intent.
In the version I heard, it was "Hold my beer and watch this!"
There are only so many suckers who will buy generic viagra and penny stocks.
He's doing his sworn duty as Attorney General to enforce the laws of the State of Missouri. If the law is overturned, and he later prosecutes, what you say would become true.
What barratry? Jay Nixon isn't threatening to sue, or suing just to harass--he's suing, using a law validly on the books.
To get it overturned, they'll have to fight it in federal court. This will cost spammers money. So even if the law is overturned, the outcome is good.
BTW, busting on a state is really lame.
And we'll be happy to change the law, right after the spamming bastards fight it all the way to the Supreme Court and. What? They don't have the money to fight? What a damn shame. Maybe they can ask the EFF? Or set up a PayPal defense fund :).
LOL
Right clicking the WinXP taskbar still yields "Tile Windows Horizontally" and "Tile Windows Vertically" which do the same thing.
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That may be true, but finding an authorization server to hand out the DRM keys to play those songs might not be such a snap in 2040.
Sure, so long as it's the one I "lost" and had replaced.
People will be either willing to pay for the bandwidth of distribution, or for the content. Not both.
I know this is a tired argument, but honestly, how many people does Adobe think have copied PS who will be buying it now that there's activation? It'll be cracked, and soon--are they doing to pull another Sklyarov? Call the FBI then back off when the bad PR kicks in and let the feds take the heat for the prosecution? If they can even find the guy who cracks it?
Funny, I was just in CompUSA today--they were charging $9.99 for one SATA power adapter. My theory is that retail shops know they have customers by the balls, because there's a new toy and all that's needed is that cable they didn't think of.
And they'll have no resale value, because they'll be DRM'd out the ass.
In other words, successful use of product activation by a company is prima facie evidence of that company's holding an illegal monopoly. Someone at the Justice Department should be looking hard at Adobe right now.
Really, Lars? I don't see your sorry ass has-been band on the iTunes Music Store. Perhaps it's because you know that there's no one who knows a bit from a byte that'd give you a thin dime. BTW, St. Anger sucks ass. I heard it from someone who got it from Kazaa.
Looks to me like a cleverly planted story to attempt to stem the tide of ill-will toward the "Next Generation Secure Computing Base," a.k.a. "the lockdown technology formerly known as Palladium."
. . . but is shying away from the most controversial hacks . . .
Obviously you fail to understand. DRM is only an odious invention, the scale-covered antichrist spawn of Bill Gates and the Whore of Babylon, when Microsoft implements it. When Apple does it, it's OK. I hope that clears things up.