Well, I've got no phd in DVD technology, but the AC3 sound alone would take up far more than 1mbit all by itself right?
One of the reasons im not into watching movies on my PC is that I cannot take advantage of my DTS gizmos.
If this is just for video quality - Count me out.....
Definition of a planet:
An object that orbits the sun and that has a size at least the size of Mercury OR has the name of Pluto.
All other object would either fall in the category of "frozen world", "moon" or "big piece of rock".
I hate to be your average "know-it-all" guy, but he says in his posting "The whole case was build around they where linking directly to the mp3 files".
In MY book, theese guys not only violated the DMCA by linking directly to the mp3:s, they also deep-linked the mp3's and preventing the hosting sites from receiving their banner fees! Maybe they'll be sued all over again by the hosting sites... =)
I'd like to know why this anonymous donor didn't spread some of that cash around and buy a couple of Congressmen and a Senator. Perhaps Prof. Boyle will do so.
What?? Is K-mart having a sale on congressmen??
Maybe they shold annonce them at some fraudulent internet auction site...
I promise to lend my bought congressman to you if i can win the bidding!
No wait! I just got a better idea... "Congressman Renting INC", my new company...
It seems as the US has selected the path to NOT cooperate wich is sad.
I didn't say they ARE working together but they SHOULD be working togehter. Stopping international crimes is an international matter, not just a US or a russian.
Ofcourse Russia wants to protect russian citizens of being kidnapped by a foreign government. That goes for almost any country I know of. The question is wether the criminals should serve their sentences in their own country or in the country that the crime was actually commited. And who is to convict them?
As it is said "to every complex problem there is a solution that is just as simple as it is wrong".
I disagree. There are some "bad apples." There have been many racist judges, for example. However, we can't assume that this Judge is one based on heresay. We must look at what he said.
Well, sure. But they may still have been very skilled in the way of laws but it still didn't make them more fair...
Seems we agree on all counts and have reached a settlement. I rest my case... =)
Prof. Boyle just received an anonymous $1 million to fight the DMCA
Its REALLY nice to see that slashdot sold the members information to spam companies and spent the money some place good! =)
Ok, I get your point, but i still disagree in a couple of ways.
First, the US and the Russians should be working togehter in theese matters. It has to be a give and take situation. The russians surely don't want to protect theese guys but they sure should have a fair amount of saying in the matter and that does not seem to have been the case. I agree that it would be really sweet to read the judges reasons whatever they might have been.
And last but not least, even if you are highly skilled in the way of laws does not (automaticaly) make you a fairer judge. Some laws can be circumvented by reading the letter of the law instead of following the laws intention... Just take the "up-skirt" issue that was recently discussed.....
Come on.... Reason?
The way I see it, you can have a warrant for these guys and arrest them as soon as they set foot on US soil. The same thing should apply to the russians govt. Have a warrant for the FBI guys and arrest them as soon as they set foot in russia (yeah right...).
Or, the US govt demand that the russians are to be transferred into US custody.
If something is illegal, its illegal. period. You cannot argue reason if we are not talking about murder or assault in wich case you can shout "self defence!" but i really see no legit reason whatsoever to break into someones computer. If so, maybe you are suportive of the bill that gives media companies a way to break YOUR computer if they suscpect (C) material stored on your HD?
In fact, history is littered with useless discoveries that later prove very useful
Ok... I get the picture. =)
The Economics category was won by the people that were "adapting the mathematical concept of imaginary numbers for use in the business world".
I've been using this trick for YEARS and i want to live to the day when i can prove my bank wrong when the say that my spending habits are illegal! That'll teach 'em!
Regular users can get into a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude, since it seems that upgrading when you're not having problems is just asking to have your system wrecked by some stupid bug.
New attitude:
If it aint broke, break it. Then fix it.
... And some of us are neither american nor english. I dare you to try and get the grammars perfect in, say, french after only a couple of years in a classroom.
**
Me fail English? Unpossible!!
"Don't you use like 40% of your brain when you watch TV?"
Actually, that would be about 10 percent more than the average 30% that humans use their brainpower according to medical studies. If TV will boost my brain an additional 10 percent, maybe I should dust off the remote and try TV for a change....
.... It was legal of knowing how to break the law or share that knowledge with others.
Know that knowledge can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You dont have to use a DoS attack that clogs the network with huge packets to put a server out of business. To do a DoS against a big network you are more likely to attack certain systems and send small well crafted packets to put out a specific service.
If they hacked my computer and installed malicious software and I can legally hack them back... That must mean I can hack Gator and Windows Update quite legally... I think I like this idea....;)
But surely you have seen this before... It's nothing new, I saw it all on DVD coz' the video store had a complete motion picture about this. I think it was called "Flubber" and starred Robin Williams. Although they seemed to be a bit more advanced than this project.
Instead of (correction, in addition to) geeking up your car with a wireless network just to turn a 1 day otherwize boring road trip into something more funny, buy a car you like driving ffs! I'd never switch my car with a VW with a wireless IRC interface....:P
Or, even worse.... the "unsubscibe" is used as a validator that someone actually accesses the mailbox and opened the mail! Hell, let's send him another thousand of 'em!
Think about how rich you would get! =) (and please remember that I was the one that told you, and i'd very much like a new car...) I'm going to anounce my email EVERYWHERE just to make sure im in a good position to sue everybody!
FYI, Europe is getting an opt-in on spam making it illegal to send spam to anyone that has not explicitly said that they want it.
The rules in Europe are harder than those in the US. This law is supposed to work not only on European spam (from/to) but also spam sent from the US to Europe for example.
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Well, I've got no phd in DVD technology, but the AC3 sound alone would take up far more than 1mbit all by itself right?
One of the reasons im not into watching movies on my PC is that I cannot take advantage of my DTS gizmos.
If this is just for video quality - Count me out.....
Thats one way of reading it... i read it more like "EXTRA EXTRA, smoke all you want, your cells are programmed for death and cancer anyway"
Bah, i'll settle this with ease:
Definition of a planet:
An object that orbits the sun and that has a size at least the size of Mercury OR has the name of Pluto.
All other object would either fall in the category of "frozen world", "moon" or "big piece of rock".
I hate to be your average "know-it-all" guy, but he says in his posting "The whole case was build around they where linking directly to the mp3 files".
In MY book, theese guys not only violated the DMCA by linking directly to the mp3:s, they also deep-linked the mp3's and preventing the hosting sites from receiving their banner fees!
Maybe they'll be sued all over again by the hosting sites... =)
I'd like to know why this anonymous donor didn't spread some of that cash around and buy a couple of Congressmen and a Senator. Perhaps Prof. Boyle will do so.
What?? Is K-mart having a sale on congressmen??
Maybe they shold annonce them at some fraudulent internet auction site...
I promise to lend my bought congressman to you if i can win the bidding!
No wait! I just got a better idea... "Congressman Renting INC", my new company...
It seems as the US has selected the path to NOT cooperate wich is sad.
I didn't say they ARE working together but they SHOULD be working togehter. Stopping international crimes is an international matter, not just a US or a russian.
Ofcourse Russia wants to protect russian citizens of being kidnapped by a foreign government. That goes for almost any country I know of. The question is wether the criminals should serve their sentences in their own country or in the country that the crime was actually commited. And who is to convict them?
As it is said "to every complex problem there is a solution that is just as simple as it is wrong".
I disagree. There are some "bad apples." There have been many racist judges, for example. However, we can't assume that this Judge is one based on heresay. We must look at what he said.
Well, sure. But they may still have been very skilled in the way of laws but it still didn't make them more fair...
Seems we agree on all counts and have reached a settlement. I rest my case... =)
Prof. Boyle just received an anonymous $1 million to fight the DMCA
Its REALLY nice to see that slashdot sold the members information to spam companies and spent the money some place good! =)
Ok, I get your point, but i still disagree in a couple of ways.
First, the US and the Russians should be working togehter in theese matters. It has to be a give and take situation. The russians surely don't want to protect theese guys but they sure should have a fair amount of saying in the matter and that does not seem to have been the case. I agree that it would be really sweet to read the judges reasons whatever they might have been.
And last but not least, even if you are highly skilled in the way of laws does not (automaticaly) make you a fairer judge. Some laws can be circumvented by reading the letter of the law instead of following the laws intention... Just take the "up-skirt" issue that was recently discussed.....
People don't hate us because we're arrogant. People hate us because we're the best country and people in the world!
mod +1 Ironic
Come on.... Reason?
The way I see it, you can have a warrant for these guys and arrest them as soon as they set foot on US soil. The same thing should apply to the russians govt. Have a warrant for the FBI guys and arrest them as soon as they set foot in russia (yeah right...).
Or, the US govt demand that the russians are to be transferred into US custody.
If something is illegal, its illegal. period. You cannot argue reason if we are not talking about murder or assault in wich case you can shout "self defence!" but i really see no legit reason whatsoever to break into someones computer. If so, maybe you are suportive of the bill that gives media companies a way to break YOUR computer if they suscpect (C) material stored on your HD?
In fact, history is littered with useless discoveries that later prove very useful
Ok... I get the picture. =)
The Economics category was won by the people that were "adapting the mathematical concept of imaginary numbers for use in the business world". I've been using this trick for YEARS and i want to live to the day when i can prove my bank wrong when the say that my spending habits are illegal!
That'll teach 'em!
Regular users can get into a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude, since it seems that upgrading when you're not having problems is just asking to have your system wrecked by some stupid bug.
New attitude: If it aint broke, break it. Then fix it.
... And some of us are neither american nor english. I dare you to try and get the grammars perfect in, say, french after only a couple of years in a classroom. ** Me fail English? Unpossible!!
"Don't you use like 40% of your brain when you watch TV?" Actually, that would be about 10 percent more than the average 30% that humans use their brainpower according to medical studies. If TV will boost my brain an additional 10 percent, maybe I should dust off the remote and try TV for a change....
.... It was legal of knowing how to break the law or share that knowledge with others. Know that knowledge can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You dont have to use a DoS attack that clogs the network with huge packets to put a server out of business. To do a DoS against a big network you are more likely to attack certain systems and send small well crafted packets to put out a specific service.
;)
If they hacked my computer and installed malicious software and I can legally hack them back... That must mean I can hack Gator and Windows Update quite legally... I think I like this idea....
Nopes, I was thinking Flubber actually.
But surely you have seen this before... It's nothing new, I saw it all on DVD coz' the video store had a complete motion picture about this. I think it was called "Flubber" and starred Robin Williams. Although they seemed to be a bit more advanced than this project.
** OMG ** They have invented Flubber!!
Instead of (correction, in addition to) geeking up your car with a wireless network just to turn a 1 day otherwize boring road trip into something more funny, buy a car you like driving ffs! I'd never switch my car with a VW with a wireless IRC interface.... :P
Or, even worse....
the "unsubscibe" is used as a validator that someone actually accesses the mailbox and opened the mail! Hell, let's send him another thousand of 'em!
He didn't to it to the Gator people. He ment telemarketers.
Think about how rich you would get! =)
(and please remember that I was the one that told you, and i'd very much like a new car...)
I'm going to anounce my email EVERYWHERE just to make sure im in a good position to sue everybody!
FYI, Europe is getting an opt-in on spam making it illegal to send spam to anyone that has not explicitly said that they want it. The rules in Europe are harder than those in the US.
This law is supposed to work not only on European spam (from/to) but also spam sent from the US to Europe for example.
Bad Taste was the reason for the oscar he got from LOTR.
They just needed a reason....