My roomate hears my CD in my player
No. My roomate borrows my CD No, unless he copies it, then yes for him. If you know of his intent beforehand, then you are an accessory My CDs are on my desk at work where anyone to listen to them Identical to above
My CDs are on my computer which others use No, unless people transfer the files. And if you know of their intent then you are an accessory The person distributing the song and the person downloading the song already paid for a CD Unqualified yes.
And now one for you:
Songs are posted in a directoy on a public webserver, but without any webpage and without any links (maybe you put them on your home webserver so you could listen to your cds from internet cafes or something?).
That's one of my favorite things about Linux - it's not tied to any single architecture. Granted, I'm still running an x86, but I'm seriously considering a dual PPC 970 for my next computer.
11 pages ?! Geez, how much can you write ? I'll summarize it for the lazy/short-attention span crowd:
Despite years of technological advance and the arrival of open source software in the marketplace, onions remain a spherical shaped vegetable which grow in the ground. Because of their strong flavour, onions are typically used as a garnish on many different foods. Fried onions especially emit an odor which makes many people hungry, even people who don't like onions. Since nearly every culture makes use of some form of onion, they are quite possibly the most popular vegetable in the world.
The day it's outlawed in any western country is the day i set up a dedicated node with 40gb of hd space. There was a reason that Freenet was created after all.
Why does the answer to everything have to be "Move to Japan" ? Want 12mbits/sec for $21 ? Move to Japan. Want to live in Japan ? Move to Japan. Geez, this is ridiculous.
Personally, I think the entire idea of metadata is overhyped. It's not that useful to the majority of computer users, and it's incredibly hard to implement. Why would you want metadata in the filesystem anyway ? The biggest drawback is that the data can be lost when files are transferred to another computer, unless every application respects metadata in some standardized way. Futhermore, it's hard to implement in a way that's flexible enough to be useful while still being meaningful.
I propose an ugly hack. Why not just make every file an XML file, with a header containing the metadata (which could be anything) and a binary field for the file's data. Have the default system calls ignore the XML and send the data, to ensure compatibility. Have a second set of system calls which pass the entire XML file (for new applications which support it). Write the XML so that if you email one of these files to someone that doesn't support the system, it could be trivial for them to get the data. Anyone (knowledgable or otherwise) want to poke holes in my idea ?
This is a great comment. Then again, if he doesn't care about most of those 3000+ files he won't switch, because there's no desirable benefit to doing so. It should be fairly easy to convince someone to save new documents in a new format however; to what extent has the software industry has survived by doing precisely that ?
Your comment is very insightful. The western countries have allowed their wealth and to some extent, standard of living to skyrocket. During this time (1950-2000) we cared little for the welfare of poorer countries and their citizens, creating unfathomable economic inequality. Those poorer countries have pulled themselves up by the bootstraps, however, and now they have competitive technology for today's world. We are going to pay, BIG TIME, for ignoring China, India, Malaysia, etc for so long. Over time the market really will sort it all out. Their wealth and standards of living will increase a lot, and our wealth and standards of living will probably decrease somewhat. But it would have been a whole lot less painful for us if we had brought them along in the first place.
The GPL is invaluable, but I question whether this sucess can be repeated with creative works. For one thing, getting "proof" that something is a derivative work depends on how much money you have. With the GPL, it's much easier, you can just look for the copied code. I think that Freenet, or something of similar means (anonymity mainly, but it also has to be well distributed) is the way to go.
Believe me, I'm not arguing for the status quo. I was simply trying to elaborate on things, from what I take to be the position of the "content" industry.
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"Damnit, we keep threatening to sue these people, and the fuckers still won't buy our products."
Yeah, the RIAA are a bunch of assholes. I haven't bought a CD in years. What do you mean "Offtopic" ?
yes.
My roomate hears my CD in my player
No.
My roomate borrows my CD
No, unless he copies it, then yes for him. If you know of his intent beforehand, then you are an accessory
My CDs are on my desk at work where anyone to listen to them
Identical to above
My CDs are on my computer which others use
No, unless people transfer the files. And if you know of their intent then you are an accessory
The person distributing the song and the person downloading the song already paid for a CD
Unqualified yes.
And now one for you
Songs are posted in a directoy on a public webserver, but without any webpage and without any links (maybe you put them on your home webserver so you could listen to your cds from internet cafes or something?).
Is it really that necessary to insult the Windows users' intelligence by not including a batch file?
Does matter, given that the intelligence of Windows users is insulted every day by Windows itself ?
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That's one of my favorite things about Linux - it's not tied to any single architecture. Granted, I'm still running an x86, but I'm seriously considering a dual PPC 970 for my next computer.
Call me when Apple gets rid of X.
"So is this the way the search engine competition will be won? Through patents and lawsuits?"
I was searching for a better way, but when I tried Yahoo all I got was advertising.
Am I the only one left on SlashDot who doesn't even run Windows for gaming?
Nope, I run Linux only, and I play the occasional game.
Fact : GNAA is dying
Alright ! I was waiting for this !
...so you would contribute 8 accident free hours for every shift you worked
They wish ! There needs to be someone around here that resets the odometer.
11 pages ?! Geez, how much can you write ? I'll summarize it for the lazy/short-attention span crowd :
Despite years of technological advance and the arrival of open source software in the marketplace, onions remain a spherical shaped vegetable which grow in the ground. Because of their strong flavour, onions are typically used as a garnish on many different foods. Fried onions especially emit an odor which makes many people hungry, even people who don't like onions. Since nearly every culture makes use of some form of onion, they are quite possibly the most popular vegetable in the world.
"Let's all say happy birthday to Slackware."
Let's just be sure not to sing it, or we'll be on the hook for copyright fees.
If anyone can make that argument in court then it will effectively make running a Freenet node illegal. I think we'll have to wait and see.
The day it's outlawed in any western country is the day i set up a dedicated node with 40gb of hd space. There was a reason that Freenet was created after all.
It was pure comic genius anyway. I couldn't stop laughing.
I for one welcome our new balloon masters !
Why does the answer to everything have to be "Move to Japan" ?
Want 12mbits/sec for $21 ? Move to Japan.
Want to live in Japan ? Move to Japan.
Geez, this is ridiculous.
Personally, I think the entire idea of metadata is overhyped. It's not that useful to the majority of computer users, and it's incredibly hard to implement. Why would you want metadata in the filesystem anyway ? The biggest drawback is that the data can be lost when files are transferred to another computer, unless every application respects metadata in some standardized way. Futhermore, it's hard to implement in a way that's flexible enough to be useful while still being meaningful.
I propose an ugly hack. Why not just make every file an XML file, with a header containing the metadata (which could be anything) and a binary field for the file's data. Have the default system calls ignore the XML and send the data, to ensure compatibility. Have a second set of system calls which pass the entire XML file (for new applications which support it). Write the XML so that if you email one of these files to someone that doesn't support the system, it could be trivial for them to get the data. Anyone (knowledgable or otherwise) want to poke holes in my idea ?
This is a great comment. Then again, if he doesn't care about most of those 3000+ files he won't switch, because there's no desirable benefit to doing so. It should be fairly easy to convince someone to save new documents in a new format however; to what extent has the software industry has survived by doing precisely that ?
Entrapment applies only to police and criminal offenses. That's not to say that a judge or jury of a civil case would look fondly on these techniques.
Your comment is very insightful. The western countries have allowed their wealth and to some extent, standard of living to skyrocket. During this time (1950-2000) we cared little for the welfare of poorer countries and their citizens, creating unfathomable economic inequality. Those poorer countries have pulled themselves up by the bootstraps, however, and now they have competitive technology for today's world. We are going to pay, BIG TIME, for ignoring China, India, Malaysia, etc for so long. Over time the market really will sort it all out. Their wealth and standards of living will increase a lot, and our wealth and standards of living will probably decrease somewhat. But it would have been a whole lot less painful for us if we had brought them along in the first place.
Geez, I just read the other guy's "mother in law" comment and then I read yours. Thank you, I won't have a boner for years now.
The GPL is invaluable, but I question whether this sucess can be repeated with creative works. For one thing, getting "proof" that something is a derivative work depends on how much money you have. With the GPL, it's much easier, you can just look for the copied code. I think that Freenet, or something of similar means (anonymity mainly, but it also has to be well distributed) is the way to go.
Believe me, I'm not arguing for the status quo. I was simply trying to elaborate on things, from what I take to be the position of the "content" industry.