Mod the parent up. I started scanning the comments to see if anyone would call bullshit on this article or not. NTP is NOT a patent troll. There are many other cases of patent troll companies, but this is not one of them. Oddly enough, this is one case where the US patent system appears to have worked as intended.
With the passing of Bill C-60, this is not quite so cut and dry. We lost a lot of our rights that day. I suggest you read Michael Geist's website to keep abreast of these and other changes. Please see http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
yes, but like has been pointed out by another, your $0.99 purchase expires after the next episode has been released. It's not like a year later you can watch the episode again without paying another $0.99.
I misread your question. The cost difference is $1.00. Comcast is offering their product (with commercials) for $0.99 while Apple is offering their product (without commercials) for $1.99. Again, the Apple download can be viewed multiple times, whereas Comcast is essentially rebroadcasting for your viewing pleasure at a time more convenient for you. You are paying for the service of the rebroadcasting, not a downloadable product.
You aren't kidding. If I recall, several states (like Indiana) don't use DST at all, so this would just through Ontario out of whack with them for an even longer period.
But then again, a stupid decision made by a politician should never surprise anybody.
The res on the new ipod is roughly the same as that on a windows mobile device. At 320x240 you can actually display a pretty decent picture. The days of 128x128 are behind us now.
Of course, with the video out feature, the screen is really just for personal use. For group viewing, one would simply output the stream to the TV or monitor.
Think of this as a handy reference for the judges who will be deciding cases that deal with copywrite for the next decade or so. This book brushes aside the rhetoric and supplies the reader with concise information that may be very relevant to what they are discerning.
It's not intended for every teenager to read, although it would be fantastic if they did.
But in this case, the fees requested by the lawyers weren't even contested by Apple, and did not affect the terms of the settlement, other than inflating the bottom line when calculating how much Apple is expected to pay out. The $25 or $50 rebate for qualifying customers is not going to drop to $23.75 and $47.68 respectively because of lawyer fees. That is just plain FUD against lawyers.
I mean, c'mon - the lawyers win a case for you and you bitch because they charge fees for their service - fees that you don't pay, but that Apple has to pay?
How is this a fraudulent class action? If my ipod batter went south in an unreasonably short period of time, I'd be madder than hell too, and would participate in this LEGIT lawsuit. So the lawyers got paid - what you don't see is how much time and effort it took to settle this suit. It could have been 10 mins, but I doubt it. It could have been done by one guy, but I doubt that too. My guess is that it took a fair bit of time, research and negotiation to settle this suit, all of which costs money.
Next you'll be griping that doctors don't work for minimum wage.
Why is it so shocking that the lawyers get paid for services ALREADY RENDERED? Just because the terms of the settlement give consumers until Sept 30 does not mean that all funds payable need to sit in escrow until said date passes. That just doesn't make sense.
One more thing - the fees collected by the lawyers have ZERO IMPACT on the terms of the settlement for the consumer. Or in plain english, sure the lawyers get paid, but it's not coming out of your rebate so STFU and stop whining.
This is precisely what I was not talking about. Sure, setting up shop in a regional hub makes sense - I wasn't arguing that. But you are still playing to a talent pool that is large enough to support your business needs. My point is that the concept can be taken too far. You may want to live 'close to home' but that doesn't mean it's alright to start your business in some remote location. If the local talent pool is too small for your needs, you WILL have to draw from abroad. This means people will have to move to your area to work for you, and should something happen and they no longer have a job with you, they can be screwed. Likewise, should they decide to leave your opportunity for another, you can be screwed.
This strategy works to a point, but can be taken too far. For example: you set up shop in the middle of nowhere, Iowa. You find a few talented coders and begin work. When one of them leaves for whatever reason, you are left scrambling for replacement talent - you already tapped the local sources and now have to draw from abroad. But what coder is going to risk going to Iowa to work for you? Should the job opportunity fail, he's stuck in a place that has no hope of offering him comparable work.
The true purpose of the sequel is to get the consumer to pay for the second half of a hit game. Has anyone else noted the trend toward shorter games these days? If you liked game A, then they are hoping you will shell out again for part B, which is more of the same, with a couple extra things thrown in to sweeten the pot.
Bill C-60 was introduced a few months ago now, and it changed a lot of what Canadians took for granted as far as copywrite laws go. I reccomend reading up on the aforementioned Michael Geist website, or googling for bill c-60 for more information. The whole point of this bill was to make Canada's copywrite laws more similar to the US, so that the *IAA can get all lawsuit happy up here too.
Leaving yourself plenty of room there, aren't ya? Seven years? A whole lot can happen in that time, including everybody forgetting this conversation ever happened.
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Mod the parent up. I started scanning the comments to see if anyone would call bullshit on this article or not. NTP is NOT a patent troll. There are many other cases of patent troll companies, but this is not one of them. Oddly enough, this is one case where the US patent system appears to have worked as intended.
Don't be sexist now! Equal opportunities for infidelity across genders, especially in politics. A woman can have 'needs' too.
That only works if you pick the month when he was calling his hooker.
You need an Athlon64 and a top of the line video card to play Jsettlers? Are you hoping to upgrade so you can play nethack too?
With the passing of Bill C-60, this is not quite so cut and dry. We lost a lot of our rights that day. I suggest you read Michael Geist's website to keep abreast of these and other changes. Please see http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
Can it be used for evil? as in, can my boss use it to discover who in our company is blogging? Sounds like a powerful surveillance tool.
yes, but like has been pointed out by another, your $0.99 purchase expires after the next episode has been released. It's not like a year later you can watch the episode again without paying another $0.99.
That was my poorly worded point.
I misread your question. The cost difference is $1.00. Comcast is offering their product (with commercials) for $0.99 while Apple is offering their product (without commercials) for $1.99. Again, the Apple download can be viewed multiple times, whereas Comcast is essentially rebroadcasting for your viewing pleasure at a time more convenient for you. You are paying for the service of the rebroadcasting, not a downloadable product.
you can watch your ipod show over and over. The Comcast deal is $0.99 per play.
I don't either (or any, if you count the Cube.) But this game makes me think about purchasing a deeply-discounted PS2 just to play it.
C'mon guys - to whomever has it - let the Cmdr have his gmail already. Don't make him register DsplcedTaco@gmail.com.
You aren't kidding. If I recall, several states (like Indiana) don't use DST at all, so this would just through Ontario out of whack with them for an even longer period.
But then again, a stupid decision made by a politician should never surprise anybody.
Not so sure. Sounds like a verbal contract put out to bid to me.
The res on the new ipod is roughly the same as that on a windows mobile device. At 320x240 you can actually display a pretty decent picture. The days of 128x128 are behind us now.
Of course, with the video out feature, the screen is really just for personal use. For group viewing, one would simply output the stream to the TV or monitor.
I seriously doubt ATI has FreeDOS drivers.
Think of this as a handy reference for the judges who will be deciding cases that deal with copywrite for the next decade or so. This book brushes aside the rhetoric and supplies the reader with concise information that may be very relevant to what they are discerning.
It's not intended for every teenager to read, although it would be fantastic if they did.
But in this case, the fees requested by the lawyers weren't even contested by Apple, and did not affect the terms of the settlement, other than inflating the bottom line when calculating how much Apple is expected to pay out. The $25 or $50 rebate for qualifying customers is not going to drop to $23.75 and $47.68 respectively because of lawyer fees. That is just plain FUD against lawyers.
I mean, c'mon - the lawyers win a case for you and you bitch because they charge fees for their service - fees that you don't pay, but that Apple has to pay?
How is this a fraudulent class action? If my ipod batter went south in an unreasonably short period of time, I'd be madder than hell too, and would participate in this LEGIT lawsuit. So the lawyers got paid - what you don't see is how much time and effort it took to settle this suit. It could have been 10 mins, but I doubt it. It could have been done by one guy, but I doubt that too. My guess is that it took a fair bit of time, research and negotiation to settle this suit, all of which costs money.
Next you'll be griping that doctors don't work for minimum wage.
Why is it so shocking that the lawyers get paid for services ALREADY RENDERED? Just because the terms of the settlement give consumers until Sept 30 does not mean that all funds payable need to sit in escrow until said date passes. That just doesn't make sense.
One more thing - the fees collected by the lawyers have ZERO IMPACT on the terms of the settlement for the consumer. Or in plain english, sure the lawyers get paid, but it's not coming out of your rebate so STFU and stop whining.
This is precisely what I was not talking about. Sure, setting up shop in a regional hub makes sense - I wasn't arguing that. But you are still playing to a talent pool that is large enough to support your business needs. My point is that the concept can be taken too far. You may want to live 'close to home' but that doesn't mean it's alright to start your business in some remote location. If the local talent pool is too small for your needs, you WILL have to draw from abroad. This means people will have to move to your area to work for you, and should something happen and they no longer have a job with you, they can be screwed. Likewise, should they decide to leave your opportunity for another, you can be screwed.
This strategy works to a point, but can be taken too far. For example: you set up shop in the middle of nowhere, Iowa. You find a few talented coders and begin work. When one of them leaves for whatever reason, you are left scrambling for replacement talent - you already tapped the local sources and now have to draw from abroad. But what coder is going to risk going to Iowa to work for you? Should the job opportunity fail, he's stuck in a place that has no hope of offering him comparable work.
The true purpose of the sequel is to get the consumer to pay for the second half of a hit game. Has anyone else noted the trend toward shorter games these days? If you liked game A, then they are hoping you will shell out again for part B, which is more of the same, with a couple extra things thrown in to sweeten the pot.
Bill C-60 was introduced a few months ago now, and it changed a lot of what Canadians took for granted as far as copywrite laws go. I reccomend reading up on the aforementioned Michael Geist website, or googling for bill c-60 for more information. The whole point of this bill was to make Canada's copywrite laws more similar to the US, so that the *IAA can get all lawsuit happy up here too.
Leaving yourself plenty of room there, aren't ya? Seven years? A whole lot can happen in that time, including everybody forgetting this conversation ever happened.
it could be, if they run out of chemo therapy on base. It's roughly an 8 year commute back to earth for treatments.