They might not have infringed on copyrights themselves, but by allowing others to download from them, they've opened themselves up to the lawsuit.
Then could someone explain how libraries are exempt from this? I realize they are (for the most part) government entities so they may be afforded special protection (since most government agencies ignore the law anyway), but they are making CDs available for loan (which people could copy) w/o making reasonably sure that borrowers who don't own the CD aren't copying it.
I used to think that used CD stores were the way to go, but I think I'll be investing in a library card soon.
just post a link to RIAA saying that they've changed their stance and they're giving everyone a single free CD. The/. affect alone should kill their server for a while. They'll notice that.
...to ignore the scantily clad, sexually charged women gyrating on stage.
And t.A.T.u, which has riled some with the pair's onstage same-sex kisses, sang while scores of female dancers in plaid schoolgirl outfits gyrated around them. At the end of the song, the dancers stripped down to white briefs and T-shirts.
"Look at it this way. Considering the type of people you are and the environment you're in, this may be the only chance you ever have in your entire lives to have sex!" - Chris Knight "Real Genius"
Anyone who wants to really screw around w/the RIAA can do so very easily. So long as you've gotta public FTP site, and say, 50-100 MB to play with can create junk files (text, core files). Name them rather blantantly (Usher - NEW SONG.mp3, etc), then just leave them out there for the RIAA to troll. Let the notices come, tell the RIAA to screw off and wait for legal action.
Get enough folks to do this and the RIAA will be so busy chasing ghosts they won't know what to do w/themselves.
I wouldn't be surprised in the least of M$ countersued and asked to prove that every single copy of SQL Server and every Windows box it ran on had a license.
With as rampant as piracy is in Asia, M$ can probably knock the case down to a single count since the only person that has a license over there is Bill Gate's sponsored Sally Struther's hungry child.
The opening of The LoTR site has been pushed back until May 2004 after being slashdotted. Peter Jackson has stated that the servers and backend services for the third installment of the series will be beyond anything done for the previous two movies. He hopes it will live up to/. expectations.
If I don't want TT spying on me, I've got the easy solution. Download VMware, create a windows guest, install TT, file my taxes, then either delete the VM or save it off somewhere.
If that's all I use the VM for they aren't going to get a lot of spying milage out of it when I won't power it on against until next year.
If you have a way to render their spyware and registration bullshit useless why not use it.
Actually this isn't the reason at all. Our society insists on responding to every little things that comes our way inDUHvidually and must make a special case for it every time instead of just using what's already on the books.
You don't need to ban driving with cell phones. You need to enforce the laws that are on the books regarding driving while distracted (which most states have). You're on the phone, reading the paper, putting on your makeup, get yourself to the side of the road 'cause you should be getting ticketed for it.
"Hate Crime" legislation is the same way. If you beat the hell or outright kill someone, that's hate in an of itself. Why do we have to make a special case because of the color of someone's skin, religion, what they do w/their junk, etc.
Why is a Female Mexican Jewish Lesbian worth more than I am?
Why is talking on a cell phone more distracting than putting on mascara while browsing the want adds in the NY Times (registration required) as you change the station from Imus to Howard Stern.
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They might not have infringed on copyrights themselves, but by allowing others to download from them, they've opened themselves up to the lawsuit.
Then could someone explain how libraries are exempt from this? I realize they are (for the most part) government entities so they may be afforded special protection (since most government agencies ignore the law anyway), but they are making CDs available for loan (which people could copy) w/o making reasonably sure that borrowers who don't own the CD aren't copying it.
I used to think that used CD stores were the way to go, but I think I'll be investing in a library card soon.
just post a link to RIAA saying that they've changed their stance and they're giving everyone a single free CD. The /. affect alone should kill their server for a while. They'll notice that.
We could all learn something from the DoJ lawyers.
twue, twue. He even avoided answering the same question twice then later stating that "he hadn't seen the previous question before.
as a Super Computer if it can't handle being /.'d?
"Look at it this way. Considering the type of people you are and the environment you're in, this may be the only chance you ever have in your entire lives to have sex!" - Chris Knight "Real Genius"
Get enough folks to do this and the RIAA will be so busy chasing ghosts they won't know what to do w/themselves.
With as rampant as piracy is in Asia, M$ can probably knock the case down to a single count since the only person that has a license over there is Bill Gate's sponsored Sally Struther's hungry child.
Moose and Squirrel!
The opening of The LoTR site has been pushed back until May 2004 after being slashdotted. Peter Jackson has stated that the servers and backend services for the third installment of the series will be beyond anything done for the previous two movies. He hopes it will live up to /. expectations.
I believe you get a 30 day trial with the download from their web page. If it takes you more than 30 days to file via TT, you've got problems.
If I don't want TT spying on me, I've got the easy solution. Download VMware, create a windows guest, install TT, file my taxes, then either delete the VM or save it off somewhere. If that's all I use the VM for they aren't going to get a lot of spying milage out of it when I won't power it on against until next year. If you have a way to render their spyware and registration bullshit useless why not use it.
Actually this isn't the reason at all. Our society insists on responding to every little things that comes our way inDUHvidually and must make a special case for it every time instead of just using what's already on the books. You don't need to ban driving with cell phones. You need to enforce the laws that are on the books regarding driving while distracted (which most states have). You're on the phone, reading the paper, putting on your makeup, get yourself to the side of the road 'cause you should be getting ticketed for it. "Hate Crime" legislation is the same way. If you beat the hell or outright kill someone, that's hate in an of itself. Why do we have to make a special case because of the color of someone's skin, religion, what they do w/their junk, etc. Why is a Female Mexican Jewish Lesbian worth more than I am? Why is talking on a cell phone more distracting than putting on mascara while browsing the want adds in the NY Times (registration required) as you change the station from Imus to Howard Stern.