In Canada, all CD-Rs are subject to the tax. In the US, you are correct that only "Music" CD-Rs are subject to the tax. You are also correct that standalone consumer CD burners are required to use "Music" CD-Rs and that computer CD burners can use the "Data" CD-Rs. Standalone CD burners are rare in comparison to computer burners, which is why I made the earlier, overbroad statement.
Using a car as an example (I hate doing this) it might be like one tire manufacturer insisting through bullying and manipulating that ALL cars are delivered with their specific brand of tires, even though they are very specific and non-general tires, and there is ample evidence of a market for other types of tires (non-studded, low temp, etc)... It would be an unfair market place if consumers had to pay that "tax" (even if labor were involved to remove and replace said tires with other type) to get a product more suitable to their needs.
That's a terrible analogy. Let's say that Ford always puts Michelins on their cars. That means they stock only Michelins. To put a Firestone on the car means a lot of extra work because they have to procure different tires. What parent is asking is merely to not install anything at all, which is literally no additional work.
Here's a different, car related analogy:if you take your car into Midas to get your brakes inspected, you can ask them to rotate your tires for you. They charge you $10 to $20 for it. But look at what they actually do: they remove all the tires from the car to inspect the brakes. They are going to have to put them back on the car. But if they put them back on in a different order, it costs you $10-20, even though the additional work (rolling a tire from the front to the back) is negligible).
What a stupid quote. Shaq makes $20M+ per year. By most people's standards, that's wealthy. No, not as much as the owner of the Heat or Bill Gates. But come on here, he's not making $200 K or even $2 M. $20 M is wealthy to anyone.
You're right, of course. That's why the "corporations shouldn't own patents" idea is so stupid--everyone assumes "corporation" means IBM instead of meaning guy who incorporates himself to protect himself from liability.
See this article for an explanation of the speed governor. Reasons: 1) tires not rated past 155 mph; 2) to prevent a speed war among car manufacturers.
You're wrong. Many high end cars just limit the top speed to 155. Nothing to do with the engine RPMs. It still lets you redline in other gears, just can't get past 155.
No matter what the attorney said in court, it's not binding on any party at all. What he said is law only if the Court agrees with him and rules as such. Because ripping one's own CD is not actually before the Court, they probably won't rule on it.
There is no such thing as "judicial estoppel". If he meant collateral estoppel or res judicata, those only apply to rulings by the court, not statements made in court.
Blockbuster's advertising for the new program is to entice new customers. Of course a new customer is uninformed (or as you so eloquently put it, "ignorant"). If you're not a Blockbuster program, you have no idea what Movie Pass is.
The problem is that too many lawyers and/or lawyers' IT departments think they know it all, but they don't, and hence they never realized how easy it is to convert files back and forth to whatever format you need them to be in for clients, the courts, etc.
No, the problem is that clients sometimes want to edit documents lawyers send them and vice versa. If the conversion isn't perfect, someone gets upset. Upset clients turn into former clients very quickly. Why go through the problems of a possible conversion error when you can just use MS Word and be saved of the hassle?
Agreed. I think any Netflix subscriber probably would have guessed that Blockbuster had adopted this model when they heard the "no late fee" ad campaign.
- Seriously considers murdering that cousin as well: Christopher M.
- Murders his best friend from childhood: Big Pussy?
- Has his daughter's ex-boyfriend murdered: This confuses me. I don't remember him ever killing any of his daughter's ex boyfriends. He did kill Jackie Aprile's son, but I didn't think he and Meadow ever dated.
You can choose to believe what you want to believe. The simple fact is that I know of many lawyers in "big" law firms and they all use Word. My former firm (yes, I am a lawyer) transitioned from WP to Word in 99. The firm I worked at before that (in 98) used both WP and Word but was transitioning to Word. My law school accepted Law Journal submissions only in Word. My current firm uses only Word.
Ohio requires electronic documents to be in.doc format now.
Doesn't that tell you that lawyers are now moving to Word and that WP no longer has a stranglehold on the legal market?
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Yeah, because $129 is wayyyyy cheaper than $119.99.
Actually, it's the busiest airport in the entire world. No, really. It is: see here.
Surprised the heck out of me. I guess that most bigger cities have two or more airports to spread the business around.
In Canada, all CD-Rs are subject to the tax. In the US, you are correct that only "Music" CD-Rs are subject to the tax. You are also correct that standalone consumer CD burners are required to use "Music" CD-Rs and that computer CD burners can use the "Data" CD-Rs. Standalone CD burners are rare in comparison to computer burners, which is why I made the earlier, overbroad statement.
Not true in the US. It is true in Canada, though.
3 million units at $300 is $900 million. Considering MS has over $40 Billion in cash, they aren't going to be in debt any time soon.
That's a terrible analogy. Let's say that Ford always puts Michelins on their cars. That means they stock only Michelins. To put a Firestone on the car means a lot of extra work because they have to procure different tires. What parent is asking is merely to not install anything at all, which is literally no additional work.
Here's a different, car related analogy:if you take your car into Midas to get your brakes inspected, you can ask them to rotate your tires for you. They charge you $10 to $20 for it. But look at what they actually do: they remove all the tires from the car to inspect the brakes. They are going to have to put them back on the car. But if they put them back on in a different order, it costs you $10-20, even though the additional work (rolling a tire from the front to the back) is negligible).
What a stupid quote. Shaq makes $20M+ per year. By most people's standards, that's wealthy. No, not as much as the owner of the Heat or Bill Gates. But come on here, he's not making $200 K or even $2 M. $20 M is wealthy to anyone.
You're right, of course. That's why the "corporations shouldn't own patents" idea is so stupid--everyone assumes "corporation" means IBM instead of meaning guy who incorporates himself to protect himself from liability.
Apparently, most people in Arizona do not want extra daylight. You wouldn't either if it was 106 degrees (the *average* high temperature in July).
Arizona does not observe DST on a statewide basis.
You must hate this site' s domain name.
Mercedes and BMW speed govern their cars at 155. Other car manufacturers may be different or may not have a speed governor at all.
The Ninth Circuit webpage has a PDF of the opinion.
That's because speed governors kick in at 155 mph.
See this article for an explanation of the speed governor. Reasons: 1) tires not rated past 155 mph; 2) to prevent a speed war among car manufacturers.
You're wrong. Many high end cars just limit the top speed to 155. Nothing to do with the engine RPMs. It still lets you redline in other gears, just can't get past 155.
There is no such thing as "judicial estoppel". If he meant collateral estoppel or res judicata, those only apply to rulings by the court, not statements made in court.
Blockbuster's advertising for the new program is to entice new customers. Of course a new customer is uninformed (or as you so eloquently put it, "ignorant"). If you're not a Blockbuster program, you have no idea what Movie Pass is.
No, the problem is that clients sometimes want to edit documents lawyers send them and vice versa. If the conversion isn't perfect, someone gets upset. Upset clients turn into former clients very quickly. Why go through the problems of a possible conversion error when you can just use MS Word and be saved of the hassle?
Agreed. I think any Netflix subscriber probably would have guessed that Blockbuster had adopted this model when they heard the "no late fee" ad campaign.
- Murders his cousin: Tony B
- Has another cousin's fiancee murdered: Adrianna
- Seriously considers murdering that cousin as well: Christopher M.
- Murders his best friend from childhood: Big Pussy?
- Has his daughter's ex-boyfriend murdered: This confuses me. I don't remember him ever killing any of his daughter's ex boyfriends. He did kill Jackie Aprile's son, but I didn't think he and Meadow ever dated.
You can choose to believe what you want to believe. The simple fact is that I know of many lawyers in "big" law firms and they all use Word. My former firm (yes, I am a lawyer) transitioned from WP to Word in 99. The firm I worked at before that (in 98) used both WP and Word but was transitioning to Word. My law school accepted Law Journal submissions only in Word. My current firm uses only Word.
Ohio requires electronic documents to be in .doc format now.
Doesn't that tell you that lawyers are now moving to Word and that WP no longer has a stranglehold on the legal market?
No. Paying for essential services (military, police, roads, etc.) is the whole point of taxation.
Whoops, I forgot to link to AllMusic. I just tried out the samples. It's Windows Media, so I don't think /. will like them.
Ever try AllMusic. They have tons of reviews. They have samples also, though I've never tried them. (You have to register).