IBM lawyers are IBM employees, on a salary(ok a big one), but IBM doesn't go out and hire lawyers every time they need something done, they have them on staff.
Actually, IBM is using two law firms on this case: Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Snell & Wilmer. While IBM does have a legal staff, most of its litigation is done by outside firms.
I agree. I used to burn audio CDs all the time and storing them became a pain. Then I bit the bullet and bought an external HD. Once the info is in MP3 form, I can access my entire collection on a single hard drive, instead of having to swap DVDs constantly. I just bought another hard drive as a backup.
Is burning to DVD cheaper? Possibly. But when you have 60 GB of music files, would you rather deal with a single external HD or 13 DVDs (or 86 CDs).
It was a joke, but there are several reasonable explanations for it. (1) swear words are said differently than normal words. Unless you swear a lot, your swear words are probably limited to more stressful situations. Thus, more noticeable to the child. (2) the parent's reaction to the word. Whether the reaction laughing at the word or saying, "you can't say that," the child knows that certain words get a lot of attention from the parents. Therefore, they are more memorable.
I completely agree with this. I grew up in DC, where the games were never blacked out. For the last 8 years I've lived in a place where the local games are always blacked out (first Phoenix, then Oakland). How do they expect me to get into the local teams if I can't watch them on TV?
Not everyone who reads the AskSlashdot are in the *exact* same situation. I am having a very similar problem in my apartment (which is a lot bigger than a dorm room). I'm reading this so I can get suggestions to my problem. Not everyone looking for answers to this question is in a 10x10 room. I'm sure there are many others like me who are getting WiFi interference in apartments and even houses, who would like answers other than the smart-ass "use CAT 5".
My physics professor loved this equation. He said that the reason he was drawn to physics in the first place was because he didn't have to remember anything when he took a test, he just derived it himself using F = MA.
To a true music fan, there is never a time when you have all the songs you want. I buy CDs now at a faster pace than I ever have, even though I have 50+ GBs of MP3s and over 1000 CDs.
An MP3 may not be a bit for bit copy of a CD track. But a copy of an MP3 *IS* a bit for bit copy of an MP3. For archiving purposes, that's all you need.
The Offspring were trying to rhyme tres with seis. I'm pretty sure they know how to count. Both U2 and the Offspring were mocking those songs that count to 4 at the beginning.
Microsoft was losing to DR-DOS at the start of the nineties, until Microsoft added a false message about the incompatability of DR-DOS (Gates knew it was false from Microsoft's own testing).
I don't remember it that way. The reviewers thought DR DOS was better, but it was nowhere near MSDOS's market share. Sort of like how Firefox is better, but is just a blip on screen compared to IE.
At work I have a laptop computer (fairly new IBM Thinkpad with Centrino chip; ATI Mobility Radeon 7500) and I also have a CRT (running Win 2000). I can easily set it up so they are both on at the same time. But they just match each other. I can't extend the desktop onto two monitors. Guides I've seen on the internet are of no help. Is there an easy was to get multiple monitors on my computer? Or do I have to buy a PC Card with?
People buy Madden so they can control Michael Vick or Ray Lewis. They don't want to control Joe Schmoe, even if they did bring him up from playground to the NFL.
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The AskSlashdot question was for a simple backup method that can be used by (presumably non-tech) friends. Booting linux and using "tar, cdredord, stdin, and a huge buffer" is probably too much for the typical user who just wants to save his emails and photos.
Regardless of whether or not DV is lossy, data from a miniDV camcorder can be transferred to a PC with out intermediate D/A and A/D conversions, which is what parent was talking about.
Usually once the Court refuses to hear something the lower courts will honor that position as law. This is what is called a Stare Decisis ruling.
There is no such thing as a stare decisis ruling. Stare decisis is merely "the doctrine that, when a court has once laid down a principle of law as applicable to a certain set of facts, it will adhere to that principle and apply it to future cases where the facts are substantially the same." Here, the Supreme Court did not lay down any principle of law.
(The fact the Court has stare decisised this one is gonna do wonders to advance this on other juristictions as well.)
Actually, the fact that court denied cert (stare decisis is not a verb) has absolutely no effect in any other Circuit. Even in the circuit the case was decided in, courts are not required to follow the decision, though they probably will.
The RIAA could theoretically file again in another juristiction, but may be denied by the Court on grounds that there is a SCOTUS ruling in place on the matter
Not true. The Supreme Court has made no ruling and similar cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court again and again.
For examples sake, the Pro-life crowd is reluctant to challenge Roe v. Wade until the Court is firmly in conservative hands.
This is because there was actually a decision in Roe v. Wade. In the present case, the Supreme Court merely decided to do nothing.
What's the real reason that everyone flocks to KaZaA and Morpheus, despite the Virus, Worm and other dangers there? Because, MUSIC CDs ARE TOO DAMNED EXPENSIVE!
Sort of. The real reason is that PEOPLE ARE CHEAP.
It was never fair use to make a copy of a CD to give away to friends. Pre CD burners and internet, it was too time consuming and difficult for it to occur on any type of scale, so the laws weren't enforced. Now that it is trivially easy to share a single CD with a million people, the RIAA has become concerned.
Another point, the DAT tax covers only DATs and Music CD-Rs. It doesn't cover data CD-Rs.
Actually the RIAA was the one who claimed it was ok to make copies of CDs to give away to your friends.
That's news to me. When did they say that? I was under the impression that, like speeding, it was still technically illegal, but too difficult to consistently enforce, so they didn't bother.
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On a nationwide basis, we are counting 110+ million votes in under 24 hours. How can you NOT expect there to be some problems.
A while ago, Sony reduced the price from $299 to $199. I checked ebay 2 weeks after the change, people were still selling for $299.
Actually, IBM is using two law firms on this case: Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Snell & Wilmer. While IBM does have a legal staff, most of its litigation is done by outside firms.
He thinks that now. But when IBM tries to enforce one of the 3000 patents it gets each year, /. will be calling those lawyers evil.
Is burning to DVD cheaper? Possibly. But when you have 60 GB of music files, would you rather deal with a single external HD or 13 DVDs (or 86 CDs).
It was a joke, but there are several reasonable explanations for it. (1) swear words are said differently than normal words. Unless you swear a lot, your swear words are probably limited to more stressful situations. Thus, more noticeable to the child. (2) the parent's reaction to the word. Whether the reaction laughing at the word or saying, "you can't say that," the child knows that certain words get a lot of attention from the parents. Therefore, they are more memorable.
I think he meant that it was a good thing he didn't buy the 9800 a year ago when it was $400 as opposed to now, when it is $200.
I completely agree with this. I grew up in DC, where the games were never blacked out. For the last 8 years I've lived in a place where the local games are always blacked out (first Phoenix, then Oakland). How do they expect me to get into the local teams if I can't watch them on TV?
Not everyone who reads the AskSlashdot are in the *exact* same situation. I am having a very similar problem in my apartment (which is a lot bigger than a dorm room). I'm reading this so I can get suggestions to my problem. Not everyone looking for answers to this question is in a 10x10 room. I'm sure there are many others like me who are getting WiFi interference in apartments and even houses, who would like answers other than the smart-ass "use CAT 5".
My physics professor loved this equation. He said that the reason he was drawn to physics in the first place was because he didn't have to remember anything when he took a test, he just derived it himself using F = MA.
Greg Raymer won the World Series of Poker in 2004. He was a patent attorney, which means that he has an engineering degree and a law degree.
In other Stanford Shopping Center news, Apple debuted its new mini-Apple stores at Stanford Shopping Center.
There is no EULA for movies on DVDs.
To a true music fan, there is never a time when you have all the songs you want. I buy CDs now at a faster pace than I ever have, even though I have 50+ GBs of MP3s and over 1000 CDs.
An MP3 may not be a bit for bit copy of a CD track. But a copy of an MP3 *IS* a bit for bit copy of an MP3. For archiving purposes, that's all you need.
The Offspring were trying to rhyme tres with seis. I'm pretty sure they know how to count. Both U2 and the Offspring were mocking those songs that count to 4 at the beginning.
I don't remember it that way. The reviewers thought DR DOS was better, but it was nowhere near MSDOS's market share. Sort of like how Firefox is better, but is just a blip on screen compared to IE.
At work I have a laptop computer (fairly new IBM Thinkpad with Centrino chip; ATI Mobility Radeon 7500) and I also have a CRT (running Win 2000). I can easily set it up so they are both on at the same time. But they just match each other. I can't extend the desktop onto two monitors. Guides I've seen on the internet are of no help. Is there an easy was to get multiple monitors on my computer? Or do I have to buy a PC Card with?
People buy Madden so they can control Michael Vick or Ray Lewis. They don't want to control Joe Schmoe, even if they did bring him up from playground to the NFL.
The AskSlashdot question was for a simple backup method that can be used by (presumably non-tech) friends. Booting linux and using "tar, cdredord, stdin, and a huge buffer" is probably too much for the typical user who just wants to save his emails and photos.
Regardless of whether or not DV is lossy, data from a miniDV camcorder can be transferred to a PC with out intermediate D/A and A/D conversions, which is what parent was talking about.
There is no such thing as a stare decisis ruling. Stare decisis is merely "the doctrine that, when a court has once laid down a principle of law as applicable to a certain set of facts, it will adhere to that principle and apply it to future cases where the facts are substantially the same." Here, the Supreme Court did not lay down any principle of law.
(The fact the Court has stare decisised this one is gonna do wonders to advance this on other juristictions as well.)
Actually, the fact that court denied cert (stare decisis is not a verb) has absolutely no effect in any other Circuit. Even in the circuit the case was decided in, courts are not required to follow the decision, though they probably will.
The RIAA could theoretically file again in another juristiction, but may be denied by the Court on grounds that there is a SCOTUS ruling in place on the matter
Not true. The Supreme Court has made no ruling and similar cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court again and again.
For examples sake, the Pro-life crowd is reluctant to challenge Roe v. Wade until the Court is firmly in conservative hands.
This is because there was actually a decision in Roe v. Wade. In the present case, the Supreme Court merely decided to do nothing.
So in short.... the RIAA is effectively REAMED.
Nope.
Sort of. The real reason is that PEOPLE ARE CHEAP.
Another point, the DAT tax covers only DATs and Music CD-Rs. It doesn't cover data CD-Rs.
That's news to me. When did they say that? I was under the impression that, like speeding, it was still technically illegal, but too difficult to consistently enforce, so they didn't bother.