If you actually read the entire Snopes page, it certainly seems to indicate that this is both possible, and has happened!
Only the statement hotels routinely encode this information might be False. Remove "routinely" and it looks like it does happen in enough circumstances to warrent due care on all our parts.
...BigChampagne, a company that looks at peer-to-peer downloading to provide marketing data to record companies...As mentioned in the article, record companies started using this information (secretly) even as they were trying to stop filesharing via the courts."
Sounds like Big Champagne is working with someone intent on putting them out of business. After all, no P2P = no Big Champagne.
I think it was even a lot more complicated than that.
That's an excellent analysis that deserves an INSIGHTFUL mod that you probably won't get since this article is off the first page.
However I must also point out that when the article was written and published, he wasn't libeled (slander is spoken, libel is printed) harmed in Ontario either, since he had never lived there and did not move there for another 3 years.
One thing about electronic media is that it can be edited -- or even recalled completely -- afterwards, unlike print editions. While you say you can print the page when you view it, I feel a case can -- and should -- be made that electronic media is subject to editing and correction, and that when the editor makes a good faith effort to correct previous errors by adding additional, accurate commentary that this should mitigate claims for damages. All such corrections should be posted as part of the original story for this.
To me it is not as clear cut that the Post maliciously libeled this person simply because they could, knowing he could not sue from his location at the time. Any newspaper doing that very often has destroyed themselves in the process. (This is not intended to start a flamewar of the Post verses the Wa Times.) I do believe, however, that things need to be viewed in the context of when and where they happened. If you can't sue at the time of the incident, simply moving to another location should not necessarily allow you to have the unrestricted ability to sue afterwards, because at the time the article was first printed it was not a crime.
As you say, solutions are hard for this type of problem given the lack of uniform laws across the world. (And I am not advocating for any form of World Government here to redress this.) My belief is that if he is allowed to move afterwards to a new jurisdiction that changes the circumstances, then the newspaper should equally be allowed to change or remove the story to address those circumstances. Only if the newspaper continues to push the original story should a court be involved in determining if it is slander, or not.
And I don't believe that a Canadian court should be allowed to determine what is published in an American newspaper.
You really think so? I had a SuperScope 6, and I've never had more trouble with a peripheral before...You never had any problems with it?
Never a bit of trouble with it. I'd fire a couple sighting shots to calibrate it, and then never have a lick of trouble with it afterwards. It put ever shot exactly where I expected it to. Blastress, and that alien invader game were my favorites because I could hit what I was aiming at. Also the game where you break the blocks. Worked every time. The only downside was the number of batteries it took.
Since the rifle reads the television cursor spot, its range is obviously limited. A large TV helps since it spreads out the picture. Also we played in a dark room with no outdoor reflections on the television itself, as well as, obviously, using a CRT-based television tube -- which was the only common kind at the time this came out. Whether your equipment was defective, set up wrong, or not compatible with your television I certainly cannot say. But when that thing works, it works great! And believe me when I say that I get quickly frustrated with video game control systems when I can't accomplish what I want with them.
Btw, my best player's tip for Zelda (all versions) on the N64 is to use a piece of transparent sticky tape with an ink "X" on it as a sighting mark for shooting arrows. I see where the arrows are shooting, and put my bulls-eye mark on the screen at that point. I'm a much better shot that way than trying to figure out just how far above the bow is the actual center of the screen.
To hold otherwise would mean that a defendant could be sued almost anywhere in the world based upon where a plaintiff may decide to establish his or her residence long after the publication of the defamation.
Let's hope the rest of the countries of this world are equally smart about this!
Now that they're divided, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the ??AA swoop in and compromise at least one of the two (or more) sides. Sounds like this is over money, which the ??AA has in abundance. How long before the blocklist has just a tiny little hole in it waiting to be exploited?
Anyone who contributed money to PG support should be suing the person who forced the rest of the team out for fraud and theft. I would expect them to have standing in court to pursue such a claim, and could make life very difficult for this apparent criminal.
How does the lack of Native Command Queuing improve RAID performance? Generally I thought NCQ improved all drive's performance, and TFA says that NCQ is normally part of Enterprise High-Performance.
If the poster RTFA, he would have learned that 2Hub, BitTorrent, WinMX and Free Peers were NOT sent the letter. BearShare, WinMX and LimeWire were identified in a Wall Street Journal story as recipients of the letters.
So WinMX was both sent, and NOT sent, a letter. Which is it? Or are there 2 WinMXs?
Btw, isn't WinMX a Canadian company? How can the the RIAA be sending them anything at all about this?
Saw it on a persons machine while despamifying it.
You could have left WinMX right where it was without problem. It's one of the only P2P applications without adware/spyware/unnecessary crap included in the package.
The best game interface ever for me was the SuperScope rifle for the SNES. Point and shoot. Intiutive, did exactly what I wanted instead of me fighting the controller, worked every time. I still miss it now.
My problem with GIMP is that I've never been able to find how to adjust a rectangular selection after I've made it. In PS it's easy to move the rectangle, or drag any side or corner. Where does GIMP hide this?
Most people don't use everything. I've got buttons in my car I've never pressed, for example.
Like this one here marked "Auto Eject"...
[explosion]
This is a common mistake made mostly by geeks who install after-market high-end audio equipment and accidentally crosswire their CD/DVD player controls to the car's security system. As with everything in life, KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING FIRST!
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Only the statement hotels routinely encode this information might be False. Remove "routinely" and it looks like it does happen in enough circumstances to warrent due care on all our parts.
And how hard would it be to blind this scanner? One person blinds it from a few seats away, while the second runs the camcorder.
Yeah, right. I doubt there is a single P2P company out there that has near the amount of money to spend that the RIAA will demand for compensation.
Think about it. Do P2P downloads indicate what's hot (and what is to be spoofed next)? Or does it just indicate music people won't pay for otherwise?
Sounds like Big Champagne is working with someone intent on putting them out of business. After all, no P2P = no Big Champagne.
That's an excellent analysis that deserves an INSIGHTFUL mod that you probably won't get since this article is off the first page.
However I must also point out that when the article was written and published, he wasn't libeled (slander is spoken, libel is printed) harmed in Ontario either, since he had never lived there and did not move there for another 3 years.
One thing about electronic media is that it can be edited -- or even recalled completely -- afterwards, unlike print editions. While you say you can print the page when you view it, I feel a case can -- and should -- be made that electronic media is subject to editing and correction, and that when the editor makes a good faith effort to correct previous errors by adding additional, accurate commentary that this should mitigate claims for damages. All such corrections should be posted as part of the original story for this.
To me it is not as clear cut that the Post maliciously libeled this person simply because they could, knowing he could not sue from his location at the time. Any newspaper doing that very often has destroyed themselves in the process. (This is not intended to start a flamewar of the Post verses the Wa Times.) I do believe, however, that things need to be viewed in the context of when and where they happened. If you can't sue at the time of the incident, simply moving to another location should not necessarily allow you to have the unrestricted ability to sue afterwards, because at the time the article was first printed it was not a crime.
As you say, solutions are hard for this type of problem given the lack of uniform laws across the world. (And I am not advocating for any form of World Government here to redress this.) My belief is that if he is allowed to move afterwards to a new jurisdiction that changes the circumstances, then the newspaper should equally be allowed to change or remove the story to address those circumstances. Only if the newspaper continues to push the original story should a court be involved in determining if it is slander, or not.
And I don't believe that a Canadian court should be allowed to determine what is published in an American newspaper.
Never a bit of trouble with it. I'd fire a couple sighting shots to calibrate it, and then never have a lick of trouble with it afterwards. It put ever shot exactly where I expected it to. Blastress, and that alien invader game were my favorites because I could hit what I was aiming at. Also the game where you break the blocks. Worked every time. The only downside was the number of batteries it took.
Since the rifle reads the television cursor spot, its range is obviously limited. A large TV helps since it spreads out the picture. Also we played in a dark room with no outdoor reflections on the television itself, as well as, obviously, using a CRT-based television tube -- which was the only common kind at the time this came out. Whether your equipment was defective, set up wrong, or not compatible with your television I certainly cannot say. But when that thing works, it works great! And believe me when I say that I get quickly frustrated with video game control systems when I can't accomplish what I want with them.
Btw, my best player's tip for Zelda (all versions) on the N64 is to use a piece of transparent sticky tape with an ink "X" on it as a sighting mark for shooting arrows. I see where the arrows are shooting, and put my bulls-eye mark on the screen at that point. I'm a much better shot that way than trying to figure out just how far above the bow is the actual center of the screen.
The judge in the lower court should be removed - permanently - from the bench. Any judge that dumb shouldn't be deciding any cases!
Not even if your webhost is there. I think just the fact that someone in Germany can access your article was the problem here.
Let's hope the rest of the countries of this world are equally smart about this!
Now that they're divided, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the ??AA swoop in and compromise at least one of the two (or more) sides. Sounds like this is over money, which the ??AA has in abundance. How long before the blocklist has just a tiny little hole in it waiting to be exploited?
Anyone who contributed money to PG support should be suing the person who forced the rest of the team out for fraud and theft. I would expect them to have standing in court to pursue such a claim, and could make life very difficult for this apparent criminal.
How does the lack of Native Command Queuing improve RAID performance? Generally I thought NCQ improved all drive's performance, and TFA says that NCQ is normally part of Enterprise High-Performance.
We can, when they can. Until then, ridicule them to death.
So WinMX was both sent, and NOT sent, a letter. Which is it? Or are there 2 WinMXs?
Btw, isn't WinMX a Canadian company? How can the the RIAA be sending them anything at all about this?
Only independent bands that they already don't own heart, mind, and soul.
I'm sure the RIAA would patent music itself, if they could. Hey, given the state of the USPTO these days, maybe they can!
You could have left WinMX right where it was without problem. It's one of the only P2P applications without adware/spyware/unnecessary crap included in the package.
I'll still keep my N64 system regardless, just for S-Mario64 and both Zelda's.
When you have as big a piece of the three-way split gaming market as Nintendo has, it's hard to refer to them as non-standard anything.
Uh, they could patent it.
The best game interface ever for me was the SuperScope rifle for the SNES. Point and shoot. Intiutive, did exactly what I wanted instead of me fighting the controller, worked every time. I still miss it now.
The day of Revolution will be the day it ships. Until then, this is all a big tease. I gather it is still shipping rather well after XBox and PS3.
My problem with GIMP is that I've never been able to find how to adjust a rectangular selection after I've made it. In PS it's easy to move the rectangle, or drag any side or corner. Where does GIMP hide this?
Would it be more accurate to say that I removed my illegal, pirated version of Photoshop now that I have GimpShop?
Makes more sense than saying I threw away my $800 legal copy of Photoshop now that I have GimpShop for free.
Like this one here marked "Auto Eject"...
[explosion]
This is a common mistake made mostly by geeks who install after-market high-end audio equipment and accidentally crosswire their CD/DVD player controls to the car's security system. As with everything in life, KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING FIRST!