If it's just a simple buffer overflow, then shouldn't execute disable (NX bit for AMD, XD for stupid Intel who won't follow established standards) bit catch it for XP SP2 and other systems?
While the Brooklyn bench has its issues, the RIAA, etc have no "home court advantage" in NYC
Actually, they do. They've managed to find an especially friendly judge and magistrate judge, and are (so far) successfully managing to get all these cases heard by him by claiming that all these cases deal with related or similar issues. That's like saying that all bank robberies that involve a gun and a car should go to the same judge since he understands cars and guns best, rather than the random assignment of cases to judges that normally occurs. This is bad because a judge is unlikely to reverse himself on precedent, so once he decides in favor of the RIAA in one case, he is more prone to do so in all other boilerplate cases.
The RIAA probably holds the position that a filesharer is responsible not only for the direct downloads he generates, but for subsequent distribution of the file as well. 10 * 10 * 10 gets you over 750 pretty fast.
Does that mean that all the subsequent filesharers get off scott free since you're not allowed to recover damages more than once?
Based on a cursory Westlaw search using the terms 'copyright' & 'fair use' & 'tattoo', this issue has not been litigated in the US. A personal tattoo does not fall into the listed categories of fair use such as criticism, teaching, scholarship, or research.
Tell that to Prince, who has issued a takedown for a photo of a fan's Prince tattoo.
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Nifong did no wrong, he got railroaded by a well-connected kid.
Nifong did everything wrong and got skewered by 100% exculpatory evidence, and 0% inculpatory evidence. This man truly shamed the legal profession, and everything that has happened to him so far as a result of that isn't nearly enough!
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And the tactics the RIAA lawyers use are inexcusable.
I've been in the litigation field for 34 years, and I've never seen anything like them.
Ray, you clearly missed the Direct TV extortion campaign of just a few years ago against anyone they could find who'd purchased an inexpensive Smart Card programmer. They sued everyone they could find who'd purchased one with no evidence at all that anyone had ever used it to steal satellite television signals. As with the RIAA, they sent out extortion letters first, and sued everyone who wouldn't pay up.
Direct TV never got in nearly enough trouble over their pseudo-legal assault on the people they targeted, and I'm sure that the RIAA stole a handful of pages, if not the whole playbook, from them.
Users can interact with Tom by asking him questions, get recommendations on new movies released by MPAA members, as well as be politely informed when unapproved websites are loaded.
One problem is that Tom only recommends his own movies.
Another is he keeps yakking about how getting Audited will solve all your problems, and get you a Real Doll Katie Holmes Bot of your very own.
the content of traffic is never examined or displayed
This looks certain to hit the wrong targets, as is wont for the RIAA. All this would identify (if the truth is being told here) are heavy Internet users. That's even worse than their current method of sending questionable IP addresses and times. College should be teaching how the Internet will be a valuable part of your whole life because you can speak to to the entire World through it, but now it would seem you'll be in danger if you ever use it much at all.
How such a loon actually got that rich will be forever one of the great mysteries (and inequities) of life. Both ends of an Internet transaction pay for their bandwidth. Nobody freeloads. And if Mr. Cuban isn't filesharing/downloading himself, just what is running too slow for him now?
While Tor is obviously vulnerable to a variety of attacks, I'm left to question if this is as much an attempt to discredit it as anything else? With no comparable alternative, taking down Tor would be a coup for most governments and spy agencies. Weigh that against the value they currently derive from monitoring, or even owning and controlling, exit points, and question which one benefits them more in the long run.
But think of the children -- er, artists -- that right, The Artists, The Starving Artists, The Starving Artists who are getting every penny due them in all the money the RIAA is recovering from the evil college students -- er, evil filesharers. Yes, it's all about The Artists. The record companies are laying people off right and left to save money to pay The Artists. It's all, and only, about The Artists!
Think of The Artists -- except Prince, whose an @$$hole!
Paging Judge Judith Eiler, the RIAA wants you to handle all their future filesharer cases.
And on a slightly more serious note, there is a site where you're allowed to post your review/rating of a judge. Don't have the site at my fingertips, but someone else can certainly post a pointer to it. Slashdot them with negative reviews and see what happens.
Your overall article would make a great Wikipedia entry.
The point of my long rant is to show that while a lot of fans seem to take the view that being ignored for so long has resulted in approval that is simply not the case,
Actually when you don't defend against something, or even comment on it, you are showing either ignorance -- or tacit approval. A trademark owner, for example, cannot ignore infringements without effectively saying that they've abandoned that trademark. While some get overly zealous in this regard (Intel believes it owns anything text string that says *intel* -- %intel% for SQL Server users), ignoring something you are well aware of is approval by silence.
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If it's just a simple buffer overflow, then shouldn't execute disable (NX bit for AMD, XD for stupid Intel who won't follow established standards) bit catch it for XP SP2 and other systems?
Actually, they do. They've managed to find an especially friendly judge and magistrate judge, and are (so far) successfully managing to get all these cases heard by him by claiming that all these cases deal with related or similar issues. That's like saying that all bank robberies that involve a gun and a car should go to the same judge since he understands cars and guns best, rather than the random assignment of cases to judges that normally occurs. This is bad because a judge is unlikely to reverse himself on precedent, so once he decides in favor of the RIAA in one case, he is more prone to do so in all other boilerplate cases.
Every download is a lost sale.
We have no other choice than to file these suits.
Only expedited, ex parte discovery will do.
The entire decline in the record industry sales is due to file sharing.
We're entitled to statutory damages of $150,000 per song to recoup our losses.
The RIAA might be perceived in a bit better if they weren't spouting such obvious lies every day.
Does that mean that all the subsequent filesharers get off scott free since you're not allowed to recover damages more than once?
Tell that to Prince, who has issued a takedown for a photo of a fan's Prince tattoo.
Nifong did everything wrong and got skewered by 100% exculpatory evidence, and 0% inculpatory evidence. This man truly shamed the legal profession, and everything that has happened to him so far as a result of that isn't nearly enough!
Ray, you clearly missed the Direct TV extortion campaign of just a few years ago against anyone they could find who'd purchased an inexpensive Smart Card programmer. They sued everyone they could find who'd purchased one with no evidence at all that anyone had ever used it to steal satellite television signals. As with the RIAA, they sent out extortion letters first, and sued everyone who wouldn't pay up.
Direct TV never got in nearly enough trouble over their pseudo-legal assault on the people they targeted, and I'm sure that the RIAA stole a handful of pages, if not the whole playbook, from them.
And how do I get my how Harvard.edu IP address?
Harvard would probably turn the incident into a course on how to not be bullied by cases that have no merit.
Those Bastards!!!
I just knew it. Take one peek at The Man Behind the Curtain and its all over for us.
One problem is that Tom only recommends his own movies.
Another is he keeps yakking about how getting Audited will solve all your problems, and get you a Real Doll Katie Holmes Bot of your very own.
This looks certain to hit the wrong targets, as is wont for the RIAA. All this would identify (if the truth is being told here) are heavy Internet users. That's even worse than their current method of sending questionable IP addresses and times. College should be teaching how the Internet will be a valuable part of your whole life because you can speak to to the entire World through it, but now it would seem you'll be in danger if you ever use it much at all.
Even if there is a firewall at the perimeter of the school network, all of the students are inside of it!
Definitely a Maroon Loon.
It's France. You don't seriously expect that they will actually succeed with this, do you?
While Tor is obviously vulnerable to a variety of attacks, I'm left to question if this is as much an attempt to discredit it as anything else? With no comparable alternative, taking down Tor would be a coup for most governments and spy agencies. Weigh that against the value they currently derive from monitoring, or even owning and controlling, exit points, and question which one benefits them more in the long run.
What can Prince really do that the US Government, RIAA, MPAA, and their international cousins haven't managed already?
Be funny if everyone showed up on the same day, and the parking lots couldn't even hold them all.
Think of The Artists -- except Prince, whose an @$$hole!
This was Slashdot's fortune cookie while I was reading this thread. Seems appropriate.
So hippie girls will always have great boobs then. Too bad they haven't worn bras for the last 50 years.
Sure sounds a lot more impressive as 5 MILLION won.
And on a slightly more serious note, there is a site where you're allowed to post your review/rating of a judge. Don't have the site at my fingertips, but someone else can certainly post a pointer to it. Slashdot them with negative reviews and see what happens.
Actually when you don't defend against something, or even comment on it, you are showing either ignorance -- or tacit approval. A trademark owner, for example, cannot ignore infringements without effectively saying that they've abandoned that trademark. While some get overly zealous in this regard (Intel believes it owns anything text string that says *intel* -- %intel% for SQL Server users), ignoring something you are well aware of is approval by silence.