What if you put the instructions in a book? Would you be held liable for every bank robbery that used your techniques?
I could see you being held responsible if you actually conspired to commit the crime...or knew that the person asking you was planning on committing it. Why not go after the person hosting the files? (I didn't RTFA)
If you start going down that road, it won't be long before the entire Internet is illegal. How many archieved Slashdot pages contain links to torrent sites? If 2 links deep are bad, what about 3? I understand you're where you're coming from, I just think they should go after the ones hosting the files.
"A physical bank, on the otherhand, is without fail, a physical bank."
This reminds me of stories about ATM thefts.
1. Someone places a fake front over a real ATM and collects deposited cash. 2. An "Out of Order" sign is placed on the ATM, while someone, dressed as a guard, stands by the machine and helpfully takes deposits.
Okay, the "Napster's profit" bothers me too. I like your idea of microcredits. I'd give up some bandwidth for free movie downloads. I'm not sure what the ratio would have to be, but I'm sure others would too. Giving up bandwidth to get something for free is what's making p2p so popular.
I'd rather have fiber to every door, but I think the speed is there.
I think you're giving "torrent users" too much credit. All it takes is clicking the mouse and a download starts. I've heard a lot of people talking about napster, morpheus, kazaa, etc... that couldn't tell you what a zipped file was. Heck, I know people that use bittorrent and still refer to their monitor as their computer. People that downloaded music in Napster's golden days were made up of a pretty broad spectrum too.
I think they're trying to target people that are already..cough...cough...downloading movies. I think in the future, it will become more mainstream. Think of it like pay per view. The technology to get a movie from the computer to the livingroom is already here. If Itunes can make money, I think there's a shot for Napster.
I didn't see television mentioned in the article. $2.99 for a movie...how much for a TV show? Maybe they could charge by season. If we're going for video on demand, I'd like to see some of the older shows. They can keep the reality TV for themselves.
On top of that, I'd like someone to point out a single computer model that's ever accurate at predicting the weather. My god, my local weather man isn't any better than a Farmers' Almanac and a good guess. If we can't predict the weather in 1-2 days from now, what makes people think we can over 100 years.
I'm not so close-minded that I can't be convinced with more data, but I can't find anything good in google. I'm not talking about just a warming trend either, but a direct link to human cause.
I believe many of their "losses" are just for tax purposes. From what I remember reading, the first Spiderman didn't even clear a profit in the theaters, by their math.
Actually, I read that the cast did Ocean's 12 for much less money than normal, just to make the film happen. Well, much less to them is still probably a h*ll of a lot. I never really pay attention to how much the actors make, but maybe some people go to see movies based on that.
I'm no Microsoft fan, but I don't understand what the problem is. There are plenty of good, alternatives to buying MS Software for spyware (and the best ones are free). Spyware is a huge problem for most users. I can't tell you how many computers I've cleaned with Adaware, Spybot and CWshredder over the last few years (I just did one today with over 1000 files). I see this as a step in the right direction.
Many of the vunerabilities are MS's fault, but there are plenty of user errors too.
"That looks like a neat search bar"
"Ooh, a free screensaver"
The bottom line is, you have a choice....and you can also choose a new OS if you don't like what they offer. I hear there are some descent OSS operating systems out there.
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OMG, I totally forgot about that piece of crap. After watching some 2 hour commercial in the theaters, I bugged my parents for that.
I think I tried using it for about an hour.
How the fark are we supposed to know what NSFW means?
What if you put the instructions in a book? Would you be held liable for every bank robbery that used your techniques?
I could see you being held responsible if you actually conspired to commit the crime...or knew that the person asking you was planning on committing it. Why not go after the person hosting the files? (I didn't RTFA)
If you start going down that road, it won't be long before the entire Internet is illegal. How many archieved Slashdot pages contain links to torrent sites? If 2 links deep are bad, what about 3? I understand you're where you're coming from, I just think they should go after the ones hosting the files.
I'm actually posting from my cellphone right now. You can't get much more reliab....[NO CARRIER]
"A physical bank, on the otherhand, is without fail, a physical bank."
This reminds me of stories about ATM thefts.
1. Someone places a fake front over a real ATM and collects deposited cash.
2. An "Out of Order" sign is placed on the ATM, while someone, dressed as a guard, stands by the machine and helpfully takes deposits.
Usually the cops that are doing the beatings will also take the cameras for "evidence".
On the flip side, maybe we could get the government surveillance cameras to include the tech also.
...on, nevermind...
Okay, the "Napster's profit" bothers me too. I like your idea of microcredits. I'd give up some bandwidth for free movie downloads. I'm not sure what the ratio would have to be, but I'm sure others would too. Giving up bandwidth to get something for free is what's making p2p so popular.
I'd rather have fiber to every door, but I think the speed is there.
If they had the drm in place, there's already a distribution method that would work great.....Bittorrent.
I think you're giving "torrent users" too much credit. All it takes is clicking the mouse and a download starts. I've heard a lot of people talking about napster, morpheus, kazaa, etc... that couldn't tell you what a zipped file was. Heck, I know people that use bittorrent and still refer to their monitor as their computer. People that downloaded music in Napster's golden days were made up of a pretty broad spectrum too.
I think they're trying to target people that are already ..cough...cough...downloading movies. I think in the future, it will become more mainstream. Think of it like pay per view. The technology to get a movie from the computer to the livingroom is already here. If Itunes can make money, I think there's a shot for Napster.
I think you mean:
1. Put out a press release that Napster is "considering" movie downloads
2. ?
3. Profit!
I didn't see television mentioned in the article. $2.99 for a movie...how much for a TV show? Maybe they could charge by season. If we're going for video on demand, I'd like to see some of the older shows. They can keep the reality TV for themselves.
I wonder if the speed will compare to Bittorrent.
...not that I've ever used that for movies...
Before you try to brute it, check under the keyboard.
He's not using the internets, he's using AOL...duh.
On top of that, I'd like someone to point out a single computer model that's ever accurate at predicting the weather. My god, my local weather man isn't any better than a Farmers' Almanac and a good guess. If we can't predict the weather in 1-2 days from now, what makes people think we can over 100 years.
I'm not so close-minded that I can't be convinced with more data, but I can't find anything good in google. I'm not talking about just a warming trend either, but a direct link to human cause.
...ummm, aren't spotted owls CO2 producers too? Your not suggesting we reduce their numbers too, are you?
Crap, I think I just produced CO2 also.
I believe many of their "losses" are just for tax purposes. From what I remember reading, the first Spiderman didn't even clear a profit in the theaters, by their math.
Actually, I read that the cast did Ocean's 12 for much less money than normal, just to make the film happen. Well, much less to them is still probably a h*ll of a lot. I never really pay attention to how much the actors make, but maybe some people go to see movies based on that.
Fine....
Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of these?
I'm no Microsoft fan, but I don't understand what the problem is. There are plenty of good, alternatives to buying MS Software for spyware (and the best ones are free). Spyware is a huge problem for most users. I can't tell you how many computers I've cleaned with Adaware, Spybot and CWshredder over the last few years (I just did one today with over 1000 files). I see this as a step in the right direction.
Many of the vunerabilities are MS's fault, but there are plenty of user errors too.
"That looks like a neat search bar"
"Ooh, a free screensaver"
The bottom line is, you have a choice....and you can also choose a new OS if you don't like what they offer. I hear there are some descent OSS operating systems out there.
That would have possibly worked before I freaked out and asked her to go ring shopping with me. I'm afraid it's too late for the 1/5th idea.
I find this funny...and kind of sad.
I've had 3-4 places talk up the "high quality" Russian diamonds. I'm sure I'm getting royally ripped off, but I have little choice.
Does anyone think she might go for an "engagement plasma TV" now?
I know it didn't originate on the Sci-Fi Channel (and I agree with almost everything you said), but Sci-Fi is also the home of Stargage SG1.