Plagarizing is not per se copyright infringment. You could plagarize a public domain work, thus infringing no copyright, but still be guilty of plagarism.
Your analogy, like most, sucks. Your action is reducing the value of the item in question. If you stole a smashed computer, you could make the argument that you deprived the owner of very little value, not a $2,000 new computer. Downloading a song does not reduce the value, retail or otherwise, of that song.
Yes, but the definition of profiteering isn't 'making a profit'. Profiteering is when you charge a ridiculous markup simply because supplies are scarce. It appears that a subcontractor of Halliburton did this with some gas, and there is currently an investigation ongoing by several agencies and Congress.
The UN has acted in cases where it sees fit. Like many people in the world, the UN did not feel that Bush's case for war in Iraq was strong enough. It's that simple. As the sibling notes, it appears that the UN's efforts at restricting Iraq's weapons development were working quite well.
Only customs officials can stamp your passport. Airline personnel are not affilliated with the government and I don't trust them to get my ticket reservation correct, much less a customs inspection.
IRC most definatly has more illegal traffic (MB/MB) than legal traffic, but it's also used quite a bit for legal discussions which don't use quite so much bandwidth...
No, just about any IRC traffic is legal (assuming freedom of speech). DCC, the protocol used for IRC file transfers, is a client to client protocol (DCC: Direct Client-to-Client) and does not use the IRC network. The only piece of the DCC that goes over the IRC network is the initial identification/handshake (to exchange IP addresses), which is sent through the CTCP mechanism of the IRC protocol. In a way, IRC is similar to a site like suprnova.org hosting links to.torrents, which in turn contain links to trackers.
But if you don't like it, don't look to the constitution for a right to it, because it ain't there.
People like you are why some Founding Fathers argued against the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights (and other amendments) is not an exhaustive list of rights. Just because a right is not granted to you doesn't mean that you don't have it. Please see the 9th amendment.
I never said that violence isn't effective in some cases. What I pointed out was how the GP went from saying "How could you not respect someone's property?" to "I'll smash your windshield and kick your ass" in a 5 line post.
That kind of hypocrisy is rampant in our society (US), and I'm fucking sick of this "do as I say, not as I do" bullshit. If you want to moralize, you can start by having morals.
Ooh. That brings me back. Used to be able to get sub 30s on intermediate and I think i got like 85 on expert. I personally didn't like expert because it usually required you to guess at some point, and minesweeper wasn't about guessing.
What state were you in? Around here, it's illegal for anyone under 18 to work such long hours (8 max per day, 40 max per week, no more than 6 consecutive days).
People embellish these stories to make them "more funny". I doubt anyone was very close to ramming their car into traffic or carjacking another vehicle.
I can't tell if you're making a dig at Texas, or if you're serious.
So answer this: Do you believe that it is legal in the State of Texas to shoot someone for accessing your unsecured AP and changing the password (assuming, like you say, it is night)?
A quick Windows share enumeration showed sales data and presumably credit card information avaliable to anyone who was listening.
I'm not sure why you make this presumption. You say it's a local coffee shop, so any credit card purchases would likely be put into a standalone card reader/transmitter like almost all small businesses (and even some large ones). Now, you've been in the shop, and I probably haven't, so you may have seen something that led you to believe this, like cashier software running on a windows box with integrated CC reader, etc., but with just an open Windows share, there's no reason to assume that CC data is available, though it's certainly a possibility.
If you're going to use an example from the book you need to give full context. I think Rearden gave the bridge to Dagny for a few reasons. Dagny (really, Taggart Transcontinental) had little money to throw around. Also, Rearden needed a big order of Rearden metal to both make money (IIRC, he had converted his plant to make Rearden metal, but he had no buyers for it), and he needed a demonstration project for the Metal.
Essentially, if Rearden didn't give the design away, he was SOL. He didn't have a choice. I don't think that this example can be used to say that Rand would not have supported IP.
Remember one of the first reality shows? Big Brother. The feed to the house was broadcast on the web 24/7, and it was a spectacular failure. Why? Because without flashy graphics, music, and (most of all) editing, life is boring!
A +5 'insightful' post that contains nothing but excuses and hand waving. Typical.
Your first excuse basically says 'user must be knowledgeable', and contains the ridiculous statement "unless you are running IE, downloading a trojan isn't going to be that bad." Right. I've gotten trojan adware using Firefox. How? Stupidity. I stupidly ran a 'start.exe' that was in a zip file. The zip file contained a key (in a.nfo) as well. How does using IE make it any more likely that this trojan will work? (Especially considering that it was winRAR that ultimately executed the.exe)
Your 2nd excuse is "who reads news groups anymore?"
And your 3rd excuse doesn't even work for the problem, and then contains a bunch of inanity about using a knoppix disk to get access. Guess what: a knoppix disk is equally effective at accessing windows and linux installations.
2) As popularity increases, so does visibility which is currently one of the primary factors in determining scrutiny for such issues.
I don't think this is exactly it. I think the problem that popularity brings is that it means there are more people out there using the software. With more people using the software, you're going to have more 'old installs'. As we know from some MS/IE exploits, it doesn't matter if the latest version is patched when your userbase is running an old version.
As with most things, it comes back to user education.
I don't have FF installed here to verify. I seem to recall that the profiles are not kept in user directories, but are kept under the FF directory, which would make them world readable.
Although, I could be recalling an old version and this may have changed.
I cannot replicate this. I get "Access is Denied" when I try to search in someone else's home directory. Win XP SP1.
Searching for * in C:\Documents and Settings returns the folders in D&S, all the files/folders in my home directory, and all the files/folders in the "All Users" directory. I cannot use the search results dialog to access another user's home directory.
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Plagarizing is not per se copyright infringment. You could plagarize a public domain work, thus infringing no copyright, but still be guilty of plagarism.
Your analogy, like most, sucks. Your action is reducing the value of the item in question. If you stole a smashed computer, you could make the argument that you deprived the owner of very little value, not a $2,000 new computer. Downloading a song does not reduce the value, retail or otherwise, of that song.
Yes, but the definition of profiteering isn't 'making a profit'. Profiteering is when you charge a ridiculous markup simply because supplies are scarce. It appears that a subcontractor of Halliburton did this with some gas, and there is currently an investigation ongoing by several agencies and Congress.
The UN has acted in cases where it sees fit. Like many people in the world, the UN did not feel that Bush's case for war in Iraq was strong enough. It's that simple. As the sibling notes, it appears that the UN's efforts at restricting Iraq's weapons development were working quite well.
Only customs officials can stamp your passport. Airline personnel are not affilliated with the government and I don't trust them to get my ticket reservation correct, much less a customs inspection.
So why *not* perform ethnic profiling, at least on this group?
it dilutes freedom and liberty for the entire population.
IRC most definatly has more illegal traffic (MB/MB) than legal traffic, but it's also used quite a bit for legal discussions which don't use quite so much bandwidth...
.torrents, which in turn contain links to trackers.
No, just about any IRC traffic is legal (assuming freedom of speech). DCC, the protocol used for IRC file transfers, is a client to client protocol (DCC: Direct Client-to-Client) and does not use the IRC network. The only piece of the DCC that goes over the IRC network is the initial identification/handshake (to exchange IP addresses), which is sent through the CTCP mechanism of the IRC protocol. In a way, IRC is similar to a site like suprnova.org hosting links to
But if you don't like it, don't look to the constitution for a right to it, because it ain't there.
People like you are why some Founding Fathers argued against the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights (and other amendments) is not an exhaustive list of rights. Just because a right is not granted to you doesn't mean that you don't have it. Please see the 9th amendment.
You made absolutely no point.
I never said that violence isn't effective in some cases. What I pointed out was how the GP went from saying "How could you not respect someone's property?" to "I'll smash your windshield and kick your ass" in a 5 line post.
That kind of hypocrisy is rampant in our society (US), and I'm fucking sick of this "do as I say, not as I do" bullshit. If you want to moralize, you can start by having morals.
Ooh. That brings me back. Used to be able to get sub 30s on intermediate and I think i got like 85 on expert. I personally didn't like expert because it usually required you to guess at some point, and minesweeper wasn't about guessing.
GP: i can hardly fly for ten minutes in my tie fighter
Perhaps games that too closely resemble daily life are more dangerous
I think you need your definition of "daily life" updated....
What state were you in? Around here, it's illegal for anyone under 18 to work such long hours (8 max per day, 40 max per week, no more than 6 consecutive days).
People embellish these stories to make them "more funny". I doubt anyone was very close to ramming their car into traffic or carjacking another vehicle.
I can't tell if you're making a dig at Texas, or if you're serious.
So answer this: Do you believe that it is legal in the State of Texas to shoot someone for accessing your unsecured AP and changing the password (assuming, like you say, it is night)?
A quick Windows share enumeration showed sales data and presumably credit card information avaliable to anyone who was listening.
I'm not sure why you make this presumption. You say it's a local coffee shop, so any credit card purchases would likely be put into a standalone card reader/transmitter like almost all small businesses (and even some large ones). Now, you've been in the shop, and I probably haven't, so you may have seen something that led you to believe this, like cashier software running on a windows box with integrated CC reader, etc., but with just an open Windows share, there's no reason to assume that CC data is available, though it's certainly a possibility.
I can't beleive that you'd screw with other people's property like that.
I'll kick your ass.
The cost you will incure to get your windshield repaired when I bust it up with my softball bat.
+1 hypocrisy.
No, "he started it" is not a valid defense.
Because when you're Vonage service that you've had for a few months starts taking a dive everyday after 6 pm
It's possible people in your neighborhood are coming home from work and booting up KaZaa and BitTorrent...
I've decided that you have no choice but to use me for phone service
Just a nit.. it's not your phone company that decided this, it's your town.
If you're going to use an example from the book you need to give full context. I think Rearden gave the bridge to Dagny for a few reasons. Dagny (really, Taggart Transcontinental) had little money to throw around. Also, Rearden needed a big order of Rearden metal to both make money (IIRC, he had converted his plant to make Rearden metal, but he had no buyers for it), and he needed a demonstration project for the Metal.
Essentially, if Rearden didn't give the design away, he was SOL. He didn't have a choice. I don't think that this example can be used to say that Rand would not have supported IP.
Except that reality TV is anything but.
Remember one of the first reality shows? Big Brother. The feed to the house was broadcast on the web 24/7, and it was a spectacular failure. Why? Because without flashy graphics, music, and (most of all) editing, life is boring!
A +5 'insightful' post that contains nothing but excuses and hand waving. Typical.
.nfo) as well. How does using IE make it any more likely that this trojan will work? (Especially considering that it was winRAR that ultimately executed the .exe)
Your first excuse basically says 'user must be knowledgeable', and contains the ridiculous statement "unless you are running IE, downloading a trojan isn't going to be that bad." Right. I've gotten trojan adware using Firefox. How? Stupidity. I stupidly ran a 'start.exe' that was in a zip file. The zip file contained a key (in a
Your 2nd excuse is "who reads news groups anymore?"
And your 3rd excuse doesn't even work for the problem, and then contains a bunch of inanity about using a knoppix disk to get access. Guess what: a knoppix disk is equally effective at accessing windows and linux installations.
2) As popularity increases, so does visibility which is currently one of the primary factors in determining scrutiny for such issues.
I don't think this is exactly it. I think the problem that popularity brings is that it means there are more people out there using the software. With more people using the software, you're going to have more 'old installs'. As we know from some MS/IE exploits, it doesn't matter if the latest version is patched when your userbase is running an old version.
As with most things, it comes back to user education.
I don't have FF installed here to verify. I seem to recall that the profiles are not kept in user directories, but are kept under the FF directory, which would make them world readable.
Although, I could be recalling an old version and this may have changed.
I cannot replicate this. I get "Access is Denied" when I try to search in someone else's home directory. Win XP SP1.
Searching for * in C:\Documents and Settings returns the folders in D&S, all the files/folders in my home directory, and all the files/folders in the "All Users" directory. I cannot use the search results dialog to access another user's home directory.
I call shennanigans.
Your explanation leaves a gap. What about those selling copyrighted material for material cost? There is no profit, but money is changing hands.