Are you an just ignorant idiot or IQ-challenged fool who refuses to learn ANY mathmatics?
Dude! Read the post! It clearly states IPV6 will provide 665,570,793,348,866,943,898,599 per square meter of the planet earth!!!
If you believe you will have 665,570,793,348,866,943,898,599 story tall building convering every square inch of this planet within next million billion years - you are an idiot.
READ before you post... READ before you post... Keep repeating that yourself.... IDIOT!
This an ABSURD and VERY NARROW interpretation of the law.
#1 states that any "connection" with a communication service is prohibited unless it is through an "authorized" device. This is patently absurd and monopolistic.
Let's take a look at an example. I subscribe to Cable Company X's service. Since I connect to their service via RF cable, any device in my home connected to that RF cable MUST BE authorized by the Company X. You wanna hook up a TV? Better check with X. You wanna use your own cable box (I have TV tuner card in my PC, you have a TIVO ? - too bad)? Better check with X. This will shut down any kind of innovation that an independent vendor may come up with by denying access to the "connection". This is a DANGEROUS law both to consumers and technology companies.
#2 states that you cannot "hide" your identity from company X. If I want to use my cable modem to send an email to somebody else, company X HAS to know where it came from and where it is going. What happened to privacy? When did government die and put company X in control? I have the right to voice my speech anonymously. Constitution sees anonymous speech as a vital ingredient to the freedom to dissent. Why do I have to give that up just because I want to use a cable modem?
#3 and #4 just multiplies this idiotic argument.
You and MPAA cronies may believe in that NARROW interpretation, but none of us should be suckered by it.
Microsoft lost about $200 per box when it first came out. With the economy of scale, they may lose more, but they have also lowered the price, so it is probably either a wash or may be halved ($100).
Your profits of 1 through 5 don't add up to $20 let alone $200, unless the geeks also buy a bunch of games.
THINK ABOUT IT!!!
If it added to their profit, they would ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE hacking and provide tools and assistance for you to do it! There would be plethora of modding accessories and books endorsed by XBOX (MORE MONEY!!!) - but they are not. WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE LOSING A TON OF MONEY ON XBOX (read their public filings at least before spewing junk like this)!!! That won't change unless people start buying more games.
It won't do you any good to share DRM protected files on P2P network. Since it is "protected" (checks with central server to see if you have legitimate access to that file), only the authorized user will be able to use it.
No self-respecting P2P'er is going to put that kind of file for sharing. What most hackers will do is to remove the DRM from the file (there are ways to do this for EVERY DRM in existence) and then put the "clean" file on P2P for sharing.
Once that happens, the DRM companies will have NO IDEA how many often the compromised files are accessed.
P2P Network IS good for the world. It is good because it fosters free exchange of ideas. The grassroots nature of the networks in combination of the ease of use and extreme amount of bandwidth and storage, P2P may some day become the de facto source for any information (on par with Library of Congress and Smithsonian Archives).
I believe and I am sure most citizens of this planet would agree that easy access to information is a good thing.
Gameboy
P.S. The fact that the p2p networks are helping to destroy the outdated copyright laws (not what our founders had in mind), so much the better.
I think we've done enough crying about losing one of the most cherished ideals of a democratic society - free exchange of ideas.
What are you willing to do about it?
This is time for action. It has been too long that ordinary citizens such as ourselves have allowed corporations to dictate public policies. We need to take it back.
I call for a creation of a new PAC (Political Action Committee). It's sole objective will be to push for free exchange of ideas - limit copyright to "reasonable (read 20 years)" amount of time and fight any attacks on fair use.
The new PAC will exist almost entirely in cyberspace and will collect names and address of fellow citizens who are willing to support candidates solely based on this issue. The PAC will poll all legistators to see where they stand on this issue and distribute voting information to all members.
If enough donations are collected, the PAC will use it for campaigns against the biggest legislative opponents (that means you Sen. Hollings!).
Speak up if you are with me.
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Are you an just ignorant idiot or IQ-challenged fool who refuses to learn ANY mathmatics? Dude! Read the post! It clearly states IPV6 will provide 665,570,793,348,866,943,898,599 per square meter of the planet earth!!! If you believe you will have 665,570,793,348,866,943,898,599 story tall building convering every square inch of this planet within next million billion years - you are an idiot. READ before you post... READ before you post... Keep repeating that yourself.... IDIOT!
This an ABSURD and VERY NARROW interpretation of the law. #1 states that any "connection" with a communication service is prohibited unless it is through an "authorized" device. This is patently absurd and monopolistic. Let's take a look at an example. I subscribe to Cable Company X's service. Since I connect to their service via RF cable, any device in my home connected to that RF cable MUST BE authorized by the Company X. You wanna hook up a TV? Better check with X. You wanna use your own cable box (I have TV tuner card in my PC, you have a TIVO ? - too bad)? Better check with X. This will shut down any kind of innovation that an independent vendor may come up with by denying access to the "connection". This is a DANGEROUS law both to consumers and technology companies. #2 states that you cannot "hide" your identity from company X. If I want to use my cable modem to send an email to somebody else, company X HAS to know where it came from and where it is going. What happened to privacy? When did government die and put company X in control? I have the right to voice my speech anonymously. Constitution sees anonymous speech as a vital ingredient to the freedom to dissent. Why do I have to give that up just because I want to use a cable modem? #3 and #4 just multiplies this idiotic argument. You and MPAA cronies may believe in that NARROW interpretation, but none of us should be suckered by it.
Microsoft lost about $200 per box when it first came out. With the economy of scale, they may lose more, but they have also lowered the price, so it is probably either a wash or may be halved ($100). Your profits of 1 through 5 don't add up to $20 let alone $200, unless the geeks also buy a bunch of games. THINK ABOUT IT!!! If it added to their profit, they would ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE hacking and provide tools and assistance for you to do it! There would be plethora of modding accessories and books endorsed by XBOX (MORE MONEY!!!) - but they are not. WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE LOSING A TON OF MONEY ON XBOX (read their public filings at least before spewing junk like this)!!! That won't change unless people start buying more games.
It won't do you any good to share DRM protected files on P2P network. Since it is "protected" (checks with central server to see if you have legitimate access to that file), only the authorized user will be able to use it. No self-respecting P2P'er is going to put that kind of file for sharing. What most hackers will do is to remove the DRM from the file (there are ways to do this for EVERY DRM in existence) and then put the "clean" file on P2P for sharing. Once that happens, the DRM companies will have NO IDEA how many often the compromised files are accessed.
P2P Network IS good for the world. It is good because it fosters free exchange of ideas. The grassroots nature of the networks in combination of the ease of use and extreme amount of bandwidth and storage, P2P may some day become the de facto source for any information (on par with Library of Congress and Smithsonian Archives).
I believe and I am sure most citizens of this planet would agree that easy access to information is a good thing.
Gameboy
P.S. The fact that the p2p networks are helping to destroy the outdated copyright laws (not what our founders had in mind), so much the better.
I think we've done enough crying about losing one of the most cherished ideals of a democratic society - free exchange of ideas. What are you willing to do about it? This is time for action. It has been too long that ordinary citizens such as ourselves have allowed corporations to dictate public policies. We need to take it back. I call for a creation of a new PAC (Political Action Committee). It's sole objective will be to push for free exchange of ideas - limit copyright to "reasonable (read 20 years)" amount of time and fight any attacks on fair use. The new PAC will exist almost entirely in cyberspace and will collect names and address of fellow citizens who are willing to support candidates solely based on this issue. The PAC will poll all legistators to see where they stand on this issue and distribute voting information to all members. If enough donations are collected, the PAC will use it for campaigns against the biggest legislative opponents (that means you Sen. Hollings!). Speak up if you are with me.