Slashdot has the weirdest view system. Either I see dozens of trolls if I view at -1 or comments appear to be replying to a different parent than they really are.
Since when do you have to prove yourself innocent in court? The burden of proving it lies on the accusing party.
Anyway, naive ideas about an America where the government is bought and paid for by big business aside, the only way the RIAA are going to be challenged is when they slip up and sue the children of someone powerful.
"Bullshitting is an overrated skill."
No no no. Fewer programmers would be employed if the manager and the sales people weren't good at it.;)
Re:Who said anything about secure?
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Microsoft are assuming an awful lot there - they don't have the server market to make a large impact on the internet, even if every site on IIS locks out other browsers.
I can just see the blubs now...
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Even if it was a good idea (which it isn't), the RIAA would never go for it. It's the same old story, losing control of the distribution channels threatens their monopoly.
Sure since they would be getting fees from all music shared whether they had anything to d with it or not they could coast along for a few years. But then the new players in the game will bribe the US government (sorry, I meant donate to election campaign *snicker*) to have laws changed to prevent the RIAA recieving payment for music they didn't create.
The much reduced RIAA doesn't have the cash to pervert the course of justice (sorry, I meant overturn the decision *snicker*) and have their payments reinstated.
I like to cost telemarketers as much as possible when they call me, as a penalty of doing something I don't approve of. My favorite method is to ask them to wait while I answer the door, then read slashdot for half an hour.
They plan to build their own operating system... well, they have balls. Not much room in the OS market these days, unless they plan to give it away for free.
File sharers will truely no longer be liable because a worm will be written to act as the server. After all, why risk getting sued when you can use other people's machines?
Are we going to see Muslim detectors in the shops? "Spots a beard from up to one mile away!" Approved by Microsoft, because you don't get Unix/Linux people without beards.
They pulled a "Won't somebody think of the children?!" stunt a few days ago, now they are going to get hurt by the same tactic. I would imagine a lot of people will write to their politicians, and we all know politicians react quickly when voters might stop supporting them.
No, they aren't prepared to change their model. The likes of the iTune store will put the major labels out of business - just wait and see, eventually legal online music stores will be sued by the RIAA on some silly charge in a last desperate attempt to stop time.
Incidentally, I don't download or buy music. The RIAA can go fuck themselves.:)
Off the top of my head, the only thing I've ever seen marked as made in America is my zippo lighter. A country that outsources everything to Asian countries can't really turn around and block trade with them.:)
Eventually someone will be abducted and murdered with the help of the US legal system after posting something online that someone else doesn't like, then the government will be up in arms to change it. Until then, they stay bought by the RIAA.
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Slashdot has the weirdest view system. Either I see dozens of trolls if I view at -1 or comments appear to be replying to a different parent than they really are.
No, even a US court won't let the RIAA sue people for buying from the competition rather than from them.
Since when do you have to prove yourself innocent in court? The burden of proving it lies on the accusing party. Anyway, naive ideas about an America where the government is bought and paid for by big business aside, the only way the RIAA are going to be challenged is when they slip up and sue the children of someone powerful.
"Bullshitting is an overrated skill." No no no. Fewer programmers would be employed if the manager and the sales people weren't good at it. ;)
Microsoft are assuming an awful lot there - they don't have the server market to make a large impact on the internet, even if every site on IIS locks out other browsers.
"Upgrade to IE7 today. Now with 90% more popups!"
Why should Microsoft be capable of implementing secure DRM when normal security has thus far eluded them?
Even if it was a good idea (which it isn't), the RIAA would never go for it. It's the same old story, losing control of the distribution channels threatens their monopoly. Sure since they would be getting fees from all music shared whether they had anything to d with it or not they could coast along for a few years. But then the new players in the game will bribe the US government (sorry, I meant donate to election campaign *snicker*) to have laws changed to prevent the RIAA recieving payment for music they didn't create. The much reduced RIAA doesn't have the cash to pervert the course of justice (sorry, I meant overturn the decision *snicker*) and have their payments reinstated.
The patent applies to the people making the browser, not the people making the websites.
I like to cost telemarketers as much as possible when they call me, as a penalty of doing something I don't approve of. My favorite method is to ask them to wait while I answer the door, then read slashdot for half an hour.
I'm being repressed!
They've just outlawed a large chunk of programming knowledge. Well, non-US programmers now have a lot less competition! ;)
Access? Powerful? You're not serious. Swap Access for SQL Server and then you may have a case.
They plan to build their own operating system... well, they have balls. Not much room in the OS market these days, unless they plan to give it away for free.
Thanks for giving Microsoft an excellent excuse to lock most internet users into IE. I hope your CEO chokes to death on a fish bone.
Last time I checked, SCO only have lawyers left. And nobody likes lawyers. :)
File sharers will truely no longer be liable because a worm will be written to act as the server. After all, why risk getting sued when you can use other people's machines?
Are we going to see Muslim detectors in the shops? "Spots a beard from up to one mile away!" Approved by Microsoft, because you don't get Unix/Linux people without beards.
They pulled a "Won't somebody think of the children?!" stunt a few days ago, now they are going to get hurt by the same tactic. I would imagine a lot of people will write to their politicians, and we all know politicians react quickly when voters might stop supporting them.
No, they aren't prepared to change their model. The likes of the iTune store will put the major labels out of business - just wait and see, eventually legal online music stores will be sued by the RIAA on some silly charge in a last desperate attempt to stop time. Incidentally, I don't download or buy music. The RIAA can go fuck themselves. :)
Off the top of my head, the only thing I've ever seen marked as made in America is my zippo lighter. A country that outsources everything to Asian countries can't really turn around and block trade with them. :)
So it's just an extra bit of syntax highlighting? Mustn't be much on the new feature list if they even bother to announce this. ;)
Eventually someone will be abducted and murdered with the help of the US legal system after posting something online that someone else doesn't like, then the government will be up in arms to change it. Until then, they stay bought by the RIAA.