the sites don't generally go out of their way to stop piracy.
yes - most of them will block a file when you inform them about it. no - they definitely don't stop the same file being uploaded again under a different name (or even the same name)
moreover, they make it hard for content owners to check for infringing content by not providing any kind of search facility over publicly shared files.
There are other sites that will search, but they're pretty painful to use.
now I'm not saying they are breaking the (US) law here. They are generally pretty careful to stay within the bounds of the DMCA.
However - they do seem to do the minimum required by the DMCA to stop piracy. They could very easily do a lot more. It isn't in their interests to do this though. If the pirated files stay up for a few days and encourage some people to pay for the premium download service then that's all grist to the bottom line.
I certainly don't think they should be blocked, but they are a long way from squeaky clean.
there are more unpleasant terms - like the fact that if you list one of your apps, you have to list all of them. Moreover, they won't even show you the terms until you sign an NDA (or see the leak)
"Researchers say that alumni of the most selective colleges earn, on average, 40 percent more a year than those who graduated from the least selective public universities"
But that does not necessarily mean that the university caused that increase in earnings. Presumably, only the more capable people can get into the top universities. Presumably the most capable people will on average earn more anyway.
'Regardless, American sailors have not forgotten how a small boat that hid among refueling and garbage vessels off a port in Yemen detonated alongside the American destroyer Cole in October 2000, killing 17 Americans and crippling the warship.'
because if the Journalists don't get involved, then typically the leaks don't get noticed.
Wikileaks discovered this in their early operations. Eventually, this lead to the current system where preferred partners in various countries get exclusive access for a limited time.
That means the journos do the work to turn the leaks into stories, and the stories get published.
The initial intent of wikileaks was to just publish stuff wiki style.
Unfortunately, when they leaked major stories, but allowed all journalists to access the material, there was very little coverage. It's tough to justify spending significant effort researching material if you know that everyone else has the material, and your chances of a scoop are minimal.
Next, they tried auctioning off early access - but that proved painful to manage (you have to provide enough material up front to make the auction meaningful, and have a pile of legal work).
So, they move to the new system; Partner organisations around the world get a guaranteed local exclusive.
It seems to be working well. The press is certainly investigating and telling the stories in some detail.
The slow release is part of this. There is more story here than could be covered in a single day. They take their time, investigate, explain and publish over a few weeks.
All the material is released as (or reasonably soon after) the stories are covered, so everyone gets to see the material in time.
by default, you cannot launch an ios app with a url handler.
the app has to register a url scheme, and include code for handling the call. Apple is pretty pointed in the documentation that you need to consider carefully what might be incoming and treat it with suspicion.
this is a good capability - Skype are just idiots.
Real ale is normally served at the temperature of the cellar where it sits. That's generally a bit below room temperature - though not chilled.
Its delicious.
Re bad food - you're just misinformed. The UK has been winning international recognition for it's food over the last couple of decades. Just one data point - but I recently went into a big supermarket in California. The food section was bigger than many of our supermarkets - but it didn't have a fresh food section at all. I assumed that I was just missing something - but the staff confirmed. I don't think you could find that in the UK.
and the totalitarian government. There is some truth in that. Though I'd take our government over the USA government at the moment. It's certainly more accountable to the people (as opposed to corporations). We just gave the last government a bloody nose - That was at least in part a revolt against their totalitarian policies.
It has a bunch of contributors who have contributed their individual bits of code under the GPL.
this request for removal comes from a single one of those developers.
Within the VLC community, there is disagreement as to whether that was the best thing to do - but the fact is; His code is in the app - so he can enforce his copyright.
There are other developers who feel the same way, and still others who frankly would like to see the app stay in the store. (Broadly they would argue that the spirit of the GPL is met as users can in practice freely access the app, and can get and modify the source at will. Perhaps they're willing to overlook some of the more specific restrictions in order to see the benefit of easy accessiblilty.).
It really doesn't matter though - any contributor can call for the licence to be respected - and one of them has.
handling the update mechanism is dead simple due to the widely used and free Sparkle. It takes an hour or two to add to an app the first time you use it. About 20 mins after that.
Slashdot Mirror
more details for the doubters in later replies:
====using openDNS====
$ nslookup torrents.piratebay.org
Server: 208.67.222.222
Address: 208.67.222.222#53
Non-authoritative answer:
$ nslookup torrent.piratebay.org
Server: 208.67.222.222
Address: 208.67.222.222#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: torrent.piratebay.org
Address: 67.215.65.132
====switched to virgin router default DNS====
$ nslookup torrents.piratebay.org
Server: 194.168.4.100
Address: 194.168.4.100#53
** server can't find torrents.piratebay.org: NXDOMAIN
$ nslookup torrent.piratebay.org
Server: 194.168.4.100
Address: 194.168.4.100#53
** server can't find torrent.piratebay.org: NXDOMAIN
the sites don't generally go out of their way to stop piracy.
yes - most of them will block a file when you inform them about it.
no - they definitely don't stop the same file being uploaded again under a different name (or even the same name)
moreover, they make it hard for content owners to check for infringing content by not providing any kind of search facility over publicly shared files.
There are other sites that will search, but they're pretty painful to use.
now I'm not saying they are breaking the (US) law here. They are generally pretty careful to stay within the bounds of the DMCA.
However - they do seem to do the minimum required by the DMCA to stop piracy. They could very easily do a lot more. It isn't in their interests to do this though. If the pirated files stay up for a few days and encourage some people to pay for the premium download service then that's all grist to the bottom line.
I certainly don't think they should be blocked, but they are a long way from squeaky clean.
Their DNS server fails to resolve the address.
Their new 'superhub' router doesn't let you change the DNS server on the router.
You can work around this by setting DNS for each device, but you have to know what you are doing.
For most people - they'll see that piratebay.org works, but that the actual torrent fails.
You can use a Nexus S as a phone in the UK.
You can even buy it in the UK, though it is cheaper if you get it from Best Buy in the USA
those are not the terms.
the developer gets between 20% and 70% depending on how much Amazon choose to discount the app.
meanwhile, you are effectively barred from offering discounts elsewhere.
http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-android-app-store-tcs-leak-29104993/
there are more unpleasant terms - like the fact that if you list one of your apps, you have to list all of them. Moreover, they won't even show you the terms until you sign an NDA (or see the leak)
nobody registered boaleak.com yet...
Rapidshare have always responded swiftly to my DMCA requests.
Most of the file sharing sites are the same.
That has to give them at least some protection...
and nothing to stop their members from selling a patent to a separate troll company and then getting a cut of the vig.
"Researchers say that alumni of the most selective colleges earn, on average, 40 percent more a year than those who graduated from the least selective public universities"
But that does not necessarily mean that the university caused that increase in earnings.
Presumably, only the more capable people can get into the top universities. Presumably the most capable people will on average earn more anyway.
http://xkcd.com/552/
fta:
'Regardless, American sailors have not forgotten how a small boat that hid among refueling and garbage vessels off a port in Yemen detonated alongside the American destroyer Cole in October 2000, killing 17 Americans and crippling the warship.'
It isn't national laws that make the national data prices work - it's plain competion.
The thing is; When people sign up for a contract, they all ask
1) How much do calls cost
2) How much does data cost
3) What 'free' phone do I get
so the companies compete on these
Then they shaft you with the items that you weren't paying attention to; International roaming, calls, etc.
Since these are a small concern for most people - there isn't any real competion in it.
Same thing with credit card companies; They compete on the headline interest rate, then shaft you on the fees.
Customers are shallow in their purchasing decisions, and there aren't many choices anyway (~four operators in the UK).
Competition works for the headline stuff, but in complex products it doesn't work for the secondary items.
because if the Journalists don't get involved, then typically the leaks don't get noticed.
Wikileaks discovered this in their early operations. Eventually, this lead to the current system where preferred partners in various countries get exclusive access for a limited time.
That means the journos do the work to turn the leaks into stories, and the stories get published.
He did ask permission from the Swedish prosecutor to leave the country - and that permission was granted.
(heard it from his lawyer on a bbc interview)
Give them some money and make it clear.
-Particularly in China where misappropriation of our IP is endemic and where the authorities seem to completely ignore the problem.
It isn't entirely clear that they consider it a problem.
The initial intent of wikileaks was to just publish stuff wiki style.
Unfortunately, when they leaked major stories, but allowed all journalists to access the material, there was very little coverage. It's tough to justify spending significant effort researching material if you know that everyone else has the material, and your chances of a scoop are minimal.
Next, they tried auctioning off early access - but that proved painful to manage (you have to provide enough material up front to make the auction meaningful, and have a pile of legal work).
So, they move to the new system; Partner organisations around the world get a guaranteed local exclusive.
It seems to be working well. The press is certainly investigating and telling the stories in some detail.
The slow release is part of this. There is more story here than could be covered in a single day. They take their time, investigate, explain and publish over a few weeks.
All the material is released as (or reasonably soon after) the stories are covered, so everyone gets to see the material in time.
that's how it is at the moment
by default, you cannot launch an ios app with a url handler.
the app has to register a url scheme, and include code for handling the call. Apple is pretty pointed in the documentation that you need to consider carefully what might be incoming and treat it with suspicion.
this is a good capability - Skype are just idiots.
Real ale is normally served at the temperature of the cellar where it sits. That's generally a bit below room temperature - though not chilled.
Its delicious.
Re bad food - you're just misinformed. The UK has been winning international recognition for it's food over the last couple of decades.
Just one data point - but I recently went into a big supermarket in California. The food section was bigger than many of our supermarkets - but it didn't have a fresh food section at all. I assumed that I was just missing something - but the staff confirmed. I don't think you could find that in the UK.
and the totalitarian government. There is some truth in that. Though I'd take our government over the USA government at the moment. It's certainly more accountable to the people (as opposed to corporations). We just gave the last government a bloody nose - That was at least in part a revolt against their totalitarian policies.
thank you
Hi Ray - any chance of explaining why there is another trial here? It isn't clear from the article.
trial -> invalidated
trial 2 (effectively the first trial)
trial 2 appeal (it's an appeal)
trial 3 (why, how?)
thanks!
this isn't about the Mac app store. This is about the iTunes app store (iphone,ipod,ipad)
no. The GPL says (and I paraphrase) 'you may not add any additional restrictions to this licence'
Apples itunes terms and conditions add a bunch of restrictions.
There is some debate as to whether the Apple Ts&Cs allow the GPL to supercede them, and therefore are not adding restrictions.
VLC doesn't have 'owners' per se.
It has a bunch of contributors who have contributed their individual bits of code under the GPL.
this request for removal comes from a single one of those developers.
Within the VLC community, there is disagreement as to whether that was the best thing to do - but the fact is; His code is in the app - so he can enforce his copyright.
There are other developers who feel the same way, and still others who frankly would like to see the app stay in the store. (Broadly they would argue that the spirit of the GPL is met as users can in practice freely access the app, and can get and modify the source at will. Perhaps they're willing to overlook some of the more specific restrictions in order to see the benefit of easy accessiblilty.).
It really doesn't matter though - any contributor can call for the licence to be respected - and one of them has.
handling the update mechanism is dead simple due to the widely used and free Sparkle. It takes an hour or two to add to an app the first time you use it. About 20 mins after that.
ok sir, here is your keyboard, a copy of your hard drive and a mouse.
please 'play' your password at the prompt.
great way to generate a secure password, but I don't think it gets you around the requirement to give up your password when required to do so.