It's the country's main "Multimedialna Platforma Komunikacyjna";)
The only way to interact with poles via the internet is with GaduGadu or Skype, which they use to call each other and interact with us non-polish Europeans.
To sum up:
MSN owns Western Europe and Australia, crappy ICQ owns the rest of Europe. Poles have their own system. Americans have Aim. Skype is used by many.
I don't think I IM with anybody from Asia or Africa. Well, many in Africa speak french, so I guess MSN?
It's just that we're not really talking about European Human Rights legislation here (Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights).
The legislation in question concerns the harmonization of European Consumer Protection by the European Communities (EC), which is a part of the European Union (EU). It's implementation by the member states of the EU is subject to the supervision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
And while Human Rights certainly form a part of the whole EU legal framework, legal persons can without a doubt claim protection under it.
The legislation in question here can in fact be seen as a justifiable infringement of legal person's freedom of expression on the grounds of consumer's interests weighing more. The same goes for product placement on TV within the EU - consumers must be notified beforehand about such advertisement for it to be legal. I suppose these "puppet blogs" would be deemed legal if they would inform readers properly about the reasons for their existence. Interests of legal persons are protected in Europe, but they must often give in to bigger interest of the public.
Human Rights certainly give legal persons priveliges and impose on them (indirect) duties in Europe. Under the European Convention on Human Rights (the legal framework we're not talking about here), the freedom of expression for an example applies to everyone, and is closely linked to the freedom and the right of the public to receive information. It is in fact seen as the duty of the press "to impart [...]
information and ideas on all matters of public interest"[1]
Other rights of legal persons include e.g. the right to fair trial and right to private life (reg. raids, protection from self-incrimination etc.)
[1] See e.g. De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, Judgement of 24 February 1997, no. 19983/92,
para. 37.
My small country wasn't included either. Had it been in, Iceland would have been 2nd on the list (3rd if Argentinia is in) - $302 (23.000 kronur - Canada's $144.20 is roughly 10.000 kronur) - and we have the 2nd most expensive BigMac (after Norway). Can't we be the best in anything?
Well, here's hoping that we'll win the Handball World Cup in Germany that's playing right now:P
So how should we define "for profit". For an example, if a teacher copies 50 pages from a book, and gives it to his students, would that count as "for profit"? The students perhaps get a better education, and that might be defined as profit for the students, the teacher and the school.
While I agree with your logic, I'm wondering where we should draw the line here.
Would it be publishing for profit if I were to insert the text of a book in this reply, for better/.karma? How about publishing a book on my website for better google pagerank? Or publishing copyrighted pictures on my blog, so that more people will visit it. Or showing a movie about the harmful destruction of the rainforests, for free in a theatre, in order to raise people's awareness about the issue?
Are we just speaking about financial gain, or should the author also have the exclusive rights to other qualities of life that could be derived from publishing?
Actually, all public documents from the Community institutions (documents available for the public), are in pdf / html.
- see judgements and legislation
I don't see how it matters for the public, if these documents are created with MSO applications, as long as they can be opened with any browser / pdf-viewer.
OTOH, internal documents, and documents sent to i.e. the government institutions of the Member States, are often sent as.doc, and I agree that this is something that MS propably would like to hold on to.
Acronym Definition
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MRSA - Market Research Society of Australia
MRSA - Materiel Readiness Support Activity (US Army)
MRSA - Midland Railway Signalman's Association
MRSA - Seaman Apprentice, Machinery Repairman Striker (Naval Rating)
I guess you were talking about the first one.
Re:Weren't they aware of this during implementatio
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VLC & European Patents
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This is OTOH not they way damages are decided in most parts of Europe.
1) Damages are not used as penalties like in the US. In most european countries (at least in Scandinavia and Germany), damages are decided to compensate for the plaintiffs losses, not to punish the other party (that's what fines are for, if you've commited a crime).
2) Also, failure to check if what you are doing is illegal, is usually not grounds for acquittal (like in the US I guess).
2 years ago, two telecommunication companies merged here in Iceland.
The people that were to come up with a new name, wrote the two names up on a blackboard,
Íslandssími og Tal (which means Íslandssími and Tal )
... knowing that they could use neither one as a name for the new company, and that that they had just partnered up with Vodafone.
So what did they do? They erased the names and were left with og (which means and).
The new company: Og Vodafone, which basically means And Vodafone
So let's take Mandrake and Connectiva, take out the two names and let the new company be called: AndSoft!
I couldn't find the poll it self, but after some googling I found this
post: -----------------
Netscape should GPL their code (Score:1)
by StuffYourReligion (452006) Alter Relationship on Tuesday October 01, @07:03PM (#4368887)
(http://www.nomeaning.net/)
Perhaps the solution to Netscape's problem is more obvious then they may realize. If they GPLd their code and gave it out to the world, we would have a slew of powerful browsers developed by the same programmers that have brought us all those other great GPL apps. That would jump start the free browser universe and maybe people would focus on a single browser instead of dividing their time amongst so many other free browser projects. And since it is free, people may choose it instead of MS. Just a thought...
Just a thought, indeed... though I'm glad there's a diversity of free browser projects. Too bad Netscape waited so long; from here it's a long, uphill battle to regain ground.
-------------- (Archive.org doesn't seem to have said poll or the CmdrTaco editorial in it's archive..)
I think he is talking about permanently excluding these sites when you search, this could be done by offering personalized google accounts or something like that (integrate it in the GDS perhaps?).
Nobody wants to write -site:overstock.com -site:about.com -site:expert-exchange.com etc. etc., each and every time they use google.
Exactly, I attend the University of Iceland, and the IT administratios has tackled this bandwith problem very aptly. Here is a letter I received when I was downloading (legal) bittorrent files with unlimited upload the other day (roughly translated from icelandic)
-------------------
Dear user
In the last 24 hours a machine in your care ([my machine].rhi.hi.is) has sent aproximately 2400 MB (Million bytes) from the university network. This traffic counts for ca. 1.43% of the total traffic coming from the University of Iceland through the university network in that period.
Please check the configuration of this machine. It is possible that it is under the control of someone else and is being used to communicate illeagal content. If not you must inform us of that (by replying to this email) so we will not have to monitor this machine regularly.
We remind you of the rules regarding the use of the University's network equipment:
and point out that if this massive use continues on this machine without us hearing explanations, it's access to the outside of the network will be limited for security reasons.
Administration of HInet (****@hi.is)
PS This email is sent automatically to those who are registered for machines or domains connected to HInet.
[...]
Thank you.
They must limit the use of their network for extra curricilum activity somehow I guess
Credits: The Simpsons, e107 (Itchy & Scratchyland)
Pilot: We're now approaching our final destination, Itchy and Scratchy
Land: the amusement park of the future where nothing can possi-
blye go wrong.
[everyone looks worried]
Er, possi_bly_ go wrong. Heh, that's the first thing that's ever
gone wrong.
Here in Iceland, the copyright law is very similar to the Scandinavian countries. In the law here, we have both civil provisions and provisions that make violations a criminal offense.
The difference is, with the civil provisions, you have to prove damages (which can be very hard in these matters), but with the criminal provisions that is not neccesary, they just have to prove that you broke the law.
It's like if somebody stole your car: a) if you get the car back and it is damaged, you could sue the bad guy for the damages and the state would likely charge the guy for theft (and try to put him in prison). b) if the car is not damaged, prison is most likely the only option.
Actually, Norway is part of the EEA, so they pretty much swallow every directive and regulation that the EU creates. Apple is as likely to sue Jon in Norway as in most of the EU countries.
More about how the same rules are applied in the EEA as in the EU here.
Maybe they should just call it 'Scribble', 'Scraddle', 'ScribbleDoodle', or 'a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game' (from dictionary.com definition of 'scrabble')
That wouldn't be a trademark violations, would it?
Unfortunately, it's mostly news and cheap icelandic tv-shows, (such as the Icelandic Idol).
I want to be able to download good quality icelandic shows and some of the foreign material that these stations air (like Office and *cough*StarTrek*couch*), but that's not possible unfortunately
And of course there are shows that are not aired in Iceland, such as LOST... the only way for me to get them currently is through bittorrent or overpriced dvd's.
Slashdot Mirror
Except for Poland, where they all use Gadu-Gadu (Talk-Talk).
;)
It's the country's main "Multimedialna Platforma Komunikacyjna"
The only way to interact with poles via the internet is with GaduGadu or Skype, which they use to call each other and interact with us non-polish Europeans.
To sum up: MSN owns Western Europe and Australia, crappy ICQ owns the rest of Europe. Poles have their own system. Americans have Aim. Skype is used by many.
I don't think I IM with anybody from Asia or Africa. Well, many in Africa speak french, so I guess MSN?
"ú talar við Slashdottarana!" "Nei, ú gerir að!"*
*translated back to Icelandic crying
It's just that we're not really talking about European Human Rights legislation here (Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights).
The legislation in question concerns the harmonization of European Consumer Protection by the European Communities (EC), which is a part of the European Union (EU). It's implementation by the member states of the EU is subject to the supervision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
And while Human Rights certainly form a part of the whole EU legal framework, legal persons can without a doubt claim protection under it.
The legislation in question here can in fact be seen as a justifiable infringement of legal person's freedom of expression on the grounds of consumer's interests weighing more.
The same goes for product placement on TV within the EU - consumers must be notified beforehand about such advertisement for it to be legal. I suppose these "puppet blogs" would be deemed legal if they would inform readers properly about the reasons for their existence. Interests of legal persons are protected in Europe, but they must often give in to bigger interest of the public.
Human Rights certainly give legal persons priveliges and impose on them (indirect) duties in Europe. Under the European Convention on Human Rights (the legal framework we're not talking about here), the freedom of expression for an example applies to everyone, and is closely linked to the freedom and the right of the public to receive information. It is in fact seen as the duty of the press "to impart [...] information and ideas on all matters of public interest"[1]
Other rights of legal persons include e.g. the right to fair trial and right to private life (reg. raids, protection from self-incrimination etc.)
[1] See e.g. De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, Judgement of 24 February 1997, no. 19983/92, para. 37.
My small country wasn't included either. Had it been in, Iceland would have been 2nd on the list (3rd if Argentinia is in) - $302 (23.000 kronur - Canada's $144.20 is roughly 10.000 kronur) - and we have the 2nd most expensive BigMac (after Norway). Can't we be the best in anything?
:P
Well, here's hoping that we'll win the Handball World Cup in Germany that's playing right now
Source: http://www.gulalinan.is/frettir/nr/309/
This is the official translation to english (low quality pdf), sent to me by a belgian teacher of mine. Don't know if it's available elsewhere ...
who, ray?
So how should we define "for profit". For an example, if a teacher copies 50 pages from a book, and gives it to his students, would that count as "for profit"? The students perhaps get a better education, and that might be defined as profit for the students, the teacher and the school.
/.karma? How about publishing a book on my website for better google pagerank? Or publishing copyrighted pictures on my blog, so that more people will visit it. Or showing a movie about the harmful destruction of the rainforests, for free in a theatre, in order to raise people's awareness about the issue?
While I agree with your logic, I'm wondering where we should draw the line here.
Would it be publishing for profit if I were to insert the text of a book in this reply, for better
Are we just speaking about financial gain, or should the author also have the exclusive rights to other qualities of life that could be derived from publishing?
Actually, all public documents from the Community institutions (documents available for the public), are in pdf / html.
.doc, and I agree that this is something that MS propably would like to hold on to.
- see judgements and legislation
I don't see how it matters for the public, if these documents are created with MSO applications, as long as they can be opened with any browser / pdf-viewer.
OTOH, internal documents, and documents sent to i.e. the government institutions of the Member States, are often sent as
Dude, the first two are
1
11
But to answer your question, after
311311222112
comes
13211321322112
First Linus's non-quote, then this story. Finally, check out the QOTD:
The appreciation of the average visual graphisticator alone is worth the whole suaveness and decadence which abounds!!
Well, no - this seems to be an actual quote
You: How do you feel about Randomly generated paper accepted to conference?
Eliza: Does that question interest you?
You: I am randomly generating replies
Eliza: How long have you been randomly generating replies?
You: Ever since I started reading slashdot
Eliza: Can you elaborate on that?
You: do you mean randomly?
Eliza: Oh, i mean randomly.
Had to look that one up.
:
From
Acronym Definition
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MRSA - Market Research Society of Australia
MRSA - Materiel Readiness Support Activity (US Army)
MRSA - Midland Railway Signalman's Association
MRSA - Seaman Apprentice, Machinery Repairman Striker (Naval Rating)
I guess you were talking about the first one.
This is OTOH not they way damages are decided in most parts of Europe.
1) Damages are not used as penalties like in the US. In most european countries (at least in Scandinavia and Germany), damages are decided to compensate for the plaintiffs losses, not to punish the other party (that's what fines are for, if you've commited a crime).
2) Also, failure to check if what you are doing is illegal, is usually not grounds for acquittal (like in the US I guess).
2 years ago, two telecommunication companies merged here in Iceland.
The people that were to come up with a new name, wrote the two names up on a blackboard,
Íslandssími
og
Tal
(which means Íslandssími and Tal )
... knowing that they could use neither one as a name for the new company, and that that they had just partnered up with Vodafone.
So what did they do? They erased the names and were left with og (which means and).
The new company: Og Vodafone, which basically means And Vodafone
So let's take Mandrake and Connectiva, take out the two names and let the new company be called: AndSoft!
Just block the evil bit... *hides*
Oh my head! My aching head! aaahhrrgh...
DO YOU WANT TO BUY SOME V14GRA FOR ENLARGING YOUR PEN1Z?
-----------------
Netscape should GPL their code (Score:1)
by StuffYourReligion (452006) Alter Relationship on Tuesday October 01, @07:03PM (#4368887) (http://www.nomeaning.net/)
On Jan 6, 1998, CmdrTaco wrote:
Just a thought, indeed... though I'm glad there's a diversity of free browser projects. Too bad Netscape waited so long; from here it's a long, uphill battle to regain ground.
--------------
(Archive.org doesn't seem to have said poll or the CmdrTaco editorial in it's archive..)
Slew of browsers you say?
I think he is talking about permanently excluding these sites when you search, this could be done by offering personalized google accounts or something like that (integrate it in the GDS perhaps?).
Nobody wants to write -site:overstock.com -site:about.com -site:expert-exchange.com etc. etc., each and every time they use google.
Exactly, I attend the University of Iceland, and the IT administratios has tackled this bandwith problem very aptly. Here is a letter I received when I was downloading (legal) bittorrent files with unlimited upload the other day (roughly translated from icelandic)
-------------------
Dear user
In the last 24 hours a machine in your care ([my machine].rhi.hi.is) has sent aproximately 2400 MB (Million bytes) from the university network. This traffic counts for ca. 1.43% of the total traffic coming from the University of Iceland through the university network in that period.
Please check the configuration of this machine. It is possible that it is under the control of someone else and is being used to communicate illeagal content. If not you must inform us of that (by replying to this email) so we will not have to monitor this machine regularly.
We remind you of the rules regarding the use of the University's network equipment:
link
and point out that if this massive use continues on this machine without us hearing explanations, it's access to the outside of the network will be limited for security reasons.
Administration of HInet (****@hi.is)
PS This email is sent automatically to those who are registered for machines or domains connected to HInet.
[...]
Thank you.
They must limit the use of their network for extra curricilum activity somehow I guess
Credits: The Simpsons, e107 (Itchy & Scratchyland)
Pilot: We're now approaching our final destination, Itchy and Scratchy Land: the amusement park of the future where nothing can possi- blye go wrong.
[everyone looks worried]
Er, possi_bly_ go wrong. Heh, that's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.
Here in Iceland, the copyright law is very similar to the Scandinavian countries. In the law here, we have both civil provisions and provisions that make violations a criminal offense.
The difference is, with the civil provisions, you have to prove damages (which can be very hard in these matters), but with the criminal provisions that is not neccesary, they just have to prove that you broke the law.
It's like if somebody stole your car:
a) if you get the car back and it is damaged, you could sue the bad guy for the damages and the state would likely charge the guy for theft (and try to put him in prison).
b) if the car is not damaged, prison is most likely the only option.
Actually, Norway is part of the EEA, so they pretty much swallow every directive and regulation that the EU creates. Apple is as likely to sue Jon in Norway as in most of the EU countries.
More about how the same rules are applied in the EEA as in the EU here.
Maybe they should just call it 'Scribble', 'Scraddle', 'ScribbleDoodle', or 'a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game' (from dictionary.com definition of 'scrabble')
That wouldn't be a trademark violations, would it?
Unfortunately, it's mostly news and cheap icelandic tv-shows, (such as the Icelandic Idol).
... the only way for me to get them currently is through bittorrent or overpriced dvd's.
/ 1286/frett18.wmv
I want to be able to download good quality icelandic shows and some of the foreign material that these stations air (like Office and *cough*StarTrek*couch*), but that's not possible unfortunately
And of course there are shows that are not aired in Iceland, such as LOST
I would be more than willing to pay a reasonable for this kind of material.
Meanwhile, here's a clip of a volcano erupting: http://media.gagna.net/uskefnistod2/clips/2004_11
it's about 156 million Icelandic Kronas.
Now let's hear hear from everyone else!