In the quaint little comedy Liar Liar... "QUIT BREAKING THE LAW, ASSHOLE!"
I think that about sums it up. Theft, infringement, whatever you want to rationalize it as, it's still not okay to do it just because you hate the RIAA and the music (which people are apparently so desperate to have but not pay for) is too expensive for you.
Yeah I think they are using the term 'sniper' a bit loosely here. They are probably talking about terrorists/insurgents with Kalashnikovs shooting from rooftops and windows.
True but he replaced Girlfriend 4.0 with Wife 1.0 and the upgrade is not reversible. Please do be careful with this decision.
Documentation to follow:
Last year a friend of mine upgraded from Girlfriend 4.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving few system resources for other applications. He is also now noticing the Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child-processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomenon was included in the product documentation, though other users have informed me that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.
Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself so that it is always launched at system initialization where it can monitor all other system activity. Some applications such as PokerNite 10.3 , Bachelor Party 2.5, and Pubnite 7.0 are no longer able to run on the system at all, causing the system to lockup when launched (even though the apps worked fine before).
Wife 1.0 provides no installation options. Thus, the installation of undesired plug-ins such as Mother-in-law 55.8 and the Brother-in-law Beta is unavoidable. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.
Some features my friend would like to see in the upcoming Wife 2.0:
* A "don't remind me again" button.
* Minimize button.
* Ability to delete the "headache" file
* An install feature that provides an option to uninstall 2.0 version without loss loss of other system resources.
* An option to run the network driver in "promiscuous mode" allowing the the system's Hardware Probe feature to be much more useful/effective.
I myself wish I had decided to avoid all of the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 3.0 Even here, however, I have found many problems. Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 4.0 on top of girlfriend 3.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 3.0 first, otherwise the two versions of Girlfriend will have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port. Other users have told me that this is a long-standing problem that I should have been aware of. Guess that explains what happened to versions 1 and 2.
To make matters worse, the uninstall program for Girlfriend 3.0 doesn't work very well, leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system. Another identified problem is that all versions of Girlfriend have annoying little messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0!
VIRUS ALERT
All users should be aware that Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Once that happens, Mistress 1.1 won't install and you will get an "insufficient resources" error message. To avoid the aforementioned bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and " never" run any file transfer applications(such as Laplink) between the two systems.
FYI: Don't even think about a shared directory!!!!!!!!!
Another distinction I make when comparing the two scenarios is the type of parents that work for a better life for their kids and the type that work for a better life only for themselves. The latter is obsessed with status symbols and class.
Please... it is idiotic administrators that allow such problems to spread. Plenty of clueless admins set up Linux boxes that could easily be exploited. Simple fact is that a) Linux sysadmins are usually more skilled because Linux is more difficult to use and b) Linux is nowhere near the presence of Windows on the Internet (not just talking about http here).
Not only that but his analogy ignores that an entirely separate entity actively and maliciously misused or exploited the software to gain access to his personal information. Suing the software company would be like suing the acid manufacturer for doing enough to make sure it wouldn't hurt children!
What, that old document written hundreds of years ago? It's just a guideline, remember?
Kind of like how growing weed in your own backyard for medicinal purposes with a legal prescription from a doctor in your state is 'interstate commerce'.
The DMCA can't be used against non-citizens in the first place. In the second place you are complaining that you can't get US copyrighted products which has nothing to do with who controls the Internet. Sounds like you want the Internet run by a shady country just so you can download illegal material. It wouldn't matter.
You fail to realize that has nothing to do with the US running the Internet. You are using a US commercial website in which case even if YOUR country ran the Internet it would not change Ebay's policies.
Ever stopped to think about why that is? If Microsoft and the US infrastructure control so much of your computing experience then maybe whatever country you live in isn't doing enough to further itself. Spanking Microsoft with fines and more fines for bundling a media player or browser with Windows isn't going to help your cause.
So your whole argument is that you can't download copyrighted material that orginated from the US in the first place?
Also, the Iraq War has nothing to do with the Internet as much as you'd like to think it's the focus of every single person in the United States. Believe me most poeple here don't like it either. That doesn't mean we need China or the UN running the Internet. As if they don't have their own corruption and censorship problems.
Let the other countries develop their own expensive and massive infrastructure then they won't need our permission to control it. Sounds very straightforward and simple. Now why doesn't Europe do that instead of trying to steal toys from the other kids eh?
Before you have any credibility you need to come up with a good reason why the US shouldn't have control. Your disagreement with the Iraq War is not one of them. It's had control since the beginning and it hasn't given these 'poor developing countries' any difficulties. Why do you think the UN should control it? The OP is right on the money, the UN operates like a messed-up version of affirmative action. "Ok these are the people that are doing it the worst so let's give them a crack at controlling it." Which in all likelihood does mean letting someone like China or North Korea control the Internet. Sounds brilliant!
Company dials support number.
Kid: Uh hello?
Company: Hi I need support on this FreeBSD box I installed.
Kid: Uh did you RTFM yet?
Company: I'm sorry...?
Kid: RTFM first dude. Oh and by the way this is just for ordering burned CDs of FreeBSD. The support is on the mailing list. Later. *click*
Company: Ok time to install Microsoft again. Cheaper than hiring one of these damned kids.
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I think that about sums it up. Theft, infringement, whatever you want to rationalize it as, it's still not okay to do it just because you hate the RIAA and the music (which people are apparently so desperate to have but not pay for) is too expensive for you.
Yeah I think they are using the term 'sniper' a bit loosely here. They are probably talking about terrorists/insurgents with Kalashnikovs shooting from rooftops and windows.
True but he replaced Girlfriend 4.0 with Wife 1.0 and the upgrade is not reversible. Please do be careful with this decision.
Documentation to follow:
Last year a friend of mine upgraded from Girlfriend 4.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving few system resources for other applications. He is also now noticing the Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child-processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomenon was included in the product documentation, though other users have informed me that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.
Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself so that it is always launched at system initialization where it can monitor all other system activity. Some applications such as PokerNite 10.3 , Bachelor Party 2.5, and Pubnite 7.0 are no longer able to run on the system at all, causing the system to lockup when launched (even though the apps worked fine before).
Wife 1.0 provides no installation options. Thus, the installation of undesired plug-ins such as Mother-in-law 55.8 and the Brother-in-law Beta is unavoidable. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.
Some features my friend would like to see in the upcoming Wife 2.0:
* A "don't remind me again" button.
* Minimize button.
* Ability to delete the "headache" file
* An install feature that provides an option to uninstall 2.0 version without loss loss of other system resources.
* An option to run the network driver in "promiscuous mode" allowing the the system's Hardware Probe feature to be much more useful/effective.
I myself wish I had decided to avoid all of the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 3.0 Even here, however, I have found many problems. Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 4.0 on top of girlfriend 3.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 3.0 first, otherwise the two versions of Girlfriend will have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port. Other users have told me that this is a long-standing problem that I should have been aware of. Guess that explains what happened to versions 1 and 2.
To make matters worse, the uninstall program for Girlfriend 3.0 doesn't work very well, leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system. Another identified problem is that all versions of Girlfriend have annoying little messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0!
VIRUS ALERT
All users should be aware that Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Once that happens, Mistress 1.1 won't install and you will get an "insufficient resources" error message. To avoid the aforementioned bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and " never" run any file transfer applications(such as Laplink) between the two systems.
FYI: Don't even think about a shared directory!!!!!!!!!
Another distinction I make when comparing the two scenarios is the type of parents that work for a better life for their kids and the type that work for a better life only for themselves. The latter is obsessed with status symbols and class.
Seriously though, you have encompassed in a few short paragraphs a very large population and their growing problems. Good post.
God is only as wise as the people who created him, after all.
Please... it is idiotic administrators that allow such problems to spread. Plenty of clueless admins set up Linux boxes that could easily be exploited. Simple fact is that a) Linux sysadmins are usually more skilled because Linux is more difficult to use and b) Linux is nowhere near the presence of Windows on the Internet (not just talking about http here).
Not only that but his analogy ignores that an entirely separate entity actively and maliciously misused or exploited the software to gain access to his personal information. Suing the software company would be like suing the acid manufacturer for doing enough to make sure it wouldn't hurt children!
Kind of like how growing weed in your own backyard for medicinal purposes with a legal prescription from a doctor in your state is 'interstate commerce'.
Do you lie on the address form too? You can use my address if you want.
The DMCA can't be used against non-citizens in the first place. In the second place you are complaining that you can't get US copyrighted products which has nothing to do with who controls the Internet. Sounds like you want the Internet run by a shady country just so you can download illegal material. It wouldn't matter.
You fail to realize that has nothing to do with the US running the Internet. You are using a US commercial website in which case even if YOUR country ran the Internet it would not change Ebay's policies.
Ever stopped to think about why that is? If Microsoft and the US infrastructure control so much of your computing experience then maybe whatever country you live in isn't doing enough to further itself. Spanking Microsoft with fines and more fines for bundling a media player or browser with Windows isn't going to help your cause.
Also, the Iraq War has nothing to do with the Internet as much as you'd like to think it's the focus of every single person in the United States. Believe me most poeple here don't like it either. That doesn't mean we need China or the UN running the Internet. As if they don't have their own corruption and censorship problems.
Let the other countries develop their own expensive and massive infrastructure then they won't need our permission to control it. Sounds very straightforward and simple. Now why doesn't Europe do that instead of trying to steal toys from the other kids eh?
Before you have any credibility you need to come up with a good reason why the US shouldn't have control. Your disagreement with the Iraq War is not one of them. It's had control since the beginning and it hasn't given these 'poor developing countries' any difficulties. Why do you think the UN should control it? The OP is right on the money, the UN operates like a messed-up version of affirmative action. "Ok these are the people that are doing it the worst so let's give them a crack at controlling it." Which in all likelihood does mean letting someone like China or North Korea control the Internet. Sounds brilliant!
Didn't think so.
Something at least in 9mm. Seriously.
Company dials support number.
Kid: Uh hello?
Company: Hi I need support on this FreeBSD box I installed.
Kid: Uh did you RTFM yet?
Company: I'm sorry...?
Kid: RTFM first dude. Oh and by the way this is just for ordering burned CDs of FreeBSD. The support is on the mailing list. Later. *click*
Company: Ok time to install Microsoft again. Cheaper than hiring one of these damned kids.
They wouldn't even know which Internets to start with!
Even those PBX systems have to pay a provider to make outbound calls don't they? I'm sure the LE could tap into it somewhere.
LOL Canada will just make you pay royalties to the law enforcement to preempt you.
Not until they take away the football channels.
We already have DCS1000 for those. =)
Who needs to track down a chat room operator, they just trap the traffic a hop or two down the line. Or do chat room operators run their own ISPs now?