Except you don't need FTL to do it, only a sufficiently EM-reflective distant body to bounce the signal back and the ability to extract the signal from the background noise.
The RIAA thinks it owns the patent, copyright, and trademark on all music throughout the universe in perpetuity. They'd sue for the damnation of every harp plucker on the other side of the pearly gates if they could.
OK. I'd be in favor of preserving their ability to license works for varied amounts of time... if they hadn't already abused the same technological protections to exert control over sold works in perpetuity. If you could have played nicely with your TPM toys, we wouldn't have to take them away now. It's too late to argue now; you've already crossed the line.
When did getting just what you want become an entitlement?
iTMS isn't the only source of music for an iPod. iTunes lets you convert unprotected audio into a format playable on an iPod. Unprotected audio is still abundant and CDs are not the only legal source.
Not all commercial versions of music sold from stores has DRM. Indeed, most music stores still do not have an online delivery option. I have yet to buy a CD that I could not copy/rip, and rarely do I want to do that.
Granted, I hate most of what passes as music today. My most recent CD purchase was an import of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Quintessential Phase.
But yes, apparently some CD-DRM is vulnerable to being ripped by iTunes, but only if you're using the Mac version which is immune to the embedded.exe malware.
You might have wanted to mention that you're linking to an audio file, and one that requires either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player at that.
Hopefully someone will follow up with a transcription, not just for those who can't play back the audio due to setting or technical restriction, but also for those slashdot readers who are deaf.
(ObDRMbashing: DRM restrictions in the future will disable your keyboard when playing protected audio, closing the transcription hole. People forget the days when the RIAA was forcing lyrics servers to shut down.)
The US have been repeatedly called upon to relinguish control about the root servers.
Is this a call for internationalization (i18n) of the root servers control systems so that they can be understood by all (translation to multiple languages), or is the word supposed to be "relinquish"?
I have no objections to the US relinguishing control. But to relinquish, to cede all control, no way. At the least it must be shared. And there's no way we will ever give up control over the.us TLD!
For an iPod owner, the only legal alternatives to buying the tracks from iTMS are buying them in a different format and converting them by hand (filing down the competitor's razor blades)
Apple provides a tool for this: the iTunes application.
Sure, it depends on what you're boycotting: the products advertised or the game itself. But you've missed the point.
If you aren't aware of who is advertising in the game and boycott them, you aren't going to hurt them for doing the advertising. You may end up purchasing their products anwyay. You're only going to hurt the game publisher for providing an advertising medium and the advertisers will still buy ad space in other games.
My point would have been clearer if someone had bothered to mod the posting Funny as it was intended to be: a measurement of "brand awareness" isn't useful if you can't differentiate between fame and infamy.
it's a worthwhile piece of legislation that will make both sides happy. The gamers will still get their adult themed games
Not if the vendors decide it is too much of a hassle or liability to have to card purchasers to carry the game. If anything it will make M-rated games more expensive to offset the training for employees to recognize a valid ID vs. a fake ID. They may also have to require an adult be present in the store at all times to handle sales.
It's certainly not going to make Wal-Mart suddenly decide to carry AO-rated games. Did NC-17 get any movies screen time?
And judging from who is writing this law, you can be sure the penalties will be out of proportion to the offense. This is the guy who allegedly told someone who played what he's called a "murder simulator" should instead play a "suicide simulation game". (How I wish a hard source for that would come forward so I wouldn't have to say "allegedly".)
This is a man who would feel right at home writing laws for Megacity One.
I know there's a lot of love for Steve Jobs around here, but he's a monopolist at least as far as iPod goes.
That's like complaining Gillette has a monopoly on Mach-3 razor blades, except that Apple's razor can also use generic blade cartridges. It just can't be used with the proprietary DRM'd WMA blades of the other razor makers.
And further, I don't need to own an iPod to play DRM'd AAC files. They'll play on the iTunes application on the computer too.
(I'm not analogizing the razor-and-blades marketing strategy to the iPod and AAC.)
Judging from the editor's comment at the end of the previous dupe acknowledging its dupeness, these dupes are in fact deliberate. But maybe not for the reason stated.
Think about the slashdot effect for a moment. You've seen what happens when a site that can't handle traffic gets slashdotted. Now think what happens on a site which has ad-supported stories that can handle the traffic. Especially if it is a deep-pocketed advertiser.
Then consider how a site that didn't get the slashdot-effect ad impressions for a particular story because slashdot linked to another else first. Give them a dupe and maybe a commitment for a few more linked stories to make them happy and keep the kickbacks coming.
Makes you want to run your own news aggregating site, huh?
if you want to annotate, buy the $10 more expensive annotable and highlightable version or the copy-pastable (maximum of 200 words and one image per operation) $20 more expensive version!
And the lucrative repair/replacement service for those users who thought they could save $10-$20 by usng pens, pencils, highlighters, or liquid paper instead.
If you mean a NeXT Cube, would cost $6500 in 1988 dollars, or $10547.15 in 2005.
My sister gave me one for Christmas a few years back. She bought the complete system for only $25, sole bidder.
The only problem with it was the seller didn't know the password. It was her ex-husband's machine. My sister tried to find out from me beforehand how to break a password, but couldn't give me any specifics as it would have spoiled the surprise. After setting up the machine, I asked one question about the seller and got in on the first try. (You can probably guess the question.)
And on top of that I was able to get a free upgrade of NEXTSTEP from Apple for Y2K compliance.
It would be interesting for me to see a NeXT Cube drive this paper display, but not $3000 interesting. At least, not $3000-from-my-pocket interesting.
I enjoy my job, it's a good job. I take pride in my work, I do a good job.
Why then do I get an image of you polishing a rifle when I read that?
In contrast to the article, my company told me to stop working long hours regularly because they were afraid I'd burn out. But I was happier when I was working longer hours! I got more done and felt less guilty about the occasional web surfing.
I wish they would replay them on this side of the pond.
I've been buying them from that side of the pond and playing them back on a DVD player switched to Region 2 here in the states. Amazon.co.uk will ship DVDs to the US.
The original The Tomorrow People was an early influence on me. I watched it during Nickelodeon's early years. The full series is out in the UK on region-free disks and is being released now on Region 1 disks in the US.
As for Star Trek: Voyager being on the list, all I can say to that is, "Warp particles!"
TiVo is still a functional recording system (just like a crappy old VCR) without service.
That was only true with the original "Series1" units. Now, only certain new DVD-capable units from Toshiba and Pioneer that come with TiVo Basic can record without service. And then they get only 3 days of guide data at once, manual timed and single recording, no Season Passes, no Wishlists, no Suggestions (TiVo's breakdown of TiVo Basic vs. TiVo Plus).
Otherwise, all timed recordings are disabled on Series2 units and you only get LiveTV's 30 minute buffer and trickplay features within it.
All DirecTV with TiVo Service (DirecTiVo) units require service.
I'm not really sure what tempted you to write the crack-addled diatribe.... I'd sincerely like to hear why you think someone who records a TV program in preference to buying the DVD set is "dishonest".
It came from your argument.
You were using the likelihood that people like me did not exist to support making the devices I use illegal (suggesting that the betamax decision is ripe for overturning). What I'm doing is standing up to be counted. Just because I can record in digital form doesn't make my use no longer fair and I can demonstrate my exercise thereto has not diminished the market for the commercial work.
I too don't see anything wrong with archiving TV which has already been paid for by advertisers (or contributing members of public television) and provided to me for free, or paid for by my by way of francise fees in my cable bill, premium channel fees, and if I were so inclined to use them, PPV fees. The fact that I still buy whenever it becomes possible goes toward the non-diminishment of the commercial value of the product, which you use as the basis for a possible overturning of the Betamax decision.
If the lack of diminishment of the value of the commercial work is the basis for making time- and space-shifting of television fair use, and with it enables archiving (which is not explicitly protected), then I'm here to say that my archiving does not diminish that value, and anyone else who exercises their ability to record to the extent of archiving television should behave the same way.
But if the law changes as you say to presume that I would not buy it, a priori limiting my fair use against archiving (and worse, arbitrarily defining fair use time-shifting to only one week and eliminating space-shifting entirely), then there goes my incentive to buy it. I'm already responding to the carrot; I'll rebel against the stick.
BTW, the ability to time- and space-shift allowed me to learn more about the editing process in comparing the long and short versions of the Stargate SG-1 episode "Threads", including that the shortened version contained little bits that were not in the long version and had at least one alterated line from an alternate take. (You can't make the short version using only the long one and an editing script; additional video is required, which may become lost to the public in the future if not archived today.)
I could not have achieved as complate of an appreciation of the work of editors if I could only hold onto the episodes for a week and was prevented from shifting them to other media. (I don't expect both versions to be made available on DVD. Alas, one act of the long version accidentally got deleted preventing a full comparison.)
However, they may object to me making the same discoveries between episodes of M*A*S*H edited for more commercials in syndication and the DVD releases.
Slashdot Mirror
Except you don't need FTL to do it, only a sufficiently EM-reflective distant body to bounce the signal back and the ability to extract the signal from the background noise.
The RIAA thinks they have a right here because...
The RIAA thinks it owns the patent, copyright, and trademark on all music throughout the universe in perpetuity. They'd sue for the damnation of every harp plucker on the other side of the pearly gates if they could.
OK. I'd be in favor of preserving their ability to license works for varied amounts of time... if they hadn't already abused the same technological protections to exert control over sold works in perpetuity. If you could have played nicely with your TPM toys, we wouldn't have to take them away now. It's too late to argue now; you've already crossed the line.
What if I just want a single track?
When did getting just what you want become an entitlement?
iTMS isn't the only source of music for an iPod. iTunes lets you convert unprotected audio into a format playable on an iPod. Unprotected audio is still abundant and CDs are not the only legal source.
I've made my point.
Not all commercial versions of music sold from stores has DRM. Indeed, most music stores still do not have an online delivery option. I have yet to buy a CD that I could not copy/rip, and rarely do I want to do that.
.exe malware.
Granted, I hate most of what passes as music today. My most recent CD purchase was an import of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Quintessential Phase.
But yes, apparently some CD-DRM is vulnerable to being ripped by iTunes, but only if you're using the Mac version which is immune to the embedded
You might have wanted to mention that you're linking to an audio file, and one that requires either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player at that.
Hopefully someone will follow up with a transcription, not just for those who can't play back the audio due to setting or technical restriction, but also for those slashdot readers who are deaf.
(ObDRMbashing: DRM restrictions in the future will disable your keyboard when playing protected audio, closing the transcription hole. People forget the days when the RIAA was forcing lyrics servers to shut down.)
The US have been repeatedly called upon to relinguish control about the root servers.
.us TLD!
Is this a call for internationalization (i18n) of the root servers control systems so that they can be understood by all (translation to multiple languages), or is the word supposed to be "relinquish"?
I have no objections to the US relinguishing control. But to relinquish, to cede all control, no way. At the least it must be shared. And there's no way we will ever give up control over the
Dual-homed networks are not affected by a simple depeering.
Wouldn't that be true only if the two homes are on opposite sides of the peering breakage?
And I suppose everyone using it... Will be sheep?
Flock ewe!
For an iPod owner, the only legal alternatives to buying the tracks from iTMS are buying them in a different format and converting them by hand (filing down the competitor's razor blades)
Apple provides a tool for this: the iTunes application.
Sure, it depends on what you're boycotting: the products advertised or the game itself. But you've missed the point.
If you aren't aware of who is advertising in the game and boycott them, you aren't going to hurt them for doing the advertising. You may end up purchasing their products anwyay. You're only going to hurt the game publisher for providing an advertising medium and the advertisers will still buy ad space in other games.
My point would have been clearer if someone had bothered to mod the posting Funny as it was intended to be: a measurement of "brand awareness" isn't useful if you can't differentiate between fame and infamy.
They'd better not replace Jennifer Garner with the dancing baby.
A boycott is a very strong indicator of brand awareness.
MS DOS 6 Technical Reference: DoubleSpace Integrated Compression
I note that this technote does not warn against its use.
it's a worthwhile piece of legislation that will make both sides happy. The gamers will still get their adult themed games
Not if the vendors decide it is too much of a hassle or liability to have to card purchasers to carry the game. If anything it will make M-rated games more expensive to offset the training for employees to recognize a valid ID vs. a fake ID. They may also have to require an adult be present in the store at all times to handle sales.
It's certainly not going to make Wal-Mart suddenly decide to carry AO-rated games. Did NC-17 get any movies screen time?
And judging from who is writing this law, you can be sure the penalties will be out of proportion to the offense. This is the guy who allegedly told someone who played what he's called a "murder simulator" should instead play a "suicide simulation game". (How I wish a hard source for that would come forward so I wouldn't have to say "allegedly".)
This is a man who would feel right at home writing laws for Megacity One.
I know there's a lot of love for Steve Jobs around here, but he's a monopolist at least as far as iPod goes.
That's like complaining Gillette has a monopoly on Mach-3 razor blades, except that Apple's razor can also use generic blade cartridges. It just can't be used with the proprietary DRM'd WMA blades of the other razor makers.
And further, I don't need to own an iPod to play DRM'd AAC files. They'll play on the iTunes application on the computer too.
(I'm not analogizing the razor-and-blades marketing strategy to the iPod and AAC.)
How is ordering over the Internet different?
volume Volume VOLUME!
Judging from the editor's comment at the end of the previous dupe acknowledging its dupeness, these dupes are in fact deliberate. But maybe not for the reason stated.
Think about the slashdot effect for a moment. You've seen what happens when a site that can't handle traffic gets slashdotted. Now think what happens on a site which has ad-supported stories that can handle the traffic. Especially if it is a deep-pocketed advertiser.
Then consider how a site that didn't get the slashdot-effect ad impressions for a particular story because slashdot linked to another else first. Give them a dupe and maybe a commitment for a few more linked stories to make them happy and keep the kickbacks coming.
Makes you want to run your own news aggregating site, huh?
Reprint.
if you want to annotate, buy the $10 more expensive annotable and highlightable version or the copy-pastable (maximum of 200 words and one image per operation) $20 more expensive version!
And the lucrative repair/replacement service for those users who thought they could save $10-$20 by usng pens, pencils, highlighters, or liquid paper instead.
If you mean a NeXT Cube, would cost $6500 in 1988 dollars, or $10547.15 in 2005.
My sister gave me one for Christmas a few years back. She bought the complete system for only $25, sole bidder.
The only problem with it was the seller didn't know the password. It was her ex-husband's machine. My sister tried to find out from me beforehand how to break a password, but couldn't give me any specifics as it would have spoiled the surprise. After setting up the machine, I asked one question about the seller and got in on the first try. (You can probably guess the question.)
And on top of that I was able to get a free upgrade of NEXTSTEP from Apple for Y2K compliance.
It would be interesting for me to see a NeXT Cube drive this paper display, but not $3000 interesting. At least, not $3000-from-my-pocket interesting.
I enjoy my job, it's a good job. I take pride in my work, I do a good job.
Why then do I get an image of you polishing a rifle when I read that?
In contrast to the article, my company told me to stop working long hours regularly because they were afraid I'd burn out. But I was happier when I was working longer hours! I got more done and felt less guilty about the occasional web surfing.
I wish they would replay them on this side of the pond.
I've been buying them from that side of the pond and playing them back on a DVD player switched to Region 2 here in the states. Amazon.co.uk will ship DVDs to the US.
The original The Tomorrow People was an early influence on me. I watched it during Nickelodeon's early years. The full series is out in the UK on region-free disks and is being released now on Region 1 disks in the US.
As for Star Trek: Voyager being on the list, all I can say to that is, "Warp particles!"
TiVo is still a functional recording system (just like a crappy old VCR) without service.
That was only true with the original "Series1" units. Now, only certain new DVD-capable units from Toshiba and Pioneer that come with TiVo Basic can record without service. And then they get only 3 days of guide data at once, manual timed and single recording, no Season Passes, no Wishlists, no Suggestions (TiVo's breakdown of TiVo Basic vs. TiVo Plus).
Otherwise, all timed recordings are disabled on Series2 units and you only get LiveTV's 30 minute buffer and trickplay features within it.
All DirecTV with TiVo Service (DirecTiVo) units require service.
I'm not really sure what tempted you to write the crack-addled diatribe.... I'd sincerely like to hear why you think someone who records a TV program in preference to buying the DVD set is "dishonest".
It came from your argument.
You were using the likelihood that people like me did not exist to support making the devices I use illegal (suggesting that the betamax decision is ripe for overturning). What I'm doing is standing up to be counted. Just because I can record in digital form doesn't make my use no longer fair and I can demonstrate my exercise thereto has not diminished the market for the commercial work.
I too don't see anything wrong with archiving TV which has already been paid for by advertisers (or contributing members of public television) and provided to me for free, or paid for by my by way of francise fees in my cable bill, premium channel fees, and if I were so inclined to use them, PPV fees. The fact that I still buy whenever it becomes possible goes toward the non-diminishment of the commercial value of the product, which you use as the basis for a possible overturning of the Betamax decision.
If the lack of diminishment of the value of the commercial work is the basis for making time- and space-shifting of television fair use, and with it enables archiving (which is not explicitly protected), then I'm here to say that my archiving does not diminish that value, and anyone else who exercises their ability to record to the extent of archiving television should behave the same way.
But if the law changes as you say to presume that I would not buy it, a priori limiting my fair use against archiving (and worse, arbitrarily defining fair use time-shifting to only one week and eliminating space-shifting entirely), then there goes my incentive to buy it. I'm already responding to the carrot; I'll rebel against the stick.
BTW, the ability to time- and space-shift allowed me to learn more about the editing process in comparing the long and short versions of the Stargate SG-1 episode "Threads", including that the shortened version contained little bits that were not in the long version and had at least one alterated line from an alternate take. (You can't make the short version using only the long one and an editing script; additional video is required, which may become lost to the public in the future if not archived today.)
I could not have achieved as complate of an appreciation of the work of editors if I could only hold onto the episodes for a week and was prevented from shifting them to other media. (I don't expect both versions to be made available on DVD. Alas, one act of the long version accidentally got deleted preventing a full comparison.)
However, they may object to me making the same discoveries between episodes of M*A*S*H edited for more commercials in syndication and the DVD releases.