That could be an implication, but then one could also come up with other ways to navigate the ship, such as teleportation. Daleks have used transmat beams, though I'm uncertain whether they've been shown to use them to transport themselves.
Not that it is pertinent to the discussion, but the original DeCSS software was made illegal to possess or even publish a link to, electronically or by press and, because 2600 Magazine declined to appeal their case to the Supreme Court, it remains so (case law interpreting the DMCA).
Legally deficient software, I don't know.
I guess my problem is that I don't see how this is possible going to get enforced, other than on cases that are already in court.
It can't apply to cases already in court. No ex post facto laws: you can't prosecute someone for something that wasn't illegal at the time. But it could apply to new cases after it is enacted into law, i.e. when the RIAA "resumes" prosecuting people they could use this against the individual sharer or against the software maker.
Of course, they'll have to amend this bill to make it illegal to continue using file sharing software deficient under this legislation. The software isn't illegal, but its use is; the author isn't liable, but the end user is. But then they'll have to deal with the commercial software lobbyists who may or may not want to issue recalls or patches of software they still publish to comply with this overly broad legislation.
That's because 5-10 years ago, there wasn't a contemporary Dr. Who on TV. Robot designers had no clue with our limited human intelligence on how to get robots up the stairs. Upon the reemergence of the new Dr. Who, that one command "ELEVATE" and the new race of Daleks taught us humans to imagine robots going up stairs.
"Remembrance of the Daleks" first depicted a Dalek going up stairs, and without a verbal command to do so. October 1988.
It serves with a mighty stream (It serves with a mighty stream) It serves with a mighty stream (It serves with a mighty stream) It serves with a mighty stream (Serve us) Every song, every movie, every show with the mighty-- Flash!
Even with the DMCA, a piece of software isn't a law.
With this in force, either the user is lying about knowledge that the software was sharing files (one could not know that everything one downloaded was also immediately shared) or you can prosecute the software maker for not disclosing to the user that it shares files.
It could be worse: it could require the software to get local approval before serving every remote download request so that the user is directly aware of every potential infringement and placed in a position to be directly liable.
Or it could require logs of every transfer be recorded and sent to the Copyright Czar for potential prosecution later and refuse to function if prevented from sending those logs and receiving confirmation of their delivery (necessary for determining how many counts to charge you with instead of "potentially shared millions of copies").
The leaking of a government file is only the excuse. The real goal is to eliminate ignorance by the user of what the software does for purposes of prosecution of the user for sharing copyrighted works.
I.e. this is meant to inform all users of P2P software of their overt actions in making available files so that the RIAA has a stronger case.
Max Headroom did it. Season 1, episode 5: "War" had new staff reporter Janie Crane using an RR-7 camera gun. Camera lens was plugged into an interface at the end of the barrel, used for long-distance surveillance.
It reminds me of the story of the Scorpion and the frog, where the frog carries the scorpion across only to be stung halfway across dooming them both. The scorpions only retort is that its in his nature to do so.
And that's all that I need to know about The Crying Game.
(I know the parable is older than that movie. Some versions have it as a turtle instead of a frog, but it always seems to involve a scorpion.)
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I don't think there's a "Conspiracy to thieve" charge, so they went for the next best.
That's why it's simply "Criminal Conspiracy". That way it can be paired with any crime.
Perhaps they just can't prove whether he had conspirators or worked alone.
Scary that they did not wipe it to Department of Defense standards, which I believe is wiping the whole disk and then writing 1010 all over it.
I've been using MCI's standard: writing 1010220 all over it, then taking the sale of the drive as a tax deduction for advertising expenses.
Do you think its easy to code with broken thumbs?
Yes just use capslock.
No! No! Left hand goes here (asdf) right hand goes there (jkl;), got it?
Damn cross-wrist typists hitting shift with their thumbs.
We'll never know thee.
A main part of the problem is that sand storms blow so much sand on surrounding grasslands, it kills the plants and spreads the desert.
Then why is the entire world not desert?
Um, desert isn't surrounded just by grasslands?
Nah. Probably best to put a spike in the center of the steering wheel.
Think how much safer people would drive with that safety feature.
Car interiors designed like iron maidens? I'm going to expect to see that as a product marketed by Dethklok in a future episode of Metalocalypse.
That could be an implication, but then one could also come up with other ways to navigate the ship, such as teleportation. Daleks have used transmat beams, though I'm uncertain whether they've been shown to use them to transport themselves.
But is there a precedent for "illegal software"?
Not that it is pertinent to the discussion, but the original DeCSS software was made illegal to possess or even publish a link to, electronically or by press and, because 2600 Magazine declined to appeal their case to the Supreme Court, it remains so (case law interpreting the DMCA).
Legally deficient software, I don't know.
I guess my problem is that I don't see how this is possible going to get enforced, other than on cases that are already in court.
It can't apply to cases already in court. No ex post facto laws: you can't prosecute someone for something that wasn't illegal at the time. But it could apply to new cases after it is enacted into law, i.e. when the RIAA "resumes" prosecuting people they could use this against the individual sharer or against the software maker.
Of course, they'll have to amend this bill to make it illegal to continue using file sharing software deficient under this legislation. The software isn't illegal, but its use is; the author isn't liable, but the end user is. But then they'll have to deal with the commercial software lobbyists who may or may not want to issue recalls or patches of software they still publish to comply with this overly broad legislation.
That's because 5-10 years ago, there wasn't a contemporary Dr. Who on TV. Robot designers had no clue with our limited human intelligence on how to get robots up the stairs. Upon the reemergence of the new Dr. Who, that one command "ELEVATE" and the new race of Daleks taught us humans to imagine robots going up stairs.
"Remembrance of the Daleks" first depicted a Dalek going up stairs, and without a verbal command to do so. October 1988.
It serves with a mighty stream (It serves with a mighty stream)
It serves with a mighty stream (It serves with a mighty stream)
It serves with a mighty stream (Serve us)
Every song, every movie, every show with the mighty--
Flash!
Ignorance of the law is no excuse right?
Even with the DMCA, a piece of software isn't a law.
With this in force, either the user is lying about knowledge that the software was sharing files (one could not know that everything one downloaded was also immediately shared) or you can prosecute the software maker for not disclosing to the user that it shares files.
It could be worse: it could require the software to get local approval before serving every remote download request so that the user is directly aware of every potential infringement and placed in a position to be directly liable.
Or it could require logs of every transfer be recorded and sent to the Copyright Czar for potential prosecution later and refuse to function if prevented from sending those logs and receiving confirmation of their delivery (necessary for determining how many counts to charge you with instead of "potentially shared millions of copies").
For a violation of some blender ethics, see the movie 'Goonies'
Or Fargo. 'Cause a wood chipper is just a really big blender.
The leaking of a government file is only the excuse. The real goal is to eliminate ignorance by the user of what the software does for purposes of prosecution of the user for sharing copyrighted works.
I.e. this is meant to inform all users of P2P software of their overt actions in making available files so that the RIAA has a stronger case.
Max Headroom did it. Season 1, episode 5: "War" had new staff reporter Janie Crane using an RR-7 camera gun. Camera lens was plugged into an interface at the end of the barrel, used for long-distance surveillance.
I know one thing: if there's a war over copyright, one of the chief weapons will be the EMP.
Or his nephew was conceived in the corner.
That's strange, I didn't realize the constitutional amendments could be voided with the passage of regular laws.
They can when one cannot afford to file appeals over the course of years to eventually get heard by The Supreme Court.
This law will further criminalize every teenager in America.
We effectively jail them about 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, 9 months a year already. Might as well formalize it with charges for our charges.
or any other Web media 'to cause substantial emotional distress through "severe, repeated, and hostile" speech.'
Ooh, the Vikings aren't going to like that.
It reminds me of the story of the Scorpion and the frog, where the frog carries the scorpion across only to be stung halfway across dooming them both. The scorpions only retort is that its in his nature to do so.
And that's all that I need to know about The Crying Game.
(I know the parable is older than that movie. Some versions have it as a turtle instead of a frog, but it always seems to involve a scorpion.)
the influenza virus manages to dysregulate the immune system, allowing other infections to thrive in the body
Is this some veiled commentary on deregulation of the financial industry? ;)
Deregulation causes swine flu!
Apparently dysregulate and its derived terms are perfectly cromulent.
Some promising research is being done on oil producing algae
Why would we want oil to produce algae?
What Martian invasion?
And the "--John Henry" line just went *whoosh* over your head.
How about using a coltan alloy instead?
--John Henry