Wrong...it is codified in law. Look at section 107 of the Copyright law. The intent of Valenti's statement was the fair use did not exsist, not how it was used in the legal sense.
I could maybe get behind this idea if one of the areas covered included fair use. Why am I not surprised this area is left out, especially in California. Remember, according to Jack Valenti "fair use is not in the law".
I'm guessing the hovering cursor refers to a MS Word document. Who knows...maybe this incident could be good news for OpenOffice or some other non-MS alternative, since OpenOffice and other office apps lack such ^H^H^H^H^H^privacy issues^H^H^H^H features...
Many have noted how being able to look up lyrics *increases* sales by identifying the correct song to purchase. Perhaps it should be pointed out to the MPA how this maneuver will impact their sales. Full contact information listed below.
The MPA welcomes your questions and comments. The most efficient way to contact the MPA is via email. Emails from the general public are usually replied to within 2-3 business days. You can email MPA Administrator Julie Averill, at:
mpa-admin@mpa.org
Additionally, you may submit written correspondence to:
Music Publishers' Association
243 5th Avenue, Suite 236
New York, NY 10016
Contacting the MPA via phone is not recommended, unless you are a member or vendor communicating about specific MPA business:
Not to be picky, but if you have a virus or spyware/adware/malware/whatever-ware and you do not have said prophylactic software install, how can you say for sure that you are not infected? Do you install it every so often just to check and then maybe uninstall it to boast performance? Just curious.
One problem with outsourcing to rural America is the lack of infrastructure a lot of cities are suffering from. For instance, I just recently moved to Oxford, MS. I agree with many of the positive aspects of living in a rural area that others have posted: good standard of living, better living conditions, etc, but one issue is infrastructure. I do not live far (about 10 minutes) from the University of Mississippi and yet I cannot get DSL or cable Internet. I'm stuck with dial-up for the moment. I could pay $100 a month for satellite, but that is a little pricey right now. Unless you make a serious amount of cash or can get your employer to pay for it, telecommuting is going to be out of the question. I have been begging BellSouth to get cooper out to our house, but to no avail. I'm sure Oxford is not alone. Until there is better infrastructure within the rural US, I see a major road block for expanding businesses there.
I have to admit, I'm a little suspicious. I've heard this story before and it was labeled false. Add to the situation that the author "declined to name specific hotels" and it only adds to my doubts. Why not name names???
Why compile from scratch? Get apt-get! Here's a link on how to set up apt-get and then here's another link on how to set up your/etc/apt/sources.list files. Then just apt-get install mplayer, windows codex and lame. I use SuSE 9.3 and it plays multimedia better than my WinXP box any day of the week. BTW...you did not need to pay $100 for SuSE 9.3. You could have done a network install for free.
This is a chance for parents to get involved with their kids' education. First, when one of these "indoctrinations" is going to take place, request to be present in the classroom. Come prepared, and challenge the statements put forward by the BSA. Come armed with case law, historical view point of copyright and ask them why they are neglecting to mention Fair Use and it's codification in law. Explain what the GPL is. As a parent, you have a right to observe classes and the material being put forth.
Parents can also complain to the school board and principal. These schools are supported by our tax dollars and therefore the taxpayers have a say in what material is taught. If this were an issue revolving around sex-ed or the distribution of condoms, you can guarantee that parents would be speaking their mind. Why should this issue be any different?
Step 1: Remove hard drive
Step 2: Place hard drive on hard surface
Step 3: Procure hammer
Step 4: Repeatedly bang hammer on hard drive until only small pieces are left
Step 5: Security problem solved
In all seriousness, I do not sell or surplus hard drives. I physically destroy them. With the low cost of large drives now days, there is no reason to resell them. Plus if you destroy them, you get the added benefit of letting off some frustration. "Teach them to open brittenynudeshots.jpg.pif AGAIN...."
Why in the world is a developmentally disabled 12-year-old allowed to surf the Net unsupervised to begin with? I'm also guessing he's logged in as an administrator? I would not let a normal 12-year-old surf unsupervised. That's just bad parenting.
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Wrong...it is codified in law. Look at section 107 of the Copyright law. The intent of Valenti's statement was the fair use did not exsist, not how it was used in the legal sense.
I could maybe get behind this idea if one of the areas covered included fair use. Why am I not surprised this area is left out, especially in California. Remember, according to Jack Valenti "fair use is not in the law".
I'm guessing the hovering cursor refers to a MS Word document. Who knows...maybe this incident could be good news for OpenOffice or some other non-MS alternative, since OpenOffice and other office apps lack such ^H^H^H^H^H^privacy issues^H^H^H^H features...
Gentlemen, start your text editors....
From their site:
The MPA welcomes your questions and comments. The most efficient way to contact the MPA is via email. Emails from the general public are usually replied to within 2-3 business days. You can email MPA Administrator Julie Averill, at:
mpa-admin@mpa.org
Additionally, you may submit written correspondence to:
Music Publishers' Association
243 5th Avenue, Suite 236
New York, NY 10016
Contacting the MPA via phone is not recommended, unless you are a member or vendor communicating about specific MPA business:
(212) 327-4044
Not to be picky, but if you have a virus or spyware/adware/malware/whatever-ware and you do not have said prophylactic software install, how can you say for sure that you are not infected? Do you install it every so often just to check and then maybe uninstall it to boast performance? Just curious.
One problem with outsourcing to rural America is the lack of infrastructure a lot of cities are suffering from. For instance, I just recently moved to Oxford, MS. I agree with many of the positive aspects of living in a rural area that others have posted: good standard of living, better living conditions, etc, but one issue is infrastructure. I do not live far (about 10 minutes) from the University of Mississippi and yet I cannot get DSL or cable Internet. I'm stuck with dial-up for the moment. I could pay $100 a month for satellite, but that is a little pricey right now. Unless you make a serious amount of cash or can get your employer to pay for it, telecommuting is going to be out of the question. I have been begging BellSouth to get cooper out to our house, but to no avail. I'm sure Oxford is not alone. Until there is better infrastructure within the rural US, I see a major road block for expanding businesses there.
I have to admit, I'm a little suspicious. I've heard this story before and it was labeled false. Add to the situation that the author "declined to name specific hotels" and it only adds to my doubts. Why not name names???
Why compile from scratch? Get apt-get! Here's a link on how to set up apt-get and then here's another link on how to set up your /etc/apt/sources.list files. Then just apt-get install mplayer, windows codex and lame. I use SuSE 9.3 and it plays multimedia better than my WinXP box any day of the week. BTW...you did not need to pay $100 for SuSE 9.3. You could have done a network install for free.
This is a chance for parents to get involved with their kids' education. First, when one of these "indoctrinations" is going to take place, request to be present in the classroom. Come prepared, and challenge the statements put forward by the BSA. Come armed with case law, historical view point of copyright and ask them why they are neglecting to mention Fair Use and it's codification in law. Explain what the GPL is. As a parent, you have a right to observe classes and the material being put forth. Parents can also complain to the school board and principal. These schools are supported by our tax dollars and therefore the taxpayers have a say in what material is taught. If this were an issue revolving around sex-ed or the distribution of condoms, you can guarantee that parents would be speaking their mind. Why should this issue be any different?
Step 1: Remove hard drive Step 2: Place hard drive on hard surface Step 3: Procure hammer Step 4: Repeatedly bang hammer on hard drive until only small pieces are left Step 5: Security problem solved In all seriousness, I do not sell or surplus hard drives. I physically destroy them. With the low cost of large drives now days, there is no reason to resell them. Plus if you destroy them, you get the added benefit of letting off some frustration. "Teach them to open brittenynudeshots.jpg.pif AGAIN...."
Why in the world is a developmentally disabled 12-year-old allowed to surf the Net unsupervised to begin with? I'm also guessing he's logged in as an administrator? I would not let a normal 12-year-old surf unsupervised. That's just bad parenting.