... but wouldn't hesitate to burn a copy for a friend. After all, even the courts considered that "fair use" for cassettes at some point, didn't they?
IIRC, no, once legally purchased, you are allowed one personal "fair use" working copy, assuming you store the original away for safekeeping (LPs at first, then cassettes).
The courts never deemed it okay to make multiple copies for yourself/buddies/whoever.
Also, if you sell the original (or otherwise relinquish your purchased rights), you are supposed to destroy any copy(ies) you may have made, since you no longer have any right to the work in question.
Oh yeah, IANAL, and this pertains to the USA of my youth, some time ago.
What is so great about today's music that people will either a) buy overpriced CDs or b) blatantly disregard established trade practices (i.e. you purchase what you consume) to get it?
I've listened to modern music. It sucks. What's worse, it all sounds the same, so that the suckiness permeates the broadcast spectrum, from radio to Wal-Mart.
Fortunately, the music I prefer is available in the used and discount bins at the local indie record store. I can buy all the oldies I like, rip to some portable format (just once, of course), and not have to bother with the whole business, since I'm a stingy sort, and wouldn't copy my 'personal backup' for anyone.
Sadly, this silly game of cat'n'mouse will continue for at leat another decade or so. As long as the dealer is a middle-man between the maker and the junkie, and as long as the junkie buys what is being dealt, the --AA traffikers will continue these tactics.
Musicians/Artists: use teh 'net to hype yourself to get people to come to your shows and spend real money on real stuff and see a real band and hear real music (or see real theater,...) for a really long time (like 20-30 years) instead of selling out to the machine for a quick $mil$.
My initial thought to this story was, "Well, duh." We are animals, after all, why should we be so far removed from other animals on this planet?
I think it goes back to that age old concept, or conciet, that humans are specially created by God to be above all other species, which leads to such arrogant and illogical beliefs that we are unlike other animals.
Did our far ancestors track their game only by visual sign (tracks on the ground, etc.) before they tamed the wolves? I don't think so. I know hunters today who can detect scent on the air, and use that sense to aid their hunting. They can't do want dogs can, obviously, but modern man can track a scent to some useful degree.
One of these days, we're going to have accept that we only think we are entirely different from the animals, not that we actually are.
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Why not just say that basic Internet service should be considered a public utility? I would much rather have regular low-cost (less than $10/mo) dail-up, or even slow DSL, than expensive broadband service.
Its generally accepted that a dwelling have "public" electrical service, but there's no mandate that everyone must have 250 amp service to the house.
If we really want most people to use the Internet as they do power, water, and even highway systems, then shouldn't we start by making the most basic services available to the most people at the lowest price?
And in 35 years Wal-Mart will start rolling back prices on cheap plug-n-play extras. With a few sparkly neon devices hanging from a dongle on the head, all the kids will be hip-n-cool for back to school.
The whole point of this is to bring about the End of Time.
For several millennia, Christians have been awaiting the Second Coming of Christ, and they are getting tired of waiting. In order to speed things up, they need to do the following:
1) Convert everyone to Christianity ("Every knee shall bow")
or
2) Instigate Armageddon by causing world-wide strife and animosity among various non-believers and Believers, forcing the hand of God, in effect summoning Jesus back to Earth, thus affecting the Rapture.
I know this sounds nuts, but think about it: the basic tenet of Christianity is that the Saved get a free pass to Heaven, but that will only happen _after_ the Second Coming, which will [likely] happen only _after_ Armageddon. (Unless every single living person simultaneously accepts the personal salvation offered by Christ, in which case the Rapture would occur immediately.)
Therefore, if you are tired of waiting for Jesus to come back, tired of trying to convert every person to your Faith, and are ready to GTF outta here, the only practical way (from a Biblical perspective) to get things goings is to start a war which will lead to the Final War.
OT: Why isn't PETA complaining about the rude treatment of this deceased equine?
A few months into my tour (Camp Hovee) I started gaming with a GM who didn't use notes, aides, screens; none of the usual stuff. He just seemed to pull it all from his head, and make the calls (mostly) without dice. But, if he did reach for "The Book" it was time to take cover! Good times, those.
The best games seem to be when everyone focuses on just playing/telling the story, instead of getting caught up on points and dice and attributes and... well, "rules observance."
Advertising in America is not only intrusive, it's pervasive. Whether watching broadcast TV/radio (esp. radio, you rarely hear more than one song without some bubble-head breaking in babbling ad-speak), paying $50 for cable/satellite, browsing the Web, even newspapers, American advertising is like an obnoxious kid with a big bag of popcorn flavored jelly beans who jumps in everyone's face with, "LOOKIT I GOT! BELLY BEANS! WAT SOME? HUH HUH HUH...".
Thanks, but no; if I want something popcorn-tasting I'll get some -- popcorn!
Mostly I try to filter out all the crap. A few commercials are actually clever or funny or informative. Most are overblown market hype with fast cars, busty babes, driving "Classic Rock" (oh, my youth:() riff, and fast-talking/small-printed "disclosures" -- whatever they're selling, you gotta have it; if you don't have, you're [stupid,lazy,uninformed]; if you don't want it, you may be un-American.
I know, I know. I don't have to watch the stuff. But, I do enjoy TV/radio/WWW/print. I would just like to see an ad that didn't try to convince me that this one product is the be-all-and-end-all product of all time. Sheesh.
Oh yeah, WTF is up with that Quizno's baby? Jeez, but that kid gives me the creeps.
Paper MRE heaters? Did that include matches? Hell, back in the day ('88), if you wanted a warm MRE you could a) sit on it, or b) tuck that brown plastic-wrapped MRE into a bracket mounted near the engine, while cruising the HMMV. Either way, half-warm ham loaf _is_ actually more revolting than cold ham loaf.
Now YOU too can impress Bigfoot and all his friends with your very own HotspotPack(noTM)! All for the low-low-low price of... $1065.50! Some assembly required, backpack not included, not responsible for lost or stolen identities due to running HotspotPack(noTM) in unsucured mode, do not use HotspotPack(noTM) in conjunction with hooded sweatshirts/sunglasses, or burkas.
I sought to snort of dust in orbit ringed 'round Fomalhaut Ah! a huff of Fomalhaut-dust! No dope have tried, nor reefer-fried by hash, so high igh i I smoked some coke(noTM), or did I crack back to the white li{,n}e, eh? no, no wine the windows broke so am I, no joke:( To airs above arose my nose to sniff a whiff of cosmic scent && forget the meth ESC death ^D echo like Nan say no 2> blow
exhale foul fume of pot
pierce thy gaze b'yond Solar rayz to gaze | daze the ringing dust of Fomalhaut
They had to hire outside *nix coders when the in-house MS crew couldn't integrate the existing WinLAN into the (unsupported, shortsighted) Linux rollout last month.
I'm not an IT pro, just a home user who doesn't understand why I have to reboot Windows just to update an IP address on my home LAN. Sure, it took me a while to learn to do this under Linux, but I can change that address a hundred times without rebooting. How does frequent rebooting help your customers, Bill? You can build a user friendly house, but not a user friendly OS? No thanks, I'll stay with Linux.
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Yes, that's my understanding, too. I should have said that the courts have left it to the copyright holder. There are no laws giving this permission.
... but wouldn't hesitate to burn a copy for a friend. After all, even the courts considered that "fair use" for cassettes at some point, didn't they?
IIRC, no, once legally purchased, you are allowed one personal "fair use" working copy, assuming you store the original away for safekeeping (LPs at first, then cassettes). The courts never deemed it okay to make multiple copies for yourself/buddies/whoever.
Also, if you sell the original (or otherwise relinquish your purchased rights), you are supposed to destroy any copy(ies) you may have made, since you no longer have any right to the work in question.
Oh yeah, IANAL, and this pertains to the USA of my youth, some time ago.
Do they run Linux?
What is so great about today's music that people will either a) buy overpriced CDs or b) blatantly disregard established trade practices (i.e. you purchase what you consume) to get it?
...) for a really long time (like 20-30 years) instead of selling out to the machine for a quick $mil$.
I've listened to modern music. It sucks. What's worse, it all sounds the same, so that the suckiness permeates the broadcast spectrum, from radio to Wal-Mart.
Fortunately, the music I prefer is available in the used and discount bins at the local indie record store. I can buy all the oldies I like, rip to some portable format (just once, of course), and not have to bother with the whole business, since I'm a stingy sort, and wouldn't copy my 'personal backup' for anyone.
Sadly, this silly game of cat'n'mouse will continue for at leat another decade or so. As long as the dealer is a middle-man between the maker and the junkie, and as long as the junkie buys what is being dealt, the --AA traffikers will continue these tactics.
Musicians/Artists: use teh 'net to hype yourself to get people to come to your shows and spend real money on real stuff and see a real band and hear real music (or see real theater,
Beware of software pyrites and chalcopyrite violators!
There's a Bluetooth joke on the tip of my tongue ....
My initial thought to this story was, "Well, duh." We are animals, after all, why should we be so far removed from other animals on this planet?
I think it goes back to that age old concept, or conciet, that humans are specially created by God to be above all other species, which leads to such arrogant and illogical beliefs that we are unlike other animals.
Did our far ancestors track their game only by visual sign (tracks on the ground, etc.) before they tamed the wolves? I don't think so. I know hunters today who can detect scent on the air, and use that sense to aid their hunting. They can't do want dogs can, obviously, but modern man can track a scent to some useful degree.
One of these days, we're going to have accept that we only think we are entirely different from the animals, not that we actually are.
All my posts are negative quantum information.
Why not just say that basic Internet service should be considered a public utility? I would much rather have regular low-cost (less than $10/mo) dail-up, or even slow DSL, than expensive broadband service.
Its generally accepted that a dwelling have "public" electrical service, but there's no mandate that everyone must have 250 amp service to the house.
If we really want most people to use the Internet as they do power, water, and even highway systems, then shouldn't we start by making the most basic services available to the most people at the lowest price?
And in 35 years Wal-Mart will start rolling back prices on cheap plug-n-play extras. With a few sparkly neon devices hanging from a dongle on the head, all the kids will be hip-n-cool for back to school.
After all, commercialisation follows innovation.
I know I'll get modded up for this, but ...
maybe not.
The whole point of this is to bring about the End of Time.
For several millennia, Christians have been awaiting the Second Coming of Christ, and they are getting tired of waiting. In order to speed things up, they need to do the following:
1) Convert everyone to Christianity ("Every knee shall bow")
or
2) Instigate Armageddon by causing world-wide strife and animosity among various non-believers and Believers, forcing the hand of God, in effect summoning Jesus back to Earth, thus affecting the Rapture.
I know this sounds nuts, but think about it: the basic tenet of Christianity is that the Saved get a free pass to Heaven, but that will only happen _after_ the Second Coming, which will [likely] happen only _after_ Armageddon. (Unless every single living person simultaneously accepts the personal salvation offered by Christ, in which case the Rapture would occur immediately.)
Therefore, if you are tired of waiting for Jesus to come back, tired of trying to convert every person to your Faith, and are ready to GTF outta here, the only practical way (from a Biblical perspective) to get things goings is to start a war which will lead to the Final War.
OT: Why isn't PETA complaining about the rude treatment of this deceased equine?
A few months into my tour (Camp Hovee) I started gaming with a GM who didn't use notes, aides, screens; none of the usual stuff. He just seemed to pull it all from his head, and make the calls (mostly) without dice. But, if he did reach for "The Book" it was time to take cover! Good times, those.
... well, "rules observance."
The best games seem to be when everyone focuses on just playing/telling the story, instead of getting caught up on points and dice and attributes and
Nice to know the dice are still rolling.
Troll? Come on, I know it's early, but lighten up!
... that's better.
How 'bout -1 Lame Attempt at Humor using awkward attempt to make fun of the phrase "even on Microsoft Windows."
Note to self: Don't go for the obvious M$ joke early on Sunday morning. (Damn, did it again.)
Note to self/others: Lighten up!
Ah
Even software running on Windows? OMG, I thought Windows was Teh Sh1t!
... I guess it is a big deal (applying a patch, that is).
Anyway, I don't see how this is such a big deal. Just apply the patch.
Oh, that's right, it's Windows
Advertising in America is not only intrusive, it's pervasive. Whether watching broadcast TV/radio (esp. radio, you rarely hear more than one song without some bubble-head breaking in babbling ad-speak), paying $50 for cable/satellite, browsing the Web, even newspapers, American advertising is like an obnoxious kid with a big bag of popcorn flavored jelly beans who jumps in everyone's face with, "LOOKIT I GOT! BELLY BEANS! WAT SOME? HUH HUH HUH ...".
Thanks, but no; if I want something popcorn-tasting I'll get some -- popcorn!
Mostly I try to filter out all the crap. A few commercials are actually clever or funny or informative. Most are overblown market hype with fast cars, busty babes, driving "Classic Rock" (oh, my youth:() riff, and fast-talking/small-printed "disclosures" -- whatever they're selling, you gotta have it; if you don't have, you're [stupid,lazy,uninformed]; if you don't want it, you may be un-American.
I know, I know. I don't have to watch the stuff. But, I do enjoy TV/radio/WWW/print. I would just like to see an ad that didn't try to convince me that this one product is the be-all-and-end-all product of all time. Sheesh.
Oh yeah, WTF is up with that Quizno's baby? Jeez, but that kid gives me the creeps.
Paper MRE heaters? Did that include matches? Hell, back in the day ('88), if you wanted a warm MRE you could a) sit on it, or b) tuck that brown plastic-wrapped MRE into a bracket mounted near the engine, while cruising the HMMV. Either way, half-warm ham loaf _is_ actually more revolting than cold ham loaf.
"Oh yeah, what's that?"
"Typosquatting."
"What, like vagrancy?"
"No, on teh Internets. Typosquatting."
"What type, trespassing?"
"No, no, I'm sayin' its typosquatting."
"What freakin' type o' squatting?"
"Yeah, you got it. Typosquatting!"
No? Try this:
I guess if a guy make a mistake on a snowy day, he be typostanding.
Now YOU too can impress Bigfoot and all his friends with your very own HotspotPack(noTM)! All for the low-low-low price of ... $1065.50! Some assembly required, backpack not included, not responsible for lost or stolen identities due to running HotspotPack(noTM) in unsucured mode, do not use HotspotPack(noTM) in conjunction with hooded sweatshirts/sunglasses, or burkas.
I sought to snort of dust :(
in orbit ringed 'round Fomalhaut
Ah! a huff of Fomalhaut-dust!
No dope have tried, nor reefer-fried
by hash, so high igh i I
smoked some coke(noTM), or did I crack
back to the white li{,n}e, eh? no, no wine
the windows broke so am I, no joke
To airs above arose my nose
to sniff a whiff of cosmic scent &&
forget the meth ESC death ^D
echo like Nan say no 2> blow
exhale foul fume of pot
pierce thy gaze b'yond Solar rayz
to gaze | daze
the ringing dust of Fomalhaut
They had to hire outside *nix coders when the in-house MS crew couldn't integrate the existing WinLAN into the (unsupported, shortsighted) Linux rollout last month.
Long lines, TSA searches, terrorists threats, no smoking, and now ... BSOD on the in flight movie screen!
I'm not an IT pro, just a home user who doesn't understand why I have to reboot Windows just to update an IP address on my home LAN. Sure, it took me a while to learn to do this under Linux, but I can change that address a hundred times without rebooting. How does frequent rebooting help your customers, Bill? You can build a user friendly house, but not a user friendly OS? No thanks, I'll stay with Linux.