The industry always complains that they have lost $x million in sales but they do not allow for the fact that the vast majority of the downloaders would never buy what they downloaded? How many people download copies of films, T.V. programmes and music that they already own in another format? I often wonder about the relative morality of this. It's possible to argue that you don't purchase a copy of the work, just a licence to consume. Between you and me it's much easier to nip across to TPB and grab a copy of something I own on vinyl than to copy the original into whatever format I want to use.
I have used this trial and the one last year - the BBC has stated that only a few selected programmes will be available at the start of the trial and more will be available later.
As for the DRM issue, I can see that the BBC has need to protect it's assets and those of the independent companies who produce programmes. This, however, does not sit well with many OSS advocates, and since the BBC has as they say "a unique way of funding" through the licence fee they can afford to give away the end product. All 'Auntie' needs to do is recompense the independent producers for the programmes.
The system, at the moment is password protected, I'm sure that a unique login and password could be generated and printed on the licence to stop anyone who hasn't paid from gaining access.
You do realise that our prisons are currently full, don't you? We're not locking as many people up as some people would like because there simply isn't space. As you say, a hardcore minority of people treat ASBOs as some kind of badge of honour; given that they can't be jailed and fining them is a waste of time (as they have no substantial assets or money to speak of) and we can't deport them, what would you do? You can, however be sent to gaol for breaking the ASBO condition. Moreover, an ASBO comes under civil rather than criminal law it has a much lower burden of proof. It is possible to use an ASBO as a shortcut to a sentence.
Does anyone remember the Elite copy protection for the Spectrum? It was a bit of plastic you had to put against the TV screen to decipher some gobledygook?
I don't really understand a lot of the points raised here - maybee it's because I'm from the UK but:
Why are you all so anti-union isn't helping you fellow worker a good thing - collective bargaining and so on.
If you need overtime payments then your job doesn't earn you enough - see my first point. increase wages and don't depend on the whims of your employer every month.
Where are all your socialists? Don't give me any of the crap about 'if it's good for business then it's good for America' spread the wealth, poor starving Americans are good for nothing.
When did women become a minority?
Deserve equal rights - yes. Deserve right to be seen for who you are and not what you are - yes.
Last I read 51% of the population was female - some minority.
I remember reading a book at school that explains this; it ws called roundworld or somthing - can't remember who wrote it but my maths teacher recomended it.
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We've been known to arrest real presidents at the behest of European countries never mind piddling little vice presidents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment_and_arrest_of_Augusto_Pinochet
True the UK always fights extradition requests from the US http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_Act_2003
That'll be the lizards...
osteopath != chiropractor.
I have used this trial and the one last year - the BBC has stated that only a few selected programmes will be available at the start of the trial and more will be available later. As for the DRM issue, I can see that the BBC has need to protect it's assets and those of the independent companies who produce programmes. This, however, does not sit well with many OSS advocates, and since the BBC has as they say "a unique way of funding" through the licence fee they can afford to give away the end product. All 'Auntie' needs to do is recompense the independent producers for the programmes. The system, at the moment is password protected, I'm sure that a unique login and password could be generated and printed on the licence to stop anyone who hasn't paid from gaining access.
You do realise that our prisons are currently full, don't you? We're not locking as many people up as some people would like because there simply isn't space. As you say, a hardcore minority of people treat ASBOs as some kind of badge of honour; given that they can't be jailed and fining them is a waste of time (as they have no substantial assets or money to speak of) and we can't deport them, what would you do?
You can, however be sent to gaol for breaking the ASBO condition. Moreover, an ASBO comes under civil rather than criminal law it has a much lower burden of proof. It is possible to use an ASBO as a shortcut to a sentence.
Does that include babies or people with learning difficulties? If we only allow human rights on demand what about people who can't speak the language.
I wonder how many people got the Morrissey reference at the end.
Does anyone remember the Elite copy protection for the Spectrum? It was a bit of plastic you had to put against the TV screen to decipher some gobledygook?
I don't really understand a lot of the points raised here - maybee it's because I'm from the UK but: Why are you all so anti-union isn't helping you fellow worker a good thing - collective bargaining and so on. If you need overtime payments then your job doesn't earn you enough - see my first point. increase wages and don't depend on the whims of your employer every month. Where are all your socialists? Don't give me any of the crap about 'if it's good for business then it's good for America' spread the wealth, poor starving Americans are good for nothing.
When did women become a minority? Deserve equal rights - yes. Deserve right to be seen for who you are and not what you are - yes. Last I read 51% of the population was female - some minority.
I remember reading a book at school that explains this; it ws called roundworld or somthing - can't remember who wrote it but my maths teacher recomended it.