Interesting point but the Korean labor cost is not so cheap. Here is a list of various countries. Compare the $8.14 hourly rate in Korea with the $2.46 for Mexico.
Your point is well taken though.
Is not giving people the 'choice' on what wordprocessor to use
No, nobody is arguing the fact they can't use Word, The issue is they are forcing a "choice" on the receiver, by sending the Doc format. If MS opened the Doc formats and perfect filters were available then Maybe you have a point.
Lucas has done Camoe himself. About halfway through Beverly Hills Cop 3, Eddie Murphy jumps in front of a couple about to board a ride in the amusement park. The male half of the couple is none other than George Lucas.
it's most likly that Microsoft told them that they had to do it
This is not likely. MS is not in commanding position in that market. Yopy looked cool but its better that they cancelled the project now than after launch and leaving a significant of people stranded. I think they sold a few "development" systems at a fairly high price wonder if they will refund some of that expense. That would be a classy thing to do and would provide a fair amount of good publicity.
What is the deal here. I can only find a coloum clearly marked Advertising. This has been done by UK sites for a while by the way. I feel sorry for Yahoo as I thought they were quite cool earlier on but now has pretty much nothing but "milk toast" to offer.
In the published article by NetAvisen it is stated that this law has previously been tried by the Norwegian Suprem Court on descrambling Cable signals. The court found that this law could not be used for punishing that act, so I think that the court will find in favor of Johanneson and give us a clear victory.
I can see little difference between scrabled TVsignals and encrypted Video, both used for same purpose. The encryption is not for any Privacy issue only for restricting useage.
"own this DVD NOW!"
Interesting point,but I think they will argue that you do "own" the DVD as in the physical piece of glass you get, not the content embedded on it.
Statements and press releases aren't legally binding
That was the point I was trying to make. Is there any doubt in your mind that the "impression" left with the public at large is that he did something wrong, repented his errors (Just using the word Conduct is enough for most people to consciously or sub-consciously adding "mis- " in front) , and now is ready to testify against the bigger evil name ElbrusSoft that was trying to "profit" from a crime.
Don't think for one second the addition of Former Employee was a harmless mistake. It was done very deliberately and might I add very cleverly. These guys have lots of practice.
As others have pointed out the DOJ realized that they had a good chance of blowing the DMCA on this one so they dropped the legal ball against Skylarov while using the subterfuge of a dishonest press release to keep the public opinion misinformed.
I posted a comment about possible Defamation charges against DOJ, and I think that somewhat was on my mind when I commented on your posting. I am not arguing that you are wrong per se, just that the picture is a bit broader.
Maybe I am putting words in your mouth that you never meant but it seems to me that going back to the "Source" is not quite valid. The issue at hand is the perception that he had admitted "wrongdoing" that is perpetrated by the DOJ / Press release.
We have seen again and again the government's refusal to protect its citizen, let alone a foreigner, from its own misconduct. This got to stop.
If the statement by Skylarov is indeed the "Fact" then he should have a very good case for Defamation charges against the US government. Hope they file this is a Russian court so any claims agains the company will have a local offset. The DOJ made a mistake but they can't admit to that. Anyone found it poetic Justice that Adobe was barred from selling InSIde due to Patent Infringements.
I assume you know the site you pointed to is a Satire? Interestingly I read about the Urban Myth in Professor Pinkers Book The language Instinct
Quote from your Site
Thanks for sending the list--it's hilarious....it is a work of a witty satirist. Indeed, it makes a serious point--some of the entries on the serious lists of Eskimo
snow words are as dubious as "wa-ter" meaning melted snow "tlan-na-na"
for oldie snow on the radio. Best,
Steve Pinker
Well will you concede then that Windows in any form is not for Servers / Handhelds / etc ONLY for desktops? What difference does it make if it is 0.24%, 2.4% or 24%, if the people using it is happy with the performance and Apps?
Maybe ANY advanced civilisation uses quantum encryption / communication for everything. This means that any communication has one sender and only one reciever. Any "listening in" by a third party like SETI will only get White Noise.
save the window setup is friggin fantastic
Opera's mouse gestures lets you do frequently performed browse operations with small, quick mouse movements.
I'm seriously considering swapping to another browser.
Give Opera a try. Well worth it and it is nice you can switch between Linux and Windows (plus a ton other incl way cool QNX) and still have the same interface.
Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) introduces himself to chesty Monique De Carlo (Gina Mastrogiancomo) in Naked Gun 2 1/2. The Smell of Fear (1991):
- Lt. Drebin: 'Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad.'
- Monique: 'Is this some kind of bust?'
- Lt. Drebin: 'Yes, it's very impressive, but we need to ask you some questions.'
I think it would be interesting if you could comment on some of the higher rated postings on this thread. Notably "A Theory" about seeing the details rather than the totality.
Why don't you post a bit more, notably how you found out and your "take" on the various comments posted here today. Which ones comes closest to the "truth" in you mind.
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Such a licence cannot be enforced in my country .tr TLD?
Any reason not to name the country, or are we supposed to deduce it from the
Interesting point but the Korean labor cost is not so cheap. Here is a list of various countries. Compare the $8.14 hourly rate in Korea with the $2.46 for Mexico.
Your point is well taken though.
Is not giving people the 'choice' on what wordprocessor to use
No, nobody is arguing the fact they can't use Word, The issue is they are forcing a "choice" on the receiver, by sending the Doc format. If MS opened the Doc formats and perfect filters were available then Maybe you have a point.
Lucas has done Camoe himself. About halfway through Beverly Hills Cop 3, Eddie Murphy jumps in front of a couple about to board a ride in the amusement park. The male half of the couple is none other than George Lucas.
it's most likly that Microsoft told them that they had to do it
This is not likely. MS is not in commanding position in that market. Yopy looked cool but its better that they cancelled the project now than after launch and leaving a significant of people stranded. I think they sold a few "development" systems at a fairly high price wonder if they will refund some of that expense. That would be a classy thing to do and would provide a fair amount of good publicity.
What is the deal here. I can only find a coloum clearly marked Advertising. This has been done by UK sites for a while by the way. I feel sorry for Yahoo as I thought they were quite cool earlier on but now has pretty much nothing but "milk toast" to offer.
In the published article by NetAvisen it is stated that this law has previously been tried by the Norwegian Suprem Court on descrambling Cable signals.
The court found that this law could not be used for punishing that act, so I think that the court will find in favor of Johanneson and give us a clear victory.
I can see little difference between scrabled TVsignals and encrypted Video, both used for same purpose. The encryption is not for any Privacy issue only for restricting useage.
"own this DVD NOW!"
Interesting point,but I think they will argue that you do "own" the DVD as in the physical piece of glass you get, not the content embedded on it.
Statements and press releases aren't legally binding
That was the point I was trying to make.
Is there any doubt in your mind that the "impression" left with the public at large is that he did something wrong, repented his errors (Just using the word Conduct is enough for most people to consciously or sub-consciously adding "mis- " in front) , and now is ready to testify against the bigger evil name ElbrusSoft that was trying to "profit" from a crime.
Don't think for one second the addition of Former Employee was a harmless mistake. It was done very deliberately and might I add very cleverly. These guys have lots of practice.
As others have pointed out the DOJ realized that they had a good chance of blowing the DMCA on this one so they dropped the legal ball against Skylarov while using the subterfuge of a dishonest press release to keep the public opinion misinformed. I posted a comment about possible Defamation charges against DOJ, and I think that somewhat was on my mind when I commented on your posting. I am not arguing that you are wrong per se, just that the picture is a bit broader.
Maybe I am putting words in your mouth that you never meant but it seems to me that going back to the "Source" is not quite valid. The issue at hand is the perception that he had admitted "wrongdoing" that is perpetrated by the DOJ / Press release. We have seen again and again the government's refusal to protect its citizen, let alone a foreigner, from its own misconduct. This got to stop.
If the statement by Skylarov is indeed the "Fact" then he should have a very good case for Defamation charges against the US government. Hope they file this is a Russian court so any claims agains the company will have a local offset. The DOJ made a mistake but they can't admit to that. Anyone found it poetic Justice that Adobe was barred from selling InSIde due to Patent Infringements.
Having the religious right figthing the FBI with weapons makes this almost worth it.
I assume you know the site you pointed to is a Satire? Interestingly I read about the Urban Myth in Professor Pinkers Book The language Instinct
Quote from your Site
Thanks for sending the list--it's hilarious....it is a work of a witty satirist. Indeed, it makes a serious point--some of the entries on the serious lists of Eskimo snow words are as dubious as "wa-ter" meaning melted snow "tlan-na-na" for oldie snow on the radio. Best, Steve Pinker
300 words for snow? Yup, if you are from the north
Its an urban myth that eskimoes have 100+ words for Snow and the color white.
I think Will Smith and Tommy lee Jones is the coolest MiB's around.
Well will you concede then that Windows in any form is not for Servers / Handhelds / etc ONLY for desktops? What difference does it make if it is 0.24%, 2.4% or 24%, if the people using it is happy with the performance and Apps?
Maybe ANY advanced civilisation uses quantum encryption / communication for everything. This means that any communication has one sender and only one reciever. Any "listening in" by a third party like SETI will only get White Noise.
Maybe Katz will do a write-up of your interesting story.
save the window setup is friggin fantastic
Opera's mouse gestures lets you do frequently performed browse operations with small, quick mouse movements.
I'm seriously considering swapping to another browser.
Give Opera a try. Well worth it and it is nice you can switch between Linux and Windows (plus a ton other incl way cool QNX) and still have the same interface.
Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) introduces himself to chesty Monique De Carlo (Gina Mastrogiancomo) in Naked Gun 2 1/2. The Smell of Fear (1991): - Lt. Drebin: 'Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad.' - Monique: 'Is this some kind of bust?' - Lt. Drebin: 'Yes, it's very impressive, but we need to ask you some questions.'
I think it would be interesting if you could comment on some of the higher rated postings on this thread. Notably "A Theory" about seeing the details rather than the totality.
Why don't you post a bit more, notably how you found out and your "take" on the various comments posted here today. Which ones comes closest to the "truth" in you mind.
Mod this up it funny
Good luck getting a job! You got a good point but you got to be independently wealthy to take this class.