It's very simple. They want technology companies to be able to sell all the hardware they want. That INCREASES music sales according. What they refuse to admit is that there's no way the vast majority of people could fill the hard drives of all these 40Gb iPod's WITHOUT infringing copyrights.
They're not planning on stopping Apple from making iPods. Or Panasonic from making VCR's...as long as they make them the way the RIAA and MPAA want them made. They want to be able to dictate WHAT new technologies can do...and the INDUCE act gives them the power to do so. Even over completely new ideas that havent even been thought of yet. It gives them a weapon they can use against anything that does, or might ever, threaten their grip on what people can see, hear, and do with the music they "own".
Many companies already release skins and covers for things like phones & iPods. I doubt the same thing for controllers would be any different. I REALLY hope to see them try though. It'd be great to see a DMCA case like that laughed out of court. I doubt there's many IP lawyers out there stupid enough to try though.
Neverwinter Nights biggest problem was...it took forever to come out! I put money down on the presell. Then I met my wife, had 2 kids, got divorced. Wife took the kids, car, and house. NWN finally came out, but I couldnt afford to pay it off anymore. That's ok though..because I didnt have a computer to play it on anymore anyway since the wife took it too.
Still Dont.
Wait....that was all a lie.
I don't know how he lives with himself passing up a valuable education that would allow him to make tons of money, and own expensive cars and work with beautiful women all the time.
"Planet Broadband" sounds like another crappy slapped together cookie cutter restraunt.
I'm sure their menu would include such crowd pleasers as:
Directway Double Burger: Huge, expensive, and you're only allowed to eat 1/2 of it....then they cap your mouth so you can only take 1 bite an hour.
BPL BLT: The new craze everyone's talking about. Order it now...of course, it'll never actually MAKE it to your table...And if it does, everyone will scream about the lack of HAM.
"Ohh sorry, I forgot for a sec... this is slashdot."
Man. If you hadn't included that line, I'd have been able to include a standard "You must be new here." line and grabbed a +5 Funny. Thanks for blowing a great setup.
Slashdot Mirror
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Always remember, when the dwarf asks you to kill him. Do it. Yes, you're definately sure you really want to kill him.
Wait...you have desperate college girls coming to your door begging you to save them....and all youre getting is lunch?
Wait....what type of lunch?
Next you'll be claiming you have a "Girlfriend". We don't believe your lies!
It's very simple. They want technology companies to be able to sell all the hardware they want. That INCREASES music sales according. What they refuse to admit is that there's no way the vast majority of people could fill the hard drives of all these 40Gb iPod's WITHOUT infringing copyrights.
They're not planning on stopping Apple from making iPods. Or Panasonic from making VCR's...as long as they make them the way the RIAA and MPAA want them made. They want to be able to dictate WHAT new technologies can do...and the INDUCE act gives them the power to do so. Even over completely new ideas that havent even been thought of yet. It gives them a weapon they can use against anything that does, or might ever, threaten their grip on what people can see, hear, and do with the music they "own".
How long before we see basketball/football teams copyrighting specific plays, so that opposing teams can't also use them?
And best of all, was the people shouting "Hey Steve, show us your T*TS!"
My GOD MAN! A post that mentions Libby Hoeler and "Ogg" in the same paragraph! You're virtually guaranteed a +5 Insightful/Informative!
You must be new here.
We are all individuals! We are all individuals!
Is 8 inches on the diagonal a good size?
Well, I'd certainly think so, my girlfirend definately agree's...
Its bigger than you can fit into one hand, and might be heavy at that size.
Definately.
Athough it might be a good size for reading text or naturally writing in cursive a few notes.
I suppose....although I'm not sure how THAT would work...wait...are we talking about the same thing?
And depending on the price, I would be very interested in buying it if it had good PC/Linux connectivity.
Never mind...doesnt sound like any MP3 player I know of!
Many companies already release skins and covers for things like phones & iPods. I doubt the same thing for controllers would be any different. I REALLY hope to see them try though. It'd be great to see a DMCA case like that laughed out of court. I doubt there's many IP lawyers out there stupid enough to try though.
When will be McAffe be releasing SuperPhoneShield v1.0 for this newly discovered market?
Will we soon have to have firewalls for our phones?
I propose a new /. acronim: IANAHHHRL
(I am not a half human half robot lawyer)
wait...that's not nearly as funny as all the people declaring "IANAL".
They have this. Its called "portage". There's nothing easier than "emerge XYZ".
Neverwinter Nights biggest problem was...it took forever to come out! I put money down on the presell. Then I met my wife, had 2 kids, got divorced. Wife took the kids, car, and house. NWN finally came out, but I couldnt afford to pay it off anymore. That's ok though..because I didnt have a computer to play it on anymore anyway since the wife took it too. Still Dont. Wait....that was all a lie.
Queue the "Duke Nuke'm Forever will ship simultaneously" jokes.
Probably not, but you might be just in time for a game of Duke Nuke'm Forever.
Finally, a chance to use an obscure Simpson's quote!
I for one, welcome our new alien overlords!
There! I bet noones ever used THAT one here before!
No Way.....
/Lloyd
We've landed on the moon!
Actually, the title came from the fact that the main robot character, played by Robin Williams, 'lived' for 200 years.
I don't know how he lives with himself passing up a valuable education that would allow him to make tons of money, and own expensive cars and work with beautiful women all the time.
Er....Wait..
"Planet Broadband" sounds like another crappy slapped together cookie cutter restraunt.
I'm sure their menu would include such crowd pleasers as:
Directway Double Burger: Huge, expensive, and you're only allowed to eat 1/2 of it....then they cap your mouth so you can only take 1 bite an hour.
BPL BLT: The new craze everyone's talking about. Order it now...of course, it'll never actually MAKE it to your table...And if it does, everyone will scream about the lack of HAM.
Yeah...you probably couldnt conveniently fit 40G onto this 50 GIG DISC! You'd need at least 300 to do that.