There is really nothing new in this post. It's not just not newsworthy, it's not NEWS. I mean, if posted in the form of a question (Ask Slashdot), maybe, but this? And on the front page?
I'm sure some mods will find this as flamebait but I'm posting as me because I don't need to hide.
Take, for example, Games Domain. A site that had been around for AGES (at least five years, probably more like eight or nine) prior to Yahoo acquiring it.
They used to have a huge PC game patch database. Yahoo got rid of it.
They used to have a magazine section with various authors writing about the gaming industry. Yahoo got rid of it.
They used to have demos for practically every game that had one, even older games. Yahoo got rid of it, and instead linked to their own service.
See, when Google buys companies, they keep them running, and might actually extend them. Yahoo buys companies to assimilate them into the collective. This is why I will continue to use Google.
The whole "classic NES" series does make me think that Nintendo views its customers as suckers. I mean, you can easily download a NES emulator and any NES game ever created for free.
Is this legal? No. Has Nintendo put ANY innovation into these games before rereleasing them? No. Are Nintendo (or the original developers) receiving any money from NES games anymore? No.
The idea, though, is that you CAN do this without having to break any encryption or remove DRM from any files; the files are yours to do with as you please. You shouldn't do what you are saying and it is against the law, but your computer isn't preventing you from doing so. This is what the grandparent is saying: we should be ABLE to do what we please with the media we have, not necessarily that they come with no restrictions at all.
The hell with the verbal OK, they more than likely knew that he had signed a contract saying the IP was theirs as soon as he brought it into their programs and only gave a verbal OK knowing the contract would take precedence. He's stupid, should have got the fact that the code would remain his in writing, and the code is theirs. He signed it away, pure and simple.
They still might be violating the GPL with the code inside his code from IBM and the like, in which case *they* should go after the company.
Hmm... Taking this a step further, wouldn't this also apply to those banner ads that look like a Windows dialog box saying that "viruses / spyware / adware / slowness /... have been found on your machine, click here to remove / speed up"?
Actually, if you think about it, the data is really *taken* because the SSN is of little use as a secret personal identifier once more than one person knows about it. So yeah, I would equate that more easily with theft.
A Public Relations representitive from Microsoft was found dead today, apparently tossed from the third floor window at Microsoft Headquarters. According to bystanders, the words "see if this teaches you to leak our stuff!" were shouted after the person was thrown out the window. News at eleven.
Damn right. My new job involves making modifications to a Russian-developed PHP shopping cart, and while it's decently programmed in some places, others are *hellish* to try to work through and/or edit./me keeps telling himself that it's all for the experience...;^)
This reminds me of when people used a hole punch to make their 3.5" diskette format to 1.4MB (i.e. High Density) when it was really only built for something like 744KB. Hilarity and lost data ensued.
To my knowledge (and I did a bit of research into this when a friend recommended the program, because I really don't want spyware on my system), Skype was created by the *original* developers of Kazaa, and is NOT IN ANY WAY associated with Sharman Networks, who bought Kazaa from the original developers early in its life. I've had Skype on my system for quite a while and have noticed no spyware, nor has Ad-Aware picked up any from it.
In my opinion, they should totally automate it (use their P2P tracking tools to send out subpoenas as well) and sue *everyone* sharing their files. The hell with 100, try 1,000,000. Not only would it be much more efficient, it would show how broken our law system has become, and perhaps then people would try to get things changed. As it stands now, it's just something in the back of people's minds that they try to forget when downloading.
Yes, but it is possible to quash all business use of said software, which would, in the case of Linux, force it to go underground and effectively invisible to normal consumers. It will go back to being entirely a hacker's OS, and Microsoft will regain part of their monopoly.
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There is really nothing new in this post. It's not just not newsworthy, it's not NEWS. I mean, if posted in the form of a question (Ask Slashdot), maybe, but this? And on the front page?
I'm sure some mods will find this as flamebait but I'm posting as me because I don't need to hide.
Mooble?
I would be someone hacked his account.
Take, for example, Games Domain. A site that had been around for AGES (at least five years, probably more like eight or nine) prior to Yahoo acquiring it.
They used to have a huge PC game patch database.
Yahoo got rid of it.
They used to have a magazine section with various authors writing about the gaming industry.
Yahoo got rid of it.
They used to have demos for practically every game that had one, even older games.
Yahoo got rid of it, and instead linked to their own service.
See, when Google buys companies, they keep them running, and might actually extend them. Yahoo buys companies to assimilate them into the collective. This is why I will continue to use Google.
The whole "classic NES" series does make me think that Nintendo views its customers as suckers. I mean, you can easily download a NES emulator and any NES game ever created for free.
Is this legal? No.
Has Nintendo put ANY innovation into these games before rereleasing them? No.
Are Nintendo (or the original developers) receiving any money from NES games anymore? No.
But draw your own conclusions.
Take a look at a copy protected CD some time...
Nah. If they get IPv6, we'll make IPv6.1.screwMS and it'll become the standard.
The idea, though, is that you CAN do this without having to break any encryption or remove DRM from any files; the files are yours to do with as you please. You shouldn't do what you are saying and it is against the law, but your computer isn't preventing you from doing so. This is what the grandparent is saying: we should be ABLE to do what we please with the media we have, not necessarily that they come with no restrictions at all.
Doesn't that tell you something?
Hehe, you made me laugh out loud for that, thanks.
The hell with the verbal OK, they more than likely knew that he had signed a contract saying the IP was theirs as soon as he brought it into their programs and only gave a verbal OK knowing the contract would take precedence. He's stupid, should have got the fact that the code would remain his in writing, and the code is theirs. He signed it away, pure and simple.
They still might be violating the GPL with the code inside his code from IBM and the like, in which case *they* should go after the company.
Hmm... Taking this a step further, wouldn't this also apply to those banner ads that look like a Windows dialog box saying that "viruses / spyware / adware / slowness / ... have been found on your machine, click here to remove / speed up"?
I bet they change their name and resurface.
...Is that any smart business will not send proprietary information through AIM.
Of course, I say any smart business because I know some dumb ones will. Doesn't Microsoft have a similar policy with Hotmail?
I also really doubt if this were ever tested in court that it would stand. This is evil, but about what I'd expect from AOL.
So, um, what's 5% of $0?
Cause I dunno about you, but that's what I spend on *my* downloads.
(In all seriousness, this idea is just a tax grab and is incredibly stupid for numerous reasons.)
Because we *are* morons. Thank you for yelling as we wouldn't have read otherwise.
</sarcasm>
Actually, if you think about it, the data is really *taken* because the SSN is of little use as a secret personal identifier once more than one person knows about it. So yeah, I would equate that more easily with theft.
</overanalysis>
A Public Relations representitive from Microsoft was found dead today, apparently tossed from the third floor window at Microsoft Headquarters. According to bystanders, the words "see if this teaches you to leak our stuff!" were shouted after the person was thrown out the window. News at eleven.
Damn right. My new job involves making modifications to a Russian-developed PHP shopping cart, and while it's decently programmed in some places, others are *hellish* to try to work through and/or edit. /me keeps telling himself that it's all for the experience... ;^)
This reminds me of when people used a hole punch to make their 3.5" diskette format to 1.4MB (i.e. High Density) when it was really only built for something like 744KB. Hilarity and lost data ensued.
They aren't all in India. I worked for an outsourcer here in London, Ontario, Canada.
Are they still bundling WildTangent GameChannel? Because yeah, that's bundled spyware right there.
- A former HP tech support agent (who worked for one of the companies they outsourced it to)
To my knowledge (and I did a bit of research into this when a friend recommended the program, because I really don't want spyware on my system), Skype was created by the *original* developers of Kazaa, and is NOT IN ANY WAY associated with Sharman Networks, who bought Kazaa from the original developers early in its life. I've had Skype on my system for quite a while and have noticed no spyware, nor has Ad-Aware picked up any from it.
In my opinion, they should totally automate it (use their P2P tracking tools to send out subpoenas as well) and sue *everyone* sharing their files. The hell with 100, try 1,000,000. Not only would it be much more efficient, it would show how broken our law system has become, and perhaps then people would try to get things changed. As it stands now, it's just something in the back of people's minds that they try to forget when downloading.
Yes, but it is possible to quash all business use of said software, which would, in the case of Linux, force it to go underground and effectively invisible to normal consumers. It will go back to being entirely a hacker's OS, and Microsoft will regain part of their monopoly.