Apple gets sued because batteries wear out! But these DRM services can sell lifetime music rights and then shut down the service a couple of years later and not end up on the lossing end of a class action suit!
I mean its not like Wal-Mart is going out of business. They have just decided they don't want to provide the service people have already paid for.
I had once been showing a girl in the publishing dept of a small company all the setup options on her new Mac. This included the ability to change the alert sound and for amusement I showed her how to set it to speak a phrase instead. In this case we use "Your Fired" as the boss here was a bit Trumplike.
Later that night I get a call from the Boss literally screaming at me because of the Virus I planted on their computer.
why not use chicago.olympics.com or chicago2016.us or chicago-olympics.com or even better twoweeksofnothingbutcraponTV.com... Ummm, that is besides the fact that someone probably registered them 30 seconds after i posted this.
of course if there not brain dead they registered every possible alternative domain they could think of before starting this spectacle and gaining the attention of every domain squatter in the world!!!
EULA has no play here as Psystar is not an End User (End User Licensing Agreement).
By pre-installing the software they break Apple's copyright plain and simple (yes you have the right to make a copy on your hard drive when you install a program but you cannot then sell that copy...only the original disk can be legally sold)
what Psystar is doing is integrating Apple's IP into a new product. To do that they must license the IP from Apple
make a good game, price it fairly and make it easily available. People with money will buy it. People without money were never going to. but if the people without money get it like it and tell there friends with money,that increases sales.
NOte I can't tell you how many times i've downloaded something and found it so good I either bought it later, bought the next version the day it was released or started buying other software from the company.
WOW preemptive limitation of free speech is almost unheard of. Usually asking a judge to stop someone from talking before the fact is met with ridicule by the judge.
Since they use pretty much the same processor from a software standpoint there pretty much the same thing. Its trivial to port AppleII software and that is probably the base for the systems non-game software now.
This law does not make violating the terms of service a felony. The fraud perpetrated to gain access is only one element of the crime. You only end up falling under this law, in this case, if you use said access to commit a further crime(in this case harassment).
first off these computers contain confidential information. neither the librarian or the library has the right to disclose it.
example: if I ask a IRS agent to give me your tax return it would be illegal for him to give it to me (unless your an elected official)
second the FBI agents had no right to ask for the information and that act was itself illegal as they knowingly asked the library director to commit a crime.
example: if i asked you to steal something for my I would be guilty of a crime too.
I'm not sure they can even establish any kind of crime in this case. Its been made clear that there was no intent to shut out the city, It was really just a case of an over protective geek securing his network. Until a new security guy (who I bet is pretty dumb and just as arrogant) got pissed when he realized the security on the network wasn't just to lock out those of lesser authority (that might purposely cause damage) but those of lesser knowledge (that might accidentally cause damage)and the later included him.
you really can't claim the his knowledge of the password as property of the city and access to the network was never blocked (only to changing his configurations). City could have rebooted an used a new configuration at any time.
lets face it there really is no precedent for charging someone for not giving up a password.
even if somehow these patents were valid,shouldn't the manufacturer of the infringing device be sued not the end user. The controllers don't infringe the sensors in them do. They should be suing a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer not Nintendo.
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Note. I've looked though the patents and there is absolutely nothing non-obvious in them. its all things any reasonably intelligent designer would have come up with.
I'd recommend Real Basic. You can get really nice results with very little effort or programing knowledge. This gets them hooked. Then as they want to do even more with there programs they will then end up learning all the good messy stuff underneath.
The labels control all access to the industry. new acts have no real choice but to except there terms and there control. Want to be on the radio or in the record store you have to sign with a label. Online sales are changing this but slowly. (the real reason labels fear iTunes)
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I call it the light bulb.......
Do other carriers have EXCLUSIVE phones? Yes. although its hard to notice when they release 3 new phones a week.
Can I buy a Nextel phone to use on Verizon's network? No.
When a Windows update crashes because a third party diver was installed does Microsoft get sued? No.
Apple gets sued because batteries wear out! But these DRM services can sell lifetime music rights and then shut down the service a couple of years later and not end up on the lossing end of a class action suit!
I mean its not like Wal-Mart is going out of business. They have just decided they don't want to provide the service people have already paid for.
I had once been showing a girl in the publishing dept of a small company all the setup options on her new Mac. This included the ability to change the alert sound and for amusement I showed her how to set it to speak a phrase instead. In this case we use "Your Fired" as the boss here was a bit Trumplike.
Later that night I get a call from the Boss literally screaming at me because of the Virus I planted on their computer.
stop comparing this to McDonalds I dont want them reading this and finding out I have a domain with Big Mac in the title. Ahhh .... ohhh crap!
why not use chicago.olympics.com or chicago2016.us or chicago-olympics.com or even better twoweeksofnothingbutcraponTV.com... Ummm, that is besides the fact that someone probably registered them 30 seconds after i posted this.
of course if there not brain dead they registered every possible alternative domain they could think of before starting this spectacle and gaining the attention of every domain squatter in the world!!!
A sign that Vegas needs a entire Star Trek Themed hotel.
Quarks Casino, Shopping on the Promenade, The Risa Day Spa, The 10 forward lounge, Sulu's bath house err ahhh
Nails are not IP.
now if Psystar wants to glue a OSX box to the side of the computers thats OK. But installing it is copying it and requires a license
EULA has no play here as Psystar is not an End User (End User Licensing Agreement).
By pre-installing the software they break Apple's copyright plain and simple (yes you have the right to make a copy on your hard drive when you install a program but you cannot then sell that copy...only the original disk can be legally sold)
what Psystar is doing is integrating Apple's IP into a new product. To do that they must license the IP from Apple
This just in police have broken and captured a huge group of terrorists operating around the world calling themselves "The Home Depot"
Actually that is completely legal in most places.
make a good game, price it fairly and make it easily available. People with money will buy it. People without money were never going to. but if the people without money get it like it and tell there friends with money,that increases sales.
NOte I can't tell you how many times i've downloaded something and found it so good I either bought it later, bought the next version the day it was released or started buying other software from the company.
WOW preemptive limitation of free speech is almost unheard of. Usually asking a judge to stop someone from talking before the fact is met with ridicule by the judge.
Since they use pretty much the same processor from a software standpoint there pretty much the same thing. Its trivial to port AppleII software and that is probably the base for the systems non-game software now.
This law does not make violating the terms of service a felony. The fraud perpetrated to gain access is only one element of the crime. You only end up falling under this law, in this case, if you use said access to commit a further crime(in this case harassment).
first off these computers contain confidential information. neither the librarian or the library has the right to disclose it.
example: if I ask a IRS agent to give me your tax return it would be illegal for him to give it to me (unless your an elected official)
second the FBI agents had no right to ask for the information and that act was itself illegal as they knowingly asked the library director to commit a crime.
example: if i asked you to steal something for my I would be guilty of a crime too.
Didn't read the whole post did ya?
Of course thats because he will retire to a nice tropical island when he gets his settlement from the city!
Unfortunately this article is about one periphery admin that had control over only a few routers. The rest has been made up by the city and the media.
The city will be lucky to get out of this for only 5 million.
you really can't claim the his knowledge of the password as property of the city and access to the network was never blocked (only to changing his configurations). City could have rebooted an used a new configuration at any time.
lets face it there really is no precedent for charging someone for not giving up a password.
what a court rules... especially in Texas... has little to do with reality.
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Note. I've looked though the patents and there is absolutely nothing non-obvious in them. its all things any reasonably intelligent designer would have come up with.
I'd recommend Real Basic. You can get really nice results with very little effort or programing knowledge. This gets them hooked. Then as they want to do even more with there programs they will then end up learning all the good messy stuff underneath.
The labels control all access to the industry. new acts have no real choice but to except there terms and there control. Want to be on the radio or in the record store you have to sign with a label. Online sales are changing this but slowly. (the real reason labels fear iTunes)