I'm guessing the guy would still be in trouble because the look of the Ferrari is probably trademarked or something.
But you're right about music not being theft, patent or trademark violation. And I also wish the MPAA/RIAA would stop putting their can't-skip-over-it "Downloading music is THEFT!" crap on DVDs.
Besides, I sometimes "download music" from the iTunes Store, and last time I checked it wasn't illegal. So the only true part of their FUD message is the part between "downloading music" and "theft".;-)
The worst part is, I also can't access the "Contact Us" page to let them know I can't access their DRM-free catalog.
Now, I know this DRM-free thing is new, but they should have planned for Mac OS and Linux/BSD users too before starting their "now selling regular MP3s" thing.
Judge: Why did you make a car for yourself that is an exact copy of a Ferrari? Me: Because Ferraris are too expensive for me. Judge: The Ferrari look and design is still property of Ferrari, charges are not dismissed.
Apple has successfully trademarked the letter that comes just after h in the alphabet. Use of sayd letter eys prohybyted and people can face hefty fynes eyf caught do'n so. Onlyne experts recommend people to start dystancyng themselves from g whyle they're at yet.
You have been caught usyng sayd letter n your post, ryght before "the alphabet." You now face a hefty fyne.
If you actually cared to follow the thread before replying, you'd realize you've just replied to:
"Cisco didn't own the (iPod) trademark to begin with. So what are you talking about?"
with:
"Cisco obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 after completing the acquisition of Infogear, which previously owned the mark and sold iPhone products for several years."
People who really want a Wii won't buy an Xbox 360 or a PS3. That's like saying "Leopard isn't available but Vista is. I'm buying a Vista PC instead of waiting for a Leopard Mac".
There's no Zelda or Metroid on the Microsoft and Sony consoles, real Nintendo fans just can't buy another console. It's pointless.
On the other hand, who knows how many Nintendo fans went to buy a Wii but couldn't and ended up buying a Nintendo DS instead?
Seriously, if Nintendo went and added real arcade games to their virtual console section, it could boost sales from all those oldschool gamers.
R-Type on TurboGrafx-16 was probably the best arcade port of this game. However it's still not the real thing. And most arcade ports just plain suck, why play the SEGA Genesis version of Golden Axe or Altered Beast when the arcade version was much better.
There's also the fact that some games never had ports either, or on other older consoles. Such as Raiden Project on the Playstation. Or Slapfight/A.L.C.O.N. which was only released on C64 AFAIK.
And last, how about letting us play the virtual games on our Nintendo DS? They already have the emulator for the NES (I'm guessing, with all the GBA ports), we know that even the GBA is powerful enough (emulators exist), so why not let us play at least the NES virtual games on our DS? It can already download demos from stations in game stores, so we know it's possible.
Quite honestly, the notion Steve Jobs has always been against DRM makes no sense whatsoever. There's no evidence for it, and there's plenty of evidence against it.
I don't recall which keynote it was in (probably when the iTunes Music Store was introduced), but I clearly recall Steve saying something along the lines of "... and we've added DRM to keep the labels happy."
If such a thing being said by Steve himself at the launch of the music store isn't an evidence, I don't know what is.
This is not about functionality, this is about the license terms varying with each version. The Ultimate Edition can be run in a VM, the less expensive versions cannot (at least legally).
I'm sorry, I don't understand that "order" you just wrote. Why would inductance come "before" capacitance? That's like saying rock comes before water but after air... (though I'm sure you'll find an order in those too);-)
Strangely enough, I'm quite fast at typing URLs in Opera using the Wiimote. It really feels like using a mouse on a virtual keyboard. Let me tell you I was the first to be surprised by this.
My only question to whomever still might be reading this is: is there a lightweight CSS-compatible browser that's not a memory pig on the order of Konqueror or even Firefox?
Have you tried Opera? It's available for quite a lot of platforms, and it's usually quite fast, requires low RAM and is pretty much one of the best browser as far as CSS compatibility goes.
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They were "working on it" a year ago. This FAQ was written when there was only DRM'ed WMA files available.
I'm guessing the guy would still be in trouble because the look of the Ferrari is probably trademarked or something.
;-)
But you're right about music not being theft, patent or trademark violation. And I also wish the MPAA/RIAA would stop putting their can't-skip-over-it "Downloading music is THEFT!" crap on DVDs.
Besides, I sometimes "download music" from the iTunes Store, and last time I checked it wasn't illegal. So the only true part of their FUD message is the part between "downloading music" and "theft".
The worst part is, I also can't access the "Contact Us" page to let them know I can't access their DRM-free catalog.
Now, I know this DRM-free thing is new, but they should have planned for Mac OS and Linux/BSD users too before starting their "now selling regular MP3s" thing.
Weird, because all I get is website layout with "We apologize, but www.puretracks.com is not available for Mac OS." for content.
= UserDetection_PlatformNotAllowed
http://www.puretracks.com/content/viewer.aspx?cid
The Windows Media Player is no longer available for download, and never offered DRM compatibility anyway.
I'm also puzzled by the "We apologize, but www.puretracks.com is not available for Mac OS." message.
Even more accurate version
Judge: Why did you make a car for yourself that is an exact copy of a Ferrari?
Me: Because Ferraris are too expensive for me.
Judge: The Ferrari look and design is still property of Ferrari, charges are not dismissed.
You have been caught usyng sayd letter n your post, ryght before "the alphabet." You now face a hefty fyne.
If you actually cared to follow the thread before replying, you'd realize you've just replied to:
"Cisco didn't own the (iPod) trademark to begin with. So what are you talking about?"
with:
"Cisco obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 after completing the acquisition of Infogear, which previously owned the mark and sold iPhone products for several years."
Warning:
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- "Bloody sense" not allowed.
- local expressions are not global.
Please "submit your post again in a language that makes sense".
just kidding, of course.
MameWorld lists Slapfight as 240x280, which is barely more than half the lowest HD resolution (480p).
People who really want a Wii won't buy an Xbox 360 or a PS3. That's like saying "Leopard isn't available but Vista is. I'm buying a Vista PC instead of waiting for a Leopard Mac".
There's no Zelda or Metroid on the Microsoft and Sony consoles, real Nintendo fans just can't buy another console. It's pointless.
On the other hand, who knows how many Nintendo fans went to buy a Wii but couldn't and ended up buying a Nintendo DS instead?
Seriously, if Nintendo went and added real arcade games to their virtual console section, it could boost sales from all those oldschool gamers.
R-Type on TurboGrafx-16 was probably the best arcade port of this game. However it's still not the real thing. And most arcade ports just plain suck, why play the SEGA Genesis version of Golden Axe or Altered Beast when the arcade version was much better.
There's also the fact that some games never had ports either, or on other older consoles. Such as Raiden Project on the Playstation. Or Slapfight/A.L.C.O.N. which was only released on C64 AFAIK.
And last, how about letting us play the virtual games on our Nintendo DS? They already have the emulator for the NES (I'm guessing, with all the GBA ports), we know that even the GBA is powerful enough (emulators exist), so why not let us play at least the NES virtual games on our DS? It can already download demos from stations in game stores, so we know it's possible.
There's no place like [NOSTALGIC REFERENCE 42 NOT FOUND].
If such a thing being said by Steve himself at the launch of the music store isn't an evidence, I don't know what is.
So what you're saying is that my joke is fine and bn557 got it wrong even though he's trying to explain it?
:p
And that the prequel game would be called Inductance?
With so many versions of Vista, it's hard to keep track of which ones do what, etc.
I look forward to Mac OS X 10.5, a.k.a. Leopard. There's the desktop and the server edition. Nothing complicated there.
This is not about functionality, this is about the license terms varying with each version. The Ultimate Edition can be run in a VM, the less expensive versions cannot (at least legally).
I'm sorry, I don't understand that "order" you just wrote. Why would inductance come "before" capacitance? That's like saying rock comes before water but after air... (though I'm sure you'll find an order in those too) ;-)
Strangely enough, I'm quite fast at typing URLs in Opera using the Wiimote. It really feels like using a mouse on a virtual keyboard. Let me tell you I was the first to be surprised by this.
There's a huge difference between "all software should be made available in Source Code form" and "If it were law that Source Code must be available".