Now thing whole patent mess will just drag out and never be resolved. Shutting them down would wake the public up and make them mad. Oh, wait...That's why the stay. We can't make the public aware that they are being raped. They might do something, like call for abolition or some such nonsense. Or worse, they might vote out a valuable incumbent. And we definitely can't have people actually being aware of and using their power they have over the government.
Or maybe they'd just be less guilty about stealing music.
Who? the RIAA, right? After all, they are the thieves here, not the customers, and I don't believe they ever felt guilty about stealing music. Besides, if the government approves, it isn't stealing. Stealing is against the law. They have the unique advantage of being able to change the law as needed to suit their purpose.
Yes, you are absolutely right. It is extremely unlikely to become an election issue. That's why the abuse is so rampant now and will only get worse with infinite copyright etc., and nobody will know the better, much less care. So, we need to do what the other side does and explore it from an emotional, instinctive angle. We need to use the same scare tactics that they do and go with attitude of doing whatever it takes to win, seeing as that we are not dealing with human logic here. However, I'm not really counting on anything but the continuation of what we have now. So, I guess I'll just sit back and watch the show. Got some popcorn?
Your IP law provides for some the best soap opera in town. It just keeps getting better every day. The idea of "reform" is a complete fantasy, and it nothing but a vain attempt to keep the whole system afloat and to make sure the public doesn't wake from its slumber and demand a real fix in the form of complete abolition. That would be the only reason the biggies are behind it. And they need it fast! If it isn't fixed before the campaign season gets seriously underway, it could very well become an issue if we can make enough noise about it and rile up the natives. I can always hope, right? Abolitionists unite!
Yeah, that works. Also you can vpn to another network and use its IP. Just be a tiny bit more careful what you look for if you're using the company tunnel.
It exposes the principal reason behind copyright. It's a business solution to a government problem of being able to control speech. If you can't allow it directly, have it copyrighted to prevent widespread distribution. Very convenient. Every bit as effective as Chinese government censorship. And the government here is off the hook. Win-win...
Nope. But they had better have compelling evidence to detain anyone. If a cop is allowed to bust down my door with guns blazing* on bad information, then I want to keep my right to shoot back.
*because what this is, is a bad bust. Pretty clear cut. Screw 'em. They shouldn't use inadequately tested equipment.
The matter has not been resolved. It will happen again and again until we demand that they put a stop to it. These people are using every pretense in the book to harass people and extort money and rob them of their time. It will be resolved when the practice is abolished and not a moment before. The abuse will continue.
And now I'm really scared about how the elections will go in '08. Absolutely sick, but if it makes Wall St. happy, who am I to argue? This whole "Second Life" is becoming really weird. I hope you keep some method of pulling the plug. I don't want to go to the store to find out they only accept "Second Life" tokens, or whatever you call them. There's something very disturbing about this. Especially if it starts bleeding into "Real Life".
Anybody who finds any of this in any way, shape, or form to be even remotely acceptable is truly mad. Neither the RIAA or anybody else has any right at all to search the victim's hard drive. Make no mistake, the "defendant" here is a victim of what any normal, reasonable person would call a criminal act. And this time I believe the perpetrators should be locked up. Unfortunatley, that might mean cutting loose some dangerous pot smokers, and we can't have that, can we?
[with a gun pointed to his head] A Four-alarm fire in Downtown Moscow clears way for a glorious new tractor factory. And on the lighter side of the news, Hundreds of Capitalists are soon to perish in Shuttle disaster.
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Here From the horses mouth. Plus we don't have to keep that damn digg thing. Come on, guys. A little less fluff please.
Now thing whole patent mess will just drag out and never be resolved. Shutting them down would wake the public up and make them mad. Oh, wait...That's why the stay. We can't make the public aware that they are being raped. They might do something, like call for abolition or some such nonsense. Or worse, they might vote out a valuable incumbent. And we definitely can't have people actually being aware of and using their power they have over the government.
Or maybe they'd just be less guilty about stealing music.
Who? the RIAA, right? After all, they are the thieves here, not the customers, and I don't believe they ever felt guilty about stealing music. Besides, if the government approves, it isn't stealing. Stealing is against the law. They have the unique advantage of being able to change the law as needed to suit their purpose.
Yes, you are absolutely right. It is extremely unlikely to become an election issue. That's why the abuse is so rampant now and will only get worse with infinite copyright etc., and nobody will know the better, much less care. So, we need to do what the other side does and explore it from an emotional, instinctive angle. We need to use the same scare tactics that they do and go with attitude of doing whatever it takes to win, seeing as that we are not dealing with human logic here. However, I'm not really counting on anything but the continuation of what we have now. So, I guess I'll just sit back and watch the show. Got some popcorn?
Your IP law provides for some the best soap opera in town. It just keeps getting better every day. The idea of "reform" is a complete fantasy, and it nothing but a vain attempt to keep the whole system afloat and to make sure the public doesn't wake from its slumber and demand a real fix in the form of complete abolition. That would be the only reason the biggies are behind it. And they need it fast! If it isn't fixed before the campaign season gets seriously underway, it could very well become an issue if we can make enough noise about it and rile up the natives. I can always hope, right? Abolitionists unite!
Wow! cool! That easy, eh? Are they going reclassify it as a vegetable, too?
As one who believes in the Christian Dog as the one true Dog, I would have to say you are correct, I believe.
I meant the long term stability of the license, which I wold care about if I was a corporation using their software.
Lot of "probables" there. I prefer a sure thing myself. Stability is my bag. If you like to play the horses, by all means.
Yeah, that works. Also you can vpn to another network and use its IP. Just be a tiny bit more careful what you look for if you're using the company tunnel.
Damn! Are those really the only choices we have? Maybe you have your security settings a bit too high.
Google - Do mo' evil
It doesn't.
Ah, but it most certainly does.
It exposes the principal reason behind copyright. It's a business solution to a government problem of being able to control speech. If you can't allow it directly, have it copyrighted to prevent widespread distribution. Very convenient. Every bit as effective as Chinese government censorship. And the government here is off the hook. Win-win...
Yeah, that's too bad. A two week vacation would be perfectly acceptable in his location.
...some comedian is famous for the Hot-cha-cha-cha-cha meme as well, I can't remember who...
The late, great Jimmy Durante, "I've got a million of 'em ---Hot cha cha cha cha!"
Wouldn't it be great to just have 1% of the money that Microsoft has wasted on this? I'd retire.
That's not good enough. I want more. I want to see my bank account do this! That's some serious fundage... dude.
Nope. But they had better have compelling evidence to detain anyone. If a cop is allowed to bust down my door with guns blazing* on bad information, then I want to keep my right to shoot back.
*because what this is, is a bad bust. Pretty clear cut. Screw 'em. They shouldn't use inadequately tested equipment.
The matter has not been resolved. It will happen again and again until we demand that they put a stop to it. These people are using every pretense in the book to harass people and extort money and rob them of their time. It will be resolved when the practice is abolished and not a moment before. The abuse will continue.
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Modded by somebody who's playing "The Game". Beware! This is how it begins.
Boingboing sent us all a Valentine's Day* card. Better late than never, right?
*You all do see it, don't you?
And now I'm really scared about how the elections will go in '08. Absolutely sick, but if it makes Wall St. happy, who am I to argue? This whole "Second Life" is becoming really weird. I hope you keep some method of pulling the plug. I don't want to go to the store to find out they only accept "Second Life" tokens, or whatever you call them. There's something very disturbing about this. Especially if it starts bleeding into "Real Life".
Anybody who finds any of this in any way, shape, or form to be even remotely acceptable is truly mad. Neither the RIAA or anybody else has any right at all to search the victim's hard drive. Make no mistake, the "defendant" here is a victim of what any normal, reasonable person would call a criminal act. And this time I believe the perpetrators should be locked up. Unfortunatley, that might mean cutting loose some dangerous pot smokers, and we can't have that, can we?
Dammit!
[with a gun pointed to his head] A Four-alarm fire in Downtown Moscow clears way for a glorious new tractor factory. And on the lighter side of the news, Hundreds of Capitalists are soon to perish in Shuttle disaster.