Yeah...more Gov't involvement, that's what we need!
I guess you haven't noticed the government is pushing for more monitoring, logging, and storage now. There's your bureaucracy at work. If they prohibit it, then we can take the ISPs to court. The government bureaucrats would actually lose their jobs. Of course they can't have that. Bureaucrats are more powerful than the president.
One reason that you can't consumers responsible is that you can hardly consider a "privacy policy" verifiable. They are all a sad joke foisted on the public so they feel secure. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Congress must prohibit all monitoring by the ISPs. But that's not going to happen, because we must think of the children, and protect the copyright monopolies from the taarrarists.
But being locked is a much bigger problem. And there he is. The old adage holds truer than ever: Trust no one. I would have demanded my immediate release and a written statement that all charges are dropped and no further action would be taken against me, or you get nothing. Let's see them cope with that. Basically, now he's screwed.
Prohibition is what makes it so profitable, and that's what funds many clandestine government operations, plus an empty private prison cell collects no rent. You're looking at it from the wrong angle.
If you can't rehabilitate them, at least you can have the "pleasure" of making them suffer for as long as possible. Death is an escape from that suffering. Those who torture people are sometimes very careful to keep their victims alive. Besides all that, there's always a chance that you have the wrong guy. And our systems carry the very heavy baggage of prejudice and corruption. Two very good reasons to abolish the practice. Civilized society does not kill an unarmed person that's locked up in a cell.
DRM could cause an entire generations music to be lost.
Not at all. It's a great opportunity to sell and constantly resell your product with minimum effort. Oh, if only us mechanics could do the same. I could charge for every hour you use your machine, every mile you drive your car. *sigh*
Ripped right from the page itself: No, it's not the end of the world; yes, we have bigger problems. But the Yahoo news is just another depressing reminder of all the wasted time and energy put into these schemes designed to create roadblocks for legal users. At least the music business has gotten the message, and all four major labels and most indies now sell DRM-free online.
I was fully aware of that. And as it turns out, the squeaky wheel actually does get the grease. Note to all who submit to authority so easily: You guys frequently don't get any lube at all.
The perspective I use is that of the innocent person. I consider that to be quite reasonable. If it was ever to happen to you, I doubt you will spend your time worrying about the statistics. If the numbers are all that matter, then I don't know what else to say.
You bring up a good reason to be against the death penalty. Best to keep the inmate alive as long as possible. If I was a violent criminal, I feel I would prefer death to a lifetime in prison. Unless I could set myself up real nicely with a private cell, kitchen*, cable, and internet. And had control of the contraband flowing in and out.
*Thinking of Pauly cooking up those gourmet dishes.
Trying to elevate saving a bit of money on entertainment products to the same category is just...
Seeing as that you see it nothing more as attempt to save money shows the shallowness of your argument. The whole thing is to raise barriers to entry. To keep the gatekeepers in business. That's why DAT and the minidisc have DRM. Of course the much more expensive "pro" versions don't. You actually think that big time bootleggers don't give a cut to the distributors? You think they're actually under the radar? It's no different than a smuggler paying off the border guards, and a whole bunch of others along the way to the end customer. The entertainment industry is a bunch of pushers. And in case you haven't noticed, they make record profits in spite of the bootleggers every year. Actually their business depends on piracy to augment sales. It's long past time to bring them down to earth. You'll never see me shedding any tears for them. Their hue and cry is as phony as a three dollar bill. The only thing they're really trying to do is minimize, if not eliminate the competition.
Actually the issue of sharing information and P2P communications is not so trivial. They are important matters of freedom. Their prohibition is a form of censorship that the government itself can't deal with. So corporate proxy gets around it. The real intent of copyright is to serve that purpose, despite the constant spin we hear from the drones. The present law is to protect the real freeloaders, not to pursue justice. It is law written by the merchant class for their sole benefit, and the rest of society gets the "trickle down". More like a golden shower it is. Work once, charge many. If only my line of work was so privileged...
For some people it is indeed very successful. The contraband economy(weapons, drugs, people) is flourishing(betcha it encompasses at least 20% of the world's economy), along with the law enforcement and prison industries. It all depends on which end of the stick you are. Or maybe you were pointing that out...
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Decimal or Binary?
Regular or menthol? Filtered or unfiltered?
...and we want to know what the _______ is.
Well, I want to know what is is.
Yeah...more Gov't involvement, that's what we need!
I guess you haven't noticed the government is pushing for more monitoring, logging, and storage now. There's your bureaucracy at work. If they prohibit it, then we can take the ISPs to court. The government bureaucrats would actually lose their jobs. Of course they can't have that. Bureaucrats are more powerful than the president.
One reason that you can't consumers responsible is that you can hardly consider a "privacy policy" verifiable. They are all a sad joke foisted on the public so they feel secure. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Congress must prohibit all monitoring by the ISPs. But that's not going to happen, because we must think of the children, and protect the copyright monopolies from the taarrarists.
...the network is no longer his problem.
But being locked is a much bigger problem. And there he is. The old adage holds truer than ever: Trust no one. I would have demanded my immediate release and a written statement that all charges are dropped and no further action would be taken against me, or you get nothing. Let's see them cope with that. Basically, now he's screwed.
He gave up his only bargaining chip, and he's still locked up.
They let you see their code, and then claim that your subsequent code is an infringement. Don't look at anything that isn't properly labeled.
Prohibition is what makes it so profitable, and that's what funds many clandestine government operations, plus an empty private prison cell collects no rent. You're looking at it from the wrong angle.
If you can't rehabilitate them, at least you can have the "pleasure" of making them suffer for as long as possible. Death is an escape from that suffering. Those who torture people are sometimes very careful to keep their victims alive. Besides all that, there's always a chance that you have the wrong guy. And our systems carry the very heavy baggage of prejudice and corruption. Two very good reasons to abolish the practice. Civilized society does not kill an unarmed person that's locked up in a cell.
Thanks AC!...Now then...What was it exactly that this guy did that was wrong? Violated some arbitrary rule? Screw them! They can check ID at the door.
to obfuscate your real identity for these sites? Do not, I repeat, do NOT give your real names!
DRM could cause an entire generations music to be lost.
Not at all. It's a great opportunity to sell and constantly resell your product with minimum effort. Oh, if only us mechanics could do the same. I could charge for every hour you use your machine, every mile you drive your car. *sigh*
Annoying, yes, but not the end of the world.
Ripped right from the page itself:
No, it's not the end of the world; yes, we have bigger problems. But the Yahoo news is just another depressing reminder of all the wasted time and energy put into these schemes designed to create roadblocks for legal users. At least the music business has gotten the message, and all four major labels and most indies now sell DRM-free online.
I was fully aware of that. And as it turns out, the squeaky wheel actually does get the grease. Note to all who submit to authority so easily: You guys frequently don't get any lube at all.
...you have to put the numbers in perspective.
The perspective I use is that of the innocent person. I consider that to be quite reasonable. If it was ever to happen to you, I doubt you will spend your time worrying about the statistics. If the numbers are all that matter, then I don't know what else to say.
It just means you will need two computers. The trusted one for the bank, and the hacked one for everything else.
But I think "innocent man sent to jail" is very, very rare.
Not rare enough. And many are still inside.
...I would have rather seen him in a 8x10 cell.
You bring up a good reason to be against the death penalty. Best to keep the inmate alive as long as possible. If I was a violent criminal, I feel I would prefer death to a lifetime in prison. Unless I could set myself up real nicely with a private cell, kitchen*, cable, and internet. And had control of the contraband flowing in and out.
*Thinking of Pauly cooking up those gourmet dishes.
What, was it taken down? By whom? What's up with that?
Oh wait...Wrong Lenny.
I use Slackware, the one, true Unix like operating system... Punk!
It is only about saving money...
Guess I'm talking to the hand. Nevermind. You win.
Why not land in the middle of the Superbowl finals, now THAT's revealing!
They did, in 2004, during halftime. But nobody was looking.
Trying to elevate saving a bit of money on entertainment products to the same category is just...
Seeing as that you see it nothing more as attempt to save money shows the shallowness of your argument. The whole thing is to raise barriers to entry. To keep the gatekeepers in business. That's why DAT and the minidisc have DRM. Of course the much more expensive "pro" versions don't. You actually think that big time bootleggers don't give a cut to the distributors? You think they're actually under the radar? It's no different than a smuggler paying off the border guards, and a whole bunch of others along the way to the end customer. The entertainment industry is a bunch of pushers. And in case you haven't noticed, they make record profits in spite of the bootleggers every year. Actually their business depends on piracy to augment sales. It's long past time to bring them down to earth. You'll never see me shedding any tears for them. Their hue and cry is as phony as a three dollar bill. The only thing they're really trying to do is minimize, if not eliminate the competition.
and don't want to be found out, so it can be patched. Then they would have to start all over.
...over such a trivial issue.
Actually the issue of sharing information and P2P communications is not so trivial. They are important matters of freedom. Their prohibition is a form of censorship that the government itself can't deal with. So corporate proxy gets around it. The real intent of copyright is to serve that purpose, despite the constant spin we hear from the drones. The present law is to protect the real freeloaders, not to pursue justice. It is law written by the merchant class for their sole benefit, and the rest of society gets the "trickle down". More like a golden shower it is. Work once, charge many. If only my line of work was so privileged...
For some people it is indeed very successful. The contraband economy(weapons, drugs, people) is flourishing(betcha it encompasses at least 20% of the world's economy), along with the law enforcement and prison industries. It all depends on which end of the stick you are. Or maybe you were pointing that out...