Hey if its free, and all you have to do is fill out a form that has some legal crap about you agreeing to not reverse engineer, give it to your pals, etc. then that is fine. It is still free - and if someone wants it - they can also fill out the form.
The worst thing would be "It's free" for about two years - and then when the market is almost totally switched to this new format it becomes pay.
Sorry dude, but you are an idiot. You Copying is the same thing as theft when it is done unlawfully. You can stay in your limited convenientworld of what is theft and copying. Unfortunately for you, the law doesn't agree - and it has nothing to do with the RIAA/MPAA - as "copying" material without the permission of the owners has been illegal for a long time.
To obtain without permission is stealing. To obtain a song without permission is stealing. The permission being "pay us the money we want for it." There ya go. You can live in your limited world - to make definitions that suit you but in the end - you are wrong...Then again, maybe if someone took your personal information (name, social, license, etc.) you wouldn't consider it stealing either?
How about "check the yes box or the no box and then hit the send box". That way if you were typing away, and didn't notice the box you won't accidentally hit no or yes.
And so you can't claim it's a wrong practice today without also claiming it was a wrong practice back then
Well since the RIAA/MPAA is restricing your civil rights lets go steal. That'll teach em. Hmm, since the bank won't give me a bank loan, maybe I should go rob em too?
No that is not my reasoning at all. I said, I have a hole, I place an object in the hole, I still have a hole; it just happens to be a hole with an object in it. As for, if the hole is filled up is it still a hole, that depends on your definition of a hole.
What will IBM say to this release of data? What if they had a big release in the works? While some may say "this is free advertisement", PR departments like to do things on their schedules. Especially if they were planning, at the last minute, to scrap this thinkpad.
I have a hole, I place a golf ball in it - I still have a hole. It just happens to have a golf ball. The difference is one is an empty hole, the other is not.
Not really. If your computer is fast enough to d/l the data...someone elses computer is fast enough to get it too. The only thing is - since your d/l time will be shorter it will mean you are on the net a bit less.
A small canister with the CERN logo was found in the home of the RIAA/MPAA. According to security officials, "We cannot find this canister as it is hidden, and the culprit utilized one of our wireless cameras. The interesting thing about this transparant container with a count-down timer is that it has a floating ball of what looks like silver in the middle of it."
Well according to wikipedia its estimated, that the library of congress (in text) is about 15-17 terrabytes. So that ranges from about 29 - 33 Libraries of Congress.
And you see a problem with this how? I wouldn't mind having 12 wives all pumping out kids and giving it to Time Warner. I might even have up to 15 wives so 3 of them can be at work all the time making money to support the rest of us:D
It's expensive, and time consuming and would require every house to upgrade to more expensive hardware. In all reality, there isn't enough demand for super-high bandwidth except for people who need to download large amounts of data. Presently, most of those people are those who like to download large programs - generally programs that they should be buying instead of pirating.
Yes I would like to have fibre running to my house. And I might notice the increase in speed when playing CounterStrike, downloading some large legal file, and allowing my g/f to surf the net from her wireless mac (bleh) - but I can do that, presently, with my 6 mbit comcast connection and it's pretty darn fast.
The total amount of data transmitted during this challenge -- 500 terabytes -- would take about 250 years to download using a typical 512 kilobit per second household broadband connection
Government should only protect you when you or your property are being PHYSICALLY HARMED
THe money in the bank - should the gov't not protect that?
Anti-drinking and driving legislation IS wrong. (but not socialist). If you can drive safely with a high blood alcohol level, what crime is being committed?
You need to think a bit longer on this one. I will let it go on the grounds I don't feel like it.
Government has a monopoly on the use of physical coersion and that power should not be used lightly
Yes its called the police. And they try not to use physical violence unless needed (exceptions, like morons, should not be counted)
Moveover, you shouldn't even be taken to court unless you physicaly harmed someone or some thing.
Where do you get the idea that only physical harm counts. There are many more ways to hurt a person, non-physically then physically (i.e. identity theft).
The DMCA is unjust, but so are laws saying that an entity can't try to sell you a dvd that you can't easily copy.
Trying to have your cake or eat it to? It is either you are allowed to copy movies, or you are not. Saying the law is stupid is just plain silly.
If you wanna buy something that some people deam "harmful" be it gunpowder, a joint, a computer, a DRMed piece of software, whatever....you should be allowed to purchase it
In that case I would like to purchase five ICBM's, an M1A1 Abrams, an M-16-2, and a F-1 Hornet.
If the gov't doesn't protect me, then who will? Do I have enough money to fight the MPAA/RIAA in court? Do I have enough money to buy the latest and greatest security technology? Do I have the money to support an army so that an invading country doesn't kill me? The gov't works to protect everyone in it's boarders (and sometimes outside). It may not be perfect, but it is better then nothing. Saying "anti-drm legislation is socialist and wrong" because it is a law to protect people is foolish. That is like saying "Anti-drinking and driving legislation is socialist and wrong." Again, our legislation system may not be perfect, but it is better the nothing.
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Hey if its free, and all you have to do is fill out a form that has some legal crap about you agreeing to not reverse engineer, give it to your pals, etc. then that is fine. It is still free - and if someone wants it - they can also fill out the form.
The worst thing would be "It's free" for about two years - and then when the market is almost totally switched to this new format it becomes pay.
Sorry dude, but you are an idiot. You Copying is the same thing as theft when it is done unlawfully. You can stay in your limited convenientworld of what is theft and copying. Unfortunately for you, the law doesn't agree - and it has nothing to do with the RIAA/MPAA - as "copying" material without the permission of the owners has been illegal for a long time.
To obtain without permission is stealing. To obtain a song without permission is stealing. The permission being "pay us the money we want for it." There ya go. You can live in your limited world - to make definitions that suit you but in the end - you are wrong...Then again, maybe if someone took your personal information (name, social, license, etc.) you wouldn't consider it stealing either?
How about "check the yes box or the no box and then hit the send box". That way if you were typing away, and didn't notice the box you won't accidentally hit no or yes.
And so you can't claim it's a wrong practice today without also claiming it was a wrong practice back then
Well since the RIAA/MPAA is restricing your civil rights lets go steal. That'll teach em. Hmm, since the bank won't give me a bank loan, maybe I should go rob em too?
No that is not my reasoning at all. I said, I have a hole, I place an object in the hole, I still have a hole; it just happens to be a hole with an object in it. As for, if the hole is filled up is it still a hole, that depends on your definition of a hole.
What will IBM say to this release of data? What if they had a big release in the works? While some may say "this is free advertisement", PR departments like to do things on their schedules. Especially if they were planning, at the last minute, to scrap this thinkpad.
I have a hole, I place a golf ball in it - I still have a hole. It just happens to have a golf ball. The difference is one is an empty hole, the other is not.
Is this what the new Gravity games will hold? Extreme Geek Diving? Who can beat the first level of Doom III before going splat?
Are these Uber-Geeks?
There was a law saying this or was it a common standard, supported by the local law enforcement? There is a difference between the two.
Not really. If your computer is fast enough to d/l the data...someone elses computer is fast enough to get it too. The only thing is - since your d/l time will be shorter it will mean you are on the net a bit less.
A small canister with the CERN logo was found in the home of the RIAA/MPAA. According to security officials, "We cannot find this canister as it is hidden, and the culprit utilized one of our wireless cameras. The interesting thing about this transparant container with a count-down timer is that it has a floating ball of what looks like silver in the middle of it."
Well according to wikipedia its estimated, that the library of congress (in text) is about 15-17 terrabytes. So that ranges from about 29 - 33 Libraries of Congress.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." --Bill Gates, 1981
/., 2005
/., 2005
"640MB/sec ought to be enough for anybody." --Me,
"It's never enough...for anybody." -- Me,
And you see a problem with this how? I wouldn't mind having 12 wives all pumping out kids and giving it to Time Warner. I might even have up to 15 wives so 3 of them can be at work all the time making money to support the rest of us :D
It's expensive, and time consuming and would require every house to upgrade to more expensive hardware. In all reality, there isn't enough demand for super-high bandwidth except for people who need to download large amounts of data. Presently, most of those people are those who like to download large programs - generally programs that they should be buying instead of pirating.
Yes I would like to have fibre running to my house. And I might notice the increase in speed when playing CounterStrike, downloading some large legal file, and allowing my g/f to surf the net from her wireless mac (bleh) - but I can do that, presently, with my 6 mbit comcast connection and it's pretty darn fast.
The total amount of data transmitted during this challenge -- 500 terabytes -- would take about 250 years to download using a typical 512 kilobit per second household broadband connection
Thats why I d/l at 6 Mbits/ second.
it applies to any context.
Actually, RAW is also an acronym "Rules As Written" :)
why not?
Tried right clicking and saving - didn't give me the option.
I hope your are totally kidding:
Government should only protect you when you or your property are being PHYSICALLY HARMED
THe money in the bank - should the gov't not protect that?
Anti-drinking and driving legislation IS wrong. (but not socialist). If you can drive safely with a high blood alcohol level, what crime is being committed?
You need to think a bit longer on this one. I will let it go on the grounds I don't feel like it.
Government has a monopoly on the use of physical coersion and that power should not be used lightly
Yes its called the police. And they try not to use physical violence unless needed (exceptions, like morons, should not be counted)
Moveover, you shouldn't even be taken to court unless you physicaly harmed someone or some thing.
Where do you get the idea that only physical harm counts. There are many more ways to hurt a person, non-physically then physically (i.e. identity theft).
The DMCA is unjust, but so are laws saying that an entity can't try to sell you a dvd that you can't easily copy.
Trying to have your cake or eat it to? It is either you are allowed to copy movies, or you are not. Saying the law is stupid is just plain silly.
If you wanna buy something that some people deam "harmful" be it gunpowder, a joint, a computer, a DRMed piece of software, whatever....you should be allowed to purchase it
In that case I would like to purchase five ICBM's, an M1A1 Abrams, an M-16-2, and a F-1 Hornet.
If the gov't doesn't protect me, then who will? Do I have enough money to fight the MPAA/RIAA in court? Do I have enough money to buy the latest and greatest security technology? Do I have the money to support an army so that an invading country doesn't kill me? The gov't works to protect everyone in it's boarders (and sometimes outside). It may not be perfect, but it is better then nothing. Saying "anti-drm legislation is socialist and wrong" because it is a law to protect people is foolish. That is like saying "Anti-drinking and driving legislation is socialist and wrong." Again, our legislation system may not be perfect, but it is better the nothing.
Where was I? When did this french fry turn to freedom fry?
Assuming they knew he would do that, yes, by that logic it would.