IMO, Linux hasn't changed that greatly, it's just easier for non-geeks to get ahold of it. There aren't (m)any new resources; it's just that resources that existed before are easier to get ahold of.
Why is this crack a bad thing? It's quite simple.
It isn't like it lets you use music you own in ways that you should be allowed to. You agreed when you downloaded the music from iTMS that there would be limitations to your use inherent in the AAC format. A crack that lets you break the encryption is just a way for you to renege on your agreement with Apple.
It isn't a free-your-data machine; it's a breach-your-contract-with-Apple machine.
My high school- or at least my english teacher - has started using this. It seems fair to me. As has been said before, there is far too much information for one person to check against on the web; turnitin.com is doing what the user realistically can't.
And there is no such thing as a false positive. The site highlights all the material it finds has been borrowed from anywhere; as long as the instructor finds that material is cited, there's no problem.
Also, although this is probably a bigger deal for high school than university, this means we now have until midnight to submit our papers instead of until 3:00 (at school).
It's also worth mentioning that the system is far from bug free; our papers at least were borked enough than our teacher still asked for a hard copy to grade.
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I was gonna reply, "But they can only make a couple square microns of it!" - and then I realized, that's the point ;)
True dat. First thing that came into my mind was "Japanese government raids Intel offices; all they found was ice cream and lemonade."
IMO, Linux hasn't changed that greatly, it's just easier for non-geeks to get ahold of it. There aren't (m)any new resources; it's just that resources that existed before are easier to get ahold of.
If the RIAA gets its way, it may actually become necessary to get your car mod chipped to play bootleg CDs :D
Why is this crack a bad thing? It's quite simple. It isn't like it lets you use music you own in ways that you should be allowed to. You agreed when you downloaded the music from iTMS that there would be limitations to your use inherent in the AAC format. A crack that lets you break the encryption is just a way for you to renege on your agreement with Apple. It isn't a free-your-data machine; it's a breach-your-contract-with-Apple machine.
My high school- or at least my english teacher - has started using this. It seems fair to me. As has been said before, there is far too much information for one person to check against on the web; turnitin.com is doing what the user realistically can't. And there is no such thing as a false positive. The site highlights all the material it finds has been borrowed from anywhere; as long as the instructor finds that material is cited, there's no problem. Also, although this is probably a bigger deal for high school than university, this means we now have until midnight to submit our papers instead of until 3:00 (at school). It's also worth mentioning that the system is far from bug free; our papers at least were borked enough than our teacher still asked for a hard copy to grade.