You state those "alternatives" like they are even remotely comparable to broadband.
Wimax has been labelled a <a href="http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/23/1512220">failure </a>. It will very likely be abandoned soon.
Satellite internet access requires that you front hundreds of dollars for service fees and initial setup, as well as purchase or lease the expensive equipment. Even then, you're likely going to be running at sub-T1 speeds at the price point that is comparable to cable. Let's not even discuss the latency issues or bad weather.
Heck, running full-throttle on an uncompressed dial-up line, you can only download about 17 GB per MONTH. 56kbit versus ~5000-10000kbit. Not even in the ballpark.
In places with no DSL, Comcast has the monopoly on broadband access.
"Who is this Kafka everyone keeps talking about?" - A 'terrorist' suspect, after being released from extended U.S. custody with no charges ever pressed
In Comb vs. Paypal, a judge established the current criteria by which an EULA can be held unenforcable. First, it should be determined if it is a contract of adhesion (almost all are), which renders it procedurally unconscionable. Second, it should be determined if it contains terms which would make it substantively unreasonable.
You see, courts don't appreciate one-sided contracts.
Also, any EULA which is not presented in such a way that it is obvious the user is entering into a contract can be deemed unenforcable.
In the GP I was referring to software companies as a whole. I should have specified that better.
With reference to this specific situation, I mostly agree. However, doesn't the WoW EULA have a clause against using the software offline or on another server?
The thing is, software companies are trying to use copyright law to enforce their EULAs, since they're quite aware of how flimsy a contract the EULA really is.
Warrants can be issued in almost no time at all, and there are still provisions available to allow for a judge to retroactively provide a warrant in a time of emergency.
Does the DMCA notice come with an internal IP as well (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, etc)? I would be curious to see a university or ISP bring up computer crime charges if that's true, since reconnaissance (active or passive) of internal networks can be considered a crime.
IP addresses can be, with proper logs, tied to one computer or connection. There is almost no way to prove that a specific individual was the one using that computer or connection at the time without evidence such as a video of the person using the computer.
The local government in many states requires a license for the types of activity that MediaSentry was involved in. MediaSentry acted without any license in many of those states. Massachusetts officials have specifically banned MediaSentry from operating in their state, and the Michigan state prosecutor is working to file charges against the company.
That is a false dichotomy. When a person mouthed off to a cop before the taser was invented, was the only available option a bullet? No, there are other means that a law enforcement officer can use.
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That must be the most productive comment I've read this year.
If I had mod points right now, you'd get them all.
You state those "alternatives" like they are even remotely comparable to broadband.
Wimax has been labelled a <a href="http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/23/1512220">failure </a>. It will very likely be abandoned soon.
Satellite internet access requires that you front hundreds of dollars for service fees and initial setup, as well as purchase or lease the expensive equipment. Even then, you're likely going to be running at sub-T1 speeds at the price point that is comparable to cable. Let's not even discuss the latency issues or bad weather.
Heck, running full-throttle on an uncompressed dial-up line, you can only download about 17 GB per MONTH. 56kbit versus ~5000-10000kbit. Not even in the ballpark.
In places with no DSL, Comcast has the monopoly on broadband access.
"Who is this Kafka everyone keeps talking about?" - A 'terrorist' suspect, after being released from extended U.S. custody with no charges ever pressed
24 significant bits does not a class B make
I stand corrected, I wasn't aware of that information.
No, but a person who is missing, with no explanation, could pose probable cause to believe that a crime has occurred.
As long as they get a warrant, I'm okay with it.
In Comb vs. Paypal, a judge established the current criteria by which an EULA can be held unenforcable. First, it should be determined if it is a contract of adhesion (almost all are), which renders it procedurally unconscionable. Second, it should be determined if it contains terms which would make it substantively unreasonable.
You see, courts don't appreciate one-sided contracts.
Also, any EULA which is not presented in such a way that it is obvious the user is entering into a contract can be deemed unenforcable.
In the GP I was referring to software companies as a whole. I should have specified that better.
With reference to this specific situation, I mostly agree. However, doesn't the WoW EULA have a clause against using the software offline or on another server?
The thing is, software companies are trying to use copyright law to enforce their EULAs, since they're quite aware of how flimsy a contract the EULA really is.
Could you perhaps state some of the reasons that you dislike the ACLU? Be specific.
I like them myself, but I may not be as informed about the negative side of the organization as I should be. Please, enlighten me.
You're the type of person that should never hold any position of power, ever.
They were missing for quite a long time. A warrant could have been issued almost instantly, and would not have hampered the search in any way.
She didn't just go missing though, she lied and claimed that she had been kidnapped and raped.
Like "A Modest Proposal," your sarcastic post misses one very obvious point: A random cop is not commonly-trusted, at least not here.
Warrants can be issued in almost no time at all, and there are still provisions available to allow for a judge to retroactively provide a warrant in a time of emergency.
Oh no, not cautioned! Please, spare the poor law enforcement officer the word of caution!
Repeatedly overstepping the Constitution should be cause for sentencing, not caution.
But... his post was interesting.
Does the DMCA notice come with an internal IP as well (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, etc)? I would be curious to see a university or ISP bring up computer crime charges if that's true, since reconnaissance (active or passive) of internal networks can be considered a crime.
You're wrong, at least partially, on both counts.
IP addresses can be, with proper logs, tied to one computer or connection. There is almost no way to prove that a specific individual was the one using that computer or connection at the time without evidence such as a video of the person using the computer.
The local government in many states requires a license for the types of activity that MediaSentry was involved in. MediaSentry acted without any license in many of those states. Massachusetts officials have specifically banned MediaSentry from operating in their state, and the Michigan state prosecutor is working to file charges against the company.
Are you new here?
GP never mentioned that the system as a whole was better, just that they can round up more victims with this targeting.
And since when have you known the RIAA to take the long view into consideration?
That is a false dichotomy. When a person mouthed off to a cop before the taser was invented, was the only available option a bullet? No, there are other means that a law enforcement officer can use.
I would also love to see that.
Tasing is preferable to shooting.
Therefore:
Tasing is acceptable.
Lets break that down some more:
A is preferable to B.
Therefore:
A is acceptable.
No, that doesn't work. A and B can both be unacceptable.
A gulag is preferable to a nazi cocentration camp.
But:
A gulag is still unacceptable.
So, you are expecting the company, which has already been shown to want the abuses covered up, to provide accountability?
You're taking Hanlon's Razor a bit too far if you don't see the pattern here.
Are you kidding me....this isn't -1 Troll? Mods?