I'm in Canada, in the Ottawa area and am BLESSED with 5 Mbps speeds. I kiss the ground that I get the pleasure of this speed. It totally sucks for those who have caps, and unknown reasons why they can't access more and have faster speeds. YES to the OP of this reply. Let US decide if we WANT to pay, don't hide from us, and not tell us the truth.
What about thinking about murder? Does that win you a ticket to jail? What about thinking about beating your wife? Get sent to jail!
Try, try, try, try again to make sure you lock it up, guys, but it still won't work. Your laws are crap, and the world is too vast.
I also doubt a black market will emerge. It's not worth it. I see a black market in just copying DVD's in China, frankly. For us "average" people DRM, and all the locks they try to put on, just makes our life miserable. Any form of DRM is HORRIBLE!
This is complacency at it's best. You have a duty to tell the truth, not matter if it hurts you, or helps you. Did she tell the truth? No. And it's come back to bite her, hasn't it? Well, serves her right. You can't "fudge the truth" and then expect others to live up to standards that you set, and don't keep. I don't care if she's been doing an okay job. She lied, and she should lose the job, period.
I thank God (and myself) that I got that program DVD X Copy when it was sold. Believe me, I treat that program disk like GOLD! It's invaluable with kids in the house and $15 DVD's that never seem to be put away in their proper cases!
Yes, I copy My DVD's for archival purposes, and I'll thank the Canadian CCRA, and the U.S. MPAA, or whatever it's called to allow everyone to do that. Will that happen? Not if we don't demand it, and stand up for OUR RIGHT to do it!
This is smoke and mirrors. NO DRM is the only way to go. NO DRM period. End of sentence.
LOL, very true...
It's not cheating if.......your net worth is more than the GDP of countries in the EU...if your CEO is a smooth talker...if you can pay your lawyers to fight the lawsuits and make them "just go away".
Lifetime, until they make you pay for the next overpriced, bloated piece of crap that makes you have to go out to buy that new computer to run it! WOOT, aren't we LUCKY? We should be kissing the ground upon which Bill walks shouldn't we be? Or, that's the impression I get, anyhow.
Uh-oh, we're being independent thinkers. Scary thought, to them I'm sure.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/gwci/households.html
Check out how little of a percentage lightbulbs are in an average Australian home. 5% is the amount.
If they'd STOP spending http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867 ,21234235-2702,00.html/$19 BILLION on road improvements, and instead improve public transport and take away personal car use which accounts for 34% of household greenhouse gas emissions, then we'd be getting somewhere. (I'm lumping in the going to work, AND the personal use/transportation categories in that pie chart.
As a Canadian, I'll say "Welcome" with open arms, and if you ever see a -40C temp in Toronto let me know okay? 'Cause that'd be an all time low record for the great TO. They don't get so cold there, and they don't get too much snow either. Nice place to live.
Yes, let's hope our DRM laws stay "sensible" and that the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of Heritage gets it right. I've got my doubts about that, but we'll see. With Michael Geist in the same city, Ottawa, as her, we'd only hope for her and the advisors to LISTEN to what we, the people, want in our laws.
They can get their Canadian counterpart the CRIA to come after you. The same stupidity exists in Canada, only they don't get reported as much as the RIAA.
Yeah, we can just all agree, but will we? No, there will be those who will make excuses why Google is somehow "different" but they ain't. They just want PROFIT, and that's all. Check out the China deal that Google did. If they were "honest" they'd never have started negotiations with the Chinese gov't. Nah, just all about the bottom line: pure profit.
Yah, calling a spade a spade is a good thing. More people that step up and say this: maybe the news organizations will stop showing fan boys and Microsoft paid employees to hawk their crap. Let's get some "fair, balanced" reports out there. Yah, there are some.. but they are few and far between.
Yes, Michael Geist is a good guy who tells it like it is. Kudos to him for speaking out on our rights that are being eroded. As a Canadian, damn right I'll be signing that petition! Keep up the good work for sure. BoingBoing is a richer place for having Michael Geist to quote and cheer along.
Don't mess with my right to make backup copies of any medium I want to. To not allow me the freedom to copy a CD, or a DVD, or any other digital file is a violation of my rights as a consumer. I won't stand for it. Go http://eff.org/EFF!
Vista is trying to make us upgrade our computers so that they can control exactly what hardware they want us to use. To me, that's unfair. I won't be installing Vista on my computer ever. You've got that in writing.
From http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2006/10/m ay_i_see_your.html/this blog...
Let's call it WGA Plus, shall we? The Plus means this software, which is baked into Windows Vista, is even more aggressive about detecting and blocking what it considers software that is running with unauthorized license keys or has been tampered with. And woe be unto you if you get snagged in the WGA - sorry, SPP dragnet while running Vista. If that happens on a premium version of Windows Vista, you'll first lose access to key features, including the Aero interface, ReadyBoost performance enhancements and Windows Defender anti-spyware detection. Eventually, if you don't deal with the problem, the measures get more severe and you're kicked into "reduced functionality mode":
Reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista will allow the user to use the browser after the reduced functionality mode has begun. Reduced functionality mode can occur as a result of failed product activation or of that copy being identified as counterfeit or non-genuine. In most cases customers will be able to correct this situation quickly with the options provided. With the tools in place for OEMs, and small to large customers, we expect that most customers should never be affected by having a non-genuine installation.
Microsoft denies that this is a "kill switch" for Windows Vista, even giving it a separate question and answer in its mock interview announcing the program. Technically, they're right, I suppose. Switching a PC into a degraded functionality where all you can do is browse the Internet doesn't kill it; but it's arguably a near-death experience.
Certainly, Microsoft has the right to protect itself from piracy, but this is the kind of thing that it had better get right, given how dire the consequences would be for its customers if it gets it wrong.
Unfortunately, that's not been the history of WGA so far.
Doesn't sound too promising to me..honestly.
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I'm in Canada, in the Ottawa area and am BLESSED with 5 Mbps speeds. I kiss the ground that I get the pleasure of this speed. It totally sucks for those who have caps, and unknown reasons why they can't access more and have faster speeds. YES to the OP of this reply. Let US decide if we WANT to pay, don't hide from us, and not tell us the truth.
What about thinking about murder? Does that win you a ticket to jail? What about thinking about beating your wife? Get sent to jail! Try, try, try, try again to make sure you lock it up, guys, but it still won't work. Your laws are crap, and the world is too vast.
I also doubt a black market will emerge. It's not worth it. I see a black market in just copying DVD's in China, frankly. For us "average" people DRM, and all the locks they try to put on, just makes our life miserable. Any form of DRM is HORRIBLE!
This is complacency at it's best. You have a duty to tell the truth, not matter if it hurts you, or helps you. Did she tell the truth? No. And it's come back to bite her, hasn't it? Well, serves her right. You can't "fudge the truth" and then expect others to live up to standards that you set, and don't keep. I don't care if she's been doing an okay job. She lied, and she should lose the job, period.
That's quite amazing that he actually gave it a "tie", and yes, I guess we'll have to be happy with that, won't we? :P
I thank God (and myself) that I got that program DVD X Copy when it was sold. Believe me, I treat that program disk like GOLD! It's invaluable with kids in the house and $15 DVD's that never seem to be put away in their proper cases! Yes, I copy My DVD's for archival purposes, and I'll thank the Canadian CCRA, and the U.S. MPAA, or whatever it's called to allow everyone to do that. Will that happen? Not if we don't demand it, and stand up for OUR RIGHT to do it! This is smoke and mirrors. NO DRM is the only way to go. NO DRM period. End of sentence.
LOL, very true... It's not cheating if.... ...your net worth is more than the GDP of countries in the EU ...if your CEO is a smooth talker ...if you can pay your lawyers to fight the lawsuits and make them "just go away".
Lifetime, until they make you pay for the next overpriced, bloated piece of crap that makes you have to go out to buy that new computer to run it! WOOT, aren't we LUCKY? We should be kissing the ground upon which Bill walks shouldn't we be? Or, that's the impression I get, anyhow. Uh-oh, we're being independent thinkers. Scary thought, to them I'm sure.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/gwci/households.html Check out how little of a percentage lightbulbs are in an average Australian home. 5% is the amount. If they'd STOP spending http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867 ,21234235-2702,00.html/$19 BILLION on road improvements, and instead improve public transport and take away personal car use which accounts for 34% of household greenhouse gas emissions, then we'd be getting somewhere. (I'm lumping in the going to work, AND the personal use/transportation categories in that pie chart.
As a Canadian, I'll say "Welcome" with open arms, and if you ever see a -40C temp in Toronto let me know okay? 'Cause that'd be an all time low record for the great TO. They don't get so cold there, and they don't get too much snow either. Nice place to live. Yes, let's hope our DRM laws stay "sensible" and that the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of Heritage gets it right. I've got my doubts about that, but we'll see. With Michael Geist in the same city, Ottawa, as her, we'd only hope for her and the advisors to LISTEN to what we, the people, want in our laws.
They can get their Canadian counterpart the CRIA to come after you. The same stupidity exists in Canada, only they don't get reported as much as the RIAA.
Yeah, we can just all agree, but will we? No, there will be those who will make excuses why Google is somehow "different" but they ain't. They just want PROFIT, and that's all. Check out the China deal that Google did. If they were "honest" they'd never have started negotiations with the Chinese gov't. Nah, just all about the bottom line: pure profit.
Yah, calling a spade a spade is a good thing. More people that step up and say this: maybe the news organizations will stop showing fan boys and Microsoft paid employees to hawk their crap. Let's get some "fair, balanced" reports out there. Yah, there are some.. but they are few and far between.
Yes, Michael Geist is a good guy who tells it like it is. Kudos to him for speaking out on our rights that are being eroded. As a Canadian, damn right I'll be signing that petition! Keep up the good work for sure. BoingBoing is a richer place for having Michael Geist to quote and cheer along.
Don't mess with my right to make backup copies of any medium I want to. To not allow me the freedom to copy a CD, or a DVD, or any other digital file is a violation of my rights as a consumer. I won't stand for it. Go http://eff.org/EFF! Vista is trying to make us upgrade our computers so that they can control exactly what hardware they want us to use. To me, that's unfair. I won't be installing Vista on my computer ever. You've got that in writing.
From http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2006/10/m ay_i_see_your.html/this blog...
Let's call it WGA Plus, shall we? The Plus means this software, which is baked into Windows Vista, is even more aggressive about detecting and blocking what it considers software that is running with unauthorized license keys or has been tampered with. And woe be unto you if you get snagged in the WGA - sorry, SPP dragnet while running Vista. If that happens on a premium version of Windows Vista, you'll first lose access to key features, including the Aero interface, ReadyBoost performance enhancements and Windows Defender anti-spyware detection. Eventually, if you don't deal with the problem, the measures get more severe and you're kicked into "reduced functionality mode":
Reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista will allow the user to use the browser after the reduced functionality mode has begun. Reduced functionality mode can occur as a result of failed product activation or of that copy being identified as counterfeit or non-genuine. In most cases customers will be able to correct this situation quickly with the options provided. With the tools in place for OEMs, and small to large customers, we expect that most customers should never be affected by having a non-genuine installation.
Microsoft denies that this is a "kill switch" for Windows Vista, even giving it a separate question and answer in its mock interview announcing the program. Technically, they're right, I suppose. Switching a PC into a degraded functionality where all you can do is browse the Internet doesn't kill it; but it's arguably a near-death experience.
Certainly, Microsoft has the right to protect itself from piracy, but this is the kind of thing that it had better get right, given how dire the consequences would be for its customers if it gets it wrong.
Unfortunately, that's not been the history of WGA so far.
Doesn't sound too promising to me..honestly.
The "Evil Eye" comes to watch... and wait. MWHaaa.... he knows when you have the 'wrong' software installed.... and pounces. MWHaaaa. :)
Good points!