Granted the situation with windows does not line up exactly with your analogy. Microsoft does not have the responsibility to supply the pirates with newer service packs (add more features etc.) but only with security updates. It is dangerous to the stability of the internet to have a large number of unpactched vulnerable windows machines. Because a large portion of internet users use windows Microsoft must take an active role in maintaing the stability of the internet. This is not about giving the pirates a free ride but safeguarding other users.
It is fundamentally a companies sole responsibility to ensure that any flaws within its products are fixed. By using their own mistakes as a punishment for people who pirate that are propagating flawed copies of their software. Microsoft should allow any user of their products regardless of if they have a right to it to have updates. They can fight piracy in more responsible and effective ways, for there are other people who use the network.
For all those who haven't upgraded to a DVD burner because of all the possible formats get a Multi-drive. I have a nice LG that burns DVD-/+R/RW and DVD-RAM as well as normal CD-R/RW's. They aren't too much more expensive and tend to make life much easier.
The usenet servers shaw provides access are literally amazing. I usually get around 2Mbps downloading from them and they host about 5 days worth of dvd's in the binary newsgroups. Along with many lossless rips of cd's.
This is yet another example of big business and government trying to influence a medium which is specifically designed to resist any from of centralized control. The internet is one of the most powerful forms of free speech which we have in the world today and the move towards censorship (i.e. china) is starting to tarnish this. Like it or not the p2p phenomenon is out of the bag so to speak. Before actions such as these are taken the pros and cons must be carefully evaluated because there is truly no way to completely control internet copyright infringement without stepping on the toes of somebody's personal liberties. Which is more important to you? Intellectual property or the ability to say what you believe without fear of punishment.
The following will be said in this thread
"THE RIAA is EVIL, burn in hell!"
"Stealing music is illegal.. shut up asshat it's copyright infringement."
"The music produced nowadays is utter crap"
"Use freenet"
and so on....
Hopefully google will not go public anytime soon like they were talking about earlier. I fear that this would stifle their innovation and bring it closer to some of the other failed portals.. ie more ads in an attempt to satisfy investors.
I think it is a good idea for other search engines to step up to the plate and challenge google. It stops them from beoming complacent and spurs innovation from a desire to be #1.
Just the fact that a government agency is willing to release code which they have created is a very postive sign. It is expected that it would be impossible to apply something such as the GPL to code maintained by a public funded entity. But even with a license more restrictive than the GPL releasing this code will obviously do much more good than harm to the open source community.
..of where a paid content system and a free content system work flawlessly together. Internet users tend not to invest in a service/website unless they have an incentive. In fark.com's case they offer access to all submitted links and no ads.
All in all the best way to entice people to pay for content is to give them a reaonable amount of functionality under a free membership. If they enjoy your free content many will tend to become paid subscribers later on.
These new 'laws' which are being brought forth are further restricting our privacy and fundamental rights as citizens. As soon as any form of government censorship is instituted on the web bad things happen. Look at China for example and all of the problems which are resulting due to the increasing control of the government. Officals there have realized how the Internet brings forth free speech and are attempting to control it. This goes against the fundamental principles which the web was built upon.
I fear that the western world is headed down this path of censorship and corporate/government control.
This is just yet another indication of the dwindling nature of our personal liberties and privacy.
I think I am going to craft some tinfoil glasses to go along with my hat. *twiddles thumbs*
If your tooth is blue don't you think there is good chance it's already dead? Tsk Tsk.. It looks like some of us geeks need to learn how to use a toothbrush.
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Granted the situation with windows does not line up exactly with your analogy. Microsoft does not have the responsibility to supply the pirates with newer service packs (add more features etc.) but only with security updates. It is dangerous to the stability of the internet to have a large number of unpactched vulnerable windows machines. Because a large portion of internet users use windows Microsoft must take an active role in maintaing the stability of the internet. This is not about giving the pirates a free ride but safeguarding other users.
It is fundamentally a companies sole responsibility to ensure that any flaws within its products are fixed. By using their own mistakes as a punishment for people who pirate that are propagating flawed copies of their software. Microsoft should allow any user of their products regardless of if they have a right to it to have updates. They can fight piracy in more responsible and effective ways, for there are other people who use the network.
Try the mednor.net mirror, im getting around 450KB a sec off of it.
some punk thought it would be funny to steal our newest lawn GNOME.
For all those who haven't upgraded to a DVD burner because of all the possible formats get a Multi-drive. I have a nice LG that burns DVD-/+R/RW and DVD-RAM as well as normal CD-R/RW's. They aren't too much more expensive and tend to make life much easier.
The usenet servers shaw provides access are literally amazing. I usually get around 2Mbps downloading from them and they host about 5 days worth of dvd's in the binary newsgroups. Along with many lossless rips of cd's.
This is yet another example of big business and government trying to influence a medium which is specifically designed to resist any from of centralized control. The internet is one of the most powerful forms of free speech which we have in the world today and the move towards censorship (i.e. china) is starting to tarnish this. Like it or not the p2p phenomenon is out of the bag so to speak. Before actions such as these are taken the pros and cons must be carefully evaluated because there is truly no way to completely control internet copyright infringement without stepping on the toes of somebody's personal liberties. Which is more important to you? Intellectual property or the ability to say what you believe without fear of punishment.
The following will be said in this thread "THE RIAA is EVIL, burn in hell!" "Stealing music is illegal.. shut up asshat it's copyright infringement." "The music produced nowadays is utter crap" "Use freenet" and so on....
Never underestimate millions of cheap computer users with time on their hands.
Hopefully google will not go public anytime soon like they were talking about earlier. I fear that this would stifle their innovation and bring it closer to some of the other failed portals.. ie more ads in an attempt to satisfy investors.
I think it is a good idea for other search engines to step up to the plate and challenge google. It stops them from beoming complacent and spurs innovation from a desire to be #1.
Just the fact that a government agency is willing to release code which they have created is a very postive sign. It is expected that it would be impossible to apply something such as the GPL to code maintained by a public funded entity. But even with a license more restrictive than the GPL releasing this code will obviously do much more good than harm to the open source community.
I say kudos to them all
..of where a paid content system and a free content system work flawlessly together. Internet users tend not to invest in a service/website unless they have an incentive. In fark.com's case they offer access to all submitted links and no ads. All in all the best way to entice people to pay for content is to give them a reaonable amount of functionality under a free membership. If they enjoy your free content many will tend to become paid subscribers later on.
These new 'laws' which are being brought forth are further restricting our privacy and fundamental rights as citizens. As soon as any form of government censorship is instituted on the web bad things happen. Look at China for example and all of the problems which are resulting due to the increasing control of the government. Officals there have realized how the Internet brings forth free speech and are attempting to control it. This goes against the fundamental principles which the web was built upon.
I fear that the western world is headed down this path of censorship and corporate/government control.
/remove tinfoil hat
This is just yet another indication of the dwindling nature of our personal liberties and privacy. I think I am going to craft some tinfoil glasses to go along with my hat. *twiddles thumbs*
The pr0n is out of focus again. Time to print off some new glasses.
*curls into fetal position*
Damn you! Damn you va3atc for reminding me of that infernal tune!
Goodbye, I must go pour molten lead into my ears.
If your tooth is blue don't you think there is good chance it's already dead? Tsk Tsk.. It looks like some of us geeks need to learn how to use a toothbrush.