I'm just glad the industry settled on the term PC instead of "IBM Compatible" or "MS-DOS based computer". It's funny how long the IBM Compatible term lasted despite its inaccuracy.
I would think that the situation of your friend listening to a CD being played in your house would fall under fair use. I also think that copying the CD isn't illegal, but distributing copies of the CD is. You could make a thousand copies for yourself without infringing... but as soon as you give one to your friend, you are.
The article brings up a good point that copyright infringement is not theft. So in your scenario where your friend steals your copy of a CD, well, that's theft. But there was no infringement because you didn't distribute.
I guess the trick is proving that you didn't intend for people to get a hold of your copies.
"31. There appear to be many exemptions to the National Do Not Call Registry. Will the number of telemarketing calls I get really be reduced?
Yes. All professional telemarketing companies must comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule, even if they are making sales calls on behalf of a company that is not covered. Failing to comply may subject the telemarketing company to a fine of up to $11,000 for each call that is not in compliance."
That is from a PDF on the FTC website (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/dncalr t.pdf).
This tells me that if XYZ Telemarketing is contracted by ABC Charity to do marketing calls, the Do Not Call list is still in effect. But if ABC Charity were to do the calls directly, it wouldn't.
I think that is a pretty fair compromise. I don't mind a little old lady from the church down the street calling me. But I do mind a snotty brat in a call center giving me crap because I say that I'm not interested.
I don't understand the reasoning for calling the operating system GNU/Linux. The purpose of an operating system is to manage computer resources (i.e. memory, cpu time, files, processes, hardware, etc.) What part of GNU software does any of that on a Linux system? None. Absolutely none. The kernel is the operating system. Everything else is just an application.
From the article: "To copy Unix source code would not be ethically wrong, but it is illegal"
How can purposely doing something illegal be considered ethical? The law may not be "ethical"... but is intentionally disobeying a law ethical? I don't think so.
Exactly... buying CDs at Best Buy is always cheaper then the crappy stores in the mall with a smaller selection. I find it amazing that people still buy shit there.
That's not the issue. It seems that Unisys let everyone start using GIF format for 15 years... waited until it was standard for web graphics... waited until millions of websites used their technology... then decided to enforce their patent. Because they did it this way, their fees were ridiculous... and if they would have enforced this 10 years ago... GIF would have never become a standard on the web.
At least RSA was upfront about their patent from the begining.
Judging by the amount of comments posted for this story, I would say that there were quite a few people interested in this story. Since almost 100% of the people that read this site are nerds, and a lot of those people were interested in this story... yeah, I would say that this really is "News for Nerds". Just because it isn't necessarily computer/technology related doesn't mean it isn't "News for Nerds."
Besides, "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" is mostly a useless marketing tagline for this site anyway. Kinda like those stupid taglines on movie posters.
While we are posting stories about people changing jobs...
Just last week I started a new job after a long and tedious four and a half year tenure at my former job. In this new job I'll finally get to work on things other than fighting fires. I'm very excited. Just thought everyone would like to know.
The story gives insight into how Steve Jobs thinks about product design and marketing. Even though it is light on both, it does have a certain amount of value in that regard.
something is called "Unix" doesn't mean that it is good. So who really cares. Unix is generic. No one goes out and buys Unix. You buy IRIX, AIX, Solaris, Linux, etc. Those trademarks are not generic and are more important.
Then again, there are people out there that go to Best Buy to "buy the internet."
But the difference is that Kodak changed with the times. They have a full line of very high quality (in my opinion) digital cameras. They realized that if they didn't jump on board, digital would significantly hurt their business. Good companies can change their business models when they need to.
Eventually, digital is going to kill the RIAA... not because it is "stealing sales"... but because they refuse to meet customer demand. Look at Apple... 2 million songs sold in 2 weeks... and you have to have a mac to even buy. Why doesn't the RIAA wake up and realize that people want to buy high quality MP3s to listen to on their portable devices.
Think of it as using a 555-xxxx phone number like they do on TV and in movies so that some Joe Schmoe doesn't sue the company because of all the phone calls he gets because of the movie.
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They probably got sued by the dumbass French government for airing a show about Nazis.
I'm just glad the industry settled on the term PC instead of "IBM Compatible" or "MS-DOS based computer". It's funny how long the IBM Compatible term lasted despite its inaccuracy.
I would think that the situation of your friend listening to a CD being played in your house would fall under fair use. I also think that copying the CD isn't illegal, but distributing copies of the CD is. You could make a thousand copies for yourself without infringing... but as soon as you give one to your friend, you are.
The article brings up a good point that copyright infringement is not theft. So in your scenario where your friend steals your copy of a CD, well, that's theft. But there was no infringement because you didn't distribute.
I guess the trick is proving that you didn't intend for people to get a hold of your copies.
This really has nothing to do with MySQL. It due to the crappy database access interface in PHP and developer laziness/ignorance.
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"31. There appear to be many exemptions to the National Do Not Call Registry. Will the number
of telemarketing calls I get really be reduced?
Yes. All professional telemarketing companies must comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule, even if they are making sales calls on behalf of a company that is not covered. Failing to comply may subject the telemarketing company to a fine of up to $11,000 for each call that is not in compliance."
That is from a PDF on the FTC website (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/dncal
This tells me that if XYZ Telemarketing is contracted by ABC Charity to do marketing calls, the Do Not Call list is still in effect. But if ABC Charity were to do the calls directly, it wouldn't.
I think that is a pretty fair compromise. I don't mind a little old lady from the church down the street calling me. But I do mind a snotty brat in a call center giving me crap because I say that I'm not interested.
I don't understand the reasoning for calling the operating system GNU/Linux. The purpose of an operating system is to manage computer resources (i.e. memory, cpu time, files, processes, hardware, etc.) What part of GNU software does any of that on a Linux system? None. Absolutely none. The kernel is the operating system. Everything else is just an application.
From the article: "To copy Unix source code would not be ethically wrong, but it is illegal"
How can purposely doing something illegal be considered ethical? The law may not be "ethical"... but is intentionally disobeying a law ethical? I don't think so.
Well, what the hell else are you going to use the 4GB of memory in your server for?
Exactly... buying CDs at Best Buy is always cheaper then the crappy stores in the mall with a smaller selection. I find it amazing that people still buy shit there.
I don't remember. Unfortunetly, I'm not old enough to have seen it.
That's not the issue. It seems that Unisys let everyone start using GIF format for 15 years... waited until it was standard for web graphics... waited until millions of websites used their technology... then decided to enforce their patent. Because they did it this way, their fees were ridiculous... and if they would have enforced this 10 years ago... GIF would have never become a standard on the web.
At least RSA was upfront about their patent from the begining.
Judging by the amount of comments posted for this story, I would say that there were quite a few people interested in this story. Since almost 100% of the people that read this site are nerds, and a lot of those people were interested in this story... yeah, I would say that this really is "News for Nerds". Just because it isn't necessarily computer/technology related doesn't mean it isn't "News for Nerds."
Besides, "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" is mostly a useless marketing tagline for this site anyway. Kinda like those stupid taglines on movie posters.
Man... that deserves a +5 funny.
While we are posting stories about people changing jobs...
Just last week I started a new job after a long and tedious four and a half year tenure at my former job. In this new job I'll finally get to work on things other than fighting fires. I'm very excited. Just thought everyone would like to know.
You are missing the point.
The story gives insight into how Steve Jobs thinks about product design and marketing. Even though it is light on both, it does have a certain amount of value in that regard.
Yeah, I want everything for free too. Give me a break.
something is called "Unix" doesn't mean that it is good. So who really cares. Unix is generic. No one goes out and buys Unix. You buy IRIX, AIX, Solaris, Linux, etc. Those trademarks are not generic and are more important.
Then again, there are people out there that go to Best Buy to "buy the internet."
It is very unprofessional.
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But the difference is that Kodak changed with the times. They have a full line of very high quality (in my opinion) digital cameras. They realized that if they didn't jump on board, digital would significantly hurt their business. Good companies can change their business models when they need to.
Eventually, digital is going to kill the RIAA... not because it is "stealing sales"... but because they refuse to meet customer demand. Look at Apple... 2 million songs sold in 2 weeks... and you have to have a mac to even buy. Why doesn't the RIAA wake up and realize that people want to buy high quality MP3s to listen to on their portable devices.
Think of it as using a 555-xxxx phone number like they do on TV and in movies so that some Joe Schmoe doesn't sue the company because of all the phone calls he gets because of the movie.
Why is it that only the (anonymous) cowards make statements like this?
Because they are all French and too wimpy to post with their account.
Oil is the single thing that enables terrorism.
They can track you without cookies. So why all the fuss?