The fact is that this guy was commissioned for an artistic project, retained full rights, and then had his property deleted.
No, not quite.
He did some code work but retained some rights to it. The client sold it contrary to their agreement. Simple contract issue, has little at all to do with "virtual property" as the concept is being bandied about here, has to do with some code and artistic work that was misappropriated.
If you do not accept them, do not use the software. Instead, return it to the retailer for a refund or credit. If you cannot obtain a refund there, contact Microsoft or the Microsoft affiliate serving your country for information about Microsofts(TM)s refund policies.
Two thoughts: Did he contact Microsoft as the instruction says to do if the retailer has an issue with the refund? As well, since the softare is installed, doesn't the stated policy require the return of the entire unit?
Under "ejaculation", there used to be an animated.GIF of an enormous cock firing off a huge load. Its been replaced by a photo montage of the same sequence...
Burning Man started out as an absolute do-whatever-you-want-just-don't-kill-anyone free-for-all.
Like most liberal fantasies, it rapidly devolved into an authoritarian group usurping natural ownership and dictating rules galore.
"We automatically own all your stuff" isn't the only BMO rule totally contrary to the events original spirit.
I'm struck by how much this statement also applies to the nearby/. story about the current state of Wikipedia.
The "story" doesn't touch on this, but I would suspect that there *was* disclosure on some click-through set-up screen, and the user wasn't paying attention.
What they are doing is trying to better defne their product line. Big screen / processor = Laptop. Small screen / processor = Netbook. It's as simple as that.
If X size screen isn't profitable for Intel or Dell, why should they make it? Should they, as for-profit companies produce a money loser just because there are some people that want that size? No.
how exactly is their browser relevant anymore? Who uses it?
You need to wipe the Cheeto's dust off your gut, put down the Dew, and get out of your mom's basement. The "majority" of Web surfers use IE. Most "enterprise" corps are standardized on IE. Perhaps sad, but none the less a reality.
Youtube has already publicly dropped support for IE6.
Most Interweb sites have, if only unofficially. It has little to do with Microsoft's ideas about IE anf HTML5 and more to do with the fact that IE6 is a really old and generally unsupported browser.
But think about what technology it is that is supposed to magically trickle down: batteries.
I'm sorry, but if you think batteries are the only trickle-down technology from efficient and well engineered electric cars, you're ignorant. Think more in terms of the entire drive-train.
Seriously, I don't know anyone that could just blow $100k on a car. Where are these people getting all this money and why does it seem like there are so many of them?!
Well, look around you next time you're out on the road. See those huge new pick-ups and SUVs? Many are up in the 60k range, and for a sports car, those same type of people are the customers. People who have few obligations such as family and making "good money" plunk down that kind of change for toys all the time.
But the carrot is that the technology in these 100k$ cars will trickle down to cheaper, more consumer targeted vehicles.
Yeah, I'm sure you'll see a lot of economic efficiency coming from the introduction of an "internet" that's so crippled that you can't find any criticism of the government on it.
I'm not sure I see that censoring political criticism will effect Internet commerce... Educate me.
When you're on the job, you're on the job. Unless you're a professional blogger or some kind of pop culture researcher, chances are Facebook and Myspace aren't part of your job.
The military is slightly different than your job. We are often "at work" 24/7 in places far far from home. Contact with the "real world" is one of the things that keeps us sane. That said, in my service branch, the Air Force, these sites have been banned from the official work network for at least 5 or 6 years. However, at deployed locations, there is almost always MWR computers for this purpose.
If this were 1940s Germany, the same people that are cops now would be concentration camp guards.
Indeed. They are "only enforcing the laws" and "Don't like the laws? Cheang them... Blaw, blaw, blaw". No moral compass at all, they might as well be replaced with robots.
Additionally there appear to have been other important issues which were overlooked...
In the last few cases that have gone to trial and been concluded, the lawyers seem to have "overlooked" important and obvious issues. Have these people's lawyers been incompetent?
It sucks, but with digital technology, it is possible to recover stolen property, which is what Amazon did and should have done.
It was not "stolen" property. It was misappropriated according to copyright law. This is sort of like the issue of illegal downloads: IP owners like the **AA like to spout about "stolen" IP, but that's not what it is. Neither Amazon nore the customer broke into anything or anywhere and made off with anyone's IP. You may debate the validity of the copyright and if the content was misused by Amazon, but nothing was "stolen".
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The fact is that this guy was commissioned for an artistic project, retained full rights, and then had his property deleted.
No, not quite.
He did some code work but retained some rights to it. The client sold it contrary to their agreement. Simple contract issue, has little at all to do with "virtual property" as the concept is being bandied about here, has to do with some code and artistic work that was misappropriated.
Sounds like a simple contractual dispute. Why is this a story?
Your doughter isn't old enough to shave, her snatch is smooth as a bowling ball!
KDawson is a pathetic reactionary troll. It would be nice to be able to filter out anything he's touched.
If you do not accept them, do not use the software. Instead, return it to the retailer for a refund or credit. If you cannot obtain a refund there, contact Microsoft or the Microsoft affiliate serving your country for information about Microsofts(TM)s refund policies.
Two thoughts: Did he contact Microsoft as the instruction says to do if the retailer has an issue with the refund? As well, since the softare is installed, doesn't the stated policy require the return of the entire unit?
Under "ejaculation", there used to be an animated .GIF of an enormous cock firing off a huge load. Its been replaced by a photo montage of the same sequence...
Burning Man started out as an absolute do-whatever-you-want-just-don't-kill-anyone free-for-all. Like most liberal fantasies, it rapidly devolved into an authoritarian group usurping natural ownership and dictating rules galore. "We automatically own all your stuff" isn't the only BMO rule totally contrary to the events original spirit.
I'm struck by how much this statement also applies to the nearby /. story about the current state of Wikipedia.
The "story" doesn't touch on this, but I would suspect that there *was* disclosure on some click-through set-up screen, and the user wasn't paying attention.
Typical KDawson - Some anti-MS screed that turns out to be bogus. The man is useless as an editor.
...the material is currently being used successfully in sheep and may have other industrial applications/b>
Mutant zombie sheep used as forced labor in factories?
Take your tinfoil hat off.
What they are doing is trying to better defne their product line. Big screen / processor = Laptop. Small screen / processor = Netbook. It's as simple as that.
If X size screen isn't profitable for Intel or Dell, why should they make it? Should they, as for-profit companies produce a money loser just because there are some people that want that size? No.
how exactly is their browser relevant anymore? Who uses it?
You need to wipe the Cheeto's dust off your gut, put down the Dew, and get out of your mom's basement. The "majority" of Web surfers use IE. Most "enterprise" corps are standardized on IE. Perhaps sad, but none the less a reality.
Youtube has already publicly dropped support for IE6.
Most Interweb sites have, if only unofficially. It has little to do with Microsoft's ideas about IE anf HTML5 and more to do with the fact that IE6 is a really old and generally unsupported browser.
But think about what technology it is that is supposed to magically trickle down: batteries.
I'm sorry, but if you think batteries are the only trickle-down technology from efficient and well engineered electric cars, you're ignorant. Think more in terms of the entire drive-train.
Seriously, I don't know anyone that could just blow $100k on a car. Where are these people getting all this money and why does it seem like there are so many of them?!
Well, look around you next time you're out on the road. See those huge new pick-ups and SUVs? Many are up in the 60k range, and for a sports car, those same type of people are the customers. People who have few obligations such as family and making "good money" plunk down that kind of change for toys all the time.
But the carrot is that the technology in these 100k$ cars will trickle down to cheaper, more consumer targeted vehicles.
Yeah, I'm sure you'll see a lot of economic efficiency coming from the introduction of an "internet" that's so crippled that you can't find any criticism of the government on it.
I'm not sure I see that censoring political criticism will effect Internet commerce... Educate me.
When you're on the job, you're on the job. Unless you're a professional blogger or some kind of pop culture researcher, chances are Facebook and Myspace aren't part of your job.
The military is slightly different than your job. We are often "at work" 24/7 in places far far from home. Contact with the "real world" is one of the things that keeps us sane. That said, in my service branch, the Air Force, these sites have been banned from the official work network for at least 5 or 6 years. However, at deployed locations, there is almost always MWR computers for this purpose.
I call dibs on the first one so I can be the first person to project the first rickroll using them.
Come on, this is Slashdot. Be creative Hack into Nikon's production to program these things to always start out with a nice high rez goatse image.
If this were 1940s Germany, the same people that are cops now would be concentration camp guards.
Indeed. They are "only enforcing the laws" and "Don't like the laws? Cheang them... Blaw, blaw, blaw". No moral compass at all, they might as well be replaced with robots.
Am I the only one to find the title confusing and hard to read?
Yes.
That joke has long past its expiration date; Bill Gates isn't at Microsoft anymore
How about a Ballmer Borg? Even more terrifying than Bill Borg... Developers! Developers! Developers! Have a chair!
Additionally there appear to have been other important issues which were overlooked...
In the last few cases that have gone to trial and been concluded, the lawyers seem to have "overlooked" important and obvious issues. Have these people's lawyers been incompetent?
It sucks, but with digital technology, it is possible to recover stolen property, which is what Amazon did and should have done.
It was not "stolen" property. It was misappropriated according to copyright law. This is sort of like the issue of illegal downloads: IP owners like the **AA like to spout about "stolen" IP, but that's not what it is. Neither Amazon nore the customer broke into anything or anywhere and made off with anyone's IP. You may debate the validity of the copyright and if the content was misused by Amazon, but nothing was "stolen".
If the guy left a card to contact him, I'd probably send him some cash to buy a couple of beers with.
Most SANE people would call the police and pass on the contact info. I suspect that in "reality", so would you.