Another analogy: I bought a gun to protect myself from intruders. Theoretically, I can use that gun to shoot anyone I decide I don't like. But I don't, because the consequences far outweigh the benefits of doing so. Same thing here.
Uhh ? No !
You don't have any right to shoot anyone, but BioWare is reserving itself the right to shoot it's customers (steal from them) if they don't love 'em any more.
A better analogy would be one where the guy who sold you the gun reserves himself some rights if he doesn't like what you are doing with the gun you bought.(Maybe shoot you ?)
It's a freon pressure pump (likely not pumping freon though) and if you ever 'looked-inside' your parents refridgerator with the help of a screwdriver and a few 8-12mm keys, you have already seen one exactly like this. Although this one is likely to function better that your parents frigo after your 'autopsy'
First, read your EULAs for Quake 3, Half-Life, StarCraft, etc. (other games that allow you to create content). All of them say the same thing that we are saying. Our EULA is nothing new.
What you are stating is your *explanation* of why you are doing this. It's not an *justification*. It's still immoral to have this kind of "legal stealing" clause in the EULA.
If everyone drives at 160km/h where the limit is 130 km/h you would likely also drive at 160km/h but it ***does NOT justify the wrongdoing***
Its just not happening. id, Blizzard, Valve, none of these companies have ripped off their fans. Why? Because its suicide. And we aren't doing it either.
We hear what you are saying, but it's what you *do* that counts.
So, if you don't plan to use the clause you can remove it from the EULA, right ?
An ever easier solution is to call your credit card company and tell them you wish to have your credit card cancelled and a new one made because you suspect fraud.
You could get into trouble for this, since it can be interpreted as an evasive measure to avoid paying for a service you have subscribed to. (And are likely bound to pay for by a signed contract).
Instead of taxing everybody (yes there are people who never download music), why not start with licensing all 5 year old music and older to companies who want to distribute it. The artist would be paid 2 cents (or whatever amount found to be appropriate) for each download and then companies could compete with each other.
Marketing purposes.
To compare European and North American sales maybe.
Why ? Just compare the sales in Europe to the sales in North America. I find it hard to belive that the number of Europeans buying from America, and the other way around, would have any big impact on the numbers.
This guy just gets lazier and lazier. Don't RIP Douglas, get up and possess a few people, give the channelers something worth writing. Just try and pick someone without writers block.
I propose a new moderation level for this type of posts: "Hillarious", it would cost 2 moderation points but only add +1 to the post's Score.
Here's yur first warez link !!
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Let's all include a page or two somewhere on our sites marked as warez, fill it with linkes marked as latezt offize xp etc.. and have the links point at some real ware
Let's see how quickly the evolutionists try to cover this one up.
Well, scientists have been proven wrong numerous times before, that's the difference between science and pseudo-science, you can't prove pseude-science wrong because they are based on a belive in themselves. (I.e. you can walk through that wall if you stop beliving it's there (and all of scientology's 'technology'))
The evolutionists will simply adapt to new facts (if there is anything that needs adapting, that is)
Just think about it. Instead of having to find the passports of all the passengers of a airplane/bus/tourist group, and then find out all the Americans so they can be shot, you only have to wave a tag reader around the group.
Much easier. You can even just take it out on a walk in some tourist place and when you get that 'beep' for an american he can be shot right there on the spot.
This also solves problems of double nationalities when people have 2 passports and you only find the european one.
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Uhh ? No !
You don't have any right to shoot anyone, but BioWare is reserving itself the right to shoot it's customers (steal from them) if they don't love 'em any more.
A better analogy would be one where the guy who sold you the gun reserves himself some rights if he doesn't like what you are doing with the gun you bought.(Maybe shoot you ?)
It's a freon pressure pump (likely not pumping freon though) and if you ever 'looked-inside' your parents refridgerator with the help of a screwdriver and a few 8-12mm keys, you have already seen one exactly like this. Although this one is likely to function better that your parents frigo after your 'autopsy'
In Progress: Open heart surgery.
Someone turns on a walkman and the sensitive medical instruments pick up the pulses from the electro-magnets in the headset of the user
Every screen goes black ..
"Collateral damage" it will be called.
What you are stating is your *explanation* of why you are doing this. It's not an *justification*. It's still immoral to have this kind of "legal stealing" clause in the EULA.
If everyone drives at 160km/h where the limit is 130 km/h you would likely also drive at 160km/h but it ***does NOT justify the wrongdoing***
Its just not happening. id, Blizzard, Valve, none of these companies have ripped off their fans. Why? Because its suicide. And we aren't doing it either.
We hear what you are saying, but it's what you *do* that counts.
So, if you don't plan to use the clause you can remove it from the EULA, right ?
You could get into trouble for this, since it can be interpreted as an evasive measure to avoid paying for a service you have subscribed to. (And are likely bound to pay for by a signed contract).
The easiest thing in the world is just to send them your cancellation in registered mail so you can prove that they received it.
Then contact your bank to stop payments to whatever entity is siphoning from your account.
End of problem, if they don't comply they are on the wrong end of the criminal law.
Yes, BNETD is completely dead. The DMCA has prevailed
You forgot the bnetd CVS Pepository
Someone at Redmond has a satisfactory smile on his face ...
Show us your geek code and we'l think about it !
Why ? Just compare the sales in Europe to the sales in North America. I find it hard to belive that the number of Europeans buying from America, and the other way around, would have any big impact on the numbers.
"marketing purposes" is not a likely explanation.
So, what other possible purposes does that leave us with ?
Douglas ? Is that you ??
What could possibly be the reason for zone locking more than 10 year old television material ??
No it does not mean that, you could use just 1MB and still be able to make full use of it.
Cause if they put WinXP Pro on it, the project would cost: $24,500,399.98
If one of the design goals is raw performance (and it likely is), the number might be a lot higher with XP on it.
It actually is a much longer story (and more interesting), you can read it HERE
So does this mean the Patent Office now implicitly agrees that they think patents are silly, too?
That just gave me an idea, issue a patent for approval that patents the process of patenting silly things.
Either they will have to find prior art (there are tons but I doubt they have the balls to point them out), or grant the patent.
And if they grant the patent, you can collect fees from anyone who 'infringes' on your invention.
Voila, no more silly patents.
I didn't think so. This patent stands.
I propose a new moderation level for this type of posts: "Hillarious", it would cost 2 moderation points but only add +1 to the post's Score.
Let's all include a page or two somewhere on our sites marked as warez, fill it with linkes marked as latezt offize xp etc.. and have the links point at some real ware
Let's see how quickly the evolutionists try to cover this one up.
Well, scientists have been proven wrong numerous times before, that's the difference between science and pseudo-science, you can't prove pseude-science wrong because they are based on a belive in themselves. (I.e. you can walk through that wall if you stop beliving it's there (and all of scientology's 'technology'))
The evolutionists will simply adapt to new facts (if there is anything that needs adapting, that is)
Science is a process, not a belive.
Now, they only have to inclued the so called "facial damage engine" and I will buy the game
Remove it and you will see..
Just think about it. Instead of having to find the passports of all the passengers of a airplane/bus/tourist group, and then find out all the Americans so they can be shot, you only have to wave a tag reader around the group.
Much easier. You can even just take it out on a walk in some tourist place and when you get that 'beep' for an american he can be shot right there on the spot.
This also solves problems of double nationalities when people have 2 passports and you only find the european one.
Ahh, life vill be sweet ..
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