In addition to those sued anonymously, the RIAA said it had sued 68 defendants whose identities had been discovered and who had declined offers to settle.
Looks like we'll finally get to see someone stand up to the RIAA's lawsuits.. I wish them luck..
Lets put it differently, what would you call someone who is charged with rape and ordered to donate DNA for investigation and then says NO because it may finger me in previous rapes I commited?
This is an entirely different situation.. obviously if you've been ORDERED to provide a DNA sample, there is a QUESTION as you whether or not you were involved with the crime.. hence, you were CHARGED with rape in the first place..
A better question would've been, what would you call someone who is NOT charged with rape and ordered to donate DNA for investigation and then says NO?
But, should an insurance company pay for damages to your stolen car if it is later recovered with your key in the ignition and no windows broken, etc., or should you have to suck it up because of your own stupid negligence of leaving it unlocked and with the key in the ignition?
YES! My car is insured against theft.. the fact that someone got in my car and drove of with it still makes it theft.. that fact that I made the theft a lot easier by leaving the keys in the car and the car unlocked, still doesnt change the fact that its theft..
I think the point of logging data is to capture vehicle and road/driving conditions when "something happens" (i.e. accident). Cars already log a lot of troubleshooting data today with the advent of OBDI and up. I think mainly the privacy concerns are related to someone misusing the data in the black box. I, for one, wouldnt be too thrilled if one day when you go to register your vehicle (an annual event) or get your car inspected/smogged, they download the data and see how many times you've exceeded "safe speeds" and then issue citations and tickets.
I'm sure there are good uses (such as determining fault in an accident), but the potential for abuse could be disturbing.
The announcement for Forza Motorsport does promise a number of ways that players will be able to make their car their own. First, they will be able to choose from more than 60 real-world brands, including Mazda, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, and Dodge.
After they select a chassis, players can go inside the guts of their car by adding nonstandard engines, suspensions, superchargers, and brakes. True gearheads can go one step further and tinker with their engines' gear ratios, fuel-mapping, forced induction pressure, and ignition timing.
being a car guy, I can appreciate the details they're trying to include in this game.. however, I think most people are going to think forced induction pressure is something only guys in jail talk about..
he got the shaft..
from the Mainichi Daily News Japan:
Winny has already stirred up considerable controversy within Japan this year. In March, a virus swept through the program, picking up investigation records from a Kyoto Prefectural Police officer's computer and whisking them around cyberspace. Other police documents and Self-Defense Force materials have also been spread across the Internet through Winny.
Cops probably had a hard on for this guy ever since their investigations records ended up on Whinny..
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Here's a direct link to a sample from the Sanyo Xacti DMX-C4 page mentioned in the article:
4.35mb sample
Thats assuming it still works by the time you see my reply (and it hasnt been slashdotted)
In the article(pretty much the same one that's being "passed around"):
RIAA sues 762 more over music swaps
In addition to those sued anonymously, the RIAA said it had sued 68 defendants whose identities had been discovered and who had declined offers to settle.
Looks like we'll finally get to see someone stand up to the RIAA's lawsuits.. I wish them luck..
Lets put it differently, what would you call someone who is charged with rape and ordered to donate DNA for investigation and then says NO because it may finger me in previous rapes I commited?
This is an entirely different situation.. obviously if you've been ORDERED to provide a DNA sample, there is a QUESTION as you whether or not you were involved with the crime.. hence, you were CHARGED with rape in the first place..
A better question would've been, what would you call someone who is NOT charged with rape and ordered to donate DNA for investigation and then says NO?
I'd call that guilty until proven innocent..
But, should an insurance company pay for damages to your stolen car if it is later recovered with your key in the ignition and no windows broken, etc., or should you have to suck it up because of your own stupid negligence of leaving it unlocked and with the key in the ignition?
YES! My car is insured against theft.. the fact that someone got in my car and drove of with it still makes it theft.. that fact that I made the theft a lot easier by leaving the keys in the car and the car unlocked, still doesnt change the fact that its theft..
I think the point of logging data is to capture vehicle and road/driving conditions when "something happens" (i.e. accident). Cars already log a lot of troubleshooting data today with the advent of OBDI and up. I think mainly the privacy concerns are related to someone misusing the data in the black box. I, for one, wouldnt be too thrilled if one day when you go to register your vehicle (an annual event) or get your car inspected/smogged, they download the data and see how many times you've exceeded "safe speeds" and then issue citations and tickets. I'm sure there are good uses (such as determining fault in an accident), but the potential for abuse could be disturbing.
The announcement for Forza Motorsport does promise a number of ways that players will be able to make their car their own. First, they will be able to choose from more than 60 real-world brands, including Mazda, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, and Dodge. After they select a chassis, players can go inside the guts of their car by adding nonstandard engines, suspensions, superchargers, and brakes. True gearheads can go one step further and tinker with their engines' gear ratios, fuel-mapping, forced induction pressure, and ignition timing.
being a car guy, I can appreciate the details they're trying to include in this game.. however, I think most people are going to think forced induction pressure is something only guys in jail talk about..
he got the shaft.. from the Mainichi Daily News Japan: Winny has already stirred up considerable controversy within Japan this year. In March, a virus swept through the program, picking up investigation records from a Kyoto Prefectural Police officer's computer and whisking them around cyberspace. Other police documents and Self-Defense Force materials have also been spread across the Internet through Winny. Cops probably had a hard on for this guy ever since their investigations records ended up on Whinny..