Monopoly can only be achieved through the means of the forcefull regulations and banning of competition by the state createing a monopoly. And yet Microsoft was and is a monopoly without that happening. Perhaps you might want to rethink that definition or use another word, because when communicating with other people its always best to use words with agreed upon meanings. While that definition of monopoly might be agreed upon in some circles, it isn't here at slashdot.
So in short, if under surveillance, perform every crime you could possibly conceive! Looking at porn and going to gambling sites as well as harmless arabic sites is a crime in America? Wow, I never knew America was so repressive. So much for being the land of the free.
And you'll be surprised how this ISN'T the case throughout much of the world. Actually as an Australian I understand this. In Australia we don't have constitutionally protected free speech. We instead have laws that define what we can't say and everything is fair game. And your dead right on other places around the world (heck, even Canada I believe) banning hate speech. Perhaps because there is nothing stopping my government from enacting such laws is why I'm more for free speech then I would be otherwise.
Would you care to explain again how HD-DVD is more accessible to the average consumer? As an Australian it means I can get the content when its really released, not when the local publishers decide its released.
a) Hate sites should be legal. As much as despise whats spouted, I believe in freedom of speech. b) Comparing it with posting a link to child porn would only be correct if normal porn is illegal.
Getting Google to stop serving China Funny, I thought it was about getting Google to stop aiding a government in censoring free speech.
I think the misguided idea here is that Google can single-handedly pressure the Chinese government into giving free speech to its citizens. Well no, what it can do is pressure the Western search engine businesses to stop dealing with China. After all, how terrible would Yahoo look if it continued to aid the Chinese government in locking its citizenry away when Google had pulled out of the market? Then it could raise cultural awareness in America to progress to other business sectors who would then pull out and move their factories back to America (or some other country with a better human rights record). Then Congress would no longer be dependent on China for its manufacturing and could start to pressure on them.
the people who are actually responsible for it: The Chinese government And the government does this with no help from companies, right? Google never helps the government in censoring its people, right? Google offers uncensored search engine results, right?
However, I am not in favor of forcing them to, which is exactly what this proposal would do. They chose to go down this road when they created their IPO. If companies won't keep themselves to a high moral standard, then I wish luck on anyone that would. After all, becoming a publicly traded company is optional. If you can be profitable with your immoral choices without becoming publicly traded, all the best to you. I just hope that if your business choices become too unacceptable Congress will step in.
Compel Google to break international laws. Can you point out the relevant quote please?
All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
So either Google is evil or they're aiding and abetting evil.
Yes, this was tongue in cheek, but I've seen the distinction "google isn't doing evil, they're just not doing good" to be rather silly myself.
In Armageddon the staff allow players to have mud sex (because they don't like the idea of banning it). Now Armageddon is set in a harsh world where 13 year olds and older are considered adults (at least they're suppose to be). Now if two 40 year old players, one playing a 14 year old and another a 29 year old, were to engage in mud sex, would that be child pornography according to Germany?
I tried putting 42 as every answer for my maths test. I failed:(
So no, even 42 isn't the answer to everything in the universe. Apparently its only the answer to whats 7 times 6
That's an interesting idea. Either you buy tvs that have this device built into them, or they'll keep their television signal encrypted making it impossible to watch. I think it'd be the death of television myself with the direct to DVD market booming.
In that case lets outlaw the hiring of people who write down what you're looking at for stores. Clearly our right to privacy must be upheld when in public areas doing things that are completely public.
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Ooooh, make a really vague patent involving unhackable password protection, then sue anyone who has password protection that hasn't been hacked yet.
Which is why its the next step, not this step.
a) Hate sites should be legal. As much as despise whats spouted, I believe in freedom of speech. b) Comparing it with posting a link to child porn would only be correct if normal porn is illegal.
Google says it can't censor as it won't achieve anything and Yahoo will just take over their share of the search engine audience.
Yahoo says it can't censor as it won't achieve anything and MSN will just take over their share of the search engine audience.
MSN says it can't censor as it won't achieve anything and Google will just take over their share of the search engine audience.
See the problem with being willing to help a bad government? It means everyone else does it as well.
All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. So either Google is evil or they're aiding and abetting evil. Yes, this was tongue in cheek, but I've seen the distinction "google isn't doing evil, they're just not doing good" to be rather silly myself.
No, but then I tend to think of businessmen as immoral. I wouldn't expect a rapist to turn him/herself in either.
I'm sorry you had to learn it the hard way drooling dog
In Armageddon the staff allow players to have mud sex (because they don't like the idea of banning it). Now Armageddon is set in a harsh world where 13 year olds and older are considered adults (at least they're suppose to be). Now if two 40 year old players, one playing a 14 year old and another a 29 year old, were to engage in mud sex, would that be child pornography according to Germany?
Nope, that'd be 54.
Compare then with now
I see your Linux kernel 2.1.79 and raise you a Linux Kernel 2.1.77
I tried putting 42 as every answer for my maths test. I failed :(
So no, even 42 isn't the answer to everything in the universe. Apparently its only the answer to whats 7 times 6
Wow so in order to avoid annoying prompts, you have to keep your program open? That sounds, annoying!
Its what all stores (at least the ones I go to) do with movies and games. I'm unsure why they aren't doing this in America.
That's an interesting idea. Either you buy tvs that have this device built into them, or they'll keep their television signal encrypted making it impossible to watch. I think it'd be the death of television myself with the direct to DVD market booming.
In that case lets outlaw the hiring of people who write down what you're looking at for stores. Clearly our right to privacy must be upheld when in public areas doing things that are completely public.
Why don't we outlaw people realizing what you're looking at as well.
He's an American, so no, it isn't common knowledge over there.
So if I distribute child pornography to American residents you're cool with me not being extradited? Great!
Wait in Germany you can be tried for something that happened in another country? Wow!