Was modified in the second link to say "(1) COMPUTER; COVERED COMPUTER- The terms `computer' and `covered computer' have the meanings given such terms in section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code.", which probably just reads the same. Don't count on seeing this modded up so people can find out about it though, this one tree has probably had more substance than almost any other, yet they haven't touched any of the posts.
FULL DETAILS: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.292 9:
Major highlights (and these are some BIG things people):
REGULATION OF EULA's: (1) LOCATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENT- The terms of such license, contract, or agreement shall be set forth on a World Wide Web page and the mechanism by which the user of the covered computer agrees to such license, contract, or agreement shall be included on the same page.
(2) NOTICE- The terms of the license, contract, or other agreement shall--
(A) include provisions, that are clearly stated and prominently displayed, which specify that agreement to such license, contract, or other agreement constitutes consent to transmission of the spyware for purposes of subsection (a); and
(B) clearly explain the purpose of including the spyware.
REQUIRES COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: (3) IDENTIFICATION- The name of the person or entity transmitting the spyware, a valid physical street address of such person or entity, and a functioning return electronic mail address for such person or entity shall be included on the World Wide Web page referred to in paragraph (1).
ENFORCEMENT (a) ENFORCEMENT THROUGH FTC ACT-
(1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE- A violation of any provision of this Act or any regulation issued under this Act is an unfair or deceptive act or practice unlawful under section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)).
(2) GUIDELINES AND OPINIONS- In order to assist in compliance with this Act, the Federal Trade Commission may issue generally applicable guidelines and, upon request, advisory opinions with respect to specific types of acts or practices that would, or would not, comply with this Act.
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES- Whoever--
(1) violates section 2(c) or the regulations issued under such section, or
(2) knowingly violates any other provision of this Act or any regulation issued under this Act,
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
If anyone could provide a link to the bill that is mentioned in the article (which they neglected to even name) it would be appreciated, the article is broad and doesn't go in to the technical details that I'm sure./'ers are interested in.
"What's at stake here is a rather important legal principle - that products with no purpose other than to circumvent copyright protection are illegal under the DMCA."
What's at stake here is a rather important legal principle Mr. Lowenstein, it's fair use. A fair use clause must be added to the DMCA, this is a travesty.
Yeah, like I would donate to the ACLE and the EFF. That is almost as hopeless and retarded as donating to Kerry '04.
Have fun wasting your money, moron.
Today's news shows exactly why donating to the EFF isn't helpless or a waste of money.
"The company will no longer pursue people solely for purchasing smart card readers, writers, general-purpose programmers, and general-purpose emulators. It will maintain this policy into the forseeable future and file lawsuits only against people it suspects of actually pirating its satellite signal. DirecTV will, however, continue to investigate purchasers of devices that are often primarily designed for satellite signal interception, nicknamed "bootloaders" and "unloopers.""
Haven't seen this posted yet, my apologizes if it already has. They recently added a Dozomo trailer movie,/. gets a few mentions:
"So we still own 51% of this company, so we have the control still. We managed to stop the last investor, who, ah, came from Slashdot like many many more."
"We had some great, great people working on this for these 24 hours, I want to thank all these people. I also want to thank you, ah, you know, supporting us, being on IRC, doing your thing, writing all the funny comments on Slashdot, ah, blogging this thing."
Going after Oprah would be a PR nightmare, and they realize it, but if you are going to enforce the rules it should be across the board, not just against Howard Stern.
To be fair, the FCC DID NOT throw Howard Stern off the radio. Indeed, his employers did - in order to avoid being fined by the FCC. This is not an insignificant distinction, and efforts to portray the FCC as censoring Howard Stern's political views are laughable, especially considering he was a rather ardent supporter of the administration beforehand.
You are right in that ClearChannel did drop Stern off their 6 stations, but the FCC is also now trying to pass stricter guidelines which would allow them to fine individuals (i.e. DJs) instead of the radio stations for violating their rather broad interpretation of indecent, which Mr. Stern believes the FCC will use to effectively "throw him off the radio", or rather fine him to the point where he can no longer continue. The FCC also went after Stern for describing what a "blumpkin" was, but not after Oprah for an arguably more graphic description of similar actions ("tossing the salad", among others). Maybe not censorship, but certainly selective enforcement.
Go buy cable if you want porn whenever you want - it's entirely legal by the horrible old FCC, you know?
It may not be for long, the FCC has shown an interest in to moving in to Cable, back in March they were one vote shy from being granted the authority to regulate cable and satellite television programming by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.
Slashdot Mirror
Was modified in the second link to say "(1) COMPUTER; COVERED COMPUTER- The terms `computer' and `covered computer' have the meanings given such terms in section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code.", which probably just reads the same. Don't count on seeing this modded up so people can find out about it though, this one tree has probably had more substance than almost any other, yet they haven't touched any of the posts.
Also refer to the Amendment entitled the SPY ACT ("Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act") linked to above.
FULL DETAILS: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.292 9:
Major highlights (and these are some BIG things people):
REGULATION OF EULA's:
(1) LOCATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENT- The terms of such license, contract, or agreement shall be set forth on a World Wide Web page and the mechanism by which the user of the covered computer agrees to such license, contract, or agreement shall be included on the same page.
(2) NOTICE- The terms of the license, contract, or other agreement shall--
(A) include provisions, that are clearly stated and prominently displayed, which specify that agreement to such license, contract, or other agreement constitutes consent to transmission of the spyware for purposes of subsection (a); and
(B) clearly explain the purpose of including the spyware.
REQUIRES COMPANY IDENTIFICATION:
(3) IDENTIFICATION- The name of the person or entity transmitting the spyware, a valid physical street address of such person or entity, and a functioning return electronic mail address for such person or entity shall be included on the World Wide Web page referred to in paragraph (1).
ENFORCEMENT
(a) ENFORCEMENT THROUGH FTC ACT-
(1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE- A violation of any provision of this Act or any regulation issued under this Act is an unfair or deceptive act or practice unlawful under section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)).
(2) GUIDELINES AND OPINIONS- In order to assist in compliance with this Act, the Federal Trade Commission may issue generally applicable guidelines and, upon request, advisory opinions with respect to specific types of acts or practices that would, or would not, comply with this Act.
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES- Whoever--
(1) violates section 2(c) or the regulations issued under such section, or
(2) knowingly violates any other provision of this Act or any regulation issued under this Act,
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
If anyone could provide a link to the bill that is mentioned in the article (which they neglected to even name) it would be appreciated, the article is broad and doesn't go in to the technical details that I'm sure ./'ers are interested in.
"What's at stake here is a rather important legal principle - that products with no purpose other than to circumvent copyright protection are illegal under the DMCA."
What's at stake here is a rather important legal principle Mr. Lowenstein, it's fair use. A fair use clause must be added to the DMCA, this is a travesty.
Yeah, like I would donate to the ACLE and the EFF. That is almost as hopeless and retarded as donating to Kerry '04. Have fun wasting your money, moron. Today's news shows exactly why donating to the EFF isn't helpless or a waste of money.
"The company will no longer pursue people solely for purchasing smart card readers, writers, general-purpose programmers, and general-purpose emulators. It will maintain this policy into the forseeable future and file lawsuits only against people it suspects of actually pirating its satellite signal. DirecTV will, however, continue to investigate purchasers of devices that are often primarily designed for satellite signal interception, nicknamed "bootloaders" and "unloopers.""
Haven't seen this posted yet, my apologizes if it already has. They recently added a Dozomo trailer movie, /. gets a few mentions:
"So we still own 51% of this company, so we have the control still. We managed to stop the last investor, who, ah, came from Slashdot like many many more."
"We had some great, great people working on this for these 24 hours, I want to thank all these people. I also want to thank you, ah, you know, supporting us, being on IRC, doing your thing, writing all the funny comments on Slashdot, ah, blogging this thing."
I believe it is usually 12 hours in the US, 24 worldwide for most ISP's DNS' to refresh.
They just took down the link and replaced it with:
"No more investments, please! Stop sending us money!"
Was thinking of buying a few given the amount of publicity this is getting and the relatively low cost of investing ($11 a share).
Going after Oprah would be a PR nightmare, and they realize it, but if you are going to enforce the rules it should be across the board, not just against Howard Stern.
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To be fair, the FCC DID NOT throw Howard Stern off the radio. Indeed, his employers did - in order to avoid being fined by the FCC. This is not an insignificant distinction, and efforts to portray the FCC as censoring Howard Stern's political views are laughable, especially considering he was a rather ardent supporter of the administration beforehand.
You are right in that ClearChannel did drop Stern off their 6 stations, but the FCC is also now trying to pass stricter guidelines which would allow them to fine individuals (i.e. DJs) instead of the radio stations for violating their rather broad interpretation of indecent, which Mr. Stern believes the FCC will use to effectively "throw him off the radio", or rather fine him to the point where he can no longer continue. The FCC also went after Stern for describing what a "blumpkin" was, but not after Oprah for an arguably more graphic description of similar actions ("tossing the salad", among others). Maybe not censorship, but certainly selective enforcement.
Go buy cable if you want porn whenever you want - it's entirely legal by the horrible old FCC, you know?
It may not be for long, the FCC has shown an interest in to moving in to Cable, back in March they were one vote shy from being granted the authority to regulate cable and satellite television programming by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.