Posted above but reposted here because its the same comment:
You are allowed to defeat protections if they are intended to block you from copying, but you are not allowed to defeat protections if they are to limit who can play the media.
It sounds like you need to read the DMCA more carefully. Based on my reading, there is nothing even remotely illegal about defeating copy protection. In fact, there is a specifc exception for the act of defeating copy protection. What is banned is defeating access protection. This is DRM that stops a person from giving a copy of a WMA to their friend.
You are allowed to defeat protections if they are intended to block you from copying, but you are not allowed to defeat protections if they are to limit who can play the media.
Hm, I guess you aren't very familiar with the process then. Perhaps you'd like to actually prosecute a patent before you comment. I have yet to see a patent proceed to issuance without at least one piece of prior art being cited. Almost as rare is a case that does not generate at least one office action before moving to allowance. Where do you get your information?
I'd imagine that they plan to be searching through prior art before they try to license or sue another company. Its a painful process to get all ramped up to litigation only to find that your opponent is holding a crucial piece of art. With the number of patents that Msft holds, it surely is a full-time job to try to attend to this work.
If you put a red indian in a blue canoe and send him down the yellow river, how many flapjacks can you fit on the roof of a dog house?
Just because the analogy works for one aspect of something doesn't mean that all aspects of that something must follow. The big difference is that you are talking about a possible chance of reward versus a possible chance of punishment. Worst case scenario of buying 50 lottery tickets is that you are out 50$. Worst case scenario in downloading 50 mp3s is that you are out thousands of dollars. Examining worst case scenarios doesn't produce the same results as risk assessment, but that doesn't mean that the result is derived by stupid methods.
PS: Tell someone that won 20 million dollars in the lottery that they were stupid to buy lottery tickets and see how they respond.
The government doesn't enforce it. They just wait for someone to sue. It's like every other law.
Maybe you just weren't clear with what you were saying, but trademark law is not like EVERY other law. Take for example any criminal law. Whereas trademark matters are almost entirely civil matters (person A sues person B), criminal law is, well, criminal (Gov't/State vs. person B). Its a really big difference.
Hm...well things like air bags that make your driving experience safer used to be an added cost...just like firewalls for windows...they are now free...
Also, cars sometimes do burst into flames and then have to be recalled...just like there are bugs in windows and you sometimes have to install security updates
Do you even know what you are talking about? FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission. Until video games start being broadcast via "interstate and international... radio, television, wire, satellite and cable" broadcasts I don't really see the FCC saying anything about them.
They are probably using this part of the definition of engineer
a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance (Webster's)
While I'm an engineer and find it annoying that they use this term, I'm not so certain that it's incorrect. People with engineering degrees are not the only ones that can engineer things...
Which explains why they are doing this testing on a simulation rather than testing in a real war...in a simulation you can do over as many times as you a) want, b) have time for, and c) have funds for...
makes this sound like it was more of a value judgement on their part than a reasoning based on what the current law was. If someone wanted to know whether they understood the first amendment, the question should have been: "Does a newspaper need government approval to print a story?"
To me, this shows that people (as indicated through their children) are tired of the media's dishonesty and sensationalism and feel that newspapers should be censored.
Slashdot Mirror
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/defaul t.asp?ICP=spywareus
I've been running for about a month as well and I cannot find any error.log file on my system. Where did you find this file?
You are allowed to defeat protections if they are intended to block you from copying, but you are not allowed to defeat protections if they are to limit who can play the media.
For more information see http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf. Specifically, the bottom of page 3 which discusses Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the USC.
You are allowed to defeat protections if they are intended to block you from copying, but you are not allowed to defeat protections if they are to limit who can play the media.
For more information see http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf. Specifically, the bottom of page 3 which discusses Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the USC.
A failure to allow a patent is not case-law though. However, it might persuade others are the office to agree.
Hm, I guess you aren't very familiar with the process then. Perhaps you'd like to actually prosecute a patent before you comment. I have yet to see a patent proceed to issuance without at least one piece of prior art being cited. Almost as rare is a case that does not generate at least one office action before moving to allowance. Where do you get your information?
I'd imagine that they plan to be searching through prior art before they try to license or sue another company. Its a painful process to get all ramped up to litigation only to find that your opponent is holding a crucial piece of art. With the number of patents that Msft holds, it surely is a full-time job to try to attend to this work.
Just because the analogy works for one aspect of something doesn't mean that all aspects of that something must follow. The big difference is that you are talking about a possible chance of reward versus a possible chance of punishment. Worst case scenario of buying 50 lottery tickets is that you are out 50$. Worst case scenario in downloading 50 mp3s is that you are out thousands of dollars. Examining worst case scenarios doesn't produce the same results as risk assessment, but that doesn't mean that the result is derived by stupid methods.
PS: Tell someone that won 20 million dollars in the lottery that they were stupid to buy lottery tickets and see how they respond.
Maybe you just weren't clear with what you were saying, but trademark law is not like EVERY other law. Take for example any criminal law. Whereas trademark matters are almost entirely civil matters (person A sues person B), criminal law is, well, criminal (Gov't/State vs. person B). Its a really big difference.
The v in teh URL most likely stands for version. Here, the version is .1. Just a guess.
Yes, English is a tough language
I prefer Hertz over Enterprise...
Also, cars sometimes do burst into flames and then have to be recalled...just like there are bugs in windows and you sometimes have to install security updates
If anything, wouldn't they go after the person supplying the game patches? I've yet to be fined for watching last year's Super Bowl...
I stand corrected, there was one good Simpsons game, and it is the one that you referred to!!
Quotes from http://www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html
-Stewie
Good luck and please make it so that it doesn't suck like the Simpson's video games have!
a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance (Webster's)
While I'm an engineer and find it annoying that they use this term, I'm not so certain that it's incorrect. People with engineering degrees are not the only ones that can engineer things...
Which explains why they are doing this testing on a simulation rather than testing in a real war...in a simulation you can do over as many times as you a) want, b) have time for, and c) have funds for...
Yup, and he even says the same in TFA.
LOL - mod up insightful, interesting, and funny!!
The link at the top of http://www.skype.com/ seems to indicate otherwise...
or
For those that speak 'fish
"Possibly utilized to write with Babelfish on top of the article."
To me, this shows that people (as indicated through their children) are tired of the media's dishonesty and sensationalism and feel that newspapers should be censored.