Let's look at this from a filmmaker's perspective.
I create a movie. I licence it under Creative Commons licensing. I want it to be free to the public.
Since the "analog hole" will now be closed, does this also mean that whatever I release be DRMed in some way to prevent analog copying?
I'm releasing my work that I own the copyright to in analog and digital form specifically to be copied, downloaded, recorded and shared. Does this make me, the copyright holder a criminal?
How long will it be before the creation of [enter type of digital content here] be specifically licenced?
Haven't you noticed Microsoft playing "catch up" to a lot of Google's new services lately?
Since google came along, it seems Microsoft is becoming less relevant as people stop caring about "operating systems" and caring about actual services.
Are you suggesting private companies are above any law?
If an employer tells an employee to murder another person to keep his job, are you suggesting that would be legal? The abolishment for free speech in any private/public situation is still equally illegal.
IANAL, but I feel that you can't be held to a contract that violates the law.
"UNNAMEDCOMPANY does not permit unsolicited reviews of its products." is a clear violation of the law. No private/publically held company is higher than the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to limit my freedom of speech.
Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"? Ray: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff. Venkman: Exactly. Ray: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling. Egon: Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanoes... Winston: The dead rising from the grave. Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria!
Do any of the Microsoft PR people ever sit down and read statements they've made?
They know exactly what they're saying. Read thier answer a few more times to search for the common sense. The obfuscation level is so subtle you don't really notice it. That's the sign of VERY smart PR people.
This banter between AMD and Intel reminds me of Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Brian: I'm not the Messiah! Will you please listen? I am not the Messiah, do you understand? Honestly!
Girl: Only the true Messiah denies His divinity.
Brian: What? Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!
Followers: He is! He is the Messiah!
Brian: Now, fuck off!
[silence]
Arthur: How shall we fuck off, O Lord?
The same old tired arguements like this tend to reappear in 6 month cycles. "New games suck. No creativity."
This is not true. There's lots of creativity out there, it's just no one has the balls to release it. Look at GTA:San Andreas. There was plenty of creativity there before they released a recent patch. Then again, I don't know anyone who actually downloaded it...
This 'new revolutionary cell-based processor' sticks in my mind as the same 'new revolutionary cell-based processor' that Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson said would change the world in Terminator 2 and look where it got him.
Don't forget to chain enough PS3's together to enable the "Sarah Connor" easter egg.
Ya know, if I could order an actual BEER in a theater, I'd drink enough through the experience not to care about the screaming kids, the talkers and annoying assholes.
Then again, to drown out the sound, I need to dring A LOT of beer. Probably enough for me not to care about the movie anymore.
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No one's made "Sea-Tor" or "Max-Gate" jokes yet?
I create a movie. I licence it under Creative Commons licensing. I want it to be free to the public.
Since the "analog hole" will now be closed, does this also mean that whatever I release be DRMed in some way to prevent analog copying?
I'm releasing my work that I own the copyright to in analog and digital form specifically to be copied, downloaded, recorded and shared. Does this make me, the copyright holder a criminal?
How long will it be before the creation of [enter type of digital content here] be specifically licenced?
- something to think about.
Since google came along, it seems Microsoft is becoming less relevant as people stop caring about "operating systems" and caring about actual services.
Similar to a stunt in a famous James Bond film, can a person really be shot out of a submarine torpedo tube?
Are you suggesting private companies are above any law?
If an employer tells an employee to murder another person to keep his job, are you suggesting that would be legal? The abolishment for free speech in any private/public situation is still equally illegal.
"UNNAMEDCOMPANY does not permit unsolicited reviews of its products." is a clear violation of the law. No private/publically held company is higher than the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to limit my freedom of speech.
Let's replace the registry with a portage tree. Whee!
"Soon"
Has anyone forwarded this article to the FTC? I'm sure they'd love to read it.
Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"?
Ray: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Venkman: Exactly.
Ray: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Egon: Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanoes...
Winston: The dead rising from the grave.
Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria!
Microsoft vs Earth ... Oh, the hell with it.
Microsoft vs The Martians
Microsoft vs Santa Claus
Microsoft vs Mike Nelson, Crow, Tom Servo
Microsoft vs
With all those powerhouse specs and without decent video, how am I supposed to play WoW on that?
Is anyone looking at the source of this FUD? 'MS'NBC
They know exactly what they're saying. Read thier answer a few more times to search for the common sense. The obfuscation level is so subtle you don't really notice it. That's the sign of VERY smart PR people.
Brian: I'm not the Messiah! Will you please listen? I am not the Messiah, do you understand? Honestly!
Girl: Only the true Messiah denies His divinity.
Brian: What? Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!
Followers: He is! He is the Messiah!
Brian: Now, fuck off!
[silence]
Arthur: How shall we fuck off, O Lord?
This is not true. There's lots of creativity out there, it's just no one has the balls to release it. Look at GTA:San Andreas. There was plenty of creativity there before they released a recent patch. Then again, I don't know anyone who actually downloaded it...
They have!
You forgot
Hunt the Wumpus for the TI-99/4A
"Every time you use Firefox, God kills a kitten."
But don't hold your breath.
Unfortunately, the lesson is how fast you can pull a Houdini and dial 911.
Don't forget to chain enough PS3's together to enable the "Sarah Connor" easter egg.
Are you listening, Apple? I'll actually money on you!
Then again, to drown out the sound, I need to dring A LOT of beer. Probably enough for me not to care about the movie anymore.