Re:Just a proposal, hopefully...
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Dutch Pass iPod Tax
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· Score: 5, Insightful
On an interesting sidenote, for example Hungary already has this proposed dutch system, and it sucks.
There is a lovely organization called Artisjus, which managed to put a tax on every cd, dvd, memory card (like the ones used it _cameras_). This essentially doubles their price, and they are doing this on the grounds that it's a compensation for the losses in piracy. Now, the further outrageing thing is, that this is only about music. They collect the money and check the current music market from _their_ statistics and distribute _some_ of the money that way.
The bad thing about is that they are assuming that people are breaking the law in advance! The bad thing is that they don't assume people make backups of personal data, burn any other legal things, which _does_ happen. Also, if people burn software or movies to the cd/dvd, shouldn't the movies industry get compensation by the same logic? Or if i burn a linux dvd, shouldn't i GET MY MONEY BACK? It's all or none. Another outrageous event was when they added the memory cards, which are 90% used in cameras. Sure, someone will pirate mp3s in that...
The irony in that, people would assume that they can pirate legally then, since they got the price paid for it already, well, wrong. There is another nice organization in Hungary, called ASVA, which goes after even legal "piracy". In hungary you can download music and videos, as long as you don't upload. Still, this ASVA goes after people, not just those who for example run ftp servers, but the common downloaders aswell. They "teach" and "lecture" the police about the dangers of violating IP, and basically bribe the police. It is a sad and outrageous legal state.
This is honestly a fucked up system, which is there in Hungary, and i don't wish the dutch to have this, further more, when we have an example that some people have done it already, so don't discard that proposal on "it won't pass" or something right away. This thing needs to be fought, and burned to the ground. Also some EU action against that kind of thing happening in Hungary would be good.
about how a story was news, and mostly i disagreed with their assessment, however, in this case, were someone to complain that how using archive.org is news, i'd agree with asking the question.
Ever wondered why Amazon, Wikipedia and other popular online services are successful? Because they don't particularly focus on the popular because they know that lots of not-so-mainstream records/books/articles give you more core mass than being focused on only the popular things would. I'd like iTunes for example to realise that, or a new company selling music.
These utilities of course wouldn't have to be created if not for the _restrictive_ nature of Intellectual property in the software industry! It's like saying that everyone who uses electricity produced from fission driven power plants should thank the 1930-1940's nazi germany for starting WWII because it propelled the inventions surrounding atomic energy (yes, the example is deliberately harsh).
If not the restrictive nature of the copyright law, those utilities wouldn't have been created in the first place because everyone would have been working on the original ones, saving the hassle of duplicating them thus your examples are examples where copyright law/intellectual property stiffled innovation, not helped it. Your examples show the perfect case of sociological reaction to unnatural barriers, but in no case can those barriers be titled something that helpes innovation.
Fermat claimed he found a truely remarkable proof for his theorem, but he also claimed that the margin was too small to contain it. The parent is a nice meme of that quote.
Bashing the current pope for being the member of Hitlerjugend in his time (which was complementary btw and he risked a death sentence to still quit) would be similar to bashing people in the USA for getting "education" in primary schools 80 years from now on (in the sense of being complimentary, not that it resembles 1930's german education).
First thought of mine after reading the article
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Bastard Tetris Hates You
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· Score: -1, Redundant
It is more likely that they got close together, were good friend, or even some online relationship. Something bad happened after two years and now the girl is just trying to take advantage of AOL in this way.
I'm pretty disgusted by what she's doing, it's not that a 17y old girl needs to be protected from a guy she knew for 2 years and wanted to have sex with herself.
In most european countries according to my vague knowledge, the legal age to start having sex varies between 14-16.
15-17y old kids are having one night stands these days, so it's not they are into some weird thing.
Well, to bring a counter-example to wrecking, we all remember the story on slashdot about IMAX not showing some "controversial" movies in its cinemas, while they were not even near mentioning evolution. I'd say that this is wrecking people('s faith in science). I mean, why is it that religious zealots can tell what not to show in _scientific_ places?!
Here in my country (not the states), even if you want an IT degree, you have to attend some courses about history and philosophy of science. It is essential, to say the least, that people have an open mind and actually know things like, what is (scientifically) a proof, or fact, or how science is progressing, how does the total knowledge of humanity grow, if it grows at all, etc. Amongst other things, it's taught that there is no universal all-time fact, you cannot prove anything forever because of this either. Only theories exist (scientifically speaking).
Faith can be proven, by logic. "God is omnipotent, created everything, etc.". You cannot find a hole in that reasoning, logically speaking not from experience. But you cannot disprove it either, which makes it faith not science. That's the logic behind the distinction.
More of this topic can be read in the books of famous and respected people, like Thomas Kuhn or Imre Lakatos.
According to my history and philosophy of science prof., Miklos Redei, the main difference between science and faith is that science can be proven to be wrong/false. Faith cannot.
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On an interesting sidenote, for example Hungary already has this proposed dutch system, and it sucks.
There is a lovely organization called Artisjus, which managed to put a tax on every cd, dvd, memory card (like the ones used it _cameras_). This essentially doubles their price, and they are doing this on the grounds that it's a compensation for the losses in piracy. Now, the further outrageing thing is, that this is only about music. They collect the money and check the current music market from _their_ statistics and distribute _some_ of the money that way.
The bad thing about is that they are assuming that people are breaking the law in advance! The bad thing is that they don't assume people make backups of personal data, burn any other legal things, which _does_ happen. Also, if people burn software or movies to the cd/dvd, shouldn't the movies industry get compensation by the same logic? Or if i burn a linux dvd, shouldn't i GET MY MONEY BACK? It's all or none. Another outrageous event was when they added the memory cards, which are 90% used in cameras. Sure, someone will pirate mp3s in that...
The irony in that, people would assume that they can pirate legally then, since they got the price paid for it already, well, wrong. There is another nice organization in Hungary, called ASVA, which goes after even legal "piracy". In hungary you can download music and videos, as long as you don't upload. Still, this ASVA goes after people, not just those who for example run ftp servers, but the common downloaders aswell. They "teach" and "lecture" the police about the dangers of violating IP, and basically bribe the police. It is a sad and outrageous legal state.
This is honestly a fucked up system, which is there in Hungary, and i don't wish the dutch to have this, further more, when we have an example that some people have done it already, so don't discard that proposal on "it won't pass" or something right away. This thing needs to be fought, and burned to the ground. Also some EU action against that kind of thing happening in Hungary would be good.
about how a story was news, and mostly i disagreed with their assessment, however, in this case, were someone to complain that how using archive.org is news, i'd agree with asking the question.
Also someone with a very good memory, give those awfully lot fast changing passwords.
Hello Captain Obvious, you're Obviously late, does the Obviousmobile need some servicing?
Yeah, you are a member of The Long Tail.
Ever wondered why Amazon, Wikipedia and other popular online services are successful? Because they don't particularly focus on the popular because they know that lots of not-so-mainstream records/books/articles give you more core mass than being focused on only the popular things would. I'd like iTunes for example to realise that, or a new company selling music.
Erm, WHAT?
These utilities of course wouldn't have to be created if not for the _restrictive_ nature of Intellectual property in the software industry! It's like saying that everyone who uses electricity produced from fission driven power plants should thank the 1930-1940's nazi germany for starting WWII because it propelled the inventions surrounding atomic energy (yes, the example is deliberately harsh).
If not the restrictive nature of the copyright law, those utilities wouldn't have been created in the first place because everyone would have been working on the original ones, saving the hassle of duplicating them thus your examples are examples where copyright law/intellectual property stiffled innovation, not helped it. Your examples show the perfect case of sociological reaction to unnatural barriers, but in no case can those barriers be titled something that helpes innovation.
Sure, that's called drag and drop, MS already patented it...
New SMP support for debian kernels? YAY!
Fermat claimed he found a truely remarkable proof for his theorem, but he also claimed that the margin was too small to contain it. The parent is a nice meme of that quote.
which stands for "freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of information on the Internet", i say, this is a very stupid idea.
Bashing the current pope for being the member of Hitlerjugend in his time (which was complementary btw and he risked a death sentence to still quit) would be similar to bashing people in the USA for getting "education" in primary schools 80 years from now on (in the sense of being complimentary, not that it resembles 1930's german education).
In Soviet Russia, YOU hate bastard tetris!
Just wait until Zonk dupes CmdrTaco's "Update For for the dupe. Not going well. Appreciate all the hate mail. Really encourages improvement.".
You don't usually get this information from slashdot, well, my post is an exception.
Yeah, i'm tired, so my grammer gets worse and worse. It's 4:38am here...
It is more likely that they got close together, were good friend, or even some online relationship. Something bad happened after two years and now the girl is just trying to take advantage of AOL in this way.
I'm pretty disgusted by what she's doing, it's not that a 17y old girl needs to be protected from a guy she knew for 2 years and wanted to have sex with herself.
In most european countries according to my vague knowledge, the legal age to start having sex varies between 14-16.
15-17y old kids are having one night stands these days, so it's not they are into some weird thing.
Just use ekg.
Btw, Gadu gadu is a polish messenger. FYI.
Yes.
Replying to GP and parent, i thought it's kind of obvious, guess not...
You got already the slashvertisement. If your strip is any good, you'll have some increased traffic. :)
Probably none, but Linus and Larry are friends. I think that may be the cause for Linus' behaviour.
that this is similar a bit to Google Sightseeing
Well, to bring a counter-example to wrecking, we all remember the story on slashdot about IMAX not showing some "controversial" movies in its cinemas, while they were not even near mentioning evolution. I'd say that this is wrecking people('s faith in science). I mean, why is it that religious zealots can tell what not to show in _scientific_ places?!
Haha, i didn't want to originally reply to this, but since someone modded it up i kind of feel like the need of correction.
You're not denying that gravity exists, you just don't believe one of the theories explaining gravity is good enough.
Now compare it with what i said about evolution.
Actually maybe you should...
Here in my country (not the states), even if you want an IT degree, you have to attend some courses about history and philosophy of science. It is essential, to say the least, that people have an open mind and actually know things like, what is (scientifically) a proof, or fact, or how science is progressing, how does the total knowledge of humanity grow, if it grows at all, etc. Amongst other things, it's taught that there is no universal all-time fact, you cannot prove anything forever because of this either. Only theories exist (scientifically speaking).
Faith can be proven, by logic. "God is omnipotent, created everything, etc.". You cannot find a hole in that reasoning, logically speaking not from experience. But you cannot disprove it either, which makes it faith not science. That's the logic behind the distinction.
More of this topic can be read in the books of famous and respected people, like Thomas Kuhn or Imre Lakatos.
According to my history and philosophy of science prof., Miklos Redei, the main difference between science and faith is that science can be proven to be wrong/false. Faith cannot.