This has been moderated funny, but it's actually pretty insightful. Obviously, this guy's experience is an anomaly; else it wouldn't be a headline on/., right?
There have been reports of hardware trouble, but other than that I find the 360 to be a generally kickass system, from the dashboard to the controllers to the games. What exactly do you "loathe" about it?
Video recording just scratches the surface of what a Tivo, or any DVR for that matter, can do. The media sharing stuff, the new Amazon movie purchases...all of that is possibly only because the content companies believe Tivo will keep their content secure.
If all of that were to fall by the wayside, and it really did become just a glorified VCR, well...that's part of the "damage to the business model" they warn of in their filings.
OT, but this is why I canceled my Netflix subscription. I got tired of getting invested in a movie then having it freeze into unwatchability during the final act.
how in the Hell do people keep getting this misconception that THE EXACT OPPOSITE IS TRUE?
Because in practice students' rights to free expression are curtailed all the damn time. It makes the news when a student and/or their parents has the balls to fight it.
In the unlikely event that the RIAA is found guilty of "misuse of copyright" (not that they aren't; I just find it unlikely that the case will get that far) what's the worse that could happen to them? Would it be just a monetary penalty, or does the copyright owner (I would assume the record company) stand a chance of losing the copyright?
I'm not sure exactly what it is you're arguing. Surely no one has a "right" to play WoW.
Indeed, I think the only rights in operation here are the right of Blizzard to adopt whatever rules they see fit in their game world, and consequently your right to terminate your play if you disagree with their rules.
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This has been moderated funny, but it's actually pretty insightful. Obviously, this guy's experience is an anomaly; else it wouldn't be a headline on /., right?
Anyone know?
There have been reports of hardware trouble, but other than that I find the 360 to be a generally kickass system, from the dashboard to the controllers to the games. What exactly do you "loathe" about it?
Meh, I could do those with one hand tied behind my back.
Nothing signals success for a Star Wars RPG like a relaunch!
Video recording just scratches the surface of what a Tivo, or any DVR for that matter, can do. The media sharing stuff, the new Amazon movie purchases...all of that is possibly only because the content companies believe Tivo will keep their content secure. If all of that were to fall by the wayside, and it really did become just a glorified VCR, well...that's part of the "damage to the business model" they warn of in their filings.
I'm sorry these assholes modded you down. I think this is one of the best posts in the thread.
And lose the support of and/or be sued into oblivion by the content companies.
Here you go, buddy. Knock yourself out.
With that out of the way, maybe now you can educate yourself about what this argument is actually about, before looking foolish again.
As we see here, nothing can whip a nerd into a frenzy more than an acronym he doesn't understand.
You say that like it's a bad thing. Competition is good!
It's long copyright I have a problem with. Like copyright that exists long after the original creator is dead.
Did you ever notice how the posts complaining about an anti-Microsoft bias and claiming to piss away karma usually end up +5?
The home versions of Vista are not licensed for VM use. Business and Ultimate are.
For someone filled with such righteous indignation, he folded like a cheap accordion.
It makes you wonder just how deep seated his convictions really are.
I'm sorry I didn't skip my mortgage payment to buy a DVD player, but I think I did alright.
Come down off the ivory "MS is crap" tower, and stroll through a fucking Best Buy once in a while.
That argument still suggests that you have the "natural right" to take someone else's content without their permission, which I don't believe you do.
OT, but this is why I canceled my Netflix subscription. I got tired of getting invested in a movie then having it freeze into unwatchability during the final act.
I thought I couched my question in enough assumption, hemming and hawing to make that clear, :)
Because in practice students' rights to free expression are curtailed all the damn time. It makes the news when a student and/or their parents has the balls to fight it.
I agree. Enjoy your night in jail.
In the unlikely event that the RIAA is found guilty of "misuse of copyright" (not that they aren't; I just find it unlikely that the case will get that far) what's the worse that could happen to them? Would it be just a monetary penalty, or does the copyright owner (I would assume the record company) stand a chance of losing the copyright?
Indeed, I think the only rights in operation here are the right of Blizzard to adopt whatever rules they see fit in their game world, and consequently your right to terminate your play if you disagree with their rules.
They're called "average people".