This is the exact kind of case I've been waiting for! The claims being made against the Kindle are SO ridiculous that EVERYONE will realize this is idiotic. BTW, where are the advocacy groups for the disabled on this one?
They're not opening a damned thing, the only reason they are welcoming coverage of the quake is because they did not cause it, and no one can blame the Chinese government for it. Any action the government takes to help it people (including the foreign coverage) is going to help their (the government's) image. If this had been some kind of industrial accident it would be covered up (unless a foreign company was responsible).
I remember when Comcast introduced their first "bandwidth" limit where they started sending letters to customers that were downloading too much in one month (never mind that they will not admit there is a limit). Those that defended this action would say "Comcast isn't limiting how FAST you can download, just how much". It seems that with this newer (I know it's been going on for a while) throttling they are now also limiting how FAST I can download something too. If I have and 8 meg connection with no advertised usage cap and I can't download over a certain amount without getting a nasty letter and I can't actually download at 8 megs if they don't approve of the content then what the hell are they selling and what am I paying for?
This is the same way that studios keep releasing the same movie in different editions, collectors, ultimate collectors, platinum, etc. It's the same movie but with other extras (I know there are other differences too), they just want to keep getting paid for the same thing.
Format conversion is NOT grounds for copyright infringement if it's for personal use. I don't understand why judges have such a hard time with it, it seems pretty simple.
I hate to say it, but I can't wait for all to iPod HDs to start dying and DRM starts biting some of the more mainstream public in the ass.
Some states require that you must actually walk out the door with a product before you can be accused of attempting to shoplift... inotherwords if I go into a Circuit City and stuff a bunch of CDs in my shirt, until I step through that door, it isn't a crime... other states allow that action that (seems to) constitute intent as attempted shoplifting. I may be totally off here, but I THINK the reason many stores have a double set of exit doors may have something to so with this (the obvious reason is to save energy), since passing through the first set of doors makes a reasonable argument that you intended to leave the store, but until you cross the second set, you're still in the store and can be stopped. This may also be part of the reason why many stores are so adamant that you leave through the "exit" doors only, since this requires you to walk past the registers and show that you did not intend to pay.
The biggest complaint I have right now is the new/upcoming games are announced so far in advance of their release, and by the time you but the game, you've seen reviews, screenshots, movies, wallpapers, etc and there really isn't much to look forward too. There aren't any surprises left.
I agree. One easy example of this is any movie that was based on a TV series such as Star Trek, X-Files, or even comic books. This is partly an attempt to capitalize on the existing well developed characters from those sources (a fanatic following is helpful too). If you look at a Star Trek movie for example, you have the same cast and characters but you can look forward to a story that would be much too expensive to produce as a one hour or multi-part episode, not that this is necessarily a bad thing.
"Radio Broadcasters propose that music-formatted stations pay a fee ranging from as little as $500 per annum for small stations in low revenue ranked markets to as much as $8,000 per annum for large stations in high revenue ranked markets"
If we're talking about the Internet, how the hell would you define a "high revenue ranked market" ? I'm assuming "market" is used the way it normally is in radio.
I can't help but think this would only be effective in warmer climates where your "targets" would have exposed skin and the heat would be uncomfortable. Try using this thing in New York or Chicago during winter, you'll just ATTRACT homeless people.
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Unfortunately the brain's data compression is lossy to say the least. Just watch any crime show witness interview...
Yeah, but what's the access time on that sucker? Random access would be a bitch...
This is the exact kind of case I've been waiting for! The claims being made against the Kindle are SO ridiculous that EVERYONE will realize this is idiotic. BTW, where are the advocacy groups for the disabled on this one?
Well, they ARE cramming another platter into the drive, surely they mean platter density inside the drive case.....
Here you go! http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/research/recording_head/pr/PerpendicularAnimation.html
Terabytes are the new gigabyte...
I have photonic switches all over my home and office!
During the winter!
They're not opening a damned thing, the only reason they are welcoming coverage of the quake is because they did not cause it, and no one can blame the Chinese government for it. Any action the government takes to help it people (including the foreign coverage) is going to help their (the government's) image. If this had been some kind of industrial accident it would be covered up (unless a foreign company was responsible).
I remember when Comcast introduced their first "bandwidth" limit where they started sending letters to customers that were downloading too much in one month (never mind that they will not admit there is a limit). Those that defended this action would say "Comcast isn't limiting how FAST you can download, just how much". It seems that with this newer (I know it's been going on for a while) throttling they are now also limiting how FAST I can download something too. If I have and 8 meg connection with no advertised usage cap and I can't download over a certain amount without getting a nasty letter and I can't actually download at 8 megs if they don't approve of the content then what the hell are they selling and what am I paying for?
This is the same way that studios keep releasing the same movie in different editions, collectors, ultimate collectors, platinum, etc. It's the same movie but with other extras (I know there are other differences too), they just want to keep getting paid for the same thing.
Format conversion is NOT grounds for copyright infringement if it's for personal use. I don't understand why judges have such a hard time with it, it seems pretty simple.
I hate to say it, but I can't wait for all to iPod HDs to start dying and DRM starts biting some of the more mainstream public in the ass.
It's a shame that it has to come to this, but FUCK HIM....
And here I thought graffiti writing was vandalism...
Would this include a movie such as V for Vendetta?
The biggest complaint I have right now is the new/upcoming games are announced so far in advance of their release, and by the time you but the game, you've seen reviews, screenshots, movies, wallpapers, etc and there really isn't much to look forward too. There aren't any surprises left.
Yeah, but enter DMCA and you can't legally circumvent the protection keeping you from making your rightful copy.
I agree. One easy example of this is any movie that was based on a TV series such as Star Trek, X-Files, or even comic books. This is partly an attempt to capitalize on the existing well developed characters from those sources (a fanatic following is helpful too). If you look at a Star Trek movie for example, you have the same cast and characters but you can look forward to a story that would be much too expensive to produce as a one hour or multi-part episode, not that this is necessarily a bad thing.
As soon as I read this on the home page, this is exactly what I thought to say.. I'm kinda glad you beat me to it!
"Radio Broadcasters propose that music-formatted stations pay a fee ranging from as little as $500 per annum for small stations in low revenue ranked markets to as much as $8,000 per annum for large stations in high revenue ranked markets"
If we're talking about the Internet, how the hell would you define a "high revenue ranked market" ? I'm assuming "market" is used the way it normally is in radio.
Just bomb all the blurry spots.
I can't help but think this would only be effective in warmer climates where your "targets" would have exposed skin and the heat would be uncomfortable. Try using this thing in New York or Chicago during winter, you'll just ATTRACT homeless people.
politicians too...
When I first read the headline, I thought it was the GAME Quake.... aarrgg..
I wonder if the "winners" get a nice award plaque sent to them? Or maybe they're just told it's on its way...