With so many stagnant, marketing-centric companies out there, it is good to see some real technical innovation come about. This is what the early inventors were all about, including the Wright Brothers; doing it to see if it can be done. Though I don't doubt that there is some profit motive, the market for this can't be the only motivator.
Thats why campaign contributions should only be able to be made by those legally able to vote. That would eliminate corporate donations, and if some CEO wanted to put up their own money, it would be more visible. While this doesn't address lobbying in particular, it is a start.
The best solution would be more Congressional accountability, but that is not so easy to achieve.
You should have gone to a vocational school. A university is not designed so much to teach you how to perform in your field, a university is designed to teach you how to think and to culture you in history and other such liberal arts.
You, as someone who admits to rather learn on the job and be employed, are a particular type of person - one who probably shouldn't have ever enrolled in college in the first place. Just because you made the wrong choice, which was YOUR choice, don't complain that you wasted your money. Kids are forced to go to High School, you weren't forced to go to college. Apples and oranges.
A 'proper' degree teaches you a lot more than just how to do your vocational calling.
An 'apprenticed developer' could come out with fine skills as well, but its apples vs oranges.
I don't think anyone doubts that graduates of tech and voc schools arent skilled at what they do. But skilled and rounded are two different things.
You got away with it.
Thats like saying privately owned phones are not under jurisdiction.
The judge was wrong, you were wrong and your lawyer was wrong.
Can anyone explain this. It makes NO sense at all. They are not entitled to control of his domain name and or the servers. Logs, maybe, fines maybe. But how can the MPAA assume control over the domain?
Anyone?
no, this is like suing a gun dealer because the gun he sold you had a gps device on it and the bullets were faulty.
It doesn't matter that you were going to commit a crime with the gun. Kazaa purports to provide a legitimate product and service. If they are lying about it, they should be held responsible. Whether or not P2P is legal or illegal, or more importantly moral or immoral isn't relevant.
"free intentions"?
I think we can trust Lessig's intentions. As far as pro-bono...that doesn't make it any less of a contribution. According to the ABA Rule 6.1, the amount of hours of public service is 50 a year. Now obviously that is a week's worth of work, but I believe these guys will probably putting even more into it as well.
I love that the ABA promotes probono, does the Medical Association do the same? Just wondering cause I really don't know.
As is stated many times over: yes, but it's still a good thing.
Just because some people need other things, doesn't mean there are not people that could benefit from technology in developing countries. I'm planning on taking a culture and technologies course this summer that deals specifically with that issue, and can't wait.
Even if you look at the United States you will find areas where technology can help better groups of people. Sure, the American poor need jobs, food, shelter and education. Giving them access to computers may not directly grant those things, or be as valuable, but there is always a large indirect connection. It's a lot like that one article about providing voicemail to homeless looking for jobs. Technology can often times be an enabler.
I really can't stand arguments like yours, they are weak and unrefined.
A book and a movie are APPLES and ORANGES. Anyone who whines or cries about how it ruins the book, or isn't the same, is really missing the whole point. Books and movies are two different forms of art. With the restrictions of movies, one cannot accomplish everything a book can. The reverse is also true as there are things that can be done via film that pure text cannot accomplish. If you can't appreciate a movie as a seperate entity than the book, then I pity you.
How could you even measure whether the book or movie was "better"? I just really don't see that you can -or- should, they are too vastly different to even truly compare. Consider Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet. Very poppy, very much infused with modern themes and music and yet it is quite a work in it's own right. Is it as good as Willy the Shakes original? No. Is it the author's intention? Even new critical theorists would say no;) But still, it is quite enjoyable and is independent from the existence of the original play.
I would give him credit if I truely knew the extent of his personal involvement. Firefox != Mozilla, and there is enough significant difference to warrant credit. As for Linux, the media may glamorize him a bit but he did START it himself. Sure there were GNU tools and free software before and since, but he made the first linux kernel. The fact that it has all blossomed into this giant thing that it now is, is irrelevant. Ford still made great leaps in automotive manufacturing despite the fact that it is all different now. An inventor or innovator does not need to do the handiwork all himself, the innovation is what counts. And while the concept of Linux is not so innovative, I would argue his call for help from the worldwide pool of coders was and his management of the codebase has been. My two cents.
I dont think the purpose of this is to achieve any new leaps in artistic expression. There is more to working with a group than just "progress" and gains. There is a lot to be said for the fun involved and the ability to share and meld your ideas with the ideas of others.
I assume you don't listen to any music, surely that art by committee has no soul. Or books illustrated by people other than the author, or even collaborative writings. Hell, researchers should stop working in teams and just go at it alone....how else will we progress?
Now that I think of it, I can't believe I even bit at your flamebait. Oh well.
Yeah, Im lost on this one too. Weather.gov is good for me too. I think it must have something to do with more detailed and unparsed weather data being released.
I have a quote from ashcroft on my blog As today's pleas demonstrate, those who steal copyrighted material will be caught, even when they use the tools of technology to commit their crimes. The theft of intellectual property victimizes not only its owners and their employees but also the American people, who shoulder the burden of increased costs for goods and services.
Yesterday two members of the Underground Network pleaded guilty to a couple of infringement charges. I think they are looking at around 5 years and 250K$ fines, but with a plea who knows.
They were operating DC hubs where FBI agents downloaded 20 thousand and 7 thousand dollars worth of files. The number of files though was like 55 and 30.
Thats a pretty hefty price per file....
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With so many stagnant, marketing-centric companies out there, it is good to see some real technical innovation come about. This is what the early inventors were all about, including the Wright Brothers; doing it to see if it can be done. Though I don't doubt that there is some profit motive, the market for this can't be the only motivator.
The best solution would be more Congressional accountability, but that is not so easy to achieve.
You, as someone who admits to rather learn on the job and be employed, are a particular type of person - one who probably shouldn't have ever enrolled in college in the first place. Just because you made the wrong choice, which was YOUR choice, don't complain that you wasted your money. Kids are forced to go to High School, you weren't forced to go to college. Apples and oranges.
A 'proper' degree teaches you a lot more than just how to do your vocational calling. An 'apprenticed developer' could come out with fine skills as well, but its apples vs oranges. I don't think anyone doubts that graduates of tech and voc schools arent skilled at what they do. But skilled and rounded are two different things.
You got away with it. Thats like saying privately owned phones are not under jurisdiction. The judge was wrong, you were wrong and your lawyer was wrong.
Can anyone explain this. It makes NO sense at all. They are not entitled to control of his domain name and or the servers. Logs, maybe, fines maybe. But how can the MPAA assume control over the domain? Anyone?
You missed the point. The country that wants to "remake the world" is the US. The original poster is writing from NK point of view.
Geez.....
no, this is like suing a gun dealer because the gun he sold you had a gps device on it and the bullets were faulty. It doesn't matter that you were going to commit a crime with the gun. Kazaa purports to provide a legitimate product and service. If they are lying about it, they should be held responsible. Whether or not P2P is legal or illegal, or more importantly moral or immoral isn't relevant.
"free intentions"? I think we can trust Lessig's intentions. As far as pro-bono...that doesn't make it any less of a contribution. According to the ABA Rule 6.1, the amount of hours of public service is 50 a year. Now obviously that is a week's worth of work, but I believe these guys will probably putting even more into it as well. I love that the ABA promotes probono, does the Medical Association do the same? Just wondering cause I really don't know.
As is stated many times over: yes, but it's still a good thing.
Just because some people need other things, doesn't mean there are not people that could benefit from technology in developing countries. I'm planning on taking a culture and technologies course this summer that deals specifically with that issue, and can't wait.
Even if you look at the United States you will find areas where technology can help better groups of people. Sure, the American poor need jobs, food, shelter and education. Giving them access to computers may not directly grant those things, or be as valuable, but there is always a large indirect connection. It's a lot like that one article about providing voicemail to homeless looking for jobs. Technology can often times be an enabler.
I really can't stand arguments like yours, they are weak and unrefined.
A book and a movie are APPLES and ORANGES. Anyone who whines or cries about how it ruins the book, or isn't the same, is really missing the whole point. Books and movies are two different forms of art. With the restrictions of movies, one cannot accomplish everything a book can. The reverse is also true as there are things that can be done via film that pure text cannot accomplish. If you can't appreciate a movie as a seperate entity than the book, then I pity you. How could you even measure whether the book or movie was "better"? I just really don't see that you can -or- should, they are too vastly different to even truly compare. Consider Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet. Very poppy, very much infused with modern themes and music and yet it is quite a work in it's own right. Is it as good as Willy the Shakes original? No. Is it the author's intention? Even new critical theorists would say no ;) But still, it is quite enjoyable and is independent from the existence of the original play.
I would give him credit if I truely knew the extent of his personal involvement. Firefox != Mozilla, and there is enough significant difference to warrant credit. As for Linux, the media may glamorize him a bit but he did START it himself. Sure there were GNU tools and free software before and since, but he made the first linux kernel. The fact that it has all blossomed into this giant thing that it now is, is irrelevant. Ford still made great leaps in automotive manufacturing despite the fact that it is all different now. An inventor or innovator does not need to do the handiwork all himself, the innovation is what counts. And while the concept of Linux is not so innovative, I would argue his call for help from the worldwide pool of coders was and his management of the codebase has been. My two cents.
I dont think the purpose of this is to achieve any new leaps in artistic expression. There is more to working with a group than just "progress" and gains. There is a lot to be said for the fun involved and the ability to share and meld your ideas with the ideas of others. I assume you don't listen to any music, surely that art by committee has no soul. Or books illustrated by people other than the author, or even collaborative writings. Hell, researchers should stop working in teams and just go at it alone....how else will we progress? Now that I think of it, I can't believe I even bit at your flamebait. Oh well.
Yeah, Im lost on this one too. Weather.gov is good for me too. I think it must have something to do with more detailed and unparsed weather data being released.
I have a quote from ashcroft on my blog
As today's pleas demonstrate, those who steal copyrighted material will be caught, even when they use the tools of technology to commit their crimes. The theft of intellectual property victimizes not only its owners and their employees but also the American people, who shoulder the burden of increased costs for goods and services.
Yesterday two members of the Underground Network pleaded guilty to a couple of infringement charges. I think they are looking at around 5 years and 250K$ fines, but with a plea who knows. They were operating DC hubs where FBI agents downloaded 20 thousand and 7 thousand dollars worth of files. The number of files though was like 55 and 30. Thats a pretty hefty price per file....