I'm Canadian too, and there was a news story of some guy breaking an American law in the states and then fleeing here. But the story was that Canada wouldn't extradite him because the government feared he'd get slaughtered in a US prison. Hooray for Canada actually CARING about its imported criminals.;)
I must say, I'm very proud of Harvey Danger for releasing their album on the web, as well as in stores. I love their music, it's a great album, and it's an awesome way to get recognition. As soon as my next paycheque comes, I'm going to head out and buy the album too. (I've had the album for a while, but money's always tight these days.)
See! The system DOES work!
(On a side note, donating to the artists is always a better way to support them. It's been brought up many times that the artist never gets much money from album sales, damn RIAA!)
It seems the windows "Run As..." dialog also doesn't necessarily give you administrator rights half the time. I've used it to run the MS Office 2000 install when adding things to Outlook, etc. I've told it to "Run As..." Administrator with the appropriate password, and the install failed for lack of privileges. Obnoxious to use is an understatement.;)
You know, I'm deathly afraid of getting a replacement left arm/hand... My masturbation speed would skyrocket, but I think the orgasm to injury ratio would also show some negative effects. I'll be sure to keep a fire extinguisher nearby, and I'll ask them to include a safety shut-off in the arm.
Can I quote your post in a book and sell it to make millions upon millions of dollars?
(This request has been released under the GPL. Do with it as you see fit, just credit the author.)
I have friends who don't even know what the RIAA is who use Limewire now to download their music. They're not dead-set against buying music from stores, they're not anti-Recording-Industry, they're just after convenience. These friends are the casual user.
"I want a song, it's easier to get it from some P2P program than to buy it."
Most of these friends still are too clueless to realize they're breaking copyright law.
I on the other hand willing breach copyright law on a daily basis. I'm the not-so-casual user.;)
The problem with the "breaking into your house to steal your internet" analogy is that networks aren't the same as physical property. It's still legal to mooch off an unprotected WiFi network (at least it is here) because there's no unlawful entry. You don't need to "hack" it to gain access to an unprotected WiFi network. If you're uninvited, then the owner of the AP should set it up so you're not allowed in. If you're able to gain access by just clicking connect, that to me is an invitation. That says "Hey, I want YOU on my network, because I didn't tell you NOT to get on my network by protecting it."
As for the real life analogy.. is it illegal if you invite a trespasser onto your property? Is he then no longer trespassing? Hmmm...
I totally agree. It used to be that if you wanted music, you'd go buy a CD, or listen to the radio. Now if I want a song, all I have to do is download it.
The exception is when I'm too lazy to go hunting the net for a certain album, I'll go buy it. Convenience will always win out.;)
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I'm Canadian too, and there was a news story of some guy breaking an American law in the states and then fleeing here. But the story was that Canada wouldn't extradite him because the government feared he'd get slaughtered in a US prison. Hooray for Canada actually CARING about its imported criminals. ;)
"The Internet Underground. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."
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I must say, I'm very proud of Harvey Danger for releasing their album on the web, as well as in stores. I love their music, it's a great album, and it's an awesome way to get recognition. As soon as my next paycheque comes, I'm going to head out and buy the album too. (I've had the album for a while, but money's always tight these days.) See! The system DOES work! (On a side note, donating to the artists is always a better way to support them. It's been brought up many times that the artist never gets much money from album sales, damn RIAA!)
It seems the windows "Run As..." dialog also doesn't necessarily give you administrator rights half the time. I've used it to run the MS Office 2000 install when adding things to Outlook, etc. I've told it to "Run As..." Administrator with the appropriate password, and the install failed for lack of privileges. Obnoxious to use is an understatement. ;)
You know, I'm deathly afraid of getting a replacement left arm/hand... My masturbation speed would skyrocket, but I think the orgasm to injury ratio would also show some negative effects. I'll be sure to keep a fire extinguisher nearby, and I'll ask them to include a safety shut-off in the arm.
Can I quote your post in a book and sell it to make millions upon millions of dollars? (This request has been released under the GPL. Do with it as you see fit, just credit the author.)
I have friends who don't even know what the RIAA is who use Limewire now to download their music. They're not dead-set against buying music from stores, they're not anti-Recording-Industry, they're just after convenience. These friends are the casual user. "I want a song, it's easier to get it from some P2P program than to buy it." Most of these friends still are too clueless to realize they're breaking copyright law. I on the other hand willing breach copyright law on a daily basis. I'm the not-so-casual user. ;)
The problem with the "breaking into your house to steal your internet" analogy is that networks aren't the same as physical property. It's still legal to mooch off an unprotected WiFi network (at least it is here) because there's no unlawful entry. You don't need to "hack" it to gain access to an unprotected WiFi network. If you're uninvited, then the owner of the AP should set it up so you're not allowed in. If you're able to gain access by just clicking connect, that to me is an invitation. That says "Hey, I want YOU on my network, because I didn't tell you NOT to get on my network by protecting it." As for the real life analogy.. is it illegal if you invite a trespasser onto your property? Is he then no longer trespassing? Hmmm...
I totally agree. It used to be that if you wanted music, you'd go buy a CD, or listen to the radio. Now if I want a song, all I have to do is download it. The exception is when I'm too lazy to go hunting the net for a certain album, I'll go buy it. Convenience will always win out. ;)