I would suppose that internet trolls, at least T. internetus aggravatus*, take pleasure in imagining the angry faces they probably cause with their dirty deeds (dirt cheap or otherwise)
* Trollus internetus aggravatus, a subspecies of troll that typically posts inflammatory comments on message boards in order to spark a lengthy hostile discussion
I don't see it as completely inconceivable that Mark Shuttleworth might be motivated to join the battle on the side of not Microsoft. Of course, his "petty cash", if you will, is still considerably less than that of Microsoft, but who knows?
So now they're thinking about including more DRM on mobile phones. What's next, DRM on toasters, so you can only toast Microsoft-approved bread?
DRM on refigerators, so you can only drink beer that has been approved by your local beer manufacturer?
I am a fully equipped male, so I should be locked in jail because I have the potential to commit rape... Right...
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No, you are thinking of The Pirate Bay, which is in Sweden, and has repeatedly ignored/ridiculed legal threats due to the sane copyright laws in that country.
I beg to differ. Though pointless, it is possible to put the DVD in your drive and make a torrent. Who would want to upload directly from the DVD, I don't know. Nor do I know who would want to download encrypted VOBs. But the possibility remains.
Still, I think the people who write these laws should take a long, hard look at the realities of the situation.
I find it hard to believe that a program for modifying savegames can be viewed as copyright infringement. Fine, the savegames were created by the program in question, but this is made possible through the skill and dedication of the player in question. And if I've understood correctly, the Gameshark is nothing but a savegame editor for various console games.
On the matter of hacks/mods to games, I find it rather rude of the creators of said games to deny players this possibility, whether or not this is actual copyright infringement.
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I would laugh (hard) if the exploit involved SQL injection.
I would suppose that internet trolls, at least T. internetus aggravatus*, take pleasure in imagining the angry faces they probably cause with their dirty deeds (dirt cheap or otherwise) * Trollus internetus aggravatus, a subspecies of troll that typically posts inflammatory comments on message boards in order to spark a lengthy hostile discussion
I don't see it as completely inconceivable that Mark Shuttleworth might be motivated to join the battle on the side of not Microsoft. Of course, his "petty cash", if you will, is still considerably less than that of Microsoft, but who knows?
I guess it would be kind of hard for them to fire more employees than they have...
To quote Edward E. 'Doc' Smith:
Anything physical science can research and synthesize, physical science can analyze and duplicate
What they apparently don't get is that anything can be cracked, given enough time to research the protection scheme.
So now they're thinking about including more DRM on mobile phones. What's next, DRM on toasters, so you can only toast Microsoft-approved bread?
DRM on refigerators, so you can only drink beer that has been approved by your local beer manufacturer?
I'm in. Where do I sign up?
I am a fully equipped male, so I should be locked in jail because I have the potential to commit rape... Right...
No, you are thinking of The Pirate Bay, which is in Sweden, and has repeatedly ignored/ridiculed legal threats due to the sane copyright laws in that country.
I beg to differ. Though pointless, it is possible to put the DVD in your drive and make a torrent. Who would want to upload directly from the DVD, I don't know. Nor do I know who would want to download encrypted VOBs. But the possibility remains.
Still, I think the people who write these laws should take a long, hard look at the realities of the situation.
I find it hard to believe that a program for modifying savegames can be viewed as copyright infringement. Fine, the savegames were created by the program in question, but this is made possible through the skill and dedication of the player in question. And if I've understood correctly, the Gameshark is nothing but a savegame editor for various console games.
On the matter of hacks/mods to games, I find it rather rude of the creators of said games to deny players this possibility, whether or not this is actual copyright infringement.