the wii is about moneymaking. As is the XBox 360 and the PS3. Nintendo, Sony and MS are companies, not charities, of course their products are about moneymaking. It seems that Nintendo just happen to be best at it, and good on them too. (Disclaimer, I own a DS and Wii; it's my first console since my Sega MegaDrive. I'm no fanboy, but I am a satisfied customer).
You might think that, but under 16s legally buy and install PC games all the time. All of them also have EULAs who is entering into a contract by proxy in that situation? Absolutely no one as far as I can see, especially if the PC is in the hypothetical child's room, and for all intents and purposes, belongs to the child. IANAL either, but IMO any PC game EULA entered into by a child wouldn't stand up in court, why should an OS be any different? At the very least it would make for an interesting, if absurd, case.
I think I put it well in two previous posts. basically, it boils down to us English having been at war with the French for most of the last millennium, as such I think we have sole rights to mock the French. Everyone else should stop doing it as either they can't do it properly, [c.f.Freedom fries] or they do it inappropriately (as above). We do it in the only time an way you should: when it's easier than going to war with them, and when they can strike back.;-) Something also known as friendly rivalry.
In the same vein, what if I get my 7yr old cousin to "accept" (she's perfectly capable of clicking "next") it? Here in the UK, at least, minors cannot enter into contracts. How would MS enforce the EULA on her? This just reinforces by belief that EULAs have no legal standing in this country.
You elected them, they are public servants, they are effectively your employees. Unfortunately for you, when they screw up the buck has to stop somewhere, in a democratic system, like yours in the USA, that in Canada, or mine here in the UK the ultimate responsibility is that of the people. In other words eventually the buck stops with you.
That said I do recognise the difference between the people and the government, I personally hold no grudge against the good people of the USA, your administration, however almost manages to make our political system look honest.
In australia, A new law could overwrite any court cases setting princicple. Same with Canida (in certain cases) and most of Europe. It is something that should be looked into fixing so things like this are guarenteed to be fixed. Well, if they had "fixed" it that way from the beginning, here in the UK; they'd be plenty of places I could use a bow and arrow to shoot a Scotsman inside the city walls, due to 700 year old case law. Statutes override case law for good reason. Judges aren't elected; if the law is being interpreted by the judiciary in a way that our elected representatives do not intend, then they have a duty to come up with a new law, one that reflects what the people who put them there wanted.
Calling Clarkson a journalist is stretching it, he presents a light entertament programme (and a great one at that: Top Gear) for the BBC, and writes a column for the Times as your link shows, however, and your link shows this as well, he writes opinion pieces; he's a columnist, not a journalist. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a funny writer, but calling him a journalist is plain wrong.
We pay more for everything, the PS3 is going to be £425 (~$800) here in the UK, but My Wii was £179 (~$360), after I bought two games, Wii Play as a 3rd game and Wiimote and an extra nunchuck I'd spent over £300 (~$600). Yes, I could have bought a PS3 in the US for what I spent on my Wii on launch day. Add in what I've spent since, and you can see we get very thoroughly ripped off by everyone here in the UK.
It works fine on a Win XP box using Firefox 2.0.0.2, ctrl-(left-)click also opens links in in new tab and so does middle click. I don't know much about macs, but the one button mouse probably rules out the latter for you so try ctrl-click.
Where are you from? From the UK, it's not hard to get to Ireland at all; a cheap Ryan air flight from the mainland, or a drive from Northern Ireland; that's all. I think you're problem might be that Ireland, like the UK is not a signatory to the Schengen_Agreement, but as we share a border (both land and sea) and due to historical reasons (Ireland was part of the British Empire), we have different arrangements.
Although to be fair I use my passport for ID almost everywhere, so perhaps it is needed.
Ah, thanks that explains it. Having never received a fixed penalty notice, I've never seen the "small print", nor looked at the legislation involved. It's nice to know that some of my freedoms are retained should I so chose to exercise them.
Yep, the only reason I caught your sarcasm was the use of the (non-)word "terrorismists", but anyone reading that post fast could easily misread that as terrorists. Indeed, I did the first time, and only stopped myself clicking "reply" because I reread posts before replying.
That all Grants and Promises of Fines and Forfeitures of particular persons before Conviction are illegall and void. Unfortunately, AFAIK no one has ever contested a fixed penalty notice on this basis, it would make for an interesting court case.
Here it is The Magna Carta though a bill just as important is the Bill of rights 1688 Which even gives us Brits the right to bare arms. Well sort of, here's the relevant passage: Subjects' Arms.
That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law.
Actually, the EU rules on citizenship are relatively recent. I think it was around the mid 80s where we have been able to readily get a job and settle in any EU state on arrival.
The Immigration and settlement rules for UK/Ireland were in effect before the EU relaxation immigration, and actually override the EU rules.
One good example is that the UK still has border controls, unlike other EU countries, which have reduced or eliminated border controls between the countries. But between Ireland and UK it is much less than previously. Indeed, in the past, it was not even required to have a passport to travel between the countries (Now, I think Ireland may ask for some Photo ID on Entry on certain routes, but the UK is less likely, with Irish originated planes often arriving in domestic terminals in Heathrow)
I think you're thinking of The Schengen Agreement, which IIRC is an EEA agreement, not an EU one; but nitpicking aside, you're correct. Indeed, the only EU countries who opted out were the UK and Ireland; I believe that membership is now a prerequisite for joining the EU. The only reason we managed to get special status is due to our nature and location as an Island.
What I find more strange is, these relaxed rules occurred even during times of IRA "problems". Our "forefathers" prided freedom over the need to protect against a minority of "Terrorists". Now, we are heading towards ID cards, etc. hmmm... Indeed, the sinister nature of this Stalinist NuLabour government scares me, hence the talk of emigration. Of course the other course of action is that of the only man to enter parliament with honourable intentions, but I hope we're some way off from that yet.
I thought it *might* be sarcasm, but not being sure, and knowing that this site has a mostly American audience (and thus not necessarily familiar with British politics) I thought I'd make sure. And even if you did know anyone else who didn't know what an MP was would find out.:-)
The U.K. has a long history of having a government that's of the bureaucrats, by the bureaucrats and for the bureaucrats. In case you haven't figured it out yet, the people don't matter, except to pacify with the facade o f lip-service you call your elections. If only that was our current problem. No the current problem is one of a politicised civil service, not an old fashioned bureaucratic one a la Yes Minister. If it was we wouldn't be in the mess we're in as the civil service would have tried to block any form of change at all turns. Now New labour has managed to pack it full politicos whereas it should be totally apolitical.
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You might think that, but under 16s legally buy and install PC games all the time. All of them also have EULAs who is entering into a contract by proxy in that situation? Absolutely no one as far as I can see, especially if the PC is in the hypothetical child's room, and for all intents and purposes, belongs to the child. IANAL either, but IMO any PC game EULA entered into by a child wouldn't stand up in court, why should an OS be any different? At the very least it would make for an interesting, if absurd, case.
I think I put it well in two previous posts. basically, it boils down to us English having been at war with the French for most of the last millennium, as such I think we have sole rights to mock the French. Everyone else should stop doing it as either they can't do it properly, [c.f.Freedom fries] or they do it inappropriately (as above). We do it in the only time an way you should: when it's easier than going to war with them, and when they can strike back. ;-) Something also known as friendly rivalry.
For the first time ever, I feel the urge to use the abbreviation: ROFLMAO!!!!!oneoneeleventyone!!!, seriously, good job.:-D
In the same vein, what if I get my 7yr old cousin to "accept" (she's perfectly capable of clicking "next") it? Here in the UK, at least, minors cannot enter into contracts. How would MS enforce the EULA on her? This just reinforces by belief that EULAs have no legal standing in this country.
You elected them, they are public servants, they are effectively your employees. Unfortunately for you, when they screw up the buck has to stop somewhere, in a democratic system, like yours in the USA, that in Canada, or mine here in the UK the ultimate responsibility is that of the people. In other words eventually the buck stops with you.
That said I do recognise the difference between the people and the government, I personally hold no grudge against the good people of the USA, your administration, however almost manages to make our political system look honest.
iTMS is successful despite DRM, not because of it. It would have been more successful had apple not forced DRM on it's tracks.
Calling Clarkson a journalist is stretching it, he presents a light entertament programme (and a great one at that: Top Gear) for the BBC, and writes a column for the Times as your link shows, however, and your link shows this as well, he writes opinion pieces; he's a columnist, not a journalist. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a funny writer, but calling him a journalist is plain wrong.
We pay more for everything, the PS3 is going to be £425 (~$800) here in the UK, but My Wii was £179 (~$360), after I bought two games, Wii Play as a 3rd game and Wiimote and an extra nunchuck I'd spent over £300 (~$600). Yes, I could have bought a PS3 in the US for what I spent on my Wii on launch day. Add in what I've spent since, and you can see we get very thoroughly ripped off by everyone here in the UK.
So does this mean that using an adblocker is censorship...
*ducks*
Another you might find interesting: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Open-IT-projects/
:-)
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to require that all publicly funded software projects publish source code under a Free licence."
I've signed it.
It works fine on a Win XP box using Firefox 2.0.0.2, ctrl-(left-)click also opens links in in new tab and so does middle click. I don't know much about macs, but the one button mouse probably rules out the latter for you so try ctrl-click.
Where are you from? From the UK, it's not hard to get to Ireland at all; a cheap Ryan air flight from the mainland, or a drive from Northern Ireland; that's all. I think you're problem might be that Ireland, like the UK is not a signatory to the Schengen_Agreement, but as we share a border (both land and sea) and due to historical reasons (Ireland was part of the British Empire), we have different arrangements.
Although to be fair I use my passport for ID almost everywhere, so perhaps it is needed.
Ah, thanks that explains it. Having never received a fixed penalty notice, I've never seen the "small print", nor looked at the legislation involved. It's nice to know that some of my freedoms are retained should I so chose to exercise them.
I don't know who modded the parent up, but the link is to consumptionjunction, so don't click.
Yep, the only reason I caught your sarcasm was the use of the (non-)word "terrorismists", but anyone reading that post fast could easily misread that as terrorists. Indeed, I did the first time, and only stopped myself clicking "reply" because I reread posts before replying.
That all Grants and Promises of Fines and Forfeitures of particular persons before Conviction are illegall and void. Unfortunately, AFAIK no one has ever contested a fixed penalty notice on this basis, it would make for an interesting court case.
Here it is The Magna Carta though a bill just as important is the Bill of rights 1688 Which even gives us Brits the right to bare arms. Well sort of, here's the relevant passage:
Subjects' Arms.
That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law.
The Immigration and settlement rules for UK/Ireland were in effect before the EU relaxation immigration, and actually override the EU rules.
One good example is that the UK still has border controls, unlike other EU countries, which have reduced or eliminated border controls between the countries. But between Ireland and UK it is much less than previously. Indeed, in the past, it was not even required to have a passport to travel between the countries (Now, I think Ireland may ask for some Photo ID on Entry on certain routes, but the UK is less likely, with Irish originated planes often arriving in domestic terminals in Heathrow)
I think you're thinking of The Schengen Agreement, which IIRC is an EEA agreement, not an EU one; but nitpicking aside, you're correct. Indeed, the only EU countries who opted out were the UK and Ireland; I believe that membership is now a prerequisite for joining the EU. The only reason we managed to get special status is due to our nature and location as an Island. What I find more strange is, these relaxed rules occurred even during times of IRA "problems". Our "forefathers" prided freedom over the need to protect against a minority of "Terrorists". Now, we are heading towards ID cards, etc. hmmm... Indeed, the sinister nature of this Stalinist NuLabour government scares me, hence the talk of emigration. Of course the other course of action is that of the only man to enter parliament with honourable intentions, but I hope we're some way off from that yet.
I thought it *might* be sarcasm, but not being sure, and knowing that this site has a mostly American audience (and thus not necessarily familiar with British politics) I thought I'd make sure. And even if you did know anyone else who didn't know what an MP was would find out. :-)