And one more thing: He's a walking encyclopedia. He literally knows every fact on record. John's no psychic or clairvoyant--he can't predict the future. But when it comes to learning anything new, like how to pilot a helicopter, he's a very quick study.
The pilot test, using 10 cars driven by volunteers, is believed to be the first in North America, although similar systems have been tested in several European countries, according to the newspaper.
See the bold? The system has only been tested with 10 cars, which is an infinitesimally small sample when your country has dozens of millions of people. Chances are that once the researchers increase the sample pool by a few thousand cars and greater, problems will occur that will prove that the device causes noticeable quagmires in a large scale environment.
A song as a MIDI file is a cover, and simply that. Asking Is it piracy? is a ridiculous question, since piracy is a dumb word the entertainment industries use to refer to the infringement of their works' copyrights. Is it copyright infringement? is a valid question. That, of course, depends on whether or not you have the original artist's (or record company's) permission to sell or perform the song in question.
Of course, MIDI files are hardly realistic. It's doubtful that any record company would consider a MIDI file a threat to a song's sales. What would really concern them would be a MP3 of a MIDI: a MIDI fed through a Virtual Studio Technology plugin (VST plugin) - audio plugins that can be used in conjunction with MIDI sequencers to give MIDI tracks a whole new sound. VST plugins can make a MIDI track infinitely better, since VST plugins use actual audio samples. It's possible to make a song that sounds just like the original though VST technology, and I'm sure record label executives would take notice if they found songs like that floating around on the p2p networks.
With a little changing of the act name, ACSPA -> SCAT Act.
Secure Content of Analog Technology Act of 2005.
I believe the SCAT acronym accurately describes everyone's opinion of this legislation.
I found chief technical officer of the MPAA Brad Hunt's comments funny.
"Sometimes I think that people feel that the MPAA is a bunch of Luddites," Brad Hunt, chief technical officer of the MPAA, said in an interview Wednesday afternoon. "In this case, we are trying to incent the consumer to embrace the digital conversion, the digital connection...and that's why we need to drive this technology forward."
The funny part isn't that the MPAA is saying that it wants to drive digital formats forward by pushing them backward -- the funny part is that the MPAA has a "chief technical officer."
It's nice to see John McCain doing some good for the country -- as one of the few bipartisan senators -- and not actually giving in to corporate interests, despite several computer-related comapanies contributing to his 2004 campagin. It's too bad that there are so many bad nuts that counteract him, especially in this case (e.g. Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act, Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005).
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Excuse me? I can't tell you to RTFA, because you are quoting the article, but this is just totally out of context.
Full paragraph:
I have always been against music downloading. In fact, I have been a member of BMG's music club for quite some time and I purchase my music either from there or from Target. When I first got my computer set up almost three years ago, I had a friend set it up for me since I did not know how to do it. She had put Kaaza Lite on there and told me what it was. I never used it and had no interest in doing so. I deleted it since I had no use for it. Even though I deleted it correctly, as is recommended by Microsoft, Mr. Eilers has told me it can hide out in my system and play without me knowing about it. I have done a total check
of my computer and it is no where on there.
I don't know if you're trying to make a point or not, but you completely ignored everything Tanya Andersen said in that paragraph.
One could also argue that this is the same as hiring a hitman, except the results are temporary. It's not like the mafia, because the mafia is an association, and it looks like this Echouafni guy just hired some random people.
Yes, the RIAA sues more. Nothing's really going to change in terms of how much is being pirated, but when the entertainment industries are doing the talking, facts only get in the way of what they're saying.
This article certainly brings up an interesting topic: integrating different programs and making them work. It might be useful to have a media player that also acts as a web browsers or a file manager that autmatically downloads news from a website. I don't expect something like what I just suggested to catch on anytime soon, but multi-purpose programs would be nice to have -- after all, who wouldn't want a program that does everything?
In the WinTel world, could you do this? Or maybe you should ask, 'Do I really want all of that paranoia to go away? Do I really want to spend more time enjoying whatever the hell I do on my 'puter, or maybe I should continue wasting hours every week on security crap that shouldn't be a problem in the first place? Hey. It's just a question.
How is this Winn Schwartau guy a security expert? I have no idea what he's doing, but I barely worry about security on my Windows machine. I probably spend a few minutes at the most each month checking my security with one or two programs.
The key to avoiding viruses and spyware is intelligence. You have to be intelligent enough to realize that you shouldn't use Internet Explorer. Switch to Firefox. That's it. Firefox does an excellent job of protecting the user. Everything you do after that is optional. Once you use Firefox to browse the Internet, you can reasonably expect, provided you don't click every suspicious link to see on Google, no viruses on your machine -- which is coincidentally the number of viruses I have experienced in the last two years.
Wonderful! Now, instead of professional journalists writing shoddy articles on shaky ground for widely circulated publications, we can have complete amateurs do it, too!
Ever since the RIAA/MPAA started going after BitTorrent, they've gone after the trackers, not Bram Cohen. Why? Because Bram simply wrote code that lets a person pass around any information.
The differences between him and Grokster are that Grokster is a company, and Grokster has a search engine.
It appears that is about to change: BitTorrent will have a search engine, and a staff (which could be interpreted as a company) to run it. It'll be likely that we'll soon see Mr. Cohen in court.
On a side note, Bram Cohen in an interview expressed disinterest in downloading copyrighted material with BT. Why? Because the entertainment industry would love to make an example out of him.
What I'm surprised about is that there aren't yet televisions in car dashboards so we can watch our favorite programs during the boring drives on the road. C'mon, what do the car manufacturers expect us to do when we aren't talking on our cell phones, drinking coffee, eating, reading a newspaper, or sleeping in the car? Drive?
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And one more thing: He's a walking encyclopedia. He literally knows every fact on record. John's no psychic or clairvoyant--he can't predict the future. But when it comes to learning anything new, like how to pilot a helicopter, he's a very quick study.
Does this mean he's a walking Wikipedia?
Why is everyone complaining over the lack of a link? Everyone knows a true Slashdotter doesn't need the link to make comments.
Guys, maybe you didn't look closely enough:
The pilot test, using 10 cars driven by volunteers, is believed to be the first in North America, although similar systems have been tested in several European countries, according to the newspaper.
See the bold? The system has only been tested with 10 cars, which is an infinitesimally small sample when your country has dozens of millions of people. Chances are that once the researchers increase the sample pool by a few thousand cars and greater, problems will occur that will prove that the device causes noticeable quagmires in a large scale environment.
A song as a MIDI file is a cover, and simply that. Asking Is it piracy? is a ridiculous question, since piracy is a dumb word the entertainment industries use to refer to the infringement of their works' copyrights. Is it copyright infringement? is a valid question. That, of course, depends on whether or not you have the original artist's (or record company's) permission to sell or perform the song in question.
Of course, MIDI files are hardly realistic. It's doubtful that any record company would consider a MIDI file a threat to a song's sales. What would really concern them would be a MP3 of a MIDI: a MIDI fed through a Virtual Studio Technology plugin (VST plugin) - audio plugins that can be used in conjunction with MIDI sequencers to give MIDI tracks a whole new sound. VST plugins can make a MIDI track infinitely better, since VST plugins use actual audio samples. It's possible to make a song that sounds just like the original though VST technology, and I'm sure record label executives would take notice if they found songs like that floating around on the p2p networks.
But with BitTorrent, other people can make sure that that one year sure lasts a long time.
With a little changing of the act name, ACSPA -> SCAT Act.
Secure Content of Analog Technology Act of 2005.
I believe the SCAT acronym accurately describes everyone's opinion of this legislation.
I found chief technical officer of the MPAA Brad Hunt's comments funny.
"Sometimes I think that people feel that the MPAA is a bunch of Luddites," Brad Hunt, chief technical officer of the MPAA, said in an interview Wednesday afternoon. "In this case, we are trying to incent the consumer to embrace the digital conversion, the digital connection...and that's why we need to drive this technology forward."
The funny part isn't that the MPAA is saying that it wants to drive digital formats forward by pushing them backward -- the funny part is that the MPAA has a "chief technical officer."
Considering what's on TV, paying me $3 billion dollars isn't enough to get me to watch more televesion.
TiVo - Take(ing) back your TV
It's nice to see John McCain doing some good for the country -- as one of the few bipartisan senators -- and not actually giving in to corporate interests, despite several computer-related comapanies contributing to his 2004 campagin. It's too bad that there are so many bad nuts that counteract him, especially in this case (e.g. Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act, Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005).
Right formula = DRM the MPAA will accept?
Excuse me? I can't tell you to RTFA, because you are quoting the article, but this is just totally out of context.
Full paragraph:
I have always been against music downloading. In fact, I have been a member of BMG's music club for quite some time and I purchase my music either from there or from Target. When I first got my computer set up almost three years ago, I had a friend set it up for me since I did not know how to do it. She had put Kaaza Lite on there and told me what it was. I never used it and had no interest in doing so. I deleted it since I had no use for it. Even though I deleted it correctly, as is recommended by Microsoft, Mr. Eilers has told me it can hide out in my system and play without me knowing about it. I have done a total check of my computer and it is no where on there.
I don't know if you're trying to make a point or not, but you completely ignored everything Tanya Andersen said in that paragraph.
One could also argue that this is the same as hiring a hitman, except the results are temporary. It's not like the mafia, because the mafia is an association, and it looks like this Echouafni guy just hired some random people.
Yes, the RIAA sues more. Nothing's really going to change in terms of how much is being pirated, but when the entertainment industries are doing the talking, facts only get in the way of what they're saying.
This is essentially just the RIAA making an example out of people. You'd be more likely to die from external injuries* than be sued.
*Yes, the article is 4,000 people old by now, but I doubt the stastics have changed significantly.
DRM now or DRM later?
This brings a whole new meaning to Someone set us up the bomb.
This article certainly brings up an interesting topic: integrating different programs and making them work. It might be useful to have a media player that also acts as a web browsers or a file manager that autmatically downloads news from a website. I don't expect something like what I just suggested to catch on anytime soon, but multi-purpose programs would be nice to have -- after all, who wouldn't want a program that does everything?
In the WinTel world, could you do this? Or maybe you should ask, 'Do I really want all of that paranoia to go away? Do I really want to spend more time enjoying whatever the hell I do on my 'puter, or maybe I should continue wasting hours every week on security crap that shouldn't be a problem in the first place? Hey. It's just a question.
How is this Winn Schwartau guy a security expert? I have no idea what he's doing, but I barely worry about security on my Windows machine. I probably spend a few minutes at the most each month checking my security with one or two programs.
The key to avoiding viruses and spyware is intelligence. You have to be intelligent enough to realize that you shouldn't use Internet Explorer. Switch to Firefox. That's it. Firefox does an excellent job of protecting the user. Everything you do after that is optional. Once you use Firefox to browse the Internet, you can reasonably expect, provided you don't click every suspicious link to see on Google, no viruses on your machine -- which is coincidentally the number of viruses I have experienced in the last two years.
Can I be called a security expert now?
Wonderful! Now, instead of professional journalists writing shoddy articles on shaky ground for widely circulated publications, we can have complete amateurs do it, too!
Ever since the RIAA/MPAA started going after BitTorrent, they've gone after the trackers, not Bram Cohen. Why? Because Bram simply wrote code that lets a person pass around any information.
The differences between him and Grokster are that Grokster is a company, and Grokster has a search engine.
It appears that is about to change: BitTorrent will have a search engine, and a staff (which could be interpreted as a company) to run it. It'll be likely that we'll soon see Mr. Cohen in court.
On a side note, Bram Cohen in an interview expressed disinterest in downloading copyrighted material with BT. Why? Because the entertainment industry would love to make an example out of him.
What I'm surprised about is that there aren't yet televisions in car dashboards so we can watch our favorite programs during the boring drives on the road. C'mon, what do the car manufacturers expect us to do when we aren't talking on our cell phones, drinking coffee, eating, reading a newspaper, or sleeping in the car? Drive?
Maybe next Microsoft will introduce the Phlegm SOD for the users who screw up Windows badly.
"However, it was the proprietary standards that grew up and allowed those open standards to develop."
Yeah, that's because people were so ticked off at the proprietary standards that they created open alternatives.