Except that if it ISN'T a crime where I did the action is it still a crime?
IE if I crack a US CD in the UK am I inviolation of the DMCA? What if that CD was in a drive on a PC in the USA?
The question comes down to at which computer did the crime take place? The one he used, or the one he broke into? If the argument is the doing what he did at his computer is a crime, then UK should have jurisdiction with all the leagal-ese the comes with it.
If, on the other hand, the crime takes place at the site of the infiltrated computer, how do you know what the laws are of a computer your using when you don't know physically where that computer is, and so can't really do anything with it, etc.
We hear this every time the new batch of consoles comes out. It never happesn, and never will. Most of the other myths were shot down in other posts. Like offering depth of gameplay, control, upgradeability for games AND hardware, multiple uses for PC's not just players, etc. But I didn't see this one:
$400 for a console vs Heaps of cash for PC.
Take a trip over to Dell, or Gateway, or what not. I'll wait.
Did you see what I see?
I'm seeing PC's, complete PC's, at $448 with a Monitor. I don't remember Sony giving away TV's with their PS2s.
Why do they think PC's cost so much money? Because most enthusiasts buy top end, build your own, uber machines. Why? Because it's fun. I don't need a $100,000 sports car to drive, I won't use it's top end often. But when I do.... oh man.... anyway...
Just my 2 cents.
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Except that if it ISN'T a crime where I did the action is it still a crime? IE if I crack a US CD in the UK am I inviolation of the DMCA? What if that CD was in a drive on a PC in the USA? The question comes down to at which computer did the crime take place? The one he used, or the one he broke into? If the argument is the doing what he did at his computer is a crime, then UK should have jurisdiction with all the leagal-ese the comes with it. If, on the other hand, the crime takes place at the site of the infiltrated computer, how do you know what the laws are of a computer your using when you don't know physically where that computer is, and so can't really do anything with it, etc.
We hear this every time the new batch of consoles comes out. It never happesn, and never will. Most of the other myths were shot down in other posts. Like offering depth of gameplay, control, upgradeability for games AND hardware, multiple uses for PC's not just players, etc. But I didn't see this one: $400 for a console vs Heaps of cash for PC. Take a trip over to Dell, or Gateway, or what not. I'll wait. Did you see what I see? I'm seeing PC's, complete PC's, at $448 with a Monitor. I don't remember Sony giving away TV's with their PS2s. Why do they think PC's cost so much money? Because most enthusiasts buy top end, build your own, uber machines. Why? Because it's fun. I don't need a $100,000 sports car to drive, I won't use it's top end often. But when I do.... oh man.... anyway... Just my 2 cents.