If text field is modifiable then is it not normally sent back to the web server as part of the form when you press the "submit" button? If so then is this not informing them of your "couter offer" in conditions. IANAL but I believe that contract law is about negotiation and that amendements to the terms are exchanged (potentially multiple times) and that the last changes are those which apply. So, by providing you with the service, is the provider not agreeing to the changes you made to the terms of the contract?
Should that not apply to all software licences? A licence should (as almost every licence does) grant additional privileges over and above those which the licencee would enjoy in the absence of a licence. A licence should not be allowed to take away rights which you would otherwise have.
Didn't AOL buy CompuServe mainly so that they could get access to CompuServe's excellent network? Wasn't the CompuServe network one of (if not the) largest data networks in the world?
The problem is the myth of cheap bandwidth. Although _local_ bandwidth is getting increasingly fast, the nonlocal bandwidth to support that just isn't there - it costs a lot of money to manage interstate lines.
I thought that the problem was the other way round, at least here in Europe. Every teleco and wannabe teleco has been laying fibre both nationally and internationally. The problem is that there is not enough traffic to use all the bandwidth, so the companies are not taking as much revenue as they had planned - so are going to the wall. Like the recent collapse of KPN QWest, whose network was international.
Is this an example of "Not Invented Here" syndrome? Here in Europe we have had digital TV for some time, so why does the USA need to re-invent the "rules", why not just use the standards already in use in Europe, and which work well?
Even if the sub-contractor is at fault, the main contractor is still responsible for the actions/faults of any sub-contractors (applied recurcively) he employs.
Why are they not using "standard" (GSM) digital cell phones? With these there is no chance of hearing other people's calls. If the user density is that high, then the phone network should install a cell basestation to cover the halls.
I often wonder how we can achieve this utopian wireless world (a Net connection in every citizen's pocket) with the overbearing FCC regulations we have to exist under right now.
Now is a good time for something to be done about that. There is an ITU plenary session in a few months. So now would be a good time to lobby the (national?) delegates to get wireless LAN and other portable communications official recognised and given rights to use spectrum space (rather than being permitted to use it subject to accepting interference from, and prohibition of causeing interference to, other services.)
I thought the reason it was designated as ISM is because it contains the frequency which excites water molecules - therefore Microwave ovens are constrained to use this because of physics not regulation.
Is that what it means? Normally I would expect per-seat licencing to mean that you have to purchase a separate licence or "boxed set" for every system you install onto. Currently you if you buy a "distribution" you can use the CDs/DVD to install onto as many systems as you like. Is this going to change?
I don't know if it is the case here (I don't like Rap), but do not forget that albums are released at different times in different countries. So while it may not have been released in the uSA it might have been released somewhere else. The news media must not forget that CBBD, freedb etc are international.
Failing that. ISPs are, more and more, controlled by non-competetive concerns. It would be fairly easy to shut this down. Simply specify a $1200/month class of service for anyone accepting SYN packets. "Normal" service still costs $20.
Why is this tolerated? Nobody would tolerate a phone service where you could only make calls and had to pay a lot more to be able to receive them. So why are ISPs allowed to get away with it?
No, they are both used for personal bank accounts. Both are forms of periodic transactions which, once you have set them up with the recipient and your bank, happen automatically. Standing orders are where you instruct your bank to transfer a fixed amount at fixed intervals (eg every 2 weeks, the last day of each month, every 3 months etc). Direct Debits are where you authorise the business to request payments from your account. Direct Debits are commonly used to pay utility bills, mortgage and loan repayments (many loan companies insist on being paid by direct debit.) The banks run a guaratee system which promises to repay any erroneous direct debit payments.
The issue with both of these is that most personal finance programs do not offer the ability to set these repeating transactions just once and to take them into account when forcasting future balances.
One feature that I have found to be missing from most finance applications I have seen is the ability to automatically hande Standing Orders and Direct Debits.
And why does it seem that only works produced by the "major" media companies are worthy of these protections? You can be almost certain that, whatever the form of "protection" is adopted that the mechanism to create the protection will not be readily available to Joe Public or Local Band to apply to documents/media they create.
So maybe there should be some lobbying of delegates to the next international frequency allocation conference, which I think is next year, to get a recognised allocation for "portable data communications equipment".
It is even nicer when the "special" CD with incentive is cheaper than the "plain" one.
I recently bought a CD where the limited edition 'digipack' with bonus DVD (a live acoustic concert with 6 tracks) was cheaper than just the CD in Jewel case.
If the TV stations do not like PVRs why does the UK satellite broadcaster (BSkyB) offer a PVR as one of its subscription options? Or is this different (from the broadcater's pov) because the broadcaster is getting additional subscription income from the PVR users?
Why not? Looking (a long way) back in history, were Lords not tried by other lords, bakers by their peers in the Worshipful Company of Bakers, Weavers by the weavers guild etc? Is this not the origin of trial by one's peers which has metamorphed into trial by 12 Joe Randoms.
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If text field is modifiable then is it not normally sent back to the web server as part of the form when you press the "submit" button? If so then is this not informing them of your "couter offer" in conditions. IANAL but I believe that contract law is about negotiation and that amendements to the terms are exchanged (potentially multiple times) and that the last changes are those which apply. So, by providing you with the service, is the provider not agreeing to the changes you made to the terms of the contract?
That should read (almost every non-software licence...
Should that not apply to all software licences?
A licence should (as almost every licence does) grant additional privileges over and above those which the licencee would enjoy in the absence of a licence. A licence should not be allowed to take away rights which you would otherwise have.
Didn't AOL buy CompuServe mainly so that they could get access to CompuServe's excellent network? Wasn't the CompuServe network one of (if not the) largest data networks in the world?
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Over the air, cable and satellite. The UK government want to phase out analogue TV so that everyone will be using digital in the next few years.
Is this an example of "Not Invented Here" syndrome? Here in Europe we have had digital TV for some time, so why does the USA need to re-invent the "rules", why not just use the standards already in use in Europe, and which work well?
Even if the sub-contractor is at fault, the main contractor is still responsible for the actions/faults of any sub-contractors (applied recurcively) he employs.
Why are they not using "standard" (GSM) digital cell phones? With these there is no chance of hearing other people's calls. If the user density is that high, then the phone network should install a cell basestation to cover the halls.
Now is a good time for something to be done about that. There is an ITU plenary session in a few months. So now would be a good time to lobby the (national?) delegates to get wireless LAN and other portable communications official recognised and given rights to use spectrum space (rather than being permitted to use it subject to accepting interference from, and prohibition of causeing interference to, other services.)
I thought the reason it was designated as ISM is because it contains the frequency which excites water molecules - therefore Microwave ovens are constrained to use this because of physics not regulation.
Is that what it means? Normally I would expect per-seat licencing to mean that you have to purchase a separate licence or "boxed set" for every system you install onto. Currently you if you buy a "distribution" you can use the CDs/DVD to install onto as many systems as you like. Is this going to change?
I don't know if it is the case here (I don't like Rap), but do not forget that albums are released at different times in different countries. So while it may not have been released in the uSA it might have been released somewhere else. The news media must not forget that CBBD, freedb etc are international.
There is Abiword which is free, though as yet it is not as feature rich as MS Word. But then, how many people use even 10% of the features in Word?
Why is this tolerated? Nobody would tolerate a phone service where you could only make calls and had to pay a lot more to be able to receive them. So why are ISPs allowed to get away with it?
I thought that Ascom owned the IDEA patent. So did they sell it to mediacrypt or was it part of some company takeover or re-organisation?
No, they are both used for personal bank accounts. Both are forms of periodic transactions which, once you have set them up with the recipient and your bank, happen automatically. Standing orders are where you instruct your bank to transfer a fixed amount at fixed intervals (eg every 2 weeks, the last day of each month, every 3 months etc). Direct Debits are where you authorise the business to request payments from your account. Direct Debits are commonly used to pay utility bills, mortgage and loan repayments (many loan companies insist on being paid by direct debit.) The banks run a guaratee system which promises to repay any erroneous direct debit payments.
The issue with both of these is that most personal finance programs do not offer the ability to set these repeating transactions just once and to take them into account when forcasting future balances.
One feature that I have found to be missing from most finance applications I have seen is the ability to automatically hande Standing Orders and Direct Debits.
I suspect that the majority of computers are not (or, for those in businesses, should not) play digital media.
And why does it seem that only works produced by the "major" media companies are worthy of these protections? You can be almost certain that, whatever the form of "protection" is adopted that the mechanism to create the protection will not be readily available to Joe Public or Local Band to apply to documents/media they create.
So maybe there should be some lobbying of delegates to the next international frequency allocation conference, which I think is next year, to get a recognised allocation for "portable data communications equipment".
It is even nicer when the "special" CD with incentive is cheaper than the "plain" one.
I recently bought a CD where the limited edition 'digipack' with bonus DVD (a live acoustic concert with 6 tracks) was cheaper than just the CD in Jewel case.
If the TV stations do not like PVRs why does the UK satellite broadcaster (BSkyB) offer a PVR as one of its subscription options? Or is this different (from the broadcater's pov) because the broadcaster is getting additional subscription income from the PVR users?
Why not? Looking (a long way) back in history, were Lords not tried by other lords, bakers by their peers in the Worshipful Company of Bakers, Weavers by the weavers guild etc? Is this not the origin of trial by one's peers which has metamorphed into trial by 12 Joe Randoms.