Why is it that you have to get to page 2 of the application form before it tells you that the card is only available to residents of the USA? There is nothing on the front page, nothing in the terms and conditions nor even on the first page of the application form to say it is not available to those of us outside the USA who might like our credit card spending to help OSS projects.
Even when I was at college 30 year ago, when online computer access was mainly through mechanical and glass teletypes, there was at least one online graphing terminal (a Tektronics, I think)
It is my understanding that cable companies have been using fibre to the cabinet for years, certainly since cable went almost 100% digital, with just the final 100s yards from the cabinet to the customer being copper.
If we are talking about DRM and Trusted Computing, and we are;) , under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act it is illegal to circumvent access control to copyrighted works, even if there is no infringement of copyright itself.
That means it is illegal to hack Tivo to allow new versions of the software in it... and besides, you'd make a mistake if you made a distinction between hardware and software. I am neither a lawyer nor in the USA, but does the DMCA not state you may not circumvent without the permission of the copyright holder? So is GPL3 not in effect stating that as a condition of licensing the software under GPL-3 the copyright owner MUST give permission (or provide a mechanism) for anyone to circumvent, for the purpose of installing and running a modified version of the software licensed under GPL-3, any access control 'protecting' the software licensed under GPL-3?
The GPL ONLY only applies when you MODIFY AND COPY AND DISTRIBUTE (the last being the really key point). You must make modifications AND distribute them in order to be bound by the terms of the GPL. NO! The GPL applies if you COPY (either the unchanged work or a modification of it) OR DISTRIBUTE. In the absence of the a licence (GPL) allowing these, 'standard' copyright law applies. If, for example, a company buys a single copy of a print of a painting they would not be allowed (without specific permisson/licence from the copyright owner) to make copies of that print and hang one in every office. Similarly with software, in the absence of a licence all you are allowed to do is run the single copy. The GPL gives conditional permission to copy the original or create a modified copy and to distribute those copies. If these conditions are not met, then you are not allowed to make copies and you need to make copies in order to distribute.
As eBay rules do not allow the seller to cancel an auction during the last hours of the auction, does this not also place an obligation on the seller to not sell the item outside of eBay during that period? In any case, if the seller does sell outside eBay but does not, or is unable to, cancel the auction, then the inability to complete the transaction with the winning bidder is not outside the seller's control.
If your documents were written in code on paper and the appropriate files were seized, could you be required or compelled (rather than simply requested) to decode the documents? If not, why should documents stored electronically be treated any differently?
What happened to the first sale rights? Once you have bought something, are you not supposed to be allowed to sell it at whatever price you like with no interference from the manufacturer or distributor?
But surely it is wise not to run a trial on your 'live', 'production' data. Is it not much better to either take a copy of your 'live' data and run the trial against that or to have a completely separate set of trial data? In the case of email, set up a test email account which you access using the trial software and continue to use the existing program for your live email, maybe even getting the server to deliver your email to both accounts.
On the contrary, if the user does not refresh the page before ending the session then that page should be counted as being viewed from the time it is displayed to when the session ends.
The reason DRM does not work in this situation is not that it can be broken but that the same material has already been broadcast without DRM. DRM is ineffective in preventing unauthorised sharing if the same material has been made available without DRM.
At one time there used to be a Radio licence in the UK (and a separate licence was needed for a car radio), but that (like the dog licence) no longer exists. If you are in the UK and do not watch TV but only listen to the Radio then you do not need a licence to do so.
And how do you stop those videos from being uploaded after they've typed in their TV license? That's kind of why DRM was invented. What that forgets, and all the broadcasters also seem to forget it, is that the material has already been broadcast 'on-air' without DRM. So there is nothing (technical) preventing someone recording it 'off-air' and uploading it. So DRM does not prevent unauthorised uploading and sharing of the material.
the claim is that the number formed part of a circumvention device and that continued hosting of it anywhere on a site makes the hoster liable. But the number is so short, only 16 bytes, that I am sure that it forms part of an extremely large number of programs, occurs in the base64 encodings of many documents etc. Unlike a physical key which has just purpose, to operate a lock, a 16 byte string has many and varied uses.
All of the current CAs seem to over emphasise the use of certificates for https servers and e-commerce. Their web sites mention this usage almost exclusively and if other uses of certificates are mentioned they are hidden away.
So if an open source CA is set up, it would be good for it to give more prominence to other uses of certificates, such as S/MIME, starttls for mail servers, for VPN authentication etc.
According to the article, Soundexchange claim that the the US Copyright Office ruling regarding webcasting designated SoundExchange to collect and distribute to all nonmembers as well as its members. If this is correct, then they should be distributing the royalties to non-members without requiring them to become members. More than that, they should be pro-active in identifying and paying the appropriate copyright owners rather than waiting for the copyright owners to contact them and claim the royalties.
Plus they only ever meter downloads, uploads are always unlimited.
I think that it is interesting how the definition of 'peak time' varies between ISPs. Some consider it to be 'office hours', and others evenings and during the day at weekends.
unfortunately, there's no good Office alternative for Macintosh right now. Which is a little ironic as the MS office applications were originally written for the MAC and only later ported onto Windows. I think that many people forget (or maybe did not know in the first place) that many of the early MAC applications were written by a software house called Microsoft.
It is interesting how many of the world leaders, even those from nominally left wing parties, that they show are in the authoritarian/right wing quadrant. I suppose it is natural for a political leader to be authoritarian as politics attracts those who want to have authority over others.
One thing the the politicians never explain is how the ID card and biometric database is suppose to stop terrorists. I am sure that the system will allow for government agents, undercover policemen etc. to have multiple identities - ie that a given set of biometrics maps to more than one identity. So if the system allows 'authorised' multiple identities then I am sure that terrorists could subvert it to obtain multiple identities for themselves.
In the UK that would make no difference, as the delivery (from supplier to consumer) charges also have to be refunded. All the consumer has to pay is the postal/courier charge of returning the goods.
Why is this such a big thing considering that OpenOffice has the ability to import from and export to MS Word format? It even allows you to email the document in Word format without having to explicitly save it in that format.
What about Magnatune's policy of allowing the purchaser to choose how much to pay for the album download? I do not (of course) know the figures but I would be very surprised if the majority of downloaders only paid the minimum amount.
Here is someone who could easily afford their own computer. She should keep her private data on her own computer, not her work computer. We are talking about a laptop here. Consider someone who does a lot of travelling, especially if requiring staying away from home for multiple nights, on business. They will want to do personal things either when actually travelling or in the evenings after concluding their employer's business for the day. It would be impractical to carry two laptops, one for work one for personal use. So is it unreasonable to use the laptop provided by the employer for personal use?
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Why is it that you have to get to page 2 of the application form before it tells you that the card is only available to residents of the USA? There is nothing on the front page, nothing in the terms and conditions nor even on the first page of the application form to say it is not available to those of us outside the USA who might like our credit card spending to help OSS projects.
Even when I was at college 30 year ago, when online computer access was mainly through mechanical and glass teletypes, there was at least one online graphing terminal (a Tektronics, I think)
It is my understanding that cable companies have been using fibre to the cabinet for years, certainly since cable went almost 100% digital, with just the final 100s yards from the cabinet to the customer being copper.
That means it is illegal to hack Tivo to allow new versions of the software in it
As eBay rules do not allow the seller to cancel an auction during the last hours of the auction, does this not also place an obligation on the seller to not sell the item outside of eBay during that period? In any case, if the seller does sell outside eBay but does not, or is unable to, cancel the auction, then the inability to complete the transaction with the winning bidder is not outside the seller's control.
If your documents were written in code on paper and the appropriate files were seized, could you be required or compelled (rather than simply requested) to decode the documents? If not, why should documents stored electronically be treated any differently?
What happened to the first sale rights? Once you have bought something, are you not supposed to be allowed to sell it at whatever price you like with no interference from the manufacturer or distributor?
But surely it is wise not to run a trial on your 'live', 'production' data. Is it not much better to either take a copy of your 'live' data and run the trial against that or to have a completely separate set of trial data? In the case of email, set up a test email account which you access using the trial software and continue to use the existing program for your live email, maybe even getting the server to deliver your email to both accounts.
On the contrary, if the user does not refresh the page before ending the session then that page should be counted as being viewed from the time it is displayed to when the session ends.
If judge or court was to rule that, then the judge and court would be deserving of contempt.
The reason DRM does not work in this situation is not that it can be broken but that the same material has already been broadcast without DRM. DRM is ineffective in preventing unauthorised sharing if the same material has been made available without DRM.
At one time there used to be a Radio licence in the UK (and a separate licence was needed for a car radio), but that (like the dog licence) no longer exists. If you are in the UK and do not watch TV but only listen to the Radio then you do not need a licence to do so.
All of the current CAs seem to over emphasise the use of certificates for https servers and e-commerce. Their web sites mention this usage almost exclusively and if other uses of certificates are mentioned they are hidden away.
So if an open source CA is set up, it would be good for it to give more prominence to other uses of certificates, such as S/MIME, starttls for mail servers, for VPN authentication etc.
According to the article, Soundexchange claim that the the US Copyright Office ruling regarding webcasting designated SoundExchange to collect and distribute to all nonmembers as well as its members. If this is correct, then they should be distributing the royalties to non-members without requiring them to become members. More than that, they should be pro-active in identifying and paying the appropriate copyright owners rather than waiting for the copyright owners to contact them and claim the royalties.
Plus they only ever meter downloads, uploads are always unlimited.
I think that it is interesting how the definition of 'peak time' varies between ISPs. Some consider it to be 'office hours', and others evenings and during the day at weekends.
It is interesting how many of the world leaders, even those from nominally left wing parties, that they show are in the authoritarian/right wing quadrant. I suppose it is natural for a political leader to be authoritarian as politics attracts those who want to have authority over others.
One thing the the politicians never explain is how the ID card and biometric database is suppose to stop terrorists. I am sure that the system will allow for government agents, undercover policemen etc. to have multiple identities - ie that a given set of biometrics maps to more than one identity. So if the system allows 'authorised' multiple identities then I am sure that terrorists could subvert it to obtain multiple identities for themselves.
In the UK that would make no difference, as the delivery (from supplier to consumer) charges also have to be refunded. All the consumer has to pay is the postal/courier charge of returning the goods.
Why is this such a big thing considering that OpenOffice has the ability to import from and export to MS Word format? It even allows you to email the document in Word format without having to explicitly save it in that format.
What about Magnatune's policy of allowing the purchaser to choose how much to pay for the album download? I do not (of course) know the figures but I would be very surprised if the majority of downloaders only paid the minimum amount.