You are simply out of your head. You are aware that the 2.4 ghz and 5.8ghz are public bandwidths which means that you share them publicly. It is up to the owner to secure devices that they own. Your example of borrowing a bike is very different from using some of a service the same as piracy and theft are not the same. One deprives someone of some physical property while the other shares a non physical service.
I know that someone owns the FM antennas that broadcast the radio station that i am able to hearand towers. I know that they probably pay licensing fees to broadcast and have invested a large amount of money in equipment to be able to broadcast these signals. I have never seen an agreement that says I am able to listen to the radio for free. I have never investigated to see if i truely could listen for free or if indeed I should be paying a subscription fee for the privledge of listening. Have you ever read the telivion or radio broadcast agreement or did you just assume these were free? How about if I can hear a closed concert from outside the venue. Should i have to pay a fee for this privledge.
The coffee shop should be liable for insecure practices (Un encrypted means that each of the valid clients can still attempt man in the middle attacks on other valid clients), and wasting official police time while investigating a service that they are providing for free and open. The service is not just in the coffe shop but is also available to anyone. Name the SSID "donotconnectunlessdrinkingstarbuckscoffee" and you may have a leg to stand on.
Ask Marc Emery from Vancouver, BC. He is being held( at least in Canada for now) on an extradiction notice from the USA. Pretty much from what i can tell about international law is that:
1. If the it is illegal in the USA it is illegal everywhere.
2. If it is not illegal in the USA you may still be arrested if the right money pushes the right buttons
3. If it does not affect the USA then no matter how horrific the crime it is not really a problem unless oil is involved. Then we will just make that problem a US state.
4. Laws in other countries do not apply to US citizens.
Basically US law is world law and citizens of everywhere should know it perfectly or you really must be ignorant!!!
Maybe some of your other countries can stand up to them because mine can't.
Have made thier living on this type of principal for decades. They do not relenquish the copyright but promote sharing and taping of thier music so that anyone can enjoy.
Maybe no one comes in any more because you have the biggest selection of Christian music ??? Maybe because the music industry fails to realize that you can only sell so many remastered copies of the same music before everyone who wants it has it. Maybe it is because the music industry fails to release anything of any merit for the last 5+ years and just can't sell anymore Pink Floyd remasters. Maybe because no one wants a 25 year old package and format and thu music industry fails to change with the times.
I have a simple solution: Since originally it was the VCR that "was like the Boston Strangler to a woman alone" to the movie industry. This was the point that the Movie industry wanted to stop technology. Let's say since the invention of the VCR all movie companies must refund all profits realized from video rentals, video sales, dvd rentals and dvd sales. Do you think the movie industry would still be sueing students. The studios would be broke. Even the MPIAA and RIAA have no idea what is good for them.
Why don't you release a download only album - that comes with a screensaver, a wallpaper and maybe a short video of the band. Charge $5 for it since the current $20 reflects material packaging and distribution costs which are no longer valid. You know what - I would by music again!!! For now i am sticking with bands that promote music sharing and boycotting your store and any others.
The last CD i bought had some sort of copy protection on it so that i could not play it on my iPod or my computer. I promptly used P2P to download a working copy, wrote a letter to the distributer and record company and vowed to not purchase again. $20 for something i cannot even listen to. I do not own a cd player any more. That was 1980's technology and just cause the record companies want me to enjoy ancient technologies at thier court derived insitance i will refuse.
Sorry your ancient buisness model is failing. Cry me a fucking river. Lots of other peoples hard work fails after a shorter time than 12 years. If i start selling 12" black and white tv's i am sure my biz will fail too. Bottom line - get with the times!!!!
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You are simply out of your head. You are aware that the 2.4 ghz and 5.8ghz are public bandwidths which means that you share them publicly. It is up to the owner to secure devices that they own. Your example of borrowing a bike is very different from using some of a service the same as piracy and theft are not the same. One deprives someone of some physical property while the other shares a non physical service.
I know that someone owns the FM antennas that broadcast the radio station that i am able to hearand towers. I know that they probably pay licensing fees to broadcast and have invested a large amount of money in equipment to be able to broadcast these signals. I have never seen an agreement that says I am able to listen to the radio for free. I have never investigated to see if i truely could listen for free or if indeed I should be paying a subscription fee for the privledge of listening. Have you ever read the telivion or radio broadcast agreement or did you just assume these were free? How about if I can hear a closed concert from outside the venue. Should i have to pay a fee for this privledge.
The coffee shop should be liable for insecure practices (Un encrypted means that each of the valid clients can still attempt man in the middle attacks on other valid clients), and wasting official police time while investigating a service that they are providing for free and open. The service is not just in the coffe shop but is also available to anyone. Name the SSID "donotconnectunlessdrinkingstarbuckscoffee" and you may have a leg to stand on.
Ask Marc Emery from Vancouver, BC. He is being held( at least in Canada for now) on an extradiction notice from the USA. Pretty much from what i can tell about international law is that: 1. If the it is illegal in the USA it is illegal everywhere. 2. If it is not illegal in the USA you may still be arrested if the right money pushes the right buttons 3. If it does not affect the USA then no matter how horrific the crime it is not really a problem unless oil is involved. Then we will just make that problem a US state. 4. Laws in other countries do not apply to US citizens. Basically US law is world law and citizens of everywhere should know it perfectly or you really must be ignorant!!! Maybe some of your other countries can stand up to them because mine can't.
Have made thier living on this type of principal for decades. They do not relenquish the copyright but promote sharing and taping of thier music so that anyone can enjoy.
Maybe no one comes in any more because you have the biggest selection of Christian music ??? Maybe because the music industry fails to realize that you can only sell so many remastered copies of the same music before everyone who wants it has it. Maybe it is because the music industry fails to release anything of any merit for the last 5+ years and just can't sell anymore Pink Floyd remasters. Maybe because no one wants a 25 year old package and format and thu music industry fails to change with the times.
I have a simple solution: Since originally it was the VCR that "was like the Boston Strangler to a woman alone" to the movie industry. This was the point that the Movie industry wanted to stop technology. Let's say since the invention of the VCR all movie companies must refund all profits realized from video rentals, video sales, dvd rentals and dvd sales. Do you think the movie industry would still be sueing students. The studios would be broke. Even the MPIAA and RIAA have no idea what is good for them.
Why don't you release a download only album - that comes with a screensaver, a wallpaper and maybe a short video of the band. Charge $5 for it since the current $20 reflects material packaging and distribution costs which are no longer valid. You know what - I would by music again!!! For now i am sticking with bands that promote music sharing and boycotting your store and any others.
The last CD i bought had some sort of copy protection on it so that i could not play it on my iPod or my computer. I promptly used P2P to download a working copy, wrote a letter to the distributer and record company and vowed to not purchase again. $20 for something i cannot even listen to. I do not own a cd player any more. That was 1980's technology and just cause the record companies want me to enjoy ancient technologies at thier court derived insitance i will refuse.
Sorry your ancient buisness model is failing. Cry me a fucking river. Lots of other peoples hard work fails after a shorter time than 12 years. If i start selling 12" black and white tv's i am sure my biz will fail too. Bottom line - get with the times!!!!