AND they should have to be licensed in EVERY state, province, parish, county, country or other jurisdiction that requires it, anywhere and everywhere in the world that they accept members from.
sony is NOT telling people how to "circumvent" or break the drm in their protected cd's. they simply included burn rights in the license of the protected wma files, but just chose not to advertise that fact.
the email form letter is simply a reminder that you can burn normal audio cd's from inside media player; and that itunes can rip normal audio cd's into it's library.
people have been doing this very thing since the first songs came out in protected wma format. and they certainly do the same thing if they have an ipod and buy music from an online music store other than itunes.
i think part of sony's motivation to incorporate wma and tell people it's "incompatible" with ipod, is to take pot shots at apple. 'here go bitch at apple.. tell them what you (read: sony) thinks...' apple should counter with: why the hell did you buy the whole CD with all those worthless singles, when you could have bought the TWO songs that were worth something from itunes and saved yourself 15 bucks.
the easy way around this if you've got a windows-based PC is a linux live cd. if mac's can read the "regular" part of the CD, then so will linux... so should a stereo component cd burner or copier, stand-alone cd duplicators, etc.
i am wondering if sony's burned UNIQUE license data into each CD (which would make the duplication process a bit more complicated) or not.. or if they're all the same. if they are the same, you could just temporarily "misplace" your CD at a friends house for a few days.. and wait for them to return it when they're done with it. just like everybody's been doing since the first tape recorders came out.
The trick is to get a major PC manufacturer on board like Dell or something
and the chance of dell doing something that might remotely piss off microsoft or intel is exactly what again?
they might be able to get a top 20 pc maker on board, but it won't be dell, or even gateway or hp.. it'll be something like emachines or what you can get at walmart.com for a couple hundred bucks.
if this google desktop thing takes off, what happens to the other free alternatives like koffice, gnome office, open office, etc. if people don't need a non-microsoft alternative anymore because they can google instead..
i mean, if you can google and use programs with even 1/2 the features of oo2, store things on your (now ~2.5gb) google drive, along with your email, contacts, calendar, etc.. and access it all from anywhere at any time, why would you even want to install something on your computer other than the google browser? and maybe even access it through your free google wifi.
google everywhere, scanning your stuff to give you ads... how far will they go???
you & the wife in bed, moaning and groaning, having an ok time..... then...
all of a sudden google ad pops up on the headboard offering you a discount on your next purchase of trojans (and of course, to place the order for you).. while also reminding you that you're down to your last one, and providing you with the results of the fully integrated std test conducted via the google nanobot embedded inside every one... which unfortunately also mentioned the test results of the hooker you saw last week, much to the wife's disappointment... you two get into a nasty fight, then a new ad pops up, this time for a local divorce attorney....
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they may have the storage capacity, but can they handle a dotting? hehehehe.
so...... has anyone sold their adobe stock?
pdf export in office 12 will take a huge chunk of (existing and potential) customers away from adobe's grossly overpriced acrobat software.
ubuntu came around at a time when (a lot of) people were getting frustrated with the delays in getting sarge out the door. ubuntu took what was in testing, mixed in a little sid, switched over to xorg & the latest desktops, and got a (good) product out the door before debian could even turn around.
even though sarge is stable now, it's still rather dated compared to ubuntu. if you're wanting a debian-based desktop, just the time savings of having a single-cd install, is worth looking at ubuntu.
sheesh.. me thinks this was just some ploy cooked up by the globe to get/.'d and get all the geeks and nerds in the world to hit 50 page views each with NINE advertisements on it.....
suppliers have every right to set the wholesale prices for their products. however, how the music industry has and is conducting itself is just pathetic; and if apple had a CHOICE in who to purchase their tracks from, i'm sure they'd be looking at alternatives.
as i understand it, there's a contract up for renewal between apple and the music industry? this would just be posturing during the negotiations. normally the public isn't exposed to the bickering, lies and pissing matches between a retail outlet and their suppliers during the purchasing process.
if apple knows what's good for it's customers, they'll push for wholesale rates that allow them to maintain the current retail price. if the music industry knows what's good for itself, it'll LOWER their wholesale prices..
the more expensive something is: the more likely it is to be stolen or pirated. and the fewer units will be sold. the industry's goal is to jack prices as high as they can, so long as gross receipts doesn't drop due to lowered sales volume. and if they can get away with locking the content down so tight you need an riaa exec's thumbprint to play a tune, so much the better for the them (riaa).
the less expensive something is: the more likely it will be bought and paid for, and as a result, pirated or stolen less. lower prices equal higher sales volumes, which can mean higher gross receipts. likewise, the more convenient and desirable a product is, the higher the sales volume will be.
the music industry wants to (and does) charge the highest possible price for music, even though that lowers demand and sales volume (why don't any of the riaa sob stories about lowered sales due to p2p mention the HIGHER prices for music during the same time period?). they could instead work to find the LOWEST price that generates the same (or even more) revenue due to an increase in sales volume at the lower price. (actually any industry could do this.. but many choose not to)... noting that the LOWER price translates to better overall p.r., and happier customers who will be more apt to be repeat and/or higher volume customers
and lastly, the crappier the music is: the less likely anyone will even bother pirating it, nevermind buying it. HMMM.. i think i just figured out why current music SUCKS... they're forcing the crap on us to discourage piracy.. tricky little buggers....
They are adding customers before upgrading thier capacity.
and that is unexpected?
the only "isp" that's adding bandwidth before subscribers is google.. they haven't got any (yet), but when they do.. those lucky bastards will have sub-zero pings to frag the night away.
although if you look at it backwards, dialup isp's are adding available bandwidth all the time..... through a reduction in subscribers.
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how long will it take the mpaa to claim prior art and sue?
good idea, but perhaps something tailored a bit more for online transactions vs livestock sales.
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BUT NO ONE should have to be licensed until these folks are, including the chick that runs the joint:
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AND they should have to be licensed in EVERY state, province, parish, county, country or other jurisdiction that requires it, anywhere and everywhere in the world that they accept members from.
well, there you have it.
.. or if they're all the same. if they are the same, you could just temporarily "misplace" your CD at a friends house for a few days.. and wait for them to return it when they're done with it. just like everybody's been doing since the first tape recorders came out.
sony is NOT telling people how to "circumvent" or break the drm in their protected cd's. they simply included burn rights in the license of the protected wma files, but just chose not to advertise that fact.
the email form letter is simply a reminder that you can burn normal audio cd's from inside media player; and that itunes can rip normal audio cd's into it's library.
people have been doing this very thing since the first songs came out in protected wma format. and they certainly do the same thing if they have an ipod and buy music from an online music store other than itunes.
i think part of sony's motivation to incorporate wma and tell people it's "incompatible" with ipod, is to take pot shots at apple. 'here go bitch at apple.. tell them what you (read: sony) thinks...' apple should counter with: why the hell did you buy the whole CD with all those worthless singles, when you could have bought the TWO songs that were worth something from itunes and saved yourself 15 bucks.
the easy way around this if you've got a windows-based PC is a linux live cd. if mac's can read the "regular" part of the CD, then so will linux... so should a stereo component cd burner or copier, stand-alone cd duplicators, etc.
i am wondering if sony's burned UNIQUE license data into each CD (which would make the duplication process a bit more complicated) or not
The trick is to get a major PC manufacturer on board like Dell or something
and the chance of dell doing something that might remotely piss off microsoft or intel is exactly what again?
they might be able to get a top 20 pc maker on board, but it won't be dell, or even gateway or hp.. it'll be something like emachines or what you can get at walmart.com for a couple hundred bucks.
if this google desktop thing takes off, what happens to the other free alternatives like koffice, gnome office, open office, etc. if people don't need a non-microsoft alternative anymore because they can google instead..
i mean, if you can google and use programs with even 1/2 the features of oo2, store things on your (now ~2.5gb) google drive, along with your email, contacts, calendar, etc.. and access it all from anywhere at any time, why would you even want to install something on your computer other than the google browser? and maybe even access it through your free google wifi.
google everywhere, scanning your stuff to give you ads... how far will they go???
you & the wife in bed, moaning and groaning, having an ok time..... then...
all of a sudden google ad pops up on the headboard offering you a discount on your next purchase of trojans (and of course, to place the order for you).. while also reminding you that you're down to your last one, and providing you with the results of the fully integrated std test conducted via the google nanobot embedded inside every one... which unfortunately also mentioned the test results of the hooker you saw last week, much to the wife's disappointment... you two get into a nasty fight, then a new ad pops up, this time for a local divorce attorney....
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they may have the storage capacity, but can they handle a dotting? hehehehe.
so what do you call a moon with no planet? another planet!
so...... has anyone sold their adobe stock? pdf export in office 12 will take a huge chunk of (existing and potential) customers away from adobe's grossly overpriced acrobat software.
Here in my country the looser has to pay the attorney fees.
if the outcome would have been settled by trial, then yes, typically that would be the case.
This is really a crazy thing in American law.
what's really crazy are the bozos that make the laws.
ubuntu came around at a time when (a lot of) people were getting frustrated with the delays in getting sarge out the door. ubuntu took what was in testing, mixed in a little sid, switched over to xorg & the latest desktops, and got a (good) product out the door before debian could even turn around.
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even though sarge is stable now, it's still rather dated compared to ubuntu. if you're wanting a debian-based desktop, just the time savings of having a single-cd install, is worth looking at ubuntu.
and, ubuntu's going to really give debian stable a run for it's money, the april 2006 release is set for 3 and 5 years (desktop and server, respectively) of updates. http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/200
ubuntu deserves the attention and popularity it's been getting: "it's debian done right".
actually, USENET would be the first "P2P" network.. and it is still going strong.
some on the list, i wouldn't have considered 'pure' scifi...
/.'d and get all the geeks and nerds in the world to hit 50 page views each with NINE advertisements on it.....
3rd rock yes, ok, but no mork & mindy then? come on!!
how about dark angel? mst3k? knight rider? earth^2? seaquest? dark shadows? (my ex's favorite), and no ds9..
and if "v" was there (a miniseries), why not wild palms http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106175/
and with their stretching the definition of scifi a bit, why not the 10th kingdom? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207275/
sheesh.. me thinks this was just some ploy cooked up by the globe to get
suppliers have every right to set the wholesale prices for their products. however, how the music industry has and is conducting itself is just pathetic; and if apple had a CHOICE in who to purchase their tracks from, i'm sure they'd be looking at alternatives.
as i understand it, there's a contract up for renewal between apple and the music industry? this would just be posturing during the negotiations. normally the public isn't exposed to the bickering, lies and pissing matches between a retail outlet and their suppliers during the purchasing process.
if apple knows what's good for it's customers, they'll push for wholesale rates that allow them to maintain the current retail price. if the music industry knows what's good for itself, it'll LOWER their wholesale prices..
the more expensive something is: the more likely it is to be stolen or pirated. and the fewer units will be sold. the industry's goal is to jack prices as high as they can, so long as gross receipts doesn't drop due to lowered sales volume. and if they can get away with locking the content down so tight you need an riaa exec's thumbprint to play a tune, so much the better for the them (riaa).
the less expensive something is: the more likely it will be bought and paid for, and as a result, pirated or stolen less. lower prices equal higher sales volumes, which can mean higher gross receipts. likewise, the more convenient and desirable a product is, the higher the sales volume will be.
the music industry wants to (and does) charge the highest possible price for music, even though that lowers demand and sales volume (why don't any of the riaa sob stories about lowered sales due to p2p mention the HIGHER prices for music during the same time period?). they could instead work to find the LOWEST price that generates the same (or even more) revenue due to an increase in sales volume at the lower price. (actually any industry could do this.. but many choose not to)... noting that the LOWER price translates to better overall p.r., and happier customers who will be more apt to be repeat and/or higher volume customers
and lastly, the crappier the music is: the less likely anyone will even bother pirating it, nevermind buying it. HMMM.. i think i just figured out why current music SUCKS... they're forcing the crap on us to discourage piracy.. tricky little buggers....
some countries already levy excise taxes on hard drives, blank media, etc...
info on canada's and usa's excise taxes and other 'extra' hidden fees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_media_tax
They are adding customers before upgrading thier capacity.
and that is unexpected?
the only "isp" that's adding bandwidth before subscribers is google.. they haven't got any (yet), but when they do.. those lucky bastards will have sub-zero pings to frag the night away.
although if you look at it backwards, dialup isp's are adding available bandwidth all the time..... through a reduction in subscribers.
the same thing as Apple announcing they were going to be using Intel processors.
no.. more like if apple announced they were releasing a windows-based computer; or a wma-only ipod...
my question... will phone calls to windowsupdate be free? or will package minutes apply. i might need to up my plan.