That's great, so now I just have to start my search with "torrent" or "arrrr" and I won't have to suffer through Google's rediculous "instant" crap? Sign me up!
In all seriousness; if you like Google just blacklist it for JavaScript, no more instant results. Or search from the address bar. Or, best option IMHO, use https://ixquick.com./ *
I love Debian so this one came as a real blow; but they did a good job disclosing it and worked with any and all who wanted to participate to develop the blacklist package.
I'm pretty sure Dish and DirecTV have settled with Tivo over this and are currently paying licensing fees to use these patents. It took a while but in the end they settled. I remember because while I was a Dish subscriber my DVR settings kept subtly changing and Dish's blanket reason for it was that they were working with Tivo to provide functionality that didn't infringe. Sorry for no link, I'm sure googling for Tivo & Dish Network will provide plenty of details.
They didn't "wait" for anything; this is in response to Tivo suing ATT over software Microsoft provides to ATT for their U-Verse product. I dislike software patents and am no fan of Microsoft but I can't say I have much sympathy for Tivo with regards to this matter either.
And for some reason they always put find at the bottom of the page...
I always looked at that as a nod to vi. In addition to putting the "search this page" on the bottom you can activate it by hitting the / key, just like doing a find in a vi buffer. As a long time vi user I actually appreciate this and find myself missing it now that I use Chrome more often.
For really hard core vi users their is also this for FireFox: Vimperator. For me it was a little too hard core and I never got used to it but never the less I appreciate the effort put into it!
Because that's what the summary says. If it's made outside the US then the first sale doctrine does not apply. While it does seem to imply that you "can never sell something you bought outside the US" what it means is there is a chance that someone will go after you legally if you try to and I'm guessing the Omegas, Pradas and Guccis of the world will be some of the first to take advantage of this.
That is the most absurd and arbitrary distinction I've ever heard. A law of convenience if I ever heard of one. One step closer to stripping our rights in the name of international legal harmony.
I think it has more to do with my equipment then location. I use older, std def TV's, have no external antenna and the digital to analog converter + set top antenna I tried didn't do crap. It's more of an unwillingness to spend on new stuff then anything. I've got 4 kids from 6 to 18 and can't even begin to count all the money I've spent over the years on computers, games, TV's, DVD players, etc. My wife and I decided a while ago that enough was enough so we use only the stuff that we have available around the house with some minor exceptions ( like the cheap wireless keyboard I mentioned).
We were able to get decent reception on our old* TV's when the signal was analog but not anymore...
*I had one TV that I could simply stick a paper clip into the coax port and it would get 4-5 channels
Agreed on the a la carte programming. Their loss. I said broadcasters above but I should clarify that, similar to you, I mostly hit up cable channel websites like Comedy Central (Daily Show/Colbert), History, NatGeo, Discovery, etc... Can't say I like the parent companies much in a lot of cases but some of the programming on these channels is quite good. My wife on the other hand likes the soaps so for her it's all broadcasting companies online. We get terrible reception over the air and after hooking a computer up to our (crappy, std def, btw) TV my wife preferred the online experience. I gave her a cheap wireless keyboard and created plenty of shortcuts so she even has a "remote control".
The kids have a Wii and a DVD player so for them it's streaming on Netflix or wait for the DVD. But they don't seem to mind, most of what they are interested in is available.
It's all kind of lame without spending more on better equipment but for the amount of TV we watch and the money we pay monthly it's an OK fit.
I'm in that category too, I use only Netflix and the broadcaster's websites to watch TV shows these days. We dropped the TV bit from our FIOS and haven't looked back. But the summary is confusing to me. I get the sense that they are saying that "watching TV" on the internet is still counted as "watching TV" with other internet activities (chat, reading, games, etc.) being the part that has seen a significant upswing.
I could be wrong though, that's just how I read the summary. ( and no I did not RTFA!:-)
I guess you're probably joking but just in case... RMS
I see the comments filling up with RMS is irrelevant, chicken little!, etc.. If you really don't know who he is give the site a read; I learned a lot about the software industry reading articles by Richard. Give this a try as well. Better yet, buy a copy!
3. Distorts supply and demand and free market economy
How is it distortion though? It is definitely, provably, trivially easy today to make a nigh infinite number of perfect digital copies and distribute it to the masses for an order of magnitude less then it used to. Where are the savings that should be passed along to the customer now that the market has so radically changed? If anything, it is copyright lobbying and the media campaigns of the *IAAs that distort the reality of the free market.
On that note, I don't think anyway who supports 75+ years of copyright has any business bandying about the terms "free market" in the first place.
I'd be interested to see if this is even possible. From what I understand, which is somewhat limited, it is virtually impossible to completely wipe browser information as it is sometimes required to act a certain way when interfacing with a website.
Using HTTP headers and browser data during a session to support features, degrade gracefully, etc, is not really a problem. The "store, collate, correlate and share with others" cycle is the real problem.
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Goode idee, thanks yuu. :-)
That's great, so now I just have to start my search with "torrent" or "arrrr" and I won't have to suffer through Google's rediculous "instant" crap? Sign me up!
In all seriousness; if you like Google just blacklist it for JavaScript, no more instant results. Or search from the address bar. Or, best option IMHO, use https://ixquick.com./ *
* google it for more details!
That little gem can be blamed on Debian actually.
I love Debian so this one came as a real blow; but they did a good job disclosing it and worked with any and all who wanted to participate to develop the blacklist package.
I'm pretty sure Dish and DirecTV have settled with Tivo over this and are currently paying
licensing fees to use these patents. It took a while but in the end they settled. I remember
because while I was a Dish subscriber my DVR settings kept subtly changing and Dish's blanket
reason for it was that they were working with Tivo to provide functionality that didn't
infringe. Sorry for no link, I'm sure googling for Tivo & Dish Network will provide plenty of
details.
They are suing Tivo in Seattle as well.
From the article:
SEATTLE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) sued digital video recorder company TiVo Inc (TIVO.O) on Monday...
The claims of patent infringement, made in federal court in Seattle...
emphasis mine...
They didn't "wait" for anything; this is in response to Tivo suing ATT
over software Microsoft provides to ATT for their U-Verse product. I dislike software
patents and am no fan of Microsoft but I can't say I have much sympathy for Tivo
with regards to this matter either.
Maybe they should borrow some of these from the Japanese!
And for some reason they always put find at the bottom of the page ...
I always looked at that as a nod to vi. In addition to putting the "search this page" on the
bottom you can activate it by hitting the / key, just like doing a find in a vi buffer. As a
long time vi user I actually appreciate this and find myself missing it now that I use Chrome
more often.
For really hard core vi users their is also this for FireFox: Vimperator.
For me it was a little too hard core and I never got used to it but never the less I
appreciate the effort put into it!
Art Garfunkle? Is that you?
If not, I've got a copyright lawyer here who'd like to talk to you about your password...
At least read the summary - it's Garfinkel. And I call fair use!
Isn't that what the OIN is for?
PJ wrote about that a few weeks ago as well.
The perfect gift for your girl freind or wife!
Is this better?
You're right, poor choice of words. It's about good made outside the US, not bought outside the US. Thanks for clarifying...
Because that's what the summary says. If it's made outside the US then the first sale doctrine does not apply. While it does seem to imply that you "can never sell something you bought outside the US" what it means is there is a chance that someone will go after you legally if you try to and I'm guessing the Omegas, Pradas and Guccis of the world will be some of the first to take advantage of this.
That is the most absurd and arbitrary distinction I've ever heard. A law of convenience if I ever heard of one. One step closer to stripping our rights in the name of international legal harmony.
I think it has more to do with my equipment then location. I use older, std def TV's, have no external antenna and the digital to analog converter + set top antenna I tried didn't do crap. It's more of an unwillingness to spend on new stuff then anything. I've got 4 kids from 6 to 18 and can't even begin to count all the money I've spent over the years on computers, games, TV's, DVD players, etc. My wife and I decided a while ago that enough was enough so we use only the stuff that we have available around the house with some minor exceptions ( like the cheap wireless keyboard I mentioned).
We were able to get decent reception on our old* TV's when the signal was analog but not anymore...
*I had one TV that I could simply stick a paper clip into the coax port and it would get 4-5 channels
Agreed on the a la carte programming. Their loss. I said broadcasters above but I should clarify that, similar to you, I mostly hit up cable channel websites like Comedy Central (Daily Show/Colbert), History, NatGeo, Discovery, etc... Can't say I like the parent companies much in a lot of cases but some of the programming on these channels is quite good. My wife on the other hand likes the soaps so for her it's all broadcasting companies online. We get terrible reception over the air and after hooking a computer up to our (crappy, std def, btw) TV my wife preferred the online experience. I gave her a cheap wireless keyboard and created plenty of shortcuts so she even has a "remote control".
The kids have a Wii and a DVD player so for them it's streaming on Netflix or wait for the DVD. But they don't seem to mind, most of what they are interested in is available.
It's all kind of lame without spending more on better equipment but for the amount of TV we watch and the money we pay monthly it's an OK fit.
I'm in that category too, I use only Netflix and the broadcaster's websites to watch TV shows these days. We dropped the TV bit from our FIOS and haven't looked back. But the summary is confusing to me. I get the sense that they are saying that "watching TV" on the internet is still counted as "watching TV" with other internet activities (chat, reading, games, etc.) being the part that has seen a significant upswing.
I could be wrong though, that's just how I read the summary. ( and no I did not RTFA! :-)
Here you go: The Code.
I guess you're probably joking but just in case...
RMS
I see the comments filling up with RMS is irrelevant, chicken little!, etc.. If you really don't know who he is give the site a read; I learned a lot about the software industry reading articles by Richard. Give this a try as well. Better yet, buy a copy!
Michael Scott Paper Company FTW! Oh, wait, wrong Office... Sorry.
3. Distorts supply and demand and free market economy
How is it distortion though? It is definitely, provably, trivially easy today to make a nigh infinite number of perfect digital copies and distribute it to the masses for an order of magnitude less then it used to. Where are the savings that should be passed along to the customer now that the market has so radically changed? If anything, it is copyright lobbying and the media campaigns of the *IAAs that distort the reality of the free market.
On that note, I don't think anyway who supports 75+ years of copyright has any business bandying about the terms "free market" in the first place.
He's not dead yet.
I'd be interested to see if this is even possible. From what I understand, which is somewhat limited, it is virtually impossible to completely wipe browser information as it is sometimes required to act a certain way when interfacing with a website.
Using HTTP headers and browser data during a session to support features, degrade gracefully, etc, is not really a problem.
The "store, collate, correlate and share with others" cycle is the real problem.
Yep, and if they're really lucky tehy may even win an award for it!