Discussing crime or discussing as an academic exercise (mental masturbation, story development, or whatever) discussing how one could potentially knock over a gas station or bank is NOT a crime.
Actually conspiring to do so - that is, making real plans to actually carry it out, IS. Oh, and saying "I'm going to rob a bank tomorrow" in jest is not a crime. Sorry.
Otherwise, Tom Clancy and Jack Higgins should both be jailed for terrorism, among many, many other authors. Also, there are many movie producers, screenplay writers, and actors who ought to be in jail for portraying illegal activities.
This has been the duh statement of the year here, but obviously there are some people on here who need this kind of thing explained.
I CANNOT vouch for the legitimacy of that utility (so scan it first, try it on a staging machine, etc., YMMV, Batteries not included, and all that jazz). I just did a quick search for utilities for removing WGA, but being a Linux user I don't have much use for it myself. There are reviews of it on legitimate sites (for example, PC World) but then they've also unknowingly recommended scumware in the past as well.
If you're an asshole, expect to perceive "cops" to appear to be assholes to them, especially while you're resisting arrest after disturbing the peace and starting a bar brawl.
If you're not, expect to encounter relatively few "asshole cops"
Then you are obviously contributing to copyright infringement by following the EULA and putting that sticker on the side of the machine in plain sight. You should have known that by following the EULA you would be contributing to copyright infringement and should have not affixed that decal to the side of your computer. By the way you need to buy a new Windows license, because sorry, we've blacklisted your install key, but we regret to inform you that Windows XP is no longer available. Which edition of Windows Vista would you like?;)
It's a commodity item sold over the counter. You OWN the COPY. You can do what you want with it, except to make copies for redistribution. You can legally decompile it, reverse engineer it, burn the disc, play frisbee with it, or even resell it (along with all backups you made, unless you destroy those copies).
It won't turn the computer off, it will lock you out.
Ever build a machine, forget to set the date in the BIOS, install XP, then realize "Oh crap the date is wrong" and then reset the date? Next reboot, you've "exceeded 15 days" (or 30 retail, right? And 40-some-odd days for MSDN) and need to activate now, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
It doesn't power down, but you're not logging in, either.
yes, hence the "reasonable expectation of privacy"
If you break into someone's home, or in the case of police actions, "search without a warrant or probably cause" then you have NO reasonable expectation of privacy, even in the bathroom, since notice has been fairly posted. Hell, even if no notice is posted if you enter a domicile illegally you should expect you are being watched.
If say, gambling were made illegal in Nevada and you ran an underground casino and arrested/convicted, then the law were ruled unconstitutional (or nullified by a jury - if ever called for jury duty read up on jury nullification. YOU and I as jurors can judge the LAW as well as the accused) then you would get out of jail and (theoretically) the arrest/conviction purged from your record because the law was unjust in that case.
1. Outdoors is a public place 2. Even if it were indoors, the officers implicitly granted permission for surveillance by entering the domicile knowing that notices were clearly posted. By proceeding despite the notices they obviously accepted the condition that they be photographed and/or recorded.
Actually he may be able to sue the city, town, or state (depending on the jurisdiction of the signage at that location) for creating an entrapment zone. Dropping from 55 immediately to 25 is unreasonable. Not only that, if you slow down to more than 10mph under before the 25mph sign, you can get tagged for driving BELOW the legal limit (10mph below posted speed) or for hindering the flow of traffic, and if you coast down you get cops like that who happen to be one of the few assholes who make all police officers look bad.
Also, 1mph over the limit? That's within normal variance. Hell, many precincts will reprimand officers for writing anyone up for less than 5mph or 7mph over. Check the laws in your area, you may be able to file a complaint. They HAVE to provide some lenience for coasting down (e.g., they CANNOT write you up 10 feet after the speed drop, it's unreasonable and entrapment) and they HAVE to provide some lenience for terrain (e.g., on a long downgrade, don't be an asshole and write someone up for 1mph over, or if a steep grade, even 10mph might be reasonable given the alternative - brake fade rendering brakes useless).
That's like an officer pulling someone over for proceeding through a red light when the driver was previously waiting PAST THE WHITE LINE for an opportunity to proceed. The driver is OBLIGATED to proceed through the red light to clear the crosswalk and intersection, and yet I've seen people pulled over for precisely that. Following the law can get you fucked just as badly as ignoring it. Also, some officers like to pull people over for passing in passing zones (this happened to me) - why? Because the rookie "doesn't think passing zones should be legal." -- I begged that prick to write me up and then follow me to the station when I go talk with his supervisor (incidentally I've seen him around town since then and he's actually been pretty nice - I think he's gotten over his power trip of being an officer).
On the other hand, some officers aren't all that bad and will give verbal warning for extremely excessive speeds. Just like everyone else there are good officers and then there are assholes. Unfortunately, the parent happened to run into one of the assholes - probably a rookie.
What covers video surveillance use: reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., anywhere but locker rooms, dressing rooms, restrooms, etc. are fair game. If in a business, if you are not in a location where you could be expected to be nude or partially nude, expect you are on camera). Union contracts might apply as well.
What covers audio surveillance: federal wiretapping laws. What does this mean? In public places you may be recorded. If in a private home and you broke in, you might be recorded. If in a private business, notices must be posted at main entrances.
That's about it really, for the nutshell guideline. It's a little more complex than that, but not by much.
The pirates WON'T be the ones encountering this problem.
The folks running pirated corporate editions or counterfeit install keys? They already work around WGA as it is. They know the score and will not be affected in the slightest.
End result? Microsoft will alienate legitimate customers. They're taking cues from the RIAA in the worst possible way.
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Discussing crime or discussing as an academic exercise (mental masturbation, story development, or whatever) discussing how one could potentially knock over a gas station or bank is NOT a crime.
Actually conspiring to do so - that is, making real plans to actually carry it out, IS. Oh, and saying "I'm going to rob a bank tomorrow" in jest is not a crime. Sorry.
Otherwise, Tom Clancy and Jack Higgins should both be jailed for terrorism, among many, many other authors. Also, there are many movie producers, screenplay writers, and actors who ought to be in jail for portraying illegal activities.
This has been the duh statement of the year here, but obviously there are some people on here who need this kind of thing explained.
IBM, Novell, and Redhat need to go after her for libel. :)
It's hard to "hear evidence" when it doesn't exist.
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm
I CANNOT vouch for the legitimacy of that utility (so scan it first, try it on a staging machine, etc., YMMV, Batteries not included, and all that jazz). I just did a quick search for utilities for removing WGA, but being a Linux user I don't have much use for it myself. There are reviews of it on legitimate sites (for example, PC World) but then they've also unknowingly recommended scumware in the past as well.
Do you actually KNOW any Microsoft programmers?
The ones who got in early and are now in middle to upper manager may be rolling in dough, but the programmers doing the gruntwork are not.
Nope.
;)
If you're an asshole, expect to perceive "cops" to appear to be assholes to them, especially while you're resisting arrest after disturbing the peace and starting a bar brawl.
If you're not, expect to encounter relatively few "asshole cops"
Funny how that works.
Reporting it to the SEC seems to be more of a CYA move than anything else.
The next version of WGA will be undetectable? Thanks, Microsoft! ;)
Let me guess: You tried OpenOffice.org 1.x and it SUCKED, right? Yeah, it was a piece of shit.
OOo 2.0.x does have its issues but it's nothing like the 1.x piece of crap you tried in the distant past.
Yeah, and it's a damn good thing that the alternatives (OpenOffice.org and Corel Office) don't have any bugs. Er, right.
Try a $130 Microsoft tax, or about $90 or so if the crippled home edition.
Then you are obviously contributing to copyright infringement by following the EULA and putting that sticker on the side of the machine in plain sight. You should have known that by following the EULA you would be contributing to copyright infringement and should have not affixed that decal to the side of your computer. By the way you need to buy a new Windows license, because sorry, we've blacklisted your install key, but we regret to inform you that Windows XP is no longer available. Which edition of Windows Vista would you like? ;)
It's a commodity item sold over the counter. You OWN the COPY. You can do what you want with it, except to make copies for redistribution. You can legally decompile it, reverse engineer it, burn the disc, play frisbee with it, or even resell it (along with all backups you made, unless you destroy those copies).
Er, no, not all users. Just legitimate paying customers.
Install XP into one of the virtual machine/CPU emulators on your system and install WGA on that?
It won't turn the computer off, it will lock you out.
Ever build a machine, forget to set the date in the BIOS, install XP, then realize "Oh crap the date is wrong" and then reset the date? Next reboot, you've "exceeded 15 days" (or 30 retail, right? And 40-some-odd days for MSDN) and need to activate now, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
It doesn't power down, but you're not logging in, either.
Windows applications may run just fine on ReactOS, but have you tried installing Windows device drivers on it, like ATI's video cards?
PAIN!
yes, hence the "reasonable expectation of privacy"
If you break into someone's home, or in the case of police actions, "search without a warrant or probably cause" then you have NO reasonable expectation of privacy, even in the bathroom, since notice has been fairly posted. Hell, even if no notice is posted if you enter a domicile illegally you should expect you are being watched.
In other words:
If say, gambling were made illegal in Nevada and you ran an underground casino and arrested/convicted, then the law were ruled unconstitutional (or nullified by a jury - if ever called for jury duty read up on jury nullification. YOU and I as jurors can judge the LAW as well as the accused) then you would get out of jail and (theoretically) the arrest/conviction purged from your record because the law was unjust in that case.
Not all officers are like that - not by a long shot. In fact the asshole cops are in the vast minority.
1. Outdoors is a public place
2. Even if it were indoors, the officers implicitly granted permission for surveillance by entering the domicile knowing that notices were clearly posted. By proceeding despite the notices they obviously accepted the condition that they be photographed and/or recorded.
No violation of the law.
Windows Vista is flameware. Post a slashdot article even remotely related to Vista, and what happens?
:D
Poof! Instant flame war!
Actually he may be able to sue the city, town, or state (depending on the jurisdiction of the signage at that location) for creating an entrapment zone. Dropping from 55 immediately to 25 is unreasonable. Not only that, if you slow down to more than 10mph under before the 25mph sign, you can get tagged for driving BELOW the legal limit (10mph below posted speed) or for hindering the flow of traffic, and if you coast down you get cops like that who happen to be one of the few assholes who make all police officers look bad.
Also, 1mph over the limit? That's within normal variance. Hell, many precincts will reprimand officers for writing anyone up for less than 5mph or 7mph over. Check the laws in your area, you may be able to file a complaint. They HAVE to provide some lenience for coasting down (e.g., they CANNOT write you up 10 feet after the speed drop, it's unreasonable and entrapment) and they HAVE to provide some lenience for terrain (e.g., on a long downgrade, don't be an asshole and write someone up for 1mph over, or if a steep grade, even 10mph might be reasonable given the alternative - brake fade rendering brakes useless).
That's like an officer pulling someone over for proceeding through a red light when the driver was previously waiting PAST THE WHITE LINE for an opportunity to proceed. The driver is OBLIGATED to proceed through the red light to clear the crosswalk and intersection, and yet I've seen people pulled over for precisely that. Following the law can get you fucked just as badly as ignoring it. Also, some officers like to pull people over for passing in passing zones (this happened to me) - why? Because the rookie "doesn't think passing zones should be legal." -- I begged that prick to write me up and then follow me to the station when I go talk with his supervisor (incidentally I've seen him around town since then and he's actually been pretty nice - I think he's gotten over his power trip of being an officer).
On the other hand, some officers aren't all that bad and will give verbal warning for extremely excessive speeds. Just like everyone else there are good officers and then there are assholes. Unfortunately, the parent happened to run into one of the assholes - probably a rookie.
What covers video surveillance use: reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., anywhere but locker rooms, dressing rooms, restrooms, etc. are fair game. If in a business, if you are not in a location where you could be expected to be nude or partially nude, expect you are on camera). Union contracts might apply as well.
What covers audio surveillance: federal wiretapping laws. What does this mean? In public places you may be recorded. If in a private home and you broke in, you might be recorded. If in a private business, notices must be posted at main entrances.
That's about it really, for the nutshell guideline. It's a little more complex than that, but not by much.
Hello!
The pirates WON'T be the ones encountering this problem.
The folks running pirated corporate editions or counterfeit install keys? They already work around WGA as it is. They know the score and will not be affected in the slightest.
End result? Microsoft will alienate legitimate customers. They're taking cues from the RIAA in the worst possible way.