They would probably throttle everything from the BBC assuming they couldn't get the IP addresses of the actual iPlayer servers. Failing that, they'll just throttle everything thats encrypted (as some ISPs are starting to do to combat P2P) and hope most people wont notice an encrypted web page being a few secs slower.
Or chips will go the other way.. so small you end up putting them in everything. Clothing made of millions of nano-cpus that get power through body movement. Or keep it suspended in a liquid. Drink a glass of Intel PentiYummy (it uses fat cells for energy so it aids dieting) and get a few days of super cpu power.
Anyone who buys a new branded computer will be getting Vista, unless they specifically jump through hoops to get XP instead
I bought a laptop a few months ago and XP was still the default choice. Even now, most of the PC manufacturers/builders I've seen are making Vista available as an option.
It'll just take a few years to become the standard.
Thats when the next version of Windows (possible names include Aurora, Dead Duck).
I'm not saying Vista is dead, or even close to it but the entire computer industry is mostly avoiding it. I'm guessing they had to release Vista before it was ready primarily to stop Linux. In a few years, Linux will be ready for desktops and MS knows Windows will compare badly to a user-friendly Linux GUI. Bad Windows v bad Linux will keep most people using what they know.
I'm guessing because Media Defender don't own the copyright on the works. They're employed by the MPAA who also don't own the copyright on these works. Its probably a convenient way to avoid entrapment or whatever legal or copyright issues giving away the media themselves would involve. Its up to the copyright holder to decide who to sue, but its still a very questionable action.
Although, if Media Defender are financially profiting from illegally offering copyrighted works, I would think they are in a much worse position than any users who downloaded the media.
I'd be more interested in the legality of the software. It is spyware, reporting personal identifying details about the users. Wouldn't this be an illegal search of some kind even with a ridiculously cryptic/solid looking EULA. I Seriously doubt it would be used in court. Its more likely to be useful as someone else said for hard statistics about actual numbers of users. It would be easy to make the data show anything they wanted, as evidence in an attempt to get even more laws passed. I bet also that more than a few users will soon cease downloading possibly illegal media.
If this is an attempt to get evidence for lawsuits/collection letters then I hope any users contacted by the MPAA collection squads do fight, as the number of questionable actions made here would I think make it a very hard case for the MPAA to win. Any filenames, metadata, checksums or search queries collected would certainly not be proof of infringement.
Item 12 assumes that computers are single user. This is not the case with most modern OSes. It would be possible for someone to log into an unsecured computer and use it for sharing files over P2P. The IP of the computer used to share via P2P may be known but the user can not be. It also assumes that the computer has not been compromised via malware.
The computer might even be secured. All you need is for the PC to be bootable from removable media. Insert an Ubuntu LiveCD (or any other OS that boots off removable media), reboot the PC, do your stuff, reboot again back into the installed OS.
Or.. if the person uses DHCP.. disconnect the PC from the internet, connect it to a laptop running a DHCP server. Grab the MAC address. Change the MAC address on the laptop to match the original PC's MAC then plug it into the internet.
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They don't want to pay M$-tax and they espesialy don't want MS or NSA spying on them.
That made me think. Do government agencies have a way to prevent this? Can the NSA/CIA/MI5/GCHQ block Redmond's spying?
Does BillG know that Condi looks at lesbian porn on Dubya's PC when he's busy learning how to read primary school books?
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In XP, Microsoft hard coded the IP addresses of various servers into libraries and software so it bypasses any attempt to use DNS resolution to block it. I'd bet in Vista there is something worse. Maybe thats why they were working on some kind of BitTorrent/P2P protocol. Route the data through other people's machines to get around blocking.
If you use 2 coins, 2 trolleys.. flip them facing away from each other on the ground kinda like a reverse 69. This should allow you to get both coins back by putting the chain from one cart into the other.
If the chain is long enough, you can do this around a lamppost.
Also, to increase their income, I'm sure they'll find a way to make old cartridges 'expire' after a short time. It will be done for consumers of course. Inks fade & change colour so to always get maximum quality from your printer, only use fresh cartridges.
Unless you use 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 (or any code/sequence that you're not supposed to have) as your password/key. Now you can use the 5th to not incriminate you right?
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Don't worry, I know the GP's identity. I'm phoning the SIIA as I type to get my $6,000 reward.
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They would probably throttle everything from the BBC assuming they couldn't get the IP addresses of the actual iPlayer servers.
Failing that, they'll just throttle everything thats encrypted (as some ISPs are starting to do to combat P2P) and hope most people
wont notice an encrypted web page being a few secs slower.
Or chips will go the other way.. so small you end up putting them in everything. Clothing made of millions of nano-cpus that get power through body movement. Or keep it suspended in a liquid. Drink a glass of Intel PentiYummy (it uses fat cells for energy so it aids dieting) and get a few days of super cpu power.
I think the ease with which their voting machines can be altered/hacked proves they don't know anything about IT security.
Anyone who buys a new branded computer will be getting Vista, unless they specifically jump through hoops to get XP instead
I bought a laptop a few months ago and XP was still the default choice. Even now, most of the PC manufacturers/builders I've seen are making Vista available as an option.
It'll just take a few years to become the standard.
Thats when the next version of Windows (possible names include Aurora, Dead Duck).
I'm not saying Vista is dead, or even close to it but the entire computer industry is mostly avoiding it. I'm guessing they had to release Vista before it was ready primarily to stop Linux. In a few years, Linux will be ready for desktops and MS knows Windows will compare badly to a user-friendly Linux GUI. Bad Windows v bad Linux will keep most people using what they know.
no... i'm not listening to you.. TFA says you're a terrorist so the GP must be telling the truth
I've got friends who know how to block your friend's actions.
Any business model that has "time in court" from the get-go is probably not such a great model.
Except for a law firm.
It brought peace?
oh.. that was the Romans.
I'm guessing because Media Defender don't own the copyright on the works. They're employed by the MPAA who also don't own the copyright on these works. Its probably a convenient way to avoid entrapment or whatever legal or copyright issues giving away the media themselves would involve. Its up to the copyright holder to decide who to sue, but its still a very questionable action.
Although, if Media Defender are financially profiting from illegally offering copyrighted works, I would think they are in a much worse position than any users who downloaded the media.
I'd be more interested in the legality of the software. It is spyware, reporting personal identifying details about the users. Wouldn't this be an illegal search of some kind even with a ridiculously cryptic/solid looking EULA. I Seriously doubt it would be used in court. Its more likely to be useful as someone else said for hard statistics about actual numbers of users. It would be easy to make the data show anything they wanted, as evidence in an attempt to get even more laws passed. I bet also that more than a few users will soon cease downloading possibly illegal media.
If this is an attempt to get evidence for lawsuits/collection letters then I hope any users contacted by the MPAA collection squads do fight, as the number of questionable actions made here would I think make it a very hard case for the MPAA to win. Any filenames, metadata, checksums or search queries collected would certainly not be proof of infringement.
You don't even need to know anything about technology to be a technology expert for the RIAA.
Item 12 assumes that computers are single user. This is not the case with most modern OSes. It would be possible for someone to log into an unsecured computer and use it for sharing files over P2P. The IP of the computer used to share via P2P may be known but the user can not be. It also assumes that the computer has not been compromised via malware.
The computer might even be secured. All you need is for the PC to be bootable from removable media. Insert an Ubuntu LiveCD (or any other OS that boots off removable media), reboot the PC, do your stuff, reboot again back into the installed OS.
Or.. if the person uses DHCP.. disconnect the PC from the internet, connect it to a laptop running a DHCP server. Grab the MAC address. Change the MAC address on the laptop to match the original PC's MAC then plug it into the internet.
They don't want to pay M$-tax and they espesialy don't want MS or NSA spying on them.
That made me think. Do government agencies have a way to prevent this? Can the NSA/CIA/MI5/GCHQ block Redmond's spying?
Does BillG know that Condi looks at lesbian porn on Dubya's PC when he's busy learning how to read primary school books?
In XP, Microsoft hard coded the IP addresses of various servers into libraries and software so it bypasses any attempt to use DNS resolution to block it. I'd bet in Vista there is something worse. Maybe thats why they were working on some kind of BitTorrent/P2P protocol. Route the data through other people's machines to get around blocking.
But how easy could it be to fly an egg?
Mork was a moron and he could fly one just fine.
I've done it with Aldi trolleys in the UK that take £1 coins.
If you use 2 coins, 2 trolleys.. flip them facing away from each other on the ground kinda like a reverse 69. This should allow you to get both coins back by putting the chain from one cart into the other.
If the chain is long enough, you can do this around a lamppost.
Also, to increase their income, I'm sure they'll find a way to make old cartridges 'expire' after a short time. It will be done for consumers of course. Inks fade & change colour so to always get maximum quality from your printer, only use fresh cartridges.
That is exactly why they need $60 billion. When they have that much money, its nearly impossible to find anyone to bribe.
Sony is dying because of the way they've been treating their customers lately.
By attacking one of the few companies more hated than them, they're trying to re-direct some of their bad karma.
Unless you use 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 (or any code/sequence that you're not supposed to have) as your password/key. Now you can use the 5th to not incriminate you right?
Like 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0?
Quick.. press 7, you're steering to the right. Oh damn, you dont have Steering Pacman installed.
Governments don't need the incentive of copyright to create works;
What about currency, postage stamps & similar stuff.
This is nothing more than an attempt to get the standard/default price of media on HD-DVD & Blu-Ray raised by $20.