So the RIAA says it's no fair use. But is there any law on the books saying it's not fair use? What's your analysis of how RIAA v. Diamond applies to ripping CDs?
Indeed. The suggestion of defaulting was a bit unsettling and disrespectful. I realize that the response was meant to list all available options -- but if you're going to start listing options as pointless as defaulting, you might as well start listing others like "overthrow the U.S. government," "send the RIAA flowers and hope they drop the lawsuit," "show up to court naked and hope the judge throws you in jail for contempt -- and once you get to jail, make a deal with one of the gangs to take out a hit on the RIAA lawyers so your trial is postponed, and in the mean time sell drugs in jail to raise money to pay for competent counsel to defend the RIAA's initial lawsuit against you."
No no. It's not about setting up a "shared folder" per se, it's about setting up a sharing scheme so that others have access to the files. When NYCountryLawyer says "shared files folder," he is talking about a folder that has been linked to a file-sharing program -- such that others can download or open the files.
"2:16 a.m. EST [update 13]: Gemaga reports Wii Sports will not be a pack-in game, but will cost 4,800 yen and include five sports games." (see joystiq).
OK, the reason the Summer didn't not get an offer for sending the e-mail:
1. It's "didn't not get an offer," not "got an offer." (At most large firms, they give close to 100% of their summer associates full-time offers).
2. Everyone knows Summers are BDJ (Busy Doing Jack). AND THE FIRMS LOVE TO ADMIT IT! The firms compete for the hearts and minds of the best law students by competing for the "best" summer program. Of course, to a law school student, "best" means "least work" and "most free food," and "hottest support staff".
Yes, the human body is quite adept at knowing the time pretty well. But sometimes five minutes matters. Or two, or three.
Sometimes, not only do I not want to be late, I also don't want to be early: I want to be right on time. Yes, I carry a Blackberry that will tell me pretty exactly what time it is. But sometimes it's far from opportune to pull it out and take a look (I'm on the subway, I'm in a lobby waiting for someone and don't want to appear nervous or neurotic, I'm out of batteries on my Blackberry (oh no...). And sometimes... I want a lady to notice me, and a nice piece of man-jewelery helps a bit.
Anyway, it's funny that this story should pop up now. I just got a nice deal on a watch from eWatches.com. They do free shipping, free sizing, and have a low price guarantee.
I agree that it can be wise for employers to allow employees to make personal use of work-day time. However, I don't quite understand why, if you have a landline in the lab, you can't use a calling card. There are some outrageously cheap calling cards around. Not to suggest Skype is a terrible choice.
I worked for a top 5 NYC law firm for a while. Their IT policy was surprisingly enlightened, and I believe struck a decent balance between security and user freedom. I could install pretty much anything I wanted. I knew people to play on-line poker. Maybe this is a bit different, but so many people were trading on-line during the day that the firm had an open written policy about it ("it's okay, just don't trade on inside information while you're here or we kind of have to do something about it"). They did closely monitor at least certain forms of user activity, such as on-line brokerage visits. But feel free to Skype away... it's good to talk to the kids at least once every few days, and this saves you the trip home;)
Maybe this isn't relevant, but: If you found a car accident and, somehow, knew for sure that the victim had a slightly less-than 1 in 50 chance of surviving, would you feel okay with immediately looting that person's body and belongings?
Yes, there is. I'm glad you mentioned it. I happened to want to post a link to a book. I happen to be an affiliate. When I put the two together, it seemed to make sense to put the affiliate link in. I now realize that this may not be socially acceptable here, and I apologize for breaking the norm if that's the case. I thought that since no one would be hurt (except Amazon), and since I was making the post and link on the basis of preferences entirely unrelated to my Amazon affiliation, that it would be okay.
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There are some staggering data in there regarding the extent to which humans mimic the behavior of similar others. For example, there are statistically significant increases in the number of teenage-couples killed in car accidents among those teenage-couples who recently heard about accidents where teenage couples were killed. The increase is not observed in teenage-couples who didn't hear about the recent accidents, and is not observed among singleton teenagers or older couples who have been exposed to the news. These results have been repeated with a wide range of demographic groups, on a wide range of phenomena, and have been found to be consistent and strong. Hmm, notice a rash of mine accidents recently? Yes, I'm sure it's media focus-bias to some extent...
I really urge you to check that book out if you're interested in the instinct-level mental processes that control us without our being aware of them, or if you want to be..ah...evil?
Yes. And one fundamental element of an ecosystem is its ability to adapt to change. Stuff will change if a species becomes extinct, but it won't necessarily be far-reaching or bad.
"Decreasing crop yields in the developing and developed world * Tripling of poor harvests in Europe and Russia * Large-scale displacement of people in north Africa from desertification * Up to 2.8bn people at risk of water shortage * 97% loss of coral reefs * Total loss of summer Arctic sea ice causing extinction of the polar bear and the walrus * Spread of malaria in Africa and north America"
Eh. Worse things could happen. I'm only half-joking. If they had to resort to "extinction of the polar bear and walrus" for a seven-item list of "what could happen if there's global warming," we're not in such bad shape.
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So the RIAA says it's no fair use. But is there any law on the books saying it's not fair use? What's your analysis of how RIAA v. Diamond applies to ripping CDs?
Indeed. The suggestion of defaulting was a bit unsettling and disrespectful. I realize that the response was meant to list all available options -- but if you're going to start listing options as pointless as defaulting, you might as well start listing others like "overthrow the U.S. government," "send the RIAA flowers and hope they drop the lawsuit," "show up to court naked and hope the judge throws you in jail for contempt -- and once you get to jail, make a deal with one of the gangs to take out a hit on the RIAA lawyers so your trial is postponed, and in the mean time sell drugs in jail to raise money to pay for competent counsel to defend the RIAA's initial lawsuit against you."
No no. It's not about setting up a "shared folder" per se, it's about setting up a sharing scheme so that others have access to the files. When NYCountryLawyer says "shared files folder," he is talking about a folder that has been linked to a file-sharing program -- such that others can download or open the files.
Yes, it is. Although it's "1337" -- not "1334"
$0.40 in 1977 = $1.32 in 2006 (approximately).
4800 JPY = about 41 USD.
Oops. Now you know my name isn't something generic like Joe Smith. *slaps wrist* The NSA would never hire me.
Which is why I bid on my name as a keyword on Google Adwords. I won't tell you what the ads say. They don't mention me by name.
1. It's "didn't not get an offer," not "got an offer." (At most large firms, they give close to 100% of their summer associates full-time offers).
2. Everyone knows Summers are BDJ (Busy Doing Jack). AND THE FIRMS LOVE TO ADMIT IT! The firms compete for the hearts and minds of the best law students by competing for the "best" summer program. Of course, to a law school student, "best" means "least work" and "most free food," and "hottest support staff".
You got into the amphetamines again, didn't you?
Why is the acronym for Orbiter Maintenance Down Period "ODMP" and not "OMDP"? Does it have something to do with there being less gravity in space?
Sometimes, not only do I not want to be late, I also don't want to be early: I want to be right on time. Yes, I carry a Blackberry that will tell me pretty exactly what time it is. But sometimes it's far from opportune to pull it out and take a look (I'm on the subway, I'm in a lobby waiting for someone and don't want to appear nervous or neurotic, I'm out of batteries on my Blackberry (oh no...). And sometimes... I want a lady to notice me, and a nice piece of man-jewelery helps a bit.
Anyway, it's funny that this story should pop up now. I just got a nice deal on a watch from eWatches.com. They do free shipping, free sizing, and have a low price guarantee.
Are you trying to tell me it's not the two-party system that's the absolute foundation of democracy and freedom?
God forbid we'd let the woman in China decide for herself whether she wants to break the law in this way.
I agree that it can be wise for employers to allow employees to make personal use of work-day time. However, I don't quite understand why, if you have a landline in the lab, you can't use a calling card. There are some outrageously cheap calling cards around. Not to suggest Skype is a terrible choice.
I worked for a top 5 NYC law firm for a while. Their IT policy was surprisingly enlightened, and I believe struck a decent balance between security and user freedom. I could install pretty much anything I wanted. I knew people to play on-line poker. Maybe this is a bit different, but so many people were trading on-line during the day that the firm had an open written policy about it ("it's okay, just don't trade on inside information while you're here or we kind of have to do something about it"). They did closely monitor at least certain forms of user activity, such as on-line brokerage visits. But feel free to Skype away... it's good to talk to the kids at least once every few days, and this saves you the trip home ;)
Maybe this isn't relevant, but: If you found a car accident and, somehow, knew for sure that the victim had a slightly less-than 1 in 50 chance of surviving, would you feel okay with immediately looting that person's body and belongings?
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Yes, there is. I'm glad you mentioned it. I happened to want to post a link to a book. I happen to be an affiliate. When I put the two together, it seemed to make sense to put the affiliate link in. I now realize that this may not be socially acceptable here, and I apologize for breaking the norm if that's the case. I thought that since no one would be hurt (except Amazon), and since I was making the post and link on the basis of preferences entirely unrelated to my Amazon affiliation, that it would be okay.
There are some staggering data in there regarding the extent to which humans mimic the behavior of similar others. For example, there are statistically significant increases in the number of teenage-couples killed in car accidents among those teenage-couples who recently heard about accidents where teenage couples were killed. The increase is not observed in teenage-couples who didn't hear about the recent accidents, and is not observed among singleton teenagers or older couples who have been exposed to the news. These results have been repeated with a wide range of demographic groups, on a wide range of phenomena, and have been found to be consistent and strong. Hmm, notice a rash of mine accidents recently? Yes, I'm sure it's media focus-bias to some extent...
I really urge you to check that book out if you're interested in the instinct-level mental processes that control us without our being aware of them, or if you want to be..ah...evil?
Yes. And one fundamental element of an ecosystem is its ability to adapt to change. Stuff will change if a species becomes extinct, but it won't necessarily be far-reaching or bad.
Um, no...this isn't even remotely entrapment.
Eh. Worse things could happen. I'm only half-joking. If they had to resort to "extinction of the polar bear and walrus" for a seven-item list of "what could happen if there's global warming," we're not in such bad shape.
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