There goes Microsoft trying to piggyback off the anticipated success of the Wii. They know the Wii will most likely succeed and will try as much as possible to connect the 360 with the Wii.
The fact that the article mentions a Wii, is free publicity for Microsoft. Pretty smart, I must admit.
right.. and my car insurance is completely unnecessary because I've only been involved in one car accident. What a total waste of money.
Insurance. An investment that you hope you never have to cash in on.
I think it's pretty unfair to completely place the blame on the lawyer for the confusion regarding the legality of common actions. These questions are good questions that many people would like to know, but this guys is a lawyer, REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFENDANTS AGAINST THE RIAA. I think you guys are demonizing the wrong person. The problem is not Beckerman. It's the RIAA and the judges that rule in favor of them. STOP FLAMING HIM.
The questions are vague and give hypothetical situations, where a lawyer could hardly provide a meaningful response. The law is all about "IT DEPENDS". That's why each case goes through the judicial process. There is precedence for certain actions, but given the same case twice, a different jury or judge could rule differently. Mitigating circumstances also factor in, as do many other things. For the law to give all-encompassing ultimatums where things are "innocent or guilty", is not the entirely correct. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE JUDICIAL AND APPELLATE PROCESS. The elastic clause is one thing that our founding fathers fought for.
I am not a legal expert, but I do know this: we should'nt be fighting amongst ourselves. WE'RE ON THE SAME FRIGGIN TEAM.
The strangest thing is, while we do want to be better informed as to what the law says concerning A or B... some of us seem to be SEARCHING for loopholes with which we can get away with a clearly illegal practice. I know I was.
Bottom line. The law is still being hammered out as according to interpretation and judgment. I think we should all hear his plea for us to GET INVOLVED FINANCIALLY AND POLITICALLY in fighting these cases before it's too late. Sitting on the sidelines and waiting for someone to tell us how it's done is not the right thing to do. We need to go out there and TELL THEM how it SHOULD BE DONE. Martin Luther King Jr. didn't just wait for civil rights to happen. He made it happen.
But Mr. Beckerman, please address us a little more politely. I know that there are many of us who don't appreciate your time, but we do value your responses. It's evidenced by the number of responses this thread has grown to. Slashdotters-let's practice some decorum ourselves. Yes?
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i think Microsoft is just happy that someone is the bad guy, and (for once) it's not Microsoft.
There goes Microsoft trying to piggyback off the anticipated success of the Wii. They know the Wii will most likely succeed and will try as much as possible to connect the 360 with the Wii. The fact that the article mentions a Wii, is free publicity for Microsoft. Pretty smart, I must admit.
Wii!
right.. and my car insurance is completely unnecessary because I've only been involved in one car accident. What a total waste of money. Insurance. An investment that you hope you never have to cash in on.
I think it's pretty unfair to completely place the blame on the lawyer for the confusion regarding the legality of common actions. These questions are good questions that many people would like to know, but this guys is a lawyer, REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFENDANTS AGAINST THE RIAA. I think you guys are demonizing the wrong person. The problem is not Beckerman. It's the RIAA and the judges that rule in favor of them. STOP FLAMING HIM. The questions are vague and give hypothetical situations, where a lawyer could hardly provide a meaningful response. The law is all about "IT DEPENDS". That's why each case goes through the judicial process. There is precedence for certain actions, but given the same case twice, a different jury or judge could rule differently. Mitigating circumstances also factor in, as do many other things. For the law to give all-encompassing ultimatums where things are "innocent or guilty", is not the entirely correct. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE JUDICIAL AND APPELLATE PROCESS. The elastic clause is one thing that our founding fathers fought for. I am not a legal expert, but I do know this: we should'nt be fighting amongst ourselves. WE'RE ON THE SAME FRIGGIN TEAM. The strangest thing is, while we do want to be better informed as to what the law says concerning A or B... some of us seem to be SEARCHING for loopholes with which we can get away with a clearly illegal practice. I know I was. Bottom line. The law is still being hammered out as according to interpretation and judgment. I think we should all hear his plea for us to GET INVOLVED FINANCIALLY AND POLITICALLY in fighting these cases before it's too late. Sitting on the sidelines and waiting for someone to tell us how it's done is not the right thing to do. We need to go out there and TELL THEM how it SHOULD BE DONE. Martin Luther King Jr. didn't just wait for civil rights to happen. He made it happen. But Mr. Beckerman, please address us a little more politely. I know that there are many of us who don't appreciate your time, but we do value your responses. It's evidenced by the number of responses this thread has grown to. Slashdotters-let's practice some decorum ourselves. Yes?