Roku Box or WDTV, anyone? No hoops to jump through there...or, if you have an Xbox 360 or PS3, TVersity is a FANTASTIC solution.
By "hoops", I'm assuming the OP means "transferring your physical media to networked storage".
And you'll have to do that no matter what solution you use. The only difference is in what "hoops" you have to jump through. Some only need the DVD to be ripped. Others want it in divx or h.264 format.
I started out ripping all my movies to h.264, so I have very few "hoops" to jump through, and my files play on almost all devices out there, including ATV.
The whole reason Apple locks down their products is because they are security doofuses that know they are incapable of protecting their delicate OS in an open environment.
Or they put minimal effort into the "security" because they know it's "good enough" to keep the layman locked down, and they don't worry too much about the 1% of us who hack their stuff, because they know they can't really stop us anyway and it's not worth the effort.
They're hoping you're willing to overlook the smaller screen in return for front/back facing cameras and a higher resolution screen.
Which, if rumours are to be believed, means they will be overshadowed when the iPad Mk II comes out.
"Clever" compared to simply changing the shape.
Relatively speaking of course.
And really, the only law that's a problem here is not the lack of "it's illegal to design a new connector", which is asinine in itself, is the law preventing 3rd party manufacturers from making compatible connectors. THAT law is the TRWTF.
than any company that makes products with custom dongles to interface/charge their batteries?
All I see is that Apple found a way slightly more clever than just making a unique connector shape...
Intimidation of a justice system participant by threat.
Intimidation of a justice system participant by watch and beset.
It sounds like this wasn't only involved with his other plans, but I'd guess "justice systems participant" could be law enforcement. I'm not that familiar with Canadian law, so it's just a guess. If he made direct threats of some sort, then that changes the whole ballgame.
Claiming he will eavesdrop on the police covers both of those. He made the threat that he will do it, and he was going to eavesdrop (watch) the police.
Yep. They would still have to prove he intended to use those items as weapons, but anything at all can become a weapon when it comes to charging someone.
People mark this as funny, but it's true./. needs a "funny yet true" mod.
If you have a butter knife or stapler on you (or in your car when they pull you over), and they arrest you for anything, then you can get charged with "possession of a weapon"...
Right. ID proponents tried arguing that. ID is Creationism with whiteout over "God" and "Designer" written in. It's still at it's core, Creationism. Therefore is as old as the idea of all the land rising up out of "Nu"...
It's a smoke show, just Creationism stripped of any direct references to God
So therefore, since it's at it's core an ancient belief, it fits in perfectly in Ancient History. Alongside Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Babylonian, Chinese, African, etc creation myths.
word for word from creationism. So while it is "updated" with more modern ideas, the core concept is still pretty old.
So no different than studying Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
And as a school, yes I have the responsibility to vouch that said student did actually come to the classes they claim they did when they show you that way overpriced framed piece of paper. Otherwise, I'm not better than some 2bit school selling degrees.
Really? That degree says you attended all your classes? Or just that you performed all the practicals and written exams to the satisfaction of the dean?
2bit schools selling degrees don't bother with exams.
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The video app seems to do strange things with thumbnails: it seemed to want to give videos the same thumbnail icon if they share an "Album." This means navigating my home movies category is lame because all 15 or so videos have the same thumbnail. It shouldn't be that way.
This is the same on the iPhone/AppleTV, so it's not something unique to the iPad. If they're set as an album, and a "compilation", they'll all show the same icon (much in the same way that all the mp3s that are part of a compilation will show the same album art). Use iTunes to remove the "compilation" tag from the videos to have them each displayed as their own icon.
As to format shifting being illegal, it is not a criminal offense in Canada to take private copies of pretty much anything you get your hands on.
Private copying of audio files is legal (thanks to the levy). Format shifting, however, is not.
I'm really not that worried about the cops busting into my house while I rip my DVDs to my hard drive. In the USA, OTOH...
See my blind eye comment. While it's not enforced by cops raiding private homes, it's still illegal to format shift unless you are doing so on behalf of a library who wants to make available copies when the original gear to play it is obsolete or unavailable, or doing so for someone who is hearing impaired. And this only applies to sound recordings, not movies.
Whaaaaa? We can't legally format shift (lawmakers just turn a blind eye), and our fair-dealing is so restrictive that most educators shy away "just in case". Our copyright laws are MORE restrictive than the US.
Our laws don't mention DRM, because they don't need to. Format shifting is currently illegal, so stripping DRM is covered.
Just a note, the reason the court struck down the MP3 player levy before was because it was going to be imposed by the copyright board. The court ruled the board had overstepped it's authority under current law. This bill is an attempt to add that authority to the law.
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I thought the exact same thing.
Roku Box or WDTV, anyone? No hoops to jump through there...or, if you have an Xbox 360 or PS3, TVersity is a FANTASTIC solution.
By "hoops", I'm assuming the OP means "transferring your physical media to networked storage".
And you'll have to do that no matter what solution you use. The only difference is in what "hoops" you have to jump through. Some only need the DVD to be ripped. Others want it in divx or h.264 format.
I started out ripping all my movies to h.264, so I have very few "hoops" to jump through, and my files play on almost all devices out there, including ATV.
The whole reason Apple locks down their products is because they are security doofuses that know they are incapable of protecting their delicate OS in an open environment.
Or they put minimal effort into the "security" because they know it's "good enough" to keep the layman locked down, and they don't worry too much about the 1% of us who hack their stuff, because they know they can't really stop us anyway and it's not worth the effort.
They're hoping you're willing to overlook the smaller screen in return for front/back facing cameras and a higher resolution screen. Which, if rumours are to be believed, means they will be overshadowed when the iPad Mk II comes out.
Interesting, I wonder if that kind of "hardwired" negotiation will make it into the next USB spec.
I thought the same thing. If they're going to compare Android to anything, then they need to also compare it to sales involving Windows Mobile.
"Clever" compared to simply changing the shape. Relatively speaking of course. And really, the only law that's a problem here is not the lack of "it's illegal to design a new connector", which is asinine in itself, is the law preventing 3rd party manufacturers from making compatible connectors. THAT law is the TRWTF.
than any company that makes products with custom dongles to interface/charge their batteries? All I see is that Apple found a way slightly more clever than just making a unique connector shape...
These two counts caught my eye:
It sounds like this wasn't only involved with his other plans, but I'd guess "justice systems participant" could be law enforcement. I'm not that familiar with Canadian law, so it's just a guess. If he made direct threats of some sort, then that changes the whole ballgame.
Claiming he will eavesdrop on the police covers both of those. He made the threat that he will do it, and he was going to eavesdrop (watch) the police.
So anything that could be used as a weapon?
Yep. They would still have to prove he intended to use those items as weapons, but anything at all can become a weapon when it comes to charging someone.
RTFA. This guy didn't have those items. That was the other guy arrested.
Arrested with 3 gas cans, an axe handle, baseball bat, sticks, a chainsaw, a crossbow, and various other items in his trunk.
The "stalking and threatening" is just as vague as the weapons charges. Those could cover the "listening to the police broadcasts"...
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If you have a butter knife or stapler on you (or in your car when they pull you over), and they arrest you for anything, then you can get charged with "possession of a weapon"...
Right. ID proponents tried arguing that. ID is Creationism with whiteout over "God" and "Designer" written in. It's still at it's core, Creationism. Therefore is as old as the idea of all the land rising up out of "Nu"...
It's a smoke show, just Creationism stripped of any direct references to God
So therefore, since it's at it's core an ancient belief, it fits in perfectly in Ancient History. Alongside Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Babylonian, Chinese, African, etc creation myths.
word for word from creationism. So while it is "updated" with more modern ideas, the core concept is still pretty old. So no different than studying Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
And as a school, yes I have the responsibility to vouch that said student did actually come to the classes they claim they did when they show you that way overpriced framed piece of paper. Otherwise, I'm not better than some 2bit school selling degrees.
Really? That degree says you attended all your classes? Or just that you performed all the practicals and written exams to the satisfaction of the dean?
2bit schools selling degrees don't bother with exams.
The video app seems to do strange things with thumbnails: it seemed to want to give videos the same thumbnail icon if they share an "Album." This means navigating my home movies category is lame because all 15 or so videos have the same thumbnail. It shouldn't be that way.
This is the same on the iPhone/AppleTV, so it's not something unique to the iPad. If they're set as an album, and a "compilation", they'll all show the same icon (much in the same way that all the mp3s that are part of a compilation will show the same album art). Use iTunes to remove the "compilation" tag from the videos to have them each displayed as their own icon.
As to format shifting being illegal, it is not a criminal offense in Canada to take private copies of pretty much anything you get your hands on.
Private copying of audio files is legal (thanks to the levy). Format shifting, however, is not.
I'm really not that worried about the cops busting into my house while I rip my DVDs to my hard drive. In the USA, OTOH...
See my blind eye comment. While it's not enforced by cops raiding private homes, it's still illegal to format shift unless you are doing so on behalf of a library who wants to make available copies when the original gear to play it is obsolete or unavailable, or doing so for someone who is hearing impaired. And this only applies to sound recordings, not movies.
Canadian copyright law is plenty liberal
Whaaaaa? We can't legally format shift (lawmakers just turn a blind eye), and our fair-dealing is so restrictive that most educators shy away "just in case". Our copyright laws are MORE restrictive than the US.
Our laws don't mention DRM, because they don't need to. Format shifting is currently illegal, so stripping DRM is covered.
This is why we need expanded fair dealing.
I'm more interested in the other private members bill, the one that would expand the definition of fair-dealing.
Just a note, the reason the court struck down the MP3 player levy before was because it was going to be imposed by the copyright board. The court ruled the board had overstepped it's authority under current law. This bill is an attempt to add that authority to the law.
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