I mean, the codec. If they are truly "optimizing" anything (and no, I don't believe it for a second) then the easiest way to prove it is to show us the codec being used for the transcoding.
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I really doubt that HTTPS plays more than a glancing role in this. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to learn that ISPs can determine what data is video by using deep packet inspection.
Note that he didn't say they couldn't tell the difference, only that they rate the video as higher quality. And actually, that makes sense, because super hi-def video is quite ugly, except in some rare, outdoorsy/naturey kind of settings. Hi-def video shows us stuff we don't want to see, and for those of us used to low-def all of our lives, it brings to mind the uncanny valley.
But, assuming he eventually wins the right to see the legal fees figure, will that figure also include the legal fees for fighting the request to see the initial legal fees?
If a website makes a nice little request (but not holding the content hostage) to turn off my ad-blocker, I actually do consider it, and more often than not, I will turn it off, just to see how obnoxious the ads are. If they aren't too bad, I'll leave it off for that site. Win-win.
Both perfectly legal acts. I use an "encrypted website." (This apparently refers to Wickr, suggesting prosecutors really have no idea what they're actually dealing with.) I use Wickr and can quote from religious texts (even the unpopular ones).
Karl, do you think that if the government ever decided to come after you that they would *not* use this information against you?
Two daughters will be collecting money for a poem their mother wrote over 80 years ago and never once made a move to monetize during her 99-year lifespan. In fact, without The Big Bang Theory popularizing the poem -- nearly a century removed from its original creation -- there'd be nothing for the sisters to sue about, much less hope to collect on.
Mike, cut out the bullshit. You and I both know that Edith Newlin would never have written that poem if she hadn't known that her two daughters would be able to sue God and country almost a century later for infringement by a (possibly undeservedly) wildly successful TV show.
The National Sheriffs’ Association is shocked and disappointed by the Department of Justice’s decision to suspend the equitable sharing of Asset Forfeiture Program funds to state, local, and tribal law enforcement. This is yet another blow to those who work every day to prevent terrorism and crime in our communities.
By rescinding nearly $1.2 billion from the Program, Congress and the Administration have openly chosen to focus on the financial bottom line over protecting communities. They should be ashamed because this decision will have severe and direct consequences for our communities.
TL;DR: Waaaah, if we don't get our piece of the money that we rightfully stole, we won't be able to stop turrism anymore!
You do make one vary good point, why would anyone buy a new copy if a "used" copy is available?
Actually, this is the simplest to answer. Early adoption. There are always those folks that want to be first to own the newest car, the best video card, the hottest new game. That comes at a premium of course, but they know this and accept it as the cost of getting it "first". And then there are the folks that will wait until a $60 game winds up in the $5 bin before they buy it. Digital selling doesn't really change anything on that score, except that the price will match a more "real" value quicker than it used to.
Actually, Denuvo has been doing a surprisingly good job of preventing piracy. I never thought I'd see the day, but the scene is having a very tough time cracking that nut. And so far, the software using Denuvo that has been cracked performs sub-optimally.
Yeah, was going to point out the same thing. They use one-time key codes to lock down the software, owning the disc doesn't really mean much of anything anymore. Whats worse, the disc often doesn't even have much if any of the actual content on it! You start the install from the disc, then Steam or some other online tool just downloads the actual files and installs them.
Amusingly, if I go directly to the WSJ link you listed, I can't read the article without signing in, blah blah blah. However, using Google to search for the article and then going to the article via the Google link, I can read the whole thing just fine.
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TL;DR: Waaaah, if we don't get our piece of the money that we rightfully stole, we won't be able to stop turrism anymore!
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