When did the burden of proof fall to the defendant of a criminal case? I thought that our legal system was founded on the protection that the state had to "prove beyond a reasonable doubt" that a law was violated.
in the e-book versions of the books I use in culinary school, I wondered at first why the ingredient lists in the recipes in the book were images instead of text. It made it harder to copy and paste them, when I was working on my recipe cards for class.
Then I realized... as images, the ingredient lists can get around the exception in copyright law about factual information not being covered. Any image of anything may be copyrighted bu the person who created it...
In 1984, my aunt gave me a Sony Watchman TV, when I graduated boot camp in the Navy. It was a great device, perfect for barracks life, so I could watch TV, without disturbing the guy in the next bunk.
Since then, they have gone downhill. Not necessarily in quality, but rather in their scarcity view of the world. They added themselves to the list of vendors I will not use or recommend to friends or clients (as a technology consultant), because of their business practices.
I have a Galaxy S, and this year Samsung "played politics" with T-Mobile in releasing an OS upgrade (to Froyo), when the "4G" models were coming out, stalling the update until it leaked that they were doing it. I hope they have adopted a new policy and are showing it, rather than just trying to repair their rep...
>Another example:
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>Sony put a rootkit on my PC as soon as I inserted a *LEGALLY PURCHASED* music CD
>into my PC.
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>I had to pay to have the malware cleaned off.
This is a good start. Don't forget court costs, having the FBI investigate piracy allegations, the library of congress having trouble with orphaned works and having to keep track of rights holders, period.
The difference, as I see it is that the user of the laptop is not told that the software is running, when he had legally acquired it. They also used it to spy on him when his payments were up to date, even though their records were wrong...
This sort of hypocrisy seems to be around a lot. In recent time I have seen articles on here about copyright supporters who infringe themselves, intelligence agencies who don't want to have their information leaked, and journalism organizations who don't want you to read their content...
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Burden of Proof
I don't see that standard here.
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This is why recipe publishers love e-books
Then I realized... as images, the ingredient lists can get around the exception in copyright law about factual information not being covered. Any image of anything may be copyrighted bu the person who created it...
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I wonder....
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Given that "Sucks: sites have a definite legality that has been proven...
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**You actively bully people who try to make your equipment useful in ways you were too stupid to think of***
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He loved Big Brother :)
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Are you really surprised?
Since then, they have gone downhill. Not necessarily in quality, but rather in their scarcity view of the world. They added themselves to the list of vendors I will not use or recommend to friends or clients (as a technology consultant), because of their business practices.
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As a Galaxy S Owner...
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>Sony put a rootkit on my PC as soon as I inserted a *LEGALLY PURCHASED* music CD
>into my PC.
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>I had to pay to have the malware cleaned off.
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The 2 situations are not equivalent
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Smart on his part
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Are you really surprised?
It is a mad, mad, world!
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