I have to disagree with you a bit on this Mike.. These app stores are great ways of encouraging development for the platforms, and for the end user to easily get the best out of their devices.
For example, I often had issues finding software for my Windows Mobile based phone. The software I did find did not always make the best use of the phone (there were only a few apps that made use of the accelorometer for example). I never once paid for any applications for it.
I now have an Android phone with an Apps store. The quality of the applications strikes me as much higher, and are far easier to access and install - as well as there being more of them! I have actually purchased several apps now. It is convinient, quick, and Google offer 24 hours in which I can get a refund if the app does not work or I don't like it!
All the ISPs should join forces and block any websites mentioning Sarkozy or his party - and refuse to provide them with internet access... in other words implement their own 3 strikes!
If i saw both in the shop side by side, I would buy both... North Face T-shirt / South Butt trousers :) I would say the two products compliment each other! Granting the kid a license (to mention the North Face name in his marketing) could make it possible for both companies to make more cash!
Where I used to work, we repaired printers. It was quite common for us to put warranty stickers (aka tamper tape) inside machines. It was pretty obvious if the machines had been opened as when opening them back up, you could tell if the tape was still stuck! You could also tell if they had stuck in the first place as they left the word void stuck to the plastic!
Yet at the same time, it is illegal to mod my Xbox 360 to add extra functionality - and Microsoft can brick it on a whim and remove virtually all functionality! Go figure!
Here is another question - Recently, BT introduced a firmware update for their business routers that allows access to the BT OpenZone (A subscription wifi service). If I enable that service on my router, can I (or my business) be held liable for anyone that uses it as it shares the same IP address?
Surely the infringement is not the uploading of essentially meaningless little bits of data, but in the reconstructing of it into something meaningful?
If I buy some fertiliser and some diesel, I am not a terrorist unless i) I make a bomb or ii) It can be shown that I intend to make a bomb!
I think the missing part in the music uploading / downloading question is the intent...
Next question.. If something is automated then can you show intent? For example if my P2P software automatically shares my music folder - can it be said trhat I intended to share my legally ripped CD's?
I hear that VPN's are doing well for business these days.. Why don't the music industry offer a VPN service where for a flat fee you can download as much as you like legally? They wouldn't have to worry about software, or user interface etc... They could even team up with existing VPN providers to offer a flat fee "Music VPN"!
You seem to be under the illusion that the tripe the *AAs' are distributing is "quality" material.. This of course can be easily disproven! (Britney Spears, etc)
I don't understand how they can make money from bottled water - after all you cant expect these companies to compete with the ample "free" water we get from our taps. The music industry have "proven" this theory!
"Most importantly, when they disappear off the net, that is one less peer, one less potential seeder, one less person enabling others to take what isn't rightfully theirs."
It's also potentially 1 more consumer who will NEVER buy any of the content. Actually, its potentially a lot more than 1 consumer - I can't imagine many of their friends / family would wish to support big content either!
Also, there are plenty of ways for that person to get back on the internet.. 3G prepay options are becoming cheaper and easier than ever and are very difficult to trace when paid for in cash!
Yeah - we have dozens of ISP's to choose from - the biggest issue is simply that most tie you into a 12 month (or longer) contract. There are always VPNs and proxys to abuse as well though. :D
They are ALLOWING me to download until I get 2 warning letters. I then change ISP - there will be hell on if they pass my details to my new ISP without a court order! (Data protection and all that!) - I now can download as much as I like again :D
All I need now is an automated way to change my IP address every couple of hours...
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For example, I often had issues finding software for my Windows Mobile based phone. The software I did find did not always make the best use of the phone (there were only a few apps that made use of the accelorometer for example). I never once paid for any applications for it.
I now have an Android phone with an Apps store. The quality of the applications strikes me as much higher, and are far easier to access and install - as well as there being more of them! I have actually purchased several apps now. It is convinient, quick, and Google offer 24 hours in which I can get a refund if the app does not work or I don't like it!
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We would see how quickly he would back down!
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Re: Moose
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/21/ps2_mod_chip_win/
http://www.techdirt.com/art icles/20091111/0206596891.shtml
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Intent?
If I buy some fertiliser and some diesel, I am not a terrorist unless i) I make a bomb or ii) It can be shown that I intend to make a bomb!
I think the missing part in the music uploading / downloading question is the intent...
Next question.. If something is automated then can you show intent? For example if my P2P software automatically shares my music folder - can it be said trhat I intended to share my legally ripped CD's?
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What is the bottom line?
More useful is - Is the paper now making more money than it was when it wasn't free?
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Re: Re: Don't publish
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http://www.bluebeat.com/artists/419#
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It's also potentially 1 more consumer who will NEVER buy any of the content. Actually, its potentially a lot more than 1 consumer - I can't imagine many of their friends / family would wish to support big content either!
Also, there are plenty of ways for that person to get back on the internet.. 3G prepay options are becoming cheaper and easier than ever and are very difficult to trace when paid for in cash!
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Re: Re: Re: let's use the UK as a test...
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Re: let's use the UK as a test...
They are ALLOWING me to download until I get 2 warning letters. I then change ISP - there will be hell on if they pass my details to my new ISP without a court order! (Data protection and all that!) - I now can download as much as I like again :D
All I need now is an automated way to change my IP address every couple of hours...
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