Coming soon, Sony Smart Cars w/GPS embedded and no stereo!
Sony says you do NOT own that car, or any other device you THOUGHT you purchased.
You only licensed it, and as a licensee you are subject to a revision of the capabilities of your device at their whim, invasion of privacy into your life which you gave up when you "licensed" said product, and Sony will sue you if you try to do anything to THEIR device, which you only licensed.
"Yes, Stringer may be trying to talk down about the "evil" hackers, but I do not feel his response was derogatory. Just maybe a little delusional and insulting."
"A little delusional and insulting" certainly qualifies as derogatory in my book!
Sony sold a product with X,Y,Z capabilities and then, after taking the money from the consumers for these products with said features,they took back feature "Y".
Bait and switch, false advertising, fraud, theft, racketeering are terms that all come to mind when viewing what Sony did to consumers post-sale.
If Ford Motor Company came to my house and tried to take something off my vehicle after I bought it, I'd shoot that bastard dead in my driveway. That's NOT his car anymore!
The companies who run our corporatocracy need to stay the eff out of my personal possessions just as much, if not more so, than the government. The fact that the law (currently) supports this criminal behavior by these entitled companies practically calls for a revolution the size and depth of the one that led to the founding of this country in the first place.
Hothmonster must now clean my desk! The sarcasm was so thick and voluminous it actually dripped off my screen onto my TSR Reports. Now I have to come to work on Saturday to redo these damn things!
"Anyone who claims that the word was generic and well used to mean "application" is either ignorant of the actual usage, or being willfully deceptive."
Me thinks you don't have enough rings on your innards young sapling. Early 90's to present day in the computer industry and this was one of the first terms I learned!
"I'm just stating what I believe to be the proper interpretation of that contract."
I, for one, am very thankful you've never been appointed a judge. Your lack of critical thinking skills and absolute denial of Righthaven's attempts to violate the spirit of the law willfully and to then use that standing to extort money from others is beyond reprehensible.
"I think the judge got it wrong."
Wow! Just Wow! Here let me use a phrase you may be familiar with, especially here on TD: "But the law is the law!" "If you're not happy with it then do something to change it."
Because we have two companies actually conspiring to steal money from third parties as a business model I'm wondering why they haven't all been thrown in jail yet.
Unlike the infringement claims made by RH, their own behavior is indeed CRIMINAL in nature and should have an adequate sentence applied to all those involved in the scheme.
"I think that people are attempting to make a joke out of the seizures specifically because they have been effective, they hurt, they may have changed at least some of the public's perception of the issue, and so on. If it didn't hit home, they wouldn't be bothering."
Denial - it's not just a river in Egypt.
Actually, I find it hard to believe YOUR post mostly because the first two words "I think..." don't seem to match up to the rest of the post. People such as yourself frighten me far more than everyday criminals and terrorists, because you can't fix stupid!
So according to you copyright infringement and child pornography are equal. You are a deeply disturbed individual, at best.
It really is a sick and twisted little world you live in. One that I will be sure to keep my children away from since you are a self proclaimed expert in these two fields. I was curious about whether you have spent your "10,000 hours" becoming an expert on both of these subjects but then THAT thought sickens me even more...
"It sets such a better example when you encourage people to set up businesses based on illegal activity"... and draconian laws that prop up outdated business models with government granted monopolies that serve no other purpose than to make sure the deep pockets stay deep, as long as the money flows through Washington DC in the form of campaign contributions, lobbying funds, and outright bribes including well paying jobs after the politicians "public servant" sentence ends.
See what I did there? Now it reeks of truth and will surely burn the retinas of trolls and industry shills alike!
The day you pay the unreasonable price and are happy with it is the day it's not an unreasonable price. If you are happy with it then the value is worth the price.
Not sure where you got the right to determine and define MY feelings. I have paid an unreasonable price(to me) for things in the past. On a very rare occasion, I was even happy I did so (it once actually saved my life). However, those things did NOT involve any type of media content.
There is simply no media content worth that much to me.
"So I can assume that you'll soon expect our telephone services, TV cable, rail and air transport (lets not forget the buses and subways and toll roads) all to be free as well?"
While these services may not reach a price of "free" in your lifetime, the progress of technology should be reducing the cost of these services TOWARDS zero/free, even if they never actually arrive at zero.
Now, please explain why I have to pay AGAIN for an album I bought 35 years ago because I want to listen to it on my mp3 player instead of a cassette player?
Please be brief and to the point, I'm trying to download MORE FREE music from Amazon and I don't really want to split my bandwidth if I can help it.
On the post: Supreme Court Will Weigh In On Warrantless GPS Tracking
Coming soon, Sony Smart Cars w/GPS embedded and no stereo!
You only licensed it, and as a licensee you are subject to a revision of the capabilities of your device at their whim, invasion of privacy into your life which you gave up when you "licensed" said product, and Sony will sue you if you try to do anything to THEIR device, which you only licensed.
On the post: Sony CEO: We Were Hacked By Freetards Who Just Want Everything Free
Re: Freetards? I must disagree
"A little delusional and insulting" certainly qualifies as derogatory in my book!
Sony sold a product with X,Y,Z capabilities and then, after taking the money from the consumers for these products with said features,they took back feature "Y".
Bait and switch, false advertising, fraud, theft, racketeering are terms that all come to mind when viewing what Sony did to consumers post-sale.
If Ford Motor Company came to my house and tried to take something off my vehicle after I bought it, I'd shoot that bastard dead in my driveway. That's NOT his car anymore!
The companies who run our corporatocracy need to stay the eff out of my personal possessions just as much, if not more so, than the government. The fact that the law (currently) supports this criminal behavior by these entitled companies practically calls for a revolution the size and depth of the one that led to the founding of this country in the first place.
On the post: Top VCs Tell Congress: PROTECT IP Will Harm Innovation
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You sir, are a fucktard!
On the post: Top VCs Tell Congress: PROTECT IP Will Harm Innovation
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Ummmm ya, I don't think so!
On the post: Judge Not At All Impressed By Apple's Lawsuit Against Amazon Over 'App Store' Name
Re: popularized vs invented
Me thinks you don't have enough rings on your innards young sapling. Early 90's to present day in the computer industry and this was one of the first terms I learned!
On the post: Nevada Bar Investigating Righthaven Lawyers
Queue the AC apologists in...
On the post: The Many Killers Of The Music Industry: The Digital Era
Well done!
Thanks for a thought provoking and whimsical version of the history of recorded music. Looking forward to your next article as always!
On the post: Judge Rules That Righthaven Lawsuit Was A Sham; Threatens Sanctions
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I, for one, am very thankful you've never been appointed a judge. Your lack of critical thinking skills and absolute denial of Righthaven's attempts to violate the spirit of the law willfully and to then use that standing to extort money from others is beyond reprehensible.
"I think the judge got it wrong."
Wow! Just Wow! Here let me use a phrase you may be familiar with, especially here on TD: "But the law is the law!" "If you're not happy with it then do something to change it."
Because we have two companies actually conspiring to steal money from third parties as a business model I'm wondering why they haven't all been thrown in jail yet.
Unlike the infringement claims made by RH, their own behavior is indeed CRIMINAL in nature and should have an adequate sentence applied to all those involved in the scheme.
On the post: Rojadirecta Sues US Government, Homeland Security & ICE Over Domain Seizure
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Due process does require a certain amount of punctuality which seems to be completely ignored in this case.
Please explain...
[grabs the bowl of popcorn]
On the post: Is Pretending Your Domain Name Has Been Seized By ICE The New Rickroll?
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Denial - it's not just a river in Egypt.
Actually, I find it hard to believe YOUR post mostly because the first two words "I think..." don't seem to match up to the rest of the post. People such as yourself frighten me far more than everyday criminals and terrorists, because you can't fix stupid!
On the post: NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Agrees To Plea Bargain Deal
Re:
As in reading your idiotic post?
Or maybe he's calling people names:
1.) A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class
2.) A cigarette.
3.) An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.
In the end, apparently this was his "hole-goal" originally, there is nothing to be gained from the AC comment.
On the post: NYTimes & LA Times Come Out Against PROTECT IP Act As Written
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I'm sure it's dark wherever you are but, when you pull your head out of your ass, you too can enjoy the light of day!
Bad troll - get back under the bridge, your day is done.
On the post: Lies, Damned Lies And Facebook Evidence Get FBI Involved In Divorced Couple's Spat
Way to go!
On the post: Police Arrest A Bunch Of Folks In Europe For Linking To Infringing Content
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It really is a sick and twisted little world you live in. One that I will be sure to keep my children away from since you are a self proclaimed expert in these two fields. I was curious about whether you have spent your "10,000 hours" becoming an expert on both of these subjects but then THAT thought sickens me even more...
On the post: Feds Ridiculous Prosecution Of Whistleblower Thomas Drake Falling Apart
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Just wishful thinking actually, I have no means to do anything of the sort but it would be a spectacular news clip!
On the post: French Government Creates Its Own Giant Patent Troll
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Step 2: Cut the rope - let guillotine function properly
Step 3: Pick the money up off the floor when his hand recoils after death
On the post: Copyright Czar Agrees That The Gov't Should Let Business Models Decide Winners, Rather Than Legislation
Re:
See what I did there? Now it reeks of truth and will surely burn the retinas of trolls and industry shills alike!
On the post: Entitlement? Spoiled Brats? Or Just Progress?
Re: Re: Re:
Not sure where you got the right to determine and define MY feelings. I have paid an unreasonable price(to me) for things in the past. On a very rare occasion, I was even happy I did so (it once actually saved my life). However, those things did NOT involve any type of media content.
There is simply no media content worth that much to me.
On the post: While Sony Sues Modders, Samsung Sends Them Devices To Mod Faster
Re: Always Been a Fan of Motorola Hardware
On the post: Entitlement? Spoiled Brats? Or Just Progress?
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While these services may not reach a price of "free" in your lifetime, the progress of technology should be reducing the cost of these services TOWARDS zero/free, even if they never actually arrive at zero.
Now, please explain why I have to pay AGAIN for an album I bought 35 years ago because I want to listen to it on my mp3 player instead of a cassette player?
Please be brief and to the point, I'm trying to download MORE FREE music from Amazon and I don't really want to split my bandwidth if I can help it.
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