Re: Re: "If Sony can't kill off interest in the PS3 by playing whac-a-mole with jailbreak code"
I think PC gaming is killing itself. Not the gamers, but the use of intrusive DRM and the cost of hardware upgrades.
If I put a game disk in a console, it's more likely to work then a PC game which has become a real crap shoot. The requirements on the box don't mean squat, anymore.
It's good to see major players get into this game.
Once someone has the realization of how much money company 'A and B' spent and ended up just cross licensing patients with each other, they'll lobby to make changes in patent law to mitigate those costs. {possibly codifying mandatory cross licensing, or something...} That will put the money back into actual R&D where it belongs [for our benefit].
It's also guaranteed that as soon as a major player gets barred using the ITC loophole, that's going to disappear...quickly.
If this strategy doesn't work, the right's holders may realize that copyright as written is practically unenforceable and lobby for a law change. And they'll get it, unfortunately.
I have to agree with Nasch in that as technology is not the solution to everything, so it is not with the corporate state as well. If this were not so, the protests in Egypt could have been stopped with shutting technology down.
Instead, tech is a facilitator of ideas. It's the protests that did the trick.
If Datacell had a contract, the credit card companies would have to prove that Datacell breached it. It can't be terminated without cause (unless that is also stipulated in the contract).
The airlines spends more money for lobbyists then LAX. Besides, the liability from a falling plane onto a populated area is several orders of magnitude above the potential cost of airport damage.
I agree Joe. Any protective measure can be shown to be ineffective, given a screwdriver and a soldering gun. So on that basis, his testimony is not relevant.
What his testimony would do, is point out how stupid it is to not let purchasers do whatever they want with things they bought. That is what the prosecution doesn't want to come out.
That's one of the inherent problems with the DMCA exception system. You have to list them individually. It's like legislating each specific driving distraction.
They should let the owner decide whether to modify and leave it up to the companies to then deny the accompanying service {ie. X-box live or the phone network} or not.
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Re: Re: "If Sony can't kill off interest in the PS3 by playing whac-a-mole with jailbreak code"
If I put a game disk in a console, it's more likely to work then a PC game which has become a real crap shoot. The requirements on the box don't mean squat, anymore.
On the post: LG Asks US Gov't To Block Import Of All PS3s Over Patent Infringement
It's good to see major players get into this game.
It's also guaranteed that as soon as a major player gets barred using the ITC loophole, that's going to disappear...quickly.
On the post: Mass P2P Porn Lawyer Tries Filing A Class Action Lawsuit... In Reverse
Could invoke a law change
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Re: Only some laws
Instead, tech is a facilitator of ideas. It's the protests that did the trick.
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I'm sure Obama is absolutely salivating knowing this is actally possible, along with a good number of Republicans.
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Famous or Infamous?
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That would be......
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It doesn't matter
On the post: Wikileaks Payment Company Plans To Sue Visa & Mastercard Over Cutoff
Breach of contract?
On the post: Government Drops Xbox Modding Trial
Re: Modding
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It's a win
On the post: TSA Defending Its Groin Grabbing Or Naked Image Security Techniques
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On the post: TSA Defending Its Groin Grabbing Or Naked Image Security Techniques
Acceptable risk
The TSA {IMHO} considers that as acceptable risk. In the corporate view lives are cheap, planes aren't.
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Tipping
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What his testimony would do, is point out how stupid it is to not let purchasers do whatever they want with things they bought. That is what the prosecution doesn't want to come out.
On the post: Jailbreaking Your iPhone? Legal! Jailbreaking Your Xbox? 3 Years In Jail!
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They should let the owner decide whether to modify and leave it up to the companies to then deny the accompanying service {ie. X-box live or the phone network} or not.
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