Re: Re: Re: Hackers are minor alongside Microsoft.
IE wasn't a blatant copy of Mosaic. Microcrappy bought Mosaic and destroyed it in the process of creating IE. So, not blatant copy, blatant destruction of a good product they bought. This is not to say either way was better for us. Just a more accurate rendition of history.
But But But The Redcoats
But But But The Germans
But But But The Communists
But But But For The Children
But But But The Hackers
But But But The Indians (you know, the real ones from India)
But But But The Mexicans
But But But The Terrorists
But But But The Hackers
Personnally, I see a trend here...... 50 bitcoins to whoever can predict next years But But But..... from the Congress Critters who seem to be unable to balance a very real budget, but can spend Billions chasing the next boogeyman that was created via FUD.
One HUGE unintended consequence of this is that now teachers are going to have to teach all students under the age of 18 to very carefully read the Terms of Service on any website they land on to do research for school. Especially any class that references current events.
To protect themselves (like NYT did), most big news services are going to have this clause also. So every student trying to research current events are going to have to be trained to be lawyers in order to read the TOS to see if they can use that online service to do their research.
Let's add some secondary liability too. Does this mean that Google and other search engines are going to need to know the age of the person doing the search so that they can eliminate search results that they are not "protecting a child from viewing" because they are too young? This could get very rediculous very fast.
When ReDigi points out that, under this interpretation, digital files have no first sale rights, the court hits back that this is not true. After all, it argues, you can still sell your hard drive with the original file on it.
Don't ever download to your harddisk. Download to a CD. Then "rip" it to your harddrive and use it there. The CD is then your first copy, so when you no longer need that track, you can sell it (as long as you get rid of the copies on your harddrive and other music devices first).
Nuclear Bomb Explodes during Football Game in Baltimore----you better duck
People like to see places they are familiar with in their movies/games. "The Sum of All Fears" blew up a nuclear bomb during a football game in Baltimore. It grossed close to $200 million. You know what? Nobody was actually hurt or killed (or do we count the bits in the computer). There is an old expression that I think aptly fits, "Get a Life" and I want to add, "Stay out of Fiction if you can't handle it".
We are seeing more and more that when you work for the DOJ its OK to do anything, even if its illegal. Just make sure the legal doublespeak obfusticates it. As a citizen, watch out for double jeoperdy with charges at the state and federal level (and don't even start THINKING about committing a crime because just talking about it is going to be just as bad as doing it). How do they maintain a straight face with all of these double standards.
After 12 years of "travelers are criminals" treatment at the airport, they still haven't caught any terrorists. They've thrown away lots of toothpaste, water and soda pop (I can still see the trash can full of these hazardous materials right next to the screening area where it makes me feel so much safer). But no terrorists! There are plenty of stories of airports being emptied after someone self-reports that they brought in a gun, but no terrorists. Oh wait, I know "See its working, no terrorists". But they still don't seem to be able to catch the people who "accidently" have a gun and aren't even trying to hide it. How are they going to catch the ones that are trying to hide them. Its actually quite easy to break down a gun into pieces and hide the pieces in the clutter of a regular suitcase. Never mind, I remember now, "Just trust them, they know how to grope every ones' genitals without my help".
This is just a money grab by the school board. It is actually two separate issues. One is the teachers. There "work" could be considered a work for hire, if thier contract specifically states it is a work for hire. That is part of the law. The students were not hired or contracted, so that part of the "policy" would be shot down as soon as it got to court. Part two is that the students were not hired in any way shape or form. Since the students are not hired and don't have a contract, the school system is not their employer and under federal law have no right to their work. The taxpayer money paying the teachers "should" mean that all of the teachers "work", done on the taxpayer's dime and equipment should be in the public domain or at least school system property anyway at least for public schools and private schools that are taking public taxpayer money. I would love to see how PG county is going to get around the requirements of copyright law on this. The law is specific in that it requires a contractural agreement. All teacher contracts have to be approved by the teachers union first. This means that next the teachers union is going to try to make a money grab for the teachers work, just watch.
To repeat on the point of what will CISPA (or any law) do to help the situation. What evidence is there that any new law will stop the blankety-blank-war attacks. I mean just like laws against stealing, killing, and jaywalking have totally stopped all of those activities, passing CISPA will just instantly stop all of those activities that the insiders want to call Cyber something to make it sound ominous. Anyone with a computer hooked to the Internet will still need to put a lot of effort into providing security (to everything). The only thing a new law could possibly provide is the ability to go after suspected violators way after the fact AND to use to HARASS others who do something that is not liked. Its alredy illegal to break in and take things, now just better locks are needed, not new laws.
To expand on Ninja's comment, its time and resources that are required to "invent" something. The time to pursue the new invention and the resources to "make" it. The price of a computer is small in life's absolute terms. Plenty of free programming languages are available. Free web servers, databases, and all the other pieces are generally available free. Now the time and some effort start getting involved to put it all together and then build the "million dollar idea" on top of the existing stuff. Where software patents seem to run into a problem is with the separation of the idea from the implementation. Take for example, the infamous Amazon "One-Click" patent. They didn't invent clicking, they didn't invent a sales check-out, but they patented the "idea" of clicking once to check out and pay for a purchase. So, due to this patent, no one else anywhere on the planet can allow a computer system to let a person make a purchase of a product with one click of the mouse? I could easily see if they obtained a patent on all of the combination of the various parts that went into making it a reality, the combination of a database (which they wrote of course because they couldn't have a patent on comeone else's database), Web Server (ditto, no patent here), http, tcp, and so on, can't be patented either. But, the code that glued it all together to make a "fine" customer experience maybe could be patented. BUT, in that case, the idea of a "One-Click" check-out experience should still be able to be developed using a different set of "glue" code that hooked everything together to make the experience work. So much in the software patent world seems to be trying to patent the idea and not the implementation. I am sure that Quicken would love to have a patent on home and small business accouting software because it would lock out all of the competition. But, despite the fact that Microsoft gave up and Quicken bought out all of the competition, many new competitors have cropped up. After 30 years in the computer business, I have a very difficult time making sense out of what software patents seem to claim. Software patents seem to be well written to obfuscate what is being claimed so that it can be broadened as desire. It includes a requirement that "system and method" be used as many times as possible as well. What seems to be missing is the courts taking a close look at the various "systems and methods" that are claimed are actually infringed, or just the idea that was supposed to be implmented.
Like many trials, the end result will probably be lost in the dust either as a non-starter or just so far in the future that it doesn't matter. What matters now is that Dodd gets to have his name attached to causing a human rights violation. The fun thing about this case of mud slinging is that unlike a political race, Dotcom has no downside to avoid. Dodd on the other hand has a high profile job with an organization that likes to portray itself as a benevolent protector of the little IP creator. How can they have someone charged with human rights violations as their leader?
Like many trials, the end result will probably be lost in the dust either as a non-starter or just so far in the future that it doesn't matter. What matters now is that Dodd gets to have his name attached to causing a human rights violation. The fun thing about this case of mud slinging is that unlike a political race, Dotcom has no downside to avoid. Dodd on the other hand has a high profile job with an organization that likes to portray itself as a benevolent protector of the little IP creator. How can they have someone charged with human rights violations as their leader?
The part that makes me really sad about this case is that the people who are supposed to be responsible for upholding justice are the ones that "cheated" to take down MegaUpload. As the farce that "was" this case unravels it is starting to prove just what a comedy of errors it was. All at the behest of Hollywood and their henchmen to punish its fans. What upsets me the most is that once this gets dropped because of all the mistakes that were made, I wouldn't be suprised if Dotcom turns around and sues the US over its blatant abuse, errors and bad faith prosecution and the US Taxpayer gets stuck with the bill. I see a very sad day coming for our wallet.
I pledge allegiance to the Profit Margin of the United Corporations of America, and to the conglomerate for which it stands, one Plan under Copyright, indivisible, with profits and bribes for all.
I don't know about the rest of the buying public, but my real disposoable income has come down so far that after gas for the car, home energy price increases, and a decrease in pay, any media purchases become a much larger piece of the little disposable income pie.
Is the Karate Kid movie back in the theaters? When Mr. Miyagi is first starting to teach Daniel karate, Daniel knocks a kerchief to the floor and Mr. Miyagi says (something to the affect of) "Be careful knocking that weapon to the floor". He then shows Daniel how even a flimsy kerchief can be used to generate a distraction that will allow an advantage in a fight. Unfortunately, DHS has become the weapon that is only good as a distraction.
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Re: Re: Re: Hackers are minor alongside Microsoft.
On the post: The Greatest Trick The Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing The Public The 'Hacker Threat' Exists
Have I got the order right
But But But The Germans
But But But The Communists
But But But For The Children
But But But The Hackers
But But But The Indians (you know, the real ones from India)
But But But The Mexicans
But But But The Terrorists
But But But The Hackers
Personnally, I see a trend here...... 50 bitcoins to whoever can predict next years But But But..... from the Congress Critters who seem to be unable to balance a very real budget, but can spend Billions chasing the next boogeyman that was created via FUD.
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What???
And Still IS!
On the post: Yes, The DOJ Thinks It's A Crime When A 12 Year Old Reads The NY Times
Schools Better Inform Teachers of This
To protect themselves (like NYT did), most big news services are going to have this clause also. So every student trying to research current events are going to have to be trained to be lawyers in order to read the TOS to see if they can use that online service to do their research.
Let's add some secondary liability too. Does this mean that Google and other search engines are going to need to know the age of the person doing the search so that they can eliminate search results that they are not "protecting a child from viewing" because they are too young? This could get very rediculous very fast.
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The Bear has been Poked
On the post: ReDigi Loses: You Can't Resell Your MP3s (Unless You Sell Your Whole Hard Drive)
They opened a huge hole here
Don't ever download to your harddisk. Download to a CD. Then "rip" it to your harddrive and use it there. The CD is then your first copy, so when you no longer need that track, you can sell it (as long as you get rid of the copies on your harddrive and other music devices first).
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Nuclear Bomb Explodes during Football Game in Baltimore----you better duck
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Just Trust Us
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But where are the terrorists
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Bad School Board
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Another Law that will What
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Time and Resources
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The End Result Doesn't Even Matter
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The End Result Doesn't Even Matter
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Responsibility
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with profits and bribes for all those in power.
Fixed that for you....
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And Throw in another Very Real Issue
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Somebody at DHS is watching the movies.....
On the post: ITU Boss Explains Why He Wants The UN To Start Regulating The Internet
Your title got cut off.....
" and why we don't want them to IMPOSE their regulations".
On the post: Court Tells FBI To Reveal More Info About Its Digital Wiretapping Program
I can hear the FBI in court now....
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