Danny Kaye's shoes were bolted down - that only works in a movie where they can stop the camera for a while as he gets prepped. What Jackson set out to patent was a system of hasps that could pop up from the stage floor in a way that he could engage his shoes to them "on the fly" during a live performance.
Psion still sell "netBook compatible" peripherals, and it's not inconceivable that someone would start a lawsuit against them because these wouldn't work with their Asus/Acer/Dell...
I jumped at this story because I thought it was about "Danger Mouse", the much-beloved UK cartoon character from the 1980s voiced by national treasure David "Del Boy" Jason.
Please be more accurate with your titles in future.
...Has Archive.org had time to back it all up yet?
In fact, why not offer to donate the domain to Archive.org and let them keep the pages "live"? Better that creating millions of dead links overnight, especially to Geocities "reference" pages that nobody has ever seen the need to improve on.
They went on trial for "Breach of Copyright", but were convicted of "Facilitating Breach of Copyright"...?
It would appear, at least to this layman, that the prosecution, on realising they had absolutely no case for the original charges, somehow managed to get the charges changed partway through the trial.
"...treating all your fans and customers as criminals?"
Reading between the lines, I suspect they're treating the retailers as criminals. My guess is that they've noticed that retailers were selling more copies of the PDFs than they were being paid for, so they're instituting a DRM that makes every copy unique and traceable.
Indeed, Weird Harold. Why, it would be like turning off the DRM servers after the customers had paid for movies or music because you know your company has the rights and will profit from the people who have to buy the same content a second time. Er...
A funny thing happened: the "license" fees kept dropping. A series of letters offered to "settle this matter" for decreasing amounts of money, from initial ~$1200/mo down to about $5/week. And then finally he went away when it was obvious there was just no money coming.
I suspect that, in common with the UK, your "collectors" are paid solely on commission - the more fear they can strike into a business, the higher the settlement and the greater their paycheque. (paycheck)
When I worked in the basement of a computer shop repairing machines I witnessed a couple of roaming self-employed "enforcement officers" arguing whether or not they could send a summons because they heard a burst of the radio when I opened the door to come out to talk to them. There was a definite hint of desperation in their voices.
Unfortunately the reason that the BBC could compromise the users PC is because...
The BBC *didn't* compromise anyone's PC - they bought time on an existing BotNet. The machines had already been compromised by a third party, and would have remained so whether or not the BBC got involved.
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Excuse me, mister retailer...
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Sounds like a pitch for a sitcom. I'd probably watch that...
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Why do we have to choose? Can't both be true?
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I've tried to watch Fox News, but it goes too far into self-parody for me.
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Take a leaf from advertisers...
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Fox are *so* predictable.
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Oh, *DJ* Danger Mouse...
Please be more accurate with your titles in future.
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So...
In fact, why not offer to donate the domain to Archive.org and let them keep the pages "live"? Better that creating millions of dead links overnight, especially to Geocities "reference" pages that nobody has ever seen the need to improve on.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but...
It would appear, at least to this layman, that the prosecution, on realising they had absolutely no case for the original charges, somehow managed to get the charges changed partway through the trial.
Most unsporting.
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Re: Re: "...treating all your fans and customers as criminals?"
Yup. My point wasn't that the DRM was a magical solution, just that it was more likely aimed at crooked retailers than end users.
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"...treating all your fans and customers as criminals?"
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Re: PRS, ASCAP: pretty funny way to spell 'evil'
I suspect that, in common with the UK, your "collectors" are paid solely on commission - the more fear they can strike into a business, the higher the settlement and the greater their paycheque. (paycheck)
When I worked in the basement of a computer shop repairing machines I witnessed a couple of roaming self-employed "enforcement officers" arguing whether or not they could send a summons because they heard a burst of the radio when I opened the door to come out to talk to them. There was a definite hint of desperation in their voices.
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Remember...
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Re: Executives, not Lawyers
My casual observations of the RIAA and MPAA would suggest otherwise.
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Those last two "Anonymous Cowards" are identical!
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The BBC *didn't* compromise anyone's PC - they bought time on an existing BotNet. The machines had already been compromised by a third party, and would have remained so whether or not the BBC got involved.
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