I'm more disappointed in the IEEE. I expect more from them than some popular PC rag.
Anyone that knows anything about modern routers knows that all manufacturers rely on flows to optimise routing. This is not a new idea. Not even close. But the article contained no comparison with or even acknowledgement of competing technology. Is the Doctor's implementation fundamentally different from Cisco's, Juniper's, or any of the others'? How is it better? Who knows? Not the IEEE.
This may not have been published in one of their academic journals but some sort of critical review would have identified the fundamental flaw.
What is even more concerning is the question of whether or not the IEEE paid Dr Robertsin for his shameless plug.
PC Authority may have failed in parroting the IEEE, but the IEEE failed first
If a US company has an local operating entity in some foreign jurisdiction the local operating entity is going to be subject the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which it operates.
So this is only going to help to the extent that a US company isn't operating in the foreign jurisdiction in which prosecution is already problematical.
Seems like political grand standing to me. Play to the masses who seem to think US law actually makes a difference in foreign jurisdictions.
There must be some people who saw a pirated copy and decided the product was not worth the price. And of these people there must be some that might otherwise have sent money on a theatre ticket.
But the only reason anyone can think of this is a loss is because (generally) you cant get a refund if the film sucks.
It's interesting that the position that it is OK to sell defective product and refuse refunds is a key assumption in behind any estimate of the losses piracy causes.
If politicians didn't make a lot of noise about all of the many things they are going to do, the voters might notice how few things that have actually done.
I agree although I expect that the vector for mobile phone malware of any large volume will be the browser rather than MMS/SMS. And even then I would expect it more to be a case of collateral damage as the malware attempts to exploit a vulnerability in the shared source.
I'd like to add that as long as usage based billing continues, the first monthly bill after being infected is going to be a pretty strong incentive to address it. I wonder how successful botnets would be if home broadband were charged by the MByte.
Finally, like MACs, malware for mobiles is going to be a niche market. Why bother when there are so many internet connected WINTEL computers out there connected to all you can eat broadband?
You can debate whether or not it should be decriminalised but the fact remains that it is illegal to make unauthorised copies of copyright material.
The positive thing that comes out of this is that there is judicial review. Before an ISP is forced to potentially identify someone (which with dynamic IPs isn't as clear cut as you might think), a court will have to be satisfied that there is evidence. Seems like they have just formalised actions that a copyright holder could have taken anyway. At worst it is now cheaper (but not free) to go down that path.
This is much much better than has been proposed elsewhere, where the industry wants ISPs to actively spy on their customers without judicial oversight or without evidence terminate customer service after three (possibly unfounded) accusations.
Personally I think it sounds like a good compromise.
I came late enough to this that I'm not going to try to look at the WH v the world discussion.
I will say this:
Learning to play any instrument is hard. Learning to play it well is really hard. The problem with the critics is they don't get just how incredibly really hard it is to successfully mix something like this.
Can you recognize the source material in these works? Sure. But you can recognize the influences: the progressions, riffs, themes, phrasing (aka source material) in any artists works.
SO when I see that some people can experience something like this and dismiss it as copying while somehow ignoring that all music is built on taking from others, I left thinking:
Our office gets a variety of papers from a number of different countries, Australia, Hong Kong, China, the US.
Anything of international interest will be repeated in each, rarely with much in the way of alteration, written by someone called Reuters or that other guy AFP. Only in the country of origin might you see that there was a journalist behind it.
I don't think that the internet killed the foreign correspondent. The agencies got there first. You dont need a reporter on the ground when you can cut and paste from a feed.
We might see the internet kill off the agencies though...
You're right, the idea has been tossed around for ages as a possible solution to the problem of Aboriginal artists getting ripped off, but you're wrong that this is a good solution.
The best way to solve the problem is education and access to information. Might also solve a few other social problems.
The problem with leverage in any negotiation is that the other side needs to recognize it. Where in the history of the digital revolution has a copyright representative body got beyond thinking (under the old rules):
"but, but, but, we should be getting mega$ It's not fair waaaah waaah I want my mommy!"
I'm so glad I live in China where copyright and patents are ignored. Wait but so is free speech, and other corrupting western ideas. Damn, I've run out of things to say.
I cant believe the number of commenters that seem to think that there was nothing wrong in an employee filming and releasing this. Cathay saved themselves a bundle in court costs.
No doubt a firmly worded memo was circulated and whoever was responsible disciplined/dismissed. There maybe some fools that are willing to embarrass themselves on a global scale in the hope of a free ticket, but it will be a long time before an employee is stupid enough to record it.
You can count on some fellow traveler to spread the goodness instead.
I wouldn't take this as some sign that Yahoo are suddenly taking a stand for privacy. If Yahoo had an operating arm in Belgium and the request was lawful (under Belgian Law) then Yahoo would have handed the information over.
The question of jurisdiction defined by borders on a network that mostly ignores them is not a new one.
I think it's really simple. People prefer to hold onto what they know and understand.
There are enough examples throughout history to demonstrate that a conservative response to change is ultimately doomed to failure. The agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, Edison's recording technology, Ford's automobile, radio, tv, there are countless others. That doesn't prevent fear of the unknown from dominating thinking. It is part of the human condition.
The industry leaders (sic) are trying to hold onto what they know and understand. DRM is to them the answer to the 'threat' this new fangled technology represents. It's disappointing, but hardly unexpected that book publishers would react in the same way that their fellows in the music industry did.
If there's one thing to learn from history, it's that people don't learn from history.
At least when it comes to the publishing industry there are examples of real leadership like Baen books who have embraced change and been DRM free for years. The music industry didn't have such examples when they made their mistakes.
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Re: If they wanted the information
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Anyone that knows anything about modern routers knows that all manufacturers rely on flows to optimise routing. This is not a new idea. Not even close. But the article contained no comparison with or even acknowledgement of competing technology. Is the Doctor's implementation fundamentally different from Cisco's, Juniper's, or any of the others'? How is it better? Who knows? Not the IEEE.
This may not have been published in one of their academic journals but some sort of critical review would have identified the fundamental flaw.
What is even more concerning is the question of whether or not the IEEE paid Dr Robertsin for his shameless plug.
PC Authority may have failed in parroting the IEEE, but the IEEE failed first
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So this is only going to help to the extent that a US company isn't operating in the foreign jurisdiction in which prosecution is already problematical.
Seems like political grand standing to me. Play to the masses who seem to think US law actually makes a difference in foreign jurisdictions.
On the post: Wolverine, Box Office Results... And Piracy
They did lose money
But the only reason anyone can think of this is a loss is because (generally) you cant get a refund if the film sucks.
It's interesting that the position that it is OK to sell defective product and refuse refunds is a key assumption in behind any estimate of the losses piracy causes.
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It's a distraction.
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Re: I wonder if
On the post: If Criminals Are Smart Enough To Hack Old Nokia's, Can't They Keep A Secret?
I wonder if
2. Spread a bogus rumour that they can be used to steal banking passwords
3. Profit.
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I'd like to add that as long as usage based billing continues, the first monthly bill after being infected is going to be a pretty strong incentive to address it. I wonder how successful botnets would be if home broadband were charged by the MByte.
Finally, like MACs, malware for mobiles is going to be a niche market. Why bother when there are so many internet connected WINTEL computers out there connected to all you can eat broadband?
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Re: Re: Sigh
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The positive thing that comes out of this is that there is judicial review. Before an ISP is forced to potentially identify someone (which with dynamic IPs isn't as clear cut as you might think), a court will have to be satisfied that there is evidence. Seems like they have just formalised actions that a copyright holder could have taken anyway. At worst it is now cheaper (but not free) to go down that path.
This is much much better than has been proposed elsewhere, where the industry wants ISPs to actively spy on their customers without judicial oversight or without evidence terminate customer service after three (possibly unfounded) accusations.
Personally I think it sounds like a good compromise.
On the post: Verizon, Too, Turns To Subsidized Netbooks
Benefit? Hmm I would have used "trap".
Subsidy is just another way of saying loan. It's lease to buy finance with terms that barely fall short of those offered by sharks.
On the post: Remixing Is Creating And Original -- It's Not Just Derivative Copying
They just dont 'get' it
I will say this:
Learning to play any instrument is hard. Learning to play it well is really hard. The problem with the critics is they don't get just how incredibly really hard it is to successfully mix something like this.
Can you recognize the source material in these works? Sure. But you can recognize the influences: the progressions, riffs, themes, phrasing (aka source material) in any artists works.
SO when I see that some people can experience something like this and dismiss it as copying while somehow ignoring that all music is built on taking from others, I left thinking:
They just don't get it
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Re: Strongly agree with Mike here
But I have to disagree with your idea that taking a copy without paying the asking price is not also stealing.
The implied 'contract' runs both ways.
On the post: Will The Internet Kill The Foreign Correspondent?
The agencies got there first.
Anything of international interest will be repeated in each, rarely with much in the way of alteration, written by someone called Reuters or that other guy AFP. Only in the country of origin might you see that there was a journalist behind it.
I don't think that the internet killed the foreign correspondent. The agencies got there first. You dont need a reporter on the ground when you can cut and paste from a feed.
We might see the internet kill off the agencies though...
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Re:
Have you read my theory? It's perfectly clear that the egg came first. It was laid by something that was almost, but not quite a chicken.
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Re: double dipping artists
The best way to solve the problem is education and access to information. Might also solve a few other social problems.
On the post: YouTube Moves On To Blocking All Music Videos In The UK
"but, but, but, we should be getting mega$ It's not fair waaaah waaah I want my mommy!"
I'm so glad I live in China where copyright and patents are ignored. Wait but so is free speech, and other corrupting western ideas. Damn, I've run out of things to say.
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No doubt a firmly worded memo was circulated and whoever was responsible disciplined/dismissed. There maybe some fools that are willing to embarrass themselves on a global scale in the hope of a free ticket, but it will be a long time before an employee is stupid enough to record it.
You can count on some fellow traveler to spread the goodness instead.
On the post: Yahoo Digs In Against Belgian Ruling Demanding User Info
The question of jurisdiction defined by borders on a network that mostly ignores them is not a new one.
On the post: Why Are Book Publishers Making The Same Mistake The Record Labels Made With Apple?
There are enough examples throughout history to demonstrate that a conservative response to change is ultimately doomed to failure. The agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, Edison's recording technology, Ford's automobile, radio, tv, there are countless others. That doesn't prevent fear of the unknown from dominating thinking. It is part of the human condition.
The industry leaders (sic) are trying to hold onto what they know and understand. DRM is to them the answer to the 'threat' this new fangled technology represents. It's disappointing, but hardly unexpected that book publishers would react in the same way that their fellows in the music industry did.
If there's one thing to learn from history, it's that people don't learn from history.
At least when it comes to the publishing industry there are examples of real leadership like Baen books who have embraced change and been DRM free for years. The music industry didn't have such examples when they made their mistakes.
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