The BBC attacked a site owned by a company called Prevx, with their up-front agreement. It is a site specifically set up for testing defences against this sort of attack. RTFA
But the BBC didn't actually infect anyone - they bought time on an existing BotNet where every member could be said to have "opted in" through their choice to ignore adequate security software.
Re: Current copyright laws are the bane of this societies culture
It's probably because when their content has an ad-space on TV they get to sell it many times over, in different regions, while on Hulu there can only be one ad covering the whole of the US.
You would certainly need a better definition than "at a cost". The electricity used by your monitor as you surf Google, for instance? Everything comes "at a cost".
And if it was changed to "at a significant cost" would that lead to organisations working /less/ efficiently just so their work got some legal protection?
I can imagine him working this into his act, to his advantage. He's an extremely "physical" comedian who has been referred to as "Norman Wisdom on Crack".
the question of whether or not a company can buy an AdWords advertisement on Google using keywords that are trademarked by a competitor -- and then, secondarily, if this is trademark infringement, whether or not Google is liable. I have trouble seeing how the answer to the first question is even a yes, but French courts have repeatedly said yes not just to the first one, but to the second question as well.
Surely if the answer to the first part is "Yes" there's no problem? Do you ever read what you post?
...they'll want 'phones that can shoot video with sound to make a loud 1930s clockwork cine-camera noise all the time too...?
'Cos if they don't all the 'phone user has to do is start shooting video (whether or not this produces a click/beep) *before* going into the changing room/wherever...
I believe the trademark will cover the textual, rather than the graphical aspects of the character, such as his name, the names of his associates, catchphrases etc., so while it would be legal to put a drawing of Popeye on, say, a box of cereal, you would have to pay to put his name beside it or have him saying anything recognisable.
Buyers are already complaining about what is involved to upgrade the memory and even hard drive.
Well, duh! The term "Netbook" has become synonymous with "mobile-computing-as-an-appliance". It means a machine that does exactly what it says on the box - no more, no less, and there's little or no chance of upgrading. If you want to upgrade this is the wrong form factor for you.
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I used to get that...
Funny, though; it only affected one hand.
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The first factor...
And if it was changed to "at a significant cost" would that lead to organisations working /less/ efficiently just so their work got some legal protection?
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Huh?
Surely if the answer to the first part is "Yes" there's no problem? Do you ever read what you post?
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Fox???
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So presumably, then,...
'Cos if they don't all the 'phone user has to do is start shooting video (whether or not this produces a click/beep) *before* going into the changing room/wherever...
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Marillion
I thought Marillion's business model was "Buy any one of our tracks and hear everything else we've ever produced for free"...
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Hmmm. 42 days in a Police station or an unlimited time in Guantanamo...? Let's see...
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Unless, of course, you set up your own server locally and program your router to spoof all calls to the real server. ;-)
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Well, duh! The term "Netbook" has become synonymous with "mobile-computing-as-an-appliance". It means a machine that does exactly what it says on the box - no more, no less, and there's little or no chance of upgrading. If you want to upgrade this is the wrong form factor for you.
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That's what they said about the situation with the BBC and the "Doctor Who" copyright in the 1990s. You never know when a trademark will pick up.
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