Raven737 - Slashdot User

Comment File Sharing IS NOT illegal (Score 1) 313

by Raven737 on Saturday September 05, 2009 @08:45AM (#29322543) Attached to: How 136 People Became 7 Million Illegal File-Sharers

by itself. If you share content that is copyrighted in your country, to which you do not have appropriate distribution rights for that country, then you MIGHT be doing something illegal.

When i download my favorite Linux distro via BitTorrent i am NOT doing something illegal. Having used a File Sharing program does not mean i have ever used it for any illegal purpose.
136 people admitted using file sharing software, they did NOT admit to using it for illegal purposes!

Why have we allowed the assumption that File Sharing = Illegal to become so commonplace?
I am outraged this is not the first point of contention for this study.

Comment Thats ok (Score 5, Interesting) 883

by Raven737 on Thursday March 19, 2009 @03:23AM (#27252409) Attached to: Shell Ditches Wind, Solar, and Hydro

i think it would be bad anyway if the companies whose primary business is selling fossil fuel also controlled a large chunk of the renewable energy market.
I mean can you say 'conflict of interests'?

Leave it to the little guys that are better (specialized/core business) at it anyway.
And at least now we truly know where they stand.

Comment That is a sad statistic (Score 3, Insightful) 538

by Raven737 on Friday January 23, 2009 @01:55PM (#26577461) Attached to: 2/3 of Americans Without Broadband Don't Want It

most other countries have a higher broadband adoption ratio with better speeds
and lower prices, so if the majority of the people living in the US without
broadband don't want cheaper/better performing internet then something must
be really really wrong.

I would be guessing the lack of competition, throttling, being treated like dirt
and then spending a (comparatively) huge amount of money for the privilege
has probably scared those people off.

Submission + - Zelda DS CosPlay review (playdigital.tv)

Submitted by

Wil

on Wednesday October 24, 2007 @05:43AM

Wil writes: "If you're going to review the latest Zelda game on the DS, why not dress up as Link and re-enact cut-scenes while you're at it? Something about a cute geek gaming girl in an elf outfit that seems so... right."

Submission + - Russia One Ups U.S. Bomp Superiority (cnn.com)

Submitted by

s31523

on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @08:05AM

s31523 writes: "In 2003 when the United States tested their newly created Massive Ordinance Air Blast weapon (A.K.A Mother Of All Bombs), it was king of the non-atomic hill. Now, Russia claims to have the "Father Of All Bombs". The newly created Russian weapon contains less explosive material that is "highly efficient" and has a reported blast radius of 990 feet. Col.-Gen. Alexander Rukshin, a deputy chief of the Russian military's General Staff, said the new bomb would allow the military to "protect the nation's security and confront international terrorism in any situation and any region." Is this a new era of non-nuclear arms racing?"

Submission + - German ISP Arcor blocks porn websites

Submitted by

Sascha J.

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @03:38PM

Sascha J. writes: "As heise (German, Google translation) is reporting, the German ISP Arcor started to block some well-known porn websites like youporn, sex.com and privatamateure.com. According to the Arcor spokesperson, Paul Gerlach, they started blocking these sites because another company sent them a request to block them, because these websites do not have proper age verification. heise researched and found out that the request came from a German company who also provides erotic material, but follows the official age verification guidelines. Also, the Impressum (Imprint) of the website adultpark.de links directly to the Imprint of arcor.de. This leads to the conclusion that Arcor is actually blocking these easily accessible websites in order to help their own companies gain popularity and earn more money. If ISPs already start blocking websites for their own profits, I wonder what the next step is going to be."

Submission + - Porn industry looking for fix for piracy problem (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Hedgehog on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @03:37PM

Hedgehog writes: Piracy has the porn industry up in arms, and they appear to be hard up for solutions to the problem. The increased popularity of BitTorrent and other p2p networks has made profits harder to come by for the industry. 'With sales tanking quickly over the past several years in favor of free alternatives, the industry is now trying to figure out ways to stay afloat. Piccionelli estimates that no more than 15 or 20 percent of the porn in the wild is legitimate — for an estimated $50 billion industry, that could mean a lot in lost sales, although it is highly debatable whether many of those downloading XXX features on their P2P network of choice would have purchased those titles instead.' At least they're not looking at DRM: 'Noting something that Hollywood still has yet to acknowledge: "I worry about [the producers] coming up with DRM or technological solutions, because they're not going to work."'

Submission + - eBay Seller Files Federal Lawsuit Against Autodesk (aecnews.com)

Submitted by

New10k

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @03:35PM

New10k writes: "Tim Vernor is an eBay seller (happyhourcollectables) with over 10,000 positive reviews. He specializes in comic books but sells most everything. He got thrown off eBay after Autodesk filed complaints against him for reselling Autodesk software. He has responded by filing a federal lawsuit alleging fraudulent use of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. He has already passed the federal court's "is this guy a wacko?" test and the suit is official — Autodesk has 30 days to respond. Details at AECnews (http://aecnews.com/news/2007/09/10/2377.aspx)."

Submission + - PCWorld refuse hardware repair due to Linux. 10

Submitted by

Tikka

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @11:43AM

Tikka writes: "Today I visit PC World (London, UK) because my 5 months old laptop has developed a manufacturing fault, the hinge to the display has started to crack the plastic casing.
Anyone in the know, will know that this is due to the joint inside and this means that ultimately the screen will separate from the keyboard in time.

Repair was refused, because I have Gentoo Linux on my laptop — Replacing the Windows Vista that was pre-installed.

PC World have said that this has void my warranty and there is nothing they will do for me, I spoke to a manager who said that he has been told to refuse any repairs if the operating system has been changed.

I feel this has really gone against my statutory rights and will do everything I can to fight it, I will review comments for your advice."

Submission + - Saltwater can burn when exposed to radio waves (post-gazette.com)

Submitted by

realwx

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @11:13AM

realwx writes: "An Erie man who wanted to desalinate water has accidentally discovered saltwater can burn, as long as the saltwater is exposed to radio frequencies. "The radio frequency actually weakens bonds holding together the constituents of salt water — sodium chloride, hydrogen and oxygen — and releases the hydrogen, which, once ignited, burns continuously when exposed to the RF energy field. Mr. Kanzius said an independent source measured the flame's temperature, which exceeds 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, reflecting an enormous energy output. While Mr. Kanzius was demonstrating how his generator heated nanoparticles, someone noted condensation inside the test tube and suggested he try using his equipment to desalinate water. So, Mr. Kanzius said, he put sea water in a test tube, then trained his machine on it, producing an unexpected spark. In time he and laboratory owners struck a match and ignited the water, which continued burning as long as it remained in the radio-frequency field.""

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