Comment Re:Inevitable DMCA smackdown coming? (Score 1, Insightful) 177
I was also thinking about this. Lawfully copying your lawfully bought copyright work to electronic form. It's a clear opportunity for a DMCA to smack them down.
FreeNAS Switching From FreeBSD To Debian Linux 206
dnaumov writes "FreeNAS, a popular, free NAS solution, is moving away from using FreeBSD as its underlying core OS and switching to Debian Linux. Version 0.8 of FreeNAS as well as all further releases are going to be based on Linux, while the FreeBSD-based 0.7 branch of FreeNAS is going into maintenance-only mode, according to main developer Volker Theile. A discussion about the switch, including comments from the developers, can be found on the FreeNAS SourceForge discussion forum. Some users applaud the change, which promises improved hardware compatibility, while others voice concerns regarding the future of their existing setups and lack of ZFS support in Linux."
Linux Kernel 2.6.32 Released 195
diegocg writes "Linus Torvalds has officially released the version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel. New features include virtualization memory de-duplication, a rewrite of the writeback code faster and more scalable, many important Btrfs improvements and speedups, ATI R600/R700 3D and KMS support and other graphic improvements, a CFQ low latency mode, tracing improvements including a 'perf timechart' tool that tries to be a better bootchart, soft limits in the memory controller, support for the S+Core architecture, support for Intel Moorestown and its new firmware interface, run-time power management support, and many other improvements and new drivers. See the full changelog for more details."
Comment Re:Can someone explain.. (Score 0) 545
I don't know the law behind it, but there gotta be some.
At least in Sweden, the rental movies are special versions, that are very much more expensive than a consumer dvd. I heard of some people getting there rental movie stolen, and then being asked to pay ~200$ for it.
All hail the invincible copyright owner
Comment Is it the same with phone lines? (Score 0) 272
Were I to sing a copyrighted song, and a recipient of the call tip the copyright holder and they file a complaint, and this was to happen 3 times, would I get my phone line disconnected?
Comment Don't forget the copyright issue (Score 0) 172
If any program or technology makes it too easy to copy parts or entire works of literature, and many people start to do this, the book industry will start organizations that work against this, and try to ban programs, issue campaigns to tell the public what is morally right and in the end, try to limit your (or copyright infringers) access to public libraries.
Comment Theft? THEFT? (Score 0) 247
AFACT (the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft)
Theft? THEFT?
My god, they have named an entire organization after a misconception. Unless they work for the (quite few?) artists that have been lured (should have payed more attention to reading the contract before signing it) into an contract that deprives them of their rights to there works, thus their copyright, to media companies.
It's not everyday when a random person at the internet steals the copyright of a work on the internet. The proper term is a violation of the copyright law, and making an illegal copy of the work.
Comment Re:TBH... (Score 0) 835
Reminds me of two years ago when Vista users couldn't get network access due to the inability of Windows Vista to follow DHCP specifications, which led to linux servers in the "Community network" not giving out IP numbers, (Lund, Sweden)
Comment More info available at Torrentfreak (Score 0) 1
Submission + - The Pirate Bay blacked out 1
CHJacobsen writes: Several Swedish news outlets report that The Pirate Bay has gone down. Black Internet (a major bandwidth-provider to the site) has been forced by a swedish court to pull the plug, or face a fee of 500000 SEK (around 70000 USD).
This decision is unique in swedish legal history, since the conviction against The Pirate Bay has been overruled. It comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by Monique Wadsted, a representative of the movie industry.
This decision is unique in swedish legal history, since the conviction against The Pirate Bay has been overruled. It comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by Monique Wadsted, a representative of the movie industry.
Comment Web based support group? (Score -1, Redundant) 278
Guess there is no chance to get a web based support group for this issue?
Comment lalala (Score 1) 902
Get some adhesive tape, and make a square some distance away from your work station. Then ask people to stand in the square and refuse to reply to questions asked outside of the square
