a long time ago (in practically my other life before blindness) I used to work security. I would get infuriated when others would do similar silliness while on duty. about all I could do was document and report the problem. at that point, it would become my bosses problem.
*THIS* is precisely why we need to reform copyright laws. I figure it this way: if a song is worth only $1.00 on itunes, the record companies can only sue for that sum on individual counts. thats means that they would only be able to sue for a small fortune (say $10 million in the largest cases). this would certainly reduce the incentive form them to file such ridiculous claims.
I remember when he originally posted that video. about all I could do was
who is whipping themselves into an "idiot's frenzy" here? I expressed some concern and also pointed out how far private org's and the government will go.
anyway, I am expressing a concern here. I am not a programmer and I don't even have a PS3. I am only curious. does that make it a crime? there are some who would have you believe that it would.
hmmm, out of curiosity, I listened to the videos produced by GeoHot. doesn't matter that I was only curious as to what he was doing. I wouldn't be able to implement what he was doing anyway as I don't have a PS3 or the eyesight to use it. . so? does this mean the FBI might coming knocking on my door to ask questions or that sony might sue me just because I "viewed" the materials? IMHO, intellectual curiosity should not be considered a crime (which is what Sony and the government are trying to do).
*GROAN*GROAN* that was a baaaaaaad joke man!
well, I wish Sony all the best of luck. Once information of this type gets out on the web, its nearly impossible to remove. The problem Sony has that "reverse engineering" isn't exactly illegal. Now, they have tried this before and look where it got them: case thrown out of court because the expert witness torpedoed their case.
They might have a case for copyright infringement but with as many copies as are floating around out there, its going to start costing them more than its worth to pursue all the possible litigants.
Perhaps Sony should open source their software and get a lot of "free help" improving it. That would not only earn them increased profits, but also loads better in Public Relations credibility.
it seems that truth is being lost in all the noise from both sides here. I can't trust media matters as much as I can't trust glenn beck. both are extremist in their views and each has their own take on the "truth".
Hey! the sun is over 5 Billion years old. like us humans, it is bound to start showing its age.
At this point, it no longer matters which sect or religion it is committing this. its still an attack upon reason.
most of the devout fail to realize that *if* god really wanted us to worship him without reason, he would not have given us the ability *to* reason to begin with.
Faith can be a powerful thing. it can also be self destructive without a little temperance from reason.
so, I posit this: *if* god created the heavens and the earth, does it not stand to reason that he also built all those system to evolve and grow beyond their former limits? Something interesting to think about.
If history has taught us one thing it is this:
those who seek control always play on ignorance. the roman catholic church of the 4th and 15th centuries knew this and it looks like their modern successors are trying to do it to us again.
I think Frederick Nietzsche sums it up best: "Any species that seeks destructive behavior for its own ends does not deserve to survive".
For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think!
