POSIX.1 defines seconds since the Epoch as a value to be interpreted as the number of seconds between a specified time and the Epoch, according to a formula for conversion from UTC equivalent to conversion on the naive basis that leap seconds are ignored and all years divisible by 4 are leap years.
I think that's the only way to do it. You need some formula to convert between epoch time and component time, and a static formula can't account for arbitrary leap seconds. For computing purposes, instead of thinking of a leap second as making the day one second longer, think of it as a one-time adjustment to your clock.
All these anti-piracy efforts are predicated on the notion that piracy is bad, and that copyright is the only way or the only fair way artists can make a living.
If there are other ways for artists to make a decent living in a world where everything is copied freely, then you're completely right.
The thing you have the remember about the internet is that it is a country. It should have it's own governing body and rules
I would go for that, and I love the idea. The governments just don't agree.
You have a far better chance of catching them if you don't drive them underground.
If we were talking about fighting censorship, that would be a good point. But we're talking about law enforcement. Whether it's pirating or drug dealing, you can't let them carry out their business and bust them for it too. It's either legal or it's not.
Censorship shouldn't exist.
We're not talking about censorship; we're talking about law enforcement. In the US and probably a few other countries, there's a difference between the two.
The rule on staying alive as a program manager is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.