http://www.cio.com.au/article/255165/sorting_facts_terry_childs_case?pp=1&fp=&fpid=

Think of the situation. You have fired him. He is no longer allowed on the premise. Now you're approaching him asking for information on your network...I would expect it to be your responsibility prior to termination or immediately after termination to acquire the needed information.

well said.

I totally agree. My main question is why can't Google publish those requests from China if they are no longer operating in that country? If China wishes to do business with Google by making requests to remove content then they must now abide my American Law and Google policy.

or pay the replacement costs based on the original 1789 value. Then auction them off for a huge profit.

I was accused of cheating in college on an assignment when I never did. Apparently some kid in one of the other classes had some code similar to mine. We had never met. Automation for this sort of thing is a great guideline but should never be taken as the final review.

Why not just have a 20 dollar tax per person per year to pay into a pool. That pool will allow an average citizen to have access to unlimited content for official releases made by artists. The RIAA can then use technologies like bittorrent to distribute this content so they aren't paying a high cost for distribution. Taking this idea further, added content for those fans who really like a band could be purchased. Things such as bonus tracks, outtakes & live releases of concerts for 2-3 bucks for 15 tracks. Competition could still exist in this system too as a small fee from the pool would end up with the label which the artist was a member of. In the case of indie bands the band itself would sign up as a label and get the same fees paid to them.

It is nice to see some form of unity when like causes arise. Funny how Microsoft didn't step up to....

and just think when you have a system outage you can make cardboard cut-outs....ZAP! BAM! and ZOMG! Further more Google will already be duking it out with the Penguin come CromeOS

I couldn't find an answer to this in the article posted but does this patch notify the end user as to why the patch was not installed? After reading it it looked like the patches just simply wouldn't install and it was left to the end user to manually go back and verify that the patches wouldn't install. Rather than an informative message prompting on the screen.

If I recall correctly isn't Google using solar power for several of its data centers? If this is the case who cares how much power those data centers are using if they are self sustainable. There were several comments made by a few companies on this issue in the posted article all of which were interesting. I think I would much rather have Google or other companies like Google spend resources on finding a better more energy efficient way of doing things rather than be forced to just use what's mandated.

It is Funny I was thinking the exact same thing. I thought the purpose of an ISP is to provide an internet connection. The users are then charged for that internet connection which covers costs and is obviously profitable (look at the ISP's CEO's boats). Why aren't the telecoms going after American Idol for flooding the phone lines with calls when they ask all those Tweens to vote? Or better yet lets go after the World Cup for causing a flood of viewers on the cable networks for watching... The ISPs are in the business of providing bandwidth to their users and are being paid very well for doing so. I hope the European courts do not disapoint me and throw this ridiculous claim out of the court room.

Using Toyota's recent example of the gas pedal sticking. Let's assume that like any responsible CEO Toyota's has the same goal. Boost the bottom line and keep it there. It will always be in the companies best interest to fix or at the very least address openly a reported personal safety or security concern. If you wait and hold back the general population will be very slow to return to your product if at all. Having a brief drop in sales for one quarter is better than having a drop in sales for 2-3 years plus the potential added expense of a PR campaign to regain consumer trust.

As a male who is 6 ft 2 and 240 LBS I share the comments made by the gentleman above. I will not humbly take 'Punishment' from anyone. I would expect a teacher to act appropriately, politically correct & professionally in a class room. Please note the lack of the word violently in the above. If a teacher were to have hit me in the class room they better be prepared for me to defend myself. Further up in this post is a very interesting comment which makes me question this law as a whole. 21 is in fact 3 years after you become a legal adult. What is the law surrounding assault and battery and similar offenses in New York as it applies to adults? Something tells me that this law and those probably don't jive well together.

A very good catch. Something else to consider is WHY the mother lost custody. As someone further down in these posts mentioned it takes a heck of a lot for a female to lose custody of her child. Even if the father, grandparents or aunts or uncles are better suited to be a parent it is often the case where the courts will still side with the mother. The custody of the 16 year old child should have been mentioned in the summary...although by not including that detail it did add a bit more shock value. Hope the kid wins.