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Comment MVC Useless as EJB (Score 0) 303

by startxxx (#25923071) Attached to: Web Browser Programming Blurring the Lines of MVC
MVC was just a hyped way to do simple things to sophisticated that the end result would have to be something very simple. Just like EJB. It's the cognitive fallacy of believing your code has more value when it has more functionality (more than your mind can hold) Keep it simple, stupid! I never bothered to develop in both ugly environments.
The Internet

EU Strikes Down French "3 Strikes" Copyright Infringement Law 271

Posted by timothy from the mon-dieu dept.
Erris writes "Opendotdotdot has good news about laws in the EU: 'EU culture ministers yesterday (20 November) rejected French proposals to curb online piracy through compulsory measures against free downloading ... [and instead pushed] for "a fair balance between the various fundamental rights" while fighting online piracy, first listing "the right to personal data protection," then "the freedom of information" and only lastly "the protection of intellectual property." [This] indicates that the culture ministers and their advisers are beginning to understand the dynamics of the Net, that throttling its use through crude instruments like the "three strikes and you're out" is exactly the wrong thing to do.'"
The Courts

RIAA Agrees To Take $200-Per-File In Texas Case 154

Posted by Soulskill from the how-generous dept.
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a San Antonio, Texas case, Maverick v. Harper, in which a young woman was accused of having committed copyright infringement at the age of 16, the Judge denied the RIAA's summary judgment motion this summer, saying there were factual issues as to whether the defendant qualified for the 'innocent infringement' defense. He offered the record companies a way out, however, saying he would grant them a judgment if they agreed to take only $200 — as opposed to the $9,250 they sought from Jammie Thomas or the $750 they usually seek — per infringed recording. We have recently learned that, after the Judge denied the RIAA's reconsideration motion and scheduled a trial date, the RIAA filed papers agreeing to take the $200-per-recording amount. While $200 is still about 600 times the amount of the actual damages, it's better than paying 26,000 times the actual damages, which is what the RIAA tried to squeeze out of Ms. Thomas." This is a reversal of the RIAA's rejection of the $200 award per song last month.

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