http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c63 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:17:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c63
Colt and Ruger and Ford and Toyota do not maintain a constant connection to their products after they are sold. Service providers do. If Colt were required to assist every time a trigger were pulled or Ford needed to participate every time a car ignition were turned, there may indeed be a question of responsibility.

A landlord who has people dealing drugs or committing crimes on his or her property may be liable if they were aware of it and didn't do anything about it, and taking affirmative steps to judiciously avoid knowing about it probably wouldn't be looked kindly-upon in court. There's a duty of care.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c688 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:15:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c688 because "We have very few and have limited use."

I'm sure that if they had a couple hundred thousand, it would have rather been done in a "very, very maximal way, very liberally."]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c751 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:10:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c751
You go in once to buy a console, you go back repeatedly for games.

Personally, I prefer having a disc. I don't have to worry about the data being erased when support is pulled or someone necessary goes out of business. I also don't buy a console where they can block my access to the game on the disc.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c734 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:01:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c734
The only things that can be offloaded to an off-site processor are things that don't have any immediate time constraints. I've seen AI being offloaded as an example.

This article debunks it, by talking about the limits of current technology: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-in-theory-can-xbox-one-cloud-transform-gaming]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c718 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c718 What pisses me off the most though, is there sheer, unadulterated ASSHOLENESS of the entire discussion of it.

I think Penny Arcade hit the nail on the head when it said MS suffers from an inability to talk to consumers on their level. It couldn]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c683 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c683 Maybe with drones we can get a closer view.

Looking on the positive side, it's very possible that if they see me without my clothes in my backyard they may not come back.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c705 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:54:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c705 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c681 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c681 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c59 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c59 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c670 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:50:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c670 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c659 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:49:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c659 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c662 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c662
Also, that seemed like an easy switch in position. What's to say the first "set up" connection just turns "IMWATCHING.NSA.dll to a dormant setting that Microsoft can later turn back on?

Remember how we were GOING to have always on requirements and restrict game sales? Well publishers are complaining of those pesky Pirates (ARRRRRR) so here's an update to help fix that problem! (IMWATCHING.NSA.dll reactivated).

I'll be getting a PS4, thankyouverymuch.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c657 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c657 I'm pretty sure you never want to find yourself in a position where no matter what you do, it'll be unbelievable.

As between the NSA and Google?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c655 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/13581923535/microsoft-capitulates-removes-online-drm-xbox-one.shtml#c655 Other Os.

We do not own what we buy, and they control what it can and can't do.
Once they have enough of these in homes all of the code to restrict is already written why not use it.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130325/11085322454/crazy-idea-month-allowing-patents-mathematics.shtml#c940 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130325/11085322454/crazy-idea-month-allowing-patents-mathematics.shtml#c940 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c302 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c302 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c57 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c57
Get a computer involved, and suddenly down is up and black is white. Perhaps they'll be killed in the next zebra crossing...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c644 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130619/10213023529/fbi-admits-to-using-drones-to-spy-americans.shtml#c644 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c46 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:43:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130619/01031623524/more-details-emerge-as-states-attorneys-general-seek-to-hold-back-innovation-internet.shtml#c46 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c281 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:42:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/02025423448/company-claims-patent-pop-up-ads-sues-porn-travel-companies.shtml#c281