Fighting online only is nothing like fighting automobiles. Cars actually offered advantages. Unlike online only.
I would also like to point out that is a poor analogy anyways on account of the fact there are still a lot of great horses out there for those who don't like cars.
Point is, Most games do not need to be "online" and so it is stupid to put them there. I love sitting down and playing a good single player game to relax. I do not want any multi-player functions.
I might just be giving them far too much credit, but I can personally see why they would not come out and say they flat out never would sue. That is basically just giving a blanket license to every patent they own to everyone in the world.
I do think they probably should have stepped up though and maybe said something along the lines of flat out they will never attack an open source group. That way they still can prevent someone, like say Apple, from just using tons of googles patients without licenses.
So... unless I am understanding this wrong. The only signature that matters on the transfer of the copyright is the one of the old owner. So, Didn't they basically just say that Allen Cooper just had ownership of a ton of porn just fall in his lap?
How about that for stolen identity. Find that no they didn't clean out your bank, in fact they gave you a lot of stuff.
Well I don't doubt that they would go up. I mean just look at some of the early posts about this. The DRM was so wonderful it made those that preorder run out and buy a second copy!
Of course.... anyone with a brain realizes that while initial sales of this game were high, it is going to crash spectacularly and hurt future games. So this increase in stock is only temporary.
"So you think the mere offer to take control over a piece of property is the same thing as having already taken control over it?"
Well, I think it is a bold faced lie to say you had no control over something after it has been offered to you. Basically following your logic, government can take something without warrant and then just play a massive shell game saying "Oh, we don't really have it, Fred down in storage does"
Trolls like that can be kind of annoying, but wow, how stupid do you have to be to go after a troll like that? Live tweeting your search for the troll seems like good way to hasten departure from this world.
Think of how it would go for the troll if he just sat and waited for this boxer to come pounding down the door. He could shoot the guy and easily claim self defense using the boxers own tweets as proof.
"Stating that it cannot be played offline because the simulations are too heavy for a PC is complete bullshit."
Well that should come across as obvious bull shit to anyone who knows about computers. Is EA really saying they are going to setup super computers to run their game for everyone? That is insane path to take. They have to then maintain lots of very powerful servers.
This game is doomed just because of the cost to EA of running all that. In a few years they will pull the plug on servers due to high cost of running them.
Yeah, sad thing is it seems like the US is trying to set a speed record on that cycle. We came from nothing to most powerful nation in the world in an amazingly short span of time and are spiraling down just as fast.
Is it just me that looks at this a realized that they have also doomed the game already? You see, what happens in a few years when they get tired of paying the cost of running these servers? EA turns off the servers and now the game is gone.
That alone is enough to stop me from buying. I have games from the 80s that I still play. In fact I think I have the original sim city somewhere and I can still play it if I feel like it. This new one? You can only play for as long as EA feels like letting you......
" I have yet to see anyone (other than our trolls and the usual maximalists in the industry) arguing that it's fair to extradite him"
What I find really sad is that from what I know of Kim Dotcom, I would bet he really has broken laws he should stand accountable for.
Having said that though, I do not think he should be extradited because the DOJ can't present a solid case and instead have botched up just about everything they could. They have used excessive force, tried to destroy evidence, and even tried preventing him from having legal counsel. So they managed to go after what should have been easy case, and managed to make Kim look like a saint next to how screwed up the DOJ is.
Re: So... To all pirates who think 6 Strikes can't work...
All I have to say is, Yikes, where did you learn about networking?
" a VPN will NOT help you: they're monitoring by both amount and TYPE of traffic, and as I've said torrenting is easily detected."
VPNs encrypt the traffic so the ISP cannot see what it is. That is the very point of a VPN and they are used WIDELY by businesses. So you can't block VPNs and you can't tell what is in a VPN. So how then is torrenting easily detectable?
Even moving on from that massive fail as to what the ISP can tell about VPNs. Torrenting is perfectly LEGAL. It is by far the best way to get Linux distributions. There are tons of legal torrents, so just "torrenting" is no cause to kill a connection.
Of course all that does not even begin to address your total epic fail about how the ISP can block people. Hijacks your browser? Really?
I fully agree with you on that point. Only thing I would add is to say that it is not just the copyright system. I really think the entire US legal system is due for a restart. The system has too many patches.
I look at it kind of like computer code. You start off making a program and as you find bugs you patch them and ratchet up the point numbers. After a while though you have to break down and work on V.2 where you rewrite all your code and clean it up.
Re: "marketing" to industry types means "get money in return", Mike.
"The only forum where "give away and pray" is taken seriously."
You know, it is kind of funny you should say that. There have actually been a few studies about this "give away and pray" method. A prime example is the common car wash as a fund raiser. You will actually make more money if you setup offering "free" car washes and asking for donations than if you try and charge a set price.
So anyone else find themselves wondering, Why would someone with the money to buy themselves a shiny satellite really care about a misdemeanor?
I mean I am sure a guy like Bill Gates is trembling in his boots. His multimillion dollar satellite broke a law and now he has a ticket for $200. Oh no....
Whats more, I'm sure this law will not apply to any government agency. So it is just hypocritical bullshit.
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I would also like to point out that is a poor analogy anyways on account of the fact there are still a lot of great horses out there for those who don't like cars.
Point is, Most games do not need to be "online" and so it is stupid to put them there. I love sitting down and playing a good single player game to relax. I do not want any multi-player functions.
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I do think they probably should have stepped up though and maybe said something along the lines of flat out they will never attack an open source group. That way they still can prevent someone, like say Apple, from just using tons of googles patients without licenses.
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You ever look around at most utilities? In a lot of places, such as my house, there is only one ISP. There are tons of "legal" monopolies.
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Re: Didn't exactly think that one through
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Porn owner?
How about that for stolen identity. Find that no they didn't clean out your bank, in fact they gave you a lot of stuff.
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Re: Re: The big fail
Of course.... anyone with a brain realizes that while initial sales of this game were high, it is going to crash spectacularly and hurt future games. So this increase in stock is only temporary.
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Well, I think it is a bold faced lie to say you had no control over something after it has been offered to you. Basically following your logic, government can take something without warrant and then just play a massive shell game saying "Oh, we don't really have it, Fred down in storage does"
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You know.... kind of like having our fleet of ships parked in a shallow harbor assuming their is no way it could be attacked there.
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Think of how it would go for the troll if he just sat and waited for this boxer to come pounding down the door. He could shoot the guy and easily claim self defense using the boxers own tweets as proof.
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Well that should come across as obvious bull shit to anyone who knows about computers. Is EA really saying they are going to setup super computers to run their game for everyone? That is insane path to take. They have to then maintain lots of very powerful servers.
This game is doomed just because of the cost to EA of running all that. In a few years they will pull the plug on servers due to high cost of running them.
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Dead alread
That alone is enough to stop me from buying. I have games from the 80s that I still play. In fact I think I have the original sim city somewhere and I can still play it if I feel like it. This new one? You can only play for as long as EA feels like letting you......
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What I find really sad is that from what I know of Kim Dotcom, I would bet he really has broken laws he should stand accountable for.
Having said that though, I do not think he should be extradited because the DOJ can't present a solid case and instead have botched up just about everything they could. They have used excessive force, tried to destroy evidence, and even tried preventing him from having legal counsel. So they managed to go after what should have been easy case, and managed to make Kim look like a saint next to how screwed up the DOJ is.
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Re: So... To all pirates who think 6 Strikes can't work...
" a VPN will NOT help you: they're monitoring by both amount and TYPE of traffic, and as I've said torrenting is easily detected."
VPNs encrypt the traffic so the ISP cannot see what it is. That is the very point of a VPN and they are used WIDELY by businesses. So you can't block VPNs and you can't tell what is in a VPN. So how then is torrenting easily detectable?
Even moving on from that massive fail as to what the ISP can tell about VPNs. Torrenting is perfectly LEGAL. It is by far the best way to get Linux distributions. There are tons of legal torrents, so just "torrenting" is no cause to kill a connection.
Of course all that does not even begin to address your total epic fail about how the ISP can block people. Hijacks your browser? Really?
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Re: A pair of pants
I look at it kind of like computer code. You start off making a program and as you find bugs you patch them and ratchet up the point numbers. After a while though you have to break down and work on V.2 where you rewrite all your code and clean it up.
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Re: "marketing" to industry types means "get money in return", Mike.
You know, it is kind of funny you should say that. There have actually been a few studies about this "give away and pray" method. A prime example is the common car wash as a fund raiser. You will actually make more money if you setup offering "free" car washes and asking for donations than if you try and charge a set price.
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misdemeanor?
I mean I am sure a guy like Bill Gates is trembling in his boots. His multimillion dollar satellite broke a law and now he has a ticket for $200. Oh no....
Whats more, I'm sure this law will not apply to any government agency. So it is just hypocritical bullshit.