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  • Mar 30, 2011 @ 09:08am

    RE:

    So according to the MPAA:

    Sharing = Theft
    Theft = Crime

    Therefore:
    Parent teaching kids to share = Criminal

    Therefore
    Me = very sad person upset with criminal parents.

  • Dec 15, 2010 @ 01:16pm

    HMM

    Maybe I see things different. So if I back in the day designed a bi-cycle and got a patent. Can I sue someone who makes something that works similar but is of a different design (say different frame shape, maybe a shock absorber added). my understanding is that a patent is for a very specific design. So in this case it should be specific to the code (aka the design) that FlightPrep used. Therefore if I were to create a separate and unique code that requires innovation and capital investment on my part I should then have a ground for my own new unique patent. To say that once FlightPrep created their system and got a patent all others are in violation is like getting a patent for an idea. If we can patent ideas then I would like to apply for a patent for a system to store our medical records electronically so that I can sue the government as well as all the health care companies.

  • Apr 22, 2010 @ 09:13am

    New issue arrises

    So this seems to be overlooked but this brings up a new potential problem.

    What say happens if I dislike a coworker and brought something illegal on a thumb drive copied files with his/her name on it and then handed it to police telling them i found it plugged into a shared computer at work.

    how can you now prove who actually had the illegal files the bad citizen or the good one?

  • May 01, 2009 @ 11:07am

    Re: Re:

    As a former member of the airforce and a member of the regular public I can firmly say that in the world of hacking degrees dont mean shit. they're about as usefull as a piece of bacon in israel

  • Apr 28, 2009 @ 10:12am

    Re:

    taken straight from apple.com IPOD SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT.

    (c) Except as and only to the extent expressly permitted in this License or by applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble,
    attempt to derive the source code of, decrypt, modify, or create derivative works of the iPod Software, iPod Software Updates, or any part thereof.


    That may be clear and to the point. BUT you have to agree to it and according to that document you agree to it by using the software. If you never use i tune software and instead use a third party software or for that matter create your own then there is no legal agreement