Actually, he's planning to use SD cards, mainly (only using features from the compatible and patent free MMC format, so no SD feature extension patents are needed).
When you make a reference to one story, there's no rule that says you can't make references to others as well.
When they are pushing for DRM it's not *actually* about piracy in most cases, they simply just want control. Instead of you being able to transfer music from an LP to the computer, burn it to CD:s, copy it to your music player and phone, etc, they want you to buy an LP, a CD, a downloaded file on the computer, higher price for a copy on the music player, pay another time for a copy on the phone, etc...
All for the same song.
They want to cash in on you as much as possible with as little effort as possible.
So how many of those are specific to the internet? How many are general? Sure there's no way to build a patent free device that can access the internet according to standards?
Also, most of those patents are directly related to hardware, in which case the patent license almost always only stands for a fraction of the cost. Not so very similiar with protocols and software.
No, that would be like if that kid consistently demand money from anybody trying to climb anything and had the teachers punish those who won't pay up. People would stop climbing.
If you seriously think that boh HDDVD and Blueray existed at once because of patents, then I think you're a bit stupid. Alternatives would be explored anyway!
A patent on linked digital data would not have been like stopping a train in the station. It would have been like blowing up every train and every station in the world with nukes.
It still keeps them from being able to get funding easily during that time, males it more risky, you can stil get sued if somebody thinks your design is close enough, etc...
Isn't the need for a better enginge a motivation that's good enough already?
You DO know that the current system is the NON-NATURAL system, right? So if it proves to be wrong, isn't that then a double monumental failure since we stopped doing what's natural with the intention to do better but did worse?
I am certain patents are causing more harm then good.
That is so horribly that they should get banned from doing ANY business at all for at least a whole year to show them that they aren't allowed to act like that.
This is how I see it: broadcasting something should give you NO new additional rights automatically out of the blue. Whatever you broadcast, they rights you get is the rights you are given by the copyright holder. If there are no copyright holder (public domain works), you can not get any exclusive rights.
Re: (as Natanael)
Easy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_tree
No swearwords stored in plaintext.
Re:
Actually, he's planning to use SD cards, mainly (only using features from the compatible and patent free MMC format, so no SD feature extension patents are needed).
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Context + history?
When you make a reference to one story, there's no rule that says you can't make references to others as well.
When they are pushing for DRM it's not *actually* about piracy in most cases, they simply just want control. Instead of you being able to transfer music from an LP to the computer, burn it to CD:s, copy it to your music player and phone, etc, they want you to buy an LP, a CD, a downloaded file on the computer, higher price for a copy on the music player, pay another time for a copy on the phone, etc...
All for the same song.
They want to cash in on you as much as possible with as little effort as possible.
Me disapproves.
Re: Re:
"The Real Area 51"
Or "The Digital Bermuda Triangle"
Re: Seen this repeatedly...
One I've seen on the internet: prettyflyforawifi
Re: Re:
Still matters. You don't need to connect to the internet to scan WiFi names.
Re: Re: New ideas for SSID?
You should change that to UNREGISTERED_SEX_OFFENDER
Re: Hilarious
So how many of those are specific to the internet? How many are general? Sure there's no way to build a patent free device that can access the internet according to standards?
Also, most of those patents are directly related to hardware, in which case the patent license almost always only stands for a fraction of the cost. Not so very similiar with protocols and software.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You must be joking...
No, that would be like if that kid consistently demand money from anybody trying to climb anything and had the teachers punish those who won't pay up. People would stop climbing.
If you seriously think that boh HDDVD and Blueray existed at once because of patents, then I think you're a bit stupid. Alternatives would be explored anyway!
Re: Re: Re: Re: You must be joking...
A patent on linked digital data would not have been like stopping a train in the station. It would have been like blowing up every train and every station in the world with nukes.
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So you're saying that patents are a waste of money because they have no real effect on anything?
Response to: Anonymous Coward on Aug 11th, 2011 @ 12:11pm
HTTP is not HTML.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Technology in evolution
It still keeps them from being able to get funding easily during that time, males it more risky, you can stil get sued if somebody thinks your design is close enough, etc...
Isn't the need for a better enginge a motivation that's good enough already?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Technology in evolution
You DO know that the current system is the NON-NATURAL system, right? So if it proves to be wrong, isn't that then a double monumental failure since we stopped doing what's natural with the intention to do better but did worse?
I am certain patents are causing more harm then good.
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That is so horribly that they should get banned from doing ANY business at all for at least a whole year to show them that they aren't allowed to act like that.
Re: Copyright laws need major revamp
This is how I see it: broadcasting something should give you NO new additional rights automatically out of the blue. Whatever you broadcast, they rights you get is the rights you are given by the copyright holder. If there are no copyright holder (public domain works), you can not get any exclusive rights.
Re: Re: Re: Re: That's what I fear from Google's book project:
Crap. Accidentally double posted. :/
Re: Re: Re: That's what I fear from Google's book project:
That's not at all what the critique in here is about, and if that were an issue they wouldn't have missed it:
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1843
Re: Re: Re: That's what I fear from Google's book project:
That's not at all what the critique in here is about, and if that were an issue they wouldn't have missed it:
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1843
Re: Re: Re: That's what I fear from Google's book project:
That's not at all what the critique in here is about, and if that were an issue they wouldn't have missed it:
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1843