Even without the pointless VPN request, IP geolocation data can be quite questionable.
I have seen some IP geolocation services offer data that is incredibly inaccurate, reporting an IP is used in a location thousands of miles from its actual location.
It is all just pointless. But, that is expected from the government, especially these days.
As the owners stated, they purchased the assets of the company, not their liabilities. This is perfectly legal. I actually worked for a manufacturing company who bought another company and did exactly that. The payment to the original company would be used to pay off any outstanding debt and, if any money were left, they owners could do with it whatever they wanted. Or, they might file bankruptcy if they still did not have enough to pay their creditors.
However, by law, the new owner of the assets is not required to honor any of the previous owners' agreements.
Does that make it right? I guess that depends on how you look at it. As a consumer, I completely understand the outrage.
But, looking at it from a business perspective, I also understand why the purchasing company would not want to be held responsible for the poor decisions of the previous owners. Because of this, I don't think anyone suing the new owners will get anywhere.
The only other option I see is the company original company goes out of business and everyone loses access to the services they paid for.
I don't see a really good answer for any of this. Either option sucks.
I first started in IT back in the mid-90s when HP LaserJets where the best printers around. I did a lot of printer repairs back then and the LaserJet III and 4 were amazing. Even into the early 2000's, the LaserJet 400, 4050, and 4100 printers were great workhorses that were easy to fix.
When I finally bought a laser printer for home, I bought a Color LaserJet 2600n. It was a nice printer, until the dust from the toner cartridges started causing problems with the mirror for magenta. No official fix from HP but found a way to fix it.
I switched to Canon printers instead. I don't know if they still do, but they used to make the print engine for the HP printers. I got a better printer for less money.
I don't know about 3rd party cartridges since I only buy official ones (my experience has been that remanufactured toner cartridges are not worth the cost savings), but I just replaced my first Canon printer after 10 years because it needs some maintenance done on it. It still works, but is loud.
I will never go back to HP at this point.
How dare you actually think for yourself and point out the problems with both parties? Don't you understand that's not allowed?
Be a good sheep, pick one party to follow, and fall in with the party line.
(Obviously)
You mention how this proposed law would be a problem for movies such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Mulan, but what about Monty Python? Think about all the times they dressed in drag, especially on Monty Python's Flying Circus.
This would mean banning a classic television show! How dare they!
So, I'm kind of confused by all of this.
If they combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into one service, they will lose the the income from people who currently subscribe to both, as they will no longer need HBO Max. Unless the double the price for Discovery+, they will not make up for that difference.
In addition, I currently subscribe to HBO through my cable TV provider, which also gives me access to HBO Max as well.
I rarely watch anything on HBO but have used HBO Max quite a bit, so I have kept the subscription. If they combine the services, there is a good chance I will cancel my HBO subscription, since I rarely use it and I already subscribe to Discovery+ which would give me the same content as HBO Max currently offers (at least what they don't remove).
In my case, that means they would not only be out the fees for the HBO subscription but the cable company would lose their part of those fees as well.
In what Bizarro world does this even make sense? (Maybe that's the problem Warner Bros. owns DC, maybe they have moved into Bizarro world so this whole plan makes sense to them....)
Flawed in many ways
Even without the pointless VPN request, IP geolocation data can be quite questionable. I have seen some IP geolocation services offer data that is incredibly inaccurate, reporting an IP is used in a location thousands of miles from its actual location. It is all just pointless. But, that is expected from the government, especially these days.
Not their problem
As the owners stated, they purchased the assets of the company, not their liabilities. This is perfectly legal. I actually worked for a manufacturing company who bought another company and did exactly that. The payment to the original company would be used to pay off any outstanding debt and, if any money were left, they owners could do with it whatever they wanted. Or, they might file bankruptcy if they still did not have enough to pay their creditors. However, by law, the new owner of the assets is not required to honor any of the previous owners' agreements. Does that make it right? I guess that depends on how you look at it. As a consumer, I completely understand the outrage. But, looking at it from a business perspective, I also understand why the purchasing company would not want to be held responsible for the poor decisions of the previous owners. Because of this, I don't think anyone suing the new owners will get anywhere. The only other option I see is the company original company goes out of business and everyone loses access to the services they paid for. I don't see a really good answer for any of this. Either option sucks.
Wrong place
This was supposed to be in reply to MaddTheSane. :/
Really?
So you want the clueless to review the stupid? I'm not sure how that would help.
Try Canon instead
I first started in IT back in the mid-90s when HP LaserJets where the best printers around. I did a lot of printer repairs back then and the LaserJet III and 4 were amazing. Even into the early 2000's, the LaserJet 400, 4050, and 4100 printers were great workhorses that were easy to fix. When I finally bought a laser printer for home, I bought a Color LaserJet 2600n. It was a nice printer, until the dust from the toner cartridges started causing problems with the mirror for magenta. No official fix from HP but found a way to fix it. I switched to Canon printers instead. I don't know if they still do, but they used to make the print engine for the HP printers. I got a better printer for less money. I don't know about 3rd party cartridges since I only buy official ones (my experience has been that remanufactured toner cartridges are not worth the cost savings), but I just replaced my first Canon printer after 10 years because it needs some maintenance done on it. It still works, but is loud. I will never go back to HP at this point.
Sarcasm (Obviously)
Stupid page removed my sarcasm tag. :(
Free thought not allowed
How dare you actually think for yourself and point out the problems with both parties? Don't you understand that's not allowed? Be a good sheep, pick one party to follow, and fall in with the party line. (Obviously)
What about the Pepperpots?
You mention how this proposed law would be a problem for movies such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Mulan, but what about Monty Python? Think about all the times they dressed in drag, especially on Monty Python's Flying Circus. This would mean banning a classic television show! How dare they!
Speaking of losing subscribers
So, I'm kind of confused by all of this. If they combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into one service, they will lose the the income from people who currently subscribe to both, as they will no longer need HBO Max. Unless the double the price for Discovery+, they will not make up for that difference. In addition, I currently subscribe to HBO through my cable TV provider, which also gives me access to HBO Max as well. I rarely watch anything on HBO but have used HBO Max quite a bit, so I have kept the subscription. If they combine the services, there is a good chance I will cancel my HBO subscription, since I rarely use it and I already subscribe to Discovery+ which would give me the same content as HBO Max currently offers (at least what they don't remove). In my case, that means they would not only be out the fees for the HBO subscription but the cable company would lose their part of those fees as well. In what Bizarro world does this even make sense? (Maybe that's the problem Warner Bros. owns DC, maybe they have moved into Bizarro world so this whole plan makes sense to them....)
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If he were able to accomplish that somehow, it would certainly be better than any of his other tricks.
More to come
As someone who lives in Champaign and works for the University of Illinois, I have been following events with this company for a while.
Things continue to get interesting. Suburban Express has agreed to a temporary restraining order.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-27/update-judge-approves-temporary-restraining-order-suburban-express.html
Something tells me I'm going to be enjoying lots of popcorn in the near future as I watch how this all plays out.
Re: Wait A Minute
I was just going to post something along the same lines.
Honestly, I'm thinking it sounds like this is just a publicity stunt.
Re: Re: Re: Opening up libel laws
+1 for the Babylon 5 reference!
Re: In his defense
I was going to mention D&D but you beat me to it.
I will never forget the garbage about role playing games that was spread as fact back in the 80's.
Such stupidity still bothers me.
Re: Re: THIS!
is exactly why humans cannot be trusted....
FTFY
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I keep saying that the bible got it wrong. It should be "and the GEEK shall inherit the earth."
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Really? I thought it was 83% of all stats are made up on the spot.
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Please don't insult people with autism like that.
It's like some bizarre copyright-infected murder-homicide, only with the murderer pointing the gun at his own head first.
I assume you meant murder-suicide, too. Which reminds me something one of my friends used to say:
(pointing gun at his own head) What are you laughing at? You're next!
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It's a big news corporation. To think they know what they are talking about when it comes to evidence is ridiculous. They're all experts in lying.
FTFY