I smell lawsuit.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
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DCJensen - Nov 05, 2005 3:54:25 pm PST #5457 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
NoiseDesign - Nov 05, 2005 10:37:59 pm PST #5458 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
If there is a lawsuit, it will be a class action one that will never have any teeth. At best it will result in something along the lines of a coupon for $5 off a Sony CD for anyone who purchased a copy protected CD.
DCJensen - Nov 06, 2005 5:37:00 am PST #5459 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
You don't think that putting spyware on one's computer without telling the owner is a case that might be bigger than a $5 coupon? Hmm.
the EULA does not disclose the software’s use of cloaking or the fact that it comes with no uninstall facility. An end user is not only installing software when they agree to the EULA, they are losing control of part of the computer, which has both reliability and security implications.
This behavior would be welcome under most circumstances, but is not mentioned in the EULA, is refuted by Sony, and is not configurable in any way.
That sounds a bit more serious than the copy protection concept itself.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2005 5:39:59 am PST #5460 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Instead of everyone affected getting $5 coupons, I'd rather see the Sony CEO and other executives responsible for this get public spankings.
I just wann buy music and play it on my computer and iPod. Is that too much to ask?
Jon B. - Nov 06, 2005 7:31:44 am PST #5461 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Can someone do me a quick favor? Go to [link] and tell me if you see the "Band of the Week" page or if you get a 404 error, or some other error. Thanks.
Tom Scola - Nov 06, 2005 7:33:27 am PST #5462 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
404
Jon B. - Nov 06, 2005 7:34:31 am PST #5463 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Thanks. It's weird because the page is there. In fact, if I change the extension to .htm from .html, it works.
Tom Scola - Nov 06, 2005 7:37:28 am PST #5464 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm getting redirected to BotW.php:
Not Found
The requested URL /shows/boc/BotW.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.0.54 (Unix) Server at wmbr.org Port 80
DXMachina - Nov 06, 2005 7:55:45 am PST #5465 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I blame the RIAA.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2005 7:57:09 am PST #5466 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Part of their clever scheme to replace every music website with a 404.
Maybe I shouldn't post this - it might give them ideas....