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US 'the enemy' says Dotcom judge
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Zhula Guixgrixks
Increasing Success by Lowering Expectations
#1 - 2012-07-16 12:41:09 UTC
The judge due to hear Kim Dotcom's extradition case has referred to the United States as "The enemy" in a discussion about copyright law.

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AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#2 - 2012-07-16 13:14:11 UTC
Interesting read.

So, rightnow it is not illegal to change the regional codes for playback of DVD's and this is what he's referring to?



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FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#3 - 2012-07-16 14:21:48 UTC
Region codes should be abolished.

Proud owner of a region-free player :)

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Evelyn Meiyi
Corvidae Trading and Holding
#4 - 2012-07-17 03:50:58 UTC
AlleyKat wrote:
Interesting read.

So, rightnow it is not illegal to change the regional codes for playback of DVD's and this is what he's referring to?



AK


As I understand it, bypassing DVD region codes was legalized in New Zealand because the courts determined that DVD region codes placed an 'unreasonable restriction' on the use of DVDs. In essence, they said that manufacturers of DVD players were enacting a form of censorship by deciding who would be able to view which DVDs on their systems.

The courts acknowledged that companies have a right to protect their product, and refused to rule on the legality of the codes themselves, but they agreed that a person should otherwise have the right to enjoy their personal property as they wish within reasonable legal limits.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-07-17 04:00:37 UTC
New Zealand is the only 1st world sh*thole I've ever been to, who cares what they think Twisted

Also damn you all! I just wanted 30 days of World of Tanks and I had to reactivate my subscription just to troll this stupid thread Evil

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Alara IonStorm
#6 - 2012-07-17 05:09:32 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
New Zealand is the only 1st world sh*thole I've ever been to, who cares what they think Twisted

Also damn you all! I just wanted 30 days of World of Tanks and I had to reactivate my subscription just to troll this stupid thread Evil

Awww, you leaving EVE.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-07-17 05:20:46 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
New Zealand is the only 1st world sh*thole I've ever been to, who cares what they think Twisted

Also damn you all! I just wanted 30 days of World of Tanks and I had to reactivate my subscription just to troll this stupid thread Evil

Awww, you leaving EVE.


No, I'm back now Big smile

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Viktor Fyretracker
Emminent Terraforming
#8 - 2012-07-17 05:57:00 UTC
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
Region codes should be abolished.

Proud owner of a region-free player :)



Region codes and US Copyright Law are all items funded by the MAFIAA(aka RIAA and MPAA). DVD region coding for example allows the movie companies to stagger releases globally to drive up fake scarcity of product.

Geographical lockouts on internet streams should also be illegal. Why should it matter what land mass I am on I should be able to stream from the legal sources. denial of legal routes only drives the piracy they try to fight.

However the Entertainment industry has the business habits of the Buggy Whip mfg. Except they have the lobby power to adapt the laws to them rather than adapt themselves to the 21st century.

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Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-07-17 10:01:12 UTC
Heh, DVD.

I prefer to have all my movies on my harddrives, non of this silliness.
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#10 - 2012-07-17 12:03:43 UTC
Sidus Isaacs wrote:
Heh, DVD.

I prefer to have all my movies on my harddrives, none of this silliness.


Well, that is the future is it not?

DVD's were hot during '99, but in the here and now we're looking at 4K OLED TV's with Downloadable movies directly to the TV becoming a reality over the next 12-18 months.

So, who gives a hoot over such low quality like DVD?

AK

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Viktor Fyretracker
Emminent Terraforming
#11 - 2012-07-17 20:48:51 UTC
4k is at least 10 years off, cable and sat systems are not ready and most of the world has woefully ****** broadband with terrible caps and overages. 4K TV will be a complete and total failure unless the ISPs stop being a$$hats.

That said we can envy South Korea and their Terabit fiber optics and 8K TVs when we just start to see 4Ks on sale here in the west.

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2012-07-17 20:53:27 UTC
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off, cable and sat systems are not ready and most of the world has woefully ****** broadband with terrible caps and overages. 4K TV will be a complete and total failure unless the ISPs stop being a$$hats.

That said we can envy South Korea and their Terabit fiber optics and 8K TVs when we just start to see 4Ks on sale here in the west.


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I imagine the people in Korea are a little on edge, I prefer my carefree life laughing at how al qaeda has become the daffy duck of the terrorist world

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Emiko P'eng
#13 - 2012-07-17 23:24:50 UTC
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off, cable and sat systems are not ready and most of the world has woefully ****** broadband with terrible caps and overages. 4K TV will be a complete and total failure unless the ISPs stop being a$$hats.

That said we can envy South Korea and their Terabit fiber optics and 8K TVs when we just start to see 4Ks on sale here in the west.
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Yep! HD & 4K Old Hat Big smile

HD = 1920 x 1024
4K = 3640 x 2160 (Ultra HD)

They are showing the 2012 Olympics in 'Super-Ultra HD' also know as 8K (7680 x 4320) that is 16 times the quality of HD television. using the NHK native Super Ultra HD cameras Big smile

BBC Technology - Olympic Games coverage: HD, robotic cameras and 3D

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Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2012-07-18 09:16:45 UTC
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off,


I highly doubt that. The pace of technology is quickening. In 10 years the notion of HD, 4k or 8k will be far outdated.
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#15 - 2012-07-18 13:08:51 UTC
Sidus Isaacs wrote:
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off,


I highly doubt that. The pace of technology is quickening. In 10 years the notion of HD, 4k or 8k will be far outdated.


Isn't 8k getting close to the resolution of the human eye?

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Viktor Fyretracker
Emminent Terraforming
#16 - 2012-07-18 15:01:49 UTC
Sidus Isaacs wrote:
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off,


I highly doubt that. The pace of technology is quickening. In 10 years the notion of HD, 4k or 8k will be far outdated.


Technology sadly does not help when the content industry has an allergy to adaption and the ISPs are going backwards in time and looking at low caps and high overage charges meaning even 12k HD would be worthless because a half hour TV show would go over your puny cap. and would take two days to download because it seems the ISP world now wants to look to Wireless rather then Fiber to the Home. Though I am guessing things are better in Europe where broadband deployment has more government backing and is not purely at the whim of stockholders who do not give a flying fsck about the future of the data networks, and only their quarterly profits.

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Alec Freeman
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2012-07-20 13:04:29 UTC
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
Sidus Isaacs wrote:
Viktor Fyretracker wrote:
4k is at least 10 years off,


I highly doubt that. The pace of technology is quickening. In 10 years the notion of HD, 4k or 8k will be far outdated.


Technology sadly does not help when the content industry has an allergy to adaption and the ISPs are going backwards in time and looking at low caps and high overage charges meaning even 12k HD would be worthless because a half hour TV show would go over your puny cap. and would take two days to download because it seems the ISP world now wants to look to Wireless rather then Fiber to the Home. Though I am guessing things are better in Europe where broadband deployment has more government backing and is not purely at the whim of stockholders who do not give a flying fsck about the future of the data networks, and only their quarterly profits.


Confirming not all of the EU is a socialist utopia. Some of us still need to deal with the corporate BS.
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#18 - 2012-07-20 15:00:54 UTC
Alec Freeman wrote:
Confirming not all of the EU is a socialist utopia. Some of us still need to deal with the corporate BS.


Glad I don't.

No caps, no usage fees, no 'peak' and 'offpeak' rubbish; just pure broadband, the way it was meant to be.

/smugly walks away at light speed.

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Parsee789
Immaterial and Missing Power
#19 - 2012-07-25 06:21:51 UTC
Companies can go outsource labor to overseas.

When consumers try to get cheaper products overseas, Corporations complain that its unfair and set out to prevent that.


Hence the existence of the grey market.
Copine Callmeknau
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2012-07-25 11:35:43 UTC
I would consider moving to another country for better internet

When I hit 30 I think I'll move if things haven't gotten any better

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