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1. Comment - Jammie Thomas-Rasset infringed, says jury; fined $80,000 / song

   (Jun 20, 2009 - 3:15 AM)

   But are those 1000 people making a copy of your CD before returning it to you? In reality, most likely ABSOLUTELY!!!! But hey, short of some method of having your music CD's "Phone home" with a serial # (Search for Sony root kit if you think this sounds far fetched) you'll most likely not get caught.
   
   Now compare that to the current RIAA P2P mess, you start taking out ads in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, that you are willing to "loan out" your CD's for the public to copy. And I guarantee you'll have similar lawsuits at your door before the sun comes up.
   
   When will the public learn that the internet is not anonymous, and actually quite the opposite without some level of technical expertise in proxies, anonymizers, etc. Don't put anything on the internet you wouldn't want the whole world seeing, this includes "private" emails. And if you don't fully understand your router/modem, don't expect any computers you have connected to the internet to remain private either.
   
   Sorry for the digression, but it's late.

2. Comment - Star Wars MMORPG announced, future console version eyed

   (Oct 22, 2008 - 5:16 PM)

   That's funny, I was thinking just the opposite. After being a beta tester for Galaxies, I was holding hope that this might be better than Sony's attempt at the franchise.

3. Comment - Court Rules Sharing Music is Illegal, Even if Nobody Downloads It

   (Aug 28, 2007 - 5:43 PM)

   ok, given the judges ruling, all computer users with unsecured wireless networks could be guilty under this. There's at least 2 unsecured wireless networks I can reach from inside my living room. Yes, mine is fairly secure, as wireless networks go. ;-)

4. Comment - E-mail Scam Using .ANI Exploit Proves a Point

   (Apr 5, 2007 - 11:28 AM)

   As a support person in the IT world, I see this more as an education issue, or more directly a lack thereof. We require training and licenses to operate cars, it might not be a bad thing for computer ownership, or at least internet usage.
   When people operate cars without training or licenses, bad things happen to them and others. Similar consequences happen when people use computers without proper education.