Bargeld

they get raided so cops can confiscate free bongs.

bah i'm just wasting my time and yours (everyone who reads this.) Sorry for stealing these few minutes of your life. Thanks, Man-Guy, for reminding me to whom I was preaching as well as the payoff at the end of the road.

You need to read the previous messages. It's really a shame that you have this belief, because it is totally skewed. The worst part is that you represent the majority of P2P users. If you wish to have the things you want, like the ability to "listen to music for free so that [you].... can enjoy what others are enjoying", listen to the radio. That's EXACTLY the purpose of it. Or get a job (or wait till you are an adult and are able to buy the things you want.) As it stands, you are growing up with the mentality of a thief with very little knowledge of the world around you and an overly self-centered view of things. Seriously, you need to take a look at the Soda example I gave in a previous message and expand your mind. The purpose of discussion (as the forum !@#$%^&*le "political discussion" suggests,) is to share your viewpoints with others and at the same time, opening yourself to the opinions of others with the expectation that you will be given new information or a new way of approaching the topic at hand. The idea is to LEARN something. A lot of good points have been made by a number of people on this issue, and we are far beyond the "i am poor so i need to steal my music" ideology.

Have you forgotten the essence of the idea of licensing? The way the modern world accepts TV, Radio, Software, Music, and Movies is through licensing. When you buy a CD or DVD, you don't by the un-exclusive rights to that media. You simple purchase the private rights for your own personal use. Distributing that media to others goes beyond that boundary. People (americans especially) are greedy and would rather steal and rationalize their actions then to go out of their way and buy the products. P2P of copyrighted materials is basically "looting" like what occurs during a riot. People think to themselves that there is no way they will get caught, so that makes it ok to do. Morally and ethically, that is still wrong. As far as the credits on the radio go, you are right they dont list all that info. But the radio stations pay MUCH more than an individual would pay for the rights to play that media on the air. The record companies, artists and creators get their $$ for it AND get the promotion from it. In the case of napster and kazaa, they might get the promo, but they dont get paid by the distributors (the kazaa users who allow people to download from them.) Sound quality... I already stated that the products are considered direct replacements, my sound quality argument referred to the past forms of media, such as VHS and c!@#$%^&*ette tapes. There is another issue here too: when an artist and a production unit create media, they retain the right to limit/enforce/control the sound quality aspects. Tons of money is spent on mastering levels and mixing these albums so they sound the way an artists wants, then they sell or license that product. Everyone here has downloaded an incomplete, low quality, skipping, or otherwise imperfect mp3 before, or a low quality stereo DVD rip in mpg format. The artists are being represented by these works, yet have no control over them when distributed via P2P. Many music afficianados pay close attention to these details, which can be completely lost through conversion to mp3 and through P2P transfers and movies are edited for good video and multi-channel sound quality. You may not find these issues important, but what you forget is that it is still the artists and production company's RIGHT to control these things. Thats why copyright laws were created, and that is what capitalism is about: To make money on an ethical and legal playing field. If you don't like the way they license and sell their products, TOO BAD. Just because big brother isn't watching doesn't mean its ok to loot the products. Look at what happened to napster, morpheus, audiogalaxy etc. They still allow users to use P2P, but the distribution is controlled, the company and the members pay for their media usage. They all had to "strike a deal" with the owners of the media in order to do this. And if you notice, the products they provide are superior to what you can currently get on kazaa (low quality, incorrect !@#$%^&*ling, virii, spy ware, etc.) You get what you pay for (or don't pay for,) but remember that the artists are being represented by these inherant problems in distribution, and that pisses them off. How would you feel if you wrote a book, and then it went on the shelves of nationwide bookstores only to find, a month later, that thousands upon thousands of people got ill or died because some other distribution center got ahold of your product, replicated it then sold it, but laced all the pages with arsenic or some other dangerous chemical. What if all the pages were smeared and many were illegible or the last 2 chapters of the book were not included in the product? You are right about the packaging of music, cover art, credits etc through windows media player. If you read one of my previous posts, you will see that I mentioned that these industries are working with Microsoft and Real etc to enforced licensing and copyrights. But no smart business would spend MORE money on enhanced media development knowing that it's going to get stolen. That's like the owner of a store, that is being constantly looted, buying more products to replace his stolen goods...just so that they can be stolen again, but in this case we are suggestion he buy ENHANCED and more expensive products to get stolen. Instead the owner will wait till the store is back under wraps and then start carrying those products. The perfect example of this is enhanced DVD's and Console games with director's cuts and interactive content such as picture galleries etc. These forms are simply too difficult for the majority of end users to replicate and use, and so the content is developed. Final note: ownership IS a monopoly. There can only be one sole owner of the rights to software, music, movies, etc. The rights to distribution where your problem lies. The current forms of distribution are not a monopoly, there are always another distribution center who will package CDs, Software, and DVDs for a company for a cheaper cost than a compe!@#$%^&*or, there will always be a radio statio who will pay more for the latest breaking pop hit, etc.

things like this don't happen unless you have made some sort of change. This means that you have installed something new (additional software or hardware) or you have made a change to your settings. The best way to troubleshoot things like this is to trace back to whatever you installed or upgraded and then mess with that. The only exception to this rule is when hardware breaks, and that sounds like the most likely option in this case.

if i stated an opinion here, it would probably kill this thread too

imagine if every street corner had a cop on it, or a video camera to record the passersby. (This exosts in downtown London) Imagine if every packet sent throught every router was analyzed for its contents. Access to the internet is a priviledge, not a right...very similar to access to your favorite zone. Your ISP and all ISPs could do these things and if you wanted ANY internet access at all, you would be subject to their terms (read: screw your privacy rights.) Consider subspace, if it went pay2play, a ton of people would still support the most recent free version of Continuum and host servers for it. Consider Operating systems, if Winxp2k5 (i made this up) forced registration and supported software installation, use, and management through Microsoft so that you weren't able to run specific applications on that OS... everyone would revert to the most recent, most stable, version of an OS (win2k or 98se or ME or an older XP.) All these things can be detected easily for the majprity of users. You are left with a small percentage of the population who have the knowledge to psych out the most basic detection methods. The target of these industry leaders is not the "smart computer user," but is the majority of dumb users out there. They will be able to enforce new methods constantly because they can prevent a large majority of the theft with a minimum amount of effort. The proof for this lies in the success and usage of AOL and MSN... most people don't have the same mentality and ability as an intermediately(or higher) knowledgable computer user. The only reason Kazaa and napster work is bacause any idiot can use them. If you add the slightest bit of problems with the software or the users ability to transfer files, then you will knock out a ton of theft.

Anyone have a clue as to how many people are needed to make a successful movie or commercial music album? A TON. When you use P2P there are 2 effects: 1) The companies who produced these products lose revenue that they need to pay for the costs of creation, distribution, etc. 2) The "little people" involed in the ventures receive NO recognition for their work. The key grip and the !@#$%^&*istant to the !@#$%^&*istant toilet scrubber... no one knows their names because you don't get a label/cover/booklet with P2P files. As a result of 1) the costs for these items increase so that the business can try to recoup the loss. Also the wage for these jobs is lowered because the business wants to save money for the next venture. This may not mean a lot to the consumers, but for the people in the industries at hand (One of the largest industries in the US) this has a large impact. In regards to 2) consider it from the standpoint of someone who is involved IN the industry, rather than as a victim OF the industry. You have spent years working to get in the position you are in (exec producer, Starring Actor, Pop Superstar) and you do deserve to make the kind of money that you make because you are (supposed to be) good at what you do. Its straight up theft when someone takes your product without paying for it. Do you think it's acceptable to go to a restaraunt with a friend and order one soda with free refills, then share it? You probably will say "but soda is SO cheap to make, its a rip off to sell it for $1.39 and make us both buy one, espesially if its free refills. Well multiply that same scenario by a few million, is it still acceptable? Also, with regards to VHS tapes, and also applying to mp3 music. The going argument in the past has been that end users of these products are receiving a lower quality product than an original (video/sound/lack of packaging.) As we move into a digital age, the ability to perfectly mimic these products grows, and the shared products are definiately becoming direct alternatives to purchased products. This is why the companies have their panties in a bunch. In the old day you could obviously tell the difference between an illegal copy of a movie, music, or software (warez that often had bugs and no official support) and the legal versions that were purchased. Nowadays people rip and copy DVD's and CD images of software and music and the majority of the product is exactly the same as the original. Hence copyright infringement. What it comes down to is this: if you owned something, and someone took it and used it without your permission, you would be pissed and want to prevent it from occurring again. Thats what's happening in these industries now.

C:windowsS-*BAD WORD*-New on Win98se in the registry: Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT it lists a crapload of file extensions, if you want one of these extensions in the New> context menu, do this: right click on the folder with the extension name selection NEW>KEY Name the Key (looks like a folder) to: S-*BAD WORD*-New- (thats all you really need to do) If you want more details go here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tmcd2/HKCR.htm and http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tmcd2/Types.htm also heres the yahoo search for registry "context menu" "new file" http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=registry+...n=20&fl=0&x=wrt

check the color depth in the game options, set to 8 bit. Also go to advanced options and make sure you have both "no framerate limit" and "Avoid Page Flipping" checked (on)

sounds like hardware to me. Here's my suggestions: Find a program to test the RAM. Download.com has some, or if you have Norton Systemworks, theres one bundled in there (Norton Diagnostics) Check out the Master/Slave settings on your HD(s) and CD drive(s) make sure the jumpers are correct (master = the drive on the end of the IDE cable, slave = the one in the middle of the cable) The last thing I can think of is a resource sharing problem. Control Panel>System>Device Manager (or somewhere near there for XP) and make sure there are no conflicts. The techs should have done this already, but you never know. If theres a problem there that you can't intuitively resolve, then post some details about it and I'm sure you will find some help. Keep us informed, I'm sure we can think of tons of stuff for you to try if you still haven't fixed it.

basically what it comes down to is that the method of transfer (P2P software) is not illegal on its own, the transfer of copyrighted material may not even be illegal for a lot of software. The part that is illegal is when an unauthorized user actually installs and/or runs the software in question. That is the point at which a crime is commited. It's more the responsibility of the creators of the copyrighted material to keep track of how their software is used, kinda like patents and trade secrets. Once the software companies and the RIAA enlist the help of the equipment manufacturers, thats when P2P becomes useless. I remember a number of months back, when Windows Media Player 9 was due for release, there was a lot of talk about licensing the media and pay per play through it. They tried this with the original hardware DIVX players, sold through Circuit City (which flopped horribly.) And there have been suggestions that CDs and DVDs would only sell for a fraction of their current cost (maybe $1) but you would pay a "licensing fee" any time you wished to view or listen to the media. This also solves the problem the RIAA has with customers creating mixed CD's and distributing them to their friends, because each song would cost a royalty fee, paid at the time the CD is played rather than at the initial purpose. Basically what it comes down to is that the manufacturers need to get smarter and more protective about their products and at the same time they will need to work hand in hand with major manufacturers such as Sony, Samsung, Philips etc. And they have been trying and slowly succeeding for a while now. Just to add some fuel for thought... this is the reason why these manufacturers are pushing mobile products with network access so hard. Things like PDAs and Cell Phones, as well as Subscription services like satellite radio. They can control , limit, regulate, and most importantly charge for the media and software used in all of these products with different network accesses. This is the way of the future. Sucks doesn't it 8(