kirk1701™ Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Just thought everyone would find this ironic Hmm, do as I say not as I do www.torrentfreak.com/mpaa-steals-code-violates-linkware-license MPAA Steals Code, Violates Linkware License Written by Smaran on February 17, 2007 A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way. Patrick Robin, a 29 year old web developer from South England, is the developer of an ASP-based blogging platform called Forest Blog. He distributes it freely under a linkware license, asking that anyone who uses it merely link back to his site where Forest Blog is offered for download. If someone wants to remove the links back to his site, they must purchase a license. A personal license costs 10 Pounds and a commercial one costs 25. Amazingly, the MPAA seem to think they?re above ?formalities? like licenses and such. The MPAA blog, located at www.mpaa.org/blog_default.asp (currently down), was using Patrick?s Forest Blog software, but had been completely stripped of his name, and links back to his site. He only found about it accidentally when he happened to visit the MPAA site. Clearly, there seems to be a lack of concern by the MPAA of others? copyrighted works. Therefore, is it unsurprising that their customers seem to have the same attitude towards their movies? According to Patrick, it isn?t something new to find his blogging software being used like this. What he finds really odd is that an organisation whose goal is to ?protect? copyrighted creative works has no qualms in, essentially, stealing other people?s work. The MPAA still haven?t replied to a letter he sent them about the illegal use of his blogging software.
DasReich Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) Hope he stings the 's and get some compo from them, but I doubt he will get anywhere with it. Edited February 18, 2007 by DasReich
Altercuno Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 (edited) With taking so many people to court perhaps they couldn't afford the ?25 licence fee... I really used to like Wilma too...can't believe she would do that to Fred... Edited February 18, 2007 by Altercuno
blutach Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 He should send them a Cease and Desist. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA Regards
lfcrule1972 Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Hey Altercuno - don't feel bad you should see Fred and Betty in action
Altercuno Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Nice one...wish I was Fred, Ive always had a thing for Betty too...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Classic Red Dwarf episode when the Cat and Lister discuss going with either Betty or Wilma springs to mind....
Altercuno Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Wondered if anybody would get it...classic
lfcrule1972 Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Ah yes teenage years watching Red Dwarf !!
Altercuno Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Yeah...Still watching it on UKgold...wish they'd bring the film out there was talk about...
kirk1701™ Posted February 20, 2007 Author Posted February 20, 2007 Hey Altercuno - don't feel bad you should see Fred and Betty in action Hay lfc.. Anymore where that came from? I gotta have that one if you don't mind
lfcrule1972 Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 @Altercuno - I have them all on DVD all 8 series even tho the latters ones got a bit tired ! @kirk - help yourself, ah you already have !! You used to have another one with Betty and Fred which is the one I was looking for but this was the closest I could find at work the filters etc....
kirk1701™ Posted February 20, 2007 Author Posted February 20, 2007 @Altercuno - I have them all on DVD all 8 series even tho the latters ones got a bit tired ! @kirk - help yourself, ah you already have !! You used to have another one with Betty and Fred which is the one I was looking for but this was the closest I could find at work the filters etc.... I have the one your looking for on my webspace. Take your pic.. http://home.insightbb.com/~kirk1701/Fred2.jpg http://home.insightbb.com/~kirk1701/Fred3.jpg http://home.insightbb.com/~kirk1701/Fred4.jpg http://home.insightbb.com/~kirk1701/Barny.jpg
lfcrule1972 Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Ah it was Fred 2 I remember as your other avatar !! Reminds me of a presentation I did at a previous company. I was co-presenting with a colleague from HR using his laptop for powerpoint. Anyway I went first and had 30 slides in just over 40 minutes, when I finished my colleague stood up to do his part on Human Resources etc. His presentation was 30 minutes and only 5 slides, after he reached the 5th slide he kept talking to the attendees and I was sitting at the back making notes for my next presentation. After about 5 minutes I heard a sharp intake of breath and looked up to see that his "specialist" screensaver of all the Simpson's characters in a cartoon orgy had appeared !! Left him with some explaining to do when we got back to the office
Groundrush Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 It's for moments like these I have a dv camera in my pocket
Altercuno Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Red Dwarf - best ever. LFC - which episode do you think was best? Back to reality? Remember where they went to waxwork world? And the Gunmen one? Brilliant. Perhaps we should start a Red Dwarf thread. Cartoon porn eh? Shocking...
lfcrule1972 Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 It's for moments like these I have a dv camera in my pocket and I thought you were just pleased to see me !!! Red Dwarf - best ever. LFC - which episode do you think was best? Back to reality? Remember where they went to waxwork world? And the Gunmen one? Brilliant. Perhaps we should start a Red Dwarf thread. Cartoon porn eh? Shocking... My favourite episode was probably "White Hole", it was just so random and funny with the time jumps causing the crew, especially the Cat to repeat themselves, it was in Series 4 and I found the summary below... "White Hole" Whilst trying to restore Holly's mind using a new technique called intelligence compression, the crew encounter a white hole in space. Succeeding in their experiment, Holly now has an IQ of 12,000, the problem is in doing so the crew have reduced her life expectancy to under three minutes. After battling their way through numerous locked electric doors using Kryten as a battering ram, the team ask Holly how to plug up the white hole. Unfortunately, it seems that the only way to seal the white hole and fix Holly seems to be a game of galactic pool using planets as pool balls. Mmm Polymorph was a cracker too tho !
Altercuno Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Cool, all great episodes. Yeah, White Hole - You jammy goit Only just got back on...has the server been down?
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