MP3 format downloads

[bornl33t]

well, the opposite has happened also. a person was sued and because their wireless router was unsecured they didn't have proof that it was actually them. so it was thrown out. as i was searching for the direct link and not finding it, i did a google search of "riaa case thrown out" and it comes up with quite a lot of cases being dismissed. apparently the riaa's cases aren't very good.

and a quote "...the RIAA filed lawsuits against people who obviously did not do the file sharing, even while the RIAA insists that whoever's name is on the account is automatically responsible (something the law would appear to disagree with)" http://www.techdirt.com/articles/200...168259_F.shtml
hrm.. from the same article "..RIAA's case was that, after being told that the defendants don't use a computer and don't use file sharing, they were told that it didn't matter: "someone is going to be responsible and someone is going to have to pay." " nice of know, they don't truly care, but someone is going to jail.

*edit*
after posting this, i was thinking......the girl gave one testomony, then changes it. but this is during a court case, isn't it purgery? what evers..... i'm already annoyed with the court system in america. at least the riaa isnt going for absurd punitave/compesatory ammounts of over a million dollars. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/04/26/...or-65-million/

NO but the Riaa is bringing us one step closer to a police state. In my USA it's inocent until proven guilty, not the other way around. If you pay real close attension you will see ALOT of this in our society today. Any it's usualy larger corporation with money taking out the little man. Patents are a big one. All you need is a a patent on similar relevance a good lawyer and more money then the guy you want to take out.

I guess this is exactly what I expected to find in all this, which is exactly the reason I will not pay for music that isn't in Mp3 format. However, I understand that DRM strippers are starting to make an appearance, so who knows what tomorow may bring.

[Hexis]

how do you secure your wireless account? I've been looking in the help files on my computer and it is getting me nowhere.

You can PM me for more details. The specific settings will be specific to your AP and our client OS.

The easiest way to make wireless decently secure is to use WPA/WPA2 PSK encryption (pre-shared key). You set the AP to that and enter a password/passkey. You then configure all of the clients to use the same encryption (most should pick the right one when joining the network) and enter the same key. Make the password somewhat long (10+ characters) with mixed case and some digits. You really only have to enter it once for the AP and once on every client, so it's not a big deal. Do not bother with WEP. WPA is useful, WEP is a waste of time.

If you see settings to: "disable broadcase SSID" or something like "hide wireless network" ignore them. It does nothing to actually help with security, and it does make clients harder to configure. You can also ignore MAC address filtering if that's an option. Again it does nothing and makes configuration harder for no gain.

[bornl33t]

You can PM me for more details. The specific settings will be specific to your AP and our client OS.

The easiest way to make wireless decently secure is to use WPA/WPA2 PSK encryption (pre-shared key). You set the AP to that and enter a password/passkey. You then configure all of the clients to use the same encryption (most should pick the right one when joining the network) and enter the same key. Make the password somewhat long (10+ characters) with mixed case and some digits. You really only have to enter it once for the AP and once on every client, so it's not a big deal. Do not bother with WEP. WPA is useful, WEP is a waste of time.

If you see settings to: "disable broadcase SSID" or something like "hide wireless network" ignore them. It does nothing to actually help with security, and it does make clients harder to configure. You can also ignore MAC address filtering if that's an option. Again it does nothing and makes configuration harder for no gain.

So something interesting fell in my lap today, compleatly random...you know how macs always claim to be more secure? Well anyone that knows their stuff will tell you it's because the mac os isn't anywhere near as common as windows. Well, get this, so macs are becoming more popular right? So now admins are finding more and more holes in the mac's OS but here it gets interesting. Apple's progress to close those holes is nearly non-existant, or they are having to work alot of these problems. My brother who is a admin received a e-mail from a fellow admin saying that apple was informed twice over the past several month about 3 very specific security risks and because they failed to release a patch this guy came up with his own solution and was trying to inform others.
And Quicktime is probably the bigest security risk to a Computer at the moment.

Apples are getting better, but they got along way to go.

[thecavemankevin]

So something interesting fell in my lap today, compleatly random...you know how macs always claim to be more secure? Well anyone that knows their stuff will tell you it's because the mac os isn't anywhere near as common as windows. Well, get this, so macs are becoming more popular right? So now admins are finding more and more holes in the mac's OS but here it gets interesting. Apple's progress to close those holes is nearly non-existant, or they are having to work alot of these problems. My brother who is a admin received a e-mail from a fellow admin saying that apple was informed twice over the past several month about 3 very specific security risks and because they failed to release a patch this guy came up with his own solution and was trying to inform others.
And Quicktime is probably the bigest security risk to a Computer at the moment.

Apples are getting better, but they got along way to go.

and i responds:

taken from here= http://securitywatch.eweek.com/apple..._browsers.html

[tribalman]

... In my USA it's inocent until proven guilty, not the other way around....

well, i'm noticing it's innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, unless DNA frees you after 20+years.

I guess this is exactly what I expected to find in all this, which is exactly the reason I will not pay for music that isn't in Mp3 format. However, I understand that DRM strippers are starting to make an appearance, so who knows what tomorow may bring.

actually, i stopped downloading songs when napster first was getting in trouble all those years ago. but after a few courses at school and such, i realized how dumb the RIAA is. it was originally understood to me that artists make 3 cents per cd sold, but after a bit of searching, it looks like they get a whole dollar now. even with the $30,000 they get from a cd going platinum, selling 1,000,000 copies, that isnt that much now a days. the way they really make their money is by touring, selling tshirts, and selling other merch at the concerts. so to really support your favorite artists, splurg and go the the $50 concert. "Those who give up freedom for security, deserve nether." Ben Franklin