Apple, Now trying to Block and Stop: PROTESTORS

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Quote from: JoelKatz on September 10, 2012, 03:30:58 PM

When Apple modifies its EULA to include that, then you argue that Apple "will soon have the right".

No. When (and I strongly believe it will be when, not if) Apple modifies its EULA, then I will argue that Apple "now has the right". I will also point and laugh at Apple users saying "I told you so". Then I'll feel bad when I realise it's not funny. Undecided

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Quote from: Foxpup on September 10, 2012, 02:55:30 PM

Quote from: JoelKatz on September 10, 2012, 12:09:49 AM

Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 09:15:47 AM

Basically, If you own an "iDevice" Apple will soon have the Right to disable your camera if you are in an area where protests are taking place

Umm, what?! That's like describing me buying a gun by saying that I "will soon have the right to shoot people".

No it's not. Bullets don't ask you to click "I Agree" to an EULA waiving your rights before hitting you. Though if they were iBullets, I wouldn't be at all surprised if people did agree to such an EULA. Roll Eyes

(Somehow I'm reminded of the forth panel of this xkcd strip.)

When Apple modifies its EULA to include that, then you argue that Apple "will soon have the right".

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Actually all Apple patented was the enabling technology for someone else to disable certain features.

Apple's not going to turn off your features, just the cops, restaurants, movie theaters and the like.

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Quote from: JoelKatz on September 10, 2012, 12:09:49 AM

Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 09:15:47 AM

Basically, If you own an "iDevice" Apple will soon have the Right to disable your camera if you are in an area where protests are taking place

Umm, what?! That's like describing me buying a gun by saying that I "will soon have the right to shoot people".

No it's not. Bullets don't ask you to click "I Agree" to an EULA waiving your rights before hitting you. Though if they were iBullets, I wouldn't be at all surprised if people did agree to such an EULA. Roll Eyes

(Somehow I'm reminded of the forth panel of this xkcd strip.)

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Quote from: camjenk on September 09, 2012, 09:34:10 PM

They have more money than god! With this new iphone coming out soon they will have plenty of money to crush the billion dollar lawsuit. Who knows they may actually pull it off:(

i realy dont belive god has money! he has BITCOINS! Cheesy

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It's pretty sad a company like apple has so much power

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Democracy is vulnerable to a 51% attack.

Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 09:15:47 AM

Basically, If you own an "iDevice" Apple will soon have the Right to disable your camera if you are in an area where protests are taking place

Umm, what?! That's like describing me buying a gun by saying that I "will soon have the right to shoot people".

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as much as I don't like apple as a company, why does everybody rail agaisnt this lawsuit they have agaisnt samsung.

it wasn't just the phone hardware that fueled the lawsuit, the software works almost EXACTLY the same. has anybody
even seen the comparison videos? it's like samsung mirrored the phone and then changed 2 things before shipping.

as much as i hate apple, they had every right in the world to sue samsung.

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does it actually?

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AAPL pays much better then Bitcoin. Cool

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Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 09:15:47 AM

http://www.zdnet.com/apple-patent-could-remotely-disable-protesters-phone-cameras-7000003640/
Basically, If you own an "iDevice" Apple will soon have the Right to disable your camera if you are in an area where protests are taking place
So you will be unable to use your "iDevice" to takedown Proof and Evidence of the protest and its actions

With this comes the question, If they can Turn it off whenever they want once this "patent" goes through, What stops them from turning it on?

In 2084: On January 24th, Apple will release the Big Brother Phone, and you'll see why 2084 will be just like "1984."

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They have more money than god! With this new iphone coming out soon they will have plenty of money to crush the billion dollar lawsuit. Who knows they may actually pull it off:(

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Quote from: Badonkadonk on September 09, 2012, 06:38:47 PM

just me or is this patent thing getting a bit out of hand? Wink

Corporations get bored, too Tongue

Badonkadonk

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just me or is this patent thing getting a bit out of hand? Wink

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I now feel guilty for typing this post on a Macbook Pro....

ok over it.

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Quote from: timeshareafrica on September 06, 2012, 09:43:43 AM

The first thing I am taking out from a laptop, Notebook or phone is actually the camera and the mic...

*Takes mic out of phone*

"Call not work!"

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guys stop picking on apple, they r a gr8 company

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Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 11:38:31 PM

Quote from: blakdawg on September 06, 2012, 05:49:04 PM

Quote from: Fiyasko on September 06, 2012, 09:15:47 AM

Basically, If you own an "iDevice" Apple will soon have the Right to disable your camera if you are in an area where protests are taking place

I do not like the technology or its application, but let's at least be clear about what the patent does and does not do. The patent has absolutely no bearing on what Apple can and can't do vis-a-vis consumers' devices.

@ the underlined, Uhh, Are you.. Uh, Serious?

Yes. Absolutely serious. The patent has absolutely nothing to do with what Apple can do with its own devices, in terms of what they build or what they enable or disable. It's just totally unrelated.

Think of the patent as a hunting license that lets Apple's lawyers go hunting for other companies who build phones with the "disable for protests" feature without paying Apple a license fee.

Patents aren't permission from the government for an inventor to use or sell their own device: they are permission slips from the government to sue everyone else who makes that device.

Garr255

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I've only read the first sentence of OP, and this is absolutely sickening.

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