Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44187
interpreted = N
texte = oh geez guys your taking all the fun out of this.How does a search engine work?----- Original Message -----From: Alex McCombie
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:40 AMSubject: Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database]> On 10/17/02 4:25 PM, Dan Strong wrote:>> > I actually looked into moving down to NZ about a year ago, just for thatvery> > sort of thing...it> > occurred to me that if I retained my US clients and charged NZ prices(or> > slightly higher) coupled> > with the lack of NZ internet laws which would allow me to do things like> > 'strip' a website of data> > 'legally', rather than go through the time/expense of getting the datathrough> > other more costly> > 'legitimate' channels and the low cost of living in NZ, then, in theory,I> > would be able to live> > like a king.>>> Dan, I hear that you could do the same thing in the Philippines if you> didn't have your heart on NZ.>>> Sorry, I wont clog the bandwidth anymore with this OT. I get a bit irked> when I see attitudes that basically come down to if I can access it, itis> public domain, and so I can just take it.>> The truth is that this is rarely legal, and almost never ethical and just> because it is done quite often by 'developers' flying below the radar ofthe> legitimate authors doesn't make it right.>> Like other lists I am on when someone posts about things such as this, Iam> never less than amazed at the amount of people that truly believe that> broadcast or availability of your work automatically labels it under the> umbrella of public domain. Not true... Not even close to true.>> Its a never ending battle and unfortunately it is up to each author to> monitor his own property and determine if the usage falls under agreeable> limits.>> Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that anyone here is purposefully> suggesting theft of services or condoning it. I just think that it happensa> lot more than most people know and ultimately the author ends up payingthe> price.>> Again... Digressed but thought an explanation was in order.> Nothing personal towards anyone or any geography.>> Alex>>>> Alex J McCombie New World Media> Chief Information Officer Drawer 607> 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064> Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com>> Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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oh geez guys your taking all the fun out of this.How does a search engine work?----- Original Message -----From: Alex McCombie To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:40 AMSubject: Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database]> On 10/17/02 4:25 PM, Dan Strong wrote:>> > I actually looked into moving down to NZ about a year ago, just for thatvery> > sort of thing...it> > occurred to me that if I retained my US clients and charged NZ prices(or> > slightly higher) coupled> > with the lack of NZ internet laws which would allow me to do things like> > 'strip' a website of data> > 'legally', rather than go through the time/expense of getting the datathrough> > other more costly> > 'legitimate' channels and the low cost of living in NZ, then, in theory,I> > would be able to live> > like a king.>>> Dan, I hear that you could do the same thing in the Philippines if you> didn't have your heart on NZ.>>> Sorry, I wont clog the bandwidth anymore with this OT. I get a bit irked> when I see attitudes that basically come down to if I can access it, itis> public domain, and so I can just take it.>> The truth is that this is rarely legal, and almost never ethical and just> because it is done quite often by 'developers' flying below the radar ofthe> legitimate authors doesn't make it right.>> Like other lists I am on when someone posts about things such as this, Iam> never less than amazed at the amount of people that truly believe that> broadcast or availability of your work automatically labels it under the> umbrella of public domain. Not true... Not even close to true.>> Its a never ending battle and unfortunately it is up to each author to> monitor his own property and determine if the usage falls under agreeable> limits.>> Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that anyone here is purposefully> suggesting theft of services or condoning it. I just think that it happensa> lot more than most people know and ultimately the author ends up payingthe> price.>> Again... Digressed but thought an explanation was in order.> Nothing personal towards anyone or any geography.>> Alex>>>> Alex J McCombie New World Media> Chief Information Officer Drawer 607> 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064> Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com>> Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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