Except there is always a parade of individuals in middle management trying to make a name for themselves, which is usually by pushing the latest fad.
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- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Goodbye to pirated Windows and Office: a country [Vietnam] sets fines of up to 1 billion in local currency [Vietnamese dong = ~$38,000], and PC users should pay attentionEnglish2·4 days ago
The USA laws are brutal, but only enforced to make a point.
- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Goodbye to pirated Windows and Office: a country [Vietnam] sets fines of up to 1 billion in local currency [Vietnamese dong = ~$38,000], and PC users should pay attentionEnglish4·5 days ago
I agree with you about not being viable for the individual. In the USA there were several scary news stories about people being fine obscene amounts for torrents.
Here is the article, but (manually) summarized to highlight the contrast between individuals and organizations.
The case is a warning for PC retailers, IT service companies, schools, businesses, and everyday laptop users who may not think twice about what is running on their machines.
Under Article 225, a person who commits qualifying copyright infringement can face a fine …
For companies, the possible exposure is even bigger.
Smaller cases still carry penalties
Not every case becomes a criminal case. In lower-level violations that do not meet the threshold for prosecution, administrative fines may still apply. …
For unauthorized copying of protected works, fines for individuals range from 5 million to 50 million dong, or about $190 to $1,900 … For organizations, the fines listed for the same conduct are doubled
- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Using a NAS to redirect to another NAS for streaming ?English1·5 days ago
You are right. I was thinking they provided better login services, but in reality the best they can do is force a port and offload your certs.
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- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Using a NAS to redirect to another NAS for streaming ?English8·5 days ago
I advise strongly against advertising jellyfin directly to the Internet. Maybe through a reverse proxy, but based on the question I have to say no.
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- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Goodbye to pirated Windows and Office: a country [Vietnam] sets fines of up to 1 billion in local currency [Vietnamese dong = ~$38,000], and PC users should pay attentionEnglish7·5 days ago
My go-to is to install and see if Microsoft activated it themselves. It’s pretty common for enterprise equipment to have a built-in license.
If not, I sell as-is and suggest the user buy a third party license, if they want one.
- SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Goodbye to pirated Windows and Office: a country [Vietnam] sets fines of up to 1 billion in local currency [Vietnamese dong = ~$38,000], and PC users should pay attentionEnglish5·5 days ago
Nah, they appear to also target individuals.
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Wow. Tell me again the purpose of a gaming console.
The others are right, but it is possible for hardware to have installation software embedded. It’s not as common now, but consumer Dell printers about 10 years ago (and probably others, but that’s what I ran into) had drivers embedded in an internal flash ROM. You switched between using the printer as a flash drive and accessing the printer directly using the buttons on the front of the printer.