Posts by Kevin Perez8

Identity Card Act

Section 16.
An individual is required to report the loss or discovery of an identity card to the nearest relevant authority without delay.

Section 25.
A fine ranging from $1,500.00 to $833 will be imposed on any person who commits the following violation:
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3. failing to report the loss or finding of an identity card without delay (per Section 16, paragraph 1),

I guess what you should actually be worried about is someone using your ID to snag a high-end smartphone for basically nothing, maybe signing you up for a two-year contract at $100 a month.
That’s why you really need to report a lost ID as soon as possible.

Kyle Martin67 said:So if people just switched to Linux, nobody would have an issue, right?

That’s assuming you’re using one of those free Linux distributions like Ubuntu, OpenSuse, or Mint... and that you’re sticking to software that’s actually cleared for commercial use, too.

Kyle Martin67 said:Alright, but does anyone actually know what the fine looks like?

U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW
2. Violations
Copyright and related rights infringement
Section 189

(1) A corporation will face a fine ranging from $5,000.00 up to $16667 if they:

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(2) For violations under paragraph 1 of this section, the responsible individual within a corporation will be fined between $2,000.00 and $3333.

(3) For violations under paragraph 1 of this section, an individual—including small business owners and sole proprietors—will be fined between $2,000.00 and $3333.

(4) Any items resulting from the violation described in paragraph 1 will be seized and destroyed, and any tools used to commit said violation will also be seized.

(5) A corporation or an individual operating a business may be hit with a protective measure, like a ban on performing certain activities or parts of their business where the infringement occurred. This could last up to one year if the violation is considered particularly severe due to how it was done, the consequences, or other circumstances making it especially bad.

http://www.gov/copyright-statutes

I’ve got both Windows XP and Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 installed on my machine right now. For the first day or two, Vista felt a bit sluggish compared to XP—probably just because it was busy indexing everything—but lately, I actually get the feeling it runs faster than XP. Working in Vista feels a lot smoother, though it did take me a little while to get used to the whole Windows Explorer philosophy they went with here. Everything I used to run on XP works fine in Vista, with the exception of Adobe Soundbooth CS3 and my old Trust webcam from four years ago. It definitely feels more secure than XP, it handles multi-core processors better, and it really eats up RAM (they suggest 2 GB for the 32-bit version and 4 GB for the 64-bit one). Still, I guess you just have to see what works best for you.