I would be all for this idea if the Copyright Office actually protected the new archivists that were doing their best to make works more convenient. I would enjoy it if the government didn't destroy the entrepreneurs making new technology. Hell, I would enjoy the time to create by speaking about new technology instead of showing the depressing display of how copyright destroys lives instead of its express purpose. And the fact is, the government has been given great leeway to do whatever it wants. So I truly believe the Copyright Office doesn't understand a damn thing about how to make these works more relevant. They won't update for anything and they're locking up the people that could make their lives easier.
That's the entire problem with this. Here's a suggestion for them... Tell the Executive Branch to back off on the seizures and get more help!
The property is used to spread the news. In effect, the government came to shut down a printing press and took away free speech with no real reasoning.
Try again when your reading of the laws is better than your explanations.
I always wondered why do people not understand that Google does more with their products than the recording industry did in the 50 years of business contracts that screwed over artists...
Now I get it. They are just too damned ignorant of the argument that Google helps a lot more than the recording industry.
This is why nuanced argument is lost on most shills, they never notice the "devil in the details" approach that most people on Techdirt look into. Instead, they can't support their arguments so they must try to inundate people.
Active vs Passive
I am doubting that the study is as nuanced as need be. In it, it says that 80% of the people considered active find new music from people they're fans of. This begs the question of how does a respondent become a fan via the study? I doubt they've asked that question but maybe you can point to the answer for me.
Spotify is NOTHING like radio. Radio sells records, Spotify cannibalizes sales.
What's amazing is how you've stated this assertion but can't notice what has occurred in the interim. Spotify is its own platform. And seeing as Mike already posted about how they're making more money, they don't seem to be cannibalizing sales, they're just learning how to make better toys for artists.
A recent study conducted by NPD Group and NARM found that streaming music services like Spotify and Rdio are detrimental to the sales of individual pieces of music.
Key caveat. Individual, as in singular. Such as CDs and tapes. The unbundling of the CD has been going strong since that Napster days.
But still, just this one aspect may be occurring but that doesn't mean artists aren't making money.
Read any IFPI report. They try to complain about the one to one causation but it has been shit down repeatedly. If you want the best research about this, read "media piracy" from joe kataganis and his team. In it, he details exactly which studies have the 1-1 ratio.
Honestly, why should we say that those in congress have a free pass? Darryl Issa should knew better yet, he voted for this while opposing SOPA. This is a severe issue that people need to recognize: *This current Congress does not answer to the people*.
We need better government that is not captured. The other option is to watch the government become more fascist as time moves on.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Off course you have a choice. Grow some!
Why do you think most politicians are attacking students and teachers with less pay? For the most part, an informed population is anathema to what most politicians want.
Obama's trying to minimize the damage to his campaigning before his reelection. Given that mostly Republicans are endorsing CISPA, you can see why he would threaten a veto.
Also, this doesn't mean one of the other legislations won't go through and pass giving more power to another branch. This is really all a wrangling for position.
So where can those that oppose this stranglehold on innovation intervene? It's obvious that a horrid situation like Canada's will trickle down and there should be concerns expressed by others who don't see the need for this legislation.
Can someone please explain this? What has Hollywood done lately? Literally...
We hear all the time how they are supposed to be for the artists, how they care about the lighting instructor and the entire 9 yards of fertilizer about how they care about the copyright holders. But what have they done to alleviate the problem of piracy other than bad statistics, ruinous relationships with other countries, and more enforcement that does not do a damn thing to prevent piracy? People tried to stop pirating books with a moral argument. Didn't work. Prevent fair use in the US? Hasn't stopped.
Stop artists from taking back their copyright? Ain't gonna happen. Extend the life of copyright so people die before they share new work? Ain't stopped a damn thing.
What has copyright given us but the express problems that the Founding Fathers did not want? It doles out censorship and hides behind unneeded laws that do nothing but profit a few over the needs of the many.
It's time to just do away with IP laws and allow people to decide the best way to use creative works.
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If the DVD was right there to purchase for $5. Come on... How many people would have loved to walk out with the DVD and wanting to watch at home?
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The Feds gave themselves that power when it goes directly against what the Constitution allows.
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So damn out of touch
That's the entire problem with this. Here's a suggestion for them... Tell the Executive Branch to back off on the seizures and get more help!
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Try again when your reading of the laws is better than your explanations.
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Now I get it. They are just too damned ignorant of the argument that Google helps a lot more than the recording industry.
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Active vs Passive
I am doubting that the study is as nuanced as need be. In it, it says that 80% of the people considered active find new music from people they're fans of. This begs the question of how does a respondent become a fan via the study? I doubt they've asked that question but maybe you can point to the answer for me.
Spotify is NOTHING like radio. Radio sells records, Spotify cannibalizes sales.
What's amazing is how you've stated this assertion but can't notice what has occurred in the interim. Spotify is its own platform. And seeing as Mike already posted about how they're making more money, they don't seem to be cannibalizing sales, they're just learning how to make better toys for artists.
A recent study conducted by NPD Group and NARM found that streaming music services like Spotify and Rdio are detrimental to the sales of individual pieces of music.
Key caveat. Individual, as in singular. Such as CDs and tapes. The unbundling of the CD has been going strong since that Napster days.
But still, just this one aspect may be occurring but that doesn't mean artists aren't making money.
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Whoa there...
We need better government that is not captured. The other option is to watch the government become more fascist as time moves on.
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Also, this doesn't mean one of the other legislations won't go through and pass giving more power to another branch. This is really all a wrangling for position.
TL;DR the AC is right...
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The most obvious question...
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An obvious question
We hear all the time how they are supposed to be for the artists, how they care about the lighting instructor and the entire 9 yards of fertilizer about how they care about the copyright holders. But what have they done to alleviate the problem of piracy other than bad statistics, ruinous relationships with other countries, and more enforcement that does not do a damn thing to prevent piracy? People tried to stop pirating books with a moral argument. Didn't work. Prevent fair use in the US? Hasn't stopped.
Stop artists from taking back their copyright? Ain't gonna happen. Extend the life of copyright so people die before they share new work? Ain't stopped a damn thing.
What has copyright given us but the express problems that the Founding Fathers did not want? It doles out censorship and hides behind unneeded laws that do nothing but profit a few over the needs of the many.
It's time to just do away with IP laws and allow people to decide the best way to use creative works.
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... It boggles my mind how you say you don't want DRM but the PSN/XBLA/Wii are games that won't be on the next console you purchase...
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