Everything to do with Twitter and Flattr (and social networking, in general) is marketing. Artists use these platforms as a marketing tool and fans help by sharing artists' tweets etc.
"Absolutely TOO MUCH for a bit of accounting, calculation, and funds transfer -- leaving out the data mining income they no doubt get. -- Should be ONE percent, tops."
Re: I'm sure we all enjoyed Henry Lauder singing "Loch Lomond",
"Anyhoo, as last time: if copyright keeps JAZZ locked up until we're all dead, that's enough positive to make me re-consider these length of terms as too short."
I will have you know, sonny jim, that there is no finer music than 1920s and 30s Jazz, Swing and Blues. I will take that over the diarrhea spewed forth by major record labels any day.
Big bad immigrants stealing jobs
Celebrity gossip
Benefits claimants and their lavish lifestyles
Celebrity gossip
Rumours and hyperbole as political commentary
Celebrity gossip
Celebrity gossip
EU vitriol
Boobs
Celebrity gossip
These are the things printed by the tabloids on a daily basis. Anyone with a brain and a penchant for critical thinking will ignore these journalistic parasites.
There is a lot of quality journalism out there but these tabloids are tainting an entire industry with their non-journalism.
Our trolls will not agree but in life there are no failures, only lessons and opportunities. We learn from our mistakes and next time we do what is necessary to avoid the same pitfalls.
Americans cast the Brit as the baddie because they mistrust intelligence. Arabs are the bogeyman of the current times. Commies are a throw back to the Cold War. And no one likes the Germans.
On the post: Motion Picture Association: The Cloud Is A Threat To Us And The Best Response Is Censorship
Re: You CAN'T disagree that "it facilitates piracy".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21856720
On the post: Motion Picture Association: The Cloud Is A Threat To Us And The Best Response Is Censorship
Re: You CAN'T disagree that "it facilitates piracy".
Moron.
On the post: Super Meat Boy Developer To EA: DRM Hurts Your Bottom Line More Than Piracy Does
Re: EA's response is very human....
Sadly, that will not happen and the mistakes that EA made will be repeated in future releases.
On the post: Patents, Trademarks And Copyrights Have No Place In Trade Agreements
That may just be the very definition of irony.
On the post: Flattr Makes It Easier Than Ever To Support Content Creators Just By Favoriting Tweets
Re: Re: Re: TEN PERCENT! FOR DOING WHAT?
On the post: Flattr Makes It Easier Than Ever To Support Content Creators Just By Favoriting Tweets
Re: TEN PERCENT! FOR DOING WHAT?
Tell that to the record labels you love so much.
That was way too easy.
On the post: Publishers Show Yet Again How To Make Money By Reducing The Price To Zero
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On the post: Now US Wants Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement With European Union To Include Turkey: Who's Next?
They should just fuck off and leave the rest of the world to manage their own affairs.
On the post: Library Of Congress Hoping To Cut Through Tangled Copyright Laws In Order To Archive Historic Sound Recordings
Re: I'm sure we all enjoyed Henry Lauder singing "Loch Lomond",
I will have you know, sonny jim, that there is no finer music than 1920s and 30s Jazz, Swing and Blues. I will take that over the diarrhea spewed forth by major record labels any day.
On the post: DRM Strikes Again: Digital Comics Distributor JManga Closing Down... And Deleting Everyone's Purchases
Re: ROOT PROBLEM IS STILL PIRACY.
What a monumental bell end.
On the post: Maxis GM: Our Vision Is More Important Than Our Customers & Lots Of People Love Our Crappy DRM
Watch this come back and bite 'em on the arse. I have my popcorn ready.
On the post: UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles
Re: Re:
On the post: UK Politician Says EU Site Wants To 'Brainwash' Children With Propaganda About Democratic Principles
Celebrity gossip
Benefits claimants and their lavish lifestyles
Celebrity gossip
Rumours and hyperbole as political commentary
Celebrity gossip
Celebrity gossip
EU vitriol
Boobs
Celebrity gossip
These are the things printed by the tabloids on a daily basis. Anyone with a brain and a penchant for critical thinking will ignore these journalistic parasites.
There is a lot of quality journalism out there but these tabloids are tainting an entire industry with their non-journalism.
On the post: Kickstarter Projects That Don't Meet Their Goal Are Not 'Failures'; They Help People Avoid Failures
Re: "Failure" by another name
On the post: Kickstarter Projects That Don't Meet Their Goal Are Not 'Failures'; They Help People Avoid Failures
On the post: Modder Makes SimCity Capable Of Offline Play Which Works Flawlessly
I saw it coming from miles away.
On the post: Iran Wants To Sue Hollywood Over Argo Somewhere, Some Time, & For Some Reason
Re: Re:
On the post: Iran Wants To Sue Hollywood Over Argo Somewhere, Some Time, & For Some Reason
What's good for the gander is also good for the goose.
On the post: Virginia ISP Locks Customers Into 25-75 Year Contracts; Sues Everybody When Monopoly Threatened
On the post: White House Petition Against CISPA Gets Over The 100,000 Signature Threshold
Re: Re: Re: SUGGESTION TO TECHDIRT STAFF
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