In July and August 2012 the Internet Society conducted online interviews of more than 10,000 Internet users in 20 countries. In response to the statement "Access to the Internet should be considered a basic human right":
83% responded that they somewhat or strongly agreed, 14% that they somewhat or strongly disagreed, and 3% didn't know.
Do you want
Once again, I should have worded this differently. More along the lines of "Do we as a society want...". I was using shorthand, sorry.
Again, the examples do not have to be equivalent for the same principles to apply.
Yes the do. You are comparing apples to airplanes.
How is the T-Mobile agreement different than the NFL one?
Because internet service is becoming recognized as an fundamental human right by the UN and others, like the access to drinkable water. Whether the NFL has Gatorade on the sidelines or not isn't even on the same planet, let alone in the same ballpark.
Do you want your local municipal water supplier reducing your water pressure just because you installed an off-brand toilet instead of a more famous Kohler brand? Or do you want constant water pressure delivered to you all the time?
Do you want your local power company lowering your available wattage just because you have a K-Mart television instead of a more popular LG television? Or do you want the power company to deliver you constant electricity regardless?
I want both of those things and I also want my internet service to be highest speed, regardless if I am listening to SoundCloud or listening to my local radio station's internet stream.
all the Taxi and Limousine companies that operate have had to follow the rules for along time.
They had to follow rules that were put into place at a time when such rules were necessary to protect the customers. Things like unsafe vehicles, overcharged fees, unsavory drivers, etc...
What is different now with Uber and Lyft is that most of those rules are now unnecessary. Unsafe vehicles and creepy drivers are dealt with via instantaneous customer feedback. Overcharging is impossible because the route is displayed on the customer's phone with GPS and the fare is negotiated BEFORE the ride takes place.
What is your argument for keeping these outdated rules in place when they are no longer needed? The only two reasons I can see are to keep the legacy cab companies afloat and so the municipalities can keep their licensing revenue flowing. Neither of those are good enough reasons for me.
Not only that, but customer satisfaction seems to be greater with these new services as opposed to the traditional taxi services. If people WANT these services, who are you to limit their choices?
There is a problem with comedy news and that is that they have no accountability. If they make false statements they just say that are a comedy program. If they are news they should be held to account like everyone else or they are not held to account and everyone should know they are not news.
Wait. Who, exactly, do you think the mainstream media outlets are accountable to, beyond the stock holders of whichever corporation owns them?
Mike Masnick just hates it when musicians get paid for their hard work.
That statement is simply untrue. Over 15 years of blog posts from Mike dispute that without a doubt.
You seem to be lashing out at the messenger because reality isn't quite conforming to your illusions of what the music business should be.
You can shake your fist at the clouds all you want, but it won't change the fact that your little exclusive club isn't so exclusive anymore because the bouncers (A&R men) can no longer stop everyone at the door and the pie is now being cut into smaller pieces.
Ummm...nothing in your comment is fact whatsoever.
Conjuncture, hearsay and opinions, yes, but not facts. Not only that, but your comment also appears to be a disjointed ramblings to me. I couldn't figure out who you were talking about most of the time.
And, btw, Adam Steinbaugh graduated law school cum laude and has passed the California bar.
Tim Cushing hates cops. That's extent of knowledge gleaned from his "articles".
If that is all you have gleaned from Tim's articles, then you have only yourself to blame for that.
It doesn't seem to me that Tim hates cops at all, but more along the lines that Tim hates gross incompetence and blatant abuses of power. As should we all.
You are the only one who seems to think that criticizing those who abuse their powers equates to an attack on the entire profession.
Anarchy is all fun and games right up to the point when the guy from the next valley over, who happens to have more weapons and manpower than you, decides he wants your land, your possessions and your women and children.
Where is anyone talking about "absolute anonymity"? We are talking about anonymous communication here, not absolute anonymity. You don't really believe that everyone who uses a pseudonym online doesn't pay taxes or doesn't register to vote or doesn't hold a drivers license, do you?
Anonymous communication has always been around from mailing an unsigned, unaddressed letter to the editor of the local paper to posting flyers to hiring someone to be your mouthpiece to scribbling archaic messages on bathroom walls.
Why is it all of sudden different because it's on the internet?
A fraction of a cent per play is not sustainable and does not compensate the artist.
Here's some back of the napkin calculations I came up with:
- Price of 1 CD = $15.00 - 12 songs on a CD = $1.25 per song - Average lifespan of a CD = 10 years
(I cannot find any real good data on CD listening habits, so I am guesstimating here) - Average weekly plays of a song on CD - let's go with 1 to be conservative - 1 play x 52 weeks x 10 years = 520 plays
- $1.25/150 plays = 0.0024 per play
Now add in the fact that streaming revenues can conceivably last from now until forever and where does that put the figures?
I honestly don't see what the big deal is. I think the whole "permission culture" argument is idiotic.
Of course you'd think that. If I recall correctly, you were studying to become an IP lawyer. Your livelihood probably depends upon brokering these permissions.
Requiring permission to use other people's property has been a part of our culture for a long time.
Only for physical property. Asking permission to use another's idea or to recreate another's invention or to reproduce some sounds that you heard has only been around for a few hundred years or so. That's an eye blink in the entire scope of human history.
Requiring permission to use other people's property has been a part of our culture for a long time. If I have to ask my neighbor's permission to borrow his hedge trimmer again, do you think Mike should write a post about terribly inefficient the entire hedge trimmer ecosystem is?
Once again, intellectual property does not equate to physical property. At times, I think you conflate the two on purpose just win an argument. You really should know better than that.
First off, I am going to assume that you are really who you say you are and not just some random person typing your name in the name field.
Please don't confuse the sentiments stated here on Techdirt as being against your situation. From the comments I've read, most here actually do have sympathy towards you and your plight of being duped by this unscrupulous producer.
Our problem lies with the court's twisting of current copyright laws far beyond the accepted norm to alleviated this situation for you. That, in my humble opinion, is far worse for our society than one actress appearing in something she really doesn't wish to be associated with.
Our society's slide towards a permission culture concerns me greatly. The future portrayed in Richard Stallman's The Right to Read is not the reality I want my for my grandchildren.
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Not sure why you would make that distinction, really.
Water is a good and the right to clean drinking water is also considered a fundamental human right recognized legally by international law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_water
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Perhaps I'm a little off my game today....
I probabally should have stressed the "and others" part of that sentence a bit more. "Others" in this instance means, well, pretty much, everyone:
Do you want
Once again, I should have worded this differently. More along the lines of "Do we as a society want...". I was using shorthand, sorry.
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Yes the do. You are comparing apples to airplanes.
How is the T-Mobile agreement different than the NFL one?
Because internet service is becoming recognized as an fundamental human right by the UN and others, like the access to drinkable water. Whether the NFL has Gatorade on the sidelines or not isn't even on the same planet, let alone in the same ballpark.
Do you want your local municipal water supplier reducing your water pressure just because you installed an off-brand toilet instead of a more famous Kohler brand? Or do you want constant water pressure delivered to you all the time?
Do you want your local power company lowering your available wattage just because you have a K-Mart television instead of a more popular LG television? Or do you want the power company to deliver you constant electricity regardless?
I want both of those things and I also want my internet service to be highest speed, regardless if I am listening to SoundCloud or listening to my local radio station's internet stream.
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Where does the article say anything about dropping the charges?
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Just for fuck's sake.....what is your definition of a "reporter" or a "journalist"?
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They had to follow rules that were put into place at a time when such rules were necessary to protect the customers. Things like unsafe vehicles, overcharged fees, unsavory drivers, etc...
What is different now with Uber and Lyft is that most of those rules are now unnecessary. Unsafe vehicles and creepy drivers are dealt with via instantaneous customer feedback. Overcharging is impossible because the route is displayed on the customer's phone with GPS and the fare is negotiated BEFORE the ride takes place.
What is your argument for keeping these outdated rules in place when they are no longer needed? The only two reasons I can see are to keep the legacy cab companies afloat and so the municipalities can keep their licensing revenue flowing. Neither of those are good enough reasons for me.
Not only that, but customer satisfaction seems to be greater with these new services as opposed to the traditional taxi services. If people WANT these services, who are you to limit their choices?
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Re: Comedy News is problematic
Wait. Who, exactly, do you think the mainstream media outlets are accountable to, beyond the stock holders of whichever corporation owns them?
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That statement is simply untrue. Over 15 years of blog posts from Mike dispute that without a doubt.
You seem to be lashing out at the messenger because reality isn't quite conforming to your illusions of what the music business should be.
You can shake your fist at the clouds all you want, but it won't change the fact that your little exclusive club isn't so exclusive anymore because the bouncers (A&R men) can no longer stop everyone at the door and the pie is now being cut into smaller pieces.
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Yeah I agree, very confusing. I had to click the link to figure out who this story was about.
There is the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, but no "Michigan University" that I've ever heard of.
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Re: You are blinded by your leader, herd
Ummm...nothing in your comment is fact whatsoever.
Conjuncture, hearsay and opinions, yes, but not facts. Not only that, but your comment also appears to be a disjointed ramblings to me. I couldn't figure out who you were talking about most of the time.
And, btw, Adam Steinbaugh graduated law school cum laude and has passed the California bar.
http://adamsteinbaugh.com/about/
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If that is all you have gleaned from Tim's articles, then you have only yourself to blame for that.
It doesn't seem to me that Tim hates cops at all, but more along the lines that Tim hates gross incompetence and blatant abuses of power. As should we all.
You are the only one who seems to think that criticizing those who abuse their powers equates to an attack on the entire profession.
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Count me out.
Anarchy is all fun and games right up to the point when the guy from the next valley over, who happens to have more weapons and manpower than you, decides he wants your land, your possessions and your women and children.
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Re: Absolute Anonymity
Where is anyone talking about "absolute anonymity"? We are talking about anonymous communication here, not absolute anonymity. You don't really believe that everyone who uses a pseudonym online doesn't pay taxes or doesn't register to vote or doesn't hold a drivers license, do you?
Anonymous communication has always been around from mailing an unsigned, unaddressed letter to the editor of the local paper to posting flyers to hiring someone to be your mouthpiece to scribbling archaic messages on bathroom walls.
Why is it all of sudden different because it's on the internet?
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- $1.25/520 plays = $0.0024 per play
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Here's some back of the napkin calculations I came up with:
- Price of 1 CD = $15.00
- 12 songs on a CD = $1.25 per song
- Average lifespan of a CD = 10 years
(I cannot find any real good data on CD listening habits, so I am guesstimating here)
- Average weekly plays of a song on CD - let's go with 1 to be conservative
- 1 play x 52 weeks x 10 years = 520 plays
- $1.25/150 plays = 0.0024 per play
Now add in the fact that streaming revenues can conceivably last from now until forever and where does that put the figures?
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I don't think that the Ninja Turtles are available anyways.
They are pretty busy in Charleston helping Viacom put the smack down on little cable company operators:
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141024/GZ01/141029428
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Of course you'd think that. If I recall correctly, you were studying to become an IP lawyer. Your livelihood probably depends upon brokering these permissions.
Requiring permission to use other people's property has been a part of our culture for a long time.
Only for physical property. Asking permission to use another's idea or to recreate another's invention or to reproduce some sounds that you heard has only been around for a few hundred years or so. That's an eye blink in the entire scope of human history.
Requiring permission to use other people's property has been a part of our culture for a long time. If I have to ask my neighbor's permission to borrow his hedge trimmer again, do you think Mike should write a post about terribly inefficient the entire hedge trimmer ecosystem is?
Once again, intellectual property does not equate to physical property. At times, I think you conflate the two on purpose just win an argument. You really should know better than that.
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Hello Ms. Garcia,
First off, I am going to assume that you are really who you say you are and not just some random person typing your name in the name field.
Please don't confuse the sentiments stated here on Techdirt as being against your situation. From the comments I've read, most here actually do have sympathy towards you and your plight of being duped by this unscrupulous producer.
Our problem lies with the court's twisting of current copyright laws far beyond the accepted norm to alleviated this situation for you. That, in my humble opinion, is far worse for our society than one actress appearing in something she really doesn't wish to be associated with.
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It's a big deal to me.
Our society's slide towards a permission culture concerns me greatly. The future portrayed in Richard Stallman's The Right to Read is not the reality I want my for my grandchildren.
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