How about realising that the Internet is global and release your content everywhere at the same time. We have to wait several years in some cases for TV shows to arrive in the UK (I have a couple of favourites that have finished seasons 5 and 6 in the US but we are still waiting for season 3 and 4).
Windowed release models only feed piracy and there is no technical reason why we cannot be allowed to at least subscribe to US TV.
It won't make a blind bit of difference really. The corporations behind these negotiations are too big and powerful and the public and interest groups are too small to matter. Power always goes to those with the money and that is not these 400 groups or 15 million people.
Say what you want about Chavez, but at least he kept is country out of the pockets of corrupt corporations who simply buy governments and use them to pass whatever laws they need.
Now, that he is dead, I fear that Venezuela will be sold to the highest bidder.
"piracy was an issue that was "out of sight, out of mind" and discussed with more of a wink wink, nudge nudge mentality"
Bollocks.
The idiots in copyright land have been bleating about piracy for decades.
VCRs, cassette recorders, MP3 players, Minidisc players, CD burners and many more were all accused of being tools of piracy when they first came out, they were all supposed to bring the death of entertainment. Take your head out of your arse and do some research.
"Government out of people's lives" only applies to things that benefit the population (like healthcare or education). The Patriot Act benefits government so that is allowed.
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By all means develop an interface that will work across phone and tablet devices but keep the desktop experience as a proper desktop experience.
One of the reasons I am now an Xfce user rather than Gnome.
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How about realising that the Internet is global and release your content everywhere at the same time. We have to wait several years in some cases for TV shows to arrive in the UK (I have a couple of favourites that have finished seasons 5 and 6 in the US but we are still waiting for season 3 and 4).
Windowed release models only feed piracy and there is no technical reason why we cannot be allowed to at least subscribe to US TV.
Just something to consider
Yours Sincerely
A concerned TV fan
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Now, that he is dead, I fear that Venezuela will be sold to the highest bidder.
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You are the idiot
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Another assumption based on nothing from an idiot troll on Techdirt? Shocking!
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Fact!
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I don't trust corporations
I don't trust anyone
Trust is the fastest way to betrayal
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Bollocks.
The idiots in copyright land have been bleating about piracy for decades.
VCRs, cassette recorders, MP3 players, Minidisc players, CD burners and many more were all accused of being tools of piracy when they first came out, they were all supposed to bring the death of entertainment. Take your head out of your arse and do some research.
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If only more people had that courage ;-)
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