"There will be more pressure to deliver, and keep delivering, out of fear that readers will walk away and take their pennies with them."
That is a good thing. The digital market place is filled with wonderful work so if an author (or musician or film maker, for that matter) is to be successful, they need to stand out from the crowd. I have absolutely no problem with that as it is good for literature and the wider area of culture.
"paying any substantial amount of money for a digital product that might later turn out to be disappointing sucks."
How is it any different to paying any substantial amount of money for a physical product that might later turn out to be disappointing?
I think I will ignore the pay as you read option as the books I read are really quite cheap (usually around £4) and then their are the daily free offers on Indie books.
Any platform is going to attract fraudsters, be it new or traditional. Let's not forget that Kickstarter, and crowd funding in general, is still a fairly new concept so the kinks still haven't been completely ironed out.
One thing we should not do is allow a few fraudulent projects taint our view of the entire platform. Crowd funding is still a fantastic way for genuine content creators to fund their projects while interacting with their fans.
The Internet does not have borders. Whatever happens to the Internet in one country is obviously going to affect users everywhere. Those making laws need to bear that in mind in their agenda of censoring and controlling the Internet.
I used to work in insurance and you would be amazed at the number of people making personal injury claims saying that they are unable to work, but then putting videos online of themselves playing football, wrestling, mountain climbing or whatever they are into. Do people not realise that these things can be viewed by anyone, including those you don't want to see them?
Kicking people off the Internet removes their ability to buy digital music and, with physical record shops closing all over the place, severely hampers their ability to buy music at all.
Google are the equivalent of a library indexing system helping users find what they want more easily.
You would never hold a library responsible if their indexing system were used to find something undesirable. Why should Google be held responsible for the same thing?
Couldn't agree more. Pity I can only give one insightful vote.
It just goes to show that ambition can get you in trouble. If you work hard to become one of the biggest Internet brands out there (like Google has) then you open yourself up to all manner of attacks from all over the place.
Sadly, it seems, mediocrity is the safest bet in Internet related businesses.
On the post: Yes, Patents Are A Restriction On Freedom
Taking existing code, adding features, and generally improving it is the basis of software development. Software patents are very much against that.
On the post: HADOPI May Be Succeeding -- In Driving French Customers To Dotcom's Mega
\whistles nonchalantly.
On the post: Copyright And The Harlem Shake: Selective Enforcement
It's right up there with Gangnam Style.
On the post: The Next eBook Evolution: Pay As You Read eBooks
Re:
That is a good thing. The digital market place is filled with wonderful work so if an author (or musician or film maker, for that matter) is to be successful, they need to stand out from the crowd. I have absolutely no problem with that as it is good for literature and the wider area of culture.
On the post: The Next eBook Evolution: Pay As You Read eBooks
How is it any different to paying any substantial amount of money for a physical product that might later turn out to be disappointing?
I think I will ignore the pay as you read option as the books I read are really quite cheap (usually around £4) and then their are the daily free offers on Indie books.
On the post: Dutch Parliament Member Fined For Hacking; He Says He Was Just Exposing Security Flaw
It goes like this
Member of law enforcement/intelligence community is a hacker - ethical and legal
Hypocrisy? I think so.
On the post: European Patent Office Gives Staff Bonus For Issuing Bumper Crop Of Patents: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Re: Re:
On the post: Fake Kickstarter Game Raises Worries About The Platform, But Should It?
One thing we should not do is allow a few fraudulent projects taint our view of the entire platform. Crowd funding is still a fantastic way for genuine content creators to fund their projects while interacting with their fans.
On the post: Obama Administration, Once Again, Says $222,000 For Sharing 24 Songs Is Perfectly Reasonable
Re: Uh, that's why it's called punishment
The punishment should always be proportionate to the crime. Fines in the 100000s for copyright infringement is NOT proportionate to the crime.
On the post: China's Censorship Hits Internet Users In Other Countries
Re: In some ways there's less censorship
Happens every time.
On the post: China's Censorship Hits Internet Users In Other Countries
Makes sense
On the post: Stupid Criminals: Posting Vacation & Shopping Pictures Of Yourself On Facebook While A Fugitive
I used to work in insurance and you would be amazed at the number of people making personal injury claims saying that they are unable to work, but then putting videos online of themselves playing football, wrestling, mountain climbing or whatever they are into. Do people not realise that these things can be viewed by anyone, including those you don't want to see them?
On the post: Music Publishers: We Need Strong Copyright Laws Because We Don't Like The Consumer Electronics Association
There is something seriously wrong
I could not possibly doubt that more.
On the post: If You Want Two-Thirds Of Americans To Agree That Violent Video Games Are More Dangerous Than Guns, All You Have To Do Is Ask The Right Americans
On the post: Jealous Of Copyright Trolls, Entertainment Industry Looks To Move Three Strikes From 'Disconnect' To 'Fines'
Common sense
How can the industry not see this?
On the post: Aussie Court Realizes That Google Is Not Responsible For Content In Google Ads
Re:
You would never hold a library responsible if their indexing system were used to find something undesirable. Why should Google be held responsible for the same thing?
On the post: Aussie Court Realizes That Google Is Not Responsible For Content In Google Ads
Re: Why is this so confusing?
It just goes to show that ambition can get you in trouble. If you work hard to become one of the biggest Internet brands out there (like Google has) then you open yourself up to all manner of attacks from all over the place.
Sadly, it seems, mediocrity is the safest bet in Internet related businesses.
On the post: US And Europe Move On To TAFTA: Yet Another Chance To Push Through ACTA/SOPA Style IP Maximalism
Protectionism works against free trade.
On the post: Iceland's MPAA Pirates Software; Tries To Defend Itself On Facebook; Runs Away
On the post: Teri Buhl Threatens To Sue Us And Others; Still Seems Confused About The Law
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