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• On the post: New Record Label Will Give Out All Its Music For Free; Wants Fans To Subscribe To The Label

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 7 Oct 2011 @ 1:25pm

  
  

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  "exactly the kind that make up top 40 lists"
  
  I think that might be where you're wrong. There are many types of 'hits'. I think it's too early to tell what the catalog of the label will look (or sound) like.

• On the post: Entertainment Industry's Coordinated Effort To Blame Third Parties Taking Shape

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 19 Sep 2011 @ 4:22pm

  
  

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  And this part does not worry you?
  
  "in an effort to make them cut off those accused (not found guilty) of copyright infringement"

• On the post: Apple Still Seems To Think That Only It Could Possibly Have An Apple Shaped Logo

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 9 Sep 2011 @ 1:23pm

  
  

  More infringement

  http://i.imgur.com/bgmOp.jpg
  
  This apple is infringing.

• On the post: Dutch Communications Agency Cracks Down On Pirate Stations; Can Go From 'Warning' To 'Fine' In 30 Minutes

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 26 Aug 2011 @ 5:49am

  
  

  Re: Re: Registered Mail?

  Yup. There's a great documentary about London pirate stations which can give some insight into it.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbTQPAhI9zQ

• On the post: Disappointing: The Onion Tests A Paywall

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 10 Aug 2011 @ 7:37am

  
  

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  Actually, if every news site did it; it would probably work.
  
  Keyword 'every' + a _very_ broad definition of news. However, when one opens up their whole site and just gets financed via ads or something more innovative, then they will drag all the others down.

• On the post: Disappointing: The Onion Tests A Paywall

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 10 Aug 2011 @ 7:33am

  
  

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  It really wouldn't have been necessary to write this much if you had not omitted the 'services' part of "premium goods and services".
  
  Next question.

• On the post: Disappointing: The Onion Tests A Paywall

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 10 Aug 2011 @ 4:54am

  
  

  The content is the most valuable asset, but that doesn't mean that _that_ is what you have to charge for.
  
  I'd say merchandise and other 'premium' goods and services would be much easier to monetize without any adverse side-effects.
  
  Let's hope they're only joking. ;-)

• On the post: Irony: FBI Says Apple Letting You Remotely Kill iPhones They've Taken Is 'Big Brother-ish'

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 3 Aug 2011 @ 6:33am

  
  

  If everybody would kindly email a little less, we can read them all to make sure the terrorists will not win.

• On the post: Potential Lulz: Security Experts Think UK Police Tricked Into Arresting The Wrong Person Over LulzSec Hacks

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 29 Jul 2011 @ 1:41am

  
  

  Now that's trolling!

• On the post: Swedish Appeals Court Increases File Sharing Fine By A Factor Of Six

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 26 Jul 2011 @ 2:54am

  
  

  The backlash of sending average people to prison would be very interesting.

• On the post: Phoenix DA Decides Not To File Charges Against Woman Accused Of Groping TSA Agent

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 4:57pm

  
  

  Hah, this is basically how marihuana got 'legalized'/condoned in The Netherlands.
  
  "prosecution would be problematic for a variety of reasons"

• On the post: Can Innovation Through Business 'Solve' Issues That Legal Repression Can't?

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 3:20am

  
  

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  Sorry, that should say http://playlistify.org

• On the post: Can Innovation Through Business 'Solve' Issues That Legal Repression Can't?

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 3:20am

  
  

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Sorry, that should say http://playlistify.org

• On the post: Can Innovation Through Business 'Solve' Issues That Legal Repression Can't?

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 3:19am

  
  

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  Personally I really like the Playlistify mashup, which lets you export/import playlists through a variety of services.
  
  My favourite function is exporting Spotify playlists to YouTube playlists. http://playlistify.com/
  
  Still far from ideal though.

• On the post: Can Innovation Through Business 'Solve' Issues That Legal Repression Can't?

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 1:49am

  
  

  Re: Re: Re: Complete rebuttal to "a Swedish music executive":

  The bottled water industry.

• On the post: Can Innovation Through Business 'Solve' Issues That Legal Repression Can't?

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 20 Jul 2011 @ 1:44am

  
  

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  Yeah, obviously it's more subtle than how he stated it, however I thought the fact that this is a music exec's perspective was more interesting than the actual subtlety.

• On the post: Woman Arrested For Not Letting TSA Grope Her Daughter

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 14 Jul 2011 @ 9:29am

  
  

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  Air travellers ARE accused criminals.

• On the post: Woman Arrested For Not Letting TSA Grope Her Daughter

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 14 Jul 2011 @ 9:28am

  
  

  Re: Re:

  Air travellers ARE accused criminals.

• On the post: Re-Inventing The Wheel (For Real)

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 14 Jul 2011 @ 8:00am

  
  

  Let's be real.

• On the post: Secret Service Descends on Artist For Mildly Creepy Public Photography

  

  Bas Grasmayer (profile), 11 Jul 2011 @ 10:07am

  
  

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  All of this still doesn't mean that he committed a crime. Most of it would just constitute "socially unacceptable behaviour" as Chris put it.

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