Re: You CAN'T disagree that "it facilitates piracy".
*sigh*
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
The reason that movie sales went up 10% is NOT because of Megaupload's shutdown, ootb, it's because the economy was no longer tanking as hard as it had been JUST BEFORE THAT POINT!
MASSIVE FUCKING RECESSION in the west kind of hurts EVERYBODY for paying for stuff!
I mean, sheesh, you guys have Rick Perry, Lamar Smith, and now this guy from Texas.
Bush II came from Texas as its governor before he became President...
I'm not saying all politicians from Texas are that bad, hell, I hold contempt for my own politicians at times as being too ignorant of how the world works, but, it really does look bad when you have those guys, you know?
I apologize, I wasn't trying to paint all the people from the South that way, just most of the politicians.
Seriously, what is UP with all the politicians from the South? About the only one who makes sense is Ron Paul and he's considered a loon by most people.
Doesn't help that three politicians from Texas are Rick Perry, Lamar Smith and now Gohmert.
Don't forget that Bush was Texas governor before becoming President.
Not saying that people from the South are bad, I've got friends down in Florida, but there are some CRAZY people in charge from that area.
Seriously, are all the Southern states filled with utter morons or something? First we had Lamar Smith, then we had the Georgia fellow earlier today, now this?
Seriously, who put stupid in the water supply down there?
Already happening with cars. States have to make laws keeping manufacturers from using the DMCA to keep independent repair shops from working on their equipment for less than the dealer's repair shop will do it for.
"And let's also say that a "pirate" finds a way to hack his own game or make it better and of course at zero cost -- how much longer will he go on developing them when others get all the rewards?"
Pre-billionaire Bill Gates pointed out that for some reason, everybody knew not to steal a computer, but considered software free for the taking (he complained that they earned less than $2 an hour for their work on the software, because so few people paid for it). If this continues, Gates argued, why will anybody write software?
Pirates were undeterred. It didn't take long for hackers to work out ways to trade warez electronically: Early transactions were made through bulletin board systems. These worked similar to the way the modern Internet works... if you had to directly call up each website with your modem and politely request every byte with a cordial handwritten note.
So, decades later, in an industry where piracy is still rampant and yet a fair amount of software still seems to get written, what became of the major anti-piracy advocates? Well, let's refer back to that earliest and most vocal detractor: Bill Gates.
He now admits that piracy of its biggest product has actually expanded its market in countries like China, going so far as to say: "As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours."
Man, just imagine if there was no piracy, Bill Gates might still have a steady job instead of being ultra rich.
"This guy is assuming that societal sanctions will remain the same, and already pirates here at Techdirt believe that "sharing" everything for free is practicable for an industry."
For centuries before copyright, culture was shared, for free, without expectation of profit by bards, artists and others.
How did they live? People GAVE them money if they felt that the story, piece of art, song or whatever, was worth their money after hearing it.
Heck, even the ones who did ask for money only asked for a small amount (equivalent of maybe 5 dollars today) from the people who listened.
And they certainly didn't stop telling the story just because others heard it for free.
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Re: You CAN'T disagree that "it facilitates piracy".
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
The reason that movie sales went up 10% is NOT because of Megaupload's shutdown, ootb, it's because the economy was no longer tanking as hard as it had been JUST BEFORE THAT POINT!
MASSIVE FUCKING RECESSION in the west kind of hurts EVERYBODY for paying for stuff!
On the post: Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert
Re: Re: He's from Texas...
I mean, sheesh, you guys have Rick Perry, Lamar Smith, and now this guy from Texas.
Bush II came from Texas as its governor before he became President...
I'm not saying all politicians from Texas are that bad, hell, I hold contempt for my own politicians at times as being too ignorant of how the world works, but, it really does look bad when you have those guys, you know?
On the post: Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert
Re: Re: He's from Texas...
Seriously, what is UP with all the politicians from the South? About the only one who makes sense is Ron Paul and he's considered a loon by most people.
Doesn't help that three politicians from Texas are Rick Perry, Lamar Smith and now Gohmert.
Don't forget that Bush was Texas governor before becoming President.
Not saying that people from the South are bad, I've got friends down in Florida, but there are some CRAZY people in charge from that area.
On the post: Copyright Office Boss Admits Copyright Law Is Broken And Needs A Rethink... But Still Focused On Bad Ideas
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Streaming, it's like listening to the radio on your computer.
On the post: Register Of Copyright Suggests That Personal Downloading Should Not Be Seen As 'Piracy'
Just watch...
On the post: Charles Carreon Claims A First Amendment Right To Make Vexatious Legal Threats Without Consequence
Man...
There's no way Hollywood could make this believable!
On the post: Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert
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Besides, if that happened, other people would be affected as well since the AC/DC converter box was just nuked in an attempt to wreck one computer.
On the post: Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert
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What a shocking surprise!
On the post: Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert
He's from Texas...
Seriously, who put stupid in the water supply down there?
On the post: Super Meat Boy Developer To EA: DRM Hurts Your Bottom Line More Than Piracy Does
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On the post: Kiwi Three Strikes Tribunal Fines Soldier Who Was Serving In Afghanistan When Infringement Happened
Re: Got some brown on your nose from your masters at the MPAA
On the post: California Attorney General Claims Foreign Companies Using 'Pirated' Software Represent Unfair Competition
It used to be good, but as it is now...
*sigh*
On the post: Kiwi Three Strikes Tribunal Fines Soldier Who Was Serving In Afghanistan When Infringement Happened
So...
Well, Dr. Cox, if you would...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQxhOYqLPdY
On the post: Publishers Show Yet Again How To Make Money By Reducing The Price To Zero
Re: WHO has EVER said that advertising-supported can't work?
I think it was...
You, bob, AJ and other Copyright Apologists who have said "ad-based revenue can't work" when someone points to it as a model.
And yet, you people also say that places like Pirate Bay and Megaupload make TONS of money off of ads.
Hmm... So which is it?
On the post: Super Meat Boy Developer To EA: DRM Hurts Your Bottom Line More Than Piracy Does
Re: Modding...
Pre-billionaire Bill Gates pointed out that for some reason, everybody knew not to steal a computer, but considered software free for the taking (he complained that they earned less than $2 an hour for their work on the software, because so few people paid for it). If this continues, Gates argued, why will anybody write software?
Pirates were undeterred. It didn't take long for hackers to work out ways to trade warez electronically: Early transactions were made through bulletin board systems. These worked similar to the way the modern Internet works... if you had to directly call up each website with your modem and politely request every byte with a cordial handwritten note.
So, decades later, in an industry where piracy is still rampant and yet a fair amount of software still seems to get written, what became of the major anti-piracy advocates? Well, let's refer back to that earliest and most vocal detractor: Bill Gates.
He now admits that piracy of its biggest product has actually expanded its market in countries like China, going so far as to say: "As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours."
Man, just imagine if there was no piracy, Bill Gates might still have a steady job instead of being ultra rich.
On the post: Super Meat Boy Developer To EA: DRM Hurts Your Bottom Line More Than Piracy Does
Re: Why not?
For centuries before copyright, culture was shared, for free, without expectation of profit by bards, artists and others.
How did they live? People GAVE them money if they felt that the story, piece of art, song or whatever, was worth their money after hearing it.
Heck, even the ones who did ask for money only asked for a small amount (equivalent of maybe 5 dollars today) from the people who listened.
And they certainly didn't stop telling the story just because others heard it for free.
On the post: Congressman Already Claims That He Needs To Overturn Supreme Court Ruling In Kirtsaeng
No wonder he said this...
Suddenly everything makes sense.
On the post: Supreme Court Gets It Right In Kirtsaeng: You Can Resell Things You Bought Abroad Without Infringing
Re: Copyright Alliance is a liar on the Kirtsaeng
On the post: Expose A Blatant Security Hole In AT&T's Servers, Get 3.5 Years In Jail
Re: Re: Re: Re: So what?
On the post: Supreme Court Gets It Right In Kirtsaeng: You Can Resell Things You Bought Abroad Without Infringing
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