"Ninety-five years is excessive. It's not going to be benefiting the artists, the creators. It's going to benefiting those who've purchased the rights to the music", said Green Party list MP Gareth Hughes.
"When I was your age, you got the whole game right at the start. You didn't need to buy extra stuff and you didn't need to run some online service just to play your games. Your games worked, even if the company dropped support for them, or even if they went out of business."
Oh they still do. But if you have them you are a dirty stinkin, baby smacking, puppy kicking pirate.
"I definitely felt the negative side of Valve's DRM."
How do you know it was DRM?
Any update can fail. Or be crappy out of the box.
CIP:
Alice Madness Returns. OOTB one of the ini's were coded incorrectly. You got to a certain point and the key mapping for a weapon did not work. I spent hours going through forums to find a fix. Nothing to do with DRM, although makes you wonder if the time spent on DRM was spent on QA, if that would have happened.
It still is a good point, that you had to go through BS just to play a game. I didnt see your error but at lease if it was just an exe to update program files there may be an error code & logs to look through to narrow where to look for a fix.
Personally, I have never had any technical issues with Steam.
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I was sold on steam when my PC poofed and after a rebuild and install of Steam, it then goes and installs all of my games. That one feature... SOLD!!! When they run sales... ITS A SALE.
"You can't pirate their games because the game checks in with the server all of the time." FALSE. Different DRM does different things. Shouldn't you know that? http://steamdrm.flibitijibibo.com/the-big-drm-list/
"Sounds to me like they just adopted the old fashioned studio rules." - Sounds to me you really dont have a grasp on what you are talking about, and if they adopted anything it was because they were forced to.
It also appears that they are just implementing DRM out there already to appease the Game producers.
Example:
EA Account required to run (requires constant Internet connection even in single player mode)
EA ACCOUNT, has nothing to do with Steam.
Ubisoft DRM
Unless otherwise noted, you must have a constant Internet connection at ALL times to play these games.
Thats UBIsoft
Its nice to see lists like this so we know which games to pirate.
So while you like to sit there and ha ha, it is these DRM schemes that push users to be a swashbuckling pirate. Arrggggggg!!!! Off to the torrents we be!!!!!
"I didn't answer the question because the obvious answer is no." - But if you look at the comments, that's exactly what others here in the comments have done.
"No one suggested otherwise."
You sure?
"If you have a problem with how Mike or the Techdirt community has previously "nailed" Ron Paul"
I dont. I called out his campaign on this and am waiting for their response. I agreed that this was out of hand and wrong. But to "nail" the man for this is stupid. He made a mistake.
"You're not very good an understanding how people interpret what you write." - I guess that's something ill have to work on now. NO ONE IS PERFECT.
President Obama guts the Bills of Rights. Wait...what....Obama...no Bush Jr... Or Bush Sr....
Rachel... dear... All of the things you cite began wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before Barry. I am no Barry Sorento fan, but all of that cant be dropped on him. C'mon now.
"I don't care where the video came from, or even care enough to look at the thing" Then STFU Simple.
"all that I care about is that Ron Paul is not quite the honest man everyone seems to think he is.." Cuz for no good reason, you hate him. Thanks for clearing that up for us.
Right, wrong, no matter. Just as long as your sour view of him was met.
RP is... GASP... is human and makes mistakes. Ohhhh Nooooosss we cant vote for him.
Lets put another Bush/Obama in there. They were such beacons of integrity. /s
Troll:
(Now to sit back and watch the Paulites go up in flames)
So you said it because you believe it or just another troll trying to incite the RP crowd? I believe the latter.
"When presented that he changed his position." See there is no clear evidence that says he changed his position. He or someone on his staff made a bad decision, a mistake. Oops. At least no one died from it.
"Like the racist rants that he signed his name to, but now disavows because they're politically embarrassing?"
Ha ha. You never called someone, even in your own head, a nigger, cracker, spic, etc. RHETORICAL no need to answer because we all know it.
"Like the racist rants that he signed his name to" Interesting. Signed his name to. Signed his name to.
Aww yep he is racist to the point of having KKK meetings every Wednesday at 3PM. /s
"Sorry, but a racist who has no understanding of the 19th century economics" Pfftt hahahahahahahah no understanding of economics. Yeah OK. You tell yourself that. Thats why when the bubble burst he was all over TV because he predicted it.
You're claiming that trying to compare Paul to these people is *not* trying to compare him to them?!?!??!
See, this is *exactly* why it's reasonable that the video was done by Paul supporters - even when you make plain statements in plain language, you still can't understand what it is you said
If it was so plain, and YOU dont understand it, maybe its YOU. Just sayin.
"You're claiming that trying to compare Paul to these people is *not* trying to compare him to them?!?!??!" Please describe in detail what you read that brought you to that conclusion.
Hmmm. Still no answer to:
So the whole of his life is ended by one bad decision?
Well today we received an announcement about a new IP lier (to defend us). This is the 4th in 18 months. Judging by their offices and equipment they are 100,000+ a year job. Over a half a million spent each year to defend us against patent trolls.
See they DO create jobs. /s
Would be nice to have that money for other projects.
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No need to read past
He is stuck in Y2K, and has not broadened his horizons since, in my opinion, much longer than that.
"So many people get into this business with a sense of entitlement." - And you are not the exception, although you think you are.
Ahh enough of this, it's too easy.
Kids, lawn, off. Yeah we get it old man, move along now.
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But but but... the artists!!
But but but... the artists!!
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Oh they still do. But if you have them you are a dirty stinkin, baby smacking, puppy kicking pirate.
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Re:
You guys are now calling game features like hats and guns DRM? cukoo cukoo.
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Re: Re: Re: DRM and Paywall!
How do you know it was DRM?
Any update can fail. Or be crappy out of the box.
CIP:
Alice Madness Returns. OOTB one of the ini's were coded incorrectly. You got to a certain point and the key mapping for a weapon did not work. I spent hours going through forums to find a fix. Nothing to do with DRM, although makes you wonder if the time spent on DRM was spent on QA, if that would have happened.
It still is a good point, that you had to go through BS just to play a game. I didnt see your error but at lease if it was just an exe to update program files there may be an error code & logs to look through to narrow where to look for a fix.
Personally, I have never had any technical issues with Steam.
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Sounds so scary.... BOO!!!
Techdirt is big brother ohhh noooooosss.
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Re: Re: Re:
Thanks for letting us know.
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Re: DRM and Paywall!
I was sold on steam when my PC poofed and after a rebuild and install of Steam, it then goes and installs all of my games. That one feature... SOLD!!! When they run sales... ITS A SALE.
"You can't pirate their games because the game checks in with the server all of the time." FALSE. Different DRM does different things. Shouldn't you know that?
http://steamdrm.flibitijibibo.com/the-big-drm-list/
"Sounds to me like they just adopted the old fashioned studio rules." - Sounds to me you really dont have a grasp on what you are talking about, and if they adopted anything it was because they were forced to.
It also appears that they are just implementing DRM out there already to appease the Game producers.
Example:
EA Account required to run (requires constant Internet connection even in single player mode)
EA ACCOUNT, has nothing to do with Steam.
Ubisoft DRM
Unless otherwise noted, you must have a constant Internet connection at ALL times to play these games.
Thats UBIsoft
Its nice to see lists like this so we know which games to pirate.
So while you like to sit there and ha ha, it is these DRM schemes that push users to be a swashbuckling pirate. Arrggggggg!!!! Off to the torrents we be!!!!!
I think you need to read this:
https://www.insightcommunity.com/step2/311/why-i-pirate-an-open-letter-to-content-creators
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they should start coughing up cash for reading stories from copyrighted books out loud.
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Re: Re:
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"No one suggested otherwise."
You sure?
"If you have a problem with how Mike or the Techdirt community has previously "nailed" Ron Paul"
I dont. I called out his campaign on this and am waiting for their response. I agreed that this was out of hand and wrong. But to "nail" the man for this is stupid. He made a mistake.
"You're not very good an understanding how people interpret what you write." - I guess that's something ill have to work on now. NO ONE IS PERFECT.
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Re: Ron Paul needs to open a dialogue to the internet
http://www.ronpaul.com/contact/
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Re: Hypocrites - Must be a Republican
Rachel... dear... All of the things you cite began wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before Barry. I am no Barry Sorento fan, but all of that cant be dropped on him. C'mon now.
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"all that I care about is that Ron Paul is not quite the honest man everyone seems to think he is.." Cuz for no good reason, you hate him. Thanks for clearing that up for us.
Right, wrong, no matter. Just as long as your sour view of him was met.
RP is... GASP... is human and makes mistakes. Ohhhh Nooooosss we cant vote for him.
Lets put another Bush/Obama in there. They were such beacons of integrity. /s
Troll:
(Now to sit back and watch the Paulites go up in flames)
So you said it because you believe it or just another troll trying to incite the RP crowd? I believe the latter.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
"Like the racist rants that he signed his name to, but now disavows because they're politically embarrassing?"
Ha ha. You never called someone, even in your own head, a nigger, cracker, spic, etc. RHETORICAL no need to answer because we all know it.
"Like the racist rants that he signed his name to" Interesting. Signed his name to. Signed his name to.
Aww yep he is racist to the point of having KKK meetings every Wednesday at 3PM. /s
"Sorry, but a racist who has no understanding of the 19th century economics" Pfftt hahahahahahahah no understanding of economics. Yeah OK. You tell yourself that. Thats why when the bubble burst he was all over TV because he predicted it.
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See, this is *exactly* why it's reasonable that the video was done by Paul supporters - even when you make plain statements in plain language, you still can't understand what it is you said
If it was so plain, and YOU dont understand it, maybe its YOU. Just sayin.
"You're claiming that trying to compare Paul to these people is *not* trying to compare him to them?!?!??!" Please describe in detail what you read that brought you to that conclusion.
Hmmm. Still no answer to:
So the whole of his life is ended by one bad decision?
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India's Controller of Patents (nice title)
"saving lives comes into play." Pish posh Mike. How dare you put lives before corporate profits.
Must be one of those them there Lord High Piracy Apologist Pirates.
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Re:
See they DO create jobs. /s
Would be nice to have that money for other projects.
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"YouTube being able to say they are "too big to check"" I don't recall them ever saying that and in fact it is what their content ID system does.
A FAIL at FAILING. Good work.
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