Last week a friend of mine recommended a sci-fi book, and I dutifully trudged into town to scour the (last) two bookshops for a copy. My search was fruitless, and as a last resort ventured into the local library for the first time in several years.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I emerged with an old Patrick O'Brian novel, a guide on SLR Cameras and a copy of Locke's essay on Human Understanding. I'd found more interesting content in 10 minutes of walking round a library then an entire days worth of carefully customised RSS feeds had brought me.
I looked high and low for a particular book - couldn't find it at the library - yes; I do go there on occasion. I did; however, find it on Amazon - and a used book store in my area. The used book store won out on that - but I would have bought it from Amazon otherwise.
The internet has been one of the best tools ever developed to find books... lol
All the same, it's just a matter of what people WANT to look for.
Sure; you can sit and rot your brain watching idiotic cartoons all day or watch a documentary on Shakespeare - the idea is to have enough content to please many different people - like a library.
Cable companies can't watch it all - many people still use telecom services such as DSL. I personally use cable - but I really don't care much to sit and watch movies on my PC, I prefer using the TV. Call me 'old fashioned', lol.
So personally; I don't really care what they do - but I don't suspect it will be all that long before someone comes out with a really innovative idea that will put them in the same situation as the RIAA and music Labels - assuming patent law doesn't prevent them from going to market with it by being tied up in litigation - which I'm sure will happen once cable companies feel 'threatened' by a new technology or idea.
"We joked in response that the AP and other newspapers complaining about people "stealing" their coverage should actually be paying the people who make the news"
Interesting concept indeed. So if they write a story about me - not that something that trivial would ever happen - but I should call them and demand royalties. That's actually a good idea.
Hey - it's good from start to finish.
I'm curious too - since you are on that subject - at various times in music, you may hear references to popular culture, objects and such - do the 'artists' pay those people/companies for using the name?
It's funny how the new and other industries scream about this stuff, but when 'Big Rapper MC' (or whoever) talks about a certain car, cigarette, restaurant, etc - in a song - I wonder if the manufacturers are getting a cut.
Maybe they should go back and sue for all that - might help them to stay a viable business; if we are to assume that the new business model some organizations like the RIAA is using works.
Yes and innovation suffers. I've had a number of 'good ideas' - but I don't bother... Patents are too expensive. Maybe not all would be 'great' ideas - one would all but eliminate the need for grocery bags and made getting groceries home a piece of cake.
Sure it is. It's promoting the progress of large corporations, which are the only businesses that matter to politicians, because they're the only ones who can donate huge sums of money to campaign funds. See how that works?
Yes - you are right. My kids make many of their own decisions on stuff.
Why? Because - sadly; I seen the result of the opposite.
A guy I knew in college lived a very sheltered life growing up. When he finally got into college, it was like all the tension on a rubber band than had built up over 18 years was released all at once. Fast Cars, Fast Girls, and a Buzz - he couldn't get enough... Until on one wet, rainy night he ran his Mustang into a concrete wall at 2 in the morning - had cocaine in the car - heck I didn't even know he was into that... He died in ICU about a week later.
"sanctioning censorship in order to protect students from making bad decisions on skin art almost certainly pushes it too far."
You notice that in the article?
Personally - I'd rather my kids were properly instructed on what their RIGHTS are, rather than the possible ills of a Tattoo - if I had to choose.
But schools aren't about that now - neither is half this country. People go on about how 'this and that' is good for the kids; while they think it's ok to take away rights, "for the children". Schools don't teach kids about real History anymore.
My son's best friend - who is a Sophomore never heard of the Nazi's - like... umm, isn't that a rather significant part of History? They don't seem to do much in the way of civics to teach kids about their rights and the constitution. Instead, they want to teach them all this "feel good" - "protect the kids" bull crap that doesn't help anyone and in the end, will cause a great many problems.
So how is it good for the kids to show them that free speech is ok to be suppressed? Seriously - people with that mentality really should find a nice happy socialist country to move to.
So if we take away rights to "protect the children" - who's going to protect them when neither they or us have any rights anymore? Don't hand me 'the government' - statistics and facts well prove the police can't really 'protect' any individual now, nor does congress care about our rights - they just care about their bank accounts, power, and rights for those that enhance their banks accounts and power.
Still, we're seeing more and more artists react poorly to the RIAA, who still claims to represent them. Why is it that our politicians still buy that clearly incorrect story?
It should be clear to even an idiot now that the RIAA represents corporate profits and jobs for some people in the old business model - not artists.
Yes, it was more fun then. But isn't that the way of things? They are fun into corporations and government start to get involved - then they start to suck.
You people just want your music for free, and kick and scream whenever parties whose property you steal try to get retribution. Bravo for RIAA. They're the heroes to every artist who are or are not with them
lol, I guess - but the are enemies of consumer's everywhere. And that's who they should really worry about.
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Not only did I find what I was looking for, I emerged with an old Patrick O'Brian novel, a guide on SLR Cameras and a copy of Locke's essay on Human Understanding. I'd found more interesting content in 10 minutes of walking round a library then an entire days worth of carefully customised RSS feeds had brought me.
I looked high and low for a particular book - couldn't find it at the library - yes; I do go there on occasion. I did; however, find it on Amazon - and a used book store in my area. The used book store won out on that - but I would have bought it from Amazon otherwise.
The internet has been one of the best tools ever developed to find books... lol
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All the same, it's just a matter of what people WANT to look for.
Sure; you can sit and rot your brain watching idiotic cartoons all day or watch a documentary on Shakespeare - the idea is to have enough content to please many different people - like a library.
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So personally; I don't really care what they do - but I don't suspect it will be all that long before someone comes out with a really innovative idea that will put them in the same situation as the RIAA and music Labels - assuming patent law doesn't prevent them from going to market with it by being tied up in litigation - which I'm sure will happen once cable companies feel 'threatened' by a new technology or idea.
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However; I don't own a Kindle. I prefer to really 'own' my books. Now and forever.
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Interesting concept indeed. So if they write a story about me - not that something that trivial would ever happen - but I should call them and demand royalties. That's actually a good idea.
Hey - it's good from start to finish.
I'm curious too - since you are on that subject - at various times in music, you may hear references to popular culture, objects and such - do the 'artists' pay those people/companies for using the name?
It's funny how the new and other industries scream about this stuff, but when 'Big Rapper MC' (or whoever) talks about a certain car, cigarette, restaurant, etc - in a song - I wonder if the manufacturers are getting a cut.
Maybe they should go back and sue for all that - might help them to stay a viable business; if we are to assume that the new business model some organizations like the RIAA is using works.
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And there's no bus route that goes to the office where I work, that and I do regional support, so no car is not an option.
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Yes and innovation suffers. I've had a number of 'good ideas' - but I don't bother... Patents are too expensive. Maybe not all would be 'great' ideas - one would all but eliminate the need for grocery bags and made getting groceries home a piece of cake.
But I can't afford to patent it. So oh well.
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Hit that nail right on the head. :)
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Why? Because - sadly; I seen the result of the opposite.
A guy I knew in college lived a very sheltered life growing up. When he finally got into college, it was like all the tension on a rubber band than had built up over 18 years was released all at once. Fast Cars, Fast Girls, and a Buzz - he couldn't get enough... Until on one wet, rainy night he ran his Mustang into a concrete wall at 2 in the morning - had cocaine in the car - heck I didn't even know he was into that... He died in ICU about a week later.
Too much, too fast is never good.
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You notice that in the article?
Personally - I'd rather my kids were properly instructed on what their RIGHTS are, rather than the possible ills of a Tattoo - if I had to choose.
But schools aren't about that now - neither is half this country. People go on about how 'this and that' is good for the kids; while they think it's ok to take away rights, "for the children". Schools don't teach kids about real History anymore.
My son's best friend - who is a Sophomore never heard of the Nazi's - like... umm, isn't that a rather significant part of History? They don't seem to do much in the way of civics to teach kids about their rights and the constitution. Instead, they want to teach them all this "feel good" - "protect the kids" bull crap that doesn't help anyone and in the end, will cause a great many problems.
So how is it good for the kids to show them that free speech is ok to be suppressed? Seriously - people with that mentality really should find a nice happy socialist country to move to.
So if we take away rights to "protect the children" - who's going to protect them when neither they or us have any rights anymore? Don't hand me 'the government' - statistics and facts well prove the police can't really 'protect' any individual now, nor does congress care about our rights - they just care about their bank accounts, power, and rights for those that enhance their banks accounts and power.
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It should be clear to even an idiot now that the RIAA represents corporate profits and jobs for some people in the old business model - not artists.
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As we all well know - most Artists LOVE the contracts they have with the labels...
LOL
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lol, I guess - but the are enemies of consumer's everywhere. And that's who they should really worry about.
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One good lawsuit out of how many failed ones? I bet they are shaking in their boots...
So - yeah the RIAA got the judgment - you think they'll collect a dime of it?
A bankruptcy lawyer might end up a $1000 bucks richer and that's probably the extent of what they will collect.
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