Now, I guess, to some extent, we should note that it's a good thing that a major record label is admitting publicly that "free" can act as a good promotion -- so kudos to Interscope for taking that big step.
To my everlasting glee, the internet has caused confusion, anger and terror for anal-retentive, small-minded officials, bureaucrats and businesspeople everywhere.
Their public flailing and thrashing about is truly enjoyable and I find myself checking TechDirt every ten minutes or so anticipating the next amusingly intemperate outburst.
I am mostly annoyed by people who feel they must maintain absolute control of every particle of their little fiefdoms, and so their frequent tantrums and lamentations are a joy to my heart.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Keep 'em comin', Mike!
To my everlasting glee, the internet has caused confusion, anger and terror for anal-retentive, small-minded officials, bureaucrats and businesspeople everywhere.
Their public flailing and thrashing about is truly enjoyable and I find myself checking TechDirt every ten minutes or so anticipating the next amusingly intemperate outburst.
I am mostly annoyed by people who feel they must maintain absolute control of every particle of their little fiefdoms, and so their frequent tantrums and lamentations are a joy to my heart.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Keep 'em comin', Mike!
The laws are useless if nobody follows them. Let them write all the laws they want, it won't stop piracy, if anything it will help it.
As much as I wish it were that simple, I'm more afraid the "War on Piracy" will turn into yet another Constitution-shredding horror just like the "War on Drugs"
Time to register oddeo.com, sign up some unknown authors willing to read their own works into a microphone, set up the free downloads and get ready to convert readers into fans!
The same digital technology that has given (and still gives) studios billions in profits from the sale and rental of DVDs is now evolving to shrink that very same market.
The studios had no problem with digital technology when it was flowing cash only towards them. Now that the flow is lessening, they want government to step in and help them out.
You know what MPAA? If you don't like people making copies of your recordings, DON'T RELEASE RECORDINGS!
Not that there's a big protest culture in Tiburon, but this certainly shows how a simple traffic camera effort can escalate into something that is much more questionable from a civil rights standpoint.
"That bitch is cheating on me again. Look! There she goes!"
Most important, he is realizing that all the eyeballs in the world are just that, eyeballs, and nothing more.
This is insightful.
The problem with Murdoch's approach though, is that he doesn't want to compete with Google, he wants to cripple it.
As Masnick points out repeatedly (and I happen to agree with), you don't grow your business by ruining the customer experience. You grow your business by finding out what the customer wants and figuring out how to provide it profitably.
Or, perhaps, an understanding of how BitTorrent actually works and a brief primer on encryption technologies...
Maybe some economics courses, so he could understand why no one would give you $5000 for your MP3 player with 5000 tunes on it even if the recording industry insists that each and every copy of every tune is worth at least a buck.
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*.doubleclick.*
However, if I see one animated ad, I usually adblock the entire domain, because I figure they're going to have more.
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Mike. Now you're just being mean.
:)
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Auld Lang Syne
They sure seem to be coming hot-n-heavy lately.
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Another Day Another Outrage
Their public flailing and thrashing about is truly enjoyable and I find myself checking TechDirt every ten minutes or so anticipating the next amusingly intemperate outburst.
I am mostly annoyed by people who feel they must maintain absolute control of every particle of their little fiefdoms, and so their frequent tantrums and lamentations are a joy to my heart.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Keep 'em comin', Mike!
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Re: Another Day Another Outrage
Feh...
On the post: Higher iTunes Prices? How Much Goes To The Artists?
Another Day Another Outrage
Their public flailing and thrashing about is truly enjoyable and I find myself checking TechDirt every ten minutes or so anticipating the next amusingly intemperate outburst.
I am mostly annoyed by people who feel they must maintain absolute control of every particle of their little fiefdoms, and so their frequent tantrums and lamentations are a joy to my heart.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Keep 'em comin', Mike!
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All I Can Say...
Well played!
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Botaday
http://www.botaday.com
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Re: Laws
As much as I wish it were that simple, I'm more afraid the "War on Piracy" will turn into yet another Constitution-shredding horror just like the "War on Drugs"
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Business Opportunity
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Spade Calling
It's okay. You can say "Christian Science Monitor"
Despite the name, they are a widely-respected, award-winning journalistic enterprise.
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Honestly...
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The Real Crime
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Re: Re: Re:
Yes. That's why gun manufacturers are held liable for shooting deaths.
On the post: Heads Of Major Movies Studios Claiming They Just Want To Help Poor Indie Films Harmed By Piracy
Technology Giveth...
The same digital technology that has given (and still gives) studios billions in profits from the sale and rental of DVDs is now evolving to shrink that very same market.
The studios had no problem with digital technology when it was flowing cash only towards them. Now that the flow is lessening, they want government to step in and help them out.
You know what MPAA? If you don't like people making copies of your recordings, DON'T RELEASE RECORDINGS!
It just cannot get any simpler.
On the post: Tiburon Approves Recording Every Car That Enters/Leaves... Despite More Evidence Of Traffic Camera Abuse In UK
"That bitch is cheating on me again. Look! There she goes!"
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Re: Anonny1
I'll bet your friends think you're a lot of fun.
Oh, wait.
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Slack
C'mon Mike. It must get boring confiscating nail clippers and strip-searching toddlers.
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Re:
This is insightful.
The problem with Murdoch's approach though, is that he doesn't want to compete with Google, he wants to cripple it.
As Masnick points out repeatedly (and I happen to agree with), you don't grow your business by ruining the customer experience. You grow your business by finding out what the customer wants and figuring out how to provide it profitably.
On the post: Lord Mandelson Wants Students To Get More Tech Education; Can We Start By Educating Him?
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Maybe some economics courses, so he could understand why no one would give you $5000 for your MP3 player with 5000 tunes on it even if the recording industry insists that each and every copy of every tune is worth at least a buck.
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