I expected something on Tom Baker or Jon Pertwee. Maybe even K9. I don't go for the new one.
Amusingly just last night I googled 'ink blot test' because I couldn't remember how to spell Rorschach.
I would have presumed the *interpretation* of the testee's views on the blots may have some 'copyright' but the images themselves should not.
Same as if I take a photo of my motorbike and upload it to Wikipedia on the relevant page, I would not expect to get sued by the manufacturer. The legal rights are on the whole thing, not just what you can see.
As I've stated many times, most people posting as 'anonymous coward' or similar are ignored by me and presumably many others.
"despite capping broadband connections at 250 gigs/month"
Poor dears. I have a 35Gb/month cap, and that's considered large to most people I know near me in Australia. I don't often go near it but there are times I do.
To keep on topic though, the ISP should provide some form of monitoring tool. My ISP (iiNet) provide a sweet set of tools for managing your account and viewing usage.
Oddly my rather long comment on this on news.com.au didn't get published on there.. :) Anyway they ran with a survey of about 6K people in Europe+US and used those results to assume a staggering number of people would pay as their reasoning for a paywall on an *Australian* news site. Like other posters, if a news (or any) site requires my rego to read it, it can get stuffed. I like to get to know a site before I give my info, and if I can't get what I want, I will go elsewhere.
Admittedly the web's full of 'unreliable' sources but this aura the papers think they have of being reliable is a farce, a good proportion hastily reword bits of copy pasted releases from other sources, especially online. In that regard they've devalued themselves completely. Few news websites are taken seriously on their own, I believe most people browse the same story on several sites to get 'all the interpretations' not all of the facts.
We need to read between the spin to see the truth in most online papers these days and readers realise this. The last time I looked at a physical newspaper was last month when I packed to move.. the last time I bought one ? Ages back, and that was only for the free copy of Spore's creature creator..
Far as I'm aware the original purpose of bittorrent was to reduce overhead, you can grab bits of files from anywhere, and -reduce- traffic at the server level. In theory, the server may send downloaded file once only, but 500 people end up with a complete copy.
Being able to download a portion of a file from anywhere meant you could also pick a file up at your connection's full speed, theoretically faster than the hosting server could provide it on its own.
It was never intended for piracy, but neither were telephones lines, or the postal service. Things get used to do what they're good at doing. Bit torrent is good at distributing and that's something piracy needs, is a good method of distribution.
As for ISPs offering unlimited bandwidth, well you reap what you sow. If you offer to bend over for customers, expect some of them to get the lubricant out. Where I live, 25Gb's a fairly large limit. The 53Gb I'd get if ADSL2 was available (same $) would be nice but alas I can't at this address for some reason. I'm not in the US.
However from what I've read, the aim of the business model (per the BBC) was to make some form of legitimacy out of it and ensure that copyright holders got paid etc. It was a plausible, if unlikely read, but conversely, I'm not that gullible to not think there's some element of hype there.
The only real solution to the overall stalemate is to find a way for P2P or a kindred sharing technology to generate revenue for the copyright holder of whatever is downloaded, but without requiring an actual purchase from the downloader. It'll take an apparently implausible business model to achieve that but I'd love to see -something- work.
The whole argument is bizarre - who is liable for ram raiders ? The vehicle makers, whoever built the road and/or footpath, whichever company made the clothes they were wearing ? How about the petrol station they bought the petrol from ?
To say iiNet are doing anything wrong by the way their handling it is unfair. They could advise a customer the allegation has been received I guess but legally they're not empowered to actually -act- on the allegation. Like all crimes, the police, or proper relevant authority should handle it.
If they give out the customer's information, that technique can be used in many ways to get someone's information for other purposes. Cutting off their internet access on a single allegation isn't fair either.
That said I don't believe we have the equivalent 'safe harbour' the US has, so iiNet may well wind up in a bad position - considering that AFACT claims to have set up 'honeytorrents' and then requested details of specific IP addresses.
There has to be a better way for this sort of thing to work but it seems most are insistent on not moving forwards.
So that means if I have to try a song / level 15 times before I get through it, I have to pay the level designer / composer 15 times over ?
I think it's fair to say that when whatever contracts were signed at the time, the artists who wrote the songs in Guitar Hero received something in compensation - or more accurately the recording companies did. I am sure they realised people would play their songs more than once. Same with level designers. Do I need to pay an animator for their jump animation every time I use it ?
They seem to think the GFC is a time to innovate in ways to get money off people.
As for fake profiles - so what ? Make your own and denounce the other .. problem solved really. I'd be more likely to assume it's a 'genuine fake' rather than an employee or the whiner.
I think some people just love lawsuits, sadly.
Basically if Mike winds up in court, a lawyer will argue that in some way the presentation will not have been as good, had the 'stolen' image been left out. The next question is "and you were paid to deliver that presentation weren't you?". Case pretty much lost if the answer is yes.
Really much of the problem beyond that is simply that everyone assumes everything is worth money. It's not - the value of anything is relative. To me (whatever) may be a hobby that I'd do for free, someone else may expect payment. Another person may expect big payments. Same with the recipient, they may want to pay lots, some or nothing for the item. Society as a whole expects everything to have a $ value - commercial entities are even worse.
The fact remains that most things people regard as 'basic services' should be free - and again, opinions differ. This could be news, public transport, flatulence, whatever.
The way things are going it'll be if you shop at 'ShopX' you'll live in a ShopX complex with ShopX food, clothes and so forth. That's what the commercial companies want - it's brand loyalty after all.
For example, say I download a program, a song, or movie.
Most people probably do this from time to time.
Now I am not everyone, but I will also *BUY* whatever it is if it's good.
If it's crap, it stays on the HD far less time than it takes to download. I'd rather I didn't waste $100 than the company get a benefit from outputting crap - for instance EA and Spore. I STILL regret paying for that.
Is that most papers pretty much copy paste 90% of a story on Reuters or another paper. The similarities between BBC (UK) and News.com (Aus) stories on the same subject are quite scary - same if you compare any 2 news sites.
The papers realise this and they all want to make us pay for their 2 keystroke stories but of course if one puts up a pay to read (PTR) setup, the others will get the traffic that they lose. Last one to put up a PTR wins, almost. However like any company, none of them want to be last to get their part of this "magic profit" so they all decide to do it at the same time. Sorta like lemmings really.
That's my jaded take on it. The problem is I can manage not reading "the news", as opposed to "interesting stuff" like I find on this site, which I can't live without as easily. That doesn't mean I'd necessarily pay to read here either though. Call me a cheapskate.
If you're gonna have a dig, anon, at least enter a name. It's pretty ordinary without one.
That said the sooner they get over the stupid idea the better - everyone knows it's gonna happen anyway, the trials are a joke so they won't show any ill effects on speeds. Finally, you'll find that there's also a "test" ban relating to abortion - which isn't illegal, nor child porn - yet it made it to the list too.
Of course if it gets up here, do people from 'similar countries' like Canada / UK / US think your pollies won't try it on since it already works somewhere else.. ?
It's more doof doof doof doof with the odd gap and the occasional double doof. On top of that there's a sequence of tsst or clap noises.
Have a listen to one of the Bonkers discs - Happy Hardcore has its roots in the raver culture of happy things, lollies and dance parties.. :)
But either way I liked the music in the remix. Neat .. kudos to the maker. I hope the copyright holder lets it stay.
On the post: Doctor Who Uploaded Rorschach Images Now Being Investigated
Where are they ?
Amusingly just last night I googled 'ink blot test' because I couldn't remember how to spell Rorschach.
I would have presumed the *interpretation* of the testee's views on the blots may have some 'copyright' but the images themselves should not.
Same as if I take a photo of my motorbike and upload it to Wikipedia on the relevant page, I would not expect to get sued by the manufacturer. The legal rights are on the whole thing, not just what you can see.
On the post: Just Because Something's New Doesn't Mean It's Not Obvious
Re: Crowdsourcing +1
On the post: If You're Going To Meter Or Cap Broadband, Shouldn't You Provide A Meter?
Do people hit that cap ?
"despite capping broadband connections at 250 gigs/month"
Poor dears. I have a 35Gb/month cap, and that's considered large to most people I know near me in Australia. I don't often go near it but there are times I do.
To keep on topic though, the ISP should provide some form of monitoring tool. My ISP (iiNet) provide a sweet set of tools for managing your account and viewing usage.
On the post: The Reality: Not As Many Actual Apps In The iPhone App Store As You're Told
I submit 2 apps then
20 print app$
30 goto 10
10 app$ = "My second app"
20 print app$
30 goto 10
I mean each one of them is distinct .. err .. very similar ..
lol @ apple.
On the post: Why The Newspaper Paywall Will Fail
Won't work
Admittedly the web's full of 'unreliable' sources but this aura the papers think they have of being reliable is a farce, a good proportion hastily reword bits of copy pasted releases from other sources, especially online. In that regard they've devalued themselves completely. Few news websites are taken seriously on their own, I believe most people browse the same story on several sites to get 'all the interpretations' not all of the facts.
We need to read between the spin to see the truth in most online papers these days and readers realise this. The last time I looked at a physical newspaper was last month when I packed to move.. the last time I bought one ? Ages back, and that was only for the free copy of Spore's creature creator..
On the post: The Pirate Bay's New Owners: Service Providers Will Pay Us, We'll Pay Users
oh for unlimited bandwidth
Being able to download a portion of a file from anywhere meant you could also pick a file up at your connection's full speed, theoretically faster than the hosting server could provide it on its own.
It was never intended for piracy, but neither were telephones lines, or the postal service. Things get used to do what they're good at doing. Bit torrent is good at distributing and that's something piracy needs, is a good method of distribution.
As for ISPs offering unlimited bandwidth, well you reap what you sow. If you offer to bend over for customers, expect some of them to get the lubricant out. Where I live, 25Gb's a fairly large limit. The 53Gb I'd get if ADSL2 was available (same $) would be nice but alas I can't at this address for some reason. I'm not in the US.
On the post: The Real Problem For The Music Industry Is... Interest Rates?
Re: Typo?
On the post: The Real Problem For The Music Industry Is... Interest Rates?
Typo?
The comma throws my brain off when I read that.. :) Sorry to nitpick
On the post: Insider Trading Suspected In The Pirate Bay Sale
It's all a bit weird yes
The only real solution to the overall stalemate is to find a way for P2P or a kindred sharing technology to generate revenue for the copyright holder of whatever is downloaded, but without requiring an actual purchase from the downloader. It'll take an apparently implausible business model to achieve that but I'd love to see -something- work.
On the post: Court Orders iiNet To Hand Over Sample Records Of Customers
as an iiNet customer
To say iiNet are doing anything wrong by the way their handling it is unfair. They could advise a customer the allegation has been received I guess but legally they're not empowered to actually -act- on the allegation. Like all crimes, the police, or proper relevant authority should handle it.
If they give out the customer's information, that technique can be used in many ways to get someone's information for other purposes. Cutting off their internet access on a single allegation isn't fair either.
That said I don't believe we have the equivalent 'safe harbour' the US has, so iiNet may well wind up in a bad position - considering that AFACT claims to have set up 'honeytorrents' and then requested details of specific IP addresses.
There has to be a better way for this sort of thing to work but it seems most are insistent on not moving forwards.
On the post: A Few Million Homes Still Aren't Ready For Digital TV Transition... But Don't Let That Stop It
LOL!
It's 2009, man.
On the post: ASCAP Thinks That Video Game Providers Should Pay Music Performance Royalties
Extend the logic
I think it's fair to say that when whatever contracts were signed at the time, the artists who wrote the songs in Guitar Hero received something in compensation - or more accurately the recording companies did. I am sure they realised people would play their songs more than once. Same with level designers. Do I need to pay an animator for their jump animation every time I use it ?
They seem to think the GFC is a time to innovate in ways to get money off people.
On the post: Less Than A Third Of Australia's Censor List Actually About Underage Images
Re: Re:
On the post: Tony La Russa Sues Twitter Over Fake Profile
Wha ?
As for fake profiles - so what ? Make your own and denounce the other .. problem solved really. I'd be more likely to assume it's a 'genuine fake' rather than an employee or the whiner.
I think some people just love lawsuits, sadly.
On the post: When Life And Work Blend, Everything Is Commercial Use
The problem is lawyers.
Really much of the problem beyond that is simply that everyone assumes everything is worth money. It's not - the value of anything is relative. To me (whatever) may be a hobby that I'd do for free, someone else may expect payment. Another person may expect big payments. Same with the recipient, they may want to pay lots, some or nothing for the item. Society as a whole expects everything to have a $ value - commercial entities are even worse.
The fact remains that most things people regard as 'basic services' should be free - and again, opinions differ. This could be news, public transport, flatulence, whatever.
The way things are going it'll be if you shop at 'ShopX' you'll live in a ShopX complex with ShopX food, clothes and so forth. That's what the commercial companies want - it's brand loyalty after all.
On the post: Now It's The UK's Turn For Some Bogus Piracy Stats
I bet one group is not factored in ..
Most people probably do this from time to time.
Now I am not everyone, but I will also *BUY* whatever it is if it's good.
If it's crap, it stays on the HD far less time than it takes to download. I'd rather I didn't waste $100 than the company get a benefit from outputting crap - for instance EA and Spore. I STILL regret paying for that.
On the post: Newspapers Gather In Secret (With An Antitrust Lawyer) To Collude Over Paywalls
of course ..
On the post: Newspapers Gather In Secret (With An Antitrust Lawyer) To Collude Over Paywalls
The crux of the problem ..
The papers realise this and they all want to make us pay for their 2 keystroke stories but of course if one puts up a pay to read (PTR) setup, the others will get the traffic that they lose. Last one to put up a PTR wins, almost. However like any company, none of them want to be last to get their part of this "magic profit" so they all decide to do it at the same time. Sorta like lemmings really.
That's my jaded take on it. The problem is I can manage not reading "the news", as opposed to "interesting stuff" like I find on this site, which I can't live without as easily. That doesn't mean I'd necessarily pay to read here either though. Call me a cheapskate.
On the post: Less Than A Third Of Australia's Censor List Actually About Underage Images
That said the sooner they get over the stupid idea the better - everyone knows it's gonna happen anyway, the trials are a joke so they won't show any ill effects on speeds. Finally, you'll find that there's also a "test" ban relating to abortion - which isn't illegal, nor child porn - yet it made it to the list too.
Of course if it gets up here, do people from 'similar countries' like Canada / UK / US think your pollies won't try it on since it already works somewhere else.. ?
On the post: Techno Slap Chop Informercial Remix... Infringement Or Brilliant?
Happy Hardcore
Have a listen to one of the Bonkers discs - Happy Hardcore has its roots in the raver culture of happy things, lollies and dance parties.. :)
But either way I liked the music in the remix. Neat .. kudos to the maker. I hope the copyright holder lets it stay.
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