Re: 'Protection racket'? What's that, I'm afraid I'm completely unfamiliar with those words
... tell you what though, you agree to the new rates we're offering, and we'll think about granting you a more widespread license, though we can't promise you won't still infringe should one of the song owners not be willing to accept the new rates and want more.
We'll even send you a sampler CD that we can assure you is perfectly OK to play. Uh, just pay the shipping.
It's free market, and regulation is the worst thing ever and the only tool corporations have with which to abuse the system, consumers, and markets fan fiction day in the techdirt comments.
As anti-vaxxers don't remember what things were like before vaccines, some people don't know what things were like before regulation. Regulatory capture is bad, sure. Even insanely awful. But as usual it is a power balance problem, which doesn't go away when there are no regulations.
I suppose, in retrospect, Bleeping computer could have labeled their volunteer moderators differently, but really this is one of those things asking people to engage in speculation about what consequences might evolve from rather inconsequential things.
I often wonder why filings like these aren't just thrown out the way other ridiculous lawsuits can be. Hell, they should be labeled as vexatious litigants.
Never mind examining the algorithm, or how up to date the information is, but what information, how does it weigh, and how comprehensive is it?
Something like that could be hugely useful if done correctly. Not so much for sentencing unless except for mitigation. But "correctly" is something we fail to do quite often. (And then hide it, deny it, and make money from it. And further use it inappropriately on top of that.)
People who think the world would work better without laws and regulations are the dishonest ones. Why don't y'all start your own country and try it. I'll make popcorn.
Constitutional. @@
It's also a hoot that when people have a discussion, spread information, and try to push things toward the good, they are merely "bitching", (because reigning in involves, what, firearms?) unless they are some holy enlightened libetarian-esque creature with their meta-bitching, who can save us all with the One True way.
I'm not particularly optimistic about human cultural behaviors, but offered... nothing. Meanwhile, there was an article about the issue mentioning 3 organizations who are exerting their influences...
It's almost as if Getty's PR people have absolutely no clue what they're talking about.
That's the method of operation. It's been more popular than ever (anecdotal observation) the last 20 years or so. Somehow it works often enough that the practice of (including but not limited to)repeating, insisting, making no sense, making claims contrary to established facts (even those backed by quantitative evidence), and self-contradiction is a thing. Just speak with authority.
Sadly, not as many as there should be. But waiting out the demise of any people or culture has been the game so far, since the open extermination ended.
Mandatory punishment guidelines can be part of the law and the charter under which police operate. External oversight could be, as well. Reduction of the internal power of police unions can be. They have massive privileges beyond any normal union powers.
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Re: 'Protection racket'? What's that, I'm afraid I'm completely unfamiliar with those words
We'll even send you a sampler CD that we can assure you is perfectly OK to play. Uh, just pay the shipping.
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Just like some industries could actually make more money by selling product at a significantly lower price, and selling far more units... they won't.
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Re: "I don't care if it would drive your business under, I WANT MORE!"
You could give the industry exactly what it wants, and tomorrow it will think up something else. It just wants MOAR.
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Re: Re: Regulation drums
As anti-vaxxers don't remember what things were like before vaccines, some people don't know what things were like before regulation. Regulatory capture is bad, sure. Even insanely awful. But as usual it is a power balance problem, which doesn't go away when there are no regulations.
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Yeah, so, where's my free internet with no caps then?
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Re: Re: interesting and non-intuitive
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Something like that could be hugely useful if done correctly. Not so much for sentencing unless except for mitigation. But "correctly" is something we fail to do quite often. (And then hide it, deny it, and make money from it. And further use it inappropriately on top of that.)
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I wouldn't "sponsor" them if they were on fire.
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Re: Regulation...
Constitutional. @@
It's also a hoot that when people have a discussion, spread information, and try to push things toward the good, they are merely "bitching", (because reigning in involves, what, firearms?) unless they are some holy enlightened libetarian-esque creature with their meta-bitching, who can save us all with the One True way.
I'm not particularly optimistic about human cultural behaviors, but offered... nothing. Meanwhile, there was an article about the issue mentioning 3 organizations who are exerting their influences...
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I'd even call it... piracy.
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That's the method of operation. It's been more popular than ever (anecdotal observation) the last 20 years or so. Somehow it works often enough that the practice of (including but not limited to)repeating, insisting, making no sense, making claims contrary to established facts (even those backed by quantitative evidence), and self-contradiction is a thing. Just speak with authority.
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Re: Missing the most important part
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