Maybe we've mistaken him for a troll and he actually meant to ridicule strict copyright laws by arguing that all creative work is based on what has come before.
I was wondering about that actually. I really think people should get fired over proposing such things. It's not the first time some high-placed police employee or security agent has made remarks like this and they usually just get away with it (as far as I know anyway).
I realize that the concept of the selfish consumer is an uncomfortable one. The word 'selfish' has some very negative connotations and I'm always hesitant to use it.
However, using this concept is an excellent tool in figuring out solid business models instead of letting certain psychological factors such as your own ego or pride get into the way.
In Al Jazeera's coverage of the revolution in Egypt, I heard many Egyptians comment on how amazing it was to them that it was happening, since the Egyptian people had been very apathetic to politics for many years, so I definitely agree with the point made here.
Seriously... I was living in Istanbul when they first blocked Blogger/Blogspot because some blogs were linking to football matches hosted on other sites.
If I remember correctly, the PM promised to update the system for these takedowns, but apparently the phenomenon of empty political promises is not unknown to Turkey.
The reality is that technological progress has allowed us to _not_ have to replace content carriers anymore, since the content has been set free and is more long-lasting.
What HarperCollins wants is to pretend this didn't happen and create arbitrary rules to force artificial scarcity into a system. We should not accept this. It slows progress and now more than ever do we need a fast pace of innovation, with all these economic, political, ecological and other crises.
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Anyway, I'm not sure if it's a paywall or just a 'login wall'. Annoying and ironic.
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;-)
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Unless you meant that all creative work builds on the past. Then I apologize for calling you a troll.
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speechless. ^_^
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Re: the bleedin edge evolution
However, using this concept is an excellent tool in figuring out solid business models instead of letting certain psychological factors such as your own ego or pride get into the way.
Thanks for your comment. I love your reflection.
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Let's push things forward.
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Re: Nice.
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Seriously... I was living in Istanbul when they first blocked Blogger/Blogspot because some blogs were linking to football matches hosted on other sites.
If I remember correctly, the PM promised to update the system for these takedowns, but apparently the phenomenon of empty political promises is not unknown to Turkey.
*sigh*
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g9vL11CRe8
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Re: Too a degree I can respect what they're doing
The reality is that technological progress has allowed us to _not_ have to replace content carriers anymore, since the content has been set free and is more long-lasting.
What HarperCollins wants is to pretend this didn't happen and create arbitrary rules to force artificial scarcity into a system. We should not accept this. It slows progress and now more than ever do we need a fast pace of innovation, with all these economic, political, ecological and other crises.
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Re: Twitter/Facebook revolution
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No, Alan, no. If you want to change laws, you have to go into government.
Well, that's how the system is supposed to function anyway.
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