...someone would have the sense to suggest he let up on the throttle a bit.Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself. (Attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte)
Specifically, I'd like to see a list of ALL products at the show which includes whether or not CBS has a lawsuit going against their makers. Then at least we can judge the award in the light of day.
Back in 1992, my cable company offered me this wonderful five channel deal for $30/month. The SciFi Channel (which is the one I wanted to watch) and four channels whose names I have mercifully forgotten. When I asked about getting the one channel I wanted, I was snottily informed I had to take the bundle or nothing.
I chose nothing, canceled my account with them, and haven't gone back. Not to them, or any other source with the power to try and force content down my throat against my will. When I want to watch a movie, my brother gets it via Netflix and DVD.
It's entirely possible that Cablevision filed the suit because their customer base may well have started doing as I have done. Unless strangled by a bought government, where no competition exists in the commercial arena, it WILL arise.
I use a hearing aid, and it massively irritates the one working ear I have. But a non-surgical bone conduction hearing aid? One that might give me some semblance of binaural hearing without turning my ear canal into a mass of pain?
Where do I sign up and what percentage of my soul do they want?
EXCUSE me, but anything that interferes with the enjoyment or playability of the game is, from the customer/user's stanpoint, a BUG. Nothing more, but nothing less, either.
EA has screwed the pooch big time and he quite properly reported a bug.
I bought "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" from them about five minutes after I found out it was available. (Slow typist I.)
No DRM, installed in a blink, worked fine.
Recently, I was checking their site and discovered that the game had been "updated." Downloaded the update and installed it, only to discover that not only had they patched "Alpha Centauri," but the install now included the sequel, "Alien Crossfire," AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
Both games played like a dream right out of the download.
Now, mind you, I would cheerfully have paid another 5.99 for "Alien Crossfire." They would certainly have earned it.
My next step? I bought a gift copy for my pact brother. EA can go to the devil as far as I'm concerned. So-so gameplay and a "we own our customers" attitude will cost them a hell of a lot more in the long run than piracy ever will.
Actually, the best indication of true intelligence is when someone says "fuck you" or "bullshit" to bad or incompletely thought out ideas.
I'm wondering what would happen if Watson finds a cheap, simple, non-patentable cure for cancer. Would it have to be suppressed lest it put a huge chunk of the health-industrial complex out of business?
"It's funny he's earning so much respect from you guys considering he obviously doesn't have his son's respect."
"Another implication of the one-child policy is what's referred to as the 'little emperor' syndrome. Some social psychologists contend that many Chinese children, because they have no siblings, are not properly socialized into society. And in fact, these so-called Chinese singletons have been accused of being over-indulged, lacking in self discipline and having no adaptive capabilities."
The whole thing was pretty much politically motivated, with Google's erstwhile competitors leading the charge. The FTC's claim of "significance" rests on one eternal truth:
Actually, you could take the tack that a film (or anything else, for that matter) that's not worth stealing is also not worth watching, playing, or reading.
Remember, most legislators are lawyers, and once you admit that people do, in fact sue in bad faith, it casts doubt on the whole system of tort law as it is established.
So they close their eyes to the truth and carry on as if nothing had happened.
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Why?
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Why *should* we commiserate with Disney?
On the post: News.com Picks Best Of Mobile World Congress, But Leaves You Wondering Which CBS Lawsuit Partner They Didn't Review
Re: Re: We Need a List
On the post: News.com Picks Best Of Mobile World Congress, But Leaves You Wondering Which CBS Lawsuit Partner They Didn't Review
We Need a List
On the post: Japanese Law Enforcement Uses New Copyright Law To Arrest 27 File Sharers
"respect copyright"?
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. -- Edmund Burke
On the post: Cablevision Files Antitrust Suit Against Viacom For Forced Bundling Of Crappy TV Channels
Customers Can Always Walk
I chose nothing, canceled my account with them, and haven't gone back. Not to them, or any other source with the power to try and force content down my throat against my will. When I want to watch a movie, my brother gets it via Netflix and DVD.
It's entirely possible that Cablevision filed the suit because their customer base may well have started doing as I have done. Unless strangled by a bought government, where no competition exists in the commercial arena, it WILL arise.
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Re: And this is why...
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Re: Where do I sign up for the Beta test?
On the post: Chris Sprigman's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
Where do I sign up for the Beta test?
Where do I sign up and what percentage of my soul do they want?
On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]
Re:
EA has screwed the pooch big time and he quite properly reported a bug.
On the post: Redditor Points Out The Flaws In SimCity's Online-Only DRM, Gets Banned By EA For His Troubles [UPDATED]
In Contrast to EA
I bought "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" from them about five minutes after I found out it was available. (Slow typist I.)
No DRM, installed in a blink, worked fine.
Recently, I was checking their site and discovered that the game had been "updated." Downloaded the update and installed it, only to discover that not only had they patched "Alpha Centauri," but the install now included the sequel, "Alien Crossfire," AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
Both games played like a dream right out of the download.
Now, mind you, I would cheerfully have paid another 5.99 for "Alien Crossfire." They would certainly have earned it.
My next step? I bought a gift copy for my pact brother. EA can go to the devil as far as I'm concerned. So-so gameplay and a "we own our customers" attitude will cost them a hell of a lot more in the long run than piracy ever will.
On the post: Dish Turns CBS' Actions Against It; Touts Its Revoked 'Best In Show' Status With A Damning Footnote
CBS *was* the network to watch.
On the post: IBM Researcher Feeds Watson Supercomputer The 'Urban Dictionary'; Very Quickly Regrets It
Re: Not so intelligent after all
I'm wondering what would happen if Watson finds a cheap, simple, non-patentable cure for cancer. Would it have to be suppressed lest it put a huge chunk of the health-industrial complex out of business?
On the post: Dad Hires Digital Assassins To Murder His Son (Digitally)
The Law of Unintended Consequences is not Mocked
"Another implication of the one-child policy is what's referred to as the 'little emperor' syndrome. Some social psychologists contend that many Chinese children, because they have no siblings, are not properly socialized into society. And in fact, these so-called Chinese singletons have been accused of being over-indulged, lacking in self discipline and having no adaptive capabilities."
Do the math.
On the post: As Expected, FTC Announces Close Of Google Investigation With No Antitrust Charges, But Minor Tweaks To Biz Practices
Remember This
In the political arena, perception IS reality.
On the post: Swedish Appeals Court Says Web Designer Is Responsible For Copyright Infringement On StudentBay
Hmmmmm....
On the post: Infographic: People Will Pay To Support Creators, Even When Free Is An Option
Link to image not working
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Re:
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Major Disincentives to Fix This
So they close their eyes to the truth and carry on as if nothing had happened.
On the post: Mayor Of London Says Internet To Blame For British Press Sins
He's obviously channeling Anna Russell
The lesson this has taught;
That everything I do that's wrong -
Is someone else's fault."
-- Jolly Old Sigmund Freud
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