That's not a theory, it's a fact. It's exactly the thought process that goes into every digital purchase I make, and the same thought process that would apply to any physical media purchase I made that couldn't be resold.
If next-gen consoles devalue games by negatively affecting the used market but not reducing prices accordingly, I most likely just won't but one, ending 15+ years of console ownership and game purchasing. As much as I love gaming, it's not like I haven't got anything else to spend my time and money on.
"You've made a horrible misjudgement; you believe that since the law wasn't being enforced that it somehow went away."
You've made a horrible misjudgment, since I don't think that at all. You are incorrect in thinking that MU is criminally liable for infringing files uploaded by users. If they were, half the internet would've been shut down by now.
"And there is nothing outdated about selling something that is highly desired."
Never said there was. However selling something that's infinitely reproducible has never worked very well before, so it can't be expected to work very well for digital content.
"The government isn't just enforcing the law for Hollywood..."
Their is ample evidence that Hollywood is influencing government enforcement of copyright law. It would be extremely disingenuous to claim otherwise.
"Which means the government that wrote the law is going to enforce it."
Their is also ample evidence that Hollywood influenced the writing of copyright law. It would be extremely disingenuous to claim otherwise.
"Cooperating with the government on that request doesn't change the fact that the infringing material was there before the gov requested it stay."
And? So? That doesn't make MU criminally liable, as well you know. The fact that you won't admit that MU was simply double-crossed by the DoJ, something plainly obviously to anyone with half a brain, clearly points you you having a vested interest in MU's demise. Care to share that vested interest with us?
"Pretending that Megaupload's business model wasn't based around infringement is simply a non-starter. No one is naive about these things anymore."
Pretending that Megaupload's users aren't taking advantage of now-common and ubiquitous technology and communication tools to route around the content industry's outdated business model is simply a non-starter. No one is naive about that anymore.
So what you're saying is that it's ok to massively abuse the legal system as long as it's to enforce copyright. It'd be too much to expect you to see the insanity in that I guess.
So you take a huge and complex issue and reduce it down to "sides with pirates". With such simplistic and thickheaded attitudes among copyright supporters it's no wonder copyright continues to become less and less respected in the minds of the general public.
"I hope this is the year you get the mental health attention you so obviously need."
Wow, so anyone who doesn't completely subscribe to your worldview simply has mental health issues? Maybe if we all just went and saw a shrink we'd start buying CD's and DVD's again right?
"The fact that I have to click unbury on his posts seems like a petty attempt from Mike to spite people that disagree with him."
If you're going to criticise, please make an attempt to understand what the hell you're talking about, so you don't look like a fool. Like now.
"If you want debate and a stronger site stop being so petty because conflict drives discussion and further comments."
Please show us just one example of a flagged comment comment with no replies. Show us where flagging a comment has killed a discussion. I see the opposite occur every day.
Did the massive irony in that statement not slap you in the face as you typed it? Explain how complaining in every second comment that "Mike won't debate me!" is not you being an angry broken record. It's become a running joke, equal parts hilarious and infuriating.
"Facebook is becoming de facto log-in credentials to even comment on sites..."
It's far from "de facto", and besides, if a site requires Facebook to comment, I don't comment. It's not that critical in my life that I must comment on every site. But then I'm not a troll like you, so I can see your dilemma.
"...employers want to see your page and have your log-in credentials too..."
They can ask, but I can't give them something that doesn't exist, can I?
"...it won't quit bombarding me (or you, silly) with targeted advertising..."
I get no targeted advertising from Facebook whatsoever. Guess why?
"In short, the goal is to make it so you can't opt-out of any of the tracking nor snooping. That should be evident to all."
You reaslise this dystopian future world of yours would require mandatory Facebook accounts? Do you really see that law being passed any time soon. What is clearly evident to all is how batshit insane you are. If you hate Facebook so much, DONT USE IT!
Ironic that you repeatedly accuse Mike of not debating you, and yet refuse to discuss any of the points Rikuo just made. I suspect you just can't, because you know how right he is, so you just resort to a dismissive ad hom. You are hypocrisy personified.
Keep desperately trying to downplay this Joe. 30-odd comments of you basically screaming "Nothing to see here" while waving your arms, hoping somebody will believe you. Trying to impress a potential future employer maybe?
That's Joe's whole MO. He's a wannabe IP lawyer, so IP laws that go completely against common sense are a fantastic source of future earnings. He has a vested interest in this sort of nonsense, so everything he says has to be taken with more than just a grain of salt. More like a whole sackful.
More music is being produced, in a large part due to artists being able to work outside the big labels thanks to new technology and the Internet. More music out there means more music being sold and pirated. Laws will never make people spend more on something than they would otherwise.
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So you find one wrong word, and that's an indication that there are no editorial standards at Techdirt? Jump to stupid conclusions much?
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Completely false. Come back when you have a clue.
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If next-gen consoles devalue games by negatively affecting the used market but not reducing prices accordingly, I most likely just won't but one, ending 15+ years of console ownership and game purchasing. As much as I love gaming, it's not like I haven't got anything else to spend my time and money on.
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You've made a horrible misjudgment, since I don't think that at all. You are incorrect in thinking that MU is criminally liable for infringing files uploaded by users. If they were, half the internet would've been shut down by now.
"And there is nothing outdated about selling something that is highly desired."
Never said there was. However selling something that's infinitely reproducible has never worked very well before, so it can't be expected to work very well for digital content.
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Their is ample evidence that Hollywood is influencing government enforcement of copyright law. It would be extremely disingenuous to claim otherwise.
"Which means the government that wrote the law is going to enforce it."
Their is also ample evidence that Hollywood influenced the writing of copyright law. It would be extremely disingenuous to claim otherwise.
"Cooperating with the government on that request doesn't change the fact that the infringing material was there before the gov requested it stay."
And? So? That doesn't make MU criminally liable, as well you know. The fact that you won't admit that MU was simply double-crossed by the DoJ, something plainly obviously to anyone with half a brain, clearly points you you having a vested interest in MU's demise. Care to share that vested interest with us?
"Pretending that Megaupload's business model wasn't based around infringement is simply a non-starter. No one is naive about these things anymore."
Pretending that Megaupload's users aren't taking advantage of now-common and ubiquitous technology and communication tools to route around the content industry's outdated business model is simply a non-starter. No one is naive about that anymore.
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Translation, OOTB is an uneducated Luddite jealous of others' success.
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So you take a huge and complex issue and reduce it down to "sides with pirates". With such simplistic and thickheaded attitudes among copyright supporters it's no wonder copyright continues to become less and less respected in the minds of the general public.
"I hope this is the year you get the mental health attention you so obviously need."
Wow, so anyone who doesn't completely subscribe to your worldview simply has mental health issues? Maybe if we all just went and saw a shrink we'd start buying CD's and DVD's again right?
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If you're going to criticise, please make an attempt to understand what the hell you're talking about, so you don't look like a fool. Like now.
"If you want debate and a stronger site stop being so petty because conflict drives discussion and further comments."
Please show us just one example of a flagged comment comment with no replies. Show us where flagging a comment has killed a discussion. I see the opposite occur every day.
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Did the massive irony in that statement not slap you in the face as you typed it? Explain how complaining in every second comment that "Mike won't debate me!" is not you being an angry broken record. It's become a running joke, equal parts hilarious and infuriating.
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Has the wannabe IP lawyer forgotten that everything is automatically copyrighted once in a fixed medium?
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It's far from "de facto", and besides, if a site requires Facebook to comment, I don't comment. It's not that critical in my life that I must comment on every site. But then I'm not a troll like you, so I can see your dilemma.
"...employers want to see your page and have your log-in credentials too..."
They can ask, but I can't give them something that doesn't exist, can I?
"...it won't quit bombarding me (or you, silly) with targeted advertising..."
I get no targeted advertising from Facebook whatsoever. Guess why?
"In short, the goal is to make it so you can't opt-out of any of the tracking nor snooping. That should be evident to all."
You reaslise this dystopian future world of yours would require mandatory Facebook accounts? Do you really see that law being passed any time soon. What is clearly evident to all is how batshit insane you are. If you hate Facebook so much, DONT USE IT!
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That's not the impression I'm getting from some a of the comments here.
"...and the law should be struck down as a violation of the Secondment Amendment..."
Can you point to the section of the Second Amendment that discusses high-capacity magazines? Did they even have magazines in 1791? Don't think so.
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Keep desperately trying to downplay this Joe. 30-odd comments of you basically screaming "Nothing to see here" while waving your arms, hoping somebody will believe you. Trying to impress a potential future employer maybe?
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