That article is definitely a testament to her ability to argue effectively.
She attempts to allay any hypocrisy with a half-hearted disclaimer in the beginning that mentions her use of past culture to build her own creative inspiration. This is something people do to make themselves sound intelligent, that they're seeing both sides of the coin, when in fact it's just an excuse for her to push forth an unpopular opinion.
Hollywood just can't discern the difference between making movies and paying politicians.
Their philosophy is if they throw money at it, it will do what they want.
My mind is thoroughly boggled on the fact that they continue to think that this model is sustainable...as in if they keep pumping money into something, they'll sure see a nice fat return on it.
It may be an issue of whether or not he realizes the importance of being social. He may not have ever had to put the time and effort into connecting with his fans, and if he did, it might have been through pre-written scripts or endorsements.
I think the social connection is one of the most important things because it humanizes the artist and I think it makes people less willing to pirate.
I thought Ed Snowden expounded on this, saying that the range of surveillance is dangerous because it lets them build a record of what they consider to be "suspicious" activity.
At that point in time, it wouldn't matter if you were innocent or not because like you said, they'll use the information fit their analysis objectives.
Just because unpaid internships are common, does not mean it's okay for a company to take advantage of whatever interns are working under them.
One of the things that bugs me about the court case is the fact that the unpaid interns "displaced regular employees and received no benefit from the internship beyond what they would have received had they been classified as employees..." and there was also no educational benefit found in what they were doing for Fox.
Working for free in a competitive environment like Hollywood is very counter-productive, especially if you walk away from an internship with only a few references and work experience.
I might need some more details but this is from Leaseweb's TOS:
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25.2 Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement:
25.2.1 LeaseWeb shall cease to provide all Services; 25.2.2 LeaseWeb shall be entitled to erase and delete any and all data of Customer -and any
and all data of Customer’s End Users- from LeaseWeb’s Infrastructure, including from
the Dedicated Infrastructure;"
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She attempts to allay any hypocrisy with a half-hearted disclaimer in the beginning that mentions her use of past culture to build her own creative inspiration. This is something people do to make themselves sound intelligent, that they're seeing both sides of the coin, when in fact it's just an excuse for her to push forth an unpopular opinion.
She's almost political-esque in her approach.
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This is probably partly why they make so many movies that were meant to be rated "R", PG-13.
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Their philosophy is if they throw money at it, it will do what they want.
My mind is thoroughly boggled on the fact that they continue to think that this model is sustainable...as in if they keep pumping money into something, they'll sure see a nice fat return on it.
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No, that's what you're cherry picking to fit your pre-conceived notions about what TechDirt does and doe snot support.
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And still being done...I mean, it's not piracy that drove artists to sue the record labels for unfair royalty practices.
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I think the social connection is one of the most important things because it humanizes the artist and I think it makes people less willing to pirate.
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http://fiverr.com/onesubmission/get-you-1000-likes-to-your-fan-page-but-not
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Wuh...wuh..wuh....courage, yeah!
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You're obviously not concerned about it.
Though if I remember correctly, you're willing to accept a subpar government.
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At that point in time, it wouldn't matter if you were innocent or not because like you said, they'll use the information fit their analysis objectives.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344098/NSA-hearing-Hot-mic-catches-NSA-boss-pr aising-FBI-chiefs-supportive-testimony-surveillance-programs.html
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One of the things that bugs me about the court case is the fact that the unpaid interns "displaced regular employees and received no benefit from the internship beyond what they would have received had they been classified as employees..." and there was also no educational benefit found in what they were doing for Fox.
(http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/246016/employee+rights+labour+relations/Court+Holds+Em ployer+Unlawfully+Classified+Workers+As+Unpaid+Interns)
Working for free in a competitive environment like Hollywood is very counter-productive, especially if you walk away from an internship with only a few references and work experience.
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25.2 Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement:
25.2.1 LeaseWeb shall cease to provide all Services;
25.2.2 LeaseWeb shall be entitled to erase and delete any and all data of Customer -and any
and all data of Customer’s End Users- from LeaseWeb’s Infrastructure, including from
the Dedicated Infrastructure;"
http://www.leaseweb.us/uploads/legal/20130521_USA_General_Terms_v2013-1_1.pdf
I'm wondering if the lack of funds caused them to delete the data.
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Couldn't there be a fair contractual agreement to be used between a company and a person so that the intern remained protected?
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Re: Re: Re: Mike's unpaid minions are unpaid. Mike is a hypocrite.
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