I personally agree, that a DVD release with the live movie might be a great idea, and marketing, which is one of the biggest costs in movies could be cut dramatically for simultaneous DVD and Theater release. Hell, have the DVD only available at the theater for 4 weeks. Then you get two sales from those that want it sooner.
Personally, I look at a movie preview and it goes into a few options. 1) I really want to see this on opening weekend. 2) my wife wants to see it. 3) It's got lots of special effects and might be good. If it's one of those three, I see it in the theater. Otherwise, odds are I'll wait for video, if I remember about it when the DVD comes out. Since I don't watch much TV, that doesn't always work so well.
Personally, I've always been more of a dead tree fan over the eBook variety. Simply because it's easy enough to lay in bed and get a few chapters in each night. I don't tend to work through examples while reading (I know some do), so I get more from portability/readability. On the other hand, I've been considering getting a Kindle DX, as the screen size is almost big enough, and the display is decent. There are down sides, and not a fan of DRM'd ereader content either.
If a book is divided into sections/articles etc it would be a decent idea to release a separate section that can stand on its' own as a sample of the work in a larger book... I don't think giving the entire book in electronic format would entice people into buying though.
A 35% tax on tourism to cover the cost of the statue.. after 27 million, then the president can have his share. Of course being the government owns said statue, they owe precisely 0% in royalties, as the government can't be sued unless they allow it.
If I kept a diary, and showed it to you, would that be journalism? If it's online it still isn't... If I publish a newsletter is that? If it's online it still is. a "Blog" is a platform, like "Paper" ... A diary isn't journalism, and a newsletter isn't necessarily *not* journalism.
I think they could just treat the rural numbers with the higher connection fee like international calls... alerting the user upon connection that this call will cost $? to connect, and get a 1 or 2 to connect the call...
Limit sales to *in person* only... limit a single person in line to only four tickets. Then if a scalper wants to operate, they'd have to wait in line... Alternatives could include a double-blind auction for tickets, instead of straight sale... with tickets being made available in blocks... over the course of several days. Anti-cheat methods used in gaming to detect purchase timing etc could be enacted to allow for a better distribution of initial purchase.
I think the problem is that the scalpers tend to purchase huge blocks of tickets in an automated fashion that prevents actual people from being able to buy... Or, they could limit the best seats to purchases made *in person* and limit sales to 2 per customer... making other seating available online. This way fans who want the best seats have a chance, and the rest can go hog wild. There are a lot of options here beyond limiting resale.
I fund if incredibly ironic that Hulu is now offering their own desktop application, after all the hubbub about being available on Boxee. I'd be pretty happy if I could launch Hulu's app from Boxee directly... I'm using a large 1080p TV as my monitor now.
Personally, I feel that copyright should be much closer to the original length, and maybe 30 years maximum. Also, for electronic works (software) once production/support ceases, it should expire much more quickly. Beyond this, copyright should be limited by the original author (a person), not a non-living entity (company), and should only be granted to a handful of people (5 max) for a given work, specifically named.
That's just my take on this. I am also opposed to the concept of software patents, as imho nothing in software for over 20 years now has been unique or original enough to be deserving of a patent. I make my living as a software developer, and this is my stance on things.
Android apps are fairly easy to get installed.. get one of the file browsers and you can get 3rd party apps not in the market installed easily. In fact even the official market has lots of apps for rooted phones. I love the wifi tether, it's my backup connection.
Well, most phones support bluetooth, so a bluetooth keyboard may well be able to be used with a phone. I've considered getting one for my laptop, so I don't have to worry about the cable, but battery life is a big consideration there, so I've avoided it. My bluetooth mouse uses about 2x the batteries of my regular RF wireless mice.
I'm using a G1 myself and love it. I have it rooted and use the wireless tethering via bluetooth probably more than anything else on the phone. (Decent 3G coverage is really needed for it though.)
He imho lost these rights when he sold the original work, especially for display in public. You sell the original work, you sell your copyrights, that's my opinion of shit like this.
Yeah, every feew years when I upgrade my computer, I realize 6 months later, I could have paid 25% less.. you have no real point. maybe cable companies should offer price matching like stores do, which nukes your first argument.
While a particular work including Mickey Mouse may well be public domain,the character can still be considered a trademark of Disney. Beyond this, I do believe that copyrights shouldn't last more than 50 years, and shouldn't last more than 10 years after passed from the original owner, or registered to a non living entity. That's just me though.
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Multiple windows are ignorant.
Personally, I look at a movie preview and it goes into a few options. 1) I really want to see this on opening weekend. 2) my wife wants to see it. 3) It's got lots of special effects and might be good. If it's one of those three, I see it in the theater. Otherwise, odds are I'll wait for video, if I remember about it when the DVD comes out. Since I don't watch much TV, that doesn't always work so well.
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Dead Tree over e-Ink
If a book is divided into sections/articles etc it would be a decent idea to release a separate section that can stand on its' own as a sample of the work in a larger book... I don't think giving the entire book in electronic format would entice people into buying though.
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Here's an idea..
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Re: Can't have your cake and eat it too mikee
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Re: Other Examples
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Re: Get rid of free calls ... sort of
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Better idea...
I think the problem is that the scalpers tend to purchase huge blocks of tickets in an automated fashion that prevents actual people from being able to buy... Or, they could limit the best seats to purchases made *in person* and limit sales to 2 per customer... making other seating available online. This way fans who want the best seats have a chance, and the rest can go hog wild. There are a lot of options here beyond limiting resale.
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Funny thing is Hulu Desktop
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Sounds like a job for...
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Word...
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Re: What a line of crock
That's just my take on this. I am also opposed to the concept of software patents, as imho nothing in software for over 20 years now has been unique or original enough to be deserving of a patent. I make my living as a software developer, and this is my stance on things.
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re: android
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Re: touch type on a phone.
I'm using a G1 myself and love it. I have it rooted and use the wireless tethering via bluetooth probably more than anything else on the phone. (Decent 3G coverage is really needed for it though.)
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Re: you don't get it because you don't want to
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I can see it now...
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Easy fix...
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Mickey Mouse
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