Actually, I read an article (on TechDirt perhaps?) that media companies said exactly that. If you skip commercials or walk to the fridge during commercials, you are stealing from media companies. Insanity. Pure insanity.
I can't believe all those Chinese assholes with muscular dystrophy are going to try to seek out effective treatment so they can lead a productive and pain-free life. Jerks.
It will definitely hasten the creation of a faster, more secure version of BitTorrent, which is a good thing. End-to-end encryption is the final goal here, I think. Nice work MS and Sony. You are making the internet a safer place.
Boy are you going to look stupid when their millions of blog readers, Twitter followers, and Facebook likers stand up and say, "We want - NAY, DEMAND - the content we consume be more expensive, less convenient, and of lower quality!"
My current favorite version of the bible is The Message because it reads more like a narrative than anything. The unfortunate part is that it is encumbered by copyright.
I went to buy it in Kindle format but ended up not because the search is terrible. You can only get to the beginning of books based on how the author/publisher set it up. For a book like Psalms, you are going to end up paging through hundreds of pages to get to the chapter you want.
If someone would do a great, readable translation and open source it so people could set up innovative search methods on it, that would be awesome.
You know someone at XDA is going to get their hands on this and exploit it. Then everyone will be downgrading their data plan to the 200MB version and sideload all these "800 number" versions of apps.
Hey! AT&T! Here is a gun; your foot is right down there.
What would happen if Rumblefish and the nature dude were both out in the woods, unaware of each other, and ended up recording the same bird at the same time? I'm assuming this would be similar to simultaneous invention in patents.
But it just shows how insane it is that Rumblefish can copyright this in the first place.
So I can go to dell.com right now and custom order a computer with the amount of ram, color, accessories, whatever, exactly as I want it. And I don't have to go to a store.
How the hell does that not exist for cars? I can design a car exactly as I want it on their site, but then it says, something like, "Here are cars similar to that in your area." The cars they list are different colors, models, and packages from what I designed. WTF?
When I first learned about TPB, I went to the front page and went, "Now what?"
If I went there and they had a landing page reminiscent of the Spotify app's launch page, that would be awesome. I usually click around there to check out new and different stuff before getting to my regular playlists. To be an artist on that page would be great.
A couple hundred million people hear about you and suddenly I have a feeling, you could book some decent concert venues out of that, not to mention other scarce goods (t-shirts, books, etc).
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On the post: TV Networks File Legal Claims Saying Skipping Commercials Is Copyright Infringement
Uh oh...
On the post: The CISPA Circus Goes To Baltimore With Another Misleading 'Local Pride' Editorial
Assholes
On the post: Microsoft-Funded BitTorrent Disruptor Won't Make Pirates Pay, But Might Break The Law
This is great news.
On the post: Congress: The TSA Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars
I could do this all day...
President: The Congress Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars
TSA: The Dept of Interior Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars
EPA: The FDA Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars
Dept of Agriculture: The Tresury Is Wasting Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer Dollars
And on and on and on...
On the post: Ad Industry Is Already Getting Ads Off Of 'Rogue' Sites; So Why Did We Need Legislation?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Wasted time
On the post: Ad Industry Is Already Getting Ads Off Of 'Rogue' Sites; So Why Did We Need Legislation?
Re: Re: Wasted time
On the post: Ad Industry Is Already Getting Ads Off Of 'Rogue' Sites; So Why Did We Need Legislation?
Wasted time
On the post: Stupidity Of Licensing Demands Means The Wrecking Crew Can't Help Sell More Music With Documentary
Re: so leak it
On the post: Rush Limbaugh Issues DMCA Takedown To Censor Video Criticism
Interesting dichotomy
Yet, when these windbags abuse the DMCA button, nothing happens.
On the post: Cargo Cult Reverse Activism: Maximalists Think That If They Use Social Media They Can Counteract Public Concerns
In your face, Mike...
Egg. On. Your. Face.
On the post: The Gutenberg eBook: Once Again, The Bible Is At The Forefront Of Publishing Technology
My wish
I went to buy it in Kindle format but ended up not because the search is terrible. You can only get to the beginning of books based on how the author/publisher set it up. For a book like Psalms, you are going to end up paging through hundreds of pages to get to the chapter you want.
If someone would do a great, readable translation and open source it so people could set up innovative search methods on it, that would be awesome.
OSNOVA has done some nice search stuff with KJV since it is public domain, but KJV is unreadable and our church doesn't use it anyway.
http://store.osnova.com/Kindle-Bible-KJV-paragraphed_p_8.html
On the post: AT&T's New Scheme To Double Charge For Data: Call It A 1-800 Number For Internet Content
It's just a matter of time
Hey! AT&T! Here is a gun; your foot is right down there.
On the post: Guy Gets Bogus YouTube Copyright Claim... On Birds Singing In The Background
Interesting situation
But it just shows how insane it is that Rumblefish can copyright this in the first place.
On the post: Streaming Rights On Whitney Houston Movie NOT Pulled In Order To 'Make Really A Large Amount Of Money On DVD Sales' [Updated]
Oops...
On the post: Oh No! Car Dealers Might Have To Deal With Informed Customers! That Must Be Illegal!
Custom order
How the hell does that not exist for cars? I can design a car exactly as I want it on their site, but then it says, something like, "Here are cars similar to that in your area." The cars they list are different colors, models, and packages from what I designed. WTF?
On the post: Pro-SOPA Folks Push Fact-Challenged Op-Eds
Re: SOPA
On the post: Pro-SOPA Folks Push Fact-Challenged Op-Eds
Thanks
On the post: The Promo Bay Asks Artists: Would You Rather Fight Piracy... Or Have A Billion People Know You Exist
Expand on this...
If I went there and they had a landing page reminiscent of the Spotify app's launch page, that would be awesome. I usually click around there to check out new and different stuff before getting to my regular playlists. To be an artist on that page would be great.
A couple hundred million people hear about you and suddenly I have a feeling, you could book some decent concert venues out of that, not to mention other scarce goods (t-shirts, books, etc).
On the post: What We're Doing On This PIPA/SOPA Day Of Protest: Keeping You Involved
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http://americancensorship.org/modal/state-dept-petition/index.html
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