"NBC Universal will, once again, seek to marginalize its own online coverage of the Olympics"
I think that Google should bid on "broadcasting" the Olympics. They could stream all the events in real time, plus allow you to watch any event after it occurred when it's convenient for you.
Unlike broadcast TV, Google would only have to care about how many people watched, and not how many people watched at the same time.
There are violent gamers. There are also violent gun owners. And violent drug users. And violent drinkers. And violent athletes. And violent TV watchers. And violent music listeners. And violent wealthy people. And violent poor people.
The press really has to learn the difference between causation and correlation.
And law clerks, and secretaries, and they buy a lot of suits, so haberdashers, and they drive fancy cars, so automobile manufacturers and dealers, and they're assholes, so they buy a lot of toilet paper...
People talk a lot about privacy nowadays, but the law currently does not reflect those opinions. That's why the Judge's opinion seems outdated.
In the law, if you tell any private fact to anyone who does not have legal privilege, (a legal duty to keep it secret), it's no longer private.
So the second you post some private detail of your life on Facebook, it's no longer private. It doesn't matter which privacy setting you use. Under the law, it's no longer private.
You might have a breach of contract case against Facebook for disclosing that information, but those formerly private facts are discoverable in criminal and civil cases.
In the old days we'd tell private stuff to our friends, but how would a prosecutor or an attorney know that? There was no record of such conversations back then. Facebook and Twitter and the like are those records.
Maybe the law will change. But until then there's a simple solution: If you want to keep something private, keep it private.
Every time the copyright industry is faced with competition, they sue. If they cannot sue, they have laws passed so they can sue. If they cannot have federal laws passed to suit their needs, they have state laws passed instead. If the can’t get a government to pass the laws they want, they have treaties enacted which force all governments to pass the laws they want.
I used to work at a record store/headshop (we sold pipes and bongs) back in the late 80s and early 90s. The police shut us down and took everything under forfeiture laws.
Forfeiture actions are not actions against individuals. They're civil actions against property. Property has no rights.
It sort of makes sense if the property is heroin. Heroin is illegal, so if the government finds it, it can take it.
However, it turns grey very quickly when the government determines, "Well, this house might have been paid for by the sales of heroin. So let's take the house too."
All the "claimant" can do is file a claim in the civil proceeding against the property and hope he can get some of it back.
I've said it before, guys like Jimmy Iovine don't actually give a rip about copyright. They're not copyright maximalists, they're middlemen protectionists. To them copyright laws are just tools to protect their interests. They'll use 'em or ignore 'em whenever it best suits them.
If that doesn't answer your question, the latest digital radios transmit music in "CD quality." The technology behind the Red Book CD format is 32 fricken years old.
The vast majority of people don't give a shit about how music sounds. Good enough is good enough. CDs didn't take over because they sounded better, they took over because they were more portable than than LPs and you didn't have to worry (as much) about scratching them.
And that's the plan. The status quo does not want us innovating or being creative. They want us to buy what they sell and be entertained by what they sell/rent to us in a format they're willing to use. They don't like us reading Reddit instead of watching prime time TV and they don't like the idea of some new upstart innovating the next big disruption.
If I were conspiracy minded at all I'd think that Anonymous is merely a ruse perpetrated by various governments to give them an excuse to eliminate a free internet.
On the post: NYTimes Realizes That The FBI Keeps Celebrating Breaking Up Its Own Terrorist Plots
Best quote from a judge ever! If I were younger I'd form a band: The Shakespearean Buffoons
On the post: NYTimes Realizes That The FBI Keeps Celebrating Breaking Up Its Own Terrorist Plots
On the post: Excitement Over B&N/Microsoft Teamup Is A Bit Premature
When a company is too big to reinvent itself and adapt to a changing market, adding more deadwood can't possible help.
On the post: Hulu Puts Gun To Own Head: May Require Users To Show Proof Of Pay TV Subscription
I think that Google should bid on "broadcasting" the Olympics. They could stream all the events in real time, plus allow you to watch any event after it occurred when it's convenient for you.
Unlike broadcast TV, Google would only have to care about how many people watched, and not how many people watched at the same time.
On the post: Hulu Puts Gun To Own Head: May Require Users To Show Proof Of Pay TV Subscription
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On the post: Breivik, The Press And The Ongoing Myth Of The 'Violent Gamer'
The press really has to learn the difference between causation and correlation.
On the post: Facebook Buys Most Of The AOL Patents From Microsoft That It Bought Just Weeks Ago
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On the post: Facebook Buys Most Of The AOL Patents From Microsoft That It Bought Just Weeks Ago
On the post: Huh? Totally Clueless German Court Says ContentID Isn't Good Enough, YouTube Must Block Infringement By Keywords
On the post: Judge Alex Kozinski Fears That People Share Too Much Info Online; But Does That Mean We Give Up All Privacy Rights?
In the law, if you tell any private fact to anyone who does not have legal privilege, (a legal duty to keep it secret), it's no longer private.
So the second you post some private detail of your life on Facebook, it's no longer private. It doesn't matter which privacy setting you use. Under the law, it's no longer private.
You might have a breach of contract case against Facebook for disclosing that information, but those formerly private facts are discoverable in criminal and civil cases.
In the old days we'd tell private stuff to our friends, but how would a prosecutor or an attorney know that? There was no record of such conversations back then. Facebook and Twitter and the like are those records.
Maybe the law will change. But until then there's a simple solution: If you want to keep something private, keep it private.
On the post: Hollywood Loses Its Big Copyright Lawsuit Against ISP iiNet Down Under
I've written this song before:
Second verse, same as the first.
On the post: Obama Administration Told It Should Return The Crystal-Covered Michael Jackson Glove It Illegally Seized
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On the post: Obama Administration Told It Should Return The Crystal-Covered Michael Jackson Glove It Illegally Seized
Forfeiture actions are not actions against individuals. They're civil actions against property. Property has no rights.
It sort of makes sense if the property is heroin. Heroin is illegal, so if the government finds it, it can take it.
However, it turns grey very quickly when the government determines, "Well, this house might have been paid for by the sales of heroin. So let's take the house too."
All the "claimant" can do is file a claim in the civil proceeding against the property and hope he can get some of it back.
On the post: HBO Decides It Still Isn't Difficult Enough To Watch HBO Shows
Soldier: But General, they're not pirates, they've paid to enter the gate.
General: But could pirates enter the gate?
Soldier: Well, technically pirates could enter the gate. But those people are not pirates. They've paid for the right to enter the gate!
General: Oh well, in that case CLOSE THE GATES!!!
On the post: Cargo Cult Reverse Activism: Maximalists Think That If They Use Social Media They Can Counteract Public Concerns
Batman: "Well, then young ward, we have only one course of action to take: To the Bat Social Media Mobile!"
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On the post: Paramount Thinks That Louis CK Making $1 Million In 12 Days Means He's Not Monetizing
In the world of frightened copyright middlemen.
On the post: Is There Any Merit To Neil Young's Plan To Improve The Quality Of Digital Music?
SACD? Flop. DVD-A? Flop.
If that doesn't answer your question, the latest digital radios transmit music in "CD quality." The technology behind the Red Book CD format is 32 fricken years old.
The vast majority of people don't give a shit about how music sounds. Good enough is good enough. CDs didn't take over because they sounded better, they took over because they were more portable than than LPs and you didn't have to worry (as much) about scratching them.
On the post: Overreacting To Anonymous Is A Greater Threat To Freedom, Innovation & Creativity Than Any Of Their Attacks
If I were conspiracy minded at all I'd think that Anonymous is merely a ruse perpetrated by various governments to give them an excuse to eliminate a free internet.
On the post: Breaking: U.S. Sues Apple, Publishers Over eBook Price-Fixing
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