Why is this surprising for an event where they will not let you in if your shirt says "Pepsi" on it? They will "probably" let you in if are wearing Nike shoes, but they don't guarantee it.
I think it is fair that a movie like this has some copyright protection. It would not be fair for another company to make a copy and show it in theaters or sell DVD's or streams of the movie on a commercial scale. That is the limited type of protection that copyright was intended to protect against.
Piracy will not hurt the movie too much in the US because people are willing to pay to see it in theaters. There will be some piracy while people wait for it to make its way to DVD, Redbox, and Netflix (if it makes it there at all). The amount of piracy in the US is likely to be directly proportional to how long the studio makes consumers wait and how many hoops they have to jump through to watch the movie at home.
International sales will probably suffer quite a bit from piracy and from illegal commercial production in places like China. Again, that will be proportional to how long the studios try unsuccessfully to make people wait in those markets.
Ahh. I see you don't understand how publishers work now. For really huge authors the publishers actually provide that type of service. But for 99% of the authors, the publisher does very little except for physically printing and distributing the books. Authors generally have to do all of their own legwork and most likely do most of their own marketing.
This is not uncommon, and the practice is not limited to Wiley. That is the problem with publishing any kind of academic book now. You must get sign-offs on every single quote. Every. Single. Quote.
Even public domain quotes are a problem with some publishers. Some require specific evidence of public domain. But I understand that one of my English Department colleges was given a list of required sign-offs that included William Shakespeare. That is going to be a tough one.
I know of at least one person who went the self-publishing route in part because of the impossibility of getting all of the clearances needed for his text. With tools like lulu.com self-publishing is becoming a very viable option. Publishers in some fields need to get over their insane fear of fair-use lawsuits if they want to hold onto the academic publishing market.
>>...what I *really* want: unbundling of the Viacom channels, so I can buy Comedy Central and ignore MTV/VH1.
I have been half expecting Jon Stewart and a few others like Colbert to bolt from their Viacom overlords. Those two probably have the fan base and the clout that would allow them to establish their own network or take Comedy Central from under the Viacom umbrella. Obviously Viacom would not want to see them go, but those two plus South Park are about all CC has going for it at the moment. If two of the three or all three threatened to walk away Viacom would not have much bargaining power.
I realize that it didn't work out so well for Oprah, but I have a feeling Stewart and Colbert are smart enough and ruthless enough to make it work.
But if you are deaf in one ear you still have to licence both ears because that is how their licensing package is set up. Just be glad they have not yet implemented eye licences because you might read the title of the song.
Sarcasm about the IP industry worries me. I am always afraid that I am giving someone ideas.
We don't know much about the TPP contents, but it is no surprise that the MPAA would try to use TPP to protect its antiquated and crumbling regional windowing model. It is just another example of the IP industry's love of self-destructive behavior.
Patents apply to Android software, too. Google will pull cases of patent infringement, and the developer would still be libel for damages.
I develop some Android software, and I seriously considered doing a form of this app. My wife teaches early childhood special ed, and she had several students who use various forms of word boards. They are basically pieces of stiff cardboard with pictures stuck on them. Students who can't talk can point to pictures to show what they want to communicate. It seemed obvious to convert this system to a tablet. I actually started work on the project when I ran into the patent issues. Patents are supposed to be about implementation, but the one in this case includes claims about general concepts. The fact that I developed the patent independently of any technology revealed in the patent would not be a defense.
This is a classic example of software patents doing nothing but impeding benefits to society and giving one company control over a general concept that is pretty obvious.
I hope Stone does continuing issuing subpoenas. He is doing a magnificent job of demonstrating what happens when this type of abuse of the legal system is allowed.
The decision about which voting machine to buy is often governed by campaign contributions. Little things like security, cost of operation, and reliability can easily be overlooked if a company manages to get its candidate elected. After the machines are in place, it is a lot easier to more of your people into office.
This is just another example of why old business models must die. They are already on life support. The would already be gone, but governments around the world have been pouring resources into keeping their brain-dead bodies breathing. ACTA's defeat in Europe may be the first sign that governments are finally facing the reality of the situation and are willing to shut off the artificial ventilators.
Wow doesn't begin to cover how clueless this advice is. Suppose both Viacom and Disney eliminate all their on-demand offerings. That would still leave dozens of other sources of online content. It isn't the oligopoly situation big media is used to. If one source goes away, two more will pop up in its place.
I see exactly the phenomenon described in the article happening in our family. The variety of programming gives parents plenty of choices, and there is some very good content to choose from. There are no commercials for sugared breakfast cereal or toys. The content is good enough to be the basis of a lot of family discussions.
The one thing I have noticed is the fierce brand loyalty the kids and the whole family develop to the shows they watch. There is a ton of merchandise being sold for even minor programs. If Disney wants to cut itself off from the kids market, I can't think of a more effective method than the one that Juenger recommends.
I can see something like a city-based facebook or a university-based facebook working. Most people have some affinity for things like where I live and where I went to school. Facebook itself got started in just such a way.
A desire to reach out to other people who bought their phone from the same company as I did? Not so much.
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Piracy will not hurt the movie too much in the US because people are willing to pay to see it in theaters. There will be some piracy while people wait for it to make its way to DVD, Redbox, and Netflix (if it makes it there at all). The amount of piracy in the US is likely to be directly proportional to how long the studio makes consumers wait and how many hoops they have to jump through to watch the movie at home.
International sales will probably suffer quite a bit from piracy and from illegal commercial production in places like China. Again, that will be proportional to how long the studios try unsuccessfully to make people wait in those markets.
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This is not as true as it used to be. At most schools there is a trend to give more weight to the impact of a book than its publisher.
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Ahh. I see you don't understand how publishers work now. For really huge authors the publishers actually provide that type of service. But for 99% of the authors, the publisher does very little except for physically printing and distributing the books. Authors generally have to do all of their own legwork and most likely do most of their own marketing.
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Even public domain quotes are a problem with some publishers. Some require specific evidence of public domain. But I understand that one of my English Department colleges was given a list of required sign-offs that included William Shakespeare. That is going to be a tough one.
I know of at least one person who went the self-publishing route in part because of the impossibility of getting all of the clearances needed for his text. With tools like lulu.com self-publishing is becoming a very viable option. Publishers in some fields need to get over their insane fear of fair-use lawsuits if they want to hold onto the academic publishing market.
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I have been half expecting Jon Stewart and a few others like Colbert to bolt from their Viacom overlords. Those two probably have the fan base and the clout that would allow them to establish their own network or take Comedy Central from under the Viacom umbrella. Obviously Viacom would not want to see them go, but those two plus South Park are about all CC has going for it at the moment. If two of the three or all three threatened to walk away Viacom would not have much bargaining power.
I realize that it didn't work out so well for Oprah, but I have a feeling Stewart and Colbert are smart enough and ruthless enough to make it work.
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Sarcasm about the IP industry worries me. I am always afraid that I am giving someone ideas.
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I develop some Android software, and I seriously considered doing a form of this app. My wife teaches early childhood special ed, and she had several students who use various forms of word boards. They are basically pieces of stiff cardboard with pictures stuck on them. Students who can't talk can point to pictures to show what they want to communicate. It seemed obvious to convert this system to a tablet. I actually started work on the project when I ran into the patent issues. Patents are supposed to be about implementation, but the one in this case includes claims about general concepts. The fact that I developed the patent independently of any technology revealed in the patent would not be a defense.
This is a classic example of software patents doing nothing but impeding benefits to society and giving one company control over a general concept that is pretty obvious.
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True, but Dotcom had raised it to an art form.
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I see exactly the phenomenon described in the article happening in our family. The variety of programming gives parents plenty of choices, and there is some very good content to choose from. There are no commercials for sugared breakfast cereal or toys. The content is good enough to be the basis of a lot of family discussions.
The one thing I have noticed is the fierce brand loyalty the kids and the whole family develop to the shows they watch. There is a ton of merchandise being sold for even minor programs. If Disney wants to cut itself off from the kids market, I can't think of a more effective method than the one that Juenger recommends.
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A desire to reach out to other people who bought their phone from the same company as I did? Not so much.
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