Re: So long as 'please stop doing that' is all that happens...
It has to be an entity managed by a different branch of the government. I'd say a legislative body. Because the executive won't always be sympathetic to doing the right thing so you need another body to do it.
Hmmm is it illegal if I download a copy of something I own? Suppose I own the DVD but I download the BD rip (because I bough the content not the format), is it piracy? What if I rip the thing for my personal use? What if I rip it and put it on my private network so others in it can watch my stuff? How do I know a determined site is allowed to serve the file (ie: stream) to me when there are plenty of places where you can watch stuff for free legally?
Jesus, you'd have to build a fence around the country and call it a prison. Every single person has pirated something somewhere in their lives. Either by accident or because they didn't think they were pirating.
The issue with your fair use paragraph is that while a company as big as Burger King can deal with any bullying from trademark disputes and go ahead and poke fun at the rival, a smaller one won't find the lawyers bill as entertaining. Even if you make it so loses foot the bill it would be too late. In a fair, just world the defendant fees would be taken care by the government and then the bill would be handed to the losing part after due process follows its course.
You can live without Facebook and Microsoft although you need to take some steps (ie: Linux and block their IPs in your router and so on) but blocking Google and Amazon break parts of the web but Google is less pervasive. None of them is as dominant as Amazon with their CDN infrastructure. Amazon is the evil Buy 'n Large (Wall-e) for sure. And they admit quite openly they want to be the whole retail chain an crush the competition completely.
People whine about Facebook and Google but the real threat lies elsewhere.
Google pays to use the Internet. I pay to use the internet. It's public but it's not free. The "permission" is money. And I'm astonished you are talking about forcing a company to shell money for another while providing free service to said another. Even socialists didn't dare to go that far.
Also, you are completely misunderstanding AOC. Google is not the government.
"In short, you have an opinion. So do I."
And your opinion is pure insanity, devoid of facts or evidence.
I believe they think (with some fair share of evidence supporting it) that the public are just a bunch of dumbasses. Because these shenanigans are getting increasingly hard to hide and they (the Govt) only look like a bunch of thugs, mafia crowd with such actions.
Of course there's still a good portion of the population that will keep electing the same politicians and not demanding the end of such behaviors so they can still get away with it but damn, at least don't be so clear about your contempt towards the citizens.
You can control both money and lobbying better. Politicians should display their contributors in their clothes like Nascar racers. You know, transparency. A lot of it. And legislators that are 'sponsored' by a telco should be barred from voting on stuff that regulates telcos. And they should be prohibited from taking jobs in the sectors that sponsored them for at least the equivalent of 2 terms (8 years) after they leave public life. This should extend to public servants (ie: work in the FCC? no job on telcos for you for 8 years after you leave).
Again it boils down to critical thinking. Even if I see a deep fake video of Obama praising Hitler and such video is masterfully made one will question if either the video or the audio was manufactured. Of course this is a more glaring example but my point is: if we are educated very early to think critically there may be damage to some extent but it will be controllable.
We'll need to make it the norm to watch for followups on more disturbing news and show people it's honorable to admit to sharing some fake and apologizing for it. You know, make retractions spread like wild fire much like the fakes that generate such retraction.
My take on it: we will be extinct due to stupid before we are able to rein it in. But maybe I'm wrong.
When I don't want to play a game but want to watch somebody playing it I still won't buy it if I watch the stream. But if I do watch I may be compelled to buy it.
Case point: mirror's edge. I watched some dude speedrun and bought the game to play myself. Cuphead. Difficulty too steep and essential content locked if you go for easier playthrough so I watched some lunatic playing in the hardest difficulty and won't buy it even if it is a gorgeous game.
Now this article comments are priceless. It's always sad to see people proud of their racism but it's pretty entertaining when they pick a fight with everyone else in the place and end up being thoroughly shamed.
This is where that Michael Jackson eating popcorn on the Thriller clip gif would fit wonderfully. That grin.
I'm wondering which tactics he will adopt. Lie blatantly or try to twist things to make it look like he is the victim. Either way Trump will be proud of his pupil.
And the fact that you failed at making money despite the changing landscape now is everyone else's fault. Because there's plenty of successful tales out there.
It doesn't matter if it's small creators or huge, rich ones or the public. If it is bad for one it's bad for all. If it's good for most and average for a few then though luck. Giving a limited control to creators is average for the public but it should benefit creators. If only the elite few are greatly benefiting then it's wrong.
This shit follows the same logic many governments do: they keep doing things that benefit a few rich people in detriment of the great majority.
We should all get average to good benefits. If just a portion is heaping all the good things then it's time to start over.
There was some major split up because they were abusing their monopolistic powers a while back anbd they've been slowly gathering together into less and less companies. What could go wrong?
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Re: So long as 'please stop doing that' is all that happens...
It has to be an entity managed by a different branch of the government. I'd say a legislative body. Because the executive won't always be sympathetic to doing the right thing so you need another body to do it.
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Re: Re: Re:
Hmmm is it illegal if I download a copy of something I own? Suppose I own the DVD but I download the BD rip (because I bough the content not the format), is it piracy? What if I rip the thing for my personal use? What if I rip it and put it on my private network so others in it can watch my stuff? How do I know a determined site is allowed to serve the file (ie: stream) to me when there are plenty of places where you can watch stuff for free legally?
I'm just starting. It's not simple.
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Re:
Jesus, you'd have to build a fence around the country and call it a prison. Every single person has pirated something somewhere in their lives. Either by accident or because they didn't think they were pirating.
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The issue with your fair use paragraph is that while a company as big as Burger King can deal with any bullying from trademark disputes and go ahead and poke fun at the rival, a smaller one won't find the lawyers bill as entertaining. Even if you make it so loses foot the bill it would be too late. In a fair, just world the defendant fees would be taken care by the government and then the bill would be handed to the losing part after due process follows its course.
One can dream no?
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You can live without Facebook and Microsoft although you need to take some steps (ie: Linux and block their IPs in your router and so on) but blocking Google and Amazon break parts of the web but Google is less pervasive. None of them is as dominant as Amazon with their CDN infrastructure. Amazon is the evil Buy 'n Large (Wall-e) for sure. And they admit quite openly they want to be the whole retail chain an crush the competition completely.
People whine about Facebook and Google but the real threat lies elsewhere.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Why shouldn't Google be paid?
Google pays to use the Internet. I pay to use the internet. It's public but it's not free. The "permission" is money. And I'm astonished you are talking about forcing a company to shell money for another while providing free service to said another. Even socialists didn't dare to go that far.
Also, you are completely misunderstanding AOC. Google is not the government.
"In short, you have an opinion. So do I."
And your opinion is pure insanity, devoid of facts or evidence.
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Re: When 'collateral damage' is the ONLY kind you cause
I find it somewhat shocking that even with constantly making bad business decisions they are still afloat. The wonders of a monopoly.
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Re: Re: I'll try not to sneer, but fact is, only one seems to be
Because we know he has to lick his masters boots and this (in their minds) decreases their profits.
I'm actually surprised they didn't try to pull another Mickey Mouse.
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Re: Re: Re:
This comment would make an awesome Salvador Dali painting.
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I believe they think (with some fair share of evidence supporting it) that the public are just a bunch of dumbasses. Because these shenanigans are getting increasingly hard to hide and they (the Govt) only look like a bunch of thugs, mafia crowd with such actions.
Of course there's still a good portion of the population that will keep electing the same politicians and not demanding the end of such behaviors so they can still get away with it but damn, at least don't be so clear about your contempt towards the citizens.
On the post: Revolving Doors And Regulatory Capture Are Ensuring E-Voting Remains An Insecure Mess
You can control both money and lobbying better. Politicians should display their contributors in their clothes like Nascar racers. You know, transparency. A lot of it. And legislators that are 'sponsored' by a telco should be barred from voting on stuff that regulates telcos. And they should be prohibited from taking jobs in the sectors that sponsored them for at least the equivalent of 2 terms (8 years) after they leave public life. This should extend to public servants (ie: work in the FCC? no job on telcos for you for 8 years after you leave).
On the post: Deep Fakes: Let's Not Go Off The Deep End
Again it boils down to critical thinking. Even if I see a deep fake video of Obama praising Hitler and such video is masterfully made one will question if either the video or the audio was manufactured. Of course this is a more glaring example but my point is: if we are educated very early to think critically there may be damage to some extent but it will be controllable.
We'll need to make it the norm to watch for followups on more disturbing news and show people it's honorable to admit to sharing some fake and apologizing for it. You know, make retractions spread like wild fire much like the fakes that generate such retraction.
My take on it: we will be extinct due to stupid before we are able to rein it in. But maybe I'm wrong.
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Re: Re: Re:
When I don't want to play a game but want to watch somebody playing it I still won't buy it if I watch the stream. But if I do watch I may be compelled to buy it.
Case point: mirror's edge. I watched some dude speedrun and bought the game to play myself. Cuphead. Difficulty too steep and essential content locked if you go for easier playthrough so I watched some lunatic playing in the hardest difficulty and won't buy it even if it is a gorgeous game.
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I couldn't bring myself to read articles on the phone. Strains your neck and it isn't ergonomic. Not really on topic but am I the only one?
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I'm wondering which tactics he will adopt. Lie blatantly or try to twist things to make it look like he is the victim. Either way Trump will be proud of his pupil.
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Re: Re:
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This shit follows the same logic many governments do: they keep doing things that benefit a few rich people in detriment of the great majority.
We should all get average to good benefits. If just a portion is heaping all the good things then it's time to start over.
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