Considering I am a god, and you are just peon - I have only two words for you SUCK IT! I AM YOUR LORD AND MASTER!!! In what universe do you ever, for one micro-second think I would listen to the drooling, pirate-loving, free-loading, job-stealing, scum and villany you represent??? Puleeez - when you can contribute millions to my bank account, then, and only then will I listen. Until then, as your LORD AND MASTER, I order you to consume every last scrap of everything my industry graces your greedy, grubby hands with. Now get off my lawn you damn kids!
for those who are SI (Sarcasm Impaired) -- This is a complete work of sarcasm... mildly so...
Libraries generally don't have the cash to go our and purchase new releases anyway. I picture the librarians shrugging and going about their business. People who can't afford or justify the $50 to purchase the retail version will now have to get their fix from somewhere else. Since Warner already cut their nose off with Netflix and Redbox... hmm I wonder where that will leave them...
Its a blog jackass... If you're going to come in here spouting "WHARS TEH FACTZ!!" then expect to get the fickle finger of fate. If you would've spent more than two seconds instead of shouting "NEENER NEENER", you might've read the actual articles Jay referenced, wherein each of his points are thoroughly discussed. Finer points are made with honey rather than flinging shit... which are you doing?
seriously? Thats all you've got?? Trolling isn't your specialty is it - 'cuz you really suck hard. A simple google news search turns up 8 different sources...
If you believe that the internet is only 15 years old, then may god have mercy on your soul. It has only been in the last 10 years or so that the legacy content industry has been throwing its temper tantrums at congress. What about the 50 years prior? Sometime in the late 80's and early 90's the tech industry permanently eclipsed the legacy content industries - well before the ability to pirate media was widespread. As to your assumption that Google makes part of their livings(sic) off the backs of content producers... [citation needed]
Actually, I would say the tech revolution has prolonged the life of the legacy content industry for *far* too long. We tech geeks have given them enormous tools to promote, and distribute their works; securely, transparently, and in an astonishing array of formats. Yet they cling to their outmoded way of distributing their "art", ultimately frustrating their customer who then chooses the path of least frustration (be it legal or not). The geeks of the world will not suffer the legacy content industry pissing on their work of the last half century or more. The legacy industry is at a crossroad - will they choose to continue frustrating and alienating their customer base, or will they adapt? Signs aren't encouraging.
Perhaps one hundred years from now, a historian will be able to look back on this legislation and say "this is where it started".
The tech-innovation industry dwarfs the legacy content industry by at least an order of magnitude, if not more. Maybe I'm dense, but I cannot recall anytime in our (American) history where we willingly allowed a smaller industry dictate the terms for another whole industry.
It seems to me the TD community had a discussion several months ago about Google (1 tech company) being able to afford to outright purchase most of the music studios. I realize that the people at Google are smart enough to resist the temptation of investing in a sinking industry, but at what point does Google say "enough" and just purchase them to shut them up? This just doesn't make any sense - its as if the orange growers are trying to dictate the terms of business to the auto industry... am I missing something?
Why four years?? What is so special about four years??
*** Waits four years ***
Me (asks for documents)
TPP - these documents are now secret for the lifetime of every single negotiator + 95 years! We don't want them (or their descendants) to be embarrased by the revelation of who bought them...
Steve may have built the flash and glass, but you built the steel that holds our world together. To put it in a different metaphor - Steve might have been our Capt. Kirk, but you were our chief engineer Scott.
Safe journey my friend... you'll not be forgotten. The tools you've given us will be with us for generations.
Secrets are always damaging to democracy. The truth will *always* win. The necessity of secrecy in this case has nothing to do with protecting the republic and everything to do with protecting our overlords from embarassment...
Unfortunately I can't vote it insightful again and again. As a 20 year military retiree, I can't agree more. This country is completely lost to our corporate masters. The real question to ask is: "what is the value of one mans life when I can get a shit-load of money from my cropophilia loving corporate masters..."
Sad day... sad day's indeed. If I wasn't an old man, I'd be on the front lines, because we've lost our way...
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Considering I am a god, and you are just peon - I have only two words for you SUCK IT! I AM YOUR LORD AND MASTER!!! In what universe do you ever, for one micro-second think I would listen to the drooling, pirate-loving, free-loading, job-stealing, scum and villany you represent??? Puleeez - when you can contribute millions to my bank account, then, and only then will I listen. Until then, as your LORD AND MASTER, I order you to consume every last scrap of everything my industry graces your greedy, grubby hands with. Now get off my lawn you damn kids!
for those who are SI (Sarcasm Impaired) -- This is a complete work of sarcasm... mildly so...
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Seriously....
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The state of trolling today is very telling of our education system...
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Actually, I would say the tech revolution has prolonged the life of the legacy content industry for *far* too long. We tech geeks have given them enormous tools to promote, and distribute their works; securely, transparently, and in an astonishing array of formats. Yet they cling to their outmoded way of distributing their "art", ultimately frustrating their customer who then chooses the path of least frustration (be it legal or not). The geeks of the world will not suffer the legacy content industry pissing on their work of the last half century or more. The legacy industry is at a crossroad - will they choose to continue frustrating and alienating their customer base, or will they adapt? Signs aren't encouraging.
On the post: Wyden: PROTECT IP Act Is About Letting The Content Sector Attack The Innovation Sector
The tech-innovation industry dwarfs the legacy content industry by at least an order of magnitude, if not more. Maybe I'm dense, but I cannot recall anytime in our (American) history where we willingly allowed a smaller industry dictate the terms for another whole industry.
It seems to me the TD community had a discussion several months ago about Google (1 tech company) being able to afford to outright purchase most of the music studios. I realize that the people at Google are smart enough to resist the temptation of investing in a sinking industry, but at what point does Google say "enough" and just purchase them to shut them up? This just doesn't make any sense - its as if the orange growers are trying to dictate the terms of business to the auto industry... am I missing something?
On the post: Out ACTA-ing ACTA: All TPP Negotiating Documents To Be Kept Secret Until Four Years After Ratification
*** Waits four years ***
Me (asks for documents)
TPP - these documents are now secret for the lifetime of every single negotiator + 95 years! We don't want them (or their descendants) to be embarrased by the revelation of who bought them...
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RIP
Steve may have built the flash and glass, but you built the steel that holds our world together. To put it in a different metaphor - Steve might have been our Capt. Kirk, but you were our chief engineer Scott.
Safe journey my friend... you'll not be forgotten. The tools you've given us will be with us for generations.
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Unfortunately I can't vote it insightful again and again. As a 20 year military retiree, I can't agree more. This country is completely lost to our corporate masters. The real question to ask is: "what is the value of one mans life when I can get a shit-load of money from my cropophilia loving corporate masters..."
Sad day... sad day's indeed. If I wasn't an old man, I'd be on the front lines, because we've lost our way...
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Self-delivering goods... :-)
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