No I do not endorse what the users of the Pirate Bay are doing when they share files that the creators don't want shared.
Which is a slightly different point to your broad brush but hopefully answers your question.
Now, do you think we should be rolling back technology to protect an outdated business model or adapting our business models to make the most of the available technology?
"either you had permission from the copyright holder or you do not"
Ummm, 'fair use' anyone?
You'd think there was enough court cases around now to show that it is rarely this black and white.
Hmm, put a comment on here earlier saying I'm going to do this, open up all the multi-tracks etc and asking if anyone wanted to join in and the post got held. How odd. Did I break a rule Leigh?
Was reading the Valve staff handbook yesterday (don't ask) and one of the things they mention there is that they are a software company, even if you're not a coder, every thing you can learn on the way adds to the value you can bring to the company.
In an increasingly technological world I think this translates wider as well. Whilst most of us won't be programmers, knowing a bit about how these things work can help us all.
It doesn't make this discussion pointless at all. This article is pointing out (as are most of the comments) that torrents are a really effective way of sharing files, irrespective of their legality. The Game of Throne comment simply adds another data point.
In the UK most* drivers speed on the motorway, but you don't argue that the solution is to remove motorways.
The mechanism is not the problem, hence the solution is not to remove the mechanism.
* If you don't believe me try sitting at 70 on a motorway and see how much traffic goes past you :¬)
Been thinking about doing this myself, getting all the multi-tracks up on a site (probably a torrent) and saying "go play".
Need to brush up on a few techy skills I think to work out how to host / share it but then it comes down to the perennial problem: how do you promote it?
Alex, I don't really get this, do you think that, for someone who is technically proficient enough to know how to use torrents, removing them from the google auto-complete is going to make any difference to their usage?
It's not going to stop someone typing in "torrent" at the end of the suggested auto-complete
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Which is a slightly different point to your broad brush but hopefully answers your question.
Now, do you think we should be rolling back technology to protect an outdated business model or adapting our business models to make the most of the available technology?
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^^^ This! This! A thousand times this!
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Also a question for you, is the sole purpose of a movie to make money?
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Ummm, 'fair use' anyone?
You'd think there was enough court cases around now to show that it is rarely this black and white.
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In an increasingly technological world I think this translates wider as well. Whilst most of us won't be programmers, knowing a bit about how these things work can help us all.
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In the UK most* drivers speed on the motorway, but you don't argue that the solution is to remove motorways.
The mechanism is not the problem, hence the solution is not to remove the mechanism.
* If you don't believe me try sitting at 70 on a motorway and see how much traffic goes past you :¬)
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Need to brush up on a few techy skills I think to work out how to host / share it but then it comes down to the perennial problem: how do you promote it?
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It's not going to stop someone typing in "torrent" at the end of the suggested auto-complete
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