The RIAA serves as a shield. it makes people think that its actions are that of a third party organization, and not a shadow puppet of the big labels.
As such, even if there was only one label left, the RIAA would still exist.
It's a shield - but the only problem is that the other army is using bullets now, so the medieval shield is obsolete.
I bet if Sony just put up a page, with free to download lower quality tunes, 99 cent high quality tunes and some solid advertising; they would be making piles of cash. Especially if they added value, like a database of purchases and an online music vault so you could re-download any purchased music anytime.
The stake holders in these media companies are suffering economic loss because of the proliferation of wide spread piracy.
How is that the case in Sony's instance? They have the cash to buy another company; obviously, they aren't going broke.
Is this said of mergers in banking? Are big banks grabbing up small ones due to 'piracy'? What about in other businesses?
The paper industry has been merging and moving around a lot as well, it's not due to piracy.
It's really more a matter of companies not adapting to current trends and technology. Such as the case of Stagecoach manufacturers; but some companies, like Wells Fargo did in fact adapt, and very well I might add.
The legislation lets the Attorney General get court orders sent to DNS server operators from resolving the domain names of sites in question to their corresponding Internet protocol addresses (DNS filtering).
Boy this law is really effective....
Assuming you don't just have the IP address, then it's a pointless waste of time and resources.
In the end, this will only server to push them further underground.
I mean; prostitution is also illegal - too bad you can't get it anywhere...
What about the company that audits them, what data might they have access to, and what is their privacy policy?
This means a third party will be nosing around on Facebook's internal side - so does that mean less or more privacy?
To be honest; I don't trust them and I won't - I have a page, with some general info, but I don't get too specific or use it to communicate by and large. Typically any communications I send on Facebook are very general.
Why? Techdirt is full of people dismissing this law or that law, this idea or that idea because it won't be 100% perfect all the time. They appear to be unable to see the grey in anything.
There's a gap between even close to 100% perfect and 0.0001% perfect.
But the entertainment industry should be careful at what they are asking for - they might just get it.
News to the media companies - we can live without your media. DRM or no DRM, Paywalls or no Paywalls..
A bad deal, is a bad deal; even if it's the only one. Luckily for us the RIAA and MPAA doesn't regulate food, otherwise they would try to ban people from growing food.
Where does the entertainment industry think their new talent will come from? In the 'perfect' RIAA world, no one could EVER replay ANYTHING without a license. Then so many 'would-be' artists may well never foster an interest in music by playing other people's tunes to learn.
"Under the common law and many statutes, an intent to take money or property to which one is not lawfully entitled must exist at the time of the threat in order to establish extortion. Statutes may contain words such as "willful" or "purposeful" in order to indicate the intent element. When this is so, someone who mistakenly believes he or she is entitled to the money or property cannot be guilty of extortion. Some statutes, however, provide that any unauthorized taking of money by an officer constitutes extortion. Under these statutes, a person may be held strictly liable for the act, and an intent need not be proven to establish the crime."
All that needs done - is to prove it was no mistake.
"Why not? Is the written word less worthy of IP protection?"
It's not about protecting the content - it's about protecting an old business model.
The content - would be just fine even if it was given out totally for free. Even 'pirated' stuff typically doesn't change who the author is or even copyrights on the media - it's all still there.
The media is just fine - how would it protect the media itself?
It simply is the government policing the world to insure profits for corporations.
Why? Because corporations pay GOOD money to put politicians in office and then expect a ROI.
"Think of DMCA as a speed bump. It didn't work, and so the next step is to take more serious action."
You think the racers stopped racing? Maybe it's not as visible now, but I can pretty safely say - they haven't stopped racing....
They just went elsewhere.
People have been 'copying' media since the days of scribes, luckily for humanity that happened. I suspect a GREAT many ideas have spawned from that - like... the Gutenberg press for instance.
Hell - the music industry would NOT exist, if it was not for a device that could copy music - the phonograph. Right?
What 'music industry' existed before the phonograph? Sheet music? People copied that too.
This would be a good way to kill the internet - look, as it stands right now - the internet, while a wonderful tool is NOT necessary for life.
People would quit using it as much as they do now. They may become fearful of downloading media, so they'll take it offline and rip CD's instead. Then it's back to sneaker-net instead of torrent - which is totally untraceable for all practical purposes.
People will end up at the library ripping movies and music, getting it from friends, or altogether just finding other avenues of entertainment.
If you outlawed libraries - book sales would not go up, yet they offer almost as much free printed media as you can consume, they also offer large selections of music as well.
And heck - you can copy 100 times the data on a LAN if a friend brings over a laptop as opposed to the internet. It may even result in people having MORE music for free.
See; people are hesitant knowing it's illegal to use torrent, but back them into a corner - and well.. if John Doe is going to bother to go over Jane's house to get music - why not get it ALL while he's there?
Heck, people might start to even have media sharing LAN parties... then it could REALLY swell in size.
"I worry about this kind of thing, it's not computers taking over the world. It's the operators."
Sorta...
Remember that line from the movie Tron?
"Dr. Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop."
But yes, in the end it's the people who are paying to put all these computer networks together - and it's not done out of a love for technology - that might be why most of us are in the business - but for much of the world - computers are about *control*.
it isn't like they're going to run right out and arrest these people! this will just provide more data to lead to actual investigation.
At the moment - that is true. At the moment.
Of course, that's all what was said about the cameras at intersections too - "they will never actually issue tickets... " blah, blah, blah.
Oh yeah, lol - ans this too..
Social Security Number - "never to be used for purposes of identification"
Humanity's legacy is one big long line of "things that won't/can't happen" - and then they do, almost always to the benefit of the powerful and to the demise of the common people.
Do you realize that legitimate radio stations are licensed rights to play the music?
Indeed, but if it wasn't for the 'free' music people can tune into - how much less content would they be able to sell?
How many music recordings have you bought without hearing for 'free' first? Many?
I have bought close to zero without hearing it first. Licensing aside - 'Free' radio has clearly driven more music sales than any other kind of advertising for sure - nothing else is even close.
It seems now that pretty much all laws and rights favor government and corporate interests over the interests of the citizens.
You might be hard pressed to find a law that doesn't somehow favor the 'rights' of non-humans, such as government or corporations over the rights of an individual.
On the post: And Then There Were Three: Bye, Bye EMI
As such, even if there was only one label left, the RIAA would still exist.
It's a shield - but the only problem is that the other army is using bullets now, so the medieval shield is obsolete.
I bet if Sony just put up a page, with free to download lower quality tunes, 99 cent high quality tunes and some solid advertising; they would be making piles of cash. Especially if they added value, like a database of purchases and an online music vault so you could re-download any purchased music anytime.
On the post: And Then There Were Three: Bye, Bye EMI
How is that the case in Sony's instance? They have the cash to buy another company; obviously, they aren't going broke.
Is this said of mergers in banking? Are big banks grabbing up small ones due to 'piracy'? What about in other businesses?
The paper industry has been merging and moving around a lot as well, it's not due to piracy.
It's really more a matter of companies not adapting to current trends and technology. Such as the case of Stagecoach manufacturers; but some companies, like Wells Fargo did in fact adapt, and very well I might add.
On the post: SOPA Will Have Serious Implications For Sports Fans And Blogs
See what happens when you post in an under-caffeinated state???
On the post: SOPA Will Have Serious Implications For Sports Fans And Blogs
Boy this law is really effective....
Assuming you don't just have the IP address, then it's a pointless waste of time and resources.
In the end, this will only server to push them further underground.
I mean; prostitution is also illegal - too bad you can't get it anywhere...
On the post: Facebook Agrees To Submit To Independent Privacy Audits For The Next 20 Years
This means a third party will be nosing around on Facebook's internal side - so does that mean less or more privacy?
To be honest; I don't trust them and I won't - I have a page, with some general info, but I don't get too specific or use it to communicate by and large. Typically any communications I send on Facebook are very general.
On the post: Time Magazine Says SOPA Is 'A Cure Worse Than The Disease'; Would Encourage Censorship
There's a gap between even close to 100% perfect and 0.0001% perfect.
But the entertainment industry should be careful at what they are asking for - they might just get it.
News to the media companies - we can live without your media. DRM or no DRM, Paywalls or no Paywalls..
A bad deal, is a bad deal; even if it's the only one. Luckily for us the RIAA and MPAA doesn't regulate food, otherwise they would try to ban people from growing food.
Where does the entertainment industry think their new talent will come from? In the 'perfect' RIAA world, no one could EVER replay ANYTHING without a license. Then so many 'would-be' artists may well never foster an interest in music by playing other people's tunes to learn.
On the post: Barnes & Noble Claims That Microsoft Patent Shakedown Over Android Is An Antitrust Violation
Re: Re:
Interesting observation. I wonder when we'll start to see extortion counter suits... hmmm...
There's an idea.
And why not? It seems to me a false copyright/patent claim that results in a court battle or coercion for money is certainly extortion.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/extortion
"Under the common law and many statutes, an intent to take money or property to which one is not lawfully entitled must exist at the time of the threat in order to establish extortion. Statutes may contain words such as "willful" or "purposeful" in order to indicate the intent element. When this is so, someone who mistakenly believes he or she is entitled to the money or property cannot be guilty of extortion. Some statutes, however, provide that any unauthorized taking of money by an officer constitutes extortion. Under these statutes, a person may be held strictly liable for the act, and an intent need not be proven to establish the crime."
All that needs done - is to prove it was no mistake.
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No wonder there's no time to innovate.
Heck, at this rate, you'll get sued *no matter what*, if you are in business, so you may as well just try to turn a quick buck while you can.
On the post: OpenDNS Tells Congress Not To Create The Great Firewall Of America
It's not about protecting the content - it's about protecting an old business model.
The content - would be just fine even if it was given out totally for free. Even 'pirated' stuff typically doesn't change who the author is or even copyrights on the media - it's all still there.
The media is just fine - how would it protect the media itself?
It simply is the government policing the world to insure profits for corporations.
Why? Because corporations pay GOOD money to put politicians in office and then expect a ROI.
On the post: OpenDNS Tells Congress Not To Create The Great Firewall Of America
You think the racers stopped racing? Maybe it's not as visible now, but I can pretty safely say - they haven't stopped racing....
They just went elsewhere.
People have been 'copying' media since the days of scribes, luckily for humanity that happened. I suspect a GREAT many ideas have spawned from that - like... the Gutenberg press for instance.
Hell - the music industry would NOT exist, if it was not for a device that could copy music - the phonograph. Right?
What 'music industry' existed before the phonograph? Sheet music? People copied that too.
On the post: OpenDNS Tells Congress Not To Create The Great Firewall Of America
People would quit using it as much as they do now. They may become fearful of downloading media, so they'll take it offline and rip CD's instead. Then it's back to sneaker-net instead of torrent - which is totally untraceable for all practical purposes.
People will end up at the library ripping movies and music, getting it from friends, or altogether just finding other avenues of entertainment.
If you outlawed libraries - book sales would not go up, yet they offer almost as much free printed media as you can consume, they also offer large selections of music as well.
And heck - you can copy 100 times the data on a LAN if a friend brings over a laptop as opposed to the internet. It may even result in people having MORE music for free.
See; people are hesitant knowing it's illegal to use torrent, but back them into a corner - and well.. if John Doe is going to bother to go over Jane's house to get music - why not get it ALL while he's there?
Heck, people might start to even have media sharing LAN parties... then it could REALLY swell in size.
On the post: OpenDNS Tells Congress Not To Create The Great Firewall Of America
Perhaps that's the goal.
On the post: Computers That Accurately Guess What Gangs Did What Crimes
Sorta...
Remember that line from the movie Tron?
"Dr. Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop."
But yes, in the end it's the people who are paying to put all these computer networks together - and it's not done out of a love for technology - that might be why most of us are in the business - but for much of the world - computers are about *control*.
On the post: Computers That Accurately Guess What Gangs Did What Crimes
At the moment - that is true. At the moment.
Of course, that's all what was said about the cameras at intersections too - "they will never actually issue tickets... " blah, blah, blah.
Oh yeah, lol - ans this too..
Social Security Number - "never to be used for purposes of identification"
Humanity's legacy is one big long line of "things that won't/can't happen" - and then they do, almost always to the benefit of the powerful and to the demise of the common people.
On the post: Entertainment Industry Gets Another Usenet Provider To Shut Down: Is Usenet Illegal?
Indeed, but if it wasn't for the 'free' music people can tune into - how much less content would they be able to sell?
How many music recordings have you bought without hearing for 'free' first? Many?
I have bought close to zero without hearing it first. Licensing aside - 'Free' radio has clearly driven more music sales than any other kind of advertising for sure - nothing else is even close.
Why? Because people can hear it first, for free.
On the post: Entertainment Industry Gets Another Usenet Provider To Shut Down: Is Usenet Illegal?
On the post: Warner Bros., Right After Announcing Record Profits, Pleads Poverty In Asking People To Support 'Grassroots' Campaign For E-PARASITE Act
Broadcast TV (free) was pivotal in increasing people's interest in watching hollywood's product; again it was 'free' to consumers.
Those two little 'free' items, probably have more to do with the profits of media companies than anything else.
Why is media on the internet so much different?
On the post: Joe Biden On The Internet: 'If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It... Unless Hollywood Asks You To'
On the post: The Coming Fight Over Sales Tax For Online Retailers
You might be hard pressed to find a law that doesn't somehow favor the 'rights' of non-humans, such as government or corporations over the rights of an individual.
What a sad legacy for a culture.
On the post: Apps Letting You Stream Your Own Music From The Cloud Being Pressured Over 'Licensing'
What about my old CD's and maybe even cassettes or records; the technology does exist to digitize all of that - where are my licenses RIAA?
I feel ripped off - I have all this music I've bought, but was never provided licenses.
If they want us to have licenses, then why won't they provide them for both new and old music I have?
It's not very well logical to expect people to have something that was never provided.
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