What you're overlooking: If people want it, people will get it, one way or another. This applies to free content, and it also applies to to the production of content. You can easily scoff the few people who contribute to crowd-sourced content now, but that's only because there is an alternative source for content. When said source is finally killed, content will simply be produced by other means.
I am sure we can all enjoy the wonderful amateur material that will come out to replace it.
I certainly already am. 100% of the music and the vast majority of films and videos I currently watch are non-retail, although not necessarily, as you say, "amateur." The guys behind Rooster Teeth productions, for example, make very entertaining original series (available for free, no less), and make a living doing it.
...you need to accept responsiblity for that and pay for the rights to use that underlying image. It is the right thing to do, it's the legal thing to do.
In other words, creation is now a privilege for the wealthy. Sad.
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Funny you should mention MC Escher...much of his body of work is inspired by North African art, combined with mathematical concepts based on the works of HSM Coxeter and Roger Penrose.
Given your grammar and spelling, I'm having a bit of difficultly with your post, but from what I can glean from it, you apparently do not understand the purpose of the US Constitution, nor the importance of it.
Yep, piracy is definitely over now. You won. Congratulations. And I'm sure the half a billion people worldwide who've had their favorite services shut down will now just say "gee, shucks," kick their heels, and start paying you money.
Honestly, despite much of TechDirt's fears of collateral damage, which I'm sure is a very real danger, I've decided that I'm rooting for your new laws. I really am. Getting much of the public away from label garbage will be the best thing that ever happened to free independent music.
As with anything else, if you think the price is too high, don't buy it.
Many here, such as myself, do exactly this. Unfortunately most of your crowd can't seem to comprehend this point of view.
No matter how many times I point out to you shills that I don't listen to retail music, the next time I lament another action by the recording industry that will further restrict the internet and/or culture and wish for the labels to finally blissfully fold, I still get you goofballs shooting back with gems like, "Yeah, you hate the labels, even though you love to steal their content!"
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I am sure we can all enjoy the wonderful amateur material that will come out to replace it.
I certainly already am. 100% of the music and the vast majority of films and videos I currently watch are non-retail, although not necessarily, as you say, "amateur." The guys behind Rooster Teeth productions, for example, make very entertaining original series (available for free, no less), and make a living doing it.
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GARMY STRONG!
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And it would be hilarious to watch the copyright industries squirm if such a thing were ever publicly suggested...
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In other words, creation is now a privilege for the wealthy. Sad.
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No-talent loser, indeed
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Re: Re: Re: Photography is not art*. Jazz is not music.
But he wasn't derivative, hmm?
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Re: they can't even get rid of rabbits
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Have you? Warranties are finite. Not to mention the dealers will use ANY excuse to claim it's been voided.
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Honestly, despite much of TechDirt's fears of collateral damage, which I'm sure is a very real danger, I've decided that I'm rooting for your new laws. I really am. Getting much of the public away from label garbage will be the best thing that ever happened to free independent music.
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Also, for the record: Making a claim that then encouraging others to Google your sources for you? That isn't how it's done.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Many here, such as myself, do exactly this. Unfortunately most of your crowd can't seem to comprehend this point of view.
No matter how many times I point out to you shills that I don't listen to retail music, the next time I lament another action by the recording industry that will further restrict the internet and/or culture and wish for the labels to finally blissfully fold, I still get you goofballs shooting back with gems like, "Yeah, you hate the labels, even though you love to steal their content!"
Every. Frigging. Time.
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