How many people have been TOUCHED by the industry? Is that counting the people who have been ripped off by "entertainment accounting" or collection societies?
Geez. Normally I try not to be this dismissive, but I have to agree it's full of classic anti-online arguments that have already been debated in the past with better eloquence.
"It is not our fault that their business has ceased to make sense in its traditional form, and that instead of accepting the challenge and trying to reach us with something more than we can get for free they have decided to defend their obsolete ways."
This, This, a million times this!
I consider the entire manifesto continued proof that while they can be often dumb or foolhardy, kids are in general just fine. Again, accusations that "those darn kids are going to ruin the world" are not only premature, but reflections from bitter adults who are too stubborn to either change with the times, or appreciate its unique beauty.
When the day comes that I can no longer keep up with youth culture, God bid me to judge them for what they do, and nothing else.
I heard about Elsevier and this particular situation on the public radio show On The Media, and as I listened to the whole story, I found that I thought of these traditional scientific journals as just one more legacy gatekeeper that may have had a purpose in the past, but are rapidly outliving their usefulness.
I can see where even 50 years ago it would be tough to sift through a multitude of studies without any guarantee that the research was sound. But now the online world can be leveraged to sort, find, and rate studies anywhere at any time using the entire world as the peer reviewers if desired.
Just one more example of how disruptive (in a good way) the internet is.
As for making legal services "simple, accessible and cheap as possible" the lawyers will make sure that doesn't happen. They are the architects of artificial scarcity.
Now ain't that the truth. I always wondered about when things changed historically from a lawyer being anyone who was willing to read the law books and plead a case, to being such a strictly regulated system of certified reasearchers and orators.
He and the "Content Industry" will always focus on large companies.
In news I think we can all agree on, the **AAs are nothing more than a way to hide the fact that the major content corporations are acting like a cartel. There may not be outright price fixing, but I see this lobbying as nothing more than legacy business model fixing. Collusion to make sure that businesses with contemporary tech oriented models can't compete.
Someone's been watching way to much Live Free or Die Hard, which if they care to watch through to the end they would know that even if such an attack was performed, Bruce Willis would proceed to beat the bejeezus out of those responsible after a wildly improbable and incredibly flammable chain of events.
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Bobbleganger, is that you?
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Even now, over a decade after college, there's something about the smell of a library that's comforting.
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Maybe Homer is a Brad Pitt fan? Or Eric Bana, I've liked over half of the movies he's been in.
I think we can all agree it had nothing to do with Orlando Bloom.
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BAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
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The only people who seem to care are relatives who had nothing to do with the work, and the lawyers from licensing companies.
On the post: Why Does An Unpatentable 'Abstract Idea' Become Patentable If You Add 'On The Internet'?
Patent Inquiry 50,451,987:
A method of choosing effective prurient dialog for entertainment purposes between a paying customer and an associate, on the internet.
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On the post: Chipping Away At The First Amendment: New 'Trespassing' Bill Could Be Used To Criminalize Legitimate Protests
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"would most likely"
"ostensibly"
Should a citizen have to bet his rights and actual freedom over an "ostensibly"?
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On the post: 'We, The Web Kids': Manifesto For An Anti-ACTA Generation
This, This, a million times this!
I consider the entire manifesto continued proof that while they can be often dumb or foolhardy, kids are in general just fine. Again, accusations that "those darn kids are going to ruin the world" are not only premature, but reflections from bitter adults who are too stubborn to either change with the times, or appreciate its unique beauty.
When the day comes that I can no longer keep up with youth culture, God bid me to judge them for what they do, and nothing else.
On the post: Elsevier Backs Down, Removes Support For Research Works Act As Elsevier Boycott Grows
I can see where even 50 years ago it would be tough to sift through a multitude of studies without any guarantee that the research was sound. But now the online world can be leveraged to sort, find, and rate studies anywhere at any time using the entire world as the peer reviewers if desired.
Just one more example of how disruptive (in a good way) the internet is.
On the post: Westlaw And Lexis-Nexis Sued AGAIN Over Claims That They're Infringing On Copyrights Of Legal Filings Themselves
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Now ain't that the truth. I always wondered about when things changed historically from a lawyer being anyone who was willing to read the law books and plead a case, to being such a strictly regulated system of certified reasearchers and orators.
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Re: A few problems...
On the post: Chris Dodd Extends SOPA 'Olive Branch' To Silicon Valley... And Proceeds To Bash Them Over The Head With It
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I thought nobody expects the Spanis-
I see what you did there.
He and the "Content Industry" will always focus on large companies.
In news I think we can all agree on, the **AAs are nothing more than a way to hide the fact that the major content corporations are acting like a cartel. There may not be outright price fixing, but I see this lobbying as nothing more than legacy business model fixing. Collusion to make sure that businesses with contemporary tech oriented models can't compete.
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It also kinda looks like a tiny cheerleader holding up one pompon with one hand and another pompon telekinetically.
I think that this use of the haitch is transformative!
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Like that isn't salacious! I need an adult!
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