Howsaboot we patent Internet Trolling ?
Se how them industry shills like "Intellectual Property" when they get a nice fat boilerplate legal letter in their mailbox.
Actually, if we look away from music then yes, i have pirated a TV show for almost a year before a local TV network came to their senses and started buying and airing the current season of it.
Oh, i assure you that me being a pirate is not from any moral quarrels, it's because there's simply very very little music that is being produced today that is worth my time, money or drivespace were i to pirate it.
I add to my vinyl collection every now and then when i run across something, but calling what Bieber and his ilk does music is an insult to musicians everywhere.
"If the artist wants it out for mass distribution, they'll take care of that, THANKS VERY MUCH."
Actually they have no say in it, nor does most labels, they have contracts with distributors for different markets.
For someone defending the music industry as hard as you do you sure seem to know very little about it.
"Why are you an entitlement monkey that thinks they get to decide how access to SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK is decided by you and not the artist?"
Maybe you had a bit of bad luck while reading there, i'm pointing out that something in the current system that you so clearly adore is actually CREATING pirates because the content is not available for legal purchase.
For your information though, i'm not a pirate, nor do i feel entitled.
i do however think that Copyright is an outdated and increasingly problematic construction.
A lot, and i do mean a LOT of content is not for sale in various regions around the world.
If a label decides that 'this special version record with a new intro to one of the songs' should only be for sale in one country, then they're effectively encouraging piracy.
Other times it's not special versions but just different releasedates, again, encouraging piracy.
i LOVE how you industry shills always point to TPB as the lead target, don't mind the other 200,000 torrent sites, oh no, nono.
"They" might have decided to "do something about it" but the flaw is that all political power stems from the people, and if you ask the people you'll probably get a different answer than if you ask the lobbyist-spoonfed-politicians.
Once the polls start showing the result of "Doing something about it" they will back off, any politician would. afterall, it's their job on the line.
This is not reported in mainstream Swedish media, we purty much have to read The Guardian to see any mention of this.
Such is the glory of gov't subsidized newspapers.
Except Wikileaks have been active for years and has previously leaked stuff on various African countries and Swiss banks ... but oh ... it wasnt a problem then was it ?, i mean, free speech is great as long as you agree with what is being said.
Well no, for starters the label doesn't front any money, it's a LOAN to the band, and royalties etc will only be paid after that loan is paid off. look at it as the SMS loan industry for musicians, a rare few are stupid enough to disregard the interest rates, the irony is that those are the ones the 'industry' is touting as examples.
Why does kicking denial into overdrive surprise you when you live in a country where it's perfectly acceptable to advocate Creationism over Evolution?
I mean, does this strike you as a place where rational thinking prevails by default?
No, no and hell no.
They will keep thinking that this is a battle that can be won, while more and more Wikileaks mirrors pop up and more and more Wikileaks clones.
Censoring Wikileaks will just add to the problem, it will further damage the image of the US in the eyes of the rest of the world.
“In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.” -Anna Jameson
On the post: Exposing The False Sanctity Of 'Intellectual Property'
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On the post: Exposing The False Sanctity Of 'Intellectual Property'
Am i the only one ?...
Se how them industry shills like "Intellectual Property" when they get a nice fat boilerplate legal letter in their mailbox.
On the post: Exposing The False Sanctity Of 'Intellectual Property'
Am i the only one ?...
On the post: Piracy Isn't The Problem, A Bad Business Model Is The Problem
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I add to my vinyl collection every now and then when i run across something, but calling what Bieber and his ilk does music is an insult to musicians everywhere.
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Actually they have no say in it, nor does most labels, they have contracts with distributors for different markets.
For someone defending the music industry as hard as you do you sure seem to know very little about it.
"Why are you an entitlement monkey that thinks they get to decide how access to SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK is decided by you and not the artist?"
Maybe you had a bit of bad luck while reading there, i'm pointing out that something in the current system that you so clearly adore is actually CREATING pirates because the content is not available for legal purchase.
For your information though, i'm not a pirate, nor do i feel entitled.
i do however think that Copyright is an outdated and increasingly problematic construction.
On the post: Piracy Isn't The Problem, A Bad Business Model Is The Problem
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If a label decides that 'this special version record with a new intro to one of the songs' should only be for sale in one country, then they're effectively encouraging piracy.
Other times it's not special versions but just different releasedates, again, encouraging piracy.
On the post: Piracy Isn't The Problem, A Bad Business Model Is The Problem
Re: Re: Uhmmm...
"They" might have decided to "do something about it" but the flaw is that all political power stems from the people, and if you ask the people you'll probably get a different answer than if you ask the lobbyist-spoonfed-politicians.
Once the polls start showing the result of "Doing something about it" they will back off, any politician would. afterall, it's their job on the line.
On the post: Piracy Isn't The Problem, A Bad Business Model Is The Problem
Uhmmm...
On the post: Piracy Isn't The Problem, A Bad Business Model Is The Problem
Uhmmm...
On the post: Spanish Politicians Already Planning To Bring Back Rejected Copyright Bill
Re: Important....
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/12/copyright-cop-wedding-crashers-fined-by-spanish -court.ars
On the post: Once Again, More State Dept. Cables Show Swedish Copyright Enforcement At The Behest Of US
Fun thing is ...
Such is the glory of gov't subsidized newspapers.
On the post: Oh Look, Police Can Investigate A Satirical Online Comment About Mythical Violence And Not Overreact
Not like it's gna eat a whole lot of space Mike =)
/Cynicism
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On the post: Discussing The Music Industry Comically Speaking, With Mimi & Eunice
Welcome Nina! *grovels in her presence*
On the post: Discussing The Music Industry Comically Speaking, With Mimi & Eunice
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On the post: Discussing The Music Industry Comically Speaking, With Mimi & Eunice
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Sure it would, it does all the time, it's called Indie bands and Indie labels.
On the post: Battling Wikileaks And The Art Of War
Honestly ...
I mean, does this strike you as a place where rational thinking prevails by default?
No, no and hell no.
They will keep thinking that this is a battle that can be won, while more and more Wikileaks mirrors pop up and more and more Wikileaks clones.
Censoring Wikileaks will just add to the problem, it will further damage the image of the US in the eyes of the rest of the world.
“In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.” -Anna Jameson
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