It doesn't even have to be free. If the content is worth the price, then people will buy it. I have a subscription to The Economist. Yes, it is expensive, but I get a newspaper that has few ads and well written stories PLUS I get online access to the magazine.
Does Mr. Lazarus go around to each and every coffee shop, fast food restaurant and workplace and confiscate a copy of the Chronicle after it has been read? I just do not get how old media can be so out of touch with reality. Maybe bankruptcy is the answer - the free market's version of a revolution.
Unfortunately, the US government has decided that it could have Mickey Mouse, the ultimate symbol of US culture, fall into the public domain. So, now you have copyright that will last longer the life of the person who created the copyright work in the first place. I'm fairly certain that the framers of the US Constitution never intended for heirs to profit from the work of their parents.
Carlo, it seems more and more companies are interested in avoiding potential future embarrassing situations than hiring the best candidate. I know in my own workplace, applying for a job now consists of first having the proper qualifications (no more giving people a change with less than the required qualifications) and then scoring the highest on the interview (which is based on hitting the right keywords not your actual knowledge or experience). HR is gone to pot.
I have a better idea: eliminate the USF. It is an example of yet another government initiative that only helps a select few (in this case incumbent telcos). It's no different from agricultural subsidies, most of which go to large multinational agri-corps.
Movie theatres are in trouble and there will be less of them by the end of the decade. It's partly demographics (more older people versus younger people); It's partly more competition (people have a wider range of entertainment choices today); It's partly the affordability of home entertainment systems.
You would think that under these circumstances theatres would try all sorts of different things to generate sales, to generate value, to generate repeat business. The only thing they seem capable of doing is raising ticket and concession prices. But hey, when you have the MPAA behind you and the MPAA has politicians in it's pockets, why bother changing to meet the customers needs?
I would say that I would WANT to work for that employer, because they want to make sure that their people are top notch.
Um, sure. Nudge. Nudge. Wink. Wink. Because you can tell so much about an employee from messages left about them during their college days. Besides, who is to say that the person being discussed is the same person who is applying for the job?
Exactly how does having these clips on YouTube hurt the USTA or Tennis Australia? It's free advertising. There are no costs in hosting the clips to the USTA or Tennis Australia.
Maybe, if the USTA pulled it's head out of it's ass, it could team up with Google and add value to the clips. Um, I don't know, like links to future tournaments where fans could buy tickets or links to sites that sell tennis gear and memorabilia and so on?
My gut tells me that the USTA and Tennis Australia are being advised by others, like the media companies. All these companies are pulling their content off YouTube not because it is hurting their bottom line, but because they want to hurt Google's bottom line (even if being on YouTube is a positive thing).
I understand value, but I think you have too narrow a definition. DRM helps recover investment. It recovers money. If you don't think money is valuable, please send me all of yours. I am sure I can find something valuable to do with it.
This has nothing to do with how "narrow a definition" we are using. It has to do with perspective. An artist may see value in DRM because, as you say, they believe it will recover their investment. The end consumer sees no value in DRM because it restricts how they can use the content. If the consumer sees no value in DRM, then it is likely to fail, regardless if it is useful to the artist.
The only way for DRM to 'succeed' is by passing laws that makes DRM mandatory for all digital sources. And that my friend, is a government approved distortion of an efficient market.
Do you have any examples of Google posting an ENTIRE book without obtaining permission from the rights holder? The overwhelming majority of books posted by Google have a "Limited Preview" which, contrary to what you or your publisher believe, falls under fair use.
As to the ultimate financial impact? Well, when I type in either your name or a title of one of your books, say, A Darker Crimson, I get nothing in Google Books other than a option to search in a library catalog. Some people may just give up and find a book by another author - perhaps they will end up buying one of the books that shows up when your name or book titles is used as a search term. No sale for you. Now, sure, some people may go over to Amazon.com, but why shouldn't they be able to do that right from Google? Why are old media people so afraid of Google?
Read the fifth paragraph from the bottom. What did Lockhead Martin IMS do? They "surreptitiously moved three underground magnetic sensors that triggered the cameras, causing innocent motorists to get ticketed for running red lights." http://www.motorists.com/issues/enforce/weekly/part2.html
This part has some interesting points about the length of yellow lights. Anyways, I find that people tend to speed up when they see the flashing Don't Walk symbol - a dead give away that the traffic light is about to change from green to yellow.
This is by no means a manifesto. We don’t pretend to be the first band to spin a variation of the shareware distribution model. We love record labels and record stores. We buy lots of CDs and are committed to supporting independent music. We’re not a bunch of fake Marxists. We’re just trying to be smart capitalists so we can sustain our lives as musicians. This is an experiment. We’ll let you know how it goes.
This is exactly what the RIAA is afraid of: artists taking control of their content, their marketing, and their destiny.
I've been able to disable Macrovision on my DVD player and I've been able to rip DVDs with Macrovision removed. Bye Bye Macrovision. Thankfully, your time has come and gone.
next, "getting work done" who defines getting work done?
It is not uncommon for construction projects to include bonuses for getting work done before a deadline and penalties for getting work done after a deadline. If you get a project done before a deadline, why can't the 'slack' time be considered a bonus?
Yes, compressed music 'destroys' music, but listening to music through tiny earphones offers the best in dynamic range. I digress. I thought smart people use FLAC. What do I know, I'm not smart.
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Old media is dead
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Unable to satisfy the consumer
You would think that under these circumstances theatres would try all sorts of different things to generate sales, to generate value, to generate repeat business. The only thing they seem capable of doing is raising ticket and concession prices. But hey, when you have the MPAA behind you and the MPAA has politicians in it's pockets, why bother changing to meet the customers needs?
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Um, sure. Nudge. Nudge. Wink. Wink. Because you can tell so much about an employee from messages left about them during their college days. Besides, who is to say that the person being discussed is the same person who is applying for the job?
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Maybe, if the USTA pulled it's head out of it's ass, it could team up with Google and add value to the clips. Um, I don't know, like links to future tournaments where fans could buy tickets or links to sites that sell tennis gear and memorabilia and so on?
My gut tells me that the USTA and Tennis Australia are being advised by others, like the media companies. All these companies are pulling their content off YouTube not because it is hurting their bottom line, but because they want to hurt Google's bottom line (even if being on YouTube is a positive thing).
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Re: Re: archaic thinking
This has nothing to do with how "narrow a definition" we are using. It has to do with perspective. An artist may see value in DRM because, as you say, they believe it will recover their investment. The end consumer sees no value in DRM because it restricts how they can use the content. If the consumer sees no value in DRM, then it is likely to fail, regardless if it is useful to the artist.
The only way for DRM to 'succeed' is by passing laws that makes DRM mandatory for all digital sources. And that my friend, is a government approved distortion of an efficient market.
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Re: Not just snippets
As to the ultimate financial impact? Well, when I type in either your name or a title of one of your books, say, A Darker Crimson, I get nothing in Google Books other than a option to search in a library catalog. Some people may just give up and find a book by another author - perhaps they will end up buying one of the books that shows up when your name or book titles is used as a search term. No sale for you. Now, sure, some people may go over to Amazon.com, but why shouldn't they be able to do that right from Google? Why are old media people so afraid of Google?
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Read the fifth paragraph from the bottom. What did Lockhead Martin IMS do? They "surreptitiously moved three underground magnetic sensors that triggered the cameras, causing innocent motorists to get ticketed for running red lights."
http://www.motorists.com/issues/enforce/weekly/part2.html
This part has some interesting points about the length of yellow lights. Anyways, I find that people tend to speed up when they see the flashing Don't Walk symbol - a dead give away that the traffic light is about to change from green to yellow.
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Writing is on the wall
This is by no means a manifesto. We don’t pretend to be the first band to spin a variation of the shareware distribution model. We love record labels and record stores. We buy lots of CDs and are committed to supporting independent music. We’re not a bunch of fake Marxists. We’re just trying to be smart capitalists so we can sustain our lives as musicians. This is an experiment. We’ll let you know how it goes.
This is exactly what the RIAA is afraid of: artists taking control of their content, their marketing, and their destiny.
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I Laugh at Macrovision
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It is not uncommon for construction projects to include bonuses for getting work done before a deadline and penalties for getting work done after a deadline. If you get a project done before a deadline, why can't the 'slack' time be considered a bonus?
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Re: Use CD's and AIFF
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