You wish to compete with piracy? And by "compete" I imply push it back into the fringe, sideline it, make it a substantially less draining exercise in futility.
It's so simple it fucking hurts a little.
First, at a minimum, you must match their offerings.
Second, once you have a match you must endeavor to catch.
Make it easy to find, easy to browse, easy to sample, format agnostic, geographically unlimited and, above all, affordable.
Technology is not moving in reverse folks. As one of the top of my head approach you'd do well to foster authorized sharing (figure it out oh great creative geniuses that you are)
I'll tell you right now, I've looked under the covers and this crap you think you're getting on top of.. uh-uh. I can find anything I want at any time. Links? You'd also do well to stop being silly.
I also might advise that you take up a new look at your planet. You keep fucking with communications the way your are and I can all but guarantee you that you and many others will regret that approach.
I'd say pretty soon the meshes will get larger and then you're completely fucked - no ISP majik filter will help you then.
So, in a nutshell, stop being chicken shits. The collateral damage from your intransigence helps no one.
I would just like to know why it seems so difficult to acknowledge and engage, on a large scale, that copyright lengths are far and away much too long to provide any benefit to the public much less the artists that expire long before their monopolies do. Corporate control of other people's art is not progressing the sciences and the arts. All that it seems to drive is the speed of descent into a inverted totalitarian regime.
From my ledge any creator who so chooses to transfer the rights to their works should, by law, force a shorter term.
DRM is innovation like a new mix of drugs for capital punishment is innovation. Boston Strangler, indeed.
Re: Re: WHO has EVER said that advertising-supported can't work?
It's neither and both and never has been and always will be.
Any topic that puts even a glimmer of positive light on any challenge to IP maximalism is dealt with accordingly and typically only by a fairly dependable lot. It may often result in completely awkward, hypocratic, out-of-touch, petulant and superiority complex induced word vomit but it is dealt with nonetheless. Ebb and flow or some such.. Rub and tug.. Poke and choke.
I'm hating being that person but - warrEnt - is not a word. I wouldn't have mentioned it being that I've done it my damn self however multiple uses of incorrect usage obliges me to highlight your mistake in the hopes that you will not continue your error or worse repeat it in a not-so-anonymous setting.
Other than that - I concur. Our papers, our effects - both can be and are digital. There is no excuse for treating them otherwise.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on Mar 19th, 2013 @ 1:24pm
Well, given that a gallon of soda would take about 125 gallons of water to make then if people were stealing water that fell from the sky they'd actually be taking money from the likes of coca-cola and not entirely indirectly at that. So, given the current state of IP, any and all misappropriation of text, soundbites, code, visual media, ideas, thoughts, hand gestures, minerals, elements, mathematics, genomes or any other "Excuse me but that belongs to me"s then, yes, the statement is bereft of any sarcasm.
On the other hand ... rain. You might need to start building that boat.
I'm sorry, I'm confused. What is the difference between a contract with a locked phone and a contract with an unlocked phone?
In my view this seems like a petty thing to do that servers to manipulate the customer only. A contract is a contract you either finish it or buy out of it. What difference does the device make?
Actually I think that the entirety of the human race OWNS all content, collectively. "You" get to own your "own" content for a limited time to benefit your bottom line (apparently). Breaking or bypassing DRM doesn't prevent your ownership for said limited time rather it prevents usefulness forever to those that contribute to your bottom line.
Ownership for the life of the creator unless the creator transfers those rights (including by death to direct descendents) then all ownership rights expire 20 years later + two seven year extensions. PublicDomain = true or die
We are the copyright owner of 'X' (see proof). We see you've downloaded 'X'. If you liked 'X' the current market value of 'X' is 'Y'. Please send payment via any of the methods indicated below. If you did not like 'X' here is a link to our other copyrighted works. Also, please do not share and/or remove these works if you did not or do not intend to purchase 'X'.
If you did not download 'X' please let us know as we seek to continually improves our systems and our customer satisfaction.
If you continue to download our copyrighted works without purchasing you could be subject to penalties imposed by your Internet Service Provider.
So - how about you all stop being a bunch of last century cunts and step up to today, engage and sell some shit?
"right to distribute" - as if that fucking matters anymore, seriously.
So that the government can coordinate freely with corporations in order to protect the *government* from any real or implied threat by the *governed*. ftw. painful pallet of two uncolored colors - black and white.
Yes but what about the middlemen? That RIAA fat cat pulls down 2.5mil for... being a middle man. That's awesome for doing nothing for the arts, isn't it? Looks legit to me.
Exactly. All I can do is to stand astonished at the apparent flagrancy and absolute disregard for something that's supposed to be a pretty well understood facet of just societies. We're risking and loosing credibility at an alarming rate. Over copyrights? The majority must agree for copyright to exist no? Facilitation of creation they no longer are. In the end they will facilitate nothing more than complete and utter domination over a working class.
Art and communication are not the facilities of control, they are the facilities of humanity.
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You wish to compete with piracy? And by "compete" I imply push it back into the fringe, sideline it, make it a substantially less draining exercise in futility.
It's so simple it fucking hurts a little.
First, at a minimum, you must match their offerings.
Second, once you have a match you must endeavor to catch.
Make it easy to find, easy to browse, easy to sample, format agnostic, geographically unlimited and, above all, affordable.
Technology is not moving in reverse folks. As one of the top of my head approach you'd do well to foster authorized sharing (figure it out oh great creative geniuses that you are)
I'll tell you right now, I've looked under the covers and this crap you think you're getting on top of.. uh-uh. I can find anything I want at any time. Links? You'd also do well to stop being silly.
I also might advise that you take up a new look at your planet. You keep fucking with communications the way your are and I can all but guarantee you that you and many others will regret that approach.
I'd say pretty soon the meshes will get larger and then you're completely fucked - no ISP majik filter will help you then.
So, in a nutshell, stop being chicken shits. The collateral damage from your intransigence helps no one.
DBAP - help yourselves - it's your business
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WTF is wrong with you people? This stupid - should be a felony. No fear.
On the post: Copyright Office Boss Admits Copyright Law Is Broken And Needs A Rethink... But Still Focused On Bad Ideas
From my ledge any creator who so chooses to transfer the rights to their works should, by law, force a shorter term.
DRM is innovation like a new mix of drugs for capital punishment is innovation. Boston Strangler, indeed.
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Re: Re: WHO has EVER said that advertising-supported can't work?
Any topic that puts even a glimmer of positive light on any challenge to IP maximalism is dealt with accordingly and typically only by a fairly dependable lot. It may often result in completely awkward, hypocratic, out-of-touch, petulant and superiority complex induced word vomit but it is dealt with nonetheless. Ebb and flow or some such.. Rub and tug.. Poke and choke.
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Re: Warrents
Other than that - I concur. Our papers, our effects - both can be and are digital. There is no excuse for treating them otherwise.
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Re:
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Re: CISPA
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some overhanded protectionism acceptable
some other persons ass
...
seems okay please accept
On the post: The Fight Isn't About Unlocking Mobile Phones, But Whether You Actually Own What You Bought
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on Mar 19th, 2013 @ 1:24pm
On the other hand ... rain. You might need to start building that boat.
On the post: The Fight Isn't About Unlocking Mobile Phones, But Whether You Actually Own What You Bought
Re: Re: Re: And why do we care if we own it?
In my view this seems like a petty thing to do that servers to manipulate the customer only. A contract is a contract you either finish it or buy out of it. What difference does the device make?
On the post: The Fight Isn't About Unlocking Mobile Phones, But Whether You Actually Own What You Bought
Re:
Ownership for the life of the creator unless the creator transfers those rights (including by death to direct descendents) then all ownership rights expire 20 years later + two seven year extensions. PublicDomain = true or die
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Re: And what would you prefer?
We are the copyright owner of 'X' (see proof). We see you've downloaded 'X'. If you liked 'X' the current market value of 'X' is 'Y'. Please send payment via any of the methods indicated below. If you did not like 'X' here is a link to our other copyrighted works. Also, please do not share and/or remove these works if you did not or do not intend to purchase 'X'.
If you did not download 'X' please let us know as we seek to continually improves our systems and our customer satisfaction.
If you continue to download our copyrighted works without purchasing you could be subject to penalties imposed by your Internet Service Provider.
So - how about you all stop being a bunch of last century cunts and step up to today, engage and sell some shit?
"right to distribute" - as if that fucking matters anymore, seriously.
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We need CISPA!
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between the lines
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Wherein we happen to have "piracy/sharing" as *the* root level repercussion. Cause and effect is a bitch.
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Re: Re: Re: Re:
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Re: Process matters
Art and communication are not the facilities of control, they are the facilities of humanity.
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What kind of bullshit extradition treaty is that?
"So, you say you have a case?"
"Yes."
"Good enough. He's yours."
"Thank you. His Majesty will be most appreciative."
DOESN'T ANYONE REQUIRE PROOF ANYMORE!? Facts? Science? Critical thinking skills? What? Da fuq am I missing?
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