Okay so we've got six studios with thousands of titles and we've got dozens of online streaming sources, lets match up which titles are on which services. Remember, the consumer has NO FRAKING IDEA why some shows are on some services but not on others.
Connect the Title to the place you'd go you view it.
Psych-----------------Netflix
Terminator----------Amazon Streaming
Family Guy-----------Hulu
The Daily Show------HBO Go
All in the family------Vudu
Game of Thrones----Crackle
Shrek 3------------------UltraViolet
The Office--------------Epix
Batman Begins---------Mubi
Arrested Development----Torrent
It should not be this hard to figure out how to watch that you want to see. And I'm not subscribing to 10 different services even if I can figure it out. That's the barrier that Studios need to break down.
What if there was a place where you got the book that, after two weeks, you had to return it (or pay a fine) and then someone else would be able to use it for two weeks before returning it? That way we wouldn't waste the resources on blank books that are unusable. I dunno if such a system could be enacted, but it might be pretty cool.
But everything created in the last 70+ years is protected by copyright. And using any part of the web is predicated on downloading that material. See how the two systems are at odds with each other?
Mayhaps you meant "didn't download anything that infringed copyright" but when the downloader and the copyright owner don't know whether something infringes, how is the deliveryman supposed to tell the difference?
We can get into a whole debate elsewhere about why copyright laws are what they are, but the issue we're discussing here is how the law is enforced, who is enforcing it and why.
I'm going to go ahead and imagine many Americans would have a HUGE problem if their gas station started issuing speeding and seat belt citations, threatening to cut them off over incorrect or incidental infractions of laws that most people agree are worthwhile but not intractable.
Our chief weapon is fear... and a complicated five strikes system... Six, six strikes... fear and six strikes.... and an almost fanatical devotion to the MPAA....
This just means I'll have to check the unused email account Comcast issued me more often in case any unsubstantiated accusations roll in against my account. Let the false positives fly!
There was a report on NPR yesterday afternoon talking about what great business opportunities this is going to make and how excited people are about new Internet frontier opening up.
*facepalm*
I was literally yelling at the radio after a few minutes. I should really just turn it off when they start talking about the Internet.
So, if they don't have any regulations, shouldn't they request that Congress provide them with some new ones? This sounds like a pretty convenient "out" for any Federal agency that wants to do something they're not allowed to.
I'm imagining a kid who doesn't like his underwear and conveniently "loses" it. His parents go buy him another pair, right?
The root cause of all this is that copyright varies from country to country. So saying that something has a copyright no matter what isn't always accurate. Take a look at this wikipedia page that explains how items can be public domain in Germany but copyrighted in the US, or vice versa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-U.S._copyrights
I would be a lot less pissed off with the RIAA if their response to Youtube was to publicly state "Hey, it kinda sucks that our stuff is on this other site. But we're not going to sweat it and just keep making music you want."
I'll give you the point that they probably wouldn't be able to sell them as new merchandise any more and that opening (maybe disassembling) each watch would be prohibitive. But "intent to defraud" from Omega would be a ridiculous claim and if the copyrighted "work" is no longer present there's no way the copyright remains.
Remember, this IP isn't on the watch as a whole, it's on a tiny picture included with the watch. Like if I removed a copyrighted picture from a frame, the copyright hasn't suddenly multiplied to cover two items.
There may be an issue communicating what the consumer is getting, if they believe they are buying one product and receiving an altered version instead. That's no longer a copyright issue but under auspices of consumer protection; and Omega may have trademark complaints with importers selling modified goods under their brand, but not copyright claims.
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The Match Game
Connect the Title to the place you'd go you view it.
Psych-----------------Netflix
Terminator----------Amazon Streaming
Family Guy-----------Hulu
The Daily Show------HBO Go
All in the family------Vudu
Game of Thrones----Crackle
Shrek 3------------------UltraViolet
The Office--------------Epix
Batman Begins---------Mubi
Arrested Development----Torrent
It should not be this hard to figure out how to watch that you want to see. And I'm not subscribing to 10 different services even if I can figure it out. That's the barrier that Studios need to break down.
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Far fetched, but...
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Who do I make my $35 check out to, Comcast or the RIAA?
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Mayhaps you meant "didn't download anything that infringed copyright" but when the downloader and the copyright owner don't know whether something infringes, how is the deliveryman supposed to tell the difference?
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I'm going to go ahead and imagine many Americans would have a HUGE problem if their gas station started issuing speeding and seat belt citations, threatening to cut them off over incorrect or incidental infractions of laws that most people agree are worthwhile but not intractable.
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Super!
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Boom; debated.
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Keep digging!
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*facepalm*
I was literally yelling at the radio after a few minutes. I should really just turn it off when they start talking about the Internet.
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"No, no, dig up, stupid!"
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Replace them
I'm imagining a kid who doesn't like his underwear and conveniently "loses" it. His parents go buy him another pair, right?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-U.S._copyrights
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Remember, this IP isn't on the watch as a whole, it's on a tiny picture included with the watch. Like if I removed a copyrighted picture from a frame, the copyright hasn't suddenly multiplied to cover two items.
There may be an issue communicating what the consumer is getting, if they believe they are buying one product and receiving an altered version instead. That's no longer a copyright issue but under auspices of consumer protection; and Omega may have trademark complaints with importers selling modified goods under their brand, but not copyright claims.
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