I fail to understand your logic at all. Could you please expound upon your opinion a little more so I can have a better understanding of it?
Right now, it almost seems as if you are taking the position of those that you fight so hard against. I thought you believed in the inherent right to protect that which is yours and to get paid for it indefinitely?
Does this not apply to the artist in question that created everything that is going to be sold? It only applies to the label that owns the copyrights?
It's so crazy to watch all of these major businesses freak out about the Internet and literally jump to their deaths off of the highest cliff they can find.
I'm just shocked that none of them seem to be able to figure out how to use the Internet to their advantage in a way that isn't blindly stupid and ignorant.
You are completely wrong. They are doing the exact opposite by implementing this. They lose their safe-harbor protections by doing this.
We shall see how much it "limit's their liabilities" when they start disconnecting people that haven't done anything wrong - and make no mistake - it's going to happen.
Heh, I am not saying they won't pull content off of Netflix, I am just saying they are stupid to do so and that they will find out soon enough that they need Netflix a lot more than Netflix needs them.
While the concept of them hoarding all of their stuff and not letting anyone distribute it seems stupid, this is essentially what they are doing in a limited way by doing stuff like that.
I mean, it has to be asked, what is the purpose of releasing a movie to be streamed via Netflix for only a certain amount of time? What benefit do they gain from this? All it does is make the content they supposedly want to distribute less available instead of more available.
You want to know the problem in a nutshell? It's in this quote right here:
"Hollywood studios appear to be waking up to the threat posed by Netflix's instant-watch service, which the company says is being used by millions of its subscribers,"
Waking up to the THREAT... It's not a threat you ignorant buffoons! It's a legitimate way for people to consume your content.
It's gonna suck for us for a little while but I really hope Netflix takes the hard line and shows them who is in control. At some point you just have to shoot the horse if they refuse to be taken to the water.
I wish that they would just die already. It's just embarrassing and boring watching the whole Entertainment Industry die a slow death.
We should give them everything they demand because then it would hasten the demise of these entities. After their death, we can get back to enjoying music, movies, etc... without being shaken down every step of the way for more money.
I think U2 should take your advice and just keep any new music they make to themselves. ONLY do it live. Never record it. That will show those fans who want to listen to U2.
Seriously, I wish they would take your stupid advice - and never, ever, make another record. It's the best thing really. Oherwise, someone might get an "illegal copy" of it which we all know is akin to "physically stealing".
This has the appearance of being a bad thing but the fact is that we don't really know what will happen or what they are going to do until they start to actually do the job they have been appointed to do.
It seems too obvious and brazen for them to use the Justice Department to push for the RIAA/MPAA agendas. Do I think they aren't going to use the Justice Department in some way to forward their agenda? NO, I do not. It's all about pushing agendas in politics and in Washington, how is this any different?
It sounds like maybe you should stop reading Techdirt then. Things are negative for a reason. The state of things just sucks right now! There are plenty of Think Tanks out there that will feed you positive, happy-go-lucky, everything is great stories. Seek them out and be happy.
The reality is that this is a war. War is hell, and war is negative. The Entertainment Industry is holding us hostage while they attempt to protect a dying business model that can't be saved by using any means necessary with no regard for the negative consequences that might come about.
Piracy may be illegal but it's not going away. The Entertainment Industry doesn't even seem to be aware of this. Nope they choose to ignore this fact and trot out one terrible idea after another, most of which involves some other entity doing the work for them, with no regard for the actual cost, time, and resources it might take.
"theft of their property" Seriously? Essentially, making a copy of a copy of a song or songs is theft of music rights and thereby theft of property? So the "owner of the music rights" no longer owns anything?
Unless someone is somehow able to use the Internet to go to this "owner of the music rights" home, bust in, and steal the physical master copy of an album containing songs that the copyright holder owns the rights to, I am sorry, it's just not theft. The artist or whomever this "owner of the music rights" happens to be still OWNS, in essence, the rights.
Thereby, it's really the same problem and challenges the Newspaper Industry is facing. Competition, and an unwillingness to embrace change.
It's hard for any of to understand or even comprehend that there are people in this world that willingly plan and carry out mass murder for any reason.
If you are under the impression that somehow I don't care that thousands of Americans have died by the hands of Terrorists then you are sadly mistaken. Heck, even though you apparently would like for me and my family to die in an act of terrorism, I STILL would not wish that to happen to you.
Regardless, the bottom line is this. We have laws in place in this country. Laws meant to do many things for us such as protecting us from harm. But we must have a system of checks and balances in place. Without checks and balances, laws become meaningless. Why? Because we humans are flawed and throughout history we have shown time and time again that we will abuse a system that has no checks and balances in place.
Without accountability and responsibility abuse will always happen.
I picture ol' danny-boy locked up in his basement that reeks of the smell of fear, surrounded by guns and ammo, hunched over his computer and hastily typing away. All the while sitting in a gigantic puddle of piss and shit.
RUN Dan RUN! The Terrorists are going to get you! Who better to protect you than the Government WITHOUT any checks and balances?! I think I know who the real nutty person is... Please keep your weak-minded, cowardly lion self locked up in your own basement where you are safe.
I picture ol' danny-boy locked up in his basement, surrounded by guns and ammo, and sitting in a gigantic puddle of piss due to the constant threat of TEH TERRORRRRRR!!!!!
Every time I think I can no longer be shocked or surprised by what these organizations do - they do something even more shocking and crazy!
It is so bizarre that these people that did this didn't see anything wrong with their actions. Seriously, it borders on being ludicrous the things that they will do to "collect". I'm glad it hasn't gotten this out of hand yet in the U.S. although I suppose it may be only a matter of time as they get more and more desperate.
It's nice to hear some good news for a change. Hopefully this will indeed set precedent and bolster Google's position in their fight against Viacom.
These are 2 major heavyweights though so I am sure Viacom has something cooked up to respond to this. Let's just hope that it's not enough to convince the judge.
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Right now, it almost seems as if you are taking the position of those that you fight so hard against. I thought you believed in the inherent right to protect that which is yours and to get paid for it indefinitely?
Does this not apply to the artist in question that created everything that is going to be sold? It only applies to the label that owns the copyrights?
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Amazing
I'm just shocked that none of them seem to be able to figure out how to use the Internet to their advantage in a way that isn't blindly stupid and ignorant.
I say GOOD RIDDANCE - learn how to adapt or die.
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We shall see how much it "limit's their liabilities" when they start disconnecting people that haven't done anything wrong - and make no mistake - it's going to happen.
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While the concept of them hoarding all of their stuff and not letting anyone distribute it seems stupid, this is essentially what they are doing in a limited way by doing stuff like that.
I mean, it has to be asked, what is the purpose of releasing a movie to be streamed via Netflix for only a certain amount of time? What benefit do they gain from this? All it does is make the content they supposedly want to distribute less available instead of more available.
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You truly believe that the content industry could do distribution on their own? They don't even seem to understand the concept of distribution.
It bears repeating. Without services like Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, etc... they are nothing.
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Here is the problem
"Hollywood studios appear to be waking up to the threat posed by Netflix's instant-watch service, which the company says is being used by millions of its subscribers,"
Waking up to the THREAT... It's not a threat you ignorant buffoons! It's a legitimate way for people to consume your content.
It's gonna suck for us for a little while but I really hope Netflix takes the hard line and shows them who is in control. At some point you just have to shoot the horse if they refuse to be taken to the water.
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Seriously
We should give them everything they demand because then it would hasten the demise of these entities. After their death, we can get back to enjoying music, movies, etc... without being shaken down every step of the way for more money.
PLEASE JUST DIE ALREADY. I'm begging you.
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Why comment even?
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Seriously, I wish they would take your stupid advice - and never, ever, make another record. It's the best thing really. Oherwise, someone might get an "illegal copy" of it which we all know is akin to "physically stealing".
Man are you dense you shill.
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Re: Obama fiasco
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This is stupid
It seems too obvious and brazen for them to use the Justice Department to push for the RIAA/MPAA agendas. Do I think they aren't going to use the Justice Department in some way to forward their agenda? NO, I do not. It's all about pushing agendas in politics and in Washington, how is this any different?
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The reality is that this is a war. War is hell, and war is negative. The Entertainment Industry is holding us hostage while they attempt to protect a dying business model that can't be saved by using any means necessary with no regard for the negative consequences that might come about.
Piracy may be illegal but it's not going away. The Entertainment Industry doesn't even seem to be aware of this. Nope they choose to ignore this fact and trot out one terrible idea after another, most of which involves some other entity doing the work for them, with no regard for the actual cost, time, and resources it might take.
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Unless someone is somehow able to use the Internet to go to this "owner of the music rights" home, bust in, and steal the physical master copy of an album containing songs that the copyright holder owns the rights to, I am sorry, it's just not theft. The artist or whomever this "owner of the music rights" happens to be still OWNS, in essence, the rights.
Thereby, it's really the same problem and challenges the Newspaper Industry is facing. Competition, and an unwillingness to embrace change.
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danny boy
It's hard for any of to understand or even comprehend that there are people in this world that willingly plan and carry out mass murder for any reason.
If you are under the impression that somehow I don't care that thousands of Americans have died by the hands of Terrorists then you are sadly mistaken. Heck, even though you apparently would like for me and my family to die in an act of terrorism, I STILL would not wish that to happen to you.
Regardless, the bottom line is this. We have laws in place in this country. Laws meant to do many things for us such as protecting us from harm. But we must have a system of checks and balances in place. Without checks and balances, laws become meaningless. Why? Because we humans are flawed and throughout history we have shown time and time again that we will abuse a system that has no checks and balances in place.
Without accountability and responsibility abuse will always happen.
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By the way Dan..
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I picture ol' danny-boy locked up in his basement that reeks of the smell of fear, surrounded by guns and ammo, hunched over his computer and hastily typing away. All the while sitting in a gigantic puddle of piss and shit.
RUN Dan RUN! The Terrorists are going to get you! Who better to protect you than the Government WITHOUT any checks and balances?! I think I know who the real nutty person is... Please keep your weak-minded, cowardly lion self locked up in your own basement where you are safe.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Get over it
I picture ol' danny-boy locked up in his basement, surrounded by guns and ammo, and sitting in a gigantic puddle of piss due to the constant threat of TEH TERRORRRRRR!!!!!
RUN Dan RUN! The Terrorists are going to get you!
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You are right though, no music seems to be better an much better option than the alternative at this point.
I find it quite depressing to read about these types of things all the time and know that it is not some sort of onionesque type of satire.
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Every time...
It is so bizarre that these people that did this didn't see anything wrong with their actions. Seriously, it borders on being ludicrous the things that they will do to "collect". I'm glad it hasn't gotten this out of hand yet in the U.S. although I suppose it may be only a matter of time as they get more and more desperate.
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Good news
These are 2 major heavyweights though so I am sure Viacom has something cooked up to respond to this. Let's just hope that it's not enough to convince the judge.
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