Not entirely sure what the shame is. You can still enjoy the books, you can still read them, you can see many of them as movies that have been made.
What did I miss? Is it the ability to profit from others work by reselling public domain material? Is it the ability to write "extension" books or abuse the characters in a different manner?
It isn't like the works are locked up and not available, it's not like the copies of those books and other works have all been recalled and destroyed.
Me thinks this one is more about whining, and less about anything truly lost.
Congrats Nina for becoming an Insight Expert. I am not entirely sure what qualifies you as an expert (except perhaps an expert in spending money before understanding licensing) but hey, what the heck.
. Because I had foolishly granted this distributor an "exclusive endorsement" in their territory, there was no one else in a position to lend a print.
In the end, this seems a common theme in your stuff. You foolishly did something, and then except the world to change for you.
It's the nature of the planet, maybe it will bend a little more for you in 2010.
That is true innovation. Rather than just using what is already there, and adding a shiny new doo-dah or a fresh coat of paint, you actually come up with your own way to accomplish something AND make it better.
Mike doesn't consider that innovation. He thinks paint color advancement is innovation.
I thought I smelled something cooking, and sure enough, I caught you bootstrapping!
Kate's bad experience story was initially run on the 28th. Your "DRM tax" story ran on the 30th. I have a feeling you may have parked this story for a couple of days (using the followup story rather than the initial story) just so you could bootstrap in the idea of a "DRM tax".
You even state it as "near fact":
We were just discussing the DRM tax on a Kindle
You say that like there is ACTUALLY a DRM tax, which is not the case. The concept of a "tax" is a scare word technique to put down the concept of DRM.
WTG Mike, last day of 2009, and you get caught out. You should have at least waited a couple of days to try such a blatant bootstrap.
I think there is some concern. This is a "connected" device, and most connected devices can have their firmware or software updated online. After all, the books didn't just magically appear there, they got there somehow, so there is a connection.
I can't help but think that there was an issue with the product before she sent it in.
I read, but I also understand a simple concept: If the competitors used OPTi code or methods to push OPTi out of the market, it doesn't matter what development they do, they are behind all the time. They paid the pricey initial development for a product, and the others appear to have just used the OPTi product as a basis for their own (if the lawsuit is correct).
OPTi has to charge enough to recoup their development costs, where as the competitors did not, as they have much of the work done already, on OPTi's dime.
I would have to say that this woman's story fails the stink test.
If Sony took a working product, damaged it, and didn't want to fix it afterwords, that would be more than enough reason to go hit the media. It certainly wouldn't be time to buy another (potentially defective) product.
She is also facing the "early adopter dilemma" (I know you love these Mike). Eary adopters often get products that are not complete, or have to work with processes that are not fully developed. They often purchase the products without realizing the restrictions that exist with them. Some of those restrictions (like product to product movement of DRM content) is something that isn't ready for prime time yet.
I can't help but thinking that there is much more to this story.
You need to understand a little about how the internet works, and you are good to go.
The ISP stopped providing routing for certain IP blocks used by the Yes Men. They didn't delete sites, they didn't melt their servers, they didn't destroy anything. They chose to stop providing service to them. Most hosts, when facing a troublesome client that could bring the host grief will usually choose not to provided services to those sites anymore.
Sites like godhatesfags.com spent years going from host to host, as most hosts don't want to take the heat that comes from hosting controversial material. The hosts aren't usually concerned about the content, as much as they are concerned about the amount of time and effort to provide connectivity to this sort of thing. If they have to spend them answering the phone or dealing with legal actions, what ever they are getting paid isn't worth it.
It is not freedom when any sort of non-violent political statement is suppressed with violence
This "political statement" was to speak in the Canadian's government's name, to issue press release(s) as the canadian government, and to operate a website with the intent to mislead the media and potentially to create political tensions inside Canada and on the world stage.
They can't content themselves with a protest.
As for China, go spend some time there before you comment, your opinions would be very different. Heck, come join me next month, we can eat noodles for breakfast and go get the best foot massages on the planet.
Mike usually drops into the "won't work for everyone" mode when pressed, but for the most part the presentation of ideas here is "this is smart, the old way is dumb" period.
When it comes to distributing music, Mike sees only one way, put it on the internet for free, end. Unless of course you artificially create a scarce good by making some shiny plastic discs and including a $3 guitar amp with them or something.
Basically, he doesn't seem to think that there should be any retail market for recorded music, it should just be considered advertising, and those lazy ass musicians can go out and work for a living like the rest of us, doing as many shows as they need to make a living at it.
His perfect model is Corey Smith.
It goes down to his very basic belief, that what he learned in first year econ (supply and demand) has said that music is infinite supply, thus has no retail price. It is free.
It is a fairly poor application of the concept, but it his underlying idea, and it drives everything else on the site regarding music (and to some extend movies as well).
Umm, OPTi was a very large producer of chipsets (such as audio), they produced products. They were not just a collector of patents. Perhaps you might want to look into the company's history before you apply the broad brush to them?
Mike does it by pulling the "smart dumb" routine. He calls people who are giving away their music and looking to sell scarcities as smart, and anyone trying to protect their rights as dumb. He says it is dumb to fight piracy, which implies it is smart to pirate.
He absolutely suggests a uniform distribution model: Put it on the internet for free and quit fighting.
The situation with OPTi may be the perfect explanation of what a patent is suppose to block, and in this case failed to do. It failed to protect them even for the short time that patents cover.
Mike doesn't seem to think that 232 unemployed people are bad for the economy. He doesn't seem to understand that other companies were able to better OPTi in part because they didn't have to spend the money on R&D to get on an equal footing with OPTi, they just copied them.
Mike must not have been in the class on the days the teacher discussed things like startup costs and development. He seems to think they have no cost.
I imagine this will confuse those who will say "but... wait, he should be getting paid any time anyone wants to do something with his characters." But what Sloan appears to recognize is that building up a larger audience for his works will certainly pay off a lot more in the long run than trying to squeeze people in the short run.
Mike, you lack in originality, just like most remixers.
If a writer wants to put something into CC, just like open source software, or the like, they are more than welcome to do it. What is objectionable would be someone like you using this example and hitting every other author over the head and telling them this is the only way to operate in the future.
It's just like giving music away for free. If an artist wants to do it, more power to them. But the rest of the music world shouldn't be dragged into it unless they want to be there.
There is a huge difference between consensual and non-consensual acts. In the real world, it's the difference between making love and rape.
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What did I miss? Is it the ability to profit from others work by reselling public domain material? Is it the ability to write "extension" books or abuse the characters in a different manner?
It isn't like the works are locked up and not available, it's not like the copies of those books and other works have all been recalled and destroyed.
Me thinks this one is more about whining, and less about anything truly lost.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Caught you Mike!
Mike, please fix your website. It is broken.
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. Because I had foolishly granted this distributor an "exclusive endorsement" in their territory, there was no one else in a position to lend a print.
In the end, this seems a common theme in your stuff. You foolishly did something, and then except the world to change for you.
It's the nature of the planet, maybe it will bend a little more for you in 2010.
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Re: Re: Caught you Mike!
For the stories, well, let's just say it's a pretty obvious bootstrap. Trying to get "drm tax" as a search term on Google?
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Re: Or, how about...
Mike doesn't consider that innovation. He thinks paint color advancement is innovation.
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Caught you Mike!
Kate's bad experience story was initially run on the 28th. Your "DRM tax" story ran on the 30th. I have a feeling you may have parked this story for a couple of days (using the followup story rather than the initial story) just so you could bootstrap in the idea of a "DRM tax".
You even state it as "near fact":
We were just discussing the DRM tax on a Kindle
You say that like there is ACTUALLY a DRM tax, which is not the case. The concept of a "tax" is a scare word technique to put down the concept of DRM.
WTG Mike, last day of 2009, and you get caught out. You should have at least waited a couple of days to try such a blatant bootstrap.
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I can't help but think that there was an issue with the product before she sent it in.
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Re: Re: Re: Huh???
OPTi has to charge enough to recoup their development costs, where as the competitors did not, as they have much of the work done already, on OPTi's dime.
So, would you care to explain what I missed?
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If Sony took a working product, damaged it, and didn't want to fix it afterwords, that would be more than enough reason to go hit the media. It certainly wouldn't be time to buy another (potentially defective) product.
She is also facing the "early adopter dilemma" (I know you love these Mike). Eary adopters often get products that are not complete, or have to work with processes that are not fully developed. They often purchase the products without realizing the restrictions that exist with them. Some of those restrictions (like product to product movement of DRM content) is something that isn't ready for prime time yet.
I can't help but thinking that there is much more to this story.
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Re: Re: Pranks are pranks... but...
You need to understand a little about how the internet works, and you are good to go.
The ISP stopped providing routing for certain IP blocks used by the Yes Men. They didn't delete sites, they didn't melt their servers, they didn't destroy anything. They chose to stop providing service to them. Most hosts, when facing a troublesome client that could bring the host grief will usually choose not to provided services to those sites anymore.
Sites like godhatesfags.com spent years going from host to host, as most hosts don't want to take the heat that comes from hosting controversial material. The hosts aren't usually concerned about the content, as much as they are concerned about the amount of time and effort to provide connectivity to this sort of thing. If they have to spend them answering the phone or dealing with legal actions, what ever they are getting paid isn't worth it.
But you knew that already, right?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Pranks are pranks... but...
This "political statement" was to speak in the Canadian's government's name, to issue press release(s) as the canadian government, and to operate a website with the intent to mislead the media and potentially to create political tensions inside Canada and on the world stage.
They can't content themselves with a protest.
As for China, go spend some time there before you comment, your opinions would be very different. Heck, come join me next month, we can eat noodles for breakfast and go get the best foot massages on the planet.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
When it comes to distributing music, Mike sees only one way, put it on the internet for free, end. Unless of course you artificially create a scarce good by making some shiny plastic discs and including a $3 guitar amp with them or something.
Basically, he doesn't seem to think that there should be any retail market for recorded music, it should just be considered advertising, and those lazy ass musicians can go out and work for a living like the rest of us, doing as many shows as they need to make a living at it.
His perfect model is Corey Smith.
It goes down to his very basic belief, that what he learned in first year econ (supply and demand) has said that music is infinite supply, thus has no retail price. It is free.
It is a fairly poor application of the concept, but it his underlying idea, and it drives everything else on the site regarding music (and to some extend movies as well).
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Re: Huh???
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Re: Re: Re:
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Re: Re: Re: Re:
Piracy without pirates is, well, nothing, right?
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Re: Re:
He absolutely suggests a uniform distribution model: Put it on the internet for free and quit fighting.
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Re:
The situation with OPTi may be the perfect explanation of what a patent is suppose to block, and in this case failed to do. It failed to protect them even for the short time that patents cover.
Mike doesn't seem to think that 232 unemployed people are bad for the economy. He doesn't seem to understand that other companies were able to better OPTi in part because they didn't have to spend the money on R&D to get on an equal footing with OPTi, they just copied them.
Mike must not have been in the class on the days the teacher discussed things like startup costs and development. He seems to think they have no cost.
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Mike, you lack in originality, just like most remixers.
If a writer wants to put something into CC, just like open source software, or the like, they are more than welcome to do it. What is objectionable would be someone like you using this example and hitting every other author over the head and telling them this is the only way to operate in the future.
It's just like giving music away for free. If an artist wants to do it, more power to them. But the rest of the music world shouldn't be dragged into it unless they want to be there.
There is a huge difference between consensual and non-consensual acts. In the real world, it's the difference between making love and rape.
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