I feel bad for the people working on Star Trek Whatever This One Is Called. Even if their show is terrific, CBS is delivering it in a nailed-shut coffin.
No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; but every person shall be responsible for the abuse of this right.
The president wants to expand the range of what can be copyrighted -- soon to include inauguration attendance, immigration counts, crime statistics, voter tallies, reality TV ratings, and hand size.
I don't mind a bit of vulgarity and snark. It's how my friends and I usually talk about these topics, so it fits right in.
That said, I have wondered if the style ever impacts Techdirt's quotability or authoritativeness at the megamediacorps. But Mike and crew have been at this party for a while, they know what they're doing.
I'm a creator. And I collaborate closely with other creators. Our stuff gets copied all the time.
There's even one guy who word-for-word, shot-for-shot, copies lots of our content, in Chinese, within hours of release. I appreciate his perseverance. Our stats prove we get more traffic with him than without.
Thanks to the internet, the whole English-speaking world is our market. Copying is what happens when you create in a public arena.
Sometimes it's flattering, usually it's just someone trying to cash in. Occasionally there's a useful insight into our product or process.
Altogether, copying might account for a few bucks of revenue we'd otherwise receive. Is this "stealing?" Nope. First, the copy doesn't stop anyone from seeing our original, in fact it often drives them to us so we get the revenue (plus SEO) anyway. Second, copies increase the appetite for our work and the venues to promote it, both vastly more valuable than a few extra views.
Creators' jobs are to be unique and relevant. I'd be worried if we weren't being copied.
Dave from IT brought in his son who's Really Good With Computers. They worked all afternoon and drank two liters of Mountain Dew, but neither expert could find a way to hack the voting machines.
Then they went to the mall for dinner and torrented Big Bang Theory by VPN'ing the Apple Store's free wifi from the froyo joint next door. 133t!
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Oregon Constitution, Article 1 Section 8
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That said, I have wondered if the style ever impacts Techdirt's quotability or authoritativeness at the megamediacorps. But Mike and crew have been at this party for a while, they know what they're doing.
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I think my grandpa still roots for the AggressiveAnimals™, or maybe it's the RegionalStereotypes©, but that's mostly because they help him nap all weekend.
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There's even one guy who word-for-word, shot-for-shot, copies lots of our content, in Chinese, within hours of release. I appreciate his perseverance. Our stats prove we get more traffic with him than without.
Thanks to the internet, the whole English-speaking world is our market. Copying is what happens when you create in a public arena.
Sometimes it's flattering, usually it's just someone trying to cash in. Occasionally there's a useful insight into our product or process.
Altogether, copying might account for a few bucks of revenue we'd otherwise receive. Is this "stealing?" Nope. First, the copy doesn't stop anyone from seeing our original, in fact it often drives them to us so we get the revenue (plus SEO) anyway. Second, copies increase the appetite for our work and the venues to promote it, both vastly more valuable than a few extra views.
Creators' jobs are to be unique and relevant. I'd be worried if we weren't being copied.
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Then they went to the mall for dinner and torrented Big Bang Theory by VPN'ing the Apple Store's free wifi from the froyo joint next door. 133t!
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