OldGreyTroll’s Comments

• Mar 4th, 2011 @ 11:16am

  You're not talking the same language!

  on UK Publishers: Fair Use Would Put A 'Chokehold On Innovation'
  These folks are using a different definition for the words "innovation and growth" than you are.
  
  You: innovation = creating new things
  Them: innovation = getting money from newly created things
  
  You: growth = more new things
  Them: growth = more money from new things
• Jul 6th, 2010 @ 1:18pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  on Prince: No Music On The Internet; The Internet Is Over
  See what Crade said above. He wants Apple to take the gamble on how well the album will sell by giving him an advance. He wants guaranteed income even if the album bombs.
  
  Nice work if you can get it.
• Feb 19th, 2010 @ 11:58am

  Biting the Hand That Feeds

  on IOC Threatens Ski Gear Company For Mentioning That Gold Medal Winner Wears Its Stuff
  Without digging too deeply, I see that the Slashdot article says UVEX sponsors Lindsey Vonn.
  
  Even if UVEX is not directly giving money to the IOC, they are contributing resources that allow the IOC to have a show. It seems to me that the IOC has an interest in having the widest possible pool of athletes that they can exploit as cast members for their shows. Company contributions to athletes increases that pool by allowing more athletes to afford to show up.
  
  I'm certain that most, if not all, companies that sponsor athletes do it so their name becomes visible to people who are most likely to be interested in the gear or services they sell. In this case, the IOC seems to be forcing them to make the contributions anonymously. This seriously reduces the incentive to make the sponsorship.
  
  If this continues, I foresee fewer corporate sponsorships leading to fewer athletes.
• Oct 9th, 2009 @ 5:22pm

  Re: Re: Fan stike?

  on Washington Redskins Won't Let Washington Post Blogger Show Photos Of Upset Fans; WaPo Caves
  Funny you should mention hockey.... One of the factors that makes Dan Snyder look so bad is comparison to the class act that the Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis is putting on. I've heard die-hard 'Skins fans talk about wearing Caps jerseys to 'Skins games with signs that say 'Don't you wish Ted was the owner here, too?"