I'm not complaining, since I don't have any Java 6 apps that must be run. I'm asking why someone's so critical of people that ARE complaining.
And why is "run Linux" the go-to answer, most of the time? Why should I have to run another OS?
Those that absolutely have to run something with Java 6, then yeah, I suppose they would put forth the extra work. My question is, why should they?
And for those of us that don't have the skill or time to make our own JDK?
Or aren't entirely sure what a JDK is?
We should just STFU and deal with it, when we've come to expect (based on track record) that the system "just works"?
"Grow a brain" Classy, I like that.
Does it matter how many are dead? And is that the only atrocity China has committed? Should we quantify our horrors and set a "allowable death and atrocity threshold"?
Keep your generalizations of America to yourself, especially if you're going to bring that "lesser of two evils" B.S.
Yes, by all means, don't bother to avoid doing business with a country whose tactics you don't like because your own has done a good deal of horrible things, most beyond your control.
It seems to me the problem could be just as well solved with a higher resolution on the current monitor.
I don't really trust the research, since Apple, you know, makes behemoths of display technology.
I wonder if TurnItIn has clearly delineated what limits they have when it comes to using the IP. I would imagine they have, but have probably not spread that knowledge.
Even with such a limit, does that give them the right to use the IP? Maybe not.
I don't see this as directly profiting oof their IP, but more the process to check that IP against the IP of others. I am perfectly willing to be wrong in this case, but that's just my belief. Keep in mind that this belief is heavily biased by my experience as a teacher.
That doesn't mean I'm right, of course.:) A teacher should never claim to be perfect, but always willing to learn.
Okay, I agree that copyright is automatically created with the creation of work, but isn't there some "official" process which makes defending that copyright a bit easier?
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know the full extent of IP law. But I am a teacher (college, not high school), and I can tell you that the vast majority of my students don't know, much less care about, their IP. My guess is, one or two students heard of the term and spread the word about it to the rest. And this would be fine, if they hadn't (in my opinion) misrepresented it. Their works are being submitted to help protect the IP rights of others as well as themselves. You have to apply for a patent, which is checked against other patents, before the right to that knowledge becomes yours. Same for a copyright, if I understand. And the software manufacturer isn't profiting off of your IP itself, just a way to check it against the IP of others.
Just my thoughts, of course.
Personally, I would rather pay $3 than $0.15, for the reasons you'd mentioned. $0.15 seems just too small an amount to care about, let alone put forth for a comic. It's as if clicking those few links to process the transaction aren't worth it to me.
Man, I sure am biased against micropayments. Thanks, though, what you said did make some sense to me.
Apple already has a device to sell it for: the photo iPod. Clickwheel is a free comics-to-iPod service and has seen some success. Of course, your comic must be a 640x480 image, so modern comic pages wouldn't fit that well. I wouldn't like to see Apple devote a new device solely to displaying images because I don't think it'd sell that well. Of course, I know jack about business.:)
I'll second that. Achewood seems to get away without a regular update schedule, but I can't think of any other very popular comics that do it. Sure, sure, PvP posts late at night, but it's still every day.
...really isn't valid, from my point of view. You can download a stand-alone, complete song from iTMS for $0.99. Do most cartoonists who use micropayments give you the entire issue/volume/story for that price? I know McCloud sells the entirety of The Right Number (http://scottmccloud.com/comics/trn/intro.html) for $0.25, but I'm not sure about other artists. If they don't sell the entire issue for a small price, the analogy falls apart, since you're not getting something stand-alone for a micropayment. I also think the iTMS analogy is invalid in that music is not a niche market, while webcomics still are, for the most part.
Personally (as a webcartoonist), I don't think micropayments are a viable means of "making a living", but some cash can be made. This reminds me of a quote, either by Jerry Holkins or Jon Rosenberg, that basically stated that if someone was willing to pay $0.15 for a comic, they'd pay $3.00.
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I'm not complaining, since I don't have any Java 6 apps that must be run. I'm asking why someone's so critical of people that ARE complaining. And why is "run Linux" the go-to answer, most of the time? Why should I have to run another OS? Those that absolutely have to run something with Java 6, then yeah, I suppose they would put forth the extra work. My question is, why should they?
And for those of us that don't have the skill or time to make our own JDK? Or aren't entirely sure what a JDK is? We should just STFU and deal with it, when we've come to expect (based on track record) that the system "just works"?
Hell, that'd be a good way to not get caught by Paramount's lawyers...
...Indiana Jones And The Ineffective Security System.
"Grow a brain" Classy, I like that. Does it matter how many are dead? And is that the only atrocity China has committed? Should we quantify our horrors and set a "allowable death and atrocity threshold"? Keep your generalizations of America to yourself, especially if you're going to bring that "lesser of two evils" B.S.
Yes, by all means, don't bother to avoid doing business with a country whose tactics you don't like because your own has done a good deal of horrible things, most beyond your control.
Well, yeah. The government has the potential to tax the hell out of happiness wires.
Are you assuming then that the Cylons are the Thirteenth Colony? If so, that's about what I think.
I read that headline literally and pictured the newspapers. "Washington Turns Into Vacuum, Sucks Even More"
Heck if I know, I'm an SEC fan through and through. Sounds pretentious, doesn't it? As if there's another Ohio State Univerity masquerading as them.
Ohio University teams are the Bobcats, not the Buckeyes (those are "THE" Ohio State University teams).
It seems to me the problem could be just as well solved with a higher resolution on the current monitor. I don't really trust the research, since Apple, you know, makes behemoths of display technology.
Even with such a limit, does that give them the right to use the IP? Maybe not.
That doesn't mean I'm right, of course. :) A teacher should never claim to be perfect, but always willing to learn.
Okay, I agree that copyright is automatically created with the creation of work, but isn't there some "official" process which makes defending that copyright a bit easier?
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know the full extent of IP law. But I am a teacher (college, not high school), and I can tell you that the vast majority of my students don't know, much less care about, their IP. My guess is, one or two students heard of the term and spread the word about it to the rest. And this would be fine, if they hadn't (in my opinion) misrepresented it. Their works are being submitted to help protect the IP rights of others as well as themselves. You have to apply for a patent, which is checked against other patents, before the right to that knowledge becomes yours. Same for a copyright, if I understand. And the software manufacturer isn't profiting off of your IP itself, just a way to check it against the IP of others. Just my thoughts, of course.
He needs some business cards printed up. "Henry Jenkins, Lord of All Webcomic Payment Systems, MIT" THEN he'd be representative.
Personally, I would rather pay $3 than $0.15, for the reasons you'd mentioned. $0.15 seems just too small an amount to care about, let alone put forth for a comic. It's as if clicking those few links to process the transaction aren't worth it to me. Man, I sure am biased against micropayments. Thanks, though, what you said did make some sense to me.
Apple already has a device to sell it for: the photo iPod. Clickwheel is a free comics-to-iPod service and has seen some success. Of course, your comic must be a 640x480 image, so modern comic pages wouldn't fit that well. I wouldn't like to see Apple devote a new device solely to displaying images because I don't think it'd sell that well. Of course, I know jack about business. :)
I'll second that. Achewood seems to get away without a regular update schedule, but I can't think of any other very popular comics that do it. Sure, sure, PvP posts late at night, but it's still every day.
...really isn't valid, from my point of view. You can download a stand-alone, complete song from iTMS for $0.99. Do most cartoonists who use micropayments give you the entire issue/volume/story for that price? I know McCloud sells the entirety of The Right Number (http://scottmccloud.com/comics/trn/intro.html) for $0.25, but I'm not sure about other artists. If they don't sell the entire issue for a small price, the analogy falls apart, since you're not getting something stand-alone for a micropayment. I also think the iTMS analogy is invalid in that music is not a niche market, while webcomics still are, for the most part. Personally (as a webcartoonist), I don't think micropayments are a viable means of "making a living", but some cash can be made. This reminds me of a quote, either by Jerry Holkins or Jon Rosenberg, that basically stated that if someone was willing to pay $0.15 for a comic, they'd pay $3.00.