yes. there are actual written laws that are copyright.
a building manufacturer had to pay money just to see the text of a law concerning.. manufacturing buildings.
*cough*
he was EXTREMELY upset to see that the actual text of a public law was copyright a private company, so he posted the text of the law on a website, got sued, and lost.
this is a horriffic example of a good system gone bad.
Actually, on dvd, macrovision is just a flag (well, several flags) that you check off during the dvd production. it doesnt affect video quality whatsoever. There are plenty of players available that are macro free or allow you to turn off macrovision via a hack or secret code.
im sorry, but when i saw "the linux cookbook" along side the pictue of tux, i suddenly had a mental image of the spunky non-threatening linux mascot, baked in its own juices, with an apple in his mouth.. served up with a side of mashed potatos and gravy.
Panasonic is DEFINATLY the "least-crappy" of the bunch. They do make a fair share of pretty good players.
If you want a new DVD player, look towards the skyworth. 300$ progressive high-end amazing player. highly drool-worthy, extremely inexpensive, it defeats region encoding and macrovision and plays PAL and NTSC dvds (tho it doesnt convert between the two). Its from CHINA, so its filled with warm communist goo. Its kinda difficult to find because its selling like wildfire.
I currently have a hacked Pioneer dv-333. region selectable and macrovision removed. ive never had a problem with any non-error-ridden dvds.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Apex Digital Inc. and Shinco make crappy dvd players. Dont buy any of them, get a pioneer instead. (apex jokingly stands for "Anime Products EXcluded")
And as long as vcd is still supported we should have no issues. mpeg-1 will still play, so whats the big deal? eventually wma will be cracked and there will be wma->mpeg and you can burn vcds (and eventually dvds) to your little hearts desire.
no movie producer in their right mind would release video on disk in this format, it isolates too much of the market. Anything i download can be converted.
yawn. this doesnt change anything for me. these arnt the droids your looking for, move along.
party tonight with friends. much anime will be watched, and many people will have their skulls bashed in during a drunken four way smash brothers melee brawl!
im going to propose we marathon an anime series, but as to which one it will be, who knows?
with any luck, itll be pingpong club.. that shit is insane:)
when it comes to tv marathons. ill prolly hit up the iron chef one.. but the comic shop has a 30% off sale on the 1st, and theyve got simpsons figurines that ive been eyeballing:)
After seeing this with anne, we discussed this point exactly. I think the long panning shots are a mirror to the overdescriptive nature of the books. its a "this is how much is going on here! check it out!"
this movie slid into 2nd favorite film between 2001 and bladerunner. good shit.
"If "pirated" content becomes as widely available as street drugs, it's unlikely that the content industries will stay be able to stay in the business-"
so, like any good buisness, they must adapt. provide something MORE then the bootleggers.
how many divx rips have audio commentary, multiple subtitle tracks, tv commericals, spots, a booklet w/ interviews, a poster, and a nice pencilboard?
The film has a higher sales volume than the CD. And films aren't immediately available on VHS. First, they're in the movie theatres, then in the video rental shops, and then for sale. Perhaps the music industry could learn something from this pricing model.
just to be nitpicky. The 1st sale rental shop sale is virtually dead. Rental shops used to buy first run vhs for around 100$s a tape.. now they just press a bunch of dvds. and sell to both consumer and rental shops. The rental places were in a hubbub because of this. They dont get the pre-release rentals they used too.
More and more people have stopped bothering renting and just buy their own dvds.
>I can go to the video store and pick up a movie for $13.00, but I have to pay $20-35 for the DVD, why?
hmm, i never pay that much for a dvd, unless its some incredible box set.. where have you been shopping?:)
personally, i think a high quality digital copy, with multiple audio tracks, commentary, and all those other dvd goodies are worth 20$s.. thats a little more then 2x the amount that going to the theater costs.
btw, check out http://www.bestprices.com for very very cheap dvds.
Ive got a buddy that used to work at ion storm.
apparently, they hadnt given him anything to work on for a LONG time, several months. This was highly expected.. and he kept bitching about how he knew they were going to fire him...
Still not sure if hes got another job yet.
considering none of the anime companies are members of the MPAA... most of their dvd are macro free (unless the j companies demand otherwise) and many are region free.
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Slashdot Mirror
"Camelot"... laid out the foundation for what has become Acrobat/PDF.
I dont see what the hubbub is.. its only a model.
yes. there are actual written laws that are copyright.
a building manufacturer had to pay money just to see the text of a law concerning.. manufacturing buildings.
*cough*
he was EXTREMELY upset to see that the actual text of a public law was copyright a private company, so he posted the text of the law on a website, got sued, and lost.
this is a horriffic example of a good system gone bad.
Actually, on dvd, macrovision is just a flag (well, several flags) that you check off during the dvd production. it doesnt affect video quality whatsoever. There are plenty of players available that are macro free or allow you to turn off macrovision via a hack or secret code.
im sorry, but when i saw "the linux cookbook" along side the pictue of tux, i suddenly had a mental image of the spunky non-threatening linux mascot, baked in its own juices, with an apple in his mouth.. served up with a side of mashed potatos and gravy.
mmm, linux. delicious.
and squaresoft is not one of the 400 developers.
the gba has competition in japan in the form of the wonderswan. the only reason is because thats what squaresoft releases games for.
Panasonic is DEFINATLY the "least-crappy" of the bunch. They do make a fair share of pretty good players.
If you want a new DVD player, look towards the skyworth. 300$ progressive high-end amazing player. highly drool-worthy, extremely inexpensive, it defeats region encoding and macrovision and plays PAL and NTSC dvds (tho it doesnt convert between the two). Its from CHINA, so its filled with warm communist goo. Its kinda difficult to find because its selling like wildfire.
I currently have a hacked Pioneer dv-333. region selectable and macrovision removed. ive never had a problem with any non-error-ridden dvds.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Apex Digital Inc. and Shinco make crappy dvd players. Dont buy any of them, get a pioneer instead. (apex jokingly stands for "Anime Products EXcluded")
And as long as vcd is still supported we should have no issues. mpeg-1 will still play, so whats the big deal? eventually wma will be cracked and there will be wma->mpeg and you can burn vcds (and eventually dvds) to your little hearts desire.
no movie producer in their right mind would release video on disk in this format, it isolates too much of the market. Anything i download can be converted.
yawn. this doesnt change anything for me. these arnt the droids your looking for, move along.
he'll be there, he'll be arriving late, but he'll be there :)
:)
i just dont post often
party tonight with friends. much anime will be watched, and many people will have their skulls bashed in during a drunken four way smash brothers melee brawl!
:)
:)
im going to propose we marathon an anime series, but as to which one it will be, who knows?
with any luck, itll be pingpong club.. that shit is insane
when it comes to tv marathons. ill prolly hit up the iron chef one.. but the comic shop has a 30% off sale on the 1st, and theyve got simpsons figurines that ive been eyeballing
i noticed the long fly-by panning shots as well.
After seeing this with anne, we discussed this point exactly. I think the long panning shots are a mirror to the overdescriptive nature of the books. its a "this is how much is going on here! check it out!"
this movie slid into 2nd favorite film between 2001 and bladerunner. good shit.
right. like there arnt american terrorists. or did you forget the oklahoma city bombing?
"If "pirated" content becomes as widely available as street drugs, it's unlikely that the content industries will stay be able to stay in the business-"
so, like any good buisness, they must adapt. provide something MORE then the bootleggers.
how many divx rips have audio commentary, multiple subtitle tracks, tv commericals, spots, a booklet w/ interviews, a poster, and a nice pencilboard?
the buisness' can survive if they adapt.
The film has a higher sales volume than the CD. And films aren't immediately available on VHS. First, they're in the movie theatres, then in the video rental shops, and then for sale. Perhaps the music industry could learn something from this pricing model.
just to be nitpicky. The 1st sale rental shop sale is virtually dead. Rental shops used to buy first run vhs for around 100$s a tape.. now they just press a bunch of dvds. and sell to both consumer and rental shops. The rental places were in a hubbub because of this. They dont get the pre-release rentals they used too.
More and more people have stopped bothering renting and just buy their own dvds.
uh, just so you know. the chinese goverment uses that exact photo as propaganda.
It shows how "nice" the military is for not running over the chinese citizen. It shows self control.
its all a matter of perspective.
bleem pc really isnt worthwhile, honestly.
but you can go to www.ebworld.com and buy bleemcast for grand turismo 2, metal gear solid, and tekken 3. All for under 10$s each.
I just put in my order for mgs and tekken3.
keep in mind you need a dedicated VMU (dreamcast save card) for bleemcast.
i got one word for you..
TARJAN
could i set it to a deep erotic female sounding voice and have it read dirty stories to me?
in kindergarten i learned it was nice to share, and those that didnt share were selfish and greedy.
whats the point in waiting?
because google has an image of being complete, powerful and friendly.
if they dont have a complete archive, they arnt living up to their own personal standards.
>I can go to the video store and pick up a movie for $13.00, but I have to pay $20-35 for the DVD, why?
:)
hmm, i never pay that much for a dvd, unless its some incredible box set.. where have you been shopping?
personally, i think a high quality digital copy, with multiple audio tracks, commentary, and all those other dvd goodies are worth 20$s.. thats a little more then 2x the amount that going to the theater costs.
btw, check out http://www.bestprices.com for very very cheap dvds.
Am I the only one who still sees "DDR RAM" and thinks "dance dance revolution random access memory?"
so do you think my butterfly upswing another trickstyle will really push my computer THAT much faster?
Ive got a buddy that used to work at ion storm. apparently, they hadnt given him anything to work on for a LONG time, several months. This was highly expected.. and he kept bitching about how he knew they were going to fire him... Still not sure if hes got another job yet.
most all anime companies hate region coding and macrovision. usually when they are used its on the request of the japanese companies.
considering none of the anime companies are members of the MPAA... most of their dvd are macro free (unless the j companies demand otherwise) and many are region free.
br.
The RIAA is suing over DeCSS?
This guy got his **AAs mixed up