So vile and so wrong all at once. The length of copyright should have nothing to do with how long you can make money off it. Don't you think Newton, Plato, and the rest could still pull in some pretty good dough for their works? Of course if we lived in the world you want we would have never built on their ideas because we couldn't. Some ideas will always be profitable, that doesn't mean they should be copyrighted forever.
While I want to believe you. I also know the game played by writers and textbook publishers. It is dirty, mean, anti-education, and money grubbing. As a recent grad pardon me if I'm untrusting of a group of people who seem to generally view small edits, endless "editions" (with no real changes), endless copyright, and people assigning their own books and at $100+ each. Perhaps you are not like them, but its like trusting an oil executive to tell you the truth about the environment. You are simply too attached to the machine to be taken at face value. By the way, posting AC certainly doesn't help your credibility.
I think you may have missed the point. Copyright was never a guarantee that works wouldn't be "stolen". It is simply a means by which society has agreed that if caught for infringement an individual will be punished according to a standard. The length of a copyright term has nothing to do with the actions of individual infringers. Nor should it. Shortening copyright is for the public good, not as a means to fix the piracy issue.
You nailed it when you talked about building on the shoulders of others. Where is the "cut" for their teachers, parents, role-models, or anybody else who helped build the base from which they created their work. Sure they may have been payed once for their services, but why is once good enough for them when it clearly isn't for the music industry and some of their phony artists? As far as I'm concerned if copyright never ends than neither should the payoff to all those who lent a hand in its creation directly or otherwise. Sounds absurd right? Exactly.
No we're not. We are talking about if creators should have ironfisted control over something they sell to the public even after their death. Perpetual copyright is more concerning for the future of the human race than overpopulation or even global warming. It has the potential to freeze the progression of the world. Thankfully the Chinese don't give a shit and will use whatever they want. If we want to compete we have to realize that. IP law holds back western inventors who are forced to follow the laws, while other countries continue to innovate.
I want to add to that. I haven't used a CD, other than an install or burned data disk in about 10 years. DVDs? They generally get played once ever and that is just to rip them. I always hear about how digital downloads are some pipedream. For those who've payed attention discs like BR or DVD have been dead for the better part of a decade. Internet speeds even today are enough to make BR a joke.
Sorry man but the PS3 is not gaining momentum. In fact it is down year over year. Blu-Ray will succeed but just by pure luck. Sony's trojan horse hasn't seen the success the PS2 had bring people into a new format.
While I agree there is lots of crap. The Wii sells about as much 3rd party SW as MS. Of course this is over a wider base, but still impressive. Do a quick Google search for it. Also I wonder what games you think 3rd parties have really invested in like they do in their HD offerings? I'm sure if a dev put 100 million into a Wii game it could be quite amazing. Too bad publishers have never tried, and then complain that people won't just buy any old crap from them.
The irony of this article is that Ubi has been one of the best 3rd party devs on the system. Sure they have had some shovelware, but they have already released some great games. I would have be far less surprised if this comment came from THQ or EA- two companies that basically just port their PS2 games and add a waggle. Ubisoft of all people should understand the Wii.
And then you could realize how threatened the game media and game reviewers are by the casual gamer, who doesn't read their mags or visit their sites. These companies rely on the tardcore gamers to stay a float and bashing the Wii and Nintendo has been par for the course for years. Game reviewers are long time gamers who are often have a grudge, or a will to maintain the status quo. They are hardly a reliable source for a product designed to get new, non-gamers involved. As far as fun goes the Wii has treated me better than an console since I was a kid. I'm just careful to never to buy shitty games
Mod parent up. Seriously there are so many parallels to the Gameboy Micro and we know how that went. Selling a less functional, more expensive extension to a slow selling product is pointless.
It sounds frankly like you just don't like Pixar movies. I think depth of story is hugely important to what makes their movies special. Also Sid from Toy Story one scared the crap out of me and that is very old Pixar. This is nothing new.
$99 a side I would be willing to pay a bit more than subscribers for an iPhone but if the European unlock prices are any indication Apple doesn't want to let many of those escape.
The "now what" I would assume would be a dongle. I mean its not like photographers don't already carry lots of crap already. Normal SD has been the defacto point and shoot memory for quite a while if it does as some point need an adapter chances are the laptop will be quite old.
Good lord this is a massive fail. Where do I start? First off Apple owes you nothing because they chose to upgrade their HW. On top of that you chose not to stay informed about the iPhone annual product cycle. This also applies to the "missing" features. Those were clearly documented when you bought your phone. Again not Apple's fault. Now you want Apple to give you a discount if you bought one within 6 months of a new model? Do you think LG, RIM, or Palm would do that, or anybody? Heck most companies would already have an update or two in that time. Listen I know the feeling of buying something just to have a better one come out a bit later. Thats life, you had a lot of ways you could have learned more and decided to delay your purchase but you didn't. Also have had your phone for quite a long time. I would have far more sympathy if you had bought it in the last month or 2. You've had yours for almost half the product cycle.
Spoken like a true Slashdotter. Meanwhile 90% of the world continues to use their cheap point and shoots and doesn't want to bother with a CF --> SD converter or bulkier HW.
While I agree that you can't have it both ways I think you are misunderstanding the average iPhone consumer. They use a ton of data, I would venture in the range of many netbook owners that sport 3G. While teathering would certainly kill AT&T the jump in usage would be far less than you assume. Just wanted to point out that I download torrents on my phone. But yeah thats still rare.
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So vile and so wrong all at once. The length of copyright should have nothing to do with how long you can make money off it. Don't you think Newton, Plato, and the rest could still pull in some pretty good dough for their works? Of course if we lived in the world you want we would have never built on their ideas because we couldn't. Some ideas will always be profitable, that doesn't mean they should be copyrighted forever.
While I want to believe you. I also know the game played by writers and textbook publishers. It is dirty, mean, anti-education, and money grubbing. As a recent grad pardon me if I'm untrusting of a group of people who seem to generally view small edits, endless "editions" (with no real changes), endless copyright, and people assigning their own books and at $100+ each. Perhaps you are not like them, but its like trusting an oil executive to tell you the truth about the environment. You are simply too attached to the machine to be taken at face value. By the way, posting AC certainly doesn't help your credibility.
I think you may have missed the point. Copyright was never a guarantee that works wouldn't be "stolen". It is simply a means by which society has agreed that if caught for infringement an individual will be punished according to a standard. The length of a copyright term has nothing to do with the actions of individual infringers. Nor should it. Shortening copyright is for the public good, not as a means to fix the piracy issue.
You nailed it when you talked about building on the shoulders of others. Where is the "cut" for their teachers, parents, role-models, or anybody else who helped build the base from which they created their work. Sure they may have been payed once for their services, but why is once good enough for them when it clearly isn't for the music industry and some of their phony artists? As far as I'm concerned if copyright never ends than neither should the payoff to all those who lent a hand in its creation directly or otherwise. Sounds absurd right? Exactly.
No we're not. We are talking about if creators should have ironfisted control over something they sell to the public even after their death. Perpetual copyright is more concerning for the future of the human race than overpopulation or even global warming. It has the potential to freeze the progression of the world. Thankfully the Chinese don't give a shit and will use whatever they want. If we want to compete we have to realize that. IP law holds back western inventors who are forced to follow the laws, while other countries continue to innovate.
Knowing how batshit crazy the RIAA is I wouldn't give them any ideas. Though it would be pretty hilarious
I want to add to that. I haven't used a CD, other than an install or burned data disk in about 10 years. DVDs? They generally get played once ever and that is just to rip them. I always hear about how digital downloads are some pipedream. For those who've payed attention discs like BR or DVD have been dead for the better part of a decade. Internet speeds even today are enough to make BR a joke.
Sorry man but the PS3 is not gaining momentum. In fact it is down year over year. Blu-Ray will succeed but just by pure luck. Sony's trojan horse hasn't seen the success the PS2 had bring people into a new format.
While I agree there is lots of crap. The Wii sells about as much 3rd party SW as MS. Of course this is over a wider base, but still impressive. Do a quick Google search for it. Also I wonder what games you think 3rd parties have really invested in like they do in their HD offerings? I'm sure if a dev put 100 million into a Wii game it could be quite amazing. Too bad publishers have never tried, and then complain that people won't just buy any old crap from them.
Amen, all I can say is thank god Unreal Engine 3 won't run on Wii. That shiny shit on everything just kills me. So much for realism.
The irony of this article is that Ubi has been one of the best 3rd party devs on the system. Sure they have had some shovelware, but they have already released some great games. I would have be far less surprised if this comment came from THQ or EA- two companies that basically just port their PS2 games and add a waggle. Ubisoft of all people should understand the Wii.
And then you could realize how threatened the game media and game reviewers are by the casual gamer, who doesn't read their mags or visit their sites. These companies rely on the tardcore gamers to stay a float and bashing the Wii and Nintendo has been par for the course for years. Game reviewers are long time gamers who are often have a grudge, or a will to maintain the status quo. They are hardly a reliable source for a product designed to get new, non-gamers involved. As far as fun goes the Wii has treated me better than an console since I was a kid. I'm just careful to never to buy shitty games
Actually I'm unaware of any time Nintendo was ahead at the beginning of a generation only to fall behind later on. What were you referring to?
It really is one of the best overlooked games of that generation.
Which AV company was it?
Mod parent up. Seriously there are so many parallels to the Gameboy Micro and we know how that went. Selling a less functional, more expensive extension to a slow selling product is pointless.
It sounds frankly like you just don't like Pixar movies. I think depth of story is hugely important to what makes their movies special. Also Sid from Toy Story one scared the crap out of me and that is very old Pixar. This is nothing new.
Toy Story 2 most certainly was first in theaters. Where it outsold the original.
$99 a side I would be willing to pay a bit more than subscribers for an iPhone but if the European unlock prices are any indication Apple doesn't want to let many of those escape.
The "now what" I would assume would be a dongle. I mean its not like photographers don't already carry lots of crap already. Normal SD has been the defacto point and shoot memory for quite a while if it does as some point need an adapter chances are the laptop will be quite old.
While you are certainly energetic, I find it a sad day when a post like yours gets modded troll. We all feel this guy's pain, but his post is absurd.
Good lord this is a massive fail. Where do I start? First off Apple owes you nothing because they chose to upgrade their HW. On top of that you chose not to stay informed about the iPhone annual product cycle. This also applies to the "missing" features. Those were clearly documented when you bought your phone. Again not Apple's fault. Now you want Apple to give you a discount if you bought one within 6 months of a new model? Do you think LG, RIM, or Palm would do that, or anybody? Heck most companies would already have an update or two in that time. Listen I know the feeling of buying something just to have a better one come out a bit later. Thats life, you had a lot of ways you could have learned more and decided to delay your purchase but you didn't. Also have had your phone for quite a long time. I would have far more sympathy if you had bought it in the last month or 2. You've had yours for almost half the product cycle.
I'll give you one guess. Hint: Apple doesn't like to break even/lose money on hardware.
Spoken like a true Slashdotter. Meanwhile 90% of the world continues to use their cheap point and shoots and doesn't want to bother with a CF --> SD converter or bulkier HW.
While I agree that you can't have it both ways I think you are misunderstanding the average iPhone consumer. They use a ton of data, I would venture in the range of many netbook owners that sport 3G. While teathering would certainly kill AT&T the jump in usage would be far less than you assume. Just wanted to point out that I download torrents on my phone. But yeah thats still rare.