With photos it's easy....if it's online, then you most likely don't have the right to use it. If you want a photo, take one yourself or pay someone for theirs.
However, no one expects the powerful to actually heed the rules...
Obama is a nice socialist with almost zero experience (One year in the Senate before effectively resigning to campaign full time)
Actually, it seems he first got into a state senate back in 1997, then was elected to the US Senate in 2004. So hey, 11 years of doing...whatever it is politicians do.
That statement was mainly coming from the theory of the social contract. Basically, that's exactly correct - we do give away that power (to the police) and as a result are generally unable to utilise it ourselves.
It could also be I spent too long in university studying sociology...;)
Yes....one of the reasons that police etc are obliged to state that they are recording an interview is because society gives them a certain amount of power, and it is one of the ways to try and ensure that it isn't abused. However, one of the caveats of that added power is the constant vigilance to be sure it is used responsibly, and if that involves the public secretly recording police, then I'm all for it (I'm not sure how a bus driver fits in there, but hey).
It's all not ideal, of course....I'd honestly prefer that neither party can record willy-nilly, but that's not going to happen. If the threat of being taped stops a cop from doing a Rodney King, then issue everyone with a recordable mp3 player!
And that is their biggest obstacle. They are protecting their bottom line and nothing else. However, if you listen to them, they consistently cry that they are trying to protect the artists, despite the fact that historically more money has been withheld or denied by record labels than by our downloading. No matter how relevant the RIAA's claims may be, a campaign built upon deceit only makes them look less deserving. A rock-solid way we can compensate the artists directly (and the labels reduced to being recording studios and nothing more) is the best outlook for the future, IMHO.
Personally, I thought that rather than homosexual, he looked like Till Lindemann, the singer from Rammstein. Althought I suppose if you've seen the cover for Herzeleid, you could think there's a basis for both views....;)
They don't show that student P2P traffic is down, just that the methods that the MAFIAA use to give numbers of students using P2P are flawed and the numbers are probably lower than they say. Given their sterling track record with manipulating numbers, it's hardly surprising. Plus, it really only deals with the Gnutella network, whereas most of the traffic nowadays would probably be using Bittorrent.
Eh. Personally, I automatically discount the findings or views of any organisation with "Family" in their name. Putting emotive words in a name doesn't automatically make them an authority worth listening to, especially when they don't even get basic facts right...
I understand why some people only want lossless formats, but to me and a lot of people I know it's really a non-issue. Anything at 192kbs sounds pretty good, and most torrents are ripped at 320kbs - only a matter of time (I hope) before the retailers start offering what the market wants *I kid, I kid*.
However, with 20 of the top 25 mp3 players on Amazon's mp3 bestsellers having a capacity of under 20gb (and most under 5gb), lossless encoding isn't an issue as much as space. Most people would prefer to have more songs on their player rather than higher fidelity.
There is a review here of the new DVD. The general gist is that it's good - like an extended episode - but doesn't come across as a feature length movie. Needless to say, most of/. will probably download it and make their own minds up, but agreeing with posts above - if you like it, spend the handful of dollars and ensure that more gets made. It's worked before.
Or otherwise download the albums in whichever format suits and send the artist a few bucks. I get very tired of the labels making a song and dance about protecting the artist when historically they have screwed them as a business practice.
Personally, I think this is a workable idea - the artist gets some money that would otherwise be kept by the label using Hollywood accounting. It may not align with the whole diva/rock god image, but a Paypal link on an artist's homepage couldn't hurt them.
And no, the entire story was not intended to be told from the 'droids perspective
If you work by the fact that George Lucas fairly blatently adapted the plot of Hidden Fortress, then yes, the droids were the perspective the story was told from, at least for Episode IV.
We've all known this for years. These types of studies have been trotted out from way back in the heady days of Napster, and all the way through KaZaA, eMule, Limewire, Bittorrent and whatever those crazy kids think up next.
What we also know is this study and any like it will be ignored by the MAFIAA and the lawmakers they have in their pockets. Hell, if studies showed that downloading caused their profits to go up 600%, they'd still stick their fingers in their ears.
The film almost made its budget back with the cinematic release and still sells well on DVD. The only way it didn't turn a profit is with shady movie studio accounting.
Man, I'd love to be able to submit the tax returns those guys must have;)
Actually, Buffy was cancelled at the end of season 5 and was then picked up by WB, I believe. Likewise, Angel was canceled halfway through season 5, although they had the grace to give them until the end of the season so they could wrap it up.
Cancellation speculation is certainly premature, but Joss tends to write quality shows that don't easily fit into a basket a network exec understands, and so anything created by him has a disclaimer attached: will be good, but future is not assured.
So name it "Joss Whedon's Dollhouse", in the way that Wes Craven & Quentin Tarantino 'present' films that they don't have much to do with. The fact that it is being made by Joss and stars Eliza Dushku has me already wanting to see it....so they should capitalise on that. Sure, it makes it look a bit tackier, but it would be oh, so nice to see a Whedon series that wasn't canceled prematurely;)
One thing I am curious about is - how does this guy earn a living?
I mean, he keeps filing lawsuits, but a) not for specific damages for him, and b) he never wins. He definitely doesn't have a chance to actually practice law or anything...
Or is he just on a retainer for people who want games banned/people who don't want games banned and realise that having a nut like JT doing all the talking is doing their cause wonders?
Italy is already in a bad way as far as freedom on the net goes....when I travelled there last year, it is legally required to provide ID when going to a netcafe. Your details are recorded every time you use a computer and kept for a period of time. I wouldn't be suprised if your searches are logged as well, although that is purely suspicion.
Neither of them especially needs the other. iTunes is obviously hugely successful as far as digital sales go, and all of the original Beatles albums still sell well enough (without discount, usually) as CDs.
Sure, they'll probably launch their catalogue online soon enough, most likely announced by Steve Jobs at a keynote, but Apple & Apple are still doing fairly nicely as it is, so there's no real need to rush.
The version of Duke Nukem 3D released in Australia had something like that...censored content to begin with, but the full game able to be restored with a single DOS command (the Wikipedia article is a bit off - there was actually a text file on the disc explaining how to unlock it, hardly a mix-up).
It's a good idea...especially if the game company made you verify your age to download the patch. Everyone is happy then - the company can release its game without (fundamental) editing, the parents can be happy because little Johnny is protected from vile evil sex/violence, and little Johnny is happy because the patch will be on TPB within 2 minutes.
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With photos it's easy....if it's online, then you most likely don't have the right to use it. If you want a photo, take one yourself or pay someone for theirs.
However, no one expects the powerful to actually heed the rules...
Actually, it seems he first got into a state senate back in 1997, then was elected to the US Senate in 2004. So hey, 11 years of doing...whatever it is politicians do.
*Disclaimer - from the other side of the world*
That statement was mainly coming from the theory of the social contract. Basically, that's exactly correct - we do give away that power (to the police) and as a result are generally unable to utilise it ourselves.
;)
It could also be I spent too long in university studying sociology...
Yes....one of the reasons that police etc are obliged to state that they are recording an interview is because society gives them a certain amount of power, and it is one of the ways to try and ensure that it isn't abused. However, one of the caveats of that added power is the constant vigilance to be sure it is used responsibly, and if that involves the public secretly recording police, then I'm all for it (I'm not sure how a bus driver fits in there, but hey).
It's all not ideal, of course....I'd honestly prefer that neither party can record willy-nilly, but that's not going to happen. If the threat of being taped stops a cop from doing a Rodney King, then issue everyone with a recordable mp3 player!
And that is their biggest obstacle. They are protecting their bottom line and nothing else. However, if you listen to them, they consistently cry that they are trying to protect the artists, despite the fact that historically more money has been withheld or denied by record labels than by our downloading. No matter how relevant the RIAA's claims may be, a campaign built upon deceit only makes them look less deserving. A rock-solid way we can compensate the artists directly (and the labels reduced to being recording studios and nothing more) is the best outlook for the future, IMHO.
NASA is totally going to make a fortune if they enter the sex-doll industry with this :)
Personally, I thought that rather than homosexual, he looked like Till Lindemann, the singer from Rammstein. Althought I suppose if you've seen the cover for Herzeleid , you could think there's a basis for both views.... ;)
They don't show that student P2P traffic is down, just that the methods that the MAFIAA use to give numbers of students using P2P are flawed and the numbers are probably lower than they say. Given their sterling track record with manipulating numbers, it's hardly surprising. Plus, it really only deals with the Gnutella network, whereas most of the traffic nowadays would probably be using Bittorrent.
Eh. Personally, I automatically discount the findings or views of any organisation with "Family" in their name. Putting emotive words in a name doesn't automatically make them an authority worth listening to, especially when they don't even get basic facts right...
I understand why some people only want lossless formats, but to me and a lot of people I know it's really a non-issue. Anything at 192kbs sounds pretty good, and most torrents are ripped at 320kbs - only a matter of time (I hope) before the retailers start offering what the market wants *I kid, I kid*.
However, with 20 of the top 25 mp3 players on Amazon's mp3 bestsellers having a capacity of under 20gb (and most under 5gb), lossless encoding isn't an issue as much as space. Most people would prefer to have more songs on their player rather than higher fidelity.
There is a review here of the new DVD. The general gist is that it's good - like an extended episode - but doesn't come across as a feature length movie. Needless to say, most of /. will probably download it and make their own minds up, but agreeing with posts above - if you like it, spend the handful of dollars and ensure that more gets made. It's worked before.
So I guess they'll be having a firesale pretty soon :)
Or otherwise download the albums in whichever format suits and send the artist a few bucks. I get very tired of the labels making a song and dance about protecting the artist when historically they have screwed them as a business practice.
Personally, I think this is a workable idea - the artist gets some money that would otherwise be kept by the label using Hollywood accounting. It may not align with the whole diva/rock god image, but a Paypal link on an artist's homepage couldn't hurt them.
If you work by the fact that George Lucas fairly blatently adapted the plot of Hidden Fortress, then yes, the droids were the perspective the story was told from, at least for Episode IV.
I have some that I was going to give as a Christmas present.
;)
Now I'm torn between getting a refund, and having a big Friday night
We've all known this for years. These types of studies have been trotted out from way back in the heady days of Napster, and all the way through KaZaA, eMule, Limewire, Bittorrent and whatever those crazy kids think up next.
What we also know is this study and any like it will be ignored by the MAFIAA and the lawmakers they have in their pockets. Hell, if studies showed that downloading caused their profits to go up 600%, they'd still stick their fingers in their ears.
The film almost made its budget back with the cinematic release and still sells well on DVD. The only way it didn't turn a profit is with shady movie studio accounting.
;)
Man, I'd love to be able to submit the tax returns those guys must have
Actually, Buffy was cancelled at the end of season 5 and was then picked up by WB, I believe. Likewise, Angel was canceled halfway through season 5, although they had the grace to give them until the end of the season so they could wrap it up.
Cancellation speculation is certainly premature, but Joss tends to write quality shows that don't easily fit into a basket a network exec understands, and so anything created by him has a disclaimer attached: will be good, but future is not assured.
So name it "Joss Whedon's Dollhouse", in the way that Wes Craven & Quentin Tarantino 'present' films that they don't have much to do with. The fact that it is being made by Joss and stars Eliza Dushku has me already wanting to see it....so they should capitalise on that. Sure, it makes it look a bit tackier, but it would be oh, so nice to see a Whedon series that wasn't canceled prematurely ;)
I believe they also follow that model in Sweden
One thing I am curious about is - how does this guy earn a living?
I mean, he keeps filing lawsuits, but a) not for specific damages for him, and b) he never wins. He definitely doesn't have a chance to actually practice law or anything...
Or is he just on a retainer for people who want games banned/people who don't want games banned and realise that having a nut like JT doing all the talking is doing their cause wonders?
Italy is already in a bad way as far as freedom on the net goes....when I travelled there last year, it is legally required to provide ID when going to a netcafe. Your details are recorded every time you use a computer and kept for a period of time. I wouldn't be suprised if your searches are logged as well, although that is purely suspicion.
And in Australia, it's spelled "pogram" :)
Neither of them especially needs the other. iTunes is obviously hugely successful as far as digital sales go, and all of the original Beatles albums still sell well enough (without discount, usually) as CDs.
Sure, they'll probably launch their catalogue online soon enough, most likely announced by Steve Jobs at a keynote, but Apple & Apple are still doing fairly nicely as it is, so there's no real need to rush.
The version of Duke Nukem 3D released in Australia had something like that...censored content to begin with, but the full game able to be restored with a single DOS command (the Wikipedia article is a bit off - there was actually a text file on the disc explaining how to unlock it, hardly a mix-up).
It's a good idea...especially if the game company made you verify your age to download the patch. Everyone is happy then - the company can release its game without (fundamental) editing, the parents can be happy because little Johnny is protected from vile evil sex/violence, and little Johnny is happy because the patch will be on TPB within 2 minutes.