i kind of do this already. if i buy something, i'm not necessarily going to pay for the next format, as i already have a viewing license for said product. i'd maybe pay a small upgrade fee, but if the dvd was "mastered in high definition" (or any new film that was shot in hd) then i've already paid for that transfer. therefore, i might rent/rip the blu-ray or download one. same with music. i have many things on cassette, which i have downloaded digital copies of, others i bought the cd, and probably used, at that. i have a feeling i'm not the only one who does this.
for someone who seems to be all about technological advances per cinema, why is lucas always so late to the game with home video releases? sure he wanted to wait till the blu-ray v. hd-dvd war was won, but that was like 2 years ago. how long did it take for a dvd release? that guy can fuck right off.
The fact that we often choose to toss them in prison cells, where they are nothing more than a drain on society, is a problem, not a solution, created by "tough on crime" political platforms.
this is going to be more of the same as more and more prisons get privatized. all those "dividends" going to lawmakers and such...
The TSA is simply a job creation program that has gone amok.
same could be said about the military industrial complex. started off with good intentions, but now just a big, welfar-ish jobs program. noone wants to be the bad guy and tell them we need to start cutting costs, because not letting people profiteer on weapons and logistics (both of which should be done completely in-house, imho) is somehow un-patriotic.
content users pay for their bandwidth (isp) and content providers pay for their bandwidth (hosting). a little oversimplified, sure, but what is the problem?
a fair penalty should be up to, but no more than 10 times the amount of what one would purchase said item for at cheapest retail location (including secondary markets. perhaps using the lowest priced copy from an amazon seller?) multiplied by the number of verified 100% complete downloads. no interpolating what that might be. the file must be playable as is, for the average person, so no partial files should be counted. if no verifiable data can be found, the case should be dropped and the companies in question should have to pay up to $100,000 or do up to 5 years in prison* per wrongful litigation or whatever the current draconian penalties are.
* the prison term to be served by randomly selected board member. i'd even be a lenient as to let up to 5 board members split the time.
they should just make a digital library where anyone can read/watch/listen to anything at anytime for the same price as the current library...oh wait, it's called the internet
it is a racket filled with collusion in an area where the most important issue is getting the correct answer. if that's not the case, make them do the math on paper by hand. none of this middle of the road bullshit.
then we find out that an awful lot of "good" cops knew about what the bad cops were doing and said absolutely nothing. While that doesn't necessarily make the good cops bad
actually, it would. bad cops only exist because good cops don't want to cross the thin blue line. if the good guys were doing the right thing, the baddies would lose their jobs. it is that simple.
my guess is that the shooter was hired by the fbi's cointelpro unit and purposely fired the shots in order to get the desired response of overzealous national guardsmen.
protests would be bigger news if people were allowed to mass protest on whatever public land they wanted to, none of this permit-only or free-speech zone bullshit.
then it is up to you, and you alone, to figure out how to let the legit segment use their fair use rights to make back-ups, whilst stopping those that pirate. what is your game plan? hell, i don't even own a console, but i don't like the idea of taking away some legit use because some people (majority or otherwise) use it in a bad way.
side note: if console makers just had free, open development in the first place like they should, none of this would be a problem, but they don't because they are retarded.
even if 1 in a million wants to legally make a backup, they should be allowed to do so. isn't there some law that says that is okay to do that (create a working backup)? sh/would not complying with that law be illegal?
while vinyl may be better for older stuff, don't any and all auditory benefits become null once any part of the process (recording, mixing, mastering) is digitized? even with the best DA converters, the digital jaggies will never really become the true analog roundness that everyone fawns over, right? i'll also ponder that the obverse is true.
i think he's saying that dvds go down in value, so the price falls, plus the whole secondary market. if the media cartels have sole distribution, why would they offer deals once they are the only way to get the new stuff?
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Copyright holders who use DRM to deny access to the work aren't obliged to provide access to allow fair use.
imo, they should have to, but then again, that'd make the system pro-consumer, and we don't want that.
i kind of do this already. if i buy something, i'm not necessarily going to pay for the next format, as i already have a viewing license for said product. i'd maybe pay a small upgrade fee, but if the dvd was "mastered in high definition" (or any new film that was shot in hd) then i've already paid for that transfer. therefore, i might rent/rip the blu-ray or download one. same with music. i have many things on cassette, which i have downloaded digital copies of, others i bought the cd, and probably used, at that. i have a feeling i'm not the only one who does this.
for someone who seems to be all about technological advances per cinema, why is lucas always so late to the game with home video releases? sure he wanted to wait till the blu-ray v. hd-dvd war was won, but that was like 2 years ago. how long did it take for a dvd release? that guy can fuck right off.
The fact that we often choose to toss them in prison cells, where they are nothing more than a drain on society, is a problem, not a solution, created by "tough on crime" political platforms.
this is going to be more of the same as more and more prisons get privatized. all those "dividends" going to lawmakers and such...
If the USA tries to charge him with espionage
how would that work? some shitty treaty?
where does it end, crime-wise? i.e. why aren't we charging all those russian/chinese/outer rim bootleg factory operators under the dmca?
if someone can do something in country A and be charged in country B by it's laws, then that is just...retarded? pathetic? sickening?
The TSA is simply a job creation program that has gone amok.
same could be said about the military industrial complex. started off with good intentions, but now just a big, welfar-ish jobs program. noone wants to be the bad guy and tell them we need to start cutting costs, because not letting people profiteer on weapons and logistics (both of which should be done completely in-house, imho) is somehow un-patriotic.
there's no way he's ever getting out of that piano box.
this is a great recipe for unauthorized network access and more leakage. i guess they do want more transparency.
content users pay for their bandwidth (isp) and content providers pay for their bandwidth (hosting). a little oversimplified, sure, but what is the problem?
i'd say that items 1-3 are part of the immersion that you fail to see
a fair penalty should be up to, but no more than 10 times the amount of what one would purchase said item for at cheapest retail location (including secondary markets. perhaps using the lowest priced copy from an amazon seller?) multiplied by the number of verified 100% complete downloads. no interpolating what that might be. the file must be playable as is, for the average person, so no partial files should be counted. if no verifiable data can be found, the case should be dropped and the companies in question should have to pay up to $100,000 or do up to 5 years in prison* per wrongful litigation or whatever the current draconian penalties are.
* the prison term to be served by randomly selected board member. i'd even be a lenient as to let up to 5 board members split the time.
Idoru is the first thing i thought of when i read the title of the article, although it was a 90s novel.
they should just make a digital library where anyone can read/watch/listen to anything at anytime for the same price as the current library...oh wait, it's called the internet
it is a racket filled with collusion in an area where the most important issue is getting the correct answer. if that's not the case, make them do the math on paper by hand. none of this middle of the road bullshit.
then we find out that an awful lot of "good" cops knew about what the bad cops were doing and said absolutely nothing. While that doesn't necessarily make the good cops bad
actually, it would. bad cops only exist because good cops don't want to cross the thin blue line. if the good guys were doing the right thing, the baddies would lose their jobs. it is that simple.
maybe we should light up all that mysterious dark fiber we've been hearing about for years.
my guess is that the shooter was hired by the fbi's cointelpro unit and purposely fired the shots in order to get the desired response of overzealous national guardsmen.
protests would be bigger news if people were allowed to mass protest on whatever public land they wanted to, none of this permit-only or free-speech zone bullshit.
then it is up to you, and you alone, to figure out how to let the legit segment use their fair use rights to make back-ups, whilst stopping those that pirate. what is your game plan? hell, i don't even own a console, but i don't like the idea of taking away some legit use because some people (majority or otherwise) use it in a bad way.
side note: if console makers just had free, open development in the first place like they should, none of this would be a problem, but they don't because they are retarded.
even if 1 in a million wants to legally make a backup, they should be allowed to do so. isn't there some law that says that is okay to do that (create a working backup)? sh/would not complying with that law be illegal?
what if the same employees started a union all by themselves? there is no need to join an existing one.
there goes my multimedia sunglasses idea
while vinyl may be better for older stuff, don't any and all auditory benefits become null once any part of the process (recording, mixing, mastering) is digitized? even with the best DA converters, the digital jaggies will never really become the true analog roundness that everyone fawns over, right? i'll also ponder that the obverse is true.
exactly. so the only thing to do is not acknowledge the "bargain" to begin with. support those you like and the rest can eat a bag of dicks.
i think he's saying that dvds go down in value, so the price falls, plus the whole secondary market. if the media cartels have sole distribution, why would they offer deals once they are the only way to get the new stuff?