for physical, you'd also have to include all the retail stores and their internal logistics, and for download, the end user's bandwidth. digital distribution is generally much cheaper, but the products rarely seem to reflect that. i'd be for 100% downloadable for almost anything, if they priced it accordingly to the things people give up, like being able to resell, trade, etc, or make them have to have the system in place to allow for those things, which would be a logistical nightmare. if they can have it both ways, so should end-users.
i'll concede when the content and its access providers stop crippling ways that i could otherwise, legally*, get the same content. just because it is digital and doesn't degrade as quickly is no excuse to cripple outputs of cable/sat/dvr boxes and stopping me from making them in a format i want. they were fine with vcrs, but then dvd came around. finally, they found additional revenue streams(where were all the pre-recorded tv shows on vhs**? they want profits, right?) and started fucking over end users. they can offer whatever they want for money, but they shouldn't stop people from doing what they were previously allowed to do, and, yes, they could've stopped a majority by using macrovision. they changed the rules, but I am the bad guy?
*i assume that recording television broadcasts to my home is legal
** there were some, but not enough to be comparable.
Where the Hulu ads are a way of trying to keep their price lower. Otherwise, it'd be even worse than it is. Just look at the premium channels, where you pay a substantial sum of money for *one* channel of ad-free programming.
here is the deal. most of the hulu television content made it's money from original over-the-air broadcasts, so any future revenue streams after that is just bonus money for them. content was paid for already, this double & triple dipping is a problem, not the solution. at most, ads should pay for running the site and nothing more.
does that mean us intelligence uses icq to lure non-terrorists in, chat them up into a frothy rage, and then tell them they'll help them, thus turning them into terrorists?
except they rarely do it well. like... look! a pepsi machine! fine, but all of them are pepsi machines? that is fucking stupid and ruins the game. if i were to watch a sporting event (/shiver) and all the ad placements were by one company, all different shapes and size, but still one company, i think i'd puke and never watch that sport again. in a game, put your real sponsor next to either a) another real sponsor or b) made up ones.
perhaps if we cut down the welfarish jobs program that is the military-industrial complex, we could spend the money elsewhere. we do not need bases all over the place, and we don't need all of these arms manufacturers sucking on the government teet. seriously, we could cut it in half, and still be spending fathoms more than most other countries. too bad it would be political suicide.
it, like most things has its ups and downs, sure , the seasons aren't as solid as days of yore, but their lows are still higher than a lot of television nowadays.
want to fight the pirates? fix it like this:
1. no artificial scarcity. if you want to pervert the system and place physical roles on intangible goods (unauthorized copying is theft), then price your wares to your nearly unlimited supply, which, unfortunately is nowhere near as much as you think it is.
2. relating to #1. nothing goes out of print...ever. sell me the fucking.iso or i will get it elsewhere. and none of this, back in the vault, lucas-disney lameness. and speaking of lucas, for someone who is all about the hi-tech movie magic, why is star wars always the last shit to come out on new formats?
3. if you want to play in the global, digital world, everything should be licensed globally. no more bullshit, regional markets. stop the arbitrary bullshit. internet == one big market. that would truly level the playing field.
4. revert back to the original 14+14 copyrights. or hell, because this IS a global thing, make a global copyright. so we don't have dumb shit, like Popeye becoming public domain nearly everywhere except a few places.
probably more, but this is a good start.
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i thought the android was totally open. doesn't that mean an app doesn't have to be had solely from the 'official store' but from wherever the developer wants? that would be a world of difference, right?
did the original contract say this behavior was okay on their part? services like phone,cable, etc, may have the fine print that they can change some things without violating the original contract.
if the us government does something wrong and hides it behind a classified label, then yes, it is an enemy of the constitution. truth > security, 110% of the time.
if the playing field was completely level, everything would be global. none of this stupid, region-based, pricing and licensing. world-wide network = world-wide market or gtfo.
if these fuckers want to apply their shitty ip badge and try to apply physical laws to intangible goods(stuff like artificial scarcity totally fucking up the laws of supply&demand), then i think state/local/federal/etc. laws should also apply. are you allowed to sign away your right not to be burgled (burglared?)? first sale doctrine? they shouldn't be able to have it both ways. it's fucking retarded.
i'm surprised no company, especially one with a subscription service, has ever snuck a "you must never unsubscribe or uninstall our software or use a competitor's software" clause into their eulas. they'd get away with it too.
so true. the internet was supposed to break down all these barriers, regions, zones, etc. want to play on the global network? price your shit globally or gtfo. same with out of print works. sell me a.iso download and let me print my own cover, that or i will get it wherever i can. honestly, you should HAVE to make it available to be protected. don't sell it in my country? maybe you should have. thre is no rteason not to have your movie open gloabalyy either. it is 2010, right?!
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for physical, you'd also have to include all the retail stores and their internal logistics, and for download, the end user's bandwidth. digital distribution is generally much cheaper, but the products rarely seem to reflect that. i'd be for 100% downloadable for almost anything, if they priced it accordingly to the things people give up, like being able to resell, trade, etc, or make them have to have the system in place to allow for those things, which would be a logistical nightmare. if they can have it both ways, so should end-users.
i'll concede when the content and its access providers stop crippling ways that i could otherwise, legally*, get the same content. just because it is digital and doesn't degrade as quickly is no excuse to cripple outputs of cable/sat/dvr boxes and stopping me from making them in a format i want. they were fine with vcrs, but then dvd came around. finally, they found additional revenue streams(where were all the pre-recorded tv shows on vhs**? they want profits, right?) and started fucking over end users. they can offer whatever they want for money, but they shouldn't stop people from doing what they were previously allowed to do, and, yes, they could've stopped a majority by using macrovision. they changed the rules, but I am the bad guy?
*i assume that recording television broadcasts to my home is legal
** there were some, but not enough to be comparable.
Where the Hulu ads are a way of trying to keep their price lower. Otherwise, it'd be even worse than it is. Just look at the premium channels, where you pay a substantial sum of money for *one* channel of ad-free programming.
here is the deal. most of the hulu television content made it's money from original over-the-air broadcasts, so any future revenue streams after that is just bonus money for them. content was paid for already, this double & triple dipping is a problem, not the solution. at most, ads should pay for running the site and nothing more.
of course most content that hulu offers was paid for when it was originally broadcast, so that goes right out the window.
does that mean us intelligence uses icq to lure non-terrorists in, chat them up into a frothy rage, and then tell them they'll help them, thus turning them into terrorists?
treally. we don't need an organization to regulate tlds. open them up wholesale. http://www.stuff.things/ or http://www.slash.dot./ open it up or gtfo.
except they rarely do it well. like... look! a pepsi machine! fine, but all of them are pepsi machines? that is fucking stupid and ruins the game. if i were to watch a sporting event (/shiver) and all the ad placements were by one company, all different shapes and size, but still one company, i think i'd puke and never watch that sport again. in a game, put your real sponsor next to either a) another real sponsor or b) made up ones.
something publicly subsidized AND privately profitable? no way! that could never happen in america. oh, wait..
perhaps if we cut down the welfarish jobs program that is the military-industrial complex, we could spend the money elsewhere. we do not need bases all over the place, and we don't need all of these arms manufacturers sucking on the government teet. seriously, we could cut it in half, and still be spending fathoms more than most other countries. too bad it would be political suicide.
it, like most things has its ups and downs, sure , the seasons aren't as solid as days of yore, but their lows are still higher than a lot of television nowadays.
want to fight the pirates? fix it like this: .iso or i will get it elsewhere. and none of this, back in the vault, lucas-disney lameness. and speaking of lucas, for someone who is all about the hi-tech movie magic, why is star wars always the last shit to come out on new formats?
1. no artificial scarcity. if you want to pervert the system and place physical roles on intangible goods (unauthorized copying is theft), then price your wares to your nearly unlimited supply, which, unfortunately is nowhere near as much as you think it is.
2. relating to #1. nothing goes out of print...ever. sell me the fucking
3. if you want to play in the global, digital world, everything should be licensed globally. no more bullshit, regional markets. stop the arbitrary bullshit. internet == one big market. that would truly level the playing field.
4. revert back to the original 14+14 copyrights. or hell, because this IS a global thing, make a global copyright. so we don't have dumb shit, like Popeye becoming public domain nearly everywhere except a few places.
probably more, but this is a good start.
i thought the android was totally open. doesn't that mean an app doesn't have to be had solely from the 'official store' but from wherever the developer wants? that would be a world of difference, right?
you mean, like back in the beginning, where the stars would often take time to step off stage and pimp the advertisers' wares?
did the original contract say this behavior was okay on their part? services like phone,cable, etc, may have the fine print that they can change some things without violating the original contract.
what if something really bad is covered-up and classified? the truth always trumps security.
if the us government does something wrong and hides it behind a classified label, then yes, it is an enemy of the constitution. truth > security, 110% of the time.
if the playing field was completely level, everything would be global. none of this stupid, region-based, pricing and licensing. world-wide network = world-wide market or gtfo.
if these fuckers want to apply their shitty ip badge and try to apply physical laws to intangible goods(stuff like artificial scarcity totally fucking up the laws of supply&demand), then i think state/local/federal/etc. laws should also apply. are you allowed to sign away your right not to be burgled (burglared?)? first sale doctrine? they shouldn't be able to have it both ways. it's fucking retarded.
can't stand the low-res images. especially when you see an interesting thumbnail on google news, click it, and its only marginally larger on the site.
wrong. a signatory country has to follow it regardless of the other side.
i'm surprised no company, especially one with a subscription service, has ever snuck a "you must never unsubscribe or uninstall our software or use a competitor's software" clause into their eulas. they'd get away with it too.
or you just buy directly from the artist. if you can't, the artist probably isn't worth supporting.
so true. the internet was supposed to break down all these barriers, regions, zones, etc. want to play on the global network? price your shit globally or gtfo. same with out of print works. sell me a .iso download and let me print my own cover, that or i will get it wherever i can. honestly, you should HAVE to make it available to be protected. don't sell it in my country? maybe you should have. thre is no rteason not to have your movie open gloabalyy either. it is 2010, right?!
that shouldn't even factor in. even if it is just one person doing the legit thing, fair use rights should trump profit protection 100% of the time.
it should be, but it won't happen until asshats stop artificially limiting what os can run on what hardware.