I don't agree. If Killustrator has to change its name because it contains the word Illutsrator, then why would Kdraw be any different?
If you don't have money to fight this kind of legal action, then it may be the only thing to do. I think changing the name is an invitation to lawyers at software companies to keep on bullying the little guy
If we're bust in 8 months time, I'll have been working in a linux environment, learning everyday, for 2 1/2 years. Not bad. I've had fun, and have never been under the illusion known as job security
Not only that, this is good model for everyone if we can show that it'll make money. The music consumer wins, and so does the musician. What's wrong with that?
So I could be out of a job in 8 months. Are *you* going to have a job in months?
Forget Napster. They still haven't come up with a system that will accrurately compensate rights holders, nor have they managed to strike deals with publishers.
Flipr, meanwhile, has a system in place that will track all downloads on their network, and have already managed to sign a deal with a major publisher.
Pathetic, really. I checked out rivio.com and got the following message when trying to access the demo:
"If you are using a Windows OS, We recommend you get Internet Explorer 5.5. If you are not using Windows, we do not support your operating system."
Why bother making a web based application that runs only on a Windows OS? WHY? What is the advantage? It kind of negates the whole point of having a web based application.
The article states that "An earthquake 1,200 years ago sent the ancient port city of Herakleion crashing to the Mediterranean floor."
That would place the event at roughly 800 AD, which can't possibly be the case. It didn't seem to be a typo either, since they gave this figure twice in the article.
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I don't agree. If Killustrator has to change its name because it contains the word Illutsrator, then why would Kdraw be any different?
If you don't have money to fight this kind of legal action, then it may be the only thing to do. I think changing the name is an invitation to lawyers at software companies to keep on bullying the little guy
If we're bust in 8 months time, I'll have been working in a linux environment, learning everyday, for 2 1/2 years. Not bad. I've had fun, and have never been under the illusion known as job security
Not only that, this is good model for everyone if we can show that it'll make money. The music consumer wins, and so does the musician. What's wrong with that?
So I could be out of a job in 8 months. Are *you* going to have a job in months?
No. The artist gets paid 4 cents per downloaded song. Revenue is generated by subscription and ancillary services.
Forget Napster. They still haven't come up with a system that will accrurately compensate rights holders, nor have they managed to strike deals with publishers.
Flipr, meanwhile, has a system in place that will track all downloads on their network, and have already managed to sign a deal with a major publisher.
Check out this Wired story on Flipr.
Note: I work for Flipr.I've had this job for a year and we're a linux shop. Best job I ever had.
Pathetic, really. I checked out rivio.com and got the following message when trying to access the demo:
"If you are using a Windows OS, We recommend you get Internet Explorer 5.5. If you are not using Windows, we do not support your operating system."
Why bother making a web based application that runs only on a Windows OS? WHY? What is the advantage? It kind of negates the whole point of having a web based application.
Another case of http://gateway.gov.uk.
The article states that "An earthquake 1,200 years ago sent the ancient port city of Herakleion crashing to the Mediterranean floor." That would place the event at roughly 800 AD, which can't possibly be the case. It didn't seem to be a typo either, since they gave this figure twice in the article.