Riiiight. My kid is now addicted to their insidious tree-sap derived product and completely rejects wholesome American corn-syrup based pancake toppings. And they had no idea that would happen when they started pushing the stuff down into our markets I suppose.
The movie going demographic has become highly skewed to the teen and twenties crowd (hence the emphasis on keeping PG-13 ratings rather than R).
Anecdotal, but most past-their-twenties adults I know DO go to movies far less often than 10 years ago. And I think DVD and big TVs have a lot to do with that. Does for me.
The theaters near where I live flat out suck (the mall). Scratched prints, horribly adjusted sound. Noisy patrons. Now, I live within 40 minutes of Westwood/hollywood, and for some movies I will drive down there to see something in a correctly operated theater, but that is 2-3 times a year. For everything else I buy the DVD or blu-ray, Or rent it online. And the same is true of virtually every neighbor I have.
The exception is moms taking their under 12 kids to the movies.
So I don't think it's just simpsons comic book guys.
Interesting point. If the contract is worded right, though, the artists may be able to argue that the contract was nullified as the labels did not fulfill their end, and so the copyrights revert to the creators, and then they can nail them anyway.
Even under optimum conditions the quality advantage of a record is gone after 5-8 plays, as friction heat from the stylus literally melts the signal irreparably; from then on, the sound quality will continue to deteriorate with each play.
I have a pretty nice turntable and a lot of records, and enjoy them, but this is the reason I prefer digital. I have tried to tell the above to some die-hard vinyl fans and they swear it is completely untrue and ripped me a new one for suggesting it.
PlayStation 3 is a SACD player... And many DVD players are DVD-A players.
And most big music releases are available on one of the two formats. Why anyone still buys CDs, I'm unable to fathom.
PS3 WAS an SACD player. After the 2nd gen models, they dropped SACD playback, and the slim does not have it either.
As for DVD players, all of them are DVD-A players in the sense they will play back the low rez compressed surround mix, but very few of them will play back the hi resolution MLP versions of the music that are actually better than redbook CD.
I was under the impression that DVD-A releases had virtually stopped. SACD is limited to Jazz and Classical, with just a few artists outside of those genres ocassionaly doing something.
I agree that the number of people we are talking about is not always high. But I would cut the pay levels for those positions pretty drastically. They should be making half what the teachers do. And don't bring out the "quality pay attracts quality people" response, because there was no evidence of that at any school I ever attended (12 diferent schools K-12), nor at my kid's school today.
That line is a rather blurred for teachers though. Some teachers remain at the school after the typical 3pm day to do things like grade papers, or create lesson plans. Some take it home and do it there. Pretty much any teacher begins work before the school year. planning their year out, but at home.
Should it be strictly up to the teacher how to classify this activity? It seems to me preparing a lesson plan for the work you yourself are teaching is part of your job, and charging your students for it is inappropriate. If you consider it beyond the scope of your employment, don't do it.
I think the government is more concerned that Google, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, IBM, etc., etc., would come crashing down as a result of this ruling. Their stock prices certainly would, since your proposed course of action would eliminate billions of dollars of intellectual property rights in a puff.
Arguable. But even if you are right, it would be a pretty temporary devaluing of their stock, which would return to its normal level once it became clear that the value of the software was in its implementation, as well as marketing and integration with their other products, not just the novelty of their coding. I, for one, would take it as a great buying opportunity.
After all, no one is arguing that copyright on computer code should be abolished with the patents.
You're ignoring the alternative response you don't like.
The alternative response is what it has always been. Ignore consumer copying, and only go after those who are criminally counterfeiting copies for money. The situation would be the same as it is right now for the content industry, since the content is being pirated anyway. You might even see a small reduction in that since the content owners would no longer be reviled.
Japan was in the same boat 50 years ago. Now look. And with the public access to information about products that the internet has brought, I would bet China could change perception about their brands in a decade easily.
That makes me think you are angry at the wrong people. Why do you blame the DVD authors? Why do you put up with DVD players that you cannot control? Aren't they the real problem?
The people who put the flags on the DVD ttat don't let you skip things are the same people who wrote a DVD licensing agreement which CE manufacturers must sign in order to make DVD players. So he is, in fact, angry at the correct people.
There is another way around them besides ripping and stripping. My DVD player has UOPs disabled through some hacked firmware. All buttons work all the time.
You've conveniently left out the fact that there is no opt out for the students. Their fees are increased to pay for it whether they want it or not.
Shall we extend this business model to the public at large and other content industries? Everyone begins paying a monthly fee of $100 and they get as many free movies, songs, books, newspapers, etc. as they want. No problem.
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Tesla motor company?
I'm in. Please ship me a cooler full of snowballs. Or just snow, and I'll make'em.
Struck me as TPM review by Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs), for obvious reasons.
Riiiight. My kid is now addicted to their insidious tree-sap derived product and completely rejects wholesome American corn-syrup based pancake toppings. And they had no idea that would happen when they started pushing the stuff down into our markets I suppose.
That leaves out the walls, floor, couch, kitchen counter, pool table, the whole rest of the house and car sex
Ah yes, first stage of sex in a marriage.
Second stage is after a few years, pretty much confined to the bedroom.
Third stage kicks in around twelve or fifteen years. That's where you pass each other in the hallway and say "Fuck you!"
The movie going demographic has become highly skewed to the teen and twenties crowd (hence the emphasis on keeping PG-13 ratings rather than R).
Anecdotal, but most past-their-twenties adults I know DO go to movies far less often than 10 years ago. And I think DVD and big TVs have a lot to do with that. Does for me.
The theaters near where I live flat out suck (the mall). Scratched prints, horribly adjusted sound. Noisy patrons. Now, I live within 40 minutes of Westwood/hollywood, and for some movies I will drive down there to see something in a correctly operated theater, but that is 2-3 times a year. For everything else I buy the DVD or blu-ray, Or rent it online. And the same is true of virtually every neighbor I have.
The exception is moms taking their under 12 kids to the movies.
So I don't think it's just simpsons comic book guys.
Vacuum doesn't suck, it pushes?
Bada bing, bada boom!
So use google, or else.
Interesting point. If the contract is worded right, though, the artists may be able to argue that the contract was nullified as the labels did not fulfill their end, and so the copyrights revert to the creators, and then they can nail them anyway.
Or that's how it turns out in my dream.
Even under optimum conditions the quality advantage of a record is gone after 5-8 plays, as friction heat from the stylus literally melts the signal irreparably; from then on, the sound quality will continue to deteriorate with each play.
I have a pretty nice turntable and a lot of records, and enjoy them, but this is the reason I prefer digital. I have tried to tell the above to some die-hard vinyl fans and they swear it is completely untrue and ripped me a new one for suggesting it.
Not physicists or engineers, I guess.
PlayStation 3 is a SACD player ... And many DVD players are DVD-A players.
And most big music releases are available on one of the two formats. Why anyone still buys CDs, I'm unable to fathom.
PS3 WAS an SACD player. After the 2nd gen models, they dropped SACD playback, and the slim does not have it either.
As for DVD players, all of them are DVD-A players in the sense they will play back the low rez compressed surround mix, but very few of them will play back the hi resolution MLP versions of the music that are actually better than redbook CD.
I was under the impression that DVD-A releases had virtually stopped. SACD is limited to Jazz and Classical, with just a few artists outside of those genres ocassionaly doing something.
So I would bet the opposite.
or, you know, have misidentified. I think I shall go trade in several of my thumbs for fingers.
They appear to ahve mid-identified their customers.
My sister was bitten by an IT union once . . .
I agree that the number of people we are talking about is not always high. But I would cut the pay levels for those positions pretty drastically. They should be making half what the teachers do. And don't bring out the "quality pay attracts quality people" response, because there was no evidence of that at any school I ever attended (12 diferent schools K-12), nor at my kid's school today.
That line is a rather blurred for teachers though. Some teachers remain at the school after the typical 3pm day to do things like grade papers, or create lesson plans. Some take it home and do it there. Pretty much any teacher begins work before the school year. planning their year out, but at home.
Should it be strictly up to the teacher how to classify this activity? It seems to me preparing a lesson plan for the work you yourself are teaching is part of your job, and charging your students for it is inappropriate. If you consider it beyond the scope of your employment, don't do it.
I think the government is more concerned that Google, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, IBM, etc., etc., would come crashing down as a result of this ruling. Their stock prices certainly would, since your proposed course of action would eliminate billions of dollars of intellectual property rights in a puff.
Arguable. But even if you are right, it would be a pretty temporary devaluing of their stock, which would return to its normal level once it became clear that the value of the software was in its implementation, as well as marketing and integration with their other products, not just the novelty of their coding. I, for one, would take it as a great buying opportunity.
After all, no one is arguing that copyright on computer code should be abolished with the patents.
You're ignoring the alternative response you don't like.
The alternative response is what it has always been. Ignore consumer copying, and only go after those who are criminally counterfeiting copies for money. The situation would be the same as it is right now for the content industry, since the content is being pirated anyway. You might even see a small reduction in that since the content owners would no longer be reviled.
Japan was in the same boat 50 years ago. Now look. And with the public access to information about products that the internet has brought, I would bet China could change perception about their brands in a decade easily.
That makes me think you are angry at the wrong people. Why do you blame the DVD authors? Why do you put up with DVD players that you cannot control? Aren't they the real problem?
The people who put the flags on the DVD ttat don't let you skip things are the same people who wrote a DVD licensing agreement which CE manufacturers must sign in order to make DVD players. So he is, in fact, angry at the correct people.
There is another way around them besides ripping and stripping. My DVD player has UOPs disabled through some hacked firmware. All buttons work all the time.
Well, post first, RTFA second. I see they have changed that component of the plan to make it voluntarily participatory.
You've conveniently left out the fact that there is no opt out for the students. Their fees are increased to pay for it whether they want it or not.
Shall we extend this business model to the public at large and other content industries? Everyone begins paying a monthly fee of $100 and they get as many free movies, songs, books, newspapers, etc. as they want. No problem.
That would have worked out well for him. He could have chose to simply not go home.
Let's just see you try that line on the police.
"I would have slowed down, officer, but it would have either taken too long or crushed me, so I didn't bother."