Those apply to streaming too, well, unless the ISP counts only the P2P data. My ISP has has none of the 3 and the connection is fast, so I sometimes forget that other ISPs are worse.
As for the let's plays getting taken down - I'll google it.
The videos can be distributed using BitTorrent. Everything else is, so why not Let's Plays? I also was writing about the technical problems of games replacing movies (mainly that a game is active entertainment instead of passive), not the legal ones.
Well, if we "kill" them, the radio is still going to play music, the difference will be in how it chooses which music to play. I do not think that there is a law that says radio has to only play music that is approved by the traditional publishers. How about someone providing just the advertising service for the artist? Recording and distribution can be done by the artist himself or someone else.
I don't think so, I just do not like it when my hands are greasy - the grease may get into any device I touch shortening the mean time between repairs.
So, I eat the pizza just like I do when I am eating pizza in a pizza place - with knife and fork. I may eat pizza without knife and fork at home but that is only if I ordered a 45cm pizza (which is enough for me for almost the whole day) and it is a few hours later and the grease has dried out.
If I am not at a table, I just put the plate on my lap.
How? It is not like the artist is not not able to service a paying customer. I'll give you and example:
a) I get my hair cut and not pay the barber. This is theft of service because: 1. I specifically asked him to cut my hair (I initiated the service). 2. While doing so, I implied that I was going to pay (OTOH, if I asked him to cut my hair for free and he did it, it would not be theft of service). 3. While he was cutting my hair, he could have either serviced another (paying) customer or just have free time.
All these must be true for it to be theft of service. For example, while I am waiting for a green light, a guy runs to the street and cleans my windshield. If I do not pay him, it is not theft of service, since I did not ask for the service. Even though #3 is still true.
Now, music piracy: 1. I did not ask for the service (in many cases I was not even born when the song was recorded). 2. While I am copying that tape, downloading that.flac or listening to pirated music, the artist is still free to sell the song to other people or do nothing - just if I did not exist.
I think that the Soviet version of copyright was better - the artist got money for actual work, for example, recording a song (you recorded a song, you got paid some money at the time, that's it) or performing in a concert. (payment for limited resource - artists time and effort for performing, whether in a studio or a concert hall. Also payment for another limited resource - a seat in the concert hall.) You can stretch it to movies too - there are a limited number of seats in the cinema, so paying for the ticket is OK and part of that money should go to the creators. (payment for limited resource - a seat in the cinema) The only problem with that version is that it would not work with software. But, say, game creators could sell collectors editions and a lot of people would still buy them. (payment for a limited resource - that special edition box, additional items, discs)
I eat pizza with knife and fork, you insensitive clod. So, I can eat pizza while playing a video game and I sometimes do it.
Anyway, I understand your argument and the example. If I want passive entertainment (usually while I am doing something else, for example repairing some device or soldering a new one), I watch a movie or a TV show episode (usually one I have seen before, so I would not need to concentrate on it) or listen to music. I do not like "shuffle" so I usually play a tape or a record from start to end - if the album is overall good but has one song I hate so much I want to skip, I record a tape or a CD without that song. However, usually there are no such songs in the recordings I have.
I still think that games can be more like movies. Or rather - instead of watching a movie while you are eating pizza, how about watching a Let's Play? I do it if I like the story of the game (from reading reviews, descriptions etc) but it is either not available for the PC or I do not like the gameplay. When I start playing some game, in the middle of it I sometimes with I recorded me playing it - but no point in connecting the VCR in the middle of the game... Edit out the parts where I get stuck and, I think, some adventure game would make an OK movie.
A lot of adventure games are linear - while your decisions can alter the story a little bit (did he go to point A or point B first; did he pick up item A or item B first) the overall story is linear. For example, play The Longest Journey - I don't thin that the player decisions can fork the story there.
Yes, but then you can be your own editor - record you playing the game and later edit it to make a movie (adventure and other story-heavy games can most likely be made into movies by editing the LP). Now you have something that can be interactive and something you can watch (or show your friends) as a movie.
That the Earth is getting warmer can be measured easily. The problem is determining whether it is getting warmer because of too much CO2 and other gases in the atmosphere or because of other reasons (not caused by humans). After all, Greenland was "green" at some point in time, which means that the Earth was warmer in not so distant past. So maybe Greenland being green is the default and this time period was when the Earth was too cold and now it is warming back up again.
CRT monitors (especially the bigger ones) support higher resolutions - mine supports buth 1920x1440@85Hz and 2048x1536@75Hz (the spec sheet says 80Hz, but my does card has 75 and 85, not 80).
That is only 162MHz. DACs on video cards are 400MHz, that allows them to output 1920x1440@85Hz, while this adapter can only support 1920x1200 (refresh rate not given).
An adapter that can support that resolution or 2048x1536@75Hz would probably be much more expensive.
LCDs are nice for space (in some cases) and power usage, but they cannot display both 1600x1200 and 1920x1440 perfectly. Also, they have input lag and usually the "black" color is not entirely "black".
Simple - in addition to good black color, I want to be able to view multiple resolutions with good image quality. LCDs cannot do that. Also, there are not a lot of 21" LCDs that have 1920x1440 maximum resolution. Oh, and I like that my CRT has no input lag.
As for the electricity - my PCs already use 1.2kW, if I add 100W (actually less, since an LCD sill uses some power) to that, it won't make much of a difference.
I use a VCR (and I know how to set it up and repair it) because for me it is more convenient and reliable than recording to a PC and more compatible than recording to a DRM infested digital video recorder. Please do not group me with those... individuals.
I still kinda think that an elected politician should understand everything he votes/signs into law. After all, that kind-of is his job. I understand what you are saying - that they do not really know anything about the law projects, so they listen to whoever is the loudest. And yet, that is the wrong response (there is an example from my country). The politician does not have another job, so he should understand the implications of a new law and then decide whether the people who elected him would want that. Yes, listening to the loud sides is important, but you also have to weigh the quiet sides. I am sure that some laws get created just because some companies (or groups of people) were loud enough (because they saw a business opportunity) while others had better things to do (you know, like their jobs) instead of protesting all day.
Well, let's assume that the candidate got elected because of his promises (not because of his looks etc). In that case he should attempt to implement what he promised during elections. For example - if I vote for Pirate Party (there isn't one in my country, but let's say there is), then I most likely like their opinions on copyright and other issues.
Now, if some issue has the elected politicians really confused (whether people want it or not), they can always ask the people in a referendum.
Let's hope SOPA is rejected. If it is made into a law, then you will have proof that politicians are corrupt because the only ones that want this law are the MAFIAA while people and a lot of other companies do not want it.
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Those apply to streaming too, well, unless the ISP counts only the P2P data.
My ISP has has none of the 3 and the connection is fast, so I sometimes forget that other ISPs are worse.
As for the let's plays getting taken down - I'll google it.
Does Google select their clients for the advertising service? Well, in addition to filtering out the illegal ads?
The videos can be distributed using BitTorrent. Everything else is, so why not Let's Plays? I also was writing about the technical problems of games replacing movies (mainly that a game is active entertainment instead of passive), not the legal ones.
Well, if we "kill" them, the radio is still going to play music, the difference will be in how it chooses which music to play. I do not think that there is a law that says radio has to only play music that is approved by the traditional publishers. How about someone providing just the advertising service for the artist? Recording and distribution can be done by the artist himself or someone else.
From friends or the radio (not internet) or TV, like now. What's the difference?
I don't think so, I just do not like it when my hands are greasy - the grease may get into any device I touch shortening the mean time between repairs.
So, I eat the pizza just like I do when I am eating pizza in a pizza place - with knife and fork. I may eat pizza without knife and fork at home but that is only if I ordered a 45cm pizza (which is enough for me for almost the whole day) and it is a few hours later and the grease has dried out.
If I am not at a table, I just put the plate on my lap.
How? It is not like the artist is not not able to service a paying customer. I'll give you and example:
a) I get my hair cut and not pay the barber. This is theft of service because:
1. I specifically asked him to cut my hair (I initiated the service).
2. While doing so, I implied that I was going to pay (OTOH, if I asked him to cut my hair for free and he did it, it would not be theft of service).
3. While he was cutting my hair, he could have either serviced another (paying) customer or just have free time.
All these must be true for it to be theft of service. For example, while I am waiting for a green light, a guy runs to the street and cleans my windshield. If I do not pay him, it is not theft of service, since I did not ask for the service. Even though #3 is still true.
Now, music piracy: .flac or listening to pirated music, the artist is still free to sell the song to other people or do nothing - just if I did not exist.
1. I did not ask for the service (in many cases I was not even born when the song was recorded).
2. While I am copying that tape, downloading that
I think that the Soviet version of copyright was better - the artist got money for actual work, for example, recording a song (you recorded a song, you got paid some money at the time, that's it) or performing in a concert. (payment for limited resource - artists time and effort for performing, whether in a studio or a concert hall. Also payment for another limited resource - a seat in the concert hall.)
You can stretch it to movies too - there are a limited number of seats in the cinema, so paying for the ticket is OK and part of that money should go to the creators. (payment for limited resource - a seat in the cinema)
The only problem with that version is that it would not work with software. But, say, game creators could sell collectors editions and a lot of people would still buy them. (payment for a limited resource - that special edition box, additional items, discs)
I eat pizza with knife and fork, you insensitive clod. So, I can eat pizza while playing a video game and I sometimes do it.
Anyway, I understand your argument and the example. If I want passive entertainment (usually while I am doing something else, for example repairing some device or soldering a new one), I watch a movie or a TV show episode (usually one I have seen before, so I would not need to concentrate on it) or listen to music. I do not like "shuffle" so I usually play a tape or a record from start to end - if the album is overall good but has one song I hate so much I want to skip, I record a tape or a CD without that song. However, usually there are no such songs in the recordings I have.
I still think that games can be more like movies. Or rather - instead of watching a movie while you are eating pizza, how about watching a Let's Play? I do it if I like the story of the game (from reading reviews, descriptions etc) but it is either not available for the PC or I do not like the gameplay. When I start playing some game, in the middle of it I sometimes with I recorded me playing it - but no point in connecting the VCR in the middle of the game... Edit out the parts where I get stuck and, I think, some adventure game would make an OK movie.
In the case of music, you can't listen to Internet radio in the car or bus without cellular Internet service.
So, buy the .mp3 or .flac from the artist, record it to tape, md or an mp3 player and listen to it when you want to.
A lot of adventure games are linear - while your decisions can alter the story a little bit (did he go to point A or point B first; did he pick up item A or item B first) the overall story is linear. For example, play The Longest Journey - I don't thin that the player decisions can fork the story there.
Yes, but then you can be your own editor - record you playing the game and later edit it to make a movie (adventure and other story-heavy games can most likely be made into movies by editing the LP). Now you have something that can be interactive and something you can watch (or show your friends) as a movie.
That the Earth is getting warmer can be measured easily. The problem is determining whether it is getting warmer because of too much CO2 and other gases in the atmosphere or because of other reasons (not caused by humans). After all, Greenland was "green" at some point in time, which means that the Earth was warmer in not so distant past. So maybe Greenland being green is the default and this time period was when the Earth was too cold and now it is warming back up again.
Well, the maximum resolution is written, so anybody who wants higher resolution (me, for example) would not buy it and would not complain about it :)
CRT monitors (especially the bigger ones) support higher resolutions - mine supports buth 1920x1440@85Hz and 2048x1536@75Hz (the spec sheet says 80Hz, but my does card has 75 and 85, not 80).
So are VGA KVM switches, but the ones that support DVI or other interface are extremely expensive.
If the drive that just got disconnected was the system drive, I'm pretty sure that restart will be required.
That is only 162MHz. DACs on video cards are 400MHz, that allows them to output 1920x1440@85Hz, while this adapter can only support 1920x1200 (refresh rate not given).
An adapter that can support that resolution or 2048x1536@75Hz would probably be much more expensive.
Nice to know, though I doubt that the adapter would support 1920x1440@85Hz.
LCDs are nice for space (in some cases) and power usage, but they cannot display both 1600x1200 and 1920x1440 perfectly. Also, they have input lag and usually the "black" color is not entirely "black".
Simple - in addition to good black color, I want to be able to view multiple resolutions with good image quality. LCDs cannot do that. Also, there are not a lot of 21" LCDs that have 1920x1440 maximum resolution. Oh, and I like that my CRT has no input lag.
As for the electricity - my PCs already use 1.2kW, if I add 100W (actually less, since an LCD sill uses some power) to that, it won't make much of a difference.
I use a VCR (and I know how to set it up and repair it) because for me it is more convenient and reliable than recording to a PC and more compatible than recording to a DRM infested digital video recorder. Please do not group me with those ... individuals.
Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth means we all end up blind and toothless.
Not all, just the bad guys.
Even so, it's OK. The few skilled hackers probably couldn't do as much without the script kiddies taking on the easier tasks.
I still kinda think that an elected politician should understand everything he votes/signs into law. After all, that kind-of is his job. I understand what you are saying - that they do not really know anything about the law projects, so they listen to whoever is the loudest. And yet, that is the wrong response (there is an example from my country). The politician does not have another job, so he should understand the implications of a new law and then decide whether the people who elected him would want that. Yes, listening to the loud sides is important, but you also have to weigh the quiet sides. I am sure that some laws get created just because some companies (or groups of people) were loud enough (because they saw a business opportunity) while others had better things to do (you know, like their jobs) instead of protesting all day.
Well, let's assume that the candidate got elected because of his promises (not because of his looks etc). In that case he should attempt to implement what he promised during elections. For example - if I vote for Pirate Party (there isn't one in my country, but let's say there is), then I most likely like their opinions on copyright and other issues.
Now, if some issue has the elected politicians really confused (whether people want it or not), they can always ask the people in a referendum.
Let's hope SOPA is rejected. If it is made into a law, then you will have proof that politicians are corrupt because the only ones that want this law are the MAFIAA while people and a lot of other companies do not want it.