Were exactly outside of time did "Rhapsody in Blue" exist.
The essence of every melody can be found in combinatorics. Unfortunately, so many are taken that it's just about impossible to write music without being sued. (Radio play defeats any defense of "independent creation.")
Ah, but they say he doesn't have a right to a backup copy either.
Under fair use plus AHRA, he has the right to make a backup copy while the original is still good. As RIAA representative Matt Oppenheim said, "feel free to make a copy of that disc for your own use."
the service that the RIAA members perform is obsolete
CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but not everybody has Internet access from home. Some people prefer to shop in record stores such as Tower or in discount stores such as Wal-Mart. I don't think CDBaby.com has contracted with prominent big brick-and-mortar record stores yet.
listeners choose a more convienient channel
The most convenient channel for a good cross-section of listeners is FM radio in their cars. CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but Clear Channel's "independent" promoters must be paid to tell the radio-listening public that the CD exists. Most people don't have wireless Internet access and cannot listen to Internet radio during a commute.
CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but it doesn't provide access to music publishers' catalogs. Harry Fox Agency handles licensing of sound recordings based on copyrighted musical works, and I would imagine that it's harder for an individual to deal with Harry Fox Agency than for a large corporation to do so.
But the RIAA says he doesn't "own" the music--only that he has a license.
An RIAA rep says he owns the record. This implies a license to perform it privately for the physical lifetime of the record. It's similar in effect to the typical software EULA condition that the license terminates when all copies in the licensee's possession are destroyed.
what incentive is there to make music if any joe-blow can pirate it and not pay a dime?
Well, what incentive is there to make music if any joe songwriter can claim that your song is "substantially similar" to his in an infringing way and win in court?
That's exactly what Unisys did (and continues to do in territories where counterparts to U.S. Patent 4,558,302 have not expired) with the LZW compression in GIF.
It would be fantastic if there were a lightweight pgpdisk runtime (ie not a 15MB download, with a braindead consumer oriented GUI) available that was supported in the oss community
Filesystem development on Windows NT (2000, XP, etc) is economically unfeasible. The headers necessary for developing file systems on NT (called the "IFS Kit") cost $1000.
You mean the generation whose recording off the radio on analog tapes and sharing the music with friends turned the Grateful Dead and later Metallica into multiplatinum artists?
Metallica grants royalty-free license to those who tape its live shows but does not grant such license to the general public to reproduce its studio recordings.
Folks with USB speakers are probably left out in the cold too, since that's digital.
But it's also encrypted. Digital outputs that have been encrypted such that the user cannot intercept cleartext are exempt from Secure Audio Path restriction.
Is there an I-beam looking thing to the left side of the first paragraph? Or is there a broken image? If so, then you are probably dealing with a drop cap.
The.mp4 and.avi files typically don't have digital restrictions management, but DivX for Windows is a DirectShow codec, and like other DirectShow codecs, a DivX stream can probably be wrapped in a DRM layer.
Good idea, but how about this: Only let the child watch a Disney movie based on a classic novel once he's read the novel. This way, he will learn how Disney writers distort the stories. That way, he won't be like "I don't get it" when he tries out A.I. and Pinocchio's Revenge, both of which refer to events in Carlo Collodi's novel that didn't appear in Disney's 1940 film adaptation.
Works out well and when he gets a good book he'll end up earning more TV time than he uses
Your child will probably see a Cingular commercial and demand that the earned minutes roll over from week to week.
And does he get credit for looking at magazines with pictures in them?
And to put the blame one step back, the Congress is elected by us.
By us? Or by the broadcast TV networks, most of which are owned by movie studios? The majority of American voters seem to vote not on the issues but for whatever candidate looks better on TV.
What's the difference between the broadcast networks and organized crime? The broadcast networks (all of which except NBC are owned by Hollywood movie studios) elect officials because I'd estimate that at least 90 percent of the registered voters just do what the networks say.
You have to have a mimimum of 51 votes for it to pass
Not really. A bill in the U.S. Senate needs at least 60 votes (three-fifths) to invoke "cloture", which ends debate and forces a bill to a vote. A bill with the support of 51 to 59 senators will often die in filibuster.
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Were exactly outside of time did "Rhapsody in Blue" exist.
The essence of every melody can be found in combinatorics. Unfortunately, so many are taken that it's just about impossible to write music without being sued. (Radio play defeats any defense of "independent creation.")
Ah, but they say he doesn't have a right to a backup copy either.
Under fair use plus AHRA, he has the right to make a backup copy while the original is still good. As RIAA representative Matt Oppenheim said, "feel free to make a copy of that disc for your own use."
If you upload a copy of Photoshop to your server and post a link, who do you think would be prosecuted?
The authors of GIMP, when Adobe sues them claiming that GIMP is "a copy of Photoshop".
the service that the RIAA members perform is obsolete
CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but not everybody has Internet access from home. Some people prefer to shop in record stores such as Tower or in discount stores such as Wal-Mart. I don't think CDBaby.com has contracted with prominent big brick-and-mortar record stores yet.
listeners choose a more convienient channel
The most convenient channel for a good cross-section of listeners is FM radio in their cars. CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but Clear Channel's "independent" promoters must be paid to tell the radio-listening public that the CD exists. Most people don't have wireless Internet access and cannot listen to Internet radio during a commute.
CDBaby.com can sell a band's CDs over the Internet, but it doesn't provide access to music publishers' catalogs. Harry Fox Agency handles licensing of sound recordings based on copyrighted musical works, and I would imagine that it's harder for an individual to deal with Harry Fox Agency than for a large corporation to do so.
But the RIAA says he doesn't "own" the music--only that he has a license.
An RIAA rep says he owns the record. This implies a license to perform it privately for the physical lifetime of the record. It's similar in effect to the typical software EULA condition that the license terminates when all copies in the licensee's possession are destroyed.
You can copy a song, but you can't copy a concert.
It is possible to copy a bootleg recording of a concert. In fact, some bands permit this.
what incentive is there to make music if any joe-blow can pirate it and not pay a dime?
Well, what incentive is there to make music if any joe songwriter can claim that your song is "substantially similar" to his in an infringing way and win in court?
That's exactly what Unisys did (and continues to do in territories where counterparts to U.S. Patent 4,558,302 have not expired) with the LZW compression in GIF.
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It would be fantastic if there were a lightweight pgpdisk runtime (ie not a 15MB download, with a braindead consumer oriented GUI) available that was supported in the oss community
Filesystem development on Windows NT (2000, XP, etc) is economically unfeasible. The headers necessary for developing file systems on NT (called the "IFS Kit") cost $1000.
How about KDE is no in some language?
Possibly... Go here, select "czech - english", and enter 'kde'.
"The fact we don't have a vendor backing this project make people uneasy. With a childish name, it is even harder"
If they "don't have a vendor," then who is MySQL AB?
If ease and elegance of updating the operating system were the main criteria for picking one, we'd all be running Windows.
Wrong answer, I believe. Under these conditions, we'd all be running Mac OS X.
You mean the generation whose recording off the radio on analog tapes and sharing the music with friends turned the Grateful Dead and later Metallica into multiplatinum artists?
Metallica grants royalty-free license to those who tape its live shows but does not grant such license to the general public to reproduce its studio recordings.
Folks with USB speakers are probably left out in the cold too, since that's digital.
But it's also encrypted. Digital outputs that have been encrypted such that the user cannot intercept cleartext are exempt from Secure Audio Path restriction.
Is there an I-beam looking thing to the left side of the first paragraph? Or is there a broken image? If so, then you are probably dealing with a drop cap.
That's why I shop the used market.
You mean the abused market? The scratched-to-hell market? It amazes me what little kids can do to a DVD.
I've read reports that some out-of-print Disney titles have regularly broken $100 on eBay. What working-class parents can afford that?
I'll have Finding Nemo when it comes out.
You can get a movie with Nemo right now. It's called Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. No, Nemo is not a fish here.
You can get Disney's sea movie with Nemo right now. It's called 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Nemo isn't a fish here either.
There's something fishy about Disney
Somebody who plays a Disney sales rep on TV says: "buy the DVD of the movie you want"
I would, but why can't I find Pinocchio (1940) at Suncoast? Why does Buena Vista routinely take Disney animated movies out of print?
The .mp4 and .avi files typically don't have digital restrictions management, but DivX for Windows is a DirectShow codec, and like other DirectShow codecs, a DivX stream can probably be wrapped in a DRM layer.
Trying to get rid of Disney? Here are options:
Try Don Bluth movies; they're better.
Try DreamWorks animated movies; they're better too.
Heck, try even the movies in Wal-Mart's $5.96 bargain bin; they often follow the original stories better than Disney adaptations do.
If your kid demands to see Nemo, try Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland or other dubbed anime not distributed by Buena Vista.
Good idea, but how about this: Only let the child watch a Disney movie based on a classic novel once he's read the novel. This way, he will learn how Disney writers distort the stories. That way, he won't be like "I don't get it" when he tries out A.I. and Pinocchio's Revenge, both of which refer to events in Carlo Collodi's novel that didn't appear in Disney's 1940 film adaptation.
Works out well and when he gets a good book he'll end up earning more TV time than he uses
Your child will probably see a Cingular commercial and demand that the earned minutes roll over from week to week.
And does he get credit for looking at magazines with pictures in them?
Disney products are made in sweatshops
And to put the blame one step back, the Congress is elected by us.
By us? Or by the broadcast TV networks, most of which are owned by movie studios? The majority of American voters seem to vote not on the issues but for whatever candidate looks better on TV.
There is nothing in this law that prevents you, legally, from owning a broadcast outlet.
Other than the fact that the FM radio band is cramped and thus has no room for another broadcast outlet?
It's to prevent the tyranny of the mob.
What's the difference between the broadcast networks and organized crime? The broadcast networks (all of which except NBC are owned by Hollywood movie studios) elect officials because I'd estimate that at least 90 percent of the registered voters just do what the networks say.
You have to have a mimimum of 51 votes for it to pass
Not really. A bill in the U.S. Senate needs at least 60 votes (three-fifths) to invoke "cloture", which ends debate and forces a bill to a vote. A bill with the support of 51 to 59 senators will often die in filibuster.