If Napster can boot users because Dr. Dre or Metallica complain about them, why couldn't Napster boot users that Napster Users complain about?
It would require that Napster users "track" or otherwise keep mind of who they download mp3s from, and considering once a d/l has been completed, the record is removed from your Transfers window, that might make it very hard to remember who was the guy you got this spam/corrupted mp3/etc. from.
As far as Gnutella, they're already working on ways to stop ads, spam, etc. (and I believe successful, thus far) so adding the IP addresses that this band uses doesn't seem too much of a stretch.
plagiarism n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
If I supported a new trial for Mumia Abul Jamal, is that an "original thought" or am I plagarizing RATM, or the various activists who have taken up his cause?
Kurt and his subsequent death allowed her to form a band, capture national attention, and allow the misconception that she had something "deep" to write lyrics about.
Did it ever cross your mind that perhaps Steve's article is rather indicative of what popular musicians must go through, and this is likely a scenario that Love actually went through with her band Hole?
I'll have to find the Courtney article to really compare the 2, but Steve's article clearly states:
These figures are representative of amounts that appear in record contracts daily. There's no need to skew the figures to make the scenario look bad, since real-life examples more than abound.
The problem with your statement, Rockwall, is that the DeCSS case is not about protecting IP. Even the Napster case is not about protecting IP. If Napster were about protecting IP, then the RIAA would be defendants as well because of some of their ridiculous contracts, where musicians who produce work don't actually own any of this work, and if a musician switches labels (or goes indie, or whatever) he has little to no access to his music. Just ask Prince about his Warner Bros albums.
There are reasons to be concerned about one's IP but I think right now things are so much in favor of protecting IP that it's steamrolling MY rights to MY property; I bought that damned DVD, why the HELL do I have to have a "license" to play it on my computer?
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Yeah, and this hardware might as well be a door stop for anyone not running windows. Which was the point of the hacks anyway.
It would require that Napster users "track" or otherwise keep mind of who they download mp3s from, and considering once a d/l has been completed, the record is removed from your Transfers window, that might make it very hard to remember who was the guy you got this spam/corrupted mp3/etc. from.
As far as Gnutella, they're already working on ways to stop ads, spam, etc. (and I believe successful, thus far) so adding the IP addresses that this band uses doesn't seem too much of a stretch.
plagiarism n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
If I supported a new trial for Mumia Abul Jamal, is that an "original thought" or am I plagarizing RATM, or the various activists who have taken up his cause?
Hole existed long before Kurt's death.
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I'll have to find the Courtney article to really compare the 2, but Steve's article clearly states:
These figures are representative of amounts that appear in record contracts daily. There's no need to skew the figures to make the scenario look bad, since real-life examples more than abound.
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
I'd bet that only a handful of artists have taken an opinion on napster either way, since the RIAA will merely continue to screw artists.
There are reasons to be concerned about one's IP but I think right now things are so much in favor of protecting IP that it's steamrolling MY rights to MY property; I bought that damned DVD, why the HELL do I have to have a "license" to play it on my computer?
I don't think I'd call it a clone of Frogger; it's derivative but theres some significant differences. (no sideways action)