How much of these punitive fees would actually make it into the pockets of the artists? I doubt it would be much. Sounds like a clear case of the Canadian music industry wanting to cash in big time. They want money for doing absolutely nothing! and why does the article insist on speaking in terms of fractions of a cent? Is there something so difficult about the decimal system?
Obviously if you are going to the legal expense of suing someone it is a really good idea to sue the people against whom you have a ligitimate case. How did Telecinco figure that Google/YouTube were the people to sue? Is this the fault of their lawyers or of Telecinco themselves?
You know what the real fear is? The schools. Board of Ed idiots see swearing as an indicator of possible problems in the home. As far as they are concerned it is like a red flag and they will scrutinize the parents. It's bullshit, but it is true. Of course no parent wants to be blamed for someone else's kid being the first of his age group to use 'cunt' or whatever. There is definitely a stigma there. I'm looking forward to a time when my sons and I can curse liberally and not have hypocritical busy bodies judging us.
As far as I'm concerned, I don't really care if my kids use curse words - but to have the right to do so they had better have a really good vocabulary of both polite words and so called swear words. It's all about knowing the difference. Swear words should be used intelligently and sparingly and not just spouted out continuously and randomly. Swear words have power. Use responsibly motherfuckers.
I really don't want the computer doing things unless I actually direct it to do so with either keyboard or mouse. I do not want the computer to change what's on the screen unless it is a situation that really needs my intervention.
2004? Huh! My Powerbook from 2000 is still going strong. Admittedly it needed a new screen and HD a while ago but it still kicks ass. You should see it go running OS 9!
Mac minis are cheap and very capable machines. Size? That has nothing to do with it. Just need a generic monitor mouse and keyboard. Perfect for the office proles. Turn off software update and disallow admin privileges and the IT guy can sit on his ass all day doing nothing, because there really is nothing to do apart from use the computer. No patches, no virii, no malware.
All well and good, but don't forget that Joe/six Pack's clever uncle / brother in law invariably uses Windows and is the go to person when it come to not being able to open a zipped virus on a formerly healthy computer. Please don't give humans too much credit for basic intelligence. It just isn't there.
I have launched that abortion all of about 3-5 times. Good question. Empty heads use Powerpoint. The only good thing about MS is Excel which I use all of the time. Word must die. Now!
I have difficulty understanding what could be so amazingly new, different and ground breaking that the US has it and other countries do not. Seems like comic book stuff to me. I would really like to know. Maybe US can haz flying car, space elevator and invisibility cloak and will not allow others to share the Hogwarts magick. Maybe Venezuela doesn't know this or doesn't have the friggin' internet. What can be so exotic and esoteric that is not known? Perhaps I'm am naive and in actuality xMen stuff is REAL!
Seriously, I have tried what is supposed to be the really easy Linux distro - Ubuntu - and it was just like a crap version of Windows - or more accurately in my experience Mac OS 9. When faced with an unfamiliar OS that is imposed upon them, people who are accustomed to Windows will want the same crappy experience that they are accustomed to even with all of the waiting around while patch updates and anti-virus updates download and install etc. My, perhaps limited, understanding is that Linux in all of its forms is just not familiar enough for the average user. I would not consider myself average (as would even the most retarded!). And when inflicted by the state it WILL be resented very much. State adopted FOSS is a great boost for MS because it falsely affirms the notion of personal freedom in the form of MS slavery. Makes OS X ever more attractive despite all of its criticism. Still a nicer OS to use daily.
Never forget that for many people in Europe things that are done for the greater good are viewed with suspicion and often disdain.
I'm all for a nice user friendly (are we allowed to say that anymore) version of Linux for the proles, but when will it be better than Windows - or when will it replicate Windows (without the several hours of waiting around)? I would love this to happen. But MS still has the edge of, oh let's use a car analogy: Windows is like a budget family car (in the 1960s!). Gets you where you want to go but if you want it to work well and last a long time without problems you need to be able to get under the hood and do some tinkering. If not expect to bring it in to the shop and have some experts fuck it up for you. Ubuntu is the same - except - if you don't know what you are doing - you are bringing that second hand heap over the border to get fixed by people who speak a different language and are really hard to find.
OS X just works. It does. Really. For the average user it is like a breath of fresh air. Linux is still like a wonky version of Windows. I'm no fanboy. It is just a fact.
First of all, this is ridiculous. If ISPs are to pay 25% of enforcement cost - what exactly are these costs? The rightholders can then spend as much as they want and have it subsidized by the ISPs customers. What will the increase in the customer's bill be? How much will the rights holders be spending? This can only lead to abuse by the rights holders and an increase in IP enforcement startups eager to cash in on a new expanding market. Can we expect the rights holders to report their spending on enforcement honestly? This year we spent $40 million on enforcement. ISP owes us $10 million etc. How much next year? This is wrong in every sense.
'Content creators' need to unshackle themselves from the corporations which grudgingly pay them such a small cut from the profits. The only thing the corporate rights holders have to offer is their ability to market the content. Unfortunately the independent content creators do not have this at their disposal unless they are willing to sign the contract and get shafted.
Shameless plug: Go to the website in my sig and buy some tunes. I will get 90% of the sale price from all of the digital distributors and from CD sales. It will help me a lot! If I were signed, I might be better known but I would get a tiny share of the profit. Support independent artists! Thanks!
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How much of these punitive fees would actually make it into the pockets of the artists? I doubt it would be much. Sounds like a clear case of the Canadian music industry wanting to cash in big time. They want money for doing absolutely nothing! and why does the article insist on speaking in terms of fractions of a cent? Is there something so difficult about the decimal system?
Obviously if you are going to the legal expense of suing someone it is a really good idea to sue the people against whom you have a ligitimate case. How did Telecinco figure that Google/YouTube were the people to sue? Is this the fault of their lawyers or of Telecinco themselves?
I'm fucking Irish you fucking insensitive fucking clod.
Bollocks!
You know what the real fear is? The schools. Board of Ed idiots see swearing as an indicator of possible problems in the home. As far as they are concerned it is like a red flag and they will scrutinize the parents. It's bullshit, but it is true. Of course no parent wants to be blamed for someone else's kid being the first of his age group to use 'cunt' or whatever. There is definitely a stigma there. I'm looking forward to a time when my sons and I can curse liberally and not have hypocritical busy bodies judging us.
As far as I'm concerned, I don't really care if my kids use curse words - but to have the right to do so they had better have a really good vocabulary of both polite words and so called swear words. It's all about knowing the difference. Swear words should be used intelligently and sparingly and not just spouted out continuously and randomly. Swear words have power. Use responsibly motherfuckers.
Steady gramps, don't get all worked up, you'll give yourself a heart attack!
No. Fag is the word for cigarette. Not faggot.
I really don't want the computer doing things unless I actually direct it to do so with either keyboard or mouse. I do not want the computer to change what's on the screen unless it is a situation that really needs my intervention.
Not good Feng Shui to have a door at your back!
Does anyone actually click on ads?
2004? Huh! My Powerbook from 2000 is still going strong. Admittedly it needed a new screen and HD a while ago but it still kicks ass. You should see it go running OS 9!
Mac minis are cheap and very capable machines. Size? That has nothing to do with it. Just need a generic monitor mouse and keyboard. Perfect for the office proles. Turn off software update and disallow admin privileges and the IT guy can sit on his ass all day doing nothing, because there really is nothing to do apart from use the computer. No patches, no virii, no malware.
All well and good, but don't forget that Joe /six Pack's clever uncle / brother in law invariably uses Windows and is the go to person when it come to not being able to open a zipped virus on a formerly healthy computer. Please don't give humans too much credit for basic intelligence. It just isn't there.
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I have launched that abortion all of about 3-5 times. Good question. Empty heads use Powerpoint. The only good thing about MS is Excel which I use all of the time. Word must die. Now!
jeez, for some reason you make me feel like the OLD Man from U.N.C.L.E.
I have difficulty understanding what could be so amazingly new, different and ground breaking that the US has it and other countries do not. Seems like comic book stuff to me. I would really like to know. Maybe US can haz flying car, space elevator and invisibility cloak and will not allow others to share the Hogwarts magick. Maybe Venezuela doesn't know this or doesn't have the friggin' internet. What can be so exotic and esoteric that is not known? Perhaps I'm am naive and in actuality xMen stuff is REAL!
I ma dlyslec...something or other yuo...clod!
Never forget that for many people in Europe things that are done for the greater good are viewed with suspicion and often disdain.
I'm all for a nice user friendly (are we allowed to say that anymore) version of Linux for the proles, but when will it be better than Windows - or when will it replicate Windows (without the several hours of waiting around)? I would love this to happen. But MS still has the edge of, oh let's use a car analogy: Windows is like a budget family car (in the 1960s!). Gets you where you want to go but if you want it to work well and last a long time without problems you need to be able to get under the hood and do some tinkering. If not expect to bring it in to the shop and have some experts fuck it up for you. Ubuntu is the same - except - if you don't know what you are doing - you are bringing that second hand heap over the border to get fixed by people who speak a different language and are really hard to find.
OS X just works. It does. Really. For the average user it is like a breath of fresh air. Linux is still like a wonky version of Windows. I'm no fanboy. It is just a fact.
Fcuk teh poliec!
'the 'Slashdot demographic' (young, hip, wired)' - really? Are you thinking of Digg or Gizmodo perhaps?
'Content creators' need to unshackle themselves from the corporations which grudgingly pay them such a small cut from the profits. The only thing the corporate rights holders have to offer is their ability to market the content. Unfortunately the independent content creators do not have this at their disposal unless they are willing to sign the contract and get shafted.
Shameless plug: Go to the website in my sig and buy some tunes. I will get 90% of the sale price from all of the digital distributors and from CD sales. It will help me a lot! If I were signed, I might be better known but I would get a tiny share of the profit. Support independent artists! Thanks!
Titanic stinks. Fixed that for you.
Today, we are all French