people from all over the world go to different universities in countries that are not their home all over the world. The US is not special in that foreign students attend university here. Why do US students attend university in other countries?
Your comments are stupid jingoism.
They 'need' to renegotiate...I'm not so naive as to think the publishers would even consider it.
Surely the distribution costs are minimal. It is a ridiculously simple task to format a book and upload a PDF to a server. The design quality might vary and the authors might baulk at taking the job on themselves, but really these days there is so little real editing done at the big publishers the only factor missing for the the author without a book deal is the marketing. It is the marketing that is the key to the publisher's (and record company's) control over the contracts.
Disclosure: I have in the past worked in publishing but am fortunate to no longer do so.
Which is why authors need to renegotiate their contracts with the publishers.
The same thing happens to signed musicians who allow their record companies to arrange the digital distribution deals with iTunes, Amazon etc. They get a tiny percentage of the sales amount. If musicians take it upon themselves to do the digital distribution part of the sales themselves, and it is not hard to do (would the record company allow it? - very unlikely) they can make 90% of sales using for example CDBaby as the middleman.
Why no similar service for authors? Perhaps there already is.
The publishers and record companies want to maintain their stranglehold on the profits and will continue to offer contracts that overwhelmingly benefit the company and not the artist/author.
The only thing the publishers and record companies have to offer the author/artist is their considerable marketing clout and budget and they use this as a cudgel to cow their powerless stable of 'content creators'.
Your comment is totally missing the point. RTFA and related links. The proposed debate is not about giving the music away for free. It is about giving artists the right - the freedom - to license their work the way they want - not the way ASCAP wants. The article and proposed debate are not about whether copyright should exist or not - they are about giving the power to the artists to decide what kind of copyright license they wish to use. Lessig supports copyright but wants it to be more flexible and to serve the artists and consumers and society as a whole and not corporations. At least that is my understanding.
Your comment was irrelevant.
Yes, the ass cap is a casual form of ass-wear; it is made from six pieces of cloth and has a peak. The ass hat on the other hand is for more formal assinine occasions, has a brim all around and is similar to a fedora. Other forms are the ass beanie, ass tam-o-shanter, ass trilby, ass beret, ass fez, ass helmet, ass miter (ecclesisatical), ass stovepipe, ass toque and many more.
Yes, I know that. But I thought that 'climate change' was more or less the 'official' phrase nowadays and that becuase of its apparent impirical inaccuracy (especially to those living in cold places) the use of 'global warming' had been discontinued. Not a matter of fashionability at all. I thought of it more an effort towards accuracy however effective or ineffective it might be.
If memory serves me correctly Ubuntu Hardy Heron is the last Ubuntu distribution that supports the PPC architecture.
Not sure if that is helpful at all.
I still say that a G5 is a perfectly useful machine. I'm still using a couple of Graphite G4s for various not so processor intensive purposes.
It's not that important for things to be quiet in the area where the mixing is done. But you certainly don't want the extraneous sounds of fans etc. in the recording area. But why would the computer be in the recording area anyway? I can't see where anyone said that on this thread...
How about, Shogo MAD, Quake, Unreal, Klingon Honor Guard, Shadow Warrior, Max Payne, Undying, Halo, Star Trek Elite Force, Rune, Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight II Ourcast, Aliens V Predator, Carmageddon, Nanosaur to name a few.
True, there have never been as many games available for the Mac as for the Windows PC, but really, anything to avoid the horror of Windows.
WTF? If you think it is old give it to me!
My most recent computer is a G4 iBook.
And as someone else said, install OS X on it.
Tiger, though aging is still very servicable and is supported.
What is your new computer?
Would this guy's organs be considered good if they are coming from a diseased host?
How would the recipient of the new organ feel about where the organ came from?
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not just in the US. But it is generally cheaper elsewhere in the world to remain in the cocoon of University immaturity...
Yes we do. Certainly for undergraduate level. Post grad, different story or so I understand.
Top Google result? It must be right so.
people from all over the world go to different universities in countries that are not their home all over the world. The US is not special in that foreign students attend university here. Why do US students attend university in other countries? Your comments are stupid jingoism.
Isn't this 'news' 20 years old already? Frankly I think most 'Broadway' music should be replaced with silence.
I expect they will find a Transformer there soon enough. I just hope it is an Autobot.
Everything 'Green' is a luxury. Most of us are just trying to feed our hungry selves!
stupidbitchtara?
They 'need' to renegotiate...I'm not so naive as to think the publishers would even consider it. Surely the distribution costs are minimal. It is a ridiculously simple task to format a book and upload a PDF to a server. The design quality might vary and the authors might baulk at taking the job on themselves, but really these days there is so little real editing done at the big publishers the only factor missing for the the author without a book deal is the marketing. It is the marketing that is the key to the publisher's (and record company's) control over the contracts. Disclosure: I have in the past worked in publishing but am fortunate to no longer do so.
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Which is why authors need to renegotiate their contracts with the publishers. The same thing happens to signed musicians who allow their record companies to arrange the digital distribution deals with iTunes, Amazon etc. They get a tiny percentage of the sales amount. If musicians take it upon themselves to do the digital distribution part of the sales themselves, and it is not hard to do (would the record company allow it? - very unlikely) they can make 90% of sales using for example CDBaby as the middleman. Why no similar service for authors? Perhaps there already is. The publishers and record companies want to maintain their stranglehold on the profits and will continue to offer contracts that overwhelmingly benefit the company and not the artist/author. The only thing the publishers and record companies have to offer the author/artist is their considerable marketing clout and budget and they use this as a cudgel to cow their powerless stable of 'content creators'.
I think the dying part would be suck the most, frankly.
Your comment is totally missing the point. RTFA and related links. The proposed debate is not about giving the music away for free. It is about giving artists the right - the freedom - to license their work the way they want - not the way ASCAP wants. The article and proposed debate are not about whether copyright should exist or not - they are about giving the power to the artists to decide what kind of copyright license they wish to use. Lessig supports copyright but wants it to be more flexible and to serve the artists and consumers and society as a whole and not corporations. At least that is my understanding. Your comment was irrelevant.
Yes, the ass cap is a casual form of ass-wear; it is made from six pieces of cloth and has a peak. The ass hat on the other hand is for more formal assinine occasions, has a brim all around and is similar to a fedora. Other forms are the ass beanie, ass tam-o-shanter, ass trilby, ass beret, ass fez, ass helmet, ass miter (ecclesisatical), ass stovepipe, ass toque and many more.
Yes, I know that. But I thought that 'climate change' was more or less the 'official' phrase nowadays and that becuase of its apparent impirical inaccuracy (especially to those living in cold places) the use of 'global warming' had been discontinued. Not a matter of fashionability at all. I thought of it more an effort towards accuracy however effective or ineffective it might be.
If memory serves me correctly Ubuntu Hardy Heron is the last Ubuntu distribution that supports the PPC architecture. Not sure if that is helpful at all. I still say that a G5 is a perfectly useful machine. I'm still using a couple of Graphite G4s for various not so processor intensive purposes.
It's not that important for things to be quiet in the area where the mixing is done. But you certainly don't want the extraneous sounds of fans etc. in the recording area. But why would the computer be in the recording area anyway? I can't see where anyone said that on this thread...
How about, Shogo MAD, Quake, Unreal, Klingon Honor Guard, Shadow Warrior, Max Payne, Undying, Halo, Star Trek Elite Force, Rune, Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight II Ourcast, Aliens V Predator, Carmageddon, Nanosaur to name a few. True, there have never been as many games available for the Mac as for the Windows PC, but really, anything to avoid the horror of Windows.
WTF? If you think it is old give it to me! My most recent computer is a G4 iBook. And as someone else said, install OS X on it. Tiger, though aging is still very servicable and is supported. What is your new computer?
Would this guy's organs be considered good if they are coming from a diseased host? How would the recipient of the new organ feel about where the organ came from?
I believe that should be 'eke'
I thought they were using the less specific term 'climate change' these days.
I'm disappointed - why no gratuitous mention of Snow Crash in this thread?
Don't be so hard on the kid. He just got his copy of Lemmings recently - and you know - it is a difficult age (!)
Now I'm really confused.