True. A sort of reverse on this was popular in the early 90s where gov/com entities in restricted countries would form ShellCo GMBH which would in turn own ShellCo LLC in London and in turn ShelCo Ltd in Maryland. The Ltd would approach small fry resellers of Sun, SGI or other "high power" computing (at the time) gear and place a large volume order at retail pricing.
How many people here commenting about labels, contracts and bands and what "should" be who obviously have never actually done anything in the field, never played a show, never toured, never been on either side of the table for a recording contract and obviously never been in a studio.
Unfortunately the Japan Red Cross has a terrible track record of actually getting money/aid where it is needed both in terms of time and of overhead. There are many other more effective places if you are interested in donating towards Tohoku relief. Second Harvest Japan and Japan Jewish Relief have both been very effective in this area from nearly day 1.
Christians, in fact, are prohibited from being judgemental assholes!
Maybe you can help me understand something. I'm a Jew and there is something I dont understand about Christianity. If your guy "fulfilled the law" how exactly do you know what is prohibited and what isnt?
The answer to number 1 is in the reason for number 2. There is no basis for a class action lawsuit because people not only sign these contracts voluntarily but eagerly. Why do they continue to do so? They want to be famous. For people who never had this desire, it is almost impossible to understand how it can drive a person do do things far beyond the imagination of those not afflicted by it. OTOH every now and then you get someone like Mick Jagger who wants to be famous but isnt blinded to the business reality and does their homework to protect themselves.
The internet and cheap recording (relatively cheap; the biggest cost of a professionally produced, recorded, and pressed CD is the cost of the musical instruments) has rendered the RIAA labels entirely obsolete. RIAA lables are of no use to anyone in the 21st century.
You got upvoted by the adoring hivemind, but damn that is so full of wrong. You've never had first hand experience with the process of a "professionally produced, recorded and pressed CD" have you?
Pretty much but the big difference point I see is that Google does not seem to be in it to win for any market other than ads. They just dont seem to care one way or the other about any of these things they toss out whereas MS has always been about markets. Oh, I remember talk about Netscape threatening to become the operating system but never any action on that front. Not to say the "browser wars" were nothing, but Netscape never did seem to have a strategy much less any tactics.
Looks to me like in most of the things Google has done in the non search/advertising area are really nothing more than throwing some monkey wrenches into various market segments just to screw up others rather than trying to "win" any particular market segment.
This is a far better summary than the top level description. The producer screwed up then tried to do CYA but failed. OTOH he has been successful at getting the Populist Pity Party with his crocodile tears of fair use.
We'd all do better to remember what IANAL means and possibly expand it to IANALANAY (and neither are you) and maybe even work up some about IANA judge or I Dont Sit On SCOTUS.
Borders, as we know them politically, are going away. The future will be fought by groups scattered across the globe, openly hidden in different nations.
The 80s called and they want their cyberpunk thriller plot device back.
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True. A sort of reverse on this was popular in the early 90s where gov/com entities in restricted countries would form ShellCo GMBH which would in turn own ShellCo LLC in London and in turn ShelCo Ltd in Maryland. The Ltd would approach small fry resellers of Sun, SGI or other "high power" computing (at the time) gear and place a large volume order at retail pricing.
Maybe you missed it but even Goldstone has clearly come out and said that the situation in Israel is nothing like Apartheid. See http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/opinion/israel-and-the-apartheid-slander.html You might also want to check some history books.
Pay attention in school or you might end up like this.
Troll.
Slasheconomists upvote trollery again.
But he does understand how to use buzzwords. That has to count for something, right?
Today I'm proud of Slashdot, I expected the majority of comments to go off into tin foil hat Jew hate and /ZOMG ISRAEL land but not so many did.
How many people here commenting about labels, contracts and bands and what "should" be who obviously have never actually done anything in the field, never played a show, never toured, never been on either side of the table for a recording contract and obviously never been in a studio.
10Mb is now "blistering"?
Unfortunately the Japan Red Cross has a terrible track record of actually getting money/aid where it is needed both in terms of time and of overhead. There are many other more effective places if you are interested in donating towards Tohoku relief. Second Harvest Japan and Japan Jewish Relief have both been very effective in this area from nearly day 1.
Trolls get marked up 5 Insightful.
Christians, in fact, are prohibited from being judgemental assholes!
Maybe you can help me understand something. I'm a Jew and there is something I dont understand about Christianity. If your guy "fulfilled the law" how exactly do you know what is prohibited and what isnt?
people groping children is utterly senseless
After all, its not like there have never been child suicide bombers, right? Right?
The answer to number 1 is in the reason for number 2. There is no basis for a class action lawsuit because people not only sign these contracts voluntarily but eagerly. Why do they continue to do so? They want to be famous. For people who never had this desire, it is almost impossible to understand how it can drive a person do do things far beyond the imagination of those not afflicted by it. OTOH every now and then you get someone like Mick Jagger who wants to be famous but isnt blinded to the business reality and does their homework to protect themselves.
teached by religions for hundreds of years.
Yes, surely all educated people must agree with fashionable anti-theism!
Anyone else getting lots of Confucius Institute ads lately?
The internet and cheap recording (relatively cheap; the biggest cost of a professionally produced, recorded, and pressed CD is the cost of the musical instruments) has rendered the RIAA labels entirely obsolete. RIAA lables are of no use to anyone in the 21st century.
You got upvoted by the adoring hivemind, but damn that is so full of wrong. You've never had first hand experience with the process of a "professionally produced, recorded and pressed CD" have you?
Pretty much but the big difference point I see is that Google does not seem to be in it to win for any market other than ads. They just dont seem to care one way or the other about any of these things they toss out whereas MS has always been about markets. Oh, I remember talk about Netscape threatening to become the operating system but never any action on that front. Not to say the "browser wars" were nothing, but Netscape never did seem to have a strategy much less any tactics.
Looks to me like in most of the things Google has done in the non search/advertising area are really nothing more than throwing some monkey wrenches into various market segments just to screw up others rather than trying to "win" any particular market segment.
This is a far better summary than the top level description. The producer screwed up then tried to do CYA but failed. OTOH he has been successful at getting the Populist Pity Party with his crocodile tears of fair use. We'd all do better to remember what IANAL means and possibly expand it to IANALANAY (and neither are you) and maybe even work up some about IANA judge or I Dont Sit On SCOTUS.
Came here hoping for something about Texas, left disappointed.
I got two Confucius Institute banner ads for this page. Had to giggle.
Borders, as we know them politically, are going away. The future will be fought by groups scattered across the globe, openly hidden in different nations.
The 80s called and they want their cyberpunk thriller plot device back.
How is it that this made so much more sense than any of the other comments here?
You should seriously consider a career as a professional comedian. Either that or politics.