Please help!! I don't understand the article!!
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Ring-Tone Royalties
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Since the article didn't seem to explain what a ring tone was and how it relates to music, would someone that is knows explain it to the rest of us?
I'm lost
The above author apparently thinks a certain amount of repression is acceptable for societies not as advanced as the Western ones. I would assume that the average Chinese person is capable of not falling prey to low level scams and tricks. Or possibly as the parent suggests maybe they need to go some sort of third world progression to understand things on a first world scale.
Yeah it's a flame! I haven't seen such shocking arrogance justifying oppression ever!!
I am very excited about there finally being a way for me to release my music in an open/free format.
It would be really cool if we could get some label and artist to put out a actual CD on the (O) licence! Imagine a top 40 song that had free/open content. In my opinion this would help strengthen our argument about free software as well!
I have to say that I'm very intrigued by this idea. Thanks for posting it!! I do understand however that it could very easily become a problem for someone trying to remember to "officially" copyright all the material they have produced that year. Maybe the first three years could only "administratively" require payment. In other words, you the creator would have three years to sort out your intellectual property and decide what you thought was worth protecting. So you wouldn't really have to pay for the first three years and you could technically register your IC for the fourth. Could this help you separate the wheat for the chafe?
1 $0.00 ($1)
2 $0.00 ($3)
3 $0.00 ($9)
4 $27.00 (registered)
5 $81.00
etc...
Any thoughts?
While I of course think that all software developers deserve to make some money, I can't see myself going out and financially supporting every single GNU/Linux distribution on the market.
Someone posted yesterday about how Microsoft eventually became the de facto standard for home operating systems thru market saturation. I would think that in light of this, especially since GNU/Linux and other operating systems share such a small share of the desktop market, that any attempt to get GPLed software deployed would be beneficial to the cause.
I also do not understand the logic behind mentioning that people with small modems cannot download images while broadband folks can. Should I feel guilty about my DSL?
I agree. My old (and now defunct) ISP Internet Express was probably the worst company I have ever dealt with. Speakeasy I have to say is one of the best. I'm not trying to be a whore, but I must say nothing but a postive experience in spite of Covad/Verizon.
It seems that, every time the subject of pedophiles is raised, everyone must preface their statements with: "I loath pedophiles as much as the next, but..." What do we gain from announcing this? We absolutely should not explain our right to privacy in these terms! We should stop distinguishing ourselves from criminals all the time. We are law abiding citizens who shouldn't have to beg for our rights! It only demeans our position to do so.
This happend to my over the New Year!!
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Covad pulled the plug on my ISP Internet Express. I received a letter in the mail telling me that my service would be discontinued in the on the first of the year and that they had set up a safety net program to help current DSL subscribers handle the switch. Knowing the potential problems with DSL support, I immediately tried to get my service switched to another provider.
Speakeasy was supposedly the only ISP Covad had an agreement with in which I would be able to continue use of static IP address. Unfortunately during the transition Covad allegedly grabed my circuit and I was without service for about a month.
I now pay more for my ISP and am provided roughly the same service (plus shell account). I reacted as soon as possible to try and avoid this situation but unfortunately it was for nothing
I really think that stressing the potential for children to overcome obstacles is poor policy. Do to the fact that my parents had some money, I was able to have relatively current technology (c64, Amiga, PC). I doubt that I would have learned nearly as much had I been stuck using the Apple IIs in the computer labs at school.
My contention is that I learned from having a computer around the house. No one was pushing an agenda on my usage of it, it was my "toy" to play with. It seems to me that it would be quite natural for children to be most interested in games over applications. Were you any different?
However, I feel that as these children get older and are accustomed to how computers function (being it GUI or command line) they will have the necessary background to compete, learn, and interact in a future world.
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Since the article didn't seem to explain what a ring tone was and how it relates to music, would someone that is knows explain it to the rest of us? I'm lost
The above author apparently thinks a certain amount of repression is acceptable for societies not as advanced as the Western ones. I would assume that the average Chinese person is capable of not falling prey to low level scams and tricks. Or possibly as the parent suggests maybe they need to go some sort of third world progression to understand things on a first world scale. Yeah it's a flame! I haven't seen such shocking arrogance justifying oppression ever!!
I am very excited about there finally being a way for me to release my music in an open/free format. It would be really cool if we could get some label and artist to put out a actual CD on the (O) licence! Imagine a top 40 song that had free/open content. In my opinion this would help strengthen our argument about free software as well!
I have to say that I'm very intrigued by this idea. Thanks for posting it!! I do understand however that it could very easily become a problem for someone trying to remember to "officially" copyright all the material they have produced that year. Maybe the first three years could only "administratively" require payment. In other words, you the creator would have three years to sort out your intellectual property and decide what you thought was worth protecting. So you wouldn't really have to pay for the first three years and you could technically register your IC for the fourth. Could this help you separate the wheat for the chafe? 1 $0.00 ($1) 2 $0.00 ($3) 3 $0.00 ($9) 4 $27.00 (registered) 5 $81.00 etc... Any thoughts?
While I of course think that all software developers deserve to make some money, I can't see myself going out and financially supporting every single GNU/Linux distribution on the market. Someone posted yesterday about how Microsoft eventually became the de facto standard for home operating systems thru market saturation. I would think that in light of this, especially since GNU/Linux and other operating systems share such a small share of the desktop market, that any attempt to get GPLed software deployed would be beneficial to the cause. I also do not understand the logic behind mentioning that people with small modems cannot download images while broadband folks can. Should I feel guilty about my DSL?
I agree. My old (and now defunct) ISP Internet Express was probably the worst company I have ever dealt with. Speakeasy I have to say is one of the best. I'm not trying to be a whore, but I must say nothing but a postive experience in spite of Covad/Verizon.
My old college library actually subscribed to Playboy. One of my professors had lobbied for it.
I'm not sure about the legality of such an idea. Could it possibly be construed by a court as restraint of trade? Not sure just wondering.
It seems that, every time the subject of pedophiles is raised, everyone must preface their statements with: "I loath pedophiles as much as the next, but..." What do we gain from announcing this? We absolutely should not explain our right to privacy in these terms! We should stop distinguishing ourselves from criminals all the time. We are law abiding citizens who shouldn't have to beg for our rights! It only demeans our position to do so.
Covad pulled the plug on my ISP Internet Express. I received a letter in the mail telling me that my service would be discontinued in the on the first of the year and that they had set up a safety net program to help current DSL subscribers handle the switch. Knowing the potential problems with DSL support, I immediately tried to get my service switched to another provider. Speakeasy was supposedly the only ISP Covad had an agreement with in which I would be able to continue use of static IP address. Unfortunately during the transition Covad allegedly grabed my circuit and I was without service for about a month. I now pay more for my ISP and am provided roughly the same service (plus shell account). I reacted as soon as possible to try and avoid this situation but unfortunately it was for nothing
I really think that stressing the potential for children to overcome obstacles is poor policy. Do to the fact that my parents had some money, I was able to have relatively current technology (c64, Amiga, PC). I doubt that I would have learned nearly as much had I been stuck using the Apple IIs in the computer labs at school.
My contention is that I learned from having a computer around the house. No one was pushing an agenda on my usage of it, it was my "toy" to play with. It seems to me that it would be quite natural for children to be most interested in games over applications. Were you any different?
However, I feel that as these children get older and are accustomed to how computers function (being it GUI or command line) they will have the necessary background to compete, learn, and interact in a future world.