This is just silly. IV hasn't made a lick of intelligent anything, but because of the way the law is, they are allowed to misuse the concept of intellectual property as a simple money making tool via licenses.
IT laws were MEANT to protect individuals' work and thus ENCOURAGE creativity and innovation. But all this useless garbage simply makes the real innovators afraid to poke their heads out. Where will our innovation go? While these pigs have fun abusing the system, America will go down the pits as it has been because of this ridiculousness. I wonder how much capital these losers can make once there aren't anymore inventors around to abuse.
In my distro, gentoo, things are handled in a component manner. I can choose to use whatever I want with whatever apart from branding etc, as long as no conflicts exist.
Unless you are Justin Blieber, no one is going know about your music unless you publicize it some way. Oddly, in contrast, what indie people lose in piracy is less overcome for them as opposed to what popular artists lose. Be assured, the government isn't doing it for you, it's doing it for them.
Also, it works both ways, artists like Causa Sui or Farflung or Ufomammut (although they're more popular than the other two) wouldn't even be known to me unless someone put their music, ie, somewhat pirating their music for me on the internet, and what do you know? I've bought an album and am looking to buy more because of what I heard because I want to support them. (I might have to pirate Causa Sui, I don't want those pathetic 192 kbps mp3s from itunes and the real albums are sold out!)
As an indie artist, I can't see how putting your stuff out there for free doesn't at least help somewhat with getting your name out there.
"DoJ's announcement immediately won the praise of the entertainment industry and renewed interest on Capitol Hill for legislation that would grant the administration additional power to shutter malicious and rogue websites."
The entertainment industry. Yup, of the people, by the people, and for the people. More like the oligarchy.
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This is just silly. IV hasn't made a lick of intelligent anything, but because of the way the law is, they are allowed to misuse the concept of intellectual property as a simple money making tool via licenses.
IT laws were MEANT to protect individuals' work and thus ENCOURAGE creativity and innovation. But all this useless garbage simply makes the real innovators afraid to poke their heads out. Where will our innovation go? While these pigs have fun abusing the system, America will go down the pits as it has been because of this ridiculousness. I wonder how much capital these losers can make once there aren't anymore inventors around to abuse.
In my distro, gentoo, things are handled in a component manner. I can choose to use whatever I want with whatever apart from branding etc, as long as no conflicts exist.
Unless you are Justin Blieber, no one is going know about your music unless you publicize it some way. Oddly, in contrast, what indie people lose in piracy is less overcome for them as opposed to what popular artists lose. Be assured, the government isn't doing it for you, it's doing it for them.
Also, it works both ways, artists like Causa Sui or Farflung or Ufomammut (although they're more popular than the other two) wouldn't even be known to me unless someone put their music, ie, somewhat pirating their music for me on the internet, and what do you know? I've bought an album and am looking to buy more because of what I heard because I want to support them. (I might have to pirate Causa Sui, I don't want those pathetic 192 kbps mp3s from itunes and the real albums are sold out!)
As an indie artist, I can't see how putting your stuff out there for free doesn't at least help somewhat with getting your name out there.
"DoJ's announcement immediately won the praise of the entertainment industry and renewed interest on Capitol Hill for legislation that would grant the administration additional power to shutter malicious and rogue websites."
The entertainment industry. Yup, of the people, by the people, and for the people. More like the oligarchy.