Tehre has been a very similar case in the UK, where 2 financial journalists for The Mirror bought up cheap stock, then wrote puff pieces in their collumn before selling on the resulting high. This is illegal under the London Stock Excange regs, because it is clarly an attempt to rig the market. Note that these people didn't mention at any point their interest in the matter.
Except that Klingons use disruptors and disruptor rifles as well. They hold off onthe batleth use for when they get in close where a rifle becomes unwieldy, or has fully discharged.
There's a pretty much universal belief running through the whole mp3/napster debate that CDs are too expensive. Living in the UK, I agree entirely ($15, try £15). The question is, how much would you be prepared to pay per track, if the company just put it on a web site for you?
We don't even need a secure format, people are generally honest, especially when the gain from dishonesty is small. I get my paper from the newsagent's at the station. They are sitting on a rack with a coin box next to them. there is no way the staff can watch the box, they're too busy. I have never seen someone take a paper without paying. Why? Because a paper is 35p.
I'd be prepared to pay 20-50p a track, even if it was available on napster, and I'd buy a hell of a lot more music. what kind of price would other/.ers be prepared to pay per track?
Intellectual property predates recording, soalthough you didn't ahve IP, there was no real way for people to copy you. People didn't buy your music,they bought your performance.
Not only that,but you can now buy mobiles (eg Motarola Timeport)which have tri-band capability, and so will work in the US. not even Americans need Iridium for woldwide travel
I'm not a lawyer, nor am I an American, so I could be totally wrong about this but:
US law is generaly similar to UK law, it being based on it. UK law does not (IIRC) apply outside the UK automatically. There are certain offences, such as murder, which are exceptions to this rule.
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Tehre has been a very similar case in the UK, where 2 financial journalists for The Mirror bought up cheap stock, then wrote puff pieces in their collumn before selling on the resulting high. This is illegal under the London Stock Excange regs, because it is clarly an attempt to rig the market. Note that these people didn't mention at any point their interest in the matter.
Except that Klingons use disruptors and disruptor rifles as well. They hold off onthe batleth use for when they get in close where a rifle becomes unwieldy, or has fully discharged.
There's a pretty much universal belief running through the whole mp3/napster debate that CDs are too expensive. Living in the UK, I agree entirely ($15, try £15). The question is, how much would you be prepared to pay per track, if the company just put it on a web site for you?
/.ers be prepared to pay per track?
We don't even need a secure format, people are generally honest, especially when the gain from dishonesty is small. I get my paper from the newsagent's at the station. They are sitting on a rack with a coin box next to them. there is no way the staff can watch the box, they're too busy. I have never seen someone take a paper without paying. Why? Because a paper is 35p.
I'd be prepared to pay 20-50p a track, even if it was available on napster, and I'd buy a hell of a lot more music. what kind of price would other
Intellectual property predates recording, soalthough you didn't ahve IP, there was no real way for people to copy you. People didn't buy your music,they bought your performance.
Not only that,but you can now buy mobiles (eg Motarola Timeport)which have tri-band capability, and so will work in the US. not even Americans need Iridium for woldwide travel
I'm not a lawyer, nor am I an American, so I could be totally wrong about this but:
US law is generaly similar to UK law, it being based on it. UK law does not (IIRC) apply outside the UK automatically. There are certain offences, such as murder, which are exceptions to this rule.