Get BP out of the equation NOW. Is it not obvious that they cannot handle the situation at all? Unless BP pays a disinterested third party (and I hate to say this, but one picked by the government) to get this capped permanently, we will never see an end to this "cleanup" operation.
If they are constantly in my face, and if they all begin to "break" because of the use of Adblock (I've encountered several sites where I can't view it unless I disable adblock (sometimes I don't have a choice in the matter as I need the information from the site)), than what good is using AdBlock? Eventually I'll have to stop surfing the net.
I said virtual goods, you moron. A CD is a physical copy of something (though in reality, the content of the CD is digital and easily reproducible at little to no cost).
Completely agree. But that cost is recouped many times over, if the product is any good, within the first 5 years or so. Yet, for goods that can be reproduced digitally the cost never goes down after the cost is recouped.
The RIAA and MPAA are losing business because of their own retarded business practices and refusal to fully embrace the Net as a means of low-cost distribution.
There is a difference between a physical good and a virtual good. Virtual goods (such as digital music, software, music, etc.) can (and are) copied endlessly with little to no cost. The same cannot be said of food and other physical goods.
How long did you try that for? Not very long, I imagine. Get documentation from the companies that you advocate (indy labels and bands) buying from to show that sales aren't down to gross copyright infringement, but they are down because you've taken your money elsewhere.
And for civil rights, people were willing to get in each others faces and do more than send off angry emails. I have yet to see one even medium-scale protest about this except online.
And by changing our purchasing habits, we are giving voice to dissent, we are loudly challenging an unjust law. In this case, though, the civil disobedience aspect of it is NEVER argued because it is a meaningless argument. How does your civil disobedience in this manner provide you with no benefit while still making your point?
To what end? It's not like the thousands (if not millions) of people who support the Arizona law are being listened to. I've given up on complaining to congress. They don't even listen when you threaten to have them voted out. Money talks in Washington and if you don't have money you aren't heard. I can't tell you how many times I've emailed congress (literally thousands of times) about various issues where I wasn't in the minority (or at least, the mostly non-vocal) with the position I held and I get the same old tired form response with a few key phrases tossed it to make it look like they even care.
Want to fix this? Stop buying RIAA member's products. If that means giving up your favorite bands, so be it. I'm willing to go completely indy (or even music-less) if it means someone finally listens. Don't give the RIAA your money. Don't go to concerts by member bands. Don't engage in gross copyright infringement of their members (or at all, really). The NMPA hasn't been hurt by this. They just want a piece of what they see as the gravy train. They are just another four-letter abbreviation. Stop consuming (this encompasses illegal downloading as well as legitimate purchases) products from their members, too. Turn to indy bands who have trader-friendly and file-sharing friendly policies. Turn to indy labels who have the same. Support those who support your point of view. Lobby the bands instead of congress. Enough people telling them that they will not consume their product at all will get them to change their point of view rather quickly. No music artist wants to be poor and destitute. No group can have concerts if no fans will show up.
This is a two-way street. If consuming their products lets them keep the old way of doing things, stop consuming their products.
I'll seriously just stop buying printers if that happens. My hardware should not be advertising to me. I already paid for it once, why should I continue to pay for it?
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I don't know. I'm beginning to think that the Russian solution (blow it up with a nuke) is looking pretty good right now.
Yeah, I bet it's hilarious to watch massive environmental disaster that makes the Exxon Valdez look like a literal drop in the bucket.
I'm not talking about the ROV bump. I'm talking about the whole darn mess. This is getting ridiculous.
Get BP out of the equation NOW. Is it not obvious that they cannot handle the situation at all? Unless BP pays a disinterested third party (and I hate to say this, but one picked by the government) to get this capped permanently, we will never see an end to this "cleanup" operation.
If they are constantly in my face, and if they all begin to "break" because of the use of Adblock (I've encountered several sites where I can't view it unless I disable adblock (sometimes I don't have a choice in the matter as I need the information from the site)), than what good is using AdBlock? Eventually I'll have to stop surfing the net.
I do not want this. Go away with your ever more intrusive advertising. GO AWAY!
I said virtual goods, you moron. A CD is a physical copy of something (though in reality, the content of the CD is digital and easily reproducible at little to no cost).
Completely agree. But that cost is recouped many times over, if the product is any good, within the first 5 years or so. Yet, for goods that can be reproduced digitally the cost never goes down after the cost is recouped.
The RIAA and MPAA are losing business because of their own retarded business practices and refusal to fully embrace the Net as a means of low-cost distribution.
wait, what?
There is a difference between a physical good and a virtual good. Virtual goods (such as digital music, software, music, etc.) can (and are) copied endlessly with little to no cost. The same cannot be said of food and other physical goods.
Some liquids possibly lose the reflectivity as a solid that they had as a liquid.
How long did you try that for? Not very long, I imagine. Get documentation from the companies that you advocate (indy labels and bands) buying from to show that sales aren't down to gross copyright infringement, but they are down because you've taken your money elsewhere.
And for civil rights, people were willing to get in each others faces and do more than send off angry emails. I have yet to see one even medium-scale protest about this except online.
And by changing our purchasing habits, we are giving voice to dissent, we are loudly challenging an unjust law. In this case, though, the civil disobedience aspect of it is NEVER argued because it is a meaningless argument. How does your civil disobedience in this manner provide you with no benefit while still making your point?
subject changing is the first sign of a weak argument.
I never said otherwise. Read the rest of the thread and my comments therein.
than suffer the consequences.
And that is completely the problem.
no kidding.
And this represents a complete and utter failure in copyright law.
So I've noticed.
You obviously missed the part where I also said to stop downloading illegally.
To what end? It's not like the thousands (if not millions) of people who support the Arizona law are being listened to. I've given up on complaining to congress. They don't even listen when you threaten to have them voted out. Money talks in Washington and if you don't have money you aren't heard. I can't tell you how many times I've emailed congress (literally thousands of times) about various issues where I wasn't in the minority (or at least, the mostly non-vocal) with the position I held and I get the same old tired form response with a few key phrases tossed it to make it look like they even care.
Want to fix this? Stop buying RIAA member's products. If that means giving up your favorite bands, so be it. I'm willing to go completely indy (or even music-less) if it means someone finally listens. Don't give the RIAA your money. Don't go to concerts by member bands. Don't engage in gross copyright infringement of their members (or at all, really). The NMPA hasn't been hurt by this. They just want a piece of what they see as the gravy train. They are just another four-letter abbreviation. Stop consuming (this encompasses illegal downloading as well as legitimate purchases) products from their members, too. Turn to indy bands who have trader-friendly and file-sharing friendly policies. Turn to indy labels who have the same. Support those who support your point of view. Lobby the bands instead of congress. Enough people telling them that they will not consume their product at all will get them to change their point of view rather quickly. No music artist wants to be poor and destitute. No group can have concerts if no fans will show up.
This is a two-way street. If consuming their products lets them keep the old way of doing things, stop consuming their products.
*watches his karma go away*
Sorry, but NO song is worth that much.
I'll seriously just stop buying printers if that happens. My hardware should not be advertising to me. I already paid for it once, why should I continue to pay for it?
a User Account Control dialog? That doesn't sound right.