I have been a PM for four years. I was thrown into my job with no PM experience and no tech skills. However, I did have certain subject knowledge that qualified me. I have taken it upon myself to learn and refine the PM and tech skills.
I started going to the local comm college to pursue a programming degree. This knowledge is extremely helpful. I have also read tons of case studies on projects to gain PM experience that way.
In all I am becoming an effective PM with decent tech knowledge. Even if you only take a few programming classes it is very valuable. Other skills to pick up are:
Or maybe my buying more and your buying less is cancelling each other out. But that is my point. A lot of the data is bad and causality arguments are running rampant.
I would like to see more in depth details on how the music industry gathers its pirated music data. Surveys are not very accurate. Other than measuring the actual sales by pirates, it seems as if the industry pulls numbers out of thin air. Measuring downloads of music from Kazaa and equating that to lost sales is bunk as well. One must match that users downloads to their purchases of music.
Personally, I have purchased more music since buying a cd burner. My interest in music has increased as well. Now only if the iPod would drop in price.
Moreover, they release the movie in theaters then rent and sell video afterward. Many people see the movie in the theater and then buy a copy. This allows the movie industry to get a double whammy.
Old movies can be more easily viewed by future generations as well. How many kids watched Star Wars for the first time on video cause they were not alive back in 1976 when it was in theaters? Disney gets to recycle their animated classics every few years when a new generation reaches prime viewing age. Video allowed a large library to be available to the public, which can not be done through traditional theaters.
Monopolies exist under all different forms of Government. One thing we do have is choice (which is definately a result of people thinking outside the box as you describe). So ClearChannel runs most of radio. There are tons of Internet radio stations popping up. Satellite radio now offers quite a bit of choice. Additionally, nothing is stopping independent radio stations from popping up. The ultimate choice is just buying the music and listening to what you want; the U.S. produces an extremely diverse selection of music/programming. Where there is niche demand, there are niche suppliers.
The bigger issue is unfair practices (much through the lobbying government) that limit choice. Trying to kill Internet radio through ridiculous fees or banning technology (like an mp3 player), which results in limiting the alternatives to programmed radio. These are just a few examples.
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Yes! People are amazed when they learn that Led Zep has recorded more than the same three of their songs constantly played on the radio.
Even more confusing is why the industry is trying to kill internet radio. In that scenario they can send their material directly to the Internet radio DJ to get considered for play.
Or better yet the labels could start their own stations.
Instead they are making the Internet radio people cough up Payola to kill them off.
The music industry opposes the "payola" that they willingly pay to get the music they want to be on the radio on the radio.
Why don't they all just stop paying. Then the radio stations will need another method to decide what is played.
We need truth in labeling laws to apply to bills. Another funny one is the "Farm Security Act". Kinda has a terrorist ring to it, when really it is a bloated piece of pork.
"Amazing is that as a republican, who should be for more local government and smaller federal government, we have instead the rider that states this will override more restrictive local laws..."
MSFT definately backs the DMCA. Laws such as this mean that their proprietary media formats are more attractive to the entertainment industry. Too bad we may all have to buy Windows to listen to music.
They are suing over the use of TradeMark. In the lawsuit it references 'LSU' as the trademark. I find this interesting because using 'lsu' in a url could stand for anything. The combination of LSU and Law ('LSU Law') in and of itself does not appear to be a trademarked name.
The article states: "Mr. Costonis did say that Mr. Dorhauer remained a student in good standing. "We are a law school, for goodness' sake, and understand and teach the values of the First Amendment," he said."
They value the first amendment so long as what you say does not confuse anybody. Lawyers and lawyers to be are easily confused.
Forgot that I read that one the other day. Frickin' funny.
Wait until the entertainment industry comes up with some EULA's.
This media is not really yours even though you bought it. By accepting this license you agree that you are nothing but a criminal, and our bitch. This software is only good for 60 days if you agree to the license or not. No, you cannot have your money back.
Maybe licenses should be an audio recording that plays back to the user. A narrator can read the license and explain it. The software won't work until it is done playing.
Of course the user could just get up and go to the bathroom during playback.
I for one will be writing. I will let them know that I will boycott their products, and give them bad press on my website. Something fun to do this weekend.
I agree and wish this were a part of a Microsoft settlement (open file standards for spreadsheets etc...MSFT can make em put they have to be open and usable by other productivity suites).
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I started going to the local comm college to pursue a programming degree. This knowledge is extremely helpful. I have also read tons of case studies on projects to gain PM experience that way.
In all I am becoming an effective PM with decent tech knowledge. Even if you only take a few programming classes it is very valuable. Other skills to pick up are:
Or maybe my buying more and your buying less is cancelling each other out. But that is my point. A lot of the data is bad and causality arguments are running rampant.
Personally, I have purchased more music since buying a cd burner. My interest in music has increased as well. Now only if the iPod would drop in price.
because the data is only accessible by the $4 billion IRS system, which was DOA. Check back later when the system is back up.
Old movies can be more easily viewed by future generations as well. How many kids watched Star Wars for the first time on video cause they were not alive back in 1976 when it was in theaters? Disney gets to recycle their animated classics every few years when a new generation reaches prime viewing age. Video allowed a large library to be available to the public, which can not be done through traditional theaters.
I must add that Valenti is an overpaid moron.
Monopolies exist under all different forms of Government. One thing we do have is choice (which is definately a result of people thinking outside the box as you describe). So ClearChannel runs most of radio. There are tons of Internet radio stations popping up. Satellite radio now offers quite a bit of choice. Additionally, nothing is stopping independent radio stations from popping up. The ultimate choice is just buying the music and listening to what you want; the U.S. produces an extremely diverse selection of music/programming. Where there is niche demand, there are niche suppliers.
The bigger issue is unfair practices (much through the lobbying government) that limit choice. Trying to kill Internet radio through ridiculous fees or banning technology (like an mp3 player), which results in limiting the alternatives to programmed radio. These are just a few examples.
Yes! People are amazed when they learn that Led Zep has recorded more than the same three of their songs constantly played on the radio.
Even more confusing is why the industry is trying to kill internet radio. In that scenario they can send their material directly to the Internet radio DJ to get considered for play. Or better yet the labels could start their own stations. Instead they are making the Internet radio people cough up Payola to kill them off.
The music industry opposes the "payola" that they willingly pay to get the music they want to be on the radio on the radio. Why don't they all just stop paying. Then the radio stations will need another method to decide what is played.
Sometimes it is the case, but not the rule.
We need truth in labeling laws to apply to bills. Another funny one is the "Farm Security Act". Kinda has a terrorist ring to it, when really it is a bloated piece of pork.
"Amazing is that as a republican, who should be for more local government and smaller federal government, we have instead the rider that states this will override more restrictive local laws..."
FYI - Rep. Boucher is a Democrat.
The company I work for paid $32 million in taxes on $85 million in income before taxes.
MSFT definately backs the DMCA. Laws such as this mean that their proprietary media formats are more attractive to the entertainment industry. Too bad we may all have to buy Windows to listen to music.
"...a law school is not an island unto itself but the hub of a network of relationships with an array of audiences beyond its walls."
Just don't deep link deep link to their hub of a network.
They are suing over the use of TradeMark. In the lawsuit it references 'LSU' as the trademark. I find this interesting because using 'lsu' in a url could stand for anything. The combination of LSU and Law ('LSU Law') in and of itself does not appear to be a trademarked name.
...And he will have one hell of a story for job interviews.
They value the first amendment so long as what you say does not confuse anybody. Lawyers and lawyers to be are easily confused.
Wait until the entertainment industry comes up with some EULA's.
This media is not really yours even though you bought it. By accepting this license you agree that you are nothing but a criminal, and our bitch. This software is only good for 60 days if you agree to the license or not. No, you cannot have your money back.
Of course the user could just get up and go to the bathroom during playback.
the BSOD. I still have nightmares.
which is exactly what happened to me at Best Buy.
I for one will be writing. I will let them know that I will boycott their products, and give them bad press on my website. Something fun to do this weekend.
I agree and wish this were a part of a Microsoft settlement (open file standards for spreadsheets etc...MSFT can make em put they have to be open and usable by other productivity suites).
It was for informational purposes only.