"It's a Wonderful Life" became so popular precisely because it did slip into the public domain. Now a broadcaster can air it and set that flag so you can't record it.
Why would you buy "a nice pair of Sennheiser earbuds" to go with a MiniDisc player? Is it one of those things I'm too old to understand, like tricking out a Honda Civic?
That would make sense. I replaced mine with some Sony clip-on things as soon as I got my iPod, shortly after they came out. I have some sixth sense about how not to win friends and influence people.
The New York County Supreme Court upheld Paramount's rights in a court case a couple of years ago when the Wells family wanted to sell rights to a TV mini-series to Hallmark.
Wait a second. How could the Wells family try and sell the rights if the work had entered the public domain? They couldn't. I don't think the court case means what you think it means. Sounds to me like they still owned the rights at the time. If War of the Worlds has entered the public domain then so has the movie rights. Look at the part of the contract you posted:...ALL his right title and interest in.... Once the work enters the public domain, the seller no longer has "right title", correct?
...but on a much smaller scale. Someone had copied a popular page from my site. Tweaked the code a little but left the ad code the same. I just changed the ad for that page to be an image that read "This site will be closing soon. Click here to go to our new location." I crack myself up.
Steve probably didn't force it down their throats but he probably made a suggestion or two in the positive direction of Apple.
Another scenario is that Steve made it a challenge for Apple to get into Pixar. "Apple team, Pixar has requirements x, y, and z to switch to Macs. Go get 'em." It raises the bar for Apple and gives them a credible shot at other studios (except DreamWorks, which seems to view Apple as the enemy).
...I've no doubt that G5 Xserves would probably fit in quite nicely... now if they can only start shipping the damn things.
I've suspected that the "delay" actually meant Apple was shipping the first batches to some big customer. Virginia seemed like the best candidate but maybe it's Pixar.
99% of these lawsuits that people file against doctors that supposedly caused 'brain damage' to children when they were born are completly bogus.
So you say. I was on a jury where the plaintiff was a child whose brain damage was definitely caused at birth (neither side disputed that). We found the doc negligent and, after much wrangling, we awarded the plaintiff several million dollars in actual damages (no pain and suffering was asked for). I would point out to you that you're not hearing both sides of the story on this one.
So you jumped from 192kbps MP3 to 128kbps AAC then back to 256kbps MP3... Did you at least try AAC at higher bitrates?
Sad but true. I didn't do any listening tests outside of headphones the first few times (I know--dumb). After I heard 128 AAC through the home stereo I spent a good chunk of a Saturday comparing formats. AAC beats MP3 at the cheap headphone (or ear clips, in my case) level. However, I was surprised that MP3 beat AAC at the home stereo level. While 256 MP3 VBR isn't as good as uncompressed it's pretty close (all ripped with iTunes). I couldn't hear much difference between 256 and 320 MP3 but I could hear a difference between the higher rate MP3 and AAC (always comparing to uncompressed). Like I said, I was surprised but that's what my ears told me.
. So I reripped all of my CDs to 128kbps AAC and got more songs onto my 5GB iPod.
Sounds like what I did. Then I played my iPod through my home stereo. Yikes! Now I'm re-ripping to 256 MP3. Like you said, though, it's personal preference and what you're using the files for and everybody's different.
Mod the parent AC post up. Eric wouldn't have written his "new screed" about a Mac because CUPS is already installed in Mac OS X and it just works. Great GUI and the "etc."
The revolution lives, brother! I actually write out XML files without DTDs! I'm sure I'll be carted off to the home at some point but it will be worth it.
Yes it is. Disney's "compuer-based outfit" is the one that will be making Toy Story 3, not Pixar. If that isn't "designed to replace Pixar", I can't imagine what is.
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That's my home box, you insensitive clod!
No, that was just for 2001. Look at the page again.
"It's a Wonderful Life" became so popular precisely because it did slip into the public domain. Now a broadcaster can air it and set that flag so you can't record it.
How about a broadcaster who keeps you from recording movies that are in the public domain? Sure, they say they won't but with this flag, they can.
I must be getting tired...
White headphones are like a status symbol now.
That would make sense. I replaced mine with some Sony clip-on things as soon as I got my iPod, shortly after they came out. I have some sixth sense about how not to win friends and influence people.
You're getting way ahead of yourself. Finding evidence of salt water is a long, long, long way from turning religion on its head.
Real worked just fine on the iMac. Actually, the sound worked fine. The "picture" was more a series of still images that changed every few seconds.
The New York County Supreme Court upheld Paramount's rights in a court case a couple of years ago when the Wells family wanted to sell rights to a TV mini-series to Hallmark.
Wait a second. How could the Wells family try and sell the rights if the work had entered the public domain? They couldn't. I don't think the court case means what you think it means. Sounds to me like they still owned the rights at the time. If War of the Worlds has entered the public domain then so has the movie rights. Look at the part of the contract you posted: ...ALL his right title and interest in.... Once the work enters the public domain, the seller no longer has "right title", correct?
...but on a much smaller scale. Someone had copied a popular page from my site. Tweaked the code a little but left the ad code the same. I just changed the ad for that page to be an image that read "This site will be closing soon. Click here to go to our new location." I crack myself up.
Steve probably didn't force it down their throats but he probably made a suggestion or two in the positive direction of Apple.
Another scenario is that Steve made it a challenge for Apple to get into Pixar. "Apple team, Pixar has requirements x, y, and z to switch to Macs. Go get 'em." It raises the bar for Apple and gives them a credible shot at other studios (except DreamWorks, which seems to view Apple as the enemy).
I've suspected that the "delay" actually meant Apple was shipping the first batches to some big customer. Virginia seemed like the best candidate but maybe it's Pixar.
99% of these lawsuits that people file against doctors that supposedly caused 'brain damage' to children when they were born are completly bogus.
So you say. I was on a jury where the plaintiff was a child whose brain damage was definitely caused at birth (neither side disputed that). We found the doc negligent and, after much wrangling, we awarded the plaintiff several million dollars in actual damages (no pain and suffering was asked for). I would point out to you that you're not hearing both sides of the story on this one.
No, programmers want to sit on their asses, keep their fingers soft and clean on a keyboard, and get all the chicks!
So you jumped from 192kbps MP3 to 128kbps AAC then back to 256kbps MP3... Did you at least try AAC at higher bitrates?
Sad but true. I didn't do any listening tests outside of headphones the first few times (I know--dumb). After I heard 128 AAC through the home stereo I spent a good chunk of a Saturday comparing formats. AAC beats MP3 at the cheap headphone (or ear clips, in my case) level. However, I was surprised that MP3 beat AAC at the home stereo level. While 256 MP3 VBR isn't as good as uncompressed it's pretty close (all ripped with iTunes). I couldn't hear much difference between 256 and 320 MP3 but I could hear a difference between the higher rate MP3 and AAC (always comparing to uncompressed). Like I said, I was surprised but that's what my ears told me.
. So I reripped all of my CDs to 128kbps AAC and got more songs onto my 5GB iPod.
Sounds like what I did. Then I played my iPod through my home stereo. Yikes! Now I'm re-ripping to 256 MP3. Like you said, though, it's personal preference and what you're using the files for and everybody's different.
Well, if ease-of-use is paramount, why aren't Macs more popular?
Why aren't Porsches more popular?
Mod the parent AC post up. Eric wouldn't have written his "new screed" about a Mac because CUPS is already installed in Mac OS X and it just works. Great GUI and the "etc."
The revolution lives, brother! I actually write out XML files without DTDs! I'm sure I'll be carted off to the home at some point but it will be worth it.
My stress comes from my marriage. I wish technology was my biggest stressor.
Yup. To get an Oscar you need to be Ray Harryhausen or have invented the telephoto lens. Things like that. The little plaques are pretty cool, though.
Yes it is. Disney's "compuer-based outfit" is the one that will be making Toy Story 3, not Pixar. If that isn't "designed to replace Pixar", I can't imagine what is.
The CGI isn't nessisarily 3D...
What does that even mean? If it's CGI then it's CGI, whether it is 2D, 3D, or nD.
I thanks to iDVD, we can make DVDs of those laserdiscs. For personal use, of course.
How long do you think it would take Disney to setup a Pixar knock-off?
No time at all; it's already set up. Disney Feature Animation is only producing 3D movies at the moment. 2D at Disney is gone.