One can't help but wonder if Nitrous Oxide Injection, headers and gas filled shocks are coming soon. Bikini Clad models posed provocatively with the box, racing stripes, and GT models. Now that I think about it why not?
With all the case mods, like colored lights, windows, aluminum cases, superfans, heat sinks, and rounded cables, and now watercooled cases. It seems like it is already on the way. (bedsides we could use a few more bikinis in computer ads.) And how about 0% financing...and rebates, yeah that's the ticket, rebates....
Colors to match automobile colors (remember Malibu Blue?) Designer cases! Versace, Donna Loren, Tommy, Calvin Klein, Wow the possibilites are endless. Perhaps less time spent on getting them to work better, and more time on the superficial looks we could actually get people interested in our computing. Apple has already proven it doesn't have to be a bub (Big Ugly Box). Time to take it to the next step.
Verify the information on your record. Scan your id to prove you are the registrant and fax it to them. Then call them them. I've run into this before when e-mail address changed. It's a pain, you'll be on the phone on hold for about an hour while waiting for them to get to you, but it gets it done.
You can also use their chat
If you fail logging in 5 times it locks you out, and you have to close your browser (I assume to remove the cookie) and then restart your browser and try again.
One the first day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me,
1 GEForce3.
On the Second Day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me,
2 tins of Penguin Mints, and a GeForce3.
on the third day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me,
3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and a GeForce3.
On the fourth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me,
4 sticks of Rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and a Geforce3.
On the Fifth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me,
5 on my/. post, 4 sticks of rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints, and a Geforce 3.
On the sixth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me 6 bottles of Bawls, 5 on my/. post, 4 sticks of Rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and GeForce 3.
Someone else finish I'm too wired from all the caffeine......
Then they try to get court documents saying that the music is "work for hire", and as a result they own the work forever, rather than having the copyright assigned to them for a period of time. As work for hire, they don't have to give the artists back the masters in 35 years as they do now.
It's my understanding this is the reason that 4 of the Big Five settled with MP3.Com is so that they wouldn't have to prove they owned the music, (they tried the same thing in that case, to say the music was "work for hire"). By settling after they had a court decision they avoided the issue. Most artists, who the labels say were hurt in the MP3 case, have never seen a cent from those settlements.
This could facilitate a way for the labels to save face, settle with Napster and license the music to Napster. Otherwise we will probably be hearing about the Napster case in 2035 as it is finally decided.
How long before "Webster" is created after the implementation of a pay per page. Free webpages, we can swap them, trae them and put them on cdrs. After all there is no WIAA.
Damn, never mind...where's my phone book...looking for Venture Capital companies...a quick 15 million or so and I can surf forever....
that the anti-globalism activists/groups use the World Wide Web to organize, pass information, order airline tickets, communicate etc. One protester I spoke with a while back, that was in Genoa, was bitching about how the ATM was out of cash...Without globalism, they wouldn't have been able to protest and the turnout probably would have been minuscule compared to what it was.
Ah, but the beauty of Ad-Aware is that you have the choice to remove those cookies or not. Check the box beside the cookie it and it will remove it. If you don't check it then it remains. Simple, easy and fast. After all we don't want to have to identify ourselves everytime we visit Mike's World Wide Web of Barfbags?
The agreement only covers the royalties collected under the "statutory license" and not the "interactive licenses". In other words, if you can pick and chose your music, the artists royalties still go through the labels. By making the statutory licenses as narrow as possible to those wanting to "webcast", the RIAA has pretty effectively assured that those who chose to cater to the consumers and public wants with interactive webcasts must seek the interactive licenses (which are negotiated on a case by case basis and cost much more), thus assuring it is business as usual. (and thus bypassing this agreement). SoundExchange does not collect royalties for uses of music directly licensed by labels (or interactive uses), such as the Echo Networks and Warner deal earlier this week.
This still doesn't address the fact that the RIAA and SoundExchange are NOT paying the webcasting royalties this year, even though they were due to be paid in July. This they announced in May. CNet ran an article
According to Webnoize (subscription required) article, The $5.2 Million payment they made on October 15 represents only income from the cable, satellite and Muzak licenses collected from Feb 1996 to March 2000. They do not include any payment for webcasting that they have collected since 1999. Ina ddition their administrative fee is 20% meaning the RIAA collected $1.3 Million for that distribution.
Its a step in the right direction, but its only a baby step. One interesting side note: the payment directly to artists is one thing that is contained in the Music Online Competition Act (MOCA) introduced on Aug 3rd by Rick Boucher and Chris Cannon, that the RIAA has condemned in no uncertain terms.
Should we hold Ford or General Motors liable when their vehicles are used in a holdup? Or run over someone? They contributed to the process.
Should we hold Nikon or Canon liable when someone uses one of their cameras to copy a copyrighted work? Lets get Kodak and Fuji while we are at it...
Meanwhile, court after court has thrown out case after case against gun maufacturers filed by various cites all over the country, claiming the manufacturers were liable when people misuse guns for illegal purposes such as murder and robbery.
At some point there is a limit to who you can blame or sue for contributory infringment/liability. Perhaps the RIAA should sue the labels, for ingnoring the MP3 craze until it reached giagantic proportions when they could have worked to monetize the process (by easily accessable licenses)much earlier, thus serving artists, songwriters and yes even the labels,not to mention the consumer, but chose not to by trying to maintain their lock on the control. Better yet, perhaps the artists should sue the labels for malpractice in the performance of their fiduciary duties.
Yeah their take on it is hilarous. They say they tried to get the language added, but that their request was un-needed, that what they were doing (or planning to do) was legal all along. The question is why ask for the changes protecting the RIAA membership from damages if what you are doing is legal? They won't answer that one.
Harry Fox is the licensing division of the NMPA and other publishers. They recently won a landmark case against Universal Music for copyright right infringment, as the music they offered on FarmClub was licensed only to be recorded, not webcast or for download. The damages have yet to be determined. There are usually at least two sets of copyrights invovled if not more. One for the composition (the songwriter), and one for the sound recording (what you hear). The publishers/songwriters own the copyrights on the composition and the labels own the copyrights on the sound recording. In the past the NMPA has waited till the RIAA has filed a lawsuit, then piled on with what I call "Me Too" lawsuits. However with the recent win against Universal I expect that NMPA and Harry Fox are going to be taking a much more pro-active role, as the labels launch MusicNet and Pressplay. The RIAA and NMPA, while often on the same side of the fence, are also often at each others throats as they fight over royalty issues.
Yep, The only high speed access I have here in southwest VA is through Cox cable and @home. My IP address is static. However Cox has notified @home they will not renew their contract in June of 2002. I asked the local head of Internet Ops about
what they were doing as soon as it started to become likely @home may die and was told they are planning to possibly take over the operation themselves.
The labels are starting to ask Why are we paying this Rosen woman a 1.1 million dollar salary? First the EU
Investigation in June, this Boucher/Cannon bill, and now a FTC investigation. Not to mention that the FTC Finding of Price Fixing, or the 28 states lawsuit over the price fixing
The American Revolution was not won by direct confrontation, but by using guerilla warfare. Hit and run, stay hidden while you attack, do the most damage, with the fewest casualites. Rather than confront head on, nibble away at the edges, distract the enemy with action that draws them away from the battle into skirmishes that weaken their main battle force. Force the enemy to react rather than to act. Attack on multiple fronts, forcing them to dilute their armies to the point
they can no longer defend their position.
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One can't help but wonder if Nitrous Oxide Injection, headers and gas filled shocks are coming soon. Bikini Clad models posed provocatively with the box, racing stripes, and GT models. Now that I think about it why not?
With all the case mods, like colored lights, windows, aluminum cases, superfans, heat sinks, and rounded cables, and now watercooled cases. It seems like it is already on the way. (bedsides we could use a few more bikinis in computer ads.) And how about 0% financing...and rebates, yeah that's the ticket, rebates....
Colors to match automobile colors (remember Malibu Blue?) Designer cases! Versace, Donna Loren, Tommy, Calvin Klein, Wow the possibilites are endless. Perhaps less time spent on getting them to work better, and more time on the superficial looks we could actually get people interested in our computing. Apple has already proven it doesn't have to be a bub (Big Ugly Box). Time to take it to the next step.
Ah, but they took pity on me. It's the thought that counts, not the gift. (At least that's what mom taught us, still not sure she was right)
Verify the information on your record. Scan your id to prove you are the registrant and fax it to them. Then call them them. I've run into this before when e-mail address changed. It's a pain, you'll be on the phone on hold for about an hour while waiting for them to get to you, but it gets it done. You can also use their chat
If you fail logging in 5 times it locks you out, and you have to close your browser (I assume to remove the cookie) and then restart your browser and try again.
One the first day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me, 1 GEForce3. On the Second Day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me, 2 tins of Penguin Mints, and a GeForce3. on the third day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and a GeForce3. On the fourth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me, 4 sticks of Rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and a Geforce3. On the Fifth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me, 5 on my /. post, 4 sticks of rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints, and a Geforce 3.
On the sixth day of Christmas my geek friends gave to me 6 bottles of Bawls, 5 on my /. post, 4 sticks of Rdram, 3 tech support calls, 2 tins of Penguin mints and GeForce 3.
Someone else finish I'm too wired from all the caffeine......
Then they try to get court documents saying that the music is "work for hire", and as a result they own the work forever, rather than having the copyright assigned to them for a period of time. As work for hire, they don't have to give the artists back the masters in 35 years as they do now.
It's my understanding this is the reason that 4 of the Big Five settled with MP3.Com is so that they wouldn't have to prove they owned the music, (they tried the same thing in that case, to say the music was "work for hire"). By settling after they had a court decision they avoided the issue. Most artists, who the labels say were hurt in the MP3 case, have never seen a cent from those settlements.
This could facilitate a way for the labels to save face, settle with Napster and license the music to Napster. Otherwise we will probably be hearing about the Napster case in 2035 as it is finally decided.
How long before "Webster" is created after the implementation of a pay per page. Free webpages, we can swap them, trae them and put them on cdrs. After all there is no WIAA.
Damn, never mind...where's my phone book...looking for Venture Capital companies...a quick 15 million or so and I can surf forever....
that the anti-globalism activists/groups use the World Wide Web to organize, pass information, order airline tickets, communicate etc. One protester I spoke with a while back, that was in Genoa, was bitching about how the ATM was out of cash...Without globalism, they wouldn't have been able to protest and the turnout probably would have been minuscule compared to what it was.
Now Playing: Alanis Morrisette "Isn't it Ironic"
send her Godiva Chocolates. It's an investment in the future (and probably more secure than NASDAQ).
Ah, but the beauty of Ad-Aware is that you have the choice to remove those cookies or not. Check the box beside the cookie it and it will remove it. If you don't check it then it remains. Simple, easy and fast. After all we don't want to have to identify ourselves everytime we visit Mike's World Wide Web of Barfbags?
Ad-Aware is from Lavasoft and can be found here.
The agreement only covers the royalties collected under the "statutory license" and not the "interactive licenses". In other words, if you can pick and chose your music, the artists royalties still go through the labels. By making the statutory licenses as narrow as possible to those wanting to "webcast", the RIAA has pretty effectively assured that those who chose to cater to the consumers and public wants with interactive webcasts must seek the interactive licenses (which are negotiated on a case by case basis and cost much more), thus assuring it is business as usual. (and thus bypassing this agreement). SoundExchange does not collect royalties for uses of music directly licensed by labels (or interactive uses), such as the Echo Networks and Warner deal earlier this week.
This still doesn't address the fact that the RIAA and SoundExchange are NOT paying the webcasting royalties this year, even though they were due to be paid in July. This they announced in May. CNet ran an article
According to Webnoize (subscription required) article, The $5.2 Million payment they made on October 15 represents only income from the cable, satellite and Muzak licenses collected from Feb 1996 to March 2000. They do not include any payment for webcasting that they have collected since 1999. Ina ddition their administrative fee is 20% meaning the RIAA collected $1.3 Million for that distribution.
Its a step in the right direction, but its only a baby step. One interesting side note: the payment directly to artists is one thing that is contained in the Music Online Competition Act (MOCA) introduced on Aug 3rd by Rick Boucher and Chris Cannon, that the RIAA has condemned in no uncertain terms.
when you pry it from cold dead hands....
Should we hold Ford or General Motors liable when their vehicles are used in a holdup? Or run over someone? They contributed to the process.
Should we hold Nikon or Canon liable when someone uses one of their cameras to copy a copyrighted work? Lets get Kodak and Fuji while we are at it...
Meanwhile, court after court has thrown out case after case against gun maufacturers filed by various cites all over the country, claiming the manufacturers were liable when people misuse guns for illegal purposes such as murder and robbery.
At some point there is a limit to who you can blame or sue for contributory infringment/liability. Perhaps the RIAA should sue the labels, for ingnoring the MP3 craze until it reached giagantic proportions when they could have worked to monetize the process (by easily accessable licenses)much earlier, thus serving artists, songwriters and yes even the labels,not to mention the consumer, but chose not to by trying to maintain their lock on the control. Better yet, perhaps the artists should sue the labels for malpractice in the performance of their fiduciary duties.
I personally salute the EFF for stepping up.
Its a start, and each journey begins with one step.
We blame him for everything else in the environment, I'm surprised he hasn't caught the heat for this one yet...
Yeah their take on it is hilarous. They say they tried to get the language added, but that their request was un-needed, that what they were doing (or planning to do) was legal all along. The question is why ask for the changes protecting the RIAA membership from damages if what you are doing is legal? They won't answer that one.
Ouch....
I recently ran across a site that archived the the old SIDDs music from Quantum link and had a Window s player available to play them.....
Harry Fox is the licensing division of the NMPA and other publishers. They recently won a landmark case against Universal Music for copyright right infringment, as the music they offered on FarmClub was licensed only to be recorded, not webcast or for download. The damages have yet to be determined. There are usually at least two sets of copyrights invovled if not more. One for the composition (the songwriter), and one for the sound recording (what you hear). The publishers/songwriters own the copyrights on the composition and the labels own the copyrights on the sound recording. In the past the NMPA has waited till the RIAA has filed a lawsuit, then piled on with what I call "Me Too" lawsuits. However with the recent win against Universal I expect that NMPA and Harry Fox are going to be taking a much more pro-active role, as the labels launch MusicNet and Pressplay. The RIAA and NMPA, while often on the same side of the fence, are also often at each others throats as they fight over royalty issues.
Yep, The only high speed access I have here in southwest VA is through Cox cable and @home. My IP address is static. However Cox has notified @home they will not renew their contract in June of 2002. I asked the local head of Internet Ops about
what they were doing as soon as it started to become likely @home may die and was told they are planning to possibly take over the operation themselves.
Your wish is granted! FTC is investigating the Musicnet/Pressplay Douoploly as you read this.
The labels are starting to ask Why are we paying this Rosen woman a 1.1 million dollar salary? First the EU Investigation in June, this Boucher/Cannon bill, and now a FTC investigation. Not to mention that the FTC Finding of Price Fixing, or the 28 states lawsuit over the price fixing
The American Revolution was not won by direct confrontation, but by using guerilla warfare. Hit and run, stay hidden while you attack, do the most damage, with the fewest casualites. Rather than confront head on, nibble away at the edges, distract the enemy with action that draws them away from the battle into skirmishes that weaken their main battle force. Force the enemy to react rather than to act. Attack on multiple fronts, forcing them to dilute their armies to the point they can no longer defend their position.