On a side note, I hope someone would create a DivX recorder. Something like a real-time DVD ripper to tape TV shows to CDs. At least it saves space on the rack.
The reality, however, is that one company often doesn't own the distribution rights worldwide... or in all formats.... By the time the movie premieres in Asia it may be coming out on DVD in the US. Having it available worldwide would cause some obvious problems.
How is this situitation different from the days of VHS? It isn't. Yet VHS had no region encoding scheme. Yes, there was the NTSC/PAL thing. However, that was set by regulatory bodies, not Hollywood. Plus, there were cases (eg, US-Japan) where this was not an issue.
If the Japanese companies had to worry about reverse importation issues, they'd just make us make the discs unpalatable to their customers... mostly by denying us extras or the Japanese track
Actually, before DVD was widespread, there were many American VHS anime tapes with the Japanese track that could be played in Japan.
The FBI is telling companies, "If you see this symbol outside your building, it probably means that your network is accessable from the outside. Make sure this is what you want." What's so wrong with that?
In the interview, "Jon" asked, "I can walk into any bookstore and peruse a book for hours before buying. I can also return that book for store credit without the bookstore accusing me of photocopying the book at home.
I generally cannot peruse the contents of a CD, and I can not return it once it has been opened. Thus, I'm treated as a criminal, and forced to buy a $16.99 raffle ticket.
Why are you hiding the contents of a CD from the consumer? Are you afraid that generally once they hear the full album (rather than just the radio hit that has been drilled into their heads) that the consumer will not buy it?
Please elaborate on why, as a consumer, I am not entitled to know what I am buying." Ms. Sherman responded,"I guess you haven't been to a record store lately. A lot of them feature this really cool "wand" that you can swipe across the barcode of any CD in the bins - and you will immediately hear samples from the various tracks on that CD! It's really great.
Most record stores also feature "listening posts" where you can sample the music from CDs, but those are limited to the specific CDs being offered that month.
The Internet presents an unbelievable opportunity for sampling. Go to online music stores (like Tower, or Amazon, or loads of others) and click on the album you're interested in and you'll be able to hear samples all day long.
In short, everyone is better off when you, the consumer, get to know what you're buying before you buy it. You're a happier music fan, and we don't have an unhappy customer who feels ripped off." Ms. Sherman did not answer Jon's question. He was asking to listen to the whole CD-not a "sample". He wants to know why he can't listen to whatever tracks he damn well pleases in the store before he buys the CD. I would like to know that too. In a bookstore, I could, theoretacaly, read the whole book. Why can't I listen to an entire CD in a record store?
Providing complete copies of copyrighted recordings is by no means fair use. Fair use would be providing short sections for critical discussion and analysis.
The access providers are not providing copies. They are providing "transportation" to them. If I fly to California and kill someone, is the airline liable?
The site is located in China. Chinese law, not American, applies. And regardless of which law applies, the fact remains that access providers are not law-enforcement agencies.
Because Joe Sixpack never sees computers without monitors. He thinks "computer=box with that TV-like thing attached to it". If they're trying to sell this thing to the general public, they must understand how the general public thinks.
The user need not sit at a desk. He can stand and walk around. This makes it a good input device for portable computers, especially ones with head-up displays. It's also good for presentations with large projection screens. There are a lot of other uses as well, e. g., palmtops.
Bigger cup holders. In Aug 2001, I bought a Mercury Sable. It actually has custom cup holders to accommodate larger beverages! (There's a little bar you use to adjust the size; it's hard to describe.)
I used a 3.5'' disk today. I had to type an exam. (I have very bad handwriting.) The teacher said, "Give it to me on a disk." He did not say CD. He did not say Zip disk. He said disk, as in floppy.
"Don't they have something better to do during the summer than hack our site?" asked the RIAA representative, who asked not to be identified. "Perhaps it at least took 10 minutes away from stealing music."
I cannot believe the elitist attitude that this person has. This is a new low even for the RIAA. DoS on!
Yes, if you don't live in the USA, you are exempt from US copyright laws. And guess what? If you don't live in Malaysia, you are exampt from Malaysian copyright laws!
I only have a "liscence" to use commercial software? I don't own that copy? I don't get to do anything I want that doesn't involve making another copy? I guess that means that I can break my Windows XP CD in 2, send it to Microsoft with the liscence certificate and sales recepit, and get a new CD right?
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Both Japan and the US use the NTSC standard. The only barrier is language-which would be there whether region coding existed or not.
They have.
How is this different from the days of VHS. No one seems to be able to answer this...
How is this situitation different from the days of VHS? It isn't. Yet VHS had no region encoding scheme. Yes, there was the NTSC/PAL thing. However, that was set by regulatory bodies, not Hollywood. Plus, there were cases (eg, US-Japan) where this was not an issue.
Remote controls have been outlawed under the DMCA as they are "circumvention measures".
Actually, before DVD was widespread, there were many American VHS anime tapes with the Japanese track that could be played in Japan.
The FBI is telling companies, "If you see this symbol outside your building, it probably means that your network is accessable from the outside. Make sure this is what you want." What's so wrong with that?
No. However, he should be able to, if he wants, sit in the store and read as much of the book as he likes--not just "sample chapters".
In the interview, "Jon" asked, "I can walk into any bookstore and peruse a book for hours before buying. I can also return that book for store credit without the bookstore accusing me of photocopying the book at home. I generally cannot peruse the contents of a CD, and I can not return it once it has been opened. Thus, I'm treated as a criminal, and forced to buy a $16.99 raffle ticket. Why are you hiding the contents of a CD from the consumer? Are you afraid that generally once they hear the full album (rather than just the radio hit that has been drilled into their heads) that the consumer will not buy it? Please elaborate on why, as a consumer, I am not entitled to know what I am buying."
Ms. Sherman responded,"I guess you haven't been to a record store lately. A lot of them feature this really cool "wand" that you can swipe across the barcode of any CD in the bins - and you will immediately hear samples from the various tracks on that CD! It's really great. Most record stores also feature "listening posts" where you can sample the music from CDs, but those are limited to the specific CDs being offered that month. The Internet presents an unbelievable opportunity for sampling. Go to online music stores (like Tower, or Amazon, or loads of others) and click on the album you're interested in and you'll be able to hear samples all day long. In short, everyone is better off when you, the consumer, get to know what you're buying before you buy it. You're a happier music fan, and we don't have an unhappy customer who feels ripped off."
Ms. Sherman did not answer Jon's question. He was asking to listen to the whole CD-not a "sample". He wants to know why he can't listen to whatever tracks he damn well pleases in the store before he buys the CD. I would like to know that too. In a bookstore, I could, theoretacaly, read the whole book. Why can't I listen to an entire CD in a record store?
I've got Comcast. http://www.listen4ever.com gets me a 404.
Or this one.
The Senate is part of Congress. I'm sure you meant "our Senate and House of Representatives".
The access providers are not providing copies. They are providing "transportation" to them. If I fly to California and kill someone, is the airline liable?
The site is located in China. Chinese law, not American, applies.
And regardless of which law applies, the fact remains that access providers are not law-enforcement agencies.
Because Joe Sixpack never sees computers without monitors. He thinks "computer=box with that TV-like thing attached to it". If they're trying to sell this thing to the general public, they must understand how the general public thinks.
But the question remains: Why should I have to jump through any hoops to use what I legally bought and paid for?
Because the RIAA wants to gouge customers by making them pay for songs they don't want. Seriously, singles were dead long before the advent of P2P.
He left out more efficient porn browsing.
Bigger cup holders.
In Aug 2001, I bought a Mercury Sable. It actually has custom cup holders to accommodate larger beverages! (There's a little bar you use to adjust the size; it's hard to describe.)
Your 'right' to modify the phone, your property.
Hope that helps.
I used a 3.5'' disk today. I had to type an exam. (I have very bad handwriting.) The teacher said, "Give it to me on a disk." He did not say CD. He did not say Zip disk. He said disk, as in floppy.
I cannot believe the elitist attitude that this person has. This is a new low even for the RIAA. DoS on!
Yes, if you don't live in the USA, you are exempt from US copyright laws. And guess what? If you don't live in Malaysia, you are exampt from Malaysian copyright laws!
How is this different from the current situtation in the US?
I only have a "liscence" to use commercial software? I don't own that copy? I don't get to do anything I want that doesn't involve making another copy? I guess that means that I can break my Windows XP CD in 2, send it to Microsoft with the liscence certificate and sales recepit, and get a new CD right?