Unfortunately, there's a dearth of good storytellers in Hollywood.
Not quite true, there are a lot of good writers. They are even writing things that most anyone would consider good, entertaining and wholesome, however few studios are willing to take the risk when an action movie with sex and violence is almost a sure thing.
Even if the studio does produce the film, it seldom has the big advertising blitz that accompany the action movies. It is a sad commentary about people as a whole.
The problem is that some of the people believe that it is ok to edit a film for nudity or profanity, but what if a film was edited so that the "terrorists" in [insert favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger film] looked more compassionate or justified in their actions. Should the directors be thankful for that?
Can you draw a line and say that this editing is acceptable and this is not? Who should draw that line? The director, the studio, the Government, Clean Flicks?
Just because you think what they are doing is a worthy cause doesn't make it right. I think there should be edited movies available, but it is up to the studios to decide how and when.
How can anyone here seriously take the position that the consumer is wrong here?
You are missing the point entirely, this is NOT about consumer rights, this about editing works and redistributing them. Clean Flicks redistributes what they edit. I will stand up for consumer rights every time. The consumer has the right to edit, delete or destroy what he owns.
What if Clean Flicks was editing films and inserting product placement ads and selling the movies at a substantial discount. That would be a clear violation of copyrights and distribution rights. I doubt that many people here would stand up to support their right to insert product placements.
What if I didn't like the ending in a particular movie and edited a different "better" ending and distributed that version. I'm only selling copies that I purchased. I'm not even going to profit from it, since I will sell the copies that I make for the exact price that I purchased them for. What I have done is very much a copyright violation.
My last what if.
What if I take a Disney cartoon and edit it so that Mickey and Minnie appear to be having sexual relations. I take this edited version and sell only one copy for every copy that I purchase, again the same price that I purchased them. I can tell you that Disney will call that a dilution of their Trademark and a violation of their copyright. All I did was edit a scene with Mickey and Pluto wrestling and edit in Minnie. What's the problem. Oh, what I have done is very much a copyright violation.
I do agree that edited films should be available to those that want to view them, rent or own, I don't care. But there are better ways to accomplish this. Studios want to make a buck maybe this will make them wake up and see that they can make a profit selling edited versions, even if they just send the "edited for TV" version to DVD.
Just because the studios don't already supply an edited version when and how people want it doesn't make it right to edit and distribute the version that you want.
Currently the IDE bus on the Tivo is limited to 137 GB. Even the 160 GB or 200 GB drives have limits in a Tivo. There is talk of Kernel mod that will recognize the larger drives, but there have been issues. There are rumors of a quazi PCI add on card to allow larger drives and RAID5 in an external chassis, but you would lose your TurboNet card, if installed.
I purchased 4 of those same drives for myself. Three were 7200 RPM and one was (as labeled) 5400. Not bad. I would have bought them even if they were all 7200's. Great price, $99 for 120 GB. Yes, it will take 4-6 weeks to see the rebate, but my Tivo loves the extra space.
We do just what you recommend for our customers insisting on using wireless LANS. Then one of the bigger customers says, but what can we do for vendors and VIP visitors that just need to use the Internet and that we don't want to give VPN software or even tell them which VPN client we use?"
So we setup a piggyback network that mainly feeds the boardroom, vendor area (10+ desks w/phones) and the corporate lobby. That has commpletely open access to the Internet. The SSID is vistor. There is no WEP. The access to the network. You can't even VPN to the network from the WLAN, even if you have the correct VPN software and access. The campus is big enough that you would have to park on campus to access the WLAN, we tried with 24dBi antennas from various locations. If you are on campus after hours security will chase you off if you have no business being there.
Not our ideal situation, but sometimes you have to give the client what they want...
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I worked for a small ISP (40,000 subscribers) for 5+ years. The best method to tell if it is over subsrcibed to to run bandwidth tests at various times during the day and night and compare. Of course you need to also look at the price that you are currently paying and compare that with what everyone else is quoting.
If you are happy with the price that you are paying and the service/bandwidth that you are getting then stay where you are. If you are unhappy then go shopping.
Even the national providers oversell there Internet service. They just do it on a different scale.
Ah, there is a difference. I bought the Sony Playstation and if I mod it for my use only, Sony shouldn't care. I'm not trying to sell my "modded" Playstation, just play with.
On the other hand, if I want to mod my movie for my own uses, and don't want to sell or rent it to others that should be fine too.
Not only do they earn commission, they earn their commission based on the profit of an item. That "too powerful" phone you were trying to purchase was probably a loss leader and had a very poor profit margin. He was likely trying to steer you a phone with a better profit margin and of course a better commission for him.
Commission is still commission, but don't be fooled into thinking that the more expensive item will yield a better commission for the salesperson.
The point is that by releasing a hack for a competing smart card, especially if it is timed properly, you can hurt their negotiations with a satellite provider giving you the edge. Quick example if smart card company A and smart card company B are both vying for a contract for TV satellite provider Q and a hack for smart card company A comes out during a critical stage during negotiations then smart card company B has a decisive edge.
Smart card companies need contracts in order to sell cards. Once they have the contract it might even be favorable to leak hacks for their cards, at the right time, in order to sell more cards. They could also take this as an opportunity to show how quickly they respond to hacking. It never hurts if you know how and when the attack comes. It gives you great chance to respond. This can increase your perceived value to the satellite providers.
Okay! I will record only the ads and watch them 200 times...hope that will compensate them for the loss...
Actually you are not too far off, remember this story, TiVo Watches the Super Bowl the most replayed "scenes" were the commercials. Were those PVR's stealing too, Mr. Kellner?
Let's not lose site of reality. Not everyone watchs every commercial now. In the future product placement will probably become the model and commercials, as we know them will fade away, with the exception of live sporting events.
Look at the number pad on your keyboard, and then look at the number pad on your phone. They're opposite. The keyboard starts at the bottom and works it's way up, while the phone starts at the top and works down.
That will be the final test, whether it's a PDA with a built-in phone or a phone with a built-in PDA.
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A more accurate analogy...
You have missed the whole point that Rogerborg was making. If you allow one to happen then the other extreme can happen too.
Sometimes you have to look at extemes to see the real issue.
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Unfortunately, there's a dearth of good storytellers in Hollywood.
Not quite true, there are a lot of good writers. They are even writing things that most anyone would consider good, entertaining and wholesome, however few studios are willing to take the risk when an action movie with sex and violence is almost a sure thing.
Even if the studio does produce the film, it seldom has the big advertising blitz that accompany the action movies. It is a sad commentary about people as a whole.
Old7
Why should the directors be thankful?
The problem is that some of the people believe that it is ok to edit a film for nudity or profanity, but what if a film was edited so that the "terrorists" in [insert favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger film] looked more compassionate or justified in their actions. Should the directors be thankful for that?
Can you draw a line and say that this editing is acceptable and this is not? Who should draw that line? The director, the studio, the Government, Clean Flicks?
Just because you think what they are doing is a worthy cause doesn't make it right. I think there should be edited movies available, but it is up to the studios to decide how and when.
Old7
Cliff Notes and consider "reviews" of a particlar book. Reviews are perfectly legal, you can even quote passages. Cliff Notes are quite legal.
Old7
How can anyone here seriously take the position that the consumer is wrong here?
You are missing the point entirely, this is NOT about consumer rights, this about editing works and redistributing them. Clean Flicks redistributes what they edit. I will stand up for consumer rights every time. The consumer has the right to edit, delete or destroy what he owns.
What if Clean Flicks was editing films and inserting product placement ads and selling the movies at a substantial discount. That would be a clear violation of copyrights and distribution rights. I doubt that many people here would stand up to support their right to insert product placements.
What if I didn't like the ending in a particular movie and edited a different "better" ending and distributed that version. I'm only selling copies that I purchased. I'm not even going to profit from it, since I will sell the copies that I make for the exact price that I purchased them for. What I have done is very much a copyright violation.
My last what if. What if I take a Disney cartoon and edit it so that Mickey and Minnie appear to be having sexual relations. I take this edited version and sell only one copy for every copy that I purchase, again the same price that I purchased them. I can tell you that Disney will call that a dilution of their Trademark and a violation of their copyright. All I did was edit a scene with Mickey and Pluto wrestling and edit in Minnie. What's the problem. Oh, what I have done is very much a copyright violation.
I do agree that edited films should be available to those that want to view them, rent or own, I don't care. But there are better ways to accomplish this. Studios want to make a buck maybe this will make them wake up and see that they can make a profit selling edited versions, even if they just send the "edited for TV" version to DVD.
Just because the studios don't already supply an edited version when and how people want it doesn't make it right to edit and distribute the version that you want.
Old7
Currently the IDE bus on the Tivo is limited to 137 GB. Even the 160 GB or 200 GB drives have limits in a Tivo. There is talk of Kernel mod that will recognize the larger drives, but there have been issues. There are rumors of a quazi PCI add on card to allow larger drives and RAID5 in an external chassis, but you would lose your TurboNet card, if installed.
Old7
I purchased 4 of those same drives for myself. Three were 7200 RPM and one was (as labeled) 5400. Not bad. I would have bought them even if they were all 7200's. Great price, $99 for 120 GB. Yes, it will take 4-6 weeks to see the rebate, but my Tivo loves the extra space.
We do just what you recommend for our customers insisting on using wireless LANS. Then one of the bigger customers says, but what can we do for vendors and VIP visitors that just need to use the Internet and that we don't want to give VPN software or even tell them which VPN client we use?"
So we setup a piggyback network that mainly feeds the boardroom, vendor area (10+ desks w/phones) and the corporate lobby. That has commpletely open access to the Internet. The SSID is vistor. There is no WEP. The access to the network. You can't even VPN to the network from the WLAN, even if you have the correct VPN software and access. The campus is big enough that you would have to park on campus to access the WLAN, we tried with 24dBi antennas from various locations. If you are on campus after hours security will chase you off if you have no business being there.
Not our ideal situation, but sometimes you have to give the client what they want...
My guess would be "Peacock"
I worked for a small ISP (40,000 subscribers) for 5+ years. The best method to tell if it is over subsrcibed to to run bandwidth tests at various times during the day and night and compare. Of course you need to also look at the price that you are currently paying and compare that with what everyone else is quoting.
If you are happy with the price that you are paying and the service/bandwidth that you are getting then stay where you are. If you are unhappy then go shopping.
Even the national providers oversell there Internet service. They just do it on a different scale.
Ah, there is a difference. I bought the Sony Playstation and if I mod it for my use only, Sony shouldn't care. I'm not trying to sell my "modded" Playstation, just play with. On the other hand, if I want to mod my movie for my own uses, and don't want to sell or rent it to others that should be fine too.
Not only do they earn commission, they earn their commission based on the profit of an item. That "too powerful" phone you were trying to purchase was probably a loss leader and had a very poor profit margin. He was likely trying to steer you a phone with a better profit margin and of course a better commission for him. Commission is still commission, but don't be fooled into thinking that the more expensive item will yield a better commission for the salesperson.
The point is that by releasing a hack for a competing smart card, especially if it is timed properly, you can hurt their negotiations with a satellite provider giving you the edge. Quick example if smart card company A and smart card company B are both vying for a contract for TV satellite provider Q and a hack for smart card company A comes out during a critical stage during negotiations then smart card company B has a decisive edge. Smart card companies need contracts in order to sell cards. Once they have the contract it might even be favorable to leak hacks for their cards, at the right time, in order to sell more cards. They could also take this as an opportunity to show how quickly they respond to hacking. It never hurts if you know how and when the attack comes. It gives you great chance to respond. This can increase your perceived value to the satellite providers.
Okay! I will record only the ads and watch them 200 times...hope that will compensate them for the loss...
Actually you are not too far off, remember this story, TiVo Watches the Super Bowl the most replayed "scenes" were the commercials. Were those PVR's stealing too, Mr. Kellner?
Let's not lose site of reality. Not everyone watchs every commercial now. In the future product placement will probably become the model and commercials, as we know them will fade away, with the exception of live sporting events.
Look at the number pad on your keyboard, and then look at the number pad on your phone. They're opposite. The keyboard starts at the bottom and works it's way up, while the phone starts at the top and works down.
That will be the final test, whether it's a PDA with a built-in phone or a phone with a built-in PDA.
Oh, wait, no, find me simply a 7200 RPM IDE drive with 8MB of cache onboard.
Take a look at the Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM IDE drive WITH 8MB of cache...
On the other hand I do agree wholeheartly that SCSI is the way to go for fault tolerent server applications.