just the opportunity for Congress to pass such a law
Specifically Article 1 (legislative branch) Section 8 (scope of power):
The Congress shall have power...
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;... To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers[.]
It just seems that Congress forgot about the parts I put in bold. The Supreme Court hasn't published their decision yet to how the Sonny Bono Act (1) actually promotes progress, and if it (2) is of limited time.
Go to IUMA.com. Their name officially is Internet Underground Music Archive, but in keeping in the Recording Industry Association and Motion Picture Association, I'd name them the Internet's Unsigned Musicians Association. They have:
Over 40 genres of music
Over 42,000 bands registered.
Top 40 list in each genre
Streamed MP3 or RealAudio, all the time.
Many of the bands are quite good. Click on their 'Radio IUMA' link (it's a popup window, but not very annoying), choose your genre (or all) and listen to streamed audio all the time.
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The (flawed) logic that so many people seem to use on music is:
RIAA puts out music.
I like some of their music but not all.
I am dislike some of their prices and policies ($15 / DRM)
I only listen to 2/10 of each of their CD's
THEREFORE, I can buy 2 RIAA CD's and steal 8 (10? 15? more?) RIAA CD's, since that's all I'll use.
The (correct) logic to use is this:
RIAA distributes about 95% of all music in the USA
RIAA represents about 0.0001% of all good musicians in the USA
I only like 2/10 of RIAA's music
RIAA has excessive prices and unreasonable policies ($15 / DRM)
I only listen to 2/10 of their CD's
THEREFORE, I should buy or obtain music from any of the 99.9999% of the musicians in the USA and around the world. Most will give me their music freely.
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Yes, there are a lot of not-so-good garage bands, but there are LOTS of good, independant bands on sites like IUMA. Many bands are professional groups with several CDs. Many groups will sell you their CD's (some post all their songs, some post only a few from each CD). All the groups would be happy if you sent them a check for $2 saying "I love your music on IUMA, send me more!"
With the number of articles being posted about the problems with RIAA, its sad that only a few of them reference free music sources like IUMA. The/. crowd who generally understands that "free software != bad software" should feel the same way about music, "free != bad". There may be lots of free stuff that isn't great, but much of it appeals to somone, or served some purpose for someone. Unlike sourceforge, most musicians don't put up songs of the form "I have a great idea for a song, its like J-Lo with an electronica beat. Pl34se help me write it."
Most of these are the generic items that apply to everyone. I've looked for jobs, I've hired people. When looking for a job, think first about what you would do when hiring people.
1. Went into detail what I did in the last 3 jobs, I mean serious detail. It means that the people that I'll work well with, will appreciate my resume instead of some PHB looking for acronyms.
Not enough detail is a problem, but so is detailing everything. That's covered in pretty much every job-hunting book.
2. Include links to articles I wrote, and postings I made in forums for all the above technologies. The last job I got was because they received help from some silly posting I made and forgot about years ago.
I doubt they read your links. Someone may have looked at one or two, but that looks like they went searching and found you, not the other way around.
3. Include links to interactive sites that you helped build. Forget the pretty stuff, the fancy HTML, that's not what you will be hired for, instead, link to the interactive portions of the site that actually do something.
4. Always have some code samples handy with lots of comments. Include some OOP examples along with traditional procedural code.Even if they dont use OOP, at least they know that you can.
Never hire a programmer without looking at code. Never apply for a job without a code sample. If you are fresh out of college you have the most code samples -- every assignment you ever did. You have the least if you are a 10-year in-the-trenches person, but then the company should consider work history over your coding style.
5. Make sure that you will have lots of hits in google, which will turn up all your online activity.
That's only important if that's your line of work. Just like getting a job in the game industry is easier if you have your name in credits, or the movie industry if your name is on the credits. Or going into academia you should bring or have online a list of your publications. Or applying for a broadcasting position, try to show how you affect television ratings. That step is just another way to say "I can do this job." What's more important is that if you google for yourself, you don't find NEGATIVE things.
6. Dont bring your resume to the interview. Instead, when they ask for it, give them the URL where they can view it.
I did that ONCE. Never again. ALWAYS bring a resume. You can say 'I would like you to look at my web site, which has links' if you interview is going well (or bad). A good resume/CV will lead the interviewer and help them ask specific questions about you. Such as "I see you worked on project X. Tell me about it." When I interview, I bring a folder. The top-most tabbed section has several sets of resumes and CV's, including some specifically targeted for them asking me questions. I have copies of questions that I would ask if I were interviewing myself for my dream job. I have statistics for the job they are offering, salaries for the area, and other notes. I have extensive notes about the company (which I make some sort of comment about). I also have the normal stuff (old jobs, old salaries, contacts, references, etc.) I have in my binder many code samples, including a CD with samples that I can leave with them containing many samples. In short, when you go to an interview, BE PREPARED, they may actually want to hire you.
7. Refuse a job where they require your resume in Microsoft Word format. It means that they are not really an open source shop, and the PHB's probably use Outlook, Exchange, Office and IE. Tell them that you are refusing the job because of that reason. They will respect you for having the balls to do it, and in the same vein, always submit your resume in text format in the email to the recruiter (not as an attachment).
I would change that to say "Refuse a job where they want you to use tools that you don't want to use, and tell them why if you have moral, ethical, or professional reasons." That argument applies equally well when applied to any other area. Just saying "I WON'T use (brand) tools" is bad, it makes you look immature, uncooperative, and unprofessional. Saying "I WON'T use (brand) tools because I have had these experiences with it" is still bad, it implies that you didn't bother to get over the learning curve. Saying "I will not use or don't like (brand) because (state reasons), may I use (alternate tools) instead?" is about the best you can do in that situation, because they can see your reasoning (or lack thereof) and consider your alternative. They may feel the same way and just haven't expressed it.
8. Be assertive in your resume, tell them exactly what you want to do. Dont be vague about what you want to do. Tell them how you can help them, and that you will make a great fit in their org. If possible, tailor your resume for each job you are applying for.
You can read that in any resume book, and most job hunting books. Some people will give you the job if you are basically qualified and are the only one who asks "Will you give me the job?"
9. Don't mention that you can use a word processor, browser, or spreadsheet. That's passe, everybody's expected to do that. Don't mention that you can admin an NT/2000 box (even if you can), instead, tell them in the interview.
I disagree. If you are looking for an entry level data-entry person, they WANT to know that you can type. They WANT to know your WPM and ten-key speed. They WANT to know that you can use spreadsheets IF that's what they're using. If you are being hired for your PHP and SQL knowledge, don't bother going into detail about your C++ skills. If you are being hired as an assembly-level programmer for 3D graphics, don't ramble on about the PHP solution you wrote on your last job.
But on the other hand, the article was pretty good.
That doesn't help much. As someone else replied, there's always the DMCA to contend with, but even then...
There are several ways to circumvent this. Most of them would eventually land you in court. You could claim that only Congress has the power to make laws and only the Executive branch may enforce them. You could make claims about fair use and the betamax case and time-shifting and undue burdons on the marketplace, &c, &c, &c.
BUT WE'RE GEEKS.
Go get a generic radio scanner from your local Radio Shack, Fry's, or other gadget store, and send the stream to your computer. Go to SourceForge and start a project that 'interprets arbitrary radio waveforms as though they were arbitrary DTV and HDTV signals'. Provide and establish primary uses such as 'Enabling consumers to view DTV and HTDV on devices that the Industry is unwilling to support.'
Perfectly legal, ethical, and cheap. See how well it worked for DeCSS?
Sure you'll go to jail, 100 or so people will have their lives ruined for it, but its worth it, right?
In my case, it isn't a $10 laywer, but a practicing corporate and IP lawyer that makes a significant amount of cash from the companies he works for. He feels that, if he is interested in the subject and it isn't a time-consuming item, individuals and non-profits could benefit from his expertise.
Personally I have donated many hours of computer skills, graphics skills, and programming skills to individuals and non-profit groups that I think have fun, short projects. I've done several where I expected no payment, but then they offered me a token payment.
My largest project like that was for a non-profit music group, I spent over 300 hours re-designing and building database applications. From my view, I got to review my SQL (which is something I seldom do) and develop some trivial applications in other languages, such as building ActiveX controls and VB programs. It was fun for me and useful for them. The fact that they paid me a token amount of about $1 per hour after the fact didn't bother me -- I spent the time expecting to not get paid, I saw the $300 as a 'thank you', not a payment. I believe the lawyer in my example feels the same way.
The question doesn't say that he DIDN'T talk to a lawyer.
First we're talking about IP, copyright, and trademark. You don't talk to 'a lawyer' becuase most lawyers pass the regular Legal Bar and not those for IP, which are much more difficult.
Second, this kind of issue is best discussed with slashdot AND a lawyer, AND newsgroups, AND maybe a second lawyer.
Third, (I agree) -- talk to a lawyer.:) I have worked with IP lawyers who do non-profit work for free, and personal work for very low cost ($10/hr, more or less). This sounds like you are getting professional work done, but IP lawyers aren't that expensive.
Most of us think of 'Hiring a Lawyer' as an unattainable task, or costing thousands of dollars for extensive work, like is done in court cases. Finding an IP lawyer is easy. Look in the phone book, call the people who don't have full-page ads, and find one that charges between 25-50 per hour and specializes in IP. Find a small business with several lawyers and a single receptionist that has a low, reasonable hourly rate for small projects like that.
In this case where there was extensive bidding going on for the project, the small cost of $200-300 for a day with a competent lawyer should have been included as part of the bid. They probably should have spent $50-100 for a morning with the lawyer while working on the bid, just in case.
I would include Alchohol in that group, because it is a regulated drug. I wouldn't put the others in the same group.
Insurance doesn't cost society anything, it comes right out of my paycheck
Insurance is based on everyone supporting the payments. It is well documented that people impaired with drugs/alcohol engage in reckless activities. Just look at the number of accidents caused by drunk drivers. Although I have never been in a car accident, my car insurance payments pay for those other people's accidents. That means THEIR damage affects MY finances. That's a social impact.
The impact on my family is, again, nobody's business but mine and my families
Except alcoholics and drug abusers are more likely to physically and emotionally abuse their family. Those have a toll on the person, the police when they need to get involved, the courts, welfare and family services, education of the children (it is well documented that children do not perform well at school when being abused).
The other things you mentioned ARE regulated, so to say that Drugs shouldn't be regulated when they have MORE of an impact is a bad argument.
Drug dealing is the classic victimless crime - there's no societal gain from it being a crime, and certainly none for the extreme penalties associated with it.
Except that it isn't.
When you [any druggie, not you personally] are totally wasted you:
spend money on the (illigal) drugs. That money goes to the dealers, which goes to the importers which goes to... the drug cartels, organized crime, and terrorism.
cost your employer by not showing up or poor performance
injure your health
cost your insurance, and therefore society
impact your family
are more likely to harm other people and property
But if it were legalized...
The money would go to the mega-drug corporations and those drug cartels, but they don't sponsor terrorism directly. (Some would argue they are their own organized crime.)
The society problems remain. Your employer, insurance, family, friends, and strangers all end up being injured. That's why it isn't victimless. That's why they are illigal.
There's a difference between the battle.net v bnetd and the xbox thing.
In the xbox world, Microsoft has a good claim that the mod chips hurt their business. People wanted to get pirated software, and MS said 'that hurts our profits'. If you want the ability to run Linux they have made a way to do that: GET A DEVELOPMENT KIT. If you want to make your own games, get a dev kit. If you want to play pirated games, you are a theif, (but could do it with a dev kit).
In the bnetd world, Blizzard has a poor claim that bnetd hurts their business. People wanted Blizzard to improve their online sites. People offered to pay; ISPs offered to host; Consumers complained. They could have EASILY said "We'll offer new servers", or "We'll license ISP's to host", or "We'll let corporations like McDonalds host and add BigMac items that restore lots of unit health". When the bnetd folks asked them for help, they just said "no." When bnetd didn't do the things Blizzard did, they could have made an agreement with bnetd to include their 'security code'. Did they? No. They filed a law suit instead of implementing their 'security code'.
To finish the comparison: Where Blizzard just filed law suits, MS said "keep stuff you have changed off our servers." Where Blizzard said "No other networks, period, we don't care if you are legit or pirates", MS has said "Developer networks are fine, just show that you are developers and not pirates."
See the difference? I personally dispise xbox mod chips because they hurt my paychecks. But MS were to somehow require that you used their servers and couldn't use dev servers? Or if their servers get clogged and they won't let new game developers enable custom servers? Then you will have a valid comparison.
Several apps use small blocks. The PalmOS 4.0 NotePad program has 1-pixel accuracy. Some games I have played use 1px lines that you need to move around. Some custom tools I have used wanted 4-pixel square accuracy.
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The cnet link answered the questions.
It does have the regular screen, but they modified the default apps to have bigger icons. Even so, it would have about.2 mm pixels; way to small to be useful. With even the.5 mm mechanical pencils you would end up always hitting multiple pixels on the digitizer.
The screen looks to be quite a bit smaller than the Palm standard of 160x160. With the 6cm screen it is hard enough to get within a single pixel for selecting. The screen on their site looks to be about 3cm squre.
If they do have 160x160, those icons look awfully big. If they don't have it, lots of apps will break. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the specs really say...
I put up a reply to someone else's question on the board. You need to find out some numbers before you can answer how it effects the radio.
What is their GROSS REVENUE from the webcasts?
What is their EXPENSE of the webcast, beyond their regular Internet connectivity?
What is the size of their outfit? listners? employees?
For a college, they would probably have to work within the formula.
That is, pay revenues of the larger of:
0.08 * gross revenue from webcast
0.05 * (expenses of webcasts - certain exemptions, such as existing net connections)
So if the radio does no advertising, it makes no revenue from the webcast. It probably only has minimal webcast expenses, since it probably is already doing a radio broadcast. So the overall cost for a college to broadcast will be quite small.
You will have to pay royalties to the copyright holder of the recording.
If RIAA is the copyright holder, then you have to pay fixed royalties or work out other arrangements. That's where this law comes in.
If the grunge band next door is the copyright holder, the law still applies. You have to pay or work out other arrangements. Most small bands would probably arrange to pay you if you help them sell CDs.
Actually, it is a LOT easer to read than most other bills. Political party doesn't matter, its the legal, technical precision that makes it difficult.
If you are a programmer, imagine that you are in the 107'th development team of a two-century old legacy program. If you want keep side effects down, you have to be very precise, and your changes will be a little hard to read.
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what happens to classical stations now?
I assume you are talking about the time, and not the style? Nothing changes for those people.
The music itself is in the public domain.
The PERFORMANCES are owned by someone. If you have 1845 recording from the London Symphony Orchestra, that's in the public domain. If you have a 2001 perfomance of the same work by the same Orchestra, then you need to work out the rights.
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Read the law: GROSS REVENUE ONLY.
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If you only have 20 listerners, you don't have revenue.
The law clearly states:
the royalty rate shall be 8 percent of the webcaster's gross revenues during such period, or 5 percent of the webcaster's expenses during such period, whichever is greater, except that an eligible small webcaster that is a natural person shall exclude from expenses those expenses not incurred in connection with the operation of a service that makes eligible nonsubscription transmissions, and an eligible small webcaster that is a natural person shall exclude from gross revenues his or her income during such period
It says GROSS REVENUES, not anything about broadcasts or listeners.
This means that if you only have 20 listeners, you probably aren't making any revenue. If you are a small-time band broadcasting for yourself, you can make it so you make no revenue on the broadcasts. (make revenue on sales of the songs, not the broadcastings).
The second part says if you don't spend any money other than your regular web hookups (like your DSL, cable, T1, etc.) then you don't have to pay based on expenses.
The final part is just a protection that personal income isn't part of the broadcasting.
That's why (almost) everyone likes it. RIAA doesn't mind because they can get you for copyright if you broadcast their songs. Small webcasters don't mind IF they make no revenue. The only people who need to worry are:
The people who make revenue from ads. So the obvious solution there is: NO MORE ADS, (use a donation drive or something) meaning no more revenue, meaning no more fees.
The people who have large expenses for broadcasts, like college and university radio. But they probably aren't paying much for equipment, so 5 percent isn't really too big of a charge.
1) The appropriate person is listed as a member of the Board of Directors
2) Thank them for their support of scientific research
3) STATE THE ACTION THAT YOU DISLIKE
4) Politely urge them to take action
5) Politely notify them that you will post this on their community web sites that you post to (if you do)
With that out of the way:
Novell is represented by Gary Schuster. Novell Invester Relations is 'ptroop@novell.com'
Sun Microsystems is represented by Michael Morris. Sun invester relations is 'investor-relations@sun.com'
Real Networks is represented by Kelly Jo MacArthur. Real's contact is 'public_relations@real.com'
NetSchools, now owned by Plato, is represented by Kathy Hurley. The contact is 'meredith@netschools.com'
Citrix is represented by Traver Gruen-Kennedy. The contact is 'eric.armstrong@citrix.com'
Borland is represented by Dale Fuller. I used my corporate contact, so look up your own.
Thompson is represented by Edward A. Friedland. I used a friend who works within Thompson, so look up your own contact.
Oracle is represented by Daniel Cooperman. The contact is 'investor-us@oracle.com'
These minor changes are likely to trickle into society soon, but that's not what we need.
With a bit more work we could turn the disks into
nanotube interfaces to a frozen light held inside the platter. The article on that wouldn't say how many paperbacks it can hold, more like "If you could convert your body into pure data, you could store N million skinny people (or M million fat people)." Sure it would have to be kept cold, but big deal. And that's not even new technology, what's so great about a lousy 90 GB?
When in College, there were occasionally letters to the editor that read like this:
I am John Smith. One of the 7 at the school. The John Smith who wrote the letter to the Editor last week was JS4@.edu. I am JS@.edu and think dislike all the names I have been called for a letter written by another John Smith.
It's not like names are universally unique identifiers, but people seem to forget. My wife, formerly Sarah Johnson, had the same complaint.
Slashdot Mirror
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Go to IUMA.com. Their name officially is Internet Underground Music Archive, but in keeping in the Recording Industry Association and Motion Picture Association, I'd name them the Internet's Unsigned Musicians Association. They have:
Many of the bands are quite good. Click on their 'Radio IUMA' link (it's a popup window, but not very annoying), choose your genre (or all) and listen to streamed audio all the time.
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The (flawed) logic that so many people seem to use on music is:
The (correct) logic to use is this:
[rant mode = off]
Yes, there are a lot of not-so-good garage bands, but there are LOTS of good, independant bands on sites like IUMA. Many bands are professional groups with several CDs. Many groups will sell you their CD's (some post all their songs, some post only a few from each CD). All the groups would be happy if you sent them a check for $2 saying "I love your music on IUMA, send me more!"
With the number of articles being posted about the problems with RIAA, its sad that only a few of them reference free music sources like IUMA. The /. crowd who generally understands that "free software != bad software" should feel the same way about music, "free != bad". There may be lots of free stuff that isn't great, but much of it appeals to somone, or served some purpose for someone. Unlike sourceforge, most musicians don't put up songs of the form "I have a great idea for a song, its like J-Lo with an electronica beat. Pl34se help me write it."
frob.
But on the other hand, the article was pretty good.
There are several ways to circumvent this. Most of them would eventually land you in court. You could claim that only Congress has the power to make laws and only the Executive branch may enforce them. You could make claims about fair use and the betamax case and time-shifting and undue burdons on the marketplace, &c, &c, &c.
BUT WE'RE GEEKS.
Go get a generic radio scanner from your local Radio Shack, Fry's, or other gadget store, and send the stream to your computer. Go to SourceForge and start a project that 'interprets arbitrary radio waveforms as though they were arbitrary DTV and HDTV signals'. Provide and establish primary uses such as 'Enabling consumers to view DTV and HTDV on devices that the Industry is unwilling to support.'
Perfectly legal, ethical, and cheap. See how well it worked for DeCSS?
Sure you'll go to jail, 100 or so people will have their lives ruined for it, but its worth it, right?
Right?
Anybody?
Hmmm... Sounds like some chilling effects
Frob.
So the proposal to the FCC is my enemy, and Microsoft is its enemy...
Microsoft is my Enemy...
Microsoft is the enemy of my enemy, so...
Microsoft must... be... my... my... fr[KA-BOOM] (head exploding)
(It's funny, laugh.)
We're still required to watch the commercials, remember?
Personally I have donated many hours of computer skills, graphics skills, and programming skills to individuals and non-profit groups that I think have fun, short projects. I've done several where I expected no payment, but then they offered me a token payment.
My largest project like that was for a non-profit music group, I spent over 300 hours re-designing and building database applications. From my view, I got to review my SQL (which is something I seldom do) and develop some trivial applications in other languages, such as building ActiveX controls and VB programs. It was fun for me and useful for them. The fact that they paid me a token amount of about $1 per hour after the fact didn't bother me -- I spent the time expecting to not get paid, I saw the $300 as a 'thank you', not a payment. I believe the lawyer in my example feels the same way.
Frob.
First we're talking about IP, copyright, and trademark. You don't talk to 'a lawyer' becuase most lawyers pass the regular Legal Bar and not those for IP, which are much more difficult.
Second, this kind of issue is best discussed with slashdot AND a lawyer, AND newsgroups, AND maybe a second lawyer.
Third, (I agree) -- talk to a lawyer . :) I have worked with IP lawyers who do non-profit work for free, and personal work for very low cost ($10/hr, more or less). This sounds like you are getting professional work done, but IP lawyers aren't that expensive.
Most of us think of 'Hiring a Lawyer' as an unattainable task, or costing thousands of dollars for extensive work, like is done in court cases. Finding an IP lawyer is easy. Look in the phone book, call the people who don't have full-page ads, and find one that charges between 25-50 per hour and specializes in IP. Find a small business with several lawyers and a single receptionist that has a low, reasonable hourly rate for small projects like that.
In this case where there was extensive bidding going on for the project, the small cost of $200-300 for a day with a competent lawyer should have been included as part of the bid. They probably should have spent $50-100 for a morning with the lawyer while working on the bid, just in case.
Except that it isn't.
When you [any druggie, not you personally] are totally wasted you:
But if it were legalized...
The money would go to the mega-drug corporations and those drug cartels, but they don't sponsor terrorism directly. (Some would argue they are their own organized crime.)
The society problems remain. Your employer, insurance, family, friends, and strangers all end up being injured. That's why it isn't victimless. That's why they are illigal.
frob.
Frob.
In the xbox world, Microsoft has a good claim that the mod chips hurt their business. People wanted to get pirated software, and MS said 'that hurts our profits'. If you want the ability to run Linux they have made a way to do that: GET A DEVELOPMENT KIT. If you want to make your own games, get a dev kit. If you want to play pirated games, you are a theif, (but could do it with a dev kit).
In the bnetd world, Blizzard has a poor claim that bnetd hurts their business. People wanted Blizzard to improve their online sites. People offered to pay; ISPs offered to host; Consumers complained. They could have EASILY said "We'll offer new servers", or "We'll license ISP's to host", or "We'll let corporations like McDonalds host and add BigMac items that restore lots of unit health". When the bnetd folks asked them for help, they just said "no." When bnetd didn't do the things Blizzard did, they could have made an agreement with bnetd to include their 'security code'. Did they? No. They filed a law suit instead of implementing their 'security code'.
To finish the comparison: Where Blizzard just filed law suits, MS said "keep stuff you have changed off our servers." Where Blizzard said "No other networks, period, we don't care if you are legit or pirates", MS has said "Developer networks are fine, just show that you are developers and not pirates."
See the difference? I personally dispise xbox mod chips because they hurt my paychecks. But MS were to somehow require that you used their servers and couldn't use dev servers? Or if their servers get clogged and they won't let new game developers enable custom servers? Then you will have a valid comparison.
frob.
frob.
It does have the regular screen, but they modified the default apps to have bigger icons. Even so, it would have about .2 mm pixels; way to small to be useful. With even the .5 mm mechanical pencils you would end up always hitting multiple pixels on the digitizer.
If they do have 160x160, those icons look awfully big. If they don't have it, lots of apps will break. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the specs really say...
frob.
- What is their GROSS REVENUE from the webcasts?
- What is their EXPENSE of the webcast, beyond their regular Internet connectivity?
- What is the size of their outfit? listners? employees?
For a college, they would probably have to work within the formula. That is, pay revenues of the larger of:- 0.08 * gross revenue from webcast
- 0.05 * (expenses of webcasts - certain exemptions, such as existing net connections)
So if the radio does no advertising, it makes no revenue from the webcast. It probably only has minimal webcast expenses, since it probably is already doing a radio broadcast. So the overall cost for a college to broadcast will be quite small.hope that helps.
If you are a programmer, imagine that you are in the 107'th development team of a two-century old legacy program. If you want keep side effects down, you have to be very precise, and your changes will be a little hard to read.
The music itself is in the public domain.
The PERFORMANCES are owned by someone. If you have 1845 recording from the London Symphony Orchestra, that's in the public domain. If you have a 2001 perfomance of the same work by the same Orchestra, then you need to work out the rights.
frob.
The law clearly states:
It says GROSS REVENUES, not anything about broadcasts or listeners.
This means that if you only have 20 listeners, you probably aren't making any revenue. If you are a small-time band broadcasting for yourself, you can make it so you make no revenue on the broadcasts. (make revenue on sales of the songs, not the broadcastings).
The second part says if you don't spend any money other than your regular web hookups (like your DSL, cable, T1, etc.) then you don't have to pay based on expenses.
The final part is just a protection that personal income isn't part of the broadcasting.
That's why (almost) everyone likes it. RIAA doesn't mind because they can get you for copyright if you broadcast their songs. Small webcasters don't mind IF they make no revenue. The only people who need to worry are:
Some people's children...
1) The appropriate person is listed as a member of the Board of Directors
2) Thank them for their support of scientific research
3) STATE THE ACTION THAT YOU DISLIKE
4) Politely urge them to take action
5) Politely notify them that you will post this on their community web sites that you post to (if you do)
With that out of the way:
Novell is represented by Gary Schuster. Novell Invester Relations is 'ptroop@novell.com'
Sun Microsystems is represented by Michael Morris. Sun invester relations is 'investor-relations@sun.com'
Real Networks is represented by Kelly Jo MacArthur. Real's contact is 'public_relations@real.com'
NetSchools, now owned by Plato, is represented by Kathy Hurley. The contact is 'meredith@netschools.com'
Citrix is represented by Traver Gruen-Kennedy. The contact is 'eric.armstrong@citrix.com'
Borland is represented by Dale Fuller. I used my corporate contact, so look up your own.
Thompson is represented by Edward A. Friedland. I used a friend who works within Thompson, so look up your own contact.
Oracle is represented by Daniel Cooperman. The contact is 'investor-us@oracle.com'
Please, use them only for good.
frob.
With a bit more work we could turn the disks into nanotube interfaces to a frozen light held inside the platter. The article on that wouldn't say how many paperbacks it can hold, more like "If you could convert your body into pure data, you could store N million skinny people (or M million fat people)." Sure it would have to be kept cold, but big deal. And that's not even new technology, what's so great about a lousy 90 GB?
Perhaps bandwidth, not media, is his problem.
I am John Smith. One of the 7 at the school. The John Smith who wrote the letter to the Editor last week was JS4@.edu. I am JS@.edu and think dislike all the names I have been called for a letter written by another John Smith.
It's not like names are universally unique identifiers, but people seem to forget. My wife, formerly Sarah Johnson, had the same complaint.
Some people's children...