'We reject the view that copyright owners and their licensees are required to provide consumers with perpetual access to creative works.'
should read:
'We reject the view that music purchasers are required to provide copyright owners and their licensees with perpetual protection of their creative works.'
A choice quote from http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/woman-sued-tweet/: "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization."
Horizon can subpoena Slashdot for my user information and sue me for calling them asses, because I think they're asses. Horse's asses, to be precise.
You're obviously not a Gawker Media fan, or haven't visited them since their last commenting system update. I still can't get comments to loand in Firefox, and switching to an IE tab means the comments load in a minute or two. They JUST fixed comment viewing in IE 8.
plant more trees? They cost significantly less than a Toyota, require minimal maintenance, and handle the CO2 storage themselves.
Oh, and stop cutting down the ones that are already there.
You sign a contract for 24 months to receive a reduced price on your handset. You're not eligible for a discount until a good portion of that commitment has passed (usually 18 months). Owners of the first Gen iPhone got a discount because they bought their phone at full price. 2nd gen iPhone owners who paid full non-contract price are eligible for a discount. People who got a handset (ANY handset) at a discount and are within their contract time won't see one until their time expires.
I just bought a new Macbook Pro 11 months ago; should I go to the Apple store and whine because they've improved the design, and I can't buy one for half price?
If they are a squatter they will have contact info on their page. If not you can find the registered owner with WHOIS. I would make them a reasonable offer and stick to it. Remember that there may be available alternatives (.org,.net,.us, etc.)
If you're going to do this, ensure you buy that alternate tld domain first; If I were a squatter and knew someone was interested enough in foo.com to make an offer, I'd be sure to register all the other foo.*** domains as well.
If they're building a strictly data-only device on Verizon's upcoming LTE rollout, then they can also sell it to AT&T for their LTE rollout. You can probably expect a different type of "exclusivity" agreement with any Verizon LTE device that gives some wiggle room.
Also, given Verizon's history of lockdown, I'm suspicious of the "voice calls over Wifi" claim. Verizon will want you to also have one of their voice devices and use their network minutes.
I'm sure Apple's product development cycle is longer than 6 months; I don't think they're going to close up shop declaring, "Sorry guys, without Steve we just don't have any products to sell any more" in three months. Steve takes his leave, and everything goes on the same trajectory for a while.
When he comes back, he gets briefed on what's happened and they move on. If Steve's health is so bad that he doesn't return, that doesn't mean he gives up all influence in the company, his type-A personality probably means he'll be testing and giving opinions on products in development to the minute he dies (hopefully in a long, long time!). He doesn't have to run every detail of the whole company to continue to make Apple continually successful.
Obviously consumers know "something" about the problems associated with making the switch, because the format is apparently failing. And of course it costs more, but players don't have to be 10X the cost and discs don't have to be 2-3X the cost of the currently available technology. Not, at least, if they want to make any market headway.
Here's what they'll need to do to get me, a regular Joe consumer, to even consider "upgrading":
1. Remove DRM restrictions, including anything requiring firmware upgrades to support the latest schemes
2. Related to 1: ensure any disc can play in any player any time
3. Drop the price to $99 or less. That's what I'm willing to pay
4. Make sure that $99 player has all the features available
5. Drop the price of discs to something close to current dvd prices. I know you need to recoup your investment, but you're just going to have to do it over 10 years instead of 2
How about just photographing around the public streets around Washington DC? Street View keeps a clear radius around the capitol. Can you magine their privacy argument being hauled into a special committee meeting after they catch a congresscritter in an inapropriate situation in one of the DC parks?
Despite the Telecoms gaining immunity from civil complaints through this bill, Obama can start a federal criminal prosecution when/if he wins the presidency.
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should read:
'We reject the view that music purchasers are required to provide copyright owners and their licensees with perpetual protection of their creative works.'
A choice quote from http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/woman-sued-tweet/: "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization." Horizon can subpoena Slashdot for my user information and sue me for calling them asses, because I think they're asses. Horse's asses, to be precise.
You're obviously not a Gawker Media fan, or haven't visited them since their last commenting system update. I still can't get comments to loand in Firefox, and switching to an IE tab means the comments load in a minute or two. They JUST fixed comment viewing in IE 8.
plant more trees? They cost significantly less than a Toyota, require minimal maintenance, and handle the CO2 storage themselves. Oh, and stop cutting down the ones that are already there.
You sign a contract for 24 months to receive a reduced price on your handset. You're not eligible for a discount until a good portion of that commitment has passed (usually 18 months). Owners of the first Gen iPhone got a discount because they bought their phone at full price. 2nd gen iPhone owners who paid full non-contract price are eligible for a discount. People who got a handset (ANY handset) at a discount and are within their contract time won't see one until their time expires. I just bought a new Macbook Pro 11 months ago; should I go to the Apple store and whine because they've improved the design, and I can't buy one for half price?
Trust in God, but tie your camel. Sage advise.
So make a slight correction to the headline: Music Streaming and Ripping to Overtake Downlaods Everyone wins, right?
If you're going to do this, ensure you buy that alternate tld domain first; If I were a squatter and knew someone was interested enough in foo.com to make an offer, I'd be sure to register all the other foo.*** domains as well.
Jewbacca defense?
If they're building a strictly data-only device on Verizon's upcoming LTE rollout, then they can also sell it to AT&T for their LTE rollout. You can probably expect a different type of "exclusivity" agreement with any Verizon LTE device that gives some wiggle room.
Also, given Verizon's history of lockdown, I'm suspicious of the "voice calls over Wifi" claim. Verizon will want you to also have one of their voice devices and use their network minutes.
Even if the copyright police came, they'd have a hard time breaking in to the coolest Bond villain data center in the world.
Sun: What a bunch of Yahoo!s.
I'm sure Apple's product development cycle is longer than 6 months; I don't think they're going to close up shop declaring, "Sorry guys, without Steve we just don't have any products to sell any more" in three months. Steve takes his leave, and everything goes on the same trajectory for a while.
When he comes back, he gets briefed on what's happened and they move on. If Steve's health is so bad that he doesn't return, that doesn't mean he gives up all influence in the company, his type-A personality probably means he'll be testing and giving opinions on products in development to the minute he dies (hopefully in a long, long time!). He doesn't have to run every detail of the whole company to continue to make Apple continually successful.
...until we end up with Will Smith running around a post-apocalyptic New York hitting on mannequins.
Finally I see some logic to the "end times" fiscal policy of the last decade. Live and spend like tomorrow will be your last day on earth!
From one Joe to another, that's a good idea.
It's not like some militant Islamic sect would burn down the distributor's house... oh, wait.
Obviously consumers know "something" about the problems associated with making the switch, because the format is apparently failing. And of course it costs more, but players don't have to be 10X the cost and discs don't have to be 2-3X the cost of the currently available technology. Not, at least, if they want to make any market headway.
Here's what they'll need to do to get me, a regular Joe consumer, to even consider "upgrading": 1. Remove DRM restrictions, including anything requiring firmware upgrades to support the latest schemes 2. Related to 1: ensure any disc can play in any player any time 3. Drop the price to $99 or less. That's what I'm willing to pay 4. Make sure that $99 player has all the features available 5. Drop the price of discs to something close to current dvd prices. I know you need to recoup your investment, but you're just going to have to do it over 10 years instead of 2
I'll be able to run Crysis and Prince of Persia at the same time.
ME TOO!
How about just photographing around the public streets around Washington DC? Street View keeps a clear radius around the capitol. Can you magine their privacy argument being hauled into a special committee meeting after they catch a congresscritter in an inapropriate situation in one of the DC parks?
We accept him! We accept him! One of us! One of us! Gooble gobble, gooble gobble! One of us! One of us!
Despite the Telecoms gaining immunity from civil complaints through this bill, Obama can start a federal criminal prosecution when/if he wins the presidency.
...for the rest of the world. Now if we could just get a carrier to stock Nokia again in the US.