The WIRED cover article, May issue (albeit poorly titled) describes technical innovations in Revolutions, including full transition mid-scene of humans into computer generated models, resampling of photography over constructed 3d computer models, and the biggest motion-capture studio ever constructed.
So it's a poor form of credit card. I really don't understand the significance. I'm willing to take the risk of being mocked by posterity, "first against the wall when the revolution came" and all that, but this sounds like a stupid idea a day late and a dollar short.
You're right on; the fee sends a very clear message to the end user by seeming like a prepayment for free downloads.
I'm a theoretical proponent of the micropayment system, run by something uncomplicated, such as PayPal.
Scott McCloud proposed micropayments for several art forms in his 2000 and 2001 graphics-based articles, specifically this and this. Clearly not the newest idea, but a sensible presentation of it.
Kalle Lasn of Adbusters argues in his manifesto Culture Jam that corporations owe their arrogance to the... 18-something, darn my memory... court decision granting the corporation, a legal fiction, all rights of a human being. This could be seen as an unconstitutional watermark.
I wonder if Lasn is open to the Gutenburg-ing of Culture Jam.
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The WIRED cover article, May issue (albeit poorly titled) describes technical innovations in Revolutions, including full transition mid-scene of humans into computer generated models, resampling of photography over constructed 3d computer models, and the biggest motion-capture studio ever constructed.
So it's a poor form of credit card. I really don't understand the significance. I'm willing to take the risk of being mocked by posterity, "first against the wall when the revolution came" and all that, but this sounds like a stupid idea a day late and a dollar short.
You're right on; the fee sends a very clear message to the end user by seeming like a prepayment for free downloads.
I'm a theoretical proponent of the micropayment system, run by something uncomplicated, such as PayPal.
Scott McCloud proposed micropayments for several art forms in his 2000 and 2001 graphics-based articles, specifically this and this. Clearly not the newest idea, but a sensible presentation of it.
Kalle Lasn of Adbusters argues in his manifesto Culture Jam that corporations owe their arrogance to the ... 18-something, darn my memory ... court decision granting the corporation, a legal fiction, all rights of a human being. This could be seen as an unconstitutional watermark.
I wonder if Lasn is open to the Gutenburg-ing of Culture Jam.