1. Create a conflict.
2. Wait for the public to scream for the government to come up with a solution.
3. Provide the solution you wouldn't have been able to jam down their throats without the original conflict.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what is really happening in the Digital Rights Arena. When they get us all pissed off and up in arms, they are going to propose some sort of "compromise" solution that they think we will accept. What it will really do, however, is give them the power and control they really wanted in the first place while making us think they compromised.
This is the game the corporate world plays every single day, only people who aren't watching for that never see it. This is how we have managed to lose our freedoms over the years. This is how they've managed to reap such huge profits off of the public. They create both sides of the problem, then wait for us to ask for a solution, which they promptly provide... advantageous to the money men, of course.
...powered by water (or even antifreeze) could conceivably do two jobs: provide cooling for the cpu and produce power. It wouldn't have to be all that big either. It might not produce that much power, but probably enough to light a small desk lamp.
Radio frequencies are owned by the PUBLIC and licensed to the radio stations for a fee. These are YOUR airwaves, not theirs, and not the record labels'. People seem to forget that.
The Music Industry would be just as happy if they didn't have to deal with living people, other than taking in all their money. Record labels are gleeful when an artist dies, they can repackage, remix, and remarket all their music without having to deal with a whiney, demanding artist. Radio stations are happy to have syndicated content so they don't have to deal with whiney, demanding DJ's and fans. Clear Channel takes it a step further with digitally created Carson Daley "local" shows. Carson Daley could die tomorrow and Clear Channel could go on producing his shows for another twenty years without having to deal with him at all... and save paying his salary as well.
*shocked look*
Not paying for it?
Personally, I've paid for it _FOUR TIMES_ with each format change... vinyl, 8-track, cassette, and CD. (I may be OLD, but I'm not dead yet.)
I highly resent being labeled a criminal by the RIAA if I then download an mp3 version of music I've already legitimately bought and paid for FOUR TIMES.
I also highly resent having different rules and fees and permits enforced on netradio webcasters than are in place for over-the-air radio broadcasters. Try to legitimately start up a webcast radio station, start looking into all the rules and fees, you'll very quickly realize what I'm talking about.
Pardon me?
The "Electoral System" didn't elect the person to office whom the "American people" voted for in the popular election... if it had, Al Gore would be sitting in the White House today.
If nothing else, the last presidential election should have blatantly pointed out to the majority of voters that their national election votes don't actually count for anything. If you didn't realize that, I'm sorry you're sleeping.
Can't these people just compete on quality of service?
What, and get their hands dirty??? Seriously, I don't think they even know the meaning of quality of service.
Yeah, but if they legalized weed, they'd be looking at ways of making money off it......permits, sales tax, excise tax, rolling paper tax, bong tax... they'd tax and regulate it all. And then just imagine all the paperwork that'd create! Hell, whole industries could be created just to deal with agriculture, processing, inspection, permit and taxation processes, marketing, packaging, distribution...
You get the picture. But, fortunately, they don't.
...which I discovered just the other night.
I went over to Creative Labs' website to update the drivers for my SB Live! 5.1 MP3+ soundcard for WinXP... 50MB download. Downloaded it, began the install, and noticed an additional grey popup box stating that this download now contains Microsoft DRM (digital rights management) software which WILL disable your hardware (soundcard) in the event you are playing any sound files through it to which you are not legally entitled to play.
How they determine which are legal or illegal sound files, I'm not really sure, but it amounts to them assuming I'm guilty and taking pre-emptive measures (inserting a mechanism to disable MY hardware) before I've even done anything wrong.
Needless to say, I cancelled the install.
my privacy? Does the government want to track and record all communications sent by me?
Yep, and they probably already are doing so (Echelon/Carnivore/etc.), they're just trying to make it look all legal-like and proper on paper right now.
If the government can know everything about our communications, why shouldn't we have the same right to know everything about the government's communications?;) See, they only like it when they make all the rules but don't have to play by them.
"Imagine if their intention is to further expand beyond the digital media space they've so far occupied and on into real-world objects?"
It is. That is exactly their intention. And the company they are holding above water is probably the very same company that is going to be making watches, alarm clocks, and refrigerator magnets for them to transmit content via.NET technology over the FM radio subcarrier bands.
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1. Create a conflict.
2. Wait for the public to scream for the government to come up with a solution.
3. Provide the solution you wouldn't have been able to jam down their throats without the original conflict.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what is really happening in the Digital Rights Arena. When they get us all pissed off and up in arms, they are going to propose some sort of "compromise" solution that they think we will accept. What it will really do, however, is give them the power and control they really wanted in the first place while making us think they compromised.
This is the game the corporate world plays every single day, only people who aren't watching for that never see it. This is how we have managed to lose our freedoms over the years. This is how they've managed to reap such huge profits off of the public. They create both sides of the problem, then wait for us to ask for a solution, which they promptly provide... advantageous to the money men, of course.
Think about it. Don't compromise your freedom.
I remember that one!!
:D
I was thinking that too, and I couldn't believe he said that!
My favorites have been the Halloween Specials. I also liked the one with Aerosmith... that was very kewl.
...powered by water (or even antifreeze) could conceivably do two jobs: provide cooling for the cpu and produce power. It wouldn't have to be all that big either. It might not produce that much power, but probably enough to light a small desk lamp.
Not gonna trash you or say that you're a lunatic because I happen to agree with you.
Now, if only the rest of the people in this country would wake up from their media-induced coma, maybe something would change for the better?
Radio frequencies are owned by the PUBLIC and licensed to the radio stations for a fee. These are YOUR airwaves, not theirs, and not the record labels'. People seem to forget that.
The Music Industry would be just as happy if they didn't have to deal with living people, other than taking in all their money. Record labels are gleeful when an artist dies, they can repackage, remix, and remarket all their music without having to deal with a whiney, demanding artist. Radio stations are happy to have syndicated content so they don't have to deal with whiney, demanding DJ's and fans. Clear Channel takes it a step further with digitally created Carson Daley "local" shows. Carson Daley could die tomorrow and Clear Channel could go on producing his shows for another twenty years without having to deal with him at all... and save paying his salary as well.
*shocked look*
Not paying for it?
Personally, I've paid for it _FOUR TIMES_ with each format change... vinyl, 8-track, cassette, and CD. (I may be OLD, but I'm not dead yet.)
I highly resent being labeled a criminal by the RIAA if I then download an mp3 version of music I've already legitimately bought and paid for FOUR TIMES.
I also highly resent having different rules and fees and permits enforced on netradio webcasters than are in place for over-the-air radio broadcasters. Try to legitimately start up a webcast radio station, start looking into all the rules and fees, you'll very quickly realize what I'm talking about.
Pardon me?
The "Electoral System" didn't elect the person to office whom the "American people" voted for in the popular election... if it had, Al Gore would be sitting in the White House today.
If nothing else, the last presidential election should have blatantly pointed out to the majority of voters that their national election votes don't actually count for anything. If you didn't realize that, I'm sorry you're sleeping.
Can't these people just compete on quality of service?
What, and get their hands dirty??? Seriously, I don't think they even know the meaning of quality of service.
Yeah, but if they legalized weed, they'd be looking at ways of making money off it... ...permits, sales tax, excise tax, rolling paper tax, bong tax... they'd tax and regulate it all. And then just imagine all the paperwork that'd create! Hell, whole industries could be created just to deal with agriculture, processing, inspection, permit and taxation processes, marketing, packaging, distribution...
You get the picture. But, fortunately, they don't.
...which I discovered just the other night. I went over to Creative Labs' website to update the drivers for my SB Live! 5.1 MP3+ soundcard for WinXP... 50MB download. Downloaded it, began the install, and noticed an additional grey popup box stating that this download now contains Microsoft DRM (digital rights management) software which WILL disable your hardware (soundcard) in the event you are playing any sound files through it to which you are not legally entitled to play. How they determine which are legal or illegal sound files, I'm not really sure, but it amounts to them assuming I'm guilty and taking pre-emptive measures (inserting a mechanism to disable MY hardware) before I've even done anything wrong. Needless to say, I cancelled the install.
my privacy? Does the government want to track and record all communications sent by me? Yep, and they probably already are doing so (Echelon/Carnivore/etc.), they're just trying to make it look all legal-like and proper on paper right now. If the government can know everything about our communications, why shouldn't we have the same right to know everything about the government's communications? ;) See, they only like it when they make all the rules but don't have to play by them.
"Imagine if their intention is to further expand beyond the digital media space they've so far occupied and on into real-world objects?" It is. That is exactly their intention. And the company they are holding above water is probably the very same company that is going to be making watches, alarm clocks, and refrigerator magnets for them to transmit content via .NET technology over the FM radio subcarrier bands.