If people stop purchasing CDs, concert tickets, merch, are you aware that the artists will suffer as well as the RIAA? The artists themselves get most of their income through concerts and merch sales - on average they receive only 10-15% of CD sales assuming that they aren't producing their own music on their own label.
Want to hit the RIAA where it really hurts? STOP BUYING CDs!
He repeatedly raised the concerns with Platform executives, who say his fears were unfounded. In March, Gabrenya, who had previously worked for nearly 10 years as a salesman for the supercomputer maker Silicon Graphics, was let go by Platform. The company said he had not met sales goals. Gabrenya said his whistle-blowing led to his dismissal.
Sounds like Gabrenya is just trying to get some of the green stuff by claiming that he was 'let go' because of his whistle-blowing rather than his inability to meet sales goals.
The fiasco with the RIAA and MP3s is simply over money and power. The RIAA have more power over the maker of Napster, the college students who were sued, etc. They're out to make as much money as they can, and with the power they hold, they're able to emphasize the illegality of MP3 downloads to the extreme.
I have a feeling that if these countries would work together instead of competing against each other in a race of who'll get there first, space exploration as a whole would be a greater success. Can't we all just get along?
Of course, there are problems with allowing shotguns in the cockpit - there's always the possibility that a shot might puncture the cockpit or cabin and throw off the air pressure, possibly killing all those inside.
You know, if the 9-11 terrorists were able to take control of the plane with box cutters, why can't pilots defeat terrorists with the same weapon?
They're missing out on the biggest "language" there is in the online world...online ebonics!
It'd be great to have a translator that would easily translate the following sentence into understandable English - Yo dat movie wuz so phat, I kant wayt 2 c da 2nd 1!
These days, 7 out of 10 college students own a laptop, thanks to mommy and daddy. Couple that with students' inability to keep their doors locked when they're out, resulting in their laptops being stolen. Mommy and daddy go out and buy a replacement laptop. Rinse and repeat.
âoeWhile moving a desktop monitor has traditionally been a daunting and delicate task for consumers that deterred them from taking the unit out of the home office or den, our advanced technological innovations enable users to quickly fold the monitor up to carry with them on the road or to different rooms in the house.â
What about collapsible computers to go with those collapsible monitors to make it easier to take it on the road or move it from room to room easily? Oh, that's right...they have those already. They're called laptops!
Great idea. They might as well make a special lane for those who are too lazy to find carpool buddies and are willing to shell out cash to pay for a lane with less traffic instead.
Musicians should be happy that people are at least PAYING for their singles on the net and not downloading them off of file sharing programs for FREE. If people like what they hear, they'll check out the album.
Think about it this way - if Walmart isn't going to offer hits such as The Matrix and Good Will Hunting, then it's likely that many will stick with Netflix rather than switching to Walmart's service.
'Despite all concerns about security, and a crash in which the President easily could have landed on his head, he is not wearing a helmet.'
I cannot imagine the President wearing a helmet. That would probably be some good advertisement for safety, though.
Lars Ulrich was anti-napster only because unfinished songs were being leaked to the server. If I was in a band, I wouldn't appreciate my work in progress to be available to the entire world.
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I think the question should be, "Do consumers have any rights at all?"
If people stop purchasing CDs, concert tickets, merch, are you aware that the artists will suffer as well as the RIAA? The artists themselves get most of their income through concerts and merch sales - on average they receive only 10-15% of CD sales assuming that they aren't producing their own music on their own label. Want to hit the RIAA where it really hurts? STOP BUYING CDs!
He repeatedly raised the concerns with Platform executives, who say his fears were unfounded. In March, Gabrenya, who had previously worked for nearly 10 years as a salesman for the supercomputer maker Silicon Graphics, was let go by Platform. The company said he had not met sales goals. Gabrenya said his whistle-blowing led to his dismissal. Sounds like Gabrenya is just trying to get some of the green stuff by claiming that he was 'let go' because of his whistle-blowing rather than his inability to meet sales goals.
The fiasco with the RIAA and MP3s is simply over money and power. The RIAA have more power over the maker of Napster, the college students who were sued, etc. They're out to make as much money as they can, and with the power they hold, they're able to emphasize the illegality of MP3 downloads to the extreme.
I'm on my way!
I have a feeling that if these countries would work together instead of competing against each other in a race of who'll get there first, space exploration as a whole would be a greater success. Can't we all just get along?
Yup. It's called a passenger. :)
Of course, there are problems with allowing shotguns in the cockpit - there's always the possibility that a shot might puncture the cockpit or cabin and throw off the air pressure, possibly killing all those inside. You know, if the 9-11 terrorists were able to take control of the plane with box cutters, why can't pilots defeat terrorists with the same weapon?
They're missing out on the biggest "language" there is in the online world...online ebonics! It'd be great to have a translator that would easily translate the following sentence into understandable English - Yo dat movie wuz so phat, I kant wayt 2 c da 2nd 1!
These days, 7 out of 10 college students own a laptop, thanks to mommy and daddy. Couple that with students' inability to keep their doors locked when they're out, resulting in their laptops being stolen. Mommy and daddy go out and buy a replacement laptop. Rinse and repeat.
Damn! Gas prices have risen again, and now my car AND laptop are running on empty!
Whatever happened to encryption?
Great news! I am currently developing a Tetris game with all new colors! That's right, folks...Tetris lives on.
Earth has ice at its North pole, too...GOSH, the similarities!
âoeWhile moving a desktop monitor has traditionally been a daunting and delicate task for consumers that deterred them from taking the unit out of the home office or den, our advanced technological innovations enable users to quickly fold the monitor up to carry with them on the road or to different rooms in the house.â What about collapsible computers to go with those collapsible monitors to make it easier to take it on the road or move it from room to room easily? Oh, that's right...they have those already. They're called laptops!
Great idea. They might as well make a special lane for those who are too lazy to find carpool buddies and are willing to shell out cash to pay for a lane with less traffic instead.
Musicians should be happy that people are at least PAYING for their singles on the net and not downloading them off of file sharing programs for FREE. If people like what they hear, they'll check out the album.
i can already see this device buying chick flick movie tickets for men who enjoy action movies. wives across the nation will be ecstatic!
if i point this device at males, will it tell me if we're soulmates? or if he's well endowed? people are "objects" too, aren't we?
With this new device, I will now be able to put on makeup and do any other thing that will divert my eyes from the road. Ingenious! *rolls eyes*
Ravers should have fun with these...if they can't find any glowsticks, they can just pick up some of these glowing fish.
I agree. I wonder just how many people are going to bend the device far enough to snap it. Will there be refunds for people who "flex" it too far?
Think about it this way - if Walmart isn't going to offer hits such as The Matrix and Good Will Hunting, then it's likely that many will stick with Netflix rather than switching to Walmart's service.
'Despite all concerns about security, and a crash in which the President easily could have landed on his head, he is not wearing a helmet.' I cannot imagine the President wearing a helmet. That would probably be some good advertisement for safety, though.
Lars Ulrich was anti-napster only because unfinished songs were being leaked to the server. If I was in a band, I wouldn't appreciate my work in progress to be available to the entire world.