The RIAA has already been pushing for royalties on used CD sales. Along with raiding stores that legitimately (?) sell mixes, and having most new contracts include a cut from touring.
On top of that, it's public record that they have been lining US representatives with ca$h, and it's been PROVEN that they price fixed for many years...
I refuse to show any sympathy for the big record labels. They've been stealing from the artists much longer and more successfully that these "pirates" supposedly have been. They can't be believed, and neither can the media that is pushing their propaganda.
Sorry, but I don't see how being more expensive and bigger a great way to beat out an iPod. Hey, maybe people want to watch half a movie in their palm, but all I want is to listen to all the music i have. The only thing that is going to kill the iPod is a cheaper iPod.
In other news... 256MB flash mp3 players still cost $200+. Who the hell would be dumb enough to buy one of those?
LOL. Hey buddy, most places that block ports block them all. My work place block everything but web surfing, and even that goes through their http proxy
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Very true. Letting just anybody write software is where all the problems started anyway!
The RIAA has been able to crush online radio by making it too expensive for the common person to run one.... actually the analogies can go on forever.
Funny how both Microsoft and Apple started in garages, etc, undermining the IBM goliath. But now that they're huge, it's time to stop the hole.
I have the utmost faith in the hacking to continue, however. The only thing that concerns me is what state the internet will be like by then. The decimination of info will be key, but DRM'd routers, etc allowing only DRM-machines online...
I actually found the networking stuff quite boring. I had much more fun my Computer Architecture classes and mapping out the clock cycles in a processor.
Actually, RIAA cronies have said that is illegal!!
But they are talking out of their ass, because downloading mp3's (even if you don't own any CD's at all) isn't really illegal. The laws only say "distribution" of copyright materials is illegal, and all of the lawsuits so far have beem people sharing.
It's true we don't have the Canadian law that specifically says we can download copyrighted mp3's, but quietly, is seems that way
what research? Hydrogen Fuel cells and electricity have already been invented. We just need a concerted effort to apply it correctly and the willingness to set up factories, distribution, etc, to make it cost effective.
Our 90 billion dollar war could have been used for ushering in an alternative fuel source.
Major car companies have come out with vehicles that get over 60 miles to the gallon. But they are not produced... you just read about their demo car in Popular Mechanics, etc.
I don't see how the first justifies the second. There's a difference between owning and copying someone else's...
True. I just know that there are people out there that already do this. I am not one of them. I actually only buy DVD's of movies I *really* like, and that I *want* to watch over and over.
Even if I was to rip all my DVD's to computer (for all the obvious benefits) I would still want the original high quality DVD. However, if the original high quality DVD has 5 minutes of unskipable crap I have to see EVERY time, then watching it from my computer is the only way to go, and suddenly the benefit of owning the original DVD is lost. At least to me. I'm just being honest here.
I consider MacroVision to be contrary to copyright fair-use
No you don't. Your apathy towards MacroVision is only because it's so easy to circumvent!:)
Also, you should check out DVDr Help to find out if your DVD is on their list. It contains a comprehensive user-supported list of just about every DVD player out there, and what mods are needed to make the DVD region free. Most of the time, it only requires a sequence of buttons on the remote. Gotta love those engineers!
Actually, if they keep making DVD titles with unskippable previews, then I will make DIVX of every DVD I buy. Or just rent and then rip.
I'm sick of being forced through commercials of DVD's i already paid for. EVERY time I want to watch it. And I hate the commercials about the soundtrack that show parts of the movie. I DONT want spoilers before I even get a chance to see the movie.
I, for one, will be switching to DirecTV if they don't get this figured out."
Wow, it's getting to the point that you can't even be a whiny pussy anymore. I mean how are you going to stick it to DishNetwork for this attrocity, when switching to DirectTV means supporting them for blindly sueing 9,000 of their customers for buying descrambling technology.
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On top of that, it's public record that they have been lining US representatives with ca$h, and it's been PROVEN that they price fixed for many years...
I refuse to show any sympathy for the big record labels. They've been stealing from the artists much longer and more successfully that these "pirates" supposedly have been. They can't be believed, and neither can the media that is pushing their propaganda.
Sorry, but I don't see how being more expensive and bigger a great way to beat out an iPod. Hey, maybe people want to watch half a movie in their palm, but all I want is to listen to all the music i have. The only thing that is going to kill the iPod is a cheaper iPod.
In other news... 256MB flash mp3 players still cost $200+. Who the hell would be dumb enough to buy one of those?
LOL. Hey buddy, most places that block ports block them all. My work place block everything but web surfing, and even that goes through their http proxy
Hey Einstein, he meant your anus.
What? More like Palladium = Satan, TCPA = Beelzebub (Not as evil as Satan!)
Given the current state of Adware and spyware on our computers, I think the answer is easily a "Hell Yes!"
It would be even worse, because we won't have authority to fix our own machine, or something like ZoneAlarm won't be trusted enough to do its job.
The RIAA has been able to crush online radio by making it too expensive for the common person to run one.... actually the analogies can go on forever.
Funny how both Microsoft and Apple started in garages, etc, undermining the IBM goliath. But now that they're huge, it's time to stop the hole.
I have the utmost faith in the hacking to continue, however. The only thing that concerns me is what state the internet will be like by then. The decimination of info will be key, but DRM'd routers, etc allowing only DRM-machines online...
But then again, I like to drink hot sauce, too.
But they are talking out of their ass, because downloading mp3's (even if you don't own any CD's at all) isn't really illegal. The laws only say "distribution" of copyright materials is illegal, and all of the lawsuits so far have beem people sharing.
It's true we don't have the Canadian law that specifically says we can download copyrighted mp3's, but quietly, is seems that way
Because they bombed Iraq?
Saddam trained by CIA
what research? Hydrogen Fuel cells and electricity have already been invented. We just need a concerted effort to apply it correctly and the willingness to set up factories, distribution, etc, to make it cost effective.
hilarious!
Oh, he was definately a threat. He was CIA trained!
Major car companies have come out with vehicles that get over 60 miles to the gallon. But they are not produced... you just read about their demo car in Popular Mechanics, etc.
And how is that any different than the U.S.'s reasons for terrorizing Iraq?
We're protecting Dick Cheney's oil.
Too bad Haiti doesn't have Oil. We could 'solve' their problems too.
Hey, porn was the reason I opened up my case for the first time back in '93 to install my new, speedy, 14k modem.
you PRESS them and you can SKIP the commercials Hey Einstein... I'm talking about the ones you can't skip.
I don't see how the first justifies the second. There's a difference between owning and copying someone else's...
True. I just know that there are people out there that already do this. I am not one of them. I actually only buy DVD's of movies I *really* like, and that I *want* to watch over and over.
Even if I was to rip all my DVD's to computer (for all the obvious benefits) I would still want the original high quality DVD. However, if the original high quality DVD has 5 minutes of unskipable crap I have to see EVERY time, then watching it from my computer is the only way to go, and suddenly the benefit of owning the original DVD is lost. At least to me. I'm just being honest here.
No you don't. Your apathy towards MacroVision is only because it's so easy to circumvent! :)
Also, you should check out DVDr Help to find out if your DVD is on their list. It contains a comprehensive user-supported list of just about every DVD player out there, and what mods are needed to make the DVD region free. Most of the time, it only requires a sequence of buttons on the remote. Gotta love those engineers!
And with the broadcast bit being slapped on to HDTV, there will come a day very soon where PVR/VCR for TV's will become obsolete.
Then, the mighty media companies can finally shoot for the big dream: Pay-per-play.
I'm sick of being forced through commercials of DVD's i already paid for. EVERY time I want to watch it. And I hate the commercials about the soundtrack that show parts of the movie. I DONT want spoilers before I even get a chance to see the movie.
If that's true, then why the MacroVision?
Wow, it's getting to the point that you can't even be a whiny pussy anymore.
I mean how are you going to stick it to DishNetwork for this attrocity, when switching to DirectTV means supporting them for blindly sueing 9,000 of their customers for buying descrambling technology.
Right...
Because no one would know ho to hook up a VCR to their video card.