I highly doubt a couple of years under the EU is going to change the public perception. Let us not forget, this is the land of libel- even when speaking the truth you can get sued until you can show it is so. Heaven forbid you should say a quarter pounder, fries, shake and apple pie might be a bad diet.
Let's not forget that this is the same country that tried to sue an American journalist for an article he wrote and had stored on a server in the U.S under the premise that since it was accessible in England, he could be sued under British Law.
I find it ironic that for a country whose freedoms are alledged to have gone back 600 years, it took the EU to give them freedom of speach.
Occasionally drinking brings about lucidity... more ofthen then not, a drunken rant...
While I've been following these events for a while, I've had a thought...
I recall the days of yore when I would record a radio program on a crapy tape recorder. I highly doubt the recording industry suffered any loses due to that.
So assuming I download digital quality music off the internet- and lets also assume a round number of 100 songs- and assume an average cd has 10 songs and is priced at $15, that adds up to $150 dollars worth of songs I've downloaded.
If the RIAA were to come after me for that, what gives them the right to violate my 8th Amendment rights?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Yes, once again Gates shows why his icon is a cross between Davros and a Borg.
That which he can't exterminate, he assimilates.
Well, the kid had his 15 minutes and opted to make a deal with a demon rather then stick to his guns.
Well, now that he is getting his- the least he can do is continue his move toward the darkside, migrating his pages to a microsoft server and swapping his php to asp.
I can't blame Gates on this one, he does what he does and we know what he does. As for Mike Rowe, he received plenty of support and now we know what he does with it! A college education I could forgive, MSCE certification I can not!
The reason people bought CD's to replace vinyl and tapes is because CD's were a breakthrough in technology (i.e. convenience) - there was the value added for the consumers to buy into it
Odd, I recall the real reason people bought CDs is that they were essentially forced down peoples throats. The recording industry decided to no longer support vinyl as a means of distribution, turning to the CD format instead.
How this adds value to the consumer I fail to understand, especially since all consumers had to buy CD players to use this format which at the time were not cheap. In addition, to reap the full benefits of this new technology, a complete stereo upgrade would be neccessary since at the time, the main music format that truly used the CD's full capabilites was classical.
In addition, the cost of production was less for a CD then for vinyl. Traditionally a new technology is priced higher due to the increase in production cost and to recoup R&D expenses, however with the CD the production cost was less then the format it was replacing and has been priced higher with each passing year!
-new technology will only succeed if it adds something new and useful, regardless of whether it is driven by the record companies or not
I would concur that adding something new and/or useful may drive a technology, however I would disagree entirely that both are necessary for success or failure. There have been many instances in which two similar technologies have butted heads, only to have the "slighly inferior" product become the standard. i.e. Beta vs. VHS. Marketability can have the biggest impact upon whether or not a product is succeeds for fail. i.e. New Coke vs. Coca Cola classic.
Let's not forget that we aren't dealing with the technology as much as we are dealing with the consumer that uses them. Unlike the newest Video Card, the consumer never really had a say regarding the CD format, it was thrust upon them whether they wanted it or not.
Considering the price fixing lawsuits that the recording industry is having to answer to, once more we are given a clue that there was no value added to the cusumer to switch formats.
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I highly doubt a couple of years under the EU is going to change the public perception. Let us not forget, this is the land of libel- even when speaking the truth you can get sued until you can show it is so. Heaven forbid you should say a quarter pounder, fries, shake and apple pie might be a bad diet.
Let's not forget that this is the same country that tried to sue an American journalist for an article he wrote and had stored on a server in the U.S under the premise that since it was accessible in England, he could be sued under British Law.
I find it ironic that for a country whose freedoms are alledged to have gone back 600 years, it took the EU to give them freedom of speach.
Occasionally drinking brings about lucidity... more ofthen then not, a drunken rant...
While I've been following these events for a while, I've had a thought...
I recall the days of yore when I would record a radio program on a crapy tape recorder. I highly doubt the recording industry suffered any loses due to that.
So assuming I download digital quality music off the internet- and lets also assume a round number of 100 songs- and assume an average cd has 10 songs and is priced at $15, that adds up to $150 dollars worth of songs I've downloaded.
If the RIAA were to come after me for that, what gives them the right to violate my 8th Amendment rights?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
It has for me... But I can't let chess take all the credit...
Yes, once again Gates shows why his icon is a cross between Davros and a Borg. That which he can't exterminate, he assimilates. Well, the kid had his 15 minutes and opted to make a deal with a demon rather then stick to his guns. Well, now that he is getting his- the least he can do is continue his move toward the darkside, migrating his pages to a microsoft server and swapping his php to asp. I can't blame Gates on this one, he does what he does and we know what he does. As for Mike Rowe, he received plenty of support and now we know what he does with it! A college education I could forgive, MSCE certification I can not!
Odd, I recall the real reason people bought CDs is that they were essentially forced down peoples throats. The recording industry decided to no longer support vinyl as a means of distribution, turning to the CD format instead.
How this adds value to the consumer I fail to understand, especially since all consumers had to buy CD players to use this format which at the time were not cheap. In addition, to reap the full benefits of this new technology, a complete stereo upgrade would be neccessary since at the time, the main music format that truly used the CD's full capabilites was classical.
In addition, the cost of production was less for a CD then for vinyl. Traditionally a new technology is priced higher due to the increase in production cost and to recoup R&D expenses, however with the CD the production cost was less then the format it was replacing and has been priced higher with each passing year!
-new technology will only succeed if it adds something new and useful, regardless of whether it is driven by the record companies or not
I would concur that adding something new and/or useful may drive a technology, however I would disagree entirely that both are necessary for success or failure. There have been many instances in which two similar technologies have butted heads, only to have the "slighly inferior" product become the standard. i.e. Beta vs. VHS. Marketability can have the biggest impact upon whether or not a product is succeeds for fail. i.e. New Coke vs. Coca Cola classic.
Let's not forget that we aren't dealing with the technology as much as we are dealing with the consumer that uses them. Unlike the newest Video Card, the consumer never really had a say regarding the CD format, it was thrust upon them whether they wanted it or not.
Considering the price fixing lawsuits that the recording industry is having to answer to, once more we are given a clue that there was no value added to the cusumer to switch formats.