Re:Problem with Paying a Monthly Fee for file-shar
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Worse still, if monthly access fees are required, why should users pay for files the creators chose to distribute freely--such as with a Creative Commons or open source license.
If everyone has to pay a fee, then speech is hardly free.
Re:Neither of the NYT articles get it..
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What do you think the RIAA does? One of their major functions is to handle compulsory licenses. Who do you think redistributes the compulsory license money? The RIAA. Who do you think chooses which method to "fairly" determine how the money is distributed? The RIAA.
One would think it should be handled by a neutral government agency, but it is not.
Considering the article refers to cookies as hidden software, their numbers probably don't mean anything. If they don't even understand the fact a cookie isn't software[1], then how can they count the number of spyware programs? What are they classifing as spyware? Web browsers? They don't know what they are talking about.
[1] Cookies are data! Also, desireable login cookies (such as for your bank, slashdot or webmail) would qualify as "cookies tracking online habits."
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Worse still, if monthly access fees are required, why should users pay for files the creators chose to distribute freely--such as with a Creative Commons or open source license.
If everyone has to pay a fee, then speech is hardly free.
What do you think the RIAA does? One of their major functions is to handle compulsory licenses. Who do you think redistributes the compulsory license money? The RIAA. Who do you think chooses which method to "fairly" determine how the money is distributed? The RIAA.
One would think it should be handled by a neutral government agency, but it is not.
Considering the article refers to cookies as hidden software, their numbers probably don't mean anything. If they don't even understand the fact a cookie isn't software[1], then how can they count the number of spyware programs? What are they classifing as spyware? Web browsers? They don't know what they are talking about.
[1] Cookies are data! Also, desireable login cookies (such as for your bank, slashdot or webmail) would qualify as "cookies tracking online habits."