I fully agree with you, looking by another perspective (ex.: replace copyright by patents).
But I do disagree with you when I compare what Viacom produces with a "product". I mean, they produce something, they distribute something in exchange of money (kind of a sell?). So, in this case, they have the right to choose the mediums they will distribute their product.
And don't get me wrong, I do agree with you regarding *ideas*. So, they can't sell the "information" behing a news program. But they can sell the "news program" itself.
They alrady have. They gave it away free by publicly broadcasting it. I may have legal copies of their shows on my PVR, on VHS, on.mpg - and all for the cost of my cable subscription (of which I am sure they get a cut).
They let it out into the wild, free for all to see as long as you have a legal means of watching it in the first place. Which I'm guessing the VAST majority of YT viewers will have. Another comment in the main thread also applies as answer to yours:-)
It doesn't matter. They created, they are distributing, they decide if you can or can't reproduce it in public. The fact of distributing it via air waves doesn't means they are giving the content away or giving it for free. They are generating revenues by distributing via air waves. And they aren't getting any buck on YouTube's distribution. So, they *can* forbid YouTube for distributing their content. And yes, you, as a individual, can record their contents distributed by air waves and watch with friends in the weekend (fair use?). But you can't record it *and* reproduce it in a public space, earning money for it, without paying for the rights. Again, they produced it, they have the right to decide whether or not you can distribute it for public.
Ok, IANAL, and don't want to be, but I usually think about "fairness" instead of "legal" and "illegal".
So, I don't agree with you that if Viacom can't recognize some of their productions, YouTube don't have the obligation to recognizing anything. Some productions are clearly from Viacom, and it is copyrighted work. So, while it may be legal to YouTube to claim they aren't aware that the content is owned by Viacom, just a dumb ass would believe in it in real world (out of court).
Viacom's reaction is certainly exaggerated, but they aren't wrong. Again, it is *their* work. They should decide how it can and can't be used:-)
Not sure if I agree with you... *Maybe*, some sort of compensation is deserved. But just *maybe*. Think about it for one second...
The company already spent this money on R&D and *decided* to fill up a patent AND not to continue with the project. So, the company is not expecting to earn money by developing and/or selling the product. By doing so, it is blocking other companie's innovation in this field/subject for some years. So, the fact of not receiving a single buck for the patent is a kind of penalty for abusing the system.
Yeah, but it is *not* the basic idea of the patents system, which is to protect the entrepeneur willing to invest time and money on developing new things to improve our livings, in exchange of money.
If a company did a research, filled the patent and is not able to continue, move on. World/society must succeed, not a specific company. Maybe some sort of money compensation should be given to the original "creator", but the development of new technologies can't stop just because one particular company is unable to finish it's first commercial project.
This one is simple: Viacom. They don't need to sue for 1 bilion, but YouTube needs more reviewers (or improve their copyright protection). Viacom certainly spent a few bucks on producing these TV shows. They can't simply give it away for free. It is *their* products, and *they* decide where it can or can't be redistributed.
That's why we have the word "justice":-) You won't be declared guilty w/ only one weak evidence. If you haven't killed her, you'll probably be declared not guilty, due to lack of evidence or existance of evidences in your favor.
Maybe *you* didn't understood the (bad) joke... Reiser (the person who did ReiserFS) is accused of murder of his wife...
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And after looking at some presentations on their site, I still don't. Some time ago, I was presented to Rails by a friend. I was skeptical at first, but after watching the video, I realize it is a powerful tool. Then, Rails was/.ed by the first time. And the second. And so on. And people still think Rails is only for "database input/output without customization". Can't they see the power behind it?? Something that was so clear to me at very first sight can't be that difficult for others to see. My only explanation to it is that people is afraid of change. And no technology can change that.
While it is very simple to build applications via scaffold (automatic screens base on database schema), it is only *one* feature in Rails. Try it for a week. *Then* you'll see the real power of Rails. Sustainable development speed*, a very nice language (Ruby), nice documentation (it could be better, but it is ok) and so on.
seems that the way it handles databases is exactly what DBA's hate to see DBA's may hate the way Rails uses databases. The framework isn't focused on "computer ease of computing", but on "developer ease of developing". So, it may not fit for a huge company, w/ hundreds of offshore developers, SA's and DBA's. It is specially useful for small companies/teams, where speed of innovation is their key to get into the market. Example: to start building Rails applications, one just needs to download the ruby interpreter (port install ruby), rubygems (port install rb-rubygems), install rails (gem install rails), and start the application (rails MyApplication). Try that:-)
I also wonder about the performance and memory profile Its footprint on memory isn't any bigger than a similar application developed in Java. Have you ever looked how much memory the app itself + application server uses? And as for performance, it is ok. This is an old discussion, and rails folks usually says it is better to develop an app in 2 months than 12. And the money for the other 10 months can be used to buy more servers, if needed (but I can tell you that you can handle 4GB of transfer/day in a serverpronto.com entry level machine... warning: it is not a benchmark, just an idea).
All it seems to do is offer a way to do very similar and simplistic web apps without any real-world functionality. I really hope you aren't serious or you just don't want to open your eyes... Should I send you some examples of sites built using Rails?
So, instead of seeing the presentations, try to put your hands on it w/ rose-colored glasses** . If you don't like it, at least you'll learn new way to do things, which can help you in your next project;-)
* try to keep a sustainable development speed w/ one of the standards in the market: struts/spring + hibernate. It is almost impossible to achieve. ** sorry, I'm not a native english speaker... I hope it was used in the right context:-)
Aren't you talking about WSAD? WebSphere Application Developer (WSAD, now known as Rational Application Developer, or RAD) is one thing. WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is another thing. A "WAS developer" doesn't exists. A "WSAD developer" may exist, and, as most VB'ers out there, will deliver bad code:-)
1) Big companies needs big support. Who will guarantee their servers will be up'n'running 24x7? Who will pay the fines if a failure stops the big company from operating for, say, 3 hours? That's the IBM's market. IBM is big enough (and have people enough) to support this kind of company.
2) In my experience as a Java developer, I can say WebSphere is one of the fastest application servers in the market. Even faster when running in real servers (not that cheap toys). JBoss (opensource) is really good, but isn't enough for some companies. The difference between JBoss and WebSphere is that JBoss is made for developers (it's easy to install/configure) and WebSphere is made for performance. It's not a trivial task to install/configure, but once configured, it is fast as hell:-)
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Really? And do you think you'll pay the same as you pay to chinese companies? China is essential to every economy in Earth. If they stop making business w/ US (or Brazil, or any other country in the world), the prices for all products in the country will be raised (chain reaction).
Please stop thinking you don't need other countries to live.
Are you serious?
Not with us having the best military and the nukes. Thankfully, not all americans thinks like you... This kind of thinking it just like the big guy at the school who stoles snacks and thinks nothing will happen just because he is the stronger in the classroom. But he forgets that 5 of the offended guys can easily beat him...
Despite what you may think, the Chinese are now AT OUR MERCY! We got $1 trillion worth of stuff out of them for free. Sorry, but it's not "for free". Why do you think China's GDP growth was 10.2% last year and US was only 3.0% ?
And if we don't pay (or print an extra $1 trillion to "pay" them) what can they do? As a brazilian, this scares me. We did exactly that in 80s and do you know what we got? An inflation of about 1000%/year. Go on, print 1 trillion and pay'em.
We aren't the customers, but we are the most valuable asset they have: ad audience. This is how they earn their money. So, we are more than customers:-) Also, if you want to provide some service, for free or not, you have to give your best. If you think you don't need to care just because your "customers" aren't paying, well, it's better to get out of the market.
I do think Google and GMail team are giving their best to provide a good service (the best email solution I've ever seen), and it's not clear the causes of the problems. Cross site scripting? Hardware failure? PEBKAC? Nobody (outside Google) knows yet. But I'm sure this problem will make GMail even more secure.
... indicates that people enjoy video games because they are satisfying at a fundamental psychological level.
... but instead a sense of achievement, freedom and even social connectedness.
The draw of video games "also can be experienced as enhancing psychological wellness, at least short-term,"... Everything in this article seems pretty obvious to me... Just put some researchers playing WoW for a week and I bet a better research would came out.
If you wanna learn how Linux works, I'd suggest Gentoo. Read the handbooks while installing and try to understand what you are doing. Do it from Stage 1. It'll help you to have a good understanding on how Linux works. And patience. Lots of patience. It may take a full week to get everything working properly. And you may need to install it more than once:-) When we are starting, it's easy to mess everything up.
If you just want a box up and running, Ubuntu or Fedora will work. I'd suggest Ubuntu, but Fedora is OK. Both have tons of customizations to make it easier for a newbie, both have a great community, both have pre-scheduled releases and both have "install from repository" softwares (but I prefer Ubuntu's one).
With this you can just push a button and find the where you want to go even if you're drunk! This is the *worst* use of RFID I've ever read about:-) OK, the entire solution is interesting, but does this guy (probably from marketing) knows the uses of a RFID tag?
Perfect comment. It shows *why* capitalism is better than any other option. You worked, you win. But...:-)
Here in Brazil, our government has broken the patents for some AIDS drugs, and started distributing it to people. The american big pharmas sued the brazilian government. And guess what? The big pharmas lose, "because global patent regulations stipulate a patent can be broken for the benefit of public health". So, while I agree entirely w/ you, I also support our government's initiative in this particular case, because its an extreme action for an extreme case.
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I fully agree with you, looking by another perspective (ex.: replace copyright by patents).
But I do disagree with you when I compare what Viacom produces with a "product". I mean, they produce something, they distribute something in exchange of money (kind of a sell?). So, in this case, they have the right to choose the mediums they will distribute their product.
And don't get me wrong, I do agree with you regarding *ideas*. So, they can't sell the "information" behing a news program. But they can sell the "news program" itself.
(not sure I was clear enough...)
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Another answer on this thread also applies to your comment :-)
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It doesn't matter. They created, they are distributing, they decide if you can or can't reproduce it in public. The fact of distributing it via air waves doesn't means they are giving the content away or giving it for free. They are generating revenues by distributing via air waves. And they aren't getting any buck on YouTube's distribution. So, they *can* forbid YouTube for distributing their content. And yes, you, as a individual, can record their contents distributed by air waves and watch with friends in the weekend (fair use?). But you can't record it *and* reproduce it in a public space, earning money for it, without paying for the rights. Again, they produced it, they have the right to decide whether or not you can distribute it for public.
Ok, IANAL, and don't want to be, but I usually think about "fairness" instead of "legal" and "illegal".
:-)
So, I don't agree with you that if Viacom can't recognize some of their productions, YouTube don't have the obligation to recognizing anything. Some productions are clearly from Viacom, and it is copyrighted work. So, while it may be legal to YouTube to claim they aren't aware that the content is owned by Viacom, just a dumb ass would believe in it in real world (out of court).
Viacom's reaction is certainly exaggerated, but they aren't wrong. Again, it is *their* work. They should decide how it can and can't be used
Not sure if I agree with you... *Maybe*, some sort of compensation is deserved. But just *maybe*. Think about it for one second...
The company already spent this money on R&D and *decided* to fill up a patent AND not to continue with the project. So, the company is not expecting to earn money by developing and/or selling the product. By doing so, it is blocking other companie's innovation in this field/subject for some years. So, the fact of not receiving a single buck for the patent is a kind of penalty for abusing the system.
Yeah, but it is *not* the basic idea of the patents system, which is to protect the entrepeneur willing to invest time and money on developing new things to improve our livings, in exchange of money.
If a company did a research, filled the patent and is not able to continue, move on. World/society must succeed, not a specific company. Maybe some sort of money compensation should be given to the original "creator", but the development of new technologies can't stop just because one particular company is unable to finish it's first commercial project.
This one is simple: Viacom. They don't need to sue for 1 bilion, but YouTube needs more reviewers (or improve their copyright protection). Viacom certainly spent a few bucks on producing these TV shows. They can't simply give it away for free. It is *their* products, and *they* decide where it can or can't be redistributed.
So, you want to censor the censors? Did you realize it makes you a censor?
That's why we have the word "justice" :-) You won't be declared guilty w/ only one weak evidence. If you haven't killed her, you'll probably be declared not guilty, due to lack of evidence or existance of evidences in your favor.
Maybe *you* didn't understood the (bad) joke... Reiser (the person who did ReiserFS) is accused of murder of his wife...
While it is very simple to build applications via scaffold (automatic screens base on database schema), it is only *one* feature in Rails. Try it for a week. *Then* you'll see the real power of Rails. Sustainable development speed*, a very nice language (Ruby), nice documentation (it could be better, but it is ok) and so on. seems that the way it handles databases is exactly what DBA's hate to see DBA's may hate the way Rails uses databases. The framework isn't focused on "computer ease of computing", but on "developer ease of developing". So, it may not fit for a huge company, w/ hundreds of offshore developers, SA's and DBA's. It is specially useful for small companies/teams, where speed of innovation is their key to get into the market. Example: to start building Rails applications, one just needs to download the ruby interpreter (port install ruby), rubygems (port install rb-rubygems), install rails (gem install rails), and start the application (rails MyApplication). Try that
So, instead of seeing the presentations, try to put your hands on it w/ rose-colored glasses** . If you don't like it, at least you'll learn new way to do things, which can help you in your next project
* try to keep a sustainable development speed w/ one of the standards in the market: struts/spring + hibernate. It is almost impossible to achieve.
** sorry, I'm not a native english speaker... I hope it was used in the right context
Aren't you talking about WSAD? WebSphere Application Developer (WSAD, now known as Rational Application Developer, or RAD) is one thing. WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is another thing. A "WAS developer" doesn't exists. A "WSAD developer" may exist, and, as most VB'ers out there, will deliver bad code :-)
Let me tell you two things:
:-)
1) Big companies needs big support. Who will guarantee their servers will be up'n'running 24x7? Who will pay the fines if a failure stops the big company from operating for, say, 3 hours? That's the IBM's market. IBM is big enough (and have people enough) to support this kind of company.
2) In my experience as a Java developer, I can say WebSphere is one of the fastest application servers in the market. Even faster when running in real servers (not that cheap toys). JBoss (opensource) is really good, but isn't enough for some companies. The difference between JBoss and WebSphere is that JBoss is made for developers (it's easy to install/configure) and WebSphere is made for performance. It's not a trivial task to install/configure, but once configured, it is fast as hell
By the way, you can see the live transcription of the MacWorld at http://www.macrumorslive.com/ .
If it'll be available in June in USA and 2008 in Asia, when will be available in Brazil? :-( I want that one !!
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Really? And do you think you'll pay the same as you pay to chinese companies? China is essential to every economy in Earth. If they stop making business w/ US (or Brazil, or any other country in the world), the prices for all products in the country will be raised (chain reaction).
Please stop thinking you don't need other countries to live.
(and no, I'm not chinese)
What is "working fine" to you? ;-)
We aren't the customers, but we are the most valuable asset they have: ad audience. This is how they earn their money. So, we are more than customers :-) Also, if you want to provide some service, for free or not, you have to give your best. If you think you don't need to care just because your "customers" aren't paying, well, it's better to get out of the market.
I do think Google and GMail team are giving their best to provide a good service (the best email solution I've ever seen), and it's not clear the causes of the problems. Cross site scripting? Hardware failure? PEBKAC? Nobody (outside Google) knows yet. But I'm sure this problem will make GMail even more secure.
... indicates that people enjoy video games because they are satisfying at a fundamental psychological level.
... but instead a sense of achievement, freedom and even social connectedness. The draw of video games "also can be experienced as enhancing psychological wellness, at least short-term,"If you wanna learn how Linux works, I'd suggest Gentoo. Read the handbooks while installing and try to understand what you are doing. Do it from Stage 1. It'll help you to have a good understanding on how Linux works. And patience. Lots of patience. It may take a full week to get everything working properly. And you may need to install it more than once :-) When we are starting, it's easy to mess everything up.
If you just want a box up and running, Ubuntu or Fedora will work. I'd suggest Ubuntu, but Fedora is OK. Both have tons of customizations to make it easier for a newbie, both have a great community, both have pre-scheduled releases and both have "install from repository" softwares (but I prefer Ubuntu's one).
Good luck!
Perfect comment. It shows *why* capitalism is better than any other option. You worked, you win. But... :-)
Here in Brazil, our government has broken the patents for some AIDS drugs, and started distributing it to people. The american big pharmas sued the brazilian government. And guess what? The big pharmas lose, "because global patent regulations stipulate a patent can be broken for the benefit of public health". So, while I agree entirely w/ you, I also support our government's initiative in this particular case, because its an extreme action for an extreme case.