As am I, although I can't say its my 2nd or 3rd time. I can't say how many times I've done this, its just been THAT MANY.
Although this will be the last for a long time I reckon. As for the 12th book, Robert Jordan wrote quite a bit and left a detailed outline. I'm confident anyone but an untalented hack could finish the book at an acceptable level.
more people would be able to earn money from their art (more live performers)
Its possible. However only one art medium (theatre) would profit while for many (book authors, comic creators, movie producers, television creators) there would be even less who can live on the fruits of their labour.
The only one of those two that would work is product placement. Without copyright anyone can be a distribution point and so the creator gets no money from them.
That the reason music survived for thousands of years without copyright is because it was commercially viable because it was impossible to recreate it perfectly.
Try having perfect recreation without copyright and see how viable it is then.
At least, that's maxune's point from what I understand. I believe concerts would make music viable.
If we had a world without copyright, then you could say goodbye to mass media as we know it. All the book companies would dry up tomorrow. As would the music studios and the movie companies.
Instead we'd live in a world where content is created and paid for: * by the creators who do it because they love it. E.g. Star Trek: New Voyages. * Those who refuse to create unless paid up front through donations. E.g. The Guild * People who use their creation as an advertisement for hard to reproduce goods such as t-shirts. E.g. Questionable Content * People who perform live such as in concerts or theatres.
In fact I think if we lost copyright we'd completely lose the movie theatre (whose experience is now up shit creek) and would see a boom in live theatre. I think we could stand a chance where we live in a world that has Star Trek episodes performed in theatres rather then on televisions.
The draw would become seeing it in person, as well as getting the story. These groups would also film a closed session and put it on the internet for free after a week or two as a form of advertisement.
In such a world only a very few would be able to afford to live off the fruits of their labour.
Remix-Reuse-Recycle licences like Creative Commons provides far more entertainment for those of us that still have an imagination. And yes, Cory Doctorow's life work is freely available under said license.
Not all of them. And I have found none that are in the public domain, which all books would be in if Cory got his way. Here are the licenses of the books I could find: * Must use it for non-commercial purposes, must attribute and create no derivative versions. Hardly Remix-Reuse-Recycle. * A permissive licence limited to those in developing nations.
If Cory really believed in a world without copyright, he'd put his work in the public domain.
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I've bookmarked your post so I can make it myself next week. Hope you don't mind.
So they get to continue to falsely advertise as much as they want, as long as the discount is low enough?
Now first time, sure its a mistake. Second time though? And only days later. They didn't double check and make sure it was right?
As am I, although I can't say its my 2nd or 3rd time. I can't say how many times I've done this, its just been THAT MANY.
Although this will be the last for a long time I reckon. As for the 12th book, Robert Jordan wrote quite a bit and left a detailed outline. I'm confident anyone but an untalented hack could finish the book at an acceptable level.
Besides few book-to-movie have managed to create something true to the books.
Well I don't know how faithful Lord of the Rings was. What I do know is took unreadable tripe (to me) and made it into an entertaining trilogy.
If they can do the same with WoT for non-fans, then that sounds like a good move to me.
I think you're the fast WoT fan to post in this thread. Kudos to you.
There was a definite end. It was called Tarmon Gai'den. Sheeesh.
There'd have been 13 books had Robert Jordan not been on his deathbed.
I was just kidding ;) I was looking for a funny mod, and instead got a troll. Good luck with your games.
I look forward to torrenting your games.
What's more convenient? Going to 10 different websites for 10 shows, or going to 1 website for 10 shows?
But without copyright anyone can make coca cola. Or are you keeping patents and trademarks in this fantasy world?
more people would be able to earn money from their art (more live performers)
Its possible. However only one art medium (theatre) would profit while for many (book authors, comic creators, movie producers, television creators) there would be even less who can live on the fruits of their labour.
I don't know that the trade off is worth it.
The only one of those two that would work is product placement. Without copyright anyone can be a distribution point and so the creator gets no money from them.
Yes I do realize the quality is pretty bad. I'm not saying its a good thing, I'm saying its what the world will be like if we abolish copyright.
What's the difference between that and a Wii? Besides the fact you don't have to lift a dongle to do it.
Okay you win. Now let's all get drunk on that minute amount from the gastrointestinal tract.
Oh, wait...
That the reason music survived for thousands of years without copyright is because it was commercially viable because it was impossible to recreate it perfectly.
Try having perfect recreation without copyright and see how viable it is then.
At least, that's maxune's point from what I understand. I believe concerts would make music viable.
Let's see you make alcohol in an empty room with nothing but your own body and the concrete floor and walls.
If we had a world without copyright, then you could say goodbye to mass media as we know it. All the book companies would dry up tomorrow. As would the music studios and the movie companies.
Instead we'd live in a world where content is created and paid for:
* by the creators who do it because they love it. E.g. Star Trek: New Voyages.
* Those who refuse to create unless paid up front through donations. E.g. The Guild
* People who use their creation as an advertisement for hard to reproduce goods such as t-shirts. E.g. Questionable Content
* People who perform live such as in concerts or theatres.
In fact I think if we lost copyright we'd completely lose the movie theatre (whose experience is now up shit creek) and would see a boom in live theatre. I think we could stand a chance where we live in a world that has Star Trek episodes performed in theatres rather then on televisions.
The draw would become seeing it in person, as well as getting the story. These groups would also film a closed session and put it on the internet for free after a week or two as a form of advertisement.
In such a world only a very few would be able to afford to live off the fruits of their labour.
Remix-Reuse-Recycle licences like Creative Commons provides far more entertainment for those of us that still have an imagination. And yes, Cory Doctorow's life work is freely available under said license.
Not all of them. And I have found none that are in the public domain, which all books would be in if Cory got his way. Here are the licenses of the books I could find:
* Must use it for non-commercial purposes, must attribute and create no derivative versions. Hardly Remix-Reuse-Recycle.
* A permissive licence limited to those in developing nations.
If Cory really believed in a world without copyright, he'd put his work in the public domain.
Remix-Reuse-Recycle licences like Creative Commons provides far more entertainment for those of us that still have an imagination.
Link to some decent music under such licenses? I personally like:
* Queen
* Bee Gees
* Cat Stevens
along with a few others. I don't like:
* Metallica
* Britney Spears
* AC/DC
* Whatever other rubbish people are squeezing out these days.
Surely there is "free" (as in speech) music to suit my tastes, right? Except I've never found it.
I wasn't aware making alcohol was as easy as downloading a torrent.
Lesser known actors will work for cheap/free
In the hope they'll get noticed and make it big.
You will never find a bottle of Tequila with a worm in it
I beg to differ. I put a worm in a bottle of Tequila then put it in my fridge. My parents promptly found it.
Seriously, this is just preaching to the choir at this stage. Although it'd be nice if this picked up some mainstream coverage.