People only follow laws as long as it's a 'hassle' not to. In other words, they'll follow laws as long as it is relatively easy to get caught. The moment it is easy for people to bypass a law such as in the internet, the law cannot be practically enforced. A law that cannot be enforced dissipates and dies, eventually.
The new generation of net users are growing up with an effectively unrestricted connection where they know they can get any song they want for free any time.
These are the same kids that will grow up to be artists and 'content creators.' These are the same that will grow up to be lawyers and law makers.
It'll be interesting to see how people will view music, videos, books, etc, in a couple of generations. I suspect that most of these type of media will be created much the same way free, open-source software is made today. Simply because you like to.
Many people are worried about what artists might do if they cannot earn as much money as they currently do if anyone can download a copy of your song/book/etc any time. I think artist will become even rarer the same way scribes became rare but people still hire professional typographers to do certain work. After all, people still make carriages, swords, and armor despite the obvious fact that very few people still use them and there's better choices.
People will only pay for material if they think it is worth it and they cannot get it cheaper elsewhere with an equal or less hassle. I would pay to go to a concert by the Three Tenors, but I wouldn't buy one of their CDs. Why? Shouldn't I be supporting artists I like? Sure. I would support them by paying, sometimes, hundred dollars to attend their performance. The problem is that artists and 'content cretaors' are used to becoming celebrities. It is expected that making it big means having a multimillion dollar house, dozens of expensive European cars, and other such luxuries. I simply don't think that a musician's performance or writer's book really deserves that much money. I think as the younger generations grow older, more people will agree with me, even if not conciously.
Will artists become rarer? I think so.
Will most artists not make it as big as the stars of the past? Probably.
Is this necessarily a problem? If you're content creator, yes.
Will this have a generally negative effect on society? I think not.
I think the overall effect will be the same as copier machine makers not being as profitable if they focused on only copiers after the advent of printers and scanners.
So, your superior intellect and speed gives you the right?
If only that were true... You'd be carrying me on your shoulders all day and serving me all day long.
Maybe I should've clarified for people of your kind: How is it that I delibreately and conciously kill millions of animals a day. I already told you I support killing animals to kill, so if a lion was attacking me and the only way to save myself was to kill it I would, but I think would save a roach before I'd save a person like you. Hell... I'd save galactic Stalin before you.
So, in defeating a mean "galatic Stalin" it is OK to destroy a hundred planets, but it's also OK to destroy a hundred planets to save ONE person?
Strange priorities. I bet you're one of those that thinks humans are not animals and, in fact, are superior to animals.
And are you claiming that you have to "worship" the planet to be concerned about it? You're a typical Christian. Thinking humans are at the top of the universe and that the animals are planet are here for you to do as you please.
Just because they don't make assumptions based on what adults take for granted doesn't mean that a kid's ideas are going to be more valid than an adults.
I thought DS9 was a great series, too, but I disagree about Sidig El Fadil. I personally enjoyed his character particularly because of Bashir's and O'Brian's quirky relationship.
If anything, I'd say that the one character I think could've used some work was Sisko. Sometimes, I think he was a little over the top.
That's nothing. When I make a mistake, I piss off the companies that depend on us, their costumers, and their dogs, and a pirate dies increasing the average global temperature.
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I've had the pleasure of working with Ash for the past two years while in Reg and Security and I think ID shows a great appreciation for their fans through Quakecon. I only wish Blizzard showed the same appreciation.
And have you thought about what happens once the competitor they were trying to destroy is gone?
They go back to competing against each other. You think companies will stay friendly forever?
Does it really matter if he's doing this for publicity, to look good, for tax purposes, or whatever?
Point is: He gave a lot of money to help people. Period.
The problem is that Google already pays for its lines and bandwidth. It's kinda like my business. I conduct a lot of business through the internet and over the phone. Is SBC going to want to start charging me for the money I make over their phone lines too?
1) Photoshop is marketed to professionals. What kind of amateur uses a $600 piece of software to take out red eye?
2) Your "seemingly simple" example is not simple at all. Recoloring one part of a photo while leaving another one alone is not that simple. Masking is not simple. You assume it's simple and then gripe when you discover it is not.
3) I don't even know where to begin with your comparison between a human and a machine.
4) "Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down."
That's a direct quote from the Adobe site. No mention that it's easy. In fact, the second sentence says "professional"
So, if you have false expectations specifically about Adobe which is what TFA is about, then that's very much your fault.
Well if by the "I want it free." crowd you mean the "I'll get it one way or another to save my people crowd." then, yes. I would do anything to save my children, for example. And I do mean Anything.
Listen to the radio interview with NO Mayor Ray Nagin. He agrees with most of what you said. He is the only politician I've heard speaking like is. He is straight forward and to the point. No beating-around-the-bush bullshit. You can hear and tell that he realy feels for his people.
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I actually think the post has a point. I think most people in Slashdot must be juvenile, unimaginative prudes who are too busy being offended and indignant of the sexual allusions that you missed the point of the post entirely.
I don't know what the big deal is. Every time the **AAs come up with a new protection scheme, every time a new encryption algorithm comes ut, every time a new, uncrackable mechanism is released, it is cracked within a week, at most.
Everyone always wigs out at first; then, we realize how funny it all was and move on with our lvies to download more movies and music to play on our untrackable, cracked players...
I feel your pain, dude... once, my girlfriend got mad at me and, for some reason, my hamper kept filling up, but it never emptied. Same thing happened to the dishes.
The problem witht the hamper and dishwasher seemed to fix itself after a week or so. It was a good thing, too; my socks were starting to stand up on their own.
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DId you even read the post?
He said courses, not degrees.
People only follow laws as long as it's a 'hassle' not to. In other words, they'll follow laws as long as it is relatively easy to get caught. The moment it is easy for people to bypass a law such as in the internet, the law cannot be practically enforced. A law that cannot be enforced dissipates and dies, eventually.
The new generation of net users are growing up with an effectively unrestricted connection where they know they can get any song they want for free any time.
These are the same kids that will grow up to be artists and 'content creators.' These are the same that will grow up to be lawyers and law makers.
It'll be interesting to see how people will view music, videos, books, etc, in a couple of generations. I suspect that most of these type of media will be created much the same way free, open-source software is made today. Simply because you like to.
Many people are worried about what artists might do if they cannot earn as much money as they currently do if anyone can download a copy of your song/book/etc any time. I think artist will become even rarer the same way scribes became rare but people still hire professional typographers to do certain work. After all, people still make carriages, swords, and armor despite the obvious fact that very few people still use them and there's better choices.
People will only pay for material if they think it is worth it and they cannot get it cheaper elsewhere with an equal or less hassle. I would pay to go to a concert by the Three Tenors, but I wouldn't buy one of their CDs. Why? Shouldn't I be supporting artists I like? Sure. I would support them by paying, sometimes, hundred dollars to attend their performance. The problem is that artists and 'content cretaors' are used to becoming celebrities. It is expected that making it big means having a multimillion dollar house, dozens of expensive European cars, and other such luxuries. I simply don't think that a musician's performance or writer's book really deserves that much money. I think as the younger generations grow older, more people will agree with me, even if not conciously.
Will artists become rarer? I think so.
Will most artists not make it as big as the stars of the past? Probably.
Is this necessarily a problem? If you're content creator, yes.
Will this have a generally negative effect on society? I think not.
I think the overall effect will be the same as copier machine makers not being as profitable if they focused on only copiers after the advent of printers and scanners.
You missed the point. It is viable and obviously protibale if it is being done already.
So, your superior intellect and speed gives you the right? If only that were true... You'd be carrying me on your shoulders all day and serving me all day long. Maybe I should've clarified for people of your kind: How is it that I delibreately and conciously kill millions of animals a day. I already told you I support killing animals to kill, so if a lion was attacking me and the only way to save myself was to kill it I would, but I think would save a roach before I'd save a person like you. Hell... I'd save galactic Stalin before you.
You assumed too much.
When did I say you shouldn't have ideals?
How exactly do you deduce you can do as you please with animals and plants?
How is it, exactly, that I kill millions of animals a day?
When did I say you shouldn't kill animals and plants to survive?
So, in defeating a mean "galatic Stalin" it is OK to destroy a hundred planets, but it's also OK to destroy a hundred planets to save ONE person?
Strange priorities. I bet you're one of those that thinks humans are not animals and, in fact, are superior to animals.
And are you claiming that you have to "worship" the planet to be concerned about it? You're a typical Christian. Thinking humans are at the top of the universe and that the animals are planet are here for you to do as you please.
At least thanks to the Gauls, the Brits got their custom of adding tea to their boiled water
Just because they don't make assumptions based on what adults take for granted doesn't mean that a kid's ideas are going to be more valid than an adults.
I thought DS9 was a great series, too, but I disagree about Sidig El Fadil. I personally enjoyed his character particularly because of Bashir's and O'Brian's quirky relationship.
If anything, I'd say that the one character I think could've used some work was Sisko. Sometimes, I think he was a little over the top.
That's nothing. When I make a mistake, I piss off the companies that depend on us, their costumers, and their dogs, and a pirate dies increasing the average global temperature.
I've had the pleasure of working with Ash for the past two years while in Reg and Security and I think ID shows a great appreciation for their fans through Quakecon. I only wish Blizzard showed the same appreciation.
And have you thought about what happens once the competitor they were trying to destroy is gone?
They go back to competing against each other. You think companies will stay friendly forever?
The end ALWAYS justifies the means.
Does it really matter if he's doing this for publicity, to look good, for tax purposes, or whatever?
Point is: He gave a lot of money to help people. Period.
The problem is that Google already pays for its lines and bandwidth. It's kinda like my business. I conduct a lot of business through the internet and over the phone. Is SBC going to want to start charging me for the money I make over their phone lines too?
That's where you're mistaken. Photoshop is clearly marketed as "The professional standard in desktop digital imaging."
No lie there.
1) Photoshop is marketed to professionals. What kind of amateur uses a $600 piece of software to take out red eye?
2) Your "seemingly simple" example is not simple at all. Recoloring one part of a photo while leaving another one alone is not that simple. Masking is not simple. You assume it's simple and then gripe when you discover it is not.
3) I don't even know where to begin with your comparison between a human and a machine.
4) "Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down."
That's a direct quote from the Adobe site. No mention that it's easy. In fact, the second sentence says "professional"
So, if you have false expectations specifically about Adobe which is what TFA is about, then that's very much your fault.
Well if by the "I want it free." crowd you mean the "I'll get it one way or another to save my people crowd." then, yes. I would do anything to save my children, for example. And I do mean Anything.
Listen to the radio interview with NO Mayor Ray Nagin. He agrees with most of what you said. He is the only politician I've heard speaking like is. He is straight forward and to the point. No beating-around-the-bush bullshit. You can hear and tell that he realy feels for his people.
It's about the same danger as a bird or another person coming to close to the focal point of current microwave antenna.
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I actually think the post has a point. I think most people in Slashdot must be juvenile, unimaginative prudes who are too busy being offended and indignant of the sexual allusions that you missed the point of the post entirely.
I don't know what the big deal is. Every time the **AAs come up with a new protection scheme, every time a new encryption algorithm comes ut, every time a new, uncrackable mechanism is released, it is cracked within a week, at most.
Everyone always wigs out at first; then, we realize how funny it all was and move on with our lvies to download more movies and music to play on our untrackable, cracked players...
So, you're saying, since the virtual property is intangible, it is worthless?
I knew I was doing the right thing by not paying Adobe for my copy of Photoshop.
I agree. That is so silly. That's ok, though. In a couple of generations, at most, no one will even remember what copyrights or patents were.
I feel your pain, dude... once, my girlfriend got mad at me and, for some reason, my hamper kept filling up, but it never emptied. Same thing happened to the dishes.
The problem witht the hamper and dishwasher seemed to fix itself after a week or so. It was a good thing, too; my socks were starting to stand up on their own.