The guy who made it available is providing you with future potential users. What you need to do is observe the guy and make sure his next "release" works in your favor by driving people to your web site where they'll see a community (for the legal users) and the real thing will be seem to have some value over and above the pirate version (eg. the version on the site is version 2.1 whereas the pirate version is only version 2.0).
First off, I'm an independent software developer who charges for my software...
For me it's a sense that if TPB is making a serious difference to your business, your business model is wrong - you're only providing a binary file when you should be creating a sense of value.
The RIAA's problem is dual: a) They're trying to maintain a dinosaur business model via lies and lawyering, not adding value to their product. b) They're royally pissing everybody off in the process, including the artists.
It won't be stopped by asking people nicely. What you need is somebody to step up and take responsibility.
I really don't think the economy would collapse if a law was passed requiring all cars to do 50mpg by 2012. Sure, cars might not be as fun to drive with small engines but I never figured out why a 2-ton SUV needs to be "sporty" anyway.
When they tried to abolish slavery the main argument against it was that the economy would collapse. They wanted to gradually phase out slaves (i.e. let them die off). In the end they just banned it and nothing happened (in fact we invented agricultural machines and entered one of the most prosperous eras in history).
I think it's time to stop messing about, mandate clean cars then let necessity be the mother of invention.
What I mean is situations like in the USA where if you want an iPhone you have to go with AT&T or where texting is regarded as an extra (ie. needs you to sign up for a 'premium' plan).
Around here I can walk into a shop, buy an iPhone, and it'll work. No plans have any kind of feature restrictions, I just get billed for what I use.
Only in the USA do they lock/tailor the phones to some sort of "plan". Everywhere else you just open an account then buy yourself a handset in a 'phone shop.
People know what cars are and what they do so they don't need details because cars are sold on image. Are you a rufty-tufty cowboy or a rising star in the advertising world? That's whet they need to convey, not mechanical specifications.
The thing with Linux is that people haven't got a clue what it is.
The problem is the batteries... but if you wait until super batteries appear before even starting to develop a car then you'll never make a car. It's chicken and egg.
The first car was obviously going to be expensive to buy so it had to be something flashy (if it was dull/mundane the rich people would ignore it). It was always very high-risk.
It's still in the process of appearing, but yes. That one or something similar.
In a technology war, the P2P users will always win. The only way to stop it is a law so draconian in scope that the whole Internet would collapse from fear of connecting to it.
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In a jury trial the verdict is more about which lawyer has the best hair than the technical details.
Just ask OJ Simpson...
Won't make any difference. If you stop buying stuff they'll just assume you're downloading it via TPB instead.
You could do more 'harm' by buying the occasional CD so that the statistics show that TPB isn't making any difference to sales.
I love trains but ... America just seems too big for inter-city travel. Wait 'til you find out how much it costs before you sign up for this.
The guy who made it available is providing you with future potential users. What you need to do is observe the guy and make sure his next "release" works in your favor by driving people to your web site where they'll see a community (for the legal users) and the real thing will be seem to have some value over and above the pirate version (eg. the version on the site is version 2.1 whereas the pirate version is only version 2.0).
First off, I'm an independent software developer who charges for my software...
For me it's a sense that if TPB is making a serious difference to your business, your business model is wrong - you're only providing a binary file when you should be creating a sense of value.
The RIAA's problem is dual:
a) They're trying to maintain a dinosaur business model via lies and lawyering, not adding value to their product.
b) They're royally pissing everybody off in the process, including the artists.
It won't be stopped by asking people nicely. What you need is somebody to step up and take responsibility.
I really don't think the economy would collapse if a law was passed requiring all cars to do 50mpg by 2012. Sure, cars might not be as fun to drive with small engines but I never figured out why a 2-ton SUV needs to be "sporty" anyway.
When they tried to abolish slavery the main argument against it was that the economy would collapse. They wanted to gradually phase out slaves (i.e. let them die off). In the end they just banned it and nothing happened (in fact we invented agricultural machines and entered one of the most prosperous eras in history).
I think it's time to stop messing about, mandate clean cars then let necessity be the mother of invention.
Mod parent up...
The money would be better spent elsewhere, eg. a pilot pebble bed reactor to show the public what a modern nuclear plant looks like.
Did you ever hear a gasoline car with no muffler?
Yep. This sphere brings no new capabilities, SGI used to build stuff like that back in the '90s.
Exactly what I was thinking ... compressed air tech is perfect for taxis.
Big city Taxis are perfect for compressed air technology:
http://www.google.com/search?q=compressed+air+cars
What I mean is situations like in the USA where if you want an iPhone you have to go with AT&T or where texting is regarded as an extra (ie. needs you to sign up for a 'premium' plan).
Around here I can walk into a shop, buy an iPhone, and it'll work. No plans have any kind of feature restrictions, I just get billed for what I use.
Only in the USA do they lock/tailor the phones to some sort of "plan". Everywhere else you just open an account then buy yourself a handset in a 'phone shop.
"Today", sure... how about in three weeks time? Will it be back to "business as usual"?
The same die-hards who refuse to upgrade their ten-year-old OS are incapable of not upgrading their browser?
...but is there a "very good reason" why you can't keep on using Firefox 3.0 on that system?
We're not talking about unmanned ships, just ships with sails which are adjusted by machines instead of dozens of sailors.
is. The captain turns the steering wheel and a bunch of motors do the furling/unfurling.
People know what cars are and what they do so they don't need details because cars are sold on image. Are you a rufty-tufty cowboy or a rising star in the advertising world? That's whet they need to convey, not mechanical specifications.
The thing with Linux is that people haven't got a clue what it is.
Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xceiMJSunIg
Needs a better penguin suit though...
EVs push the battery envelope *much* further than, say, laptop PCs (which is probably the biggest driving force at the moment).
The problem is the batteries ... but if you wait until super batteries appear before even starting to develop a car then you'll never make a car. It's chicken and egg.
The first car was obviously going to be expensive to buy so it had to be something flashy (if it was dull/mundane the rich people would ignore it). It was always very high-risk.
What about the ISP rebellion?
What will happen when nobody needs bandwidth any more and people can pay small ISPs $10 a month instead of paying the big ISP's $50?
It's still in the process of appearing, but yes. That one or something similar.
In a technology war, the P2P users will always win. The only way to stop it is a law so draconian in scope that the whole Internet would collapse from fear of connecting to it.
I give it six months. All it needs is some "anonymizing" P2P network to appear and it will go all the way back down the big snake to square 1.
If 2% is acceptable then what about 5%? 10%...? Where do you draw the line?
The running of an entire country is at stake here and 2% is certainly enough to show there's serious problems with the system.