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'A work being broadcast over the airwaves cannot be a transformed version of a copyrighted work given the terminology as used in the copyright statutes. A copyright requires that the work be fixed in a tangible medium, which a radio wave is not.'...so, if a company takes my dvd and broadcasts it to me over radiowaves, that is OK? Someone should get this up and running, I smell money!
Second-hand games may not directly send any cash in the developers/producers direction, but they do allow the easier purchase of the next big thing for some people. Hand ups everyone who traded PS1 stuff towards a PS2? OK, now those who are going to trade PS2 stuff towards a PS3? Assuming for one minute that this isn't just background noise, how do you think those people with their hands up are going to subsidise their upgrade from PS3 to PS4?
So Spy vs Spy, draughts, chess, or a Pint of Guinness (white on top) are actually a metaphor for conflict between races? I feel so guilty for enjoying these things now. I'm going to go and kick some shame into myself very hard. This whole attitude that anything represented by black and white must have racial meaning is just ridiculous. As a child, I had a genuine childrens book called 'The Little Black Sambo' about a small boy who lived in the jungle with his parents and made butter from a tiger. Now THAT is offensive and racist. Why would any multinational be interested in alienating a huge market by offending them with advertising?
"Online porn is a $3 billion business, which means it has a lot of clout."
Surely you meant that because of the sheer volume of clout this was a $3 billion business!
So lets take this for a little walk....
Steam (and online verifications full stop) allow for ownership verification at point of play. The sell for this is often against our old friend piracy.
These can kill a games second-hand value as you cannot always transfer the registration. This is a control mechanism that has potential to step beyond piracy prevention.
So in order to allow the first purchaser to perceive greater value by not making the game worthless second-hand, the publishers set up a scheme where you can sell your registration back as part of any trade-in. This gets them a second sale as you have to trade-in and not just sell. The traded-in game/registration can then be recycled and re-sold through 'approved' retail outlets. To be approved as an outlet, you have to give a cut of second-hand sales back to the publisher to cover their 'administrative' costs in recycling the registration. Any dragging of heels in recycling popular titles would of course have nothing to do with protecting the sales of games that are still available at full price.
Everyone is happy, player gets to trade in his game. Game shops and publishers get to stimulate new sales through trade in. Oh, not quite everyone. That extra cost is only getting passed one way...
I don't get the idea that if I buy something I can't just easily sell it when I have finished with it. This is why I don't think online verifications are good, without even considering what we do in 10 years time when a game might not be worth maintaining an online verification service for. I'm not saying this is in their plan right now. I don't wear a tinfoil hat, the positions taken by business change too much for me to believe in a grand plan. I just realise that as with most business decisions, once someone realises you can attach a £/$/ to it, then it's a no brainer.
OK, here's the logic(?) to the approach to returning DRM purchases:
Me: Hello, I wanted film/album XXXX which I could use in any of my media devices and in any way I see fit. This one won't play/hijacks my system.
Shopkeeper: sorry, we cannot refund opened media, you might have copied it.
Me: How? It has DRM surely that is not possible.
Shopkeeper: Well it turns out it is still possible to copy them after all.
Me: So your DRM is dead then?
Shopkeeper: No it's just pining. For the fjords.
I don't see how they can have the pie both ways, either it's locked down, so can be returned like any 'hard' purchase or it isn't and I wouldn't want to take it back anyway.
"It is because all the branches of the government are afraid to go against the president for fear of being labeled a terrorist and losing re-election/being forced out of court."
I'm British, so forgive me if I misunderstand your system... isn't the Supreme Court a 'job for life'? If so, then why would the Supreme Court Judges fear for their jobs by going against the grain? They will easily outlast a number of Presidents of whatever party. As I see it, their position is much like that of the President himself... Make the right noises, get some sucker to elect you, then do whatever you please.
Isn't it funny how there have been millions of people willing to risk their lives for a just cause but hardly anyone will risk their job.
The only reason that horsepower is used for cars is marketing, pure and simple.
What number would you rather use to describe your product, the high one or the low one? This is why 140HP is more attractive than 100kW as the customer knows no better.
You can bet that if the ratio was reversed, we'd all be driving around in cars measured in kW.
To Jsse.
You should read Jennifer Government.
If you resign your job and your replacement is no good, your ex-employer sues you for loss of earnings. Given today's litigious response to everything, I look forward to this first real life example.
I think that's a K in Cart, as in Kart.
Anyway, best driving game - Grand Prix Legends. Super Mario Kart (SNES), brilliant. I still play it today but it is best in company. GPL took years of my life!
Isn't the whole point of the tin-hat to give the public confidence, while still allowing tracking by suitably equipped (funded) parties?
Or did I just wake up?
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Quote... 'A work being broadcast over the airwaves cannot be a transformed version of a copyrighted work given the terminology as used in the copyright statutes. A copyright requires that the work be fixed in a tangible medium, which a radio wave is not.' ...so, if a company takes my dvd and broadcasts it to me over radiowaves, that is OK? Someone should get this up and running, I smell money!
If this is a diplomatic mission, where is the ambassador? Take her away.
Second-hand games may not directly send any cash in the developers/producers direction, but they do allow the easier purchase of the next big thing for some people.
Hand ups everyone who traded PS1 stuff towards a PS2? OK, now those who are going to trade PS2 stuff towards a PS3? Assuming for one minute that this isn't just background noise, how do you think those people with their hands up are going to subsidise their upgrade from PS3 to PS4?
...and when I read a magazine, I should be forced to read all of the ads? By your argument, they are 'part of the service'.
I think you are wrong.
So Spy vs Spy, draughts, chess, or a Pint of Guinness (white on top) are actually a metaphor for conflict between races? I feel so guilty for enjoying these things now. I'm going to go and kick some shame into myself very hard. This whole attitude that anything represented by black and white must have racial meaning is just ridiculous.
As a child, I had a genuine childrens book called 'The Little Black Sambo' about a small boy who lived in the jungle with his parents and made butter from a tiger. Now THAT is offensive and racist.
Why would any multinational be interested in alienating a huge market by offending them with advertising?
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"Something practically scratch-proof? Like, for example, Blu-ray discs?"
You mean like the stuff Ipod Nanos are made from?
Quote: "Its 200 yen in Japan (lets see, about $1.80) versus 99 cents"
Come on be fair, they do have to take the shipping costs into account too, Japan is the other side of the world for Pete's sake!
You say you are a guy. How do we know you aren't some 14 year old girl posing as a middle aged guy?
"Online porn is a $3 billion business, which means it has a lot of clout." Surely you meant that because of the sheer volume of clout this was a $3 billion business!
So lets take this for a little walk.... Steam (and online verifications full stop) allow for ownership verification at point of play. The sell for this is often against our old friend piracy. These can kill a games second-hand value as you cannot always transfer the registration. This is a control mechanism that has potential to step beyond piracy prevention. So in order to allow the first purchaser to perceive greater value by not making the game worthless second-hand, the publishers set up a scheme where you can sell your registration back as part of any trade-in. This gets them a second sale as you have to trade-in and not just sell. The traded-in game/registration can then be recycled and re-sold through 'approved' retail outlets. To be approved as an outlet, you have to give a cut of second-hand sales back to the publisher to cover their 'administrative' costs in recycling the registration. Any dragging of heels in recycling popular titles would of course have nothing to do with protecting the sales of games that are still available at full price. Everyone is happy, player gets to trade in his game. Game shops and publishers get to stimulate new sales through trade in. Oh, not quite everyone. That extra cost is only getting passed one way... I don't get the idea that if I buy something I can't just easily sell it when I have finished with it. This is why I don't think online verifications are good, without even considering what we do in 10 years time when a game might not be worth maintaining an online verification service for. I'm not saying this is in their plan right now. I don't wear a tinfoil hat, the positions taken by business change too much for me to believe in a grand plan. I just realise that as with most business decisions, once someone realises you can attach a £/$/ to it, then it's a no brainer.
OK, here's the logic(?) to the approach to returning DRM purchases: Me: Hello, I wanted film/album XXXX which I could use in any of my media devices and in any way I see fit. This one won't play/hijacks my system. Shopkeeper: sorry, we cannot refund opened media, you might have copied it. Me: How? It has DRM surely that is not possible. Shopkeeper: Well it turns out it is still possible to copy them after all. Me: So your DRM is dead then? Shopkeeper: No it's just pining. For the fjords. I don't see how they can have the pie both ways, either it's locked down, so can be returned like any 'hard' purchase or it isn't and I wouldn't want to take it back anyway.
"It is because all the branches of the government are afraid to go against the president for fear of being labeled a terrorist and losing re-election/being forced out of court."
I'm British, so forgive me if I misunderstand your system... isn't the Supreme Court a 'job for life'? If so, then why would the Supreme Court Judges fear for their jobs by going against the grain? They will easily outlast a number of Presidents of whatever party. As I see it, their position is much like that of the President himself... Make the right noises, get some sucker to elect you, then do whatever you please.
Isn't it funny how there have been millions of people willing to risk their lives for a just cause but hardly anyone will risk their job.
The only reason that horsepower is used for cars is marketing, pure and simple. What number would you rather use to describe your product, the high one or the low one? This is why 140HP is more attractive than 100kW as the customer knows no better. You can bet that if the ratio was reversed, we'd all be driving around in cars measured in kW.
To Jsse. You should read Jennifer Government. If you resign your job and your replacement is no good, your ex-employer sues you for loss of earnings. Given today's litigious response to everything, I look forward to this first real life example.
No, you mean 'Escape From Moonbase Alpha'.
I call the first 3rd party 'PS Cooler Fan' addons on sale.
I think that's a K in Cart, as in Kart. Anyway, best driving game - Grand Prix Legends. Super Mario Kart (SNES), brilliant. I still play it today but it is best in company. GPL took years of my life!
Isn't the whole point of the tin-hat to give the public confidence, while still allowing tracking by suitably equipped (funded) parties? Or did I just wake up?