We should be ultra utilitarian like the Ruskies. Let's stand them on end and make grain silos out of them.
Or we could use the Simpson's idea and schedule their last trips for the sun. Then send out invitations for Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Arnold, Pauly Shore, etc. to be our first emissaries to the sun.
It'd be better than letting any of them make another movie. *shudder*
From what I've heard, Betamax lost to VHS because at first they were both proprietary formats. Betamax held less tape BUT had a higher quality. Sony made Betamax but at first would not let the porn industry use the format since they felt it was immoral and unethical. I know that Japan has had some very serious anti-porn laws in place in the past. This also could have been an issue.
Anyhow, I think it was JVC that came up with VHS and were more than eager to cash in on the porn goldmine.
These two new formats (also proprietary) are both welcoming the porn industry as the lesson has been learned...never underestimate the financial power of porn!
Has anyone heard of China's EVD? I believe it was the first to use blue ray technology but it's patent is open. That means that anyone can use it without royalties. I believe this is why it has not been used in America, it welcomes bootleggers. And that's probably why it's so popular in China:)
I would say that P2P only hurts labels. I don't think it hurts the musicians at all since they only get a small fraction of the album sales. The musicians have always just looked at album sales as advertising. Most of the money made is from concerts and shows.
I heard David Bowie talk about this awhile ago. I know he's one of the richest but the future is a world of electronic music and the sharing of it. You can't fight it--if you do, your fans will hate you. Just ask Metallica:)
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We should be ultra utilitarian like the Ruskies. Let's stand them on end and make grain silos out of them.
Or we could use the Simpson's idea and schedule their last trips for the sun. Then send out invitations for Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Arnold, Pauly Shore, etc. to be our first emissaries to the sun.
It'd be better than letting any of them make another movie. *shudder*
From what I've heard, Betamax lost to VHS because at first they were both proprietary formats. Betamax held less tape BUT had a higher quality. Sony made Betamax but at first would not let the porn industry use the format since they felt it was immoral and unethical. I know that Japan has had some very serious anti-porn laws in place in the past. This also could have been an issue. Anyhow, I think it was JVC that came up with VHS and were more than eager to cash in on the porn goldmine. These two new formats (also proprietary) are both welcoming the porn industry as the lesson has been learned...never underestimate the financial power of porn! Has anyone heard of China's EVD? I believe it was the first to use blue ray technology but it's patent is open. That means that anyone can use it without royalties. I believe this is why it has not been used in America, it welcomes bootleggers. And that's probably why it's so popular in China :)
I would say that P2P only hurts labels. I don't think it hurts the musicians at all since they only get a small fraction of the album sales. The musicians have always just looked at album sales as advertising. Most of the money made is from concerts and shows. I heard David Bowie talk about this awhile ago. I know he's one of the richest but the future is a world of electronic music and the sharing of it. You can't fight it--if you do, your fans will hate you. Just ask Metallica :)