That's because with enough legal wrangling, you can actually claim copyright on the MP3 itself. The original phonograph and recording isn't copyrighted, but the *MP3 version* is. It's absolutely bizarre, but such is the state of copyright in a country where Disney gets to write our copyright law.
Every time someone is successful with an invention or innovation, you get a million blowhards and runners-up shooting their mouths off to their buddies "He stole that shit from *ME* man!" But it really only goes to show that an invention is only as good as the much harder work that goes into taking that invention and making it useful and practical, then effectively deploying it so that it actually gets USED.
So you get ten different people working on inventing a light bulb. That doesn't mean all ten are going to be equally skilled at making it practical, building factories to make it, getting it to market, promoting it, getting the general public to accept it, etc. So nine people may claim theft, but the fact is that the tenth just had something that they didn't: follow-through.
And John Ford didn't invent the car either. But he did put one in every driveway.
The farming lobby is one of the strongest in Congress. You'll have every midwestern senator and his brother screaming holy bloody murder before debate even begins. And that's not to mentioned that Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) basically owns half of them (you think they're just going to roll over and give up billion of $ in subsidies to a bunch of eggheads without a nasty fight?).
You'd have better luck getting cuts to oil subsidies through Texas's and Alaska's objections. And even that is nigh impossible.
It's usually windows dicks that do it and it's no surprise they do have to live with the worst OS on the planet. But OS X and Linux, I'd use either of them. I'd probably even use Open Solaris before Windows. The OS bites and the community has definitely got worse since MS grew a legion of xbox fanboys.
Thank you for proving that Apple fans are a rational lot who would never engage in fanboy hyperbole.
This unauthorized duplication and public performance of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is in clear violation of the "Copyright Lasts For Fucking Ever Act of 2009" and we insist you pay residuals to the Sony/BMG Music Group, which has acquired copyright to all songs written or recorded before 1923.
I'm not being sarcastic there, I haven't seen anyone using that since the 90's. I kind of put it in my "assumed they phased it out years ago" file right next to Novell Groupwise (found out not long ago they still make that too).
I've never once in my life heard a PC user say they wouldn't even talk to an Apple user. I've heard no less than three Mac users say that within my own earshot (on three different occasions). While I'm sure there are Windows fanatics out there somewhere (and certainly some Linux ones), there is no way they're even close to the numbers of MacHead diehards.
I had a friend whose daughter threw a crazy fit just last Fall and stopped calling him after he refused to buy her a MacBook for college and insisted she take a PC laptop (which was just as good, but significantly cheaper) instead. Now what the fuck kind of rational behavior is that?
When it comes to control issues, Sony knows no reason or limits. They could get hit by a hundred Anon attacks and they would still do the same thing to the next GeoHotz who tried to hack their IP. I don't know if it's some Japanese thing or what, but Sony are fucking insane crazy control-freaks. Anyone remember how far they were willing to go just to stop people from ripping their music CD's?
It's fine on your phone, but you DARE try it on your PS3 and Sony will kill you and your children, rape your dog, and piss on your grave. then they'll track all your supporters down and do the same to them. And if you think the courts will stop them, think again.
Not when Apple patents EVERYTHING. They've even just patented the touchscreen. The fact they were able to pull that off shows just how broken the U.S. patent system really is, but Apple is happy to ride that broken system into more cash.
I've seen FAR more tribalism among Apple fanatics than I've ever seen among critics. I've met Apple fanatics who literally will not talk to someone who they see using a PC. I've never met an Apple critic (or any PC user) who was that anywhere near that obsessive in their dislike of Apple or their love of their PC.
And if anyone thinks I'm exaggerating about Apple fanatics (and I mean the real hardcore guys), check out the documentary MacHeads. It is at times cute and humorous, and at other times downright disturbing.
Wow, I've been waiting for a Minecraft console port. Knockoff or not, that looks seriously awesome.
On a related note, does anyone know if there is a website that specifically reviews Xbox Live indie games? I would love to keep track of the best of these, but usually the only way I hear about games like this is haphazardly (like I just did with FortressCraft in this summary). There is so much unoriginal crap on Xbox Live, I really would like a way to separate the wheat from the latest Bejeweled clone.
It's only a matter of time before they get to a judge who is either in the pocket of the IP mafia, or who was appointed by a politician who's in their pocket. He'll put an end to all this "fair use" nonsense.
I had the exact same experience. I don't know who their CEO is, but I suspect he got his career start running strip clubs. Their marketing is way too embarrassing for anyone to recommend them. I got to where I was scared of copping a sexual harassment allegation for even directing anyone to their website.
I used to recommend them to clients until their marketing campaign began to splash commercials all over the place that looked more like Hooters ads than ads for a hosting service. I wasn't going to recommend serious clients to a host whose main page features some bimbo with her tits hanging out. I don't know what kind of horndog runs that company, but he's clearly in the wrong business (I recommend he try a strip club chain instead).
they seem to just keep the shot as long as the lines are correct as per the script, and don't seem to worry about whether or not they are delivered properly.
That's a dead giveaway for a overly-short shooting schedule with little coverage. You see that in a lot of indies. The lower the budget, the faster the shooting schedule. And beyond a certain point, the movie does suffer. An experienced producer will start out pre-production by determining the minimum budget, based in large part on how many shooting days they will realistically need. So either the producer didn't do his job here or a foolish director thought he could cut corners and ignored his producer's recommendations.
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I was meaning to reply to the post above referring to trying this in the U.S. I think I hit the wrong reply button and ended up in a new thread.
That's because with enough legal wrangling, you can actually claim copyright on the MP3 itself. The original phonograph and recording isn't copyrighted, but the *MP3 version* is. It's absolutely bizarre, but such is the state of copyright in a country where Disney gets to write our copyright law.
Every time someone is successful with an invention or innovation, you get a million blowhards and runners-up shooting their mouths off to their buddies "He stole that shit from *ME* man!" But it really only goes to show that an invention is only as good as the much harder work that goes into taking that invention and making it useful and practical, then effectively deploying it so that it actually gets USED.
So you get ten different people working on inventing a light bulb. That doesn't mean all ten are going to be equally skilled at making it practical, building factories to make it, getting it to market, promoting it, getting the general public to accept it, etc. So nine people may claim theft, but the fact is that the tenth just had something that they didn't: follow-through.
And John Ford didn't invent the car either. But he did put one in every driveway.
The farming lobby is one of the strongest in Congress. You'll have every midwestern senator and his brother screaming holy bloody murder before debate even begins. And that's not to mentioned that Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) basically owns half of them (you think they're just going to roll over and give up billion of $ in subsidies to a bunch of eggheads without a nasty fight?).
You'd have better luck getting cuts to oil subsidies through Texas's and Alaska's objections. And even that is nigh impossible.
It's usually windows dicks that do it and it's no surprise they do have to live with the worst OS on the planet. But OS X and Linux, I'd use either of them. I'd probably even use Open Solaris before Windows. The OS bites and the community has definitely got worse since MS grew a legion of xbox fanboys.
Thank you for proving that Apple fans are a rational lot who would never engage in fanboy hyperbole.
This unauthorized duplication and public performance of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is in clear violation of the "Copyright Lasts For Fucking Ever Act of 2009" and we insist you pay residuals to the Sony/BMG Music Group, which has acquired copyright to all songs written or recorded before 1923.
I'm not being sarcastic there, I haven't seen anyone using that since the 90's. I kind of put it in my "assumed they phased it out years ago" file right next to Novell Groupwise (found out not long ago they still make that too).
I've never once in my life heard a PC user say they wouldn't even talk to an Apple user. I've heard no less than three Mac users say that within my own earshot (on three different occasions). While I'm sure there are Windows fanatics out there somewhere (and certainly some Linux ones), there is no way they're even close to the numbers of MacHead diehards.
I had a friend whose daughter threw a crazy fit just last Fall and stopped calling him after he refused to buy her a MacBook for college and insisted she take a PC laptop (which was just as good, but significantly cheaper) instead. Now what the fuck kind of rational behavior is that?
When it comes to control issues, Sony knows no reason or limits. They could get hit by a hundred Anon attacks and they would still do the same thing to the next GeoHotz who tried to hack their IP. I don't know if it's some Japanese thing or what, but Sony are fucking insane crazy control-freaks. Anyone remember how far they were willing to go just to stop people from ripping their music CD's?
It's fine on your phone, but you DARE try it on your PS3 and Sony will kill you and your children, rape your dog, and piss on your grave. then they'll track all your supporters down and do the same to them. And if you think the courts will stop them, think again.
Not when Apple patents EVERYTHING. They've even just patented the touchscreen. The fact they were able to pull that off shows just how broken the U.S. patent system really is, but Apple is happy to ride that broken system into more cash.
I've seen FAR more tribalism among Apple fanatics than I've ever seen among critics. I've met Apple fanatics who literally will not talk to someone who they see using a PC. I've never met an Apple critic (or any PC user) who was that anywhere near that obsessive in their dislike of Apple or their love of their PC.
And if anyone thinks I'm exaggerating about Apple fanatics (and I mean the real hardcore guys), check out the documentary MacHeads. It is at times cute and humorous, and at other times downright disturbing.
Jesus, and I thought the National Enquirer and TMZ were bad in the U.S. British tabloids are fucking harsh.
Something tells me that businesses won't be needing an 8-bit gaming console.
Wow, I've been waiting for a Minecraft console port. Knockoff or not, that looks seriously awesome.
On a related note, does anyone know if there is a website that specifically reviews Xbox Live indie games? I would love to keep track of the best of these, but usually the only way I hear about games like this is haphazardly (like I just did with FortressCraft in this summary). There is so much unoriginal crap on Xbox Live, I really would like a way to separate the wheat from the latest Bejeweled clone.
I joke, but let's face it, how often do FOSS advocates pay for anything?
It's all fun and games until someone stubs a toe.
It's only a matter of time before they get to a judge who is either in the pocket of the IP mafia, or who was appointed by a politician who's in their pocket. He'll put an end to all this "fair use" nonsense.
Only together can MS and Google overthrow Apple and rule the galaxy as father and son.
I had the exact same experience. I don't know who their CEO is, but I suspect he got his career start running strip clubs. Their marketing is way too embarrassing for anyone to recommend them. I got to where I was scared of copping a sexual harassment allegation for even directing anyone to their website.
I used to recommend them to clients until their marketing campaign began to splash commercials all over the place that looked more like Hooters ads than ads for a hosting service. I wasn't going to recommend serious clients to a host whose main page features some bimbo with her tits hanging out. I don't know what kind of horndog runs that company, but he's clearly in the wrong business (I recommend he try a strip club chain instead).
Bad carpenter with bad hammer is bad carpenter
Bad carpenter with good hammer is bad carpenter with less money in his pocket.
Try taking a German driving test sometime if you want to see a REAL driving test. I think I had to fight a bunch of ninjas at one point.
There was a second Matrix movie?! Why didn't I know about this?!?
No one had the heart to break it to you after you awoke from the coma. We all thought it best for you not to know.
they seem to just keep the shot as long as the lines are correct as per the script, and don't seem to worry about whether or not they are delivered properly.
That's a dead giveaway for a overly-short shooting schedule with little coverage. You see that in a lot of indies. The lower the budget, the faster the shooting schedule. And beyond a certain point, the movie does suffer. An experienced producer will start out pre-production by determining the minimum budget, based in large part on how many shooting days they will realistically need. So either the producer didn't do his job here or a foolish director thought he could cut corners and ignored his producer's recommendations.