The real problem is not that movies are remade, but that they aren't remade well.
To expand on this, some movies are being remade for different audiences and not done well. The original Pink Panther movie wasn't made for the kiddies, but adults. Regardless of what you think of the originial plot and humor, it was made for a more mature audience than the remake.
Sellers' Clouseau was a buffoon, Martin's was a clown. Synonymous? Perhaps, but I think there's difference here.
I too was once irked at having to present my ID for a credit card purchase, but then I actually did some research (stops to hear Slashdot audience gasp) and found the following:
According the merchant rules, for MasterCard anyway, the merchant is suppose to check the signature and request ID as part of their compliance (section 2.1.1.2).
If a card is not signed, the merchant is suppose to obtain authorization from the card issuer, request ID and have the customer sign the card then and there (section 2.1.1.3).
Like me, for example. I won't pay more than $12 for a CD. I wait for CDs to drop below that price on half.com or whatever.
Now, how is this a problem for the music industry? Are you suggesting it would be better if I just didn't buy the CD at all, or pirated a copy?
Actually, I was wondering how delayed sales affect the music industry with respect to deciding the success or failure of an album.
The movie industry seems to only count initial box-office receipts when deciding if a movie is a hit or flop. Which I believe is a mistake.
Someone at Sony accidently played one of their DRM'ed CDs on the development system and they're having a devil of a time getting the root kit off the platform and restoring the system image.
Music and movies are commodities and need to priced as such. Their respective inductries need to realize this.
The problem with this variable pricing, based on the product's age, is that many (most?) people will simply wait until the price of the item drops to purchase it. Just like DVDs.
How many people now skip seeing a movie in the theater and buy the DVD? How many of those wait 6 months after the DVD release for the price to come down?
The movie industry still mainly counts only the opening box office receipts as the guage of a movie's success. Who's to say the music industry doesn't do something similar.
Your photograph analogy is weak. The photo of the painting is not similar to an exact copy of a CD or other digital media.
Furthermore, you talk about stolen CDs (before making a backup copy) and stolen tape deck and speakers -- all of which you now "can't use". All physical items. Did you think of making a backup copy of the tape deck and speakers. Didn't think so.
The reply argument made by the Anonymous Coward is also weak. You bought a CD not the data. Can you make a backup copy of your car? Didn't think so. The argument that the CD copy is so cheap to make that it should be free is a slippery-slope. At what price should one pay to make a copy? At what price do you pay to get a copy of something else you bought?
His other arguments are just as weak and ill-conceived.
I do agree that, "Maybe we need a mechanism for society to compensate creators of interesting or useful information (e.g. musicians and artists, journalists,...) for the information they create."
Yes the RIAA and MPAA are evil and their products are overpriced and a lot of them are crap. You may not agree with their pricing and distribution model, but too bad it's their product. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's wrong. If the copyright doesn't allow you to make a copy, then you can't.
Blaa, blaa, blaa... Everything should be free, no gets paid, industrial world collapses, etc, etc...
Can everyone just stop being pussies about this. You want something, buy it. Don't want it, don't buy it.
I'm sorry about Alista. I hope you two were able to make the most of your year together.
How did Sue and I meet?
A mutual friend volunteered me to help Sue move into her condo and hang the ceiling fan, hook up the stereo (man, what a cliché) etc... Sue said, "I feel guilty about you doing all this work", and I said, "Why don't you take me out to dinner".
First date: dinner at a local dive landmark near the boardwalk, lots of talking and a walk on the beach.
She was smart, educated (BA in English and an English teacher), funny, and warm with a pretty smile, and beautiful eyes. I was still in college studying CS (am a Unix SA and programmer), not bad on the eyes (not real good, mind you, but not bad), and fairly bright.
When it's right, it's right.
Got married 4 years later, celebrated our 16th anniversary on December 23, 2005. Sue fell into a coma 2 weeks later and died a week after that.
I'd do it all again in a second, even knowing how it would end.
Absolutely! Love is sacrifice. Often small, sometimes big. Either can be a defining moment.
Sue's meds had to be administered 4 and 6 times a day (precisely), 7 days a week -- one given IV, which I learned to do. Lack of REM sleep is a small sacrifice -- even over a month and a half.
Except for the GBM (Glioblastoma Multiforme) in her head, she was perfectly healthy. The only thing I could have donated would have been part of my brain (not possible), and it's of some debate as to whether that would have helpful or detrimental to either of us:-)
The ultimate sacrifice would be to switch places, but that's a double-edged sword. Yes she'd be here, but alone and very, very sad. At the moment, it feels like she got the better deal.
Even more importantly, the warrant limited the search on the computers to the e-mail and those sent around the same time.
Without the warrant, the FEDs could have searched anything found on the PC. From the article:
Late that evening, the FBI received a warrant to cart away the three computers. According to Mayor Cohen, the warrant allows the FBI to view only the threatening e-mail message and the messages sent immediately before and after that message.
...
"We were able to both protect public safety and also protect the rights of people, the sense of privacy of many, many innocent users of the computers," he said. "Had we given them the computers, they would have gotten to see e-mails from ordinary citizens doing ordinary things and would not have preserved privacy."
You know, "What the Fuck?" expresses this exactly. How does the dog answer the phone? What kind of "conversation" would you have anyway?
You: "Where are you Boy! Come home...".
Dog: Woof! *dog runs in circles*
Reminds me of the T-Mobile commercial with the dog on the vets table...
Guy: "I can't believe he ate my cell phone"
Vet: *using stethoscope* "Sounds like he's on hold..."
Dog: *voice in tummy* "...your current wait time is 45 minutes... *music*"
Vet: "...during peak hours..."
Ast: "And he could be roaming!"
Guy: *puts on glove* "I'm going in..."
Dog: "Huuroo?"
Not to nit-pick, but the OEM and Retail versions of the Windows and Office products are not the same. Often the OEM versions provide reduced capability and, in the case of Windows, are often loaded with extra junk (try ware, etc...).
I love hungarian notation,...
- MemeRot $live{free} || die "";
I'm just askin', but shouldn't your sig be:
MemeRot $live{boolFree} || die "";
Either is correct for Perl, I was just making light of your stated love of hungarian notation by noting that your hash variable was used in a boolean fashion ans should therefore be prefixed accordingly:-)
Correct, and the most likely reason is to keep the cut fruit from browning (oxidizing). You can do this at home by dunking your freshly-cut fruit into a bowl of water containing a tablespoon of lemon juice.
Isn't food science wonderful? {Thank you Alton Brown.)
the quantum computers that have been built are NOT in silicon either -- in fact, they're not really based on semiconductors at all.... They're currently (basically) a test-tube full of specially constructed "soup"
Which leads to the inevitable: Waiter, is that a Quantum Computer in my soup? I ordered noodles.
Hmm... To which charge (made in jest) do you refer? To the copyright notice, which specifically excludes his blog from the Public Domain, or the plagiarism comment, which has nothing to do with the Public Domain.
My comments were about the irony of the blog author's use of a Copyright notice and a display of un-attributed work in an article about his personal distaste for DRM. But your reply, and the fact that it was modded up, means that someone needs some learnin'. I submit the following definitions and commentary:
The public domain comprises the body of knowledge and innovation (especially creative works such as writing, art, music, and inventions) in relation to which no person or other legal entity can establish or maintain proprietary interests.... If an item is not in the public domain, this may be the result of a proprietary interest as represented by a copyright or patent. (Public Domain)
As the author has specified a copyright, and it's not presently 70 years after his death, the work is not in the Public Domain.
Plagiarism refers to the use of another's information, language, or writing, when done without proper acknowledgment of the original source. (Plagiarism)
As the author is clearly not Charles Dickens, and no mention of Dickens is mentioned, and the graphic is probably not an actual picture of Dickens writing A Tale of Two Cities, then the scribbling in the graphic is technically plagiarism.
The fact that I have to explain this on/. simply extends the irony.:-)
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To expand on this, some movies are being remade for different audiences and not done well. The original Pink Panther movie wasn't made for the kiddies, but adults. Regardless of what you think of the originial plot and humor, it was made for a more mature audience than the remake.
Sellers' Clouseau was a buffoon, Martin's was a clown. Synonymous? Perhaps, but I think there's difference here.
According the merchant rules, for MasterCard anyway, the merchant is suppose to check the signature and request ID as part of their compliance (section 2.1.1.2).
If a card is not signed, the merchant is suppose to obtain authorization from the card issuer, request ID and have the customer sign the card then and there (section 2.1.1.3).
MasterCard Merchant Rules
George, why couldn't you have forseen this before Episodes I, II, III? So much pain and suffering could have been avoided...
Actually, I was wondering how delayed sales affect the music industry with respect to deciding the success or failure of an album.
The movie industry seems to only count initial box-office receipts when deciding if a movie is a hit or flop. Which I believe is a mistake.
I'm guessing either some script-kiddie wannabe who can't get the root kit off their home system, a humor-impaired Sony weenie, or both.
Probably both. :-)
Great. Pay them to make our products that we, in turn, sell to them. Has Bush started toking/snorting/drinking again?
I'll be outsourcing my $0.02 for profit...
No film at 11.
The problem with this variable pricing, based on the product's age, is that many (most?) people will simply wait until the price of the item drops to purchase it. Just like DVDs.
How many people now skip seeing a movie in the theater and buy the DVD? How many of those wait 6 months after the DVD release for the price to come down?
The movie industry still mainly counts only the opening box office receipts as the guage of a movie's success. Who's to say the music industry doesn't do something similar.
[ a knock at the door ]
Woman #2: [ appoaches the door ] Yes?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Arlsbergerhh??
Woman #2: Who?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Johnannesburrrr??
Woman #2: Who is it?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Flowers.
Woman #2: Flowers? From whom?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Plumber, ma'am..
Woman #2: I don't need a plumber. You're that clever shark, aren't you?
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Candygram.
Woman #2: Candygram, my foot! Get out of here before I call the proper authorities. You're the shark, and you know it.
Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] I'm only a dolphin, ma'am..
Woman #2: A dolphin? Well.. okay..
[ she opens the door, as the shark pulls her screaming into the hallway ]
Furthermore, you talk about stolen CDs (before making a backup copy) and stolen tape deck and speakers -- all of which you now "can't use". All physical items. Did you think of making a backup copy of the tape deck and speakers. Didn't think so.
The reply argument made by the Anonymous Coward is also weak. You bought a CD not the data. Can you make a backup copy of your car? Didn't think so. The argument that the CD copy is so cheap to make that it should be free is a slippery-slope. At what price should one pay to make a copy? At what price do you pay to get a copy of something else you bought?
His other arguments are just as weak and ill-conceived.
I do agree that, "Maybe we need a mechanism for society to compensate creators of interesting or useful information (e.g. musicians and artists, journalists, ...) for the information they create."
Yes the RIAA and MPAA are evil and their products are overpriced and a lot of them are crap. You may not agree with their pricing and distribution model, but too bad it's their product. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's wrong. If the copyright doesn't allow you to make a copy, then you can't.
Blaa, blaa, blaa... Everything should be free, no gets paid, industrial world collapses, etc, etc...
Can everyone just stop being pussies about this. You want something, buy it. Don't want it, don't buy it.
...more uninformed people writing things that no one will read about stuff no one really cares about anyway. Oh, wait...
...just use that new (patent pending) Warp Drive thingy.
How did Sue and I meet?
A mutual friend volunteered me to help Sue move into her condo and hang the ceiling fan, hook up the stereo (man, what a cliché) etc... Sue said, "I feel guilty about you doing all this work", and I said, "Why don't you take me out to dinner".
First date: dinner at a local dive landmark near the boardwalk, lots of talking and a walk on the beach.
She was smart, educated (BA in English and an English teacher), funny, and warm with a pretty smile, and beautiful eyes. I was still in college studying CS (am a Unix SA and programmer), not bad on the eyes (not real good, mind you, but not bad), and fairly bright.
When it's right, it's right.
Got married 4 years later, celebrated our 16th anniversary on December 23, 2005. Sue fell into a coma 2 weeks later and died a week after that.
I'd do it all again in a second, even knowing how it would end.
Sue's meds had to be administered 4 and 6 times a day (precisely), 7 days a week -- one given IV, which I learned to do. Lack of REM sleep is a small sacrifice -- even over a month and a half.
Except for the GBM (Glioblastoma Multiforme) in her head, she was perfectly healthy. The only thing I could have donated would have been part of my brain (not possible), and it's of some debate as to whether that would have helpful or detrimental to either of us :-)
The ultimate sacrifice would be to switch places, but that's a double-edged sword. Yes she'd be here, but alone and very, very sad. At the moment, it feels like she got the better deal.
Thank you all for the kind words.
- Rick
We were an unconventional, but very happy couple (I am 42, she was 61).
If romantic love is a reward, it's a reward for something deeper.
Without the warrant, the FEDs could have searched anything found on the PC. From the article:
Late that evening, the FBI received a warrant to cart away the three computers. According to Mayor Cohen, the warrant allows the FBI to view only the threatening e-mail message and the messages sent immediately before and after that message.
...
"We were able to both protect public safety and also protect the rights of people, the sense of privacy of many, many innocent users of the computers," he said. "Had we given them the computers, they would have gotten to see e-mails from ordinary citizens doing ordinary things and would not have preserved privacy."
Not to nit-pick, but the OEM and Retail versions of the Windows and Office products are not the same. Often the OEM versions provide reduced capability and, in the case of Windows, are often loaded with extra junk (try ware, etc...).
- MemeRot $live{free} || die ""; Either is correct for Perl, I was just making light of your stated love of hungarian notation by noting that your hash variable was used in a boolean fashion ans should therefore be prefixed accordingly
- MemeRot $live{free} || die "";
I'm just askin', but shouldn't your sig be:
MemeRot $live{boolFree} || die "";
:-)
Isn't food science wonderful? {Thank you Alton Brown.)
Which leads to the inevitable: Waiter, is that a Quantum Computer in my soup? I ordered noodles.
My comments were about the irony of the blog author's use of a Copyright notice and a display of un-attributed work in an article about his personal distaste for DRM. But your reply, and the fact that it was modded up, means that someone needs some learnin'. I submit the following definitions and commentary:
As the author has specified a copyright, and it's not presently 70 years after his death, the work is not in the Public Domain.
As the author is clearly not Charles Dickens, and no mention of Dickens is mentioned, and the graphic is probably not an actual picture of Dickens writing A Tale of Two Cities, then the scribbling in the graphic is technically plagiarism.
The fact that I have to explain this on /. simply extends the irony. :-)