Who cares about P2P. iTunes appears to work, which isnt p2p. People don't download illegal copys because they love p2p so much. It just happens to be a good system for distributers without alot of hardware/bandwith. All the RIAA is, is a distribution system. p2p isnt going to solve the problem, because the RIAA is the problem. The RIAA has been overly restrictive it their methods of licencing and distributing content, and thats why consumer have turned to p2p. Technology has allowed consumers to subvert the RIAAs distrubution channels. It basically is allowing competition against this monopoly. I think people do want to support artists (moreso then the RIAA does). The RIAA is just concerned about their big cut. I think consumers see Britneys lifestyle, and wonder if some crummy songs deserves that. Probably, big artists deserve less, smaller artist deserve more, and the RIAA needs get out of the picture. p2p isnt going to solve this, because its not a technology problem.
"companies used to dismiss vocal complaints from one or two consumers as an aberration. But now, they have to pay attention because now those complainers may have blogs."
i blame thieves. they are costing us billions to build walls and doors with locks on our homes and offices. Now i have to carry a KEY with me to get into my car and to start it! Just so nobody else drives off with it. I can no longer just leave my property lying around in public because someone might take it! I also blame war, how much are we spending on the military? If we all lived in peace, we wouldnt need all our castles and fortresses.
Home Theater: You can dress (or undress) as you please...you can watch your movie in your stocking feet, in a bathrobe, or stark naked. Theater: Public area, public standards of decency apply...
I think this is one reason privacy is important. This is at least limited to the individual sellers. If a large group of them got together, tracking purchase patterns (something like a credit card company can do), they can figure out the best way to exploit the most money from you. They segment the market just like airlines, where everybody on the same flight pays a different price.
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I thought it said cuba.
Don't forget as a monitor for my C64, of course I still need to use an adapter for that newfangled coaxial input.
i think this would make a boring movie.
script:
[he is dead]
[wait 3 hrs]
[he is alive, doesn't eat anybody's brain and acts otherwise normally]
we already have zombie humans
thats a theory alright.
Who cares about P2P. iTunes appears to work, which isnt p2p. People don't download illegal copys because they love p2p so much. It just happens to be a good system for distributers without alot of hardware/bandwith.
All the RIAA is, is a distribution system. p2p isnt going to solve the problem, because the RIAA is the problem. The RIAA has been overly restrictive it their methods of licencing and distributing content, and thats why consumer have turned to p2p. Technology has allowed consumers to subvert the RIAAs distrubution channels. It basically is allowing competition against this monopoly.
I think people do want to support artists (moreso then the RIAA does). The RIAA is just concerned about their big cut. I think consumers see Britneys lifestyle, and wonder if some crummy songs deserves that.
Probably, big artists deserve less, smaller artist deserve more, and the RIAA needs get out of the picture.
p2p isnt going to solve this, because its not a technology problem.
your right. though i suppose dna is older still and it supports fair-use copying.
warn me before you give out a spoiler. GOSH!
for example maddox and orbits.
its ok, because you can opt out of being included in that suppression file. It will kept in another suppression file.
paper, one of the oldest (D)RM technologies.
i blame thieves. they are costing us billions to build walls and doors with locks on our homes and offices. Now i have to carry a KEY with me to get into my car and to start it! Just so nobody else drives off with it.
I can no longer just leave my property lying around in public because someone might take it!
I also blame war, how much are we spending on the military? If we all lived in peace, we wouldnt need all our castles and fortresses.
females...two at a time.... theres a video?
well, as long as they are trying to make more money. i guess its alright.
what we need is a broadcast flag, so photo developers can tell if its copyrighted ;)
in fact its never been fully implemented.
http://www.housecoatadventurers.com/
so what are they going to do with all those pigeons now?
I think i'll patent that. just um.. double click to check out.
gotta, make sure nobody else is allowed to do that.
swiss chalet in canada has been doing it for years too.
ps. if anyone knows of somewhere as good as swiss chalet in california, let me know.
your micro-shorts are 10^3 not nano-shorts
i thought disagreeing with the government was unpatriotic.
Well, you're sitting on a gold mine, Trebek!
I think this is one reason privacy is important. This is at least limited to the individual sellers. If a large group of them got together, tracking purchase patterns (something like a credit card company can do), they can figure out the best way to exploit the most money from you. They segment the market just like airlines, where everybody on the same flight pays a different price.