RIAA produce nothing & sue consumers. Of course people hate them.
From TFA:
The message is clear. The internet cares deeply about being able to download music illegally.
WTF? I think many, many people who respect others' copyright have problems with RIAA's tactics of suing random (often innocent) people, attempts to scare govt & the public by linking terrorism & piracy, and basically ignoring the fact that they have to change (or at least adjust) business models.
Painting all enemies of RIAA as illegal downloaders is just stupid (or perhaps a troll?)
Bootnote: This is mildly amusing for me, 'cause last thread I commented in I was accused of being a RIAA Shill (presumably that poster believes anyone who criticises Apple is a RIAA shill).
- non-Disney movies already available (have been for a while)
Yes, *sighs*, I think everyone on slashdot is aware that there's a small amount of non-disney *old* content available via ITMS.
What my question was asking was when a major video deal will be signed thats equivilant to the ITMS / audio content deal?
And, would Jobs' recent backflip on DRM affect the negotiations? I'd be surprised if MPAA execs are a little nervry about dealing with Apple, at the moment.
On top of that, there is a lot of bitter, mean-spirited, childish banter
Paramount announced Tuesday that it will join Disney in providing movies for downloading from Apple's iTunes Store. However, it indicated, it will not provide its latest releases, only its older films
I stand by my contention that Jobs' is going to find convincing the movie studios harder than the music labels.... Especially given his inconsistent stance on DRM.
If you sell a device that only provides their content it will sink faster than you can say "Cinderella".
You're welcome to rip your own DVDs & TV shows & play them back on this thing, in much the same way that you could rip CDs onto iPods before ITMS existed.
I believe you misunderstood the point of my original post. Basically, I was trying to say Jobs may have more trouble signing content deals with Hollywood execs after they've seen the his about-face on DRM with the music industry.
The question is. When will we get (non Disney) content?
I'd imagine MPAA member execs will be a little cautious about entering a partnership with Apple after seeing Jobs' enthusiasm about music DRM turn into an about-face when confronted with interoperability regulation in the EU,
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Maybe because the tinfoil hat crowd usually doesn't buy Apple computers.
Errrr right - did you not read the linked thread where all the os x users were asking for a truecrypt port?
While I support a lot of what the F/OSS movement does, I think this is a good example of the overall trend -- it (over)fills very small niches very well, but doesn't do much for the masses.
Right dude, apart from the craploads of FOSS stuff you use on your mac every day? OS X is built on F/OSS - absolutely nothing on the system would run without F/OSS.
Oh, and:
While I support a lot of what the Apple does, I think this is a good example of the overall trend -- it (over)fills very small niches very well, but doesn't do much for the masses.
allows you to create encrypted disk images that operate exactly as described.
I don't expect you to read the article, but at least read the summary. Does disk utility give you plausible deniability, steganographically hidden volumes, unidentifiable partition headers, traveler mode, and your choice of the strongest available encryption algorithms up to and including multi-algorithm cascades?
I'm afraid this is definitely an area where os x lags.
The article's author holds up the boots as an example of how entrepreneurism is failing in Russia. I'm not sure it's such a good example, as the reason the boots failed is - from tfa:
the energy in calories used to move the two-pound boot at a run would exceed the energy input from the gasoline engine.
and
gasoline-assisted running remains dangerous.
"The worst situation is when the spark fires as the runner just lands, and the force of the blast is absorbed by his body," Garipov explains flatly.
The two powerful engines tend to throw a wearer off balance or cause knees to buckle.
Doh!
Also, check this:
The Russian inventor of the Tetris video game was unable to patent his invention, and thus lost out on huge amounts of money.
WTF? Where could the 'inventor' of tetris have gained patent protection? Methinks the author of tfa has no idea what they're talking about.
Oh - and what you really came to the comments for - links to pics & vids: Video #1, Video #2, and a nice diagram of how they work.
Utter nonsense - not everyone has the time & patience to download 1 gig files, then the knowledge to convert them to stanard DVD format so you don't have to watch on your PC. Tony should have taken advantage of this gap.
One would imagine overseas media sellers will have similar issues, as P2P networks become more common outside of the Western world.
No, one wouldn't imagine that. You any idea how (relatively) expensive bandwidth is in much of the third world? Much cheaper for one pirate (yarrr!) to download & sell copies to everyone (this is the way real free markets tend to work).
Would one be obliged to inform insurance companies of this "pre-existing" condition. If so, it seems one would probably be better off not knowing.
Don't worry, the free market will sort it all out! I mean the free market is the reason America has the best system of health care in the world (and so cheaply). I mean, if one company refuses to insure you, you'll just be able to... oh wait.
and (to a lesser extent) an open-source implementation of such software.
See above.
Widespread playback implementation of the lossless codec is not an issue for me
Well, bad luck, you're going to get it anyway:-) Both hardware and software support.
Also, consider SHN, (although it seems superceded). I'll also mentiuon wave pack - because it uses an interesting approach (splitting the file into a small lossy standalone & a lost bits diff). don't bother with Apple's lossless format - it's going nowhere.
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Bashing the A380 isn't a nationalism thing, it's a luddite thing.
Correction, what you meant to say is:
Bashing the A380 isn't just a nationalism thing, it's also a luddite thing.
There's plenty of jingoistic bashing of the A380.
So you admit you and your RIAA Buddies
In your mind anyone who doesn't like DRM is in the pay of riaa huh?
Interesting. You used to call me a MS shill. Why did you change your mind?
They sold Millions of songs, dozens of Media Players supported it
My god! Defending WMA - you really think it's fantastic don't you?
If I followed your logic, I'd believe you were a MS shill!
As were several others before, including WMA DRM.
You think wma is successful? Interesting
Do you also claim Windows was the "first successful" OS?
WTF are you talking about?
You are the very definition of a shill for hire.
In other word, no, you don't know what a shill is.
From TFA:WTF? I think many, many people who respect others' copyright have problems with RIAA's tactics of suing random (often innocent) people, attempts to scare govt & the public by linking terrorism & piracy, and basically ignoring the fact that they have to change (or at least adjust) business models.
Painting all enemies of RIAA as illegal downloaders is just stupid (or perhaps a troll?)
Bootnote: This is mildly amusing for me, 'cause last thread I commented in I was accused of being a RIAA Shill (presumably that poster believes anyone who criticises Apple is a RIAA shill).
Did you even read the thread you're repyling to? I said that Apple's DRM was successful.
BTW - what made you change your mind & say I was RIAA shill rather than a MS shill? (Do you even know what a shill is?)
Oh right, I must have just imagined ITMS being the first large successful roll out of a DRM system!
Thanks for correcting me!
- non-Disney movies already available (have been for a while)
Yes, *sighs*, I think everyone on slashdot is aware that there's a small amount of non-disney *old* content available via ITMS.
What my question was asking was when a major video deal will be signed thats equivilant to the ITMS / audio content deal?
And, would Jobs' recent backflip on DRM affect the negotiations? I'd be surprised if MPAA execs are a little nervry about dealing with Apple, at the moment.
On top of that, there is a lot of bitter, mean-spirited, childish banter
Oh, get off your high horse & stop whining.
You keep mistaking Jobs for one of your RIAA buddies.
What do you mean by that? Am I mistaken that Jobs was enthusiastic about DRM in the early days?
If you sell a device that only provides their content it will sink faster than you can say "Cinderella".
You're welcome to rip your own DVDs & TV shows & play them back on this thing, in much the same way that you could rip CDs onto iPods before ITMS existed.
I believe you misunderstood the point of my original post. Basically, I was trying to say Jobs may have more trouble signing content deals with Hollywood execs after they've seen the his about-face on DRM with the music industry.
I don't know about you, but I get tired of Mickey Mouse cartoons rather fast.
Disney own Miramax, Pixar, Touchstone, ABC, ESPN, Buena Vista, ABC and more. There's a little more to Disney then 40s Mickey Mouse clips.
The question is. When will we get (non Disney) content?
I'd imagine MPAA member execs will be a little cautious about entering a partnership with Apple after seeing Jobs' enthusiasm about music DRM turn into an about-face when confronted with interoperability regulation in the EU,
Maybe because the tinfoil hat crowd usually doesn't buy Apple computers.
Errrr right - did you not read the linked thread where all the os x users were asking for a truecrypt port?
While I support a lot of what the F/OSS movement does, I think this is a good example of the overall trend -- it (over)fills very small niches very well, but doesn't do much for the masses.
Right dude, apart from the craploads of FOSS stuff you use on your mac every day? OS X is built on F/OSS - absolutely nothing on the system would run without F/OSS.
Oh, and:
While I support a lot of what the Apple does, I think this is a good example of the overall trend -- it (over)fills very small niches very well, but doesn't do much for the masses.
allows you to create encrypted disk images that operate exactly as described.
I don't expect you to read the article, but at least read the summary. Does disk utility give you plausible deniability, steganographically hidden volumes, unidentifiable partition headers, traveler mode, and your choice of the strongest available encryption algorithms up to and including multi-algorithm cascades?
I'm afraid this is definitely an area where os x lags.
Your link is brilliant. You're an absolute genius!
Errr, thanks for the praise, but my post contained no link at all!
When I lived in North America, that particular usage confused me almost as much as `homo milk'.
Did you enjoy your time in North America?
What about in 1984?
Also, check this:WTF? Where could the 'inventor' of tetris have gained patent protection? Methinks the author of tfa has no idea what they're talking about.
Oh - and what you really came to the comments for - links to pics & vids: Video #1, Video #2, and a nice diagram of how they work.
Utter nonsense - not everyone has the time & patience to download 1 gig files, then the knowledge to convert them to stanard DVD format so you don't have to watch on your PC. Tony should have taken advantage of this gap.
One would imagine overseas media sellers will have similar issues, as P2P networks become more common outside of the Western world.
No, one wouldn't imagine that. You any idea how (relatively) expensive bandwidth is in much of the third world? Much cheaper for one pirate (yarrr!) to download & sell copies to everyone (this is the way real free markets tend to work).
"This year, they met in Kyoto to discuss a draft Framework for Collaboration, which will set out how the various agencies will work together.
;-)
Uh, don't expect the US or Australia to ratify this framework for Collaboration
There is nothing worse than seeing a good joke butchered :-(
Shame on you sir, shame on you.
Unless you want your music to play in iTunes or on your iPod, of course.
Well, he did say he wasn't worried about playback.
Would one be obliged to inform insurance companies of this "pre-existing" condition. If so, it seems one would probably be better off not knowing.
Don't worry, the free market will sort it all out! I mean the free market is the reason America has the best system of health care in the world (and so cheaply). I mean, if one company refuses to insure you, you'll just be able to... oh wait.
The Free Lossless Audio Codec sounds perfect for you.
:-) Both hardware and software support.
(all answers below are quoted from wikipedia's FLAC page).
Important factors would be true losslessness,
A digital recording (such as a CD) encoded to FLAC maintains the quality of the audio perfectly.
filesize (smaller than PCM WAV would be nice),
Audio sources encoded to FLAC are typically reduced in size 40 to 50 percent.
embedded metadata (ID3v2-like),
with support for tagging, cover art and fast seeking.
existence of automated ripper software,
Yup, lots.
and (to a lesser extent) an open-source implementation of such software.
See above.
Widespread playback implementation of the lossless codec is not an issue for me
Well, bad luck, you're going to get it anyway
Also, consider SHN, (although it seems superceded). I'll also mentiuon wave pack - because it uses an interesting approach (splitting the file into a small lossy standalone & a lost bits diff). don't bother with Apple's lossless format - it's going nowhere.