Given that Hulu can detect where you're coming from (at least on a country by country basis, they probably could get closer than that if they really wanted to), they could show the same shows, and switch out the ads based on your detected location. So they could sell ad packages based on worldwide views, or views only in Elbonia.
Of course, the real reason why Hulu doesn't work worldwide is that the broadcasters won't let them. If FOX sells some network over in France the exclusive right to show The Simpsons in France, trouble might arise should they start showing it on Le Hulu (French Hulu).
You're under the assumption that the content companies (Disney, NBC, Fox et. al.) want Hulu to be successful. As it is now, the networks get far more revenues from ads played during TV broadcast than they do over Hulu.
With the music examples, those providing the service aren't the rights-holders to the content. So they can't really provide such a patch without suffering the wrath of the Content Companies, who would sue the company and those in charge out of existence for breach of contract.
Valve, who runs Steam, owns the rights to their content on Steam. So if they go under, they would have the ability to release such a patch without falling afoul of contracts. Whether this would be true for other company's content is unknown, and part of why I don't buy a lot of other company's content on Steam
To me, Steam is DRM. However, Valve knows that if they are adding restrictions, then they also have to add some value. Steam provides extra value in being something that I can download on any computer, sign in, and have access to all the games I've purchased through the service, can download them and play them (as long as I'm signed in on only one computer, AFAIK) without having to worry about a CD or install files. They also provide community services and a pretty good online multiplayer system, in my opinion. These value-adds, in addition to the almost always high caliber of Valve games, is part of why I buy their wares. If these positives don't outweigh the negatives of Steam for you, then don't buy their stuff. Its that simple.
Wouldn't it be possible that they set up an expiration date on the DRM, and had a patch ready to fix it. But they don't release it right after the expiration date, maybe like a week after. The studios, using Studio Logic (TM), could conclude that anyone found online after that expiration date was a filthy, stinking pirate who deserves to walk the plank.
Of course something like that would never happen. Right?
Wouldn't the Software Requirements on the box (or website) state that a CD Drive is required? If that's the case, then perhaps you should have read them, and known that the software package wouldn't work on a Driveless notebook, and chosen an alternative.
Of course, since you mentioned that the app is a database on types of Steel, if its the app I'm thinking of, then there really isn't much in the way of alternatives.
To an extent though, the Pirate Bay depends on Hollywood's content. Most of the items in the Top 100 at a given time will be commercially produced movies, music and TV shows.
Over the Air broadcasts are typically higher quality than you get through cable. Cable/Satellite necessarily compresses their channel feeds so they can fit in more channels. Broadcast has no such requirement, and usually look much better by comparison.
This is kinda cool. Not so much that it was an iPhone, but that it was a handheld device. How much longer until these phones replace a laptop for most of our day-to-day computing?
You ever hear the one about the lawyer who represented himself? They say he had a fool for a client.
Representing yourself can be a very bad idea, especially when going up against the legal muscle the RIAA can muster. You'd be better off hiring a lawyer, and hoping you can get awarded court costs.
The first time I heard the story, the person was Winston Churchill. But it changes all the time. I've also heard it be George Bernard Shaw. Here goes:
Winston Churchill was at a dinner party, and asked the woman next to him if she would sleep with him for one million pounds. She hemmed and hawed for a while before saying "Yes, I would." Churchill then asked her if she'd sleep with him for 10 pounds. Aghast, she asked him, "What kind of woman do you think I am?" Churchill replied, "We've already established what kind of woman you are. Now we're just haggling over the price."
They can QoS VoIP traffic all they want; I'd prefer it as it would make my VoIP calls sound better. What they shouldn't be allowed to do is degrade my Skype or Vonage calls to give their VoIP service priority.
But then you start to slide to the other end of the spectrum, where you release an "updated" version of your book every other year without actually changing anything. Especially if its a textbook, that's even worse, I would argue.
Does the book need to be updated though? My understanding is that the book in question is a textbook. Having recently graduated from college, one of the biggest annoyances was when a publisher would come out with a new version of a book where the content really wasn't different, just very slightly reworded, and a few problems in the back changed (especially irritating for classes where the instructor made up their own problems).
But what about condoms! They can be used to catch copyrighted material for possible use later! They need a tax imposed on them as well. And along with that, you'd need an additional tax on turkey basters. They can be used to inseminate with copyrighted material!
I graduated with a CompE BS in May, 2008, and most of the positions I got interviews for were primarily software positions, and only a few of those were for embedded software, which I would think is more along the lines of what a CompE should be doing, software wise.
Developers can make free (beer/speech) apps. Developers can also choose to make an app where they ask marketing questions. Many people decide to make an app, give it away for free, and support development with ads. Is it so bad that someone wants to make money?
Doesn't the fact that you have to go in and fix it indicate that its broken? Most people want a phone to work out of the box, not have to spend however much time afterwards getting it to work.
1. Applications that are or distribute alternate marketplaces for content types (applications,
games, themes etc.) that are sold or otherwise distributed through Windows® Marketplace for
Mobile.
So I'm guessing this means that I couldn't have a Sims-like game where I would sell crap for you to buy for your Sims inside the app. Or a game that allows you to purchase extra levels from within the game.
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Given that Hulu can detect where you're coming from (at least on a country by country basis, they probably could get closer than that if they really wanted to), they could show the same shows, and switch out the ads based on your detected location. So they could sell ad packages based on worldwide views, or views only in Elbonia.
Of course, the real reason why Hulu doesn't work worldwide is that the broadcasters won't let them. If FOX sells some network over in France the exclusive right to show The Simpsons in France, trouble might arise should they start showing it on Le Hulu (French Hulu).
You're under the assumption that the content companies (Disney, NBC, Fox et. al.) want Hulu to be successful. As it is now, the networks get far more revenues from ads played during TV broadcast than they do over Hulu.
With the music examples, those providing the service aren't the rights-holders to the content. So they can't really provide such a patch without suffering the wrath of the Content Companies, who would sue the company and those in charge out of existence for breach of contract.
Valve, who runs Steam, owns the rights to their content on Steam. So if they go under, they would have the ability to release such a patch without falling afoul of contracts. Whether this would be true for other company's content is unknown, and part of why I don't buy a lot of other company's content on Steam
To me, Steam is DRM. However, Valve knows that if they are adding restrictions, then they also have to add some value. Steam provides extra value in being something that I can download on any computer, sign in, and have access to all the games I've purchased through the service, can download them and play them (as long as I'm signed in on only one computer, AFAIK) without having to worry about a CD or install files. They also provide community services and a pretty good online multiplayer system, in my opinion. These value-adds, in addition to the almost always high caliber of Valve games, is part of why I buy their wares. If these positives don't outweigh the negatives of Steam for you, then don't buy their stuff. Its that simple.
Of course something like that would never happen. Right?
Wouldn't the Software Requirements on the box (or website) state that a CD Drive is required? If that's the case, then perhaps you should have read them, and known that the software package wouldn't work on a Driveless notebook, and chosen an alternative.
Of course, since you mentioned that the app is a database on types of Steel, if its the app I'm thinking of, then there really isn't much in the way of alternatives.
To an extent though, the Pirate Bay depends on Hollywood's content. Most of the items in the Top 100 at a given time will be commercially produced movies, music and TV shows.
Over the Air broadcasts are typically higher quality than you get through cable. Cable/Satellite necessarily compresses their channel feeds so they can fit in more channels. Broadcast has no such requirement, and usually look much better by comparison.
I'm 85% sure that VLC player will also play DVDs, and I think it ignores the User Prohibited Actions flag.
Threatening to switch will often get Microsoft coming to your door with promises of cheap licensing.
This is kinda cool. Not so much that it was an iPhone, but that it was a handheld device. How much longer until these phones replace a laptop for most of our day-to-day computing?
You ever hear the one about the lawyer who represented himself? They say he had a fool for a client.
Representing yourself can be a very bad idea, especially when going up against the legal muscle the RIAA can muster. You'd be better off hiring a lawyer, and hoping you can get awarded court costs.
The first time I heard the story, the person was Winston Churchill. But it changes all the time. I've also heard it be George Bernard Shaw. Here goes:
Winston Churchill was at a dinner party, and asked the woman next to him if she would sleep with him for one million pounds. She hemmed and hawed for a while before saying "Yes, I would." Churchill then asked her if she'd sleep with him for 10 pounds. Aghast, she asked him, "What kind of woman do you think I am?" Churchill replied, "We've already established what kind of woman you are. Now we're just haggling over the price."
They can QoS VoIP traffic all they want; I'd prefer it as it would make my VoIP calls sound better. What they shouldn't be allowed to do is degrade my Skype or Vonage calls to give their VoIP service priority.
Don't sugar coat it. Tell him how you really feel.
That means Slashdot has a threat of viruses too! You should leave just in case. Seriously. Just leave.
But then you start to slide to the other end of the spectrum, where you release an "updated" version of your book every other year without actually changing anything. Especially if its a textbook, that's even worse, I would argue.
Does the book need to be updated though? My understanding is that the book in question is a textbook. Having recently graduated from college, one of the biggest annoyances was when a publisher would come out with a new version of a book where the content really wasn't different, just very slightly reworded, and a few problems in the back changed (especially irritating for classes where the instructor made up their own problems).
But what about condoms! They can be used to catch copyrighted material for possible use later! They need a tax imposed on them as well. And along with that, you'd need an additional tax on turkey basters. They can be used to inseminate with copyrighted material!
Having to pay is not free as in Beer. There is nothing saying that one can't charge for GPL code.
What about paying for access to the source?
I graduated with a CompE BS in May, 2008, and most of the positions I got interviews for were primarily software positions, and only a few of those were for embedded software, which I would think is more along the lines of what a CompE should be doing, software wise.
Developers can make free (beer/speech) apps. Developers can also choose to make an app where they ask marketing questions. Many people decide to make an app, give it away for free, and support development with ads. Is it so bad that someone wants to make money?
Really? I would think that being able to rebuild the OS and fix it would help. Because you'd actually be able to enable it and use it on your phone.
Doesn't the fact that you have to go in and fix it indicate that its broken? Most people want a phone to work out of the box, not have to spend however much time afterwards getting it to work.
1. Applications that are or distribute alternate marketplaces for content types (applications, games, themes etc.) that are sold or otherwise distributed through Windows® Marketplace for Mobile.
So I'm guessing this means that I couldn't have a Sims-like game where I would sell crap for you to buy for your Sims inside the app. Or a game that allows you to purchase extra levels from within the game.