Precisely.
Thanks to recent legal precedents, every independent artist who eschews the music protection racket now plays for the profit farm team.
End up making too much money and you might just find out your hit song just happens to "share the feel" or "style" of a song which is owned by a rights management org.
Yeah - maybe my age / lameness quotient is starting to show, but this sounds like a horrible idea.
The potential for abuse is staggering.
Maybe people could just pay attention when they drive?
Setting up an extra cell tower to satisfy VERIZON's greed isn't going to be cost effective for VZ.
fixed.
Characterizing a consumer as greedy because s/he is using a lot of bandwidth when that is exactly what they were offered by the vendor seems a little wide of the mark.
I look forward to this being implemented for bot transactions on the exchange also.
I mean....if it's bad for concert tickets.....it's really bad for your investments, right?
Perhaps we are all hard at work for them right now - advising them of potential legal issues, tweaking their business model, and generally replacing paid pre-launch research?
Google makes lots of money. I think I'm entitled to some of it. The government should make them give me some money.
Sounds to me like the RIAA has *finally* figured out that suing the music consumers wasn't doing a lot of good, as they were both not well funded and becoming scarcer. Google on the other hand does seem to be a cash cow. Just how do we crack this open?
Perhaps the black hole is a universe unto itself. Matter captured thereby could be expressed as spacetime to the "included universe" and explain inflation and other changes to expansion. Tiny bits of contraction could relate to long periods of radiation into the external universe.....only to return to expanding when matter accretes into the blackhole from the "parent" dimension?
This could only lead to horrible consequences....
Seeing as the labels which compose the RIAA own a vast percentage of already published songs, and that copyright is becoming a perpetually renewable resource...
I'm pretty sure that if a majority of artists were to self-publish, it would only be a matter of time before it became illegal to write and perform original songs.
Seeing as, y'know, buying new work would be "stealing" from the companies that own rights to existing work.
It just means that if you like bimbos, you would be wise to invest in velcro.
Seriously, as our world becomes increasingly networked and interactive, one of the most important "skills" one can possess is the ability to get someone else who has knowledge to take care of our problems. Attractiveness goes a long way toward achieving this end.
I'm pretty sure that at a meeting full of slashdotters, an attractive woman would have no problem finding someone to "tie her shoes."
except that would CERTAINLY trigger the continuity sensor. Wouldn't you prefer the chance that your warranty isn't voided "out of the box" instead of the certainty that it is?
I agree whole-heartedly, hence the quotes. It's like watching a game of tug-o-war on TV, but the cameraman keeps sidestepping to the right while he films.
To the masses at home, it's an even struggle....to those watching close up, it's a retarded waste of time and energy.
no no no....you overlook the fact that the groups which hate each other the most are the ones that are most alike.
If politics ever loses the trappings of a sporting event, more citizens would notice that we're getting screwed by both the "left" AND the "right."
and THAT would be bad for both parties.
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Not to mention that if you get pregnant in February, the chance of getting pregnant in subsequent months drops pretty significantly.
Precisely.
Thanks to recent legal precedents, every independent artist who eschews the music protection racket now plays for the profit farm team.
End up making too much money and you might just find out your hit song just happens to "share the feel" or "style" of a song which is owned by a rights management org.
Yeah - maybe my age / lameness quotient is starting to show, but this sounds like a horrible idea.
The potential for abuse is staggering.
Maybe people could just pay attention when they drive?
"Well sure - but if it doesn't increase the monthly bill, what's the point in even making the things?"
-Generic Executive
Setting up an extra cell tower to satisfy VERIZON's greed isn't going to be cost effective for VZ.
fixed.
Characterizing a consumer as greedy because s/he is using a lot of bandwidth when that is exactly what they were offered by the vendor seems a little wide of the mark.
So frustrating that it won't let me use street view. grrr.
Right! We disable this feature from 10-11 am Eastern every 3rd Tuesday. That's when we hold our press conferences that address privacy concerns.
I look forward to this being implemented for bot transactions on the exchange also. I mean....if it's bad for concert tickets.....it's really bad for your investments, right?
Perhaps we are all hard at work for them right now - advising them of potential legal issues, tweaking their business model, and generally replacing paid pre-launch research?
I was wondering the exact same thing. My (tiny) kingdom for some mod points!
Translation:
Sounds to me like the RIAA has *finally* figured out that suing the music consumers wasn't doing a lot of good, as they were both not well funded and becoming scarcer. Google on the other hand does seem to be a cash cow. Just how do we crack this open?
Because when someone comes around offering trillions of dollars, you don't say "no."
"verbing" nouns is the one true faith!
Perhaps the black hole is a universe unto itself. Matter captured thereby could be expressed as spacetime to the "included universe" and explain inflation and other changes to expansion. Tiny bits of contraction could relate to long periods of radiation into the external universe.....only to return to expanding when matter accretes into the blackhole from the "parent" dimension?
but how do you present evidence when there is none??
This is completely laughable and should be thrown out....a complete waste of time and money.
This could only lead to horrible consequences....
Seeing as the labels which compose the RIAA own a vast percentage of already published songs, and that copyright is becoming a perpetually renewable resource...
I'm pretty sure that if a majority of artists were to self-publish, it would only be a matter of time before it became illegal to write and perform original songs.
Seeing as, y'know, buying new work would be "stealing" from the companies that own rights to existing work.
oh yeah....but what about my +2 Elvish chain mail? I think that would totally help with my saving throw verses saws.
It just means that if you like bimbos, you would be wise to invest in velcro. Seriously, as our world becomes increasingly networked and interactive, one of the most important "skills" one can possess is the ability to get someone else who has knowledge to take care of our problems. Attractiveness goes a long way toward achieving this end. I'm pretty sure that at a meeting full of slashdotters, an attractive woman would have no problem finding someone to "tie her shoes."
hear hear!!
except that would CERTAINLY trigger the continuity sensor. Wouldn't you prefer the chance that your warranty isn't voided "out of the box" instead of the certainty that it is?
wow. that should really favor the democrats.
And I fail to see what's so "intellectual" about most of this so-called "property."
I agree whole-heartedly, hence the quotes. It's like watching a game of tug-o-war on TV, but the cameraman keeps sidestepping to the right while he films.
To the masses at home, it's an even struggle....to those watching close up, it's a retarded waste of time and energy.
no no no....you overlook the fact that the groups which hate each other the most are the ones that are most alike.
If politics ever loses the trappings of a sporting event, more citizens would notice that we're getting screwed by both the "left" AND the "right."
and THAT would be bad for both parties.
I hope he believes enough to regrow that leg.