http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c506 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c506 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1519 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1519 But publishers say that devalues "The Brand".

Yeah, that one of their standard excuses. And one of their most ludicrous ones. It smacks of them pricing based on their personal feelings of the product (this game is so awesome that it's an insult to be paid less than x per unit!), rather than based on what will maximize their returns. In other words, it's really bad business.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1420 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/12373623425/mpaas-chris-dodd-will-be-chair-free-speech-week.shtml#c1420
Broken law should be broken.

Broken business plan should break.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/23254623483/congressional-staffers-told-to-pretend-nsa-leak-docs-dont-exist-so-how-are-they-supposed-to-respond.shtml#c552 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:40:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/23254623483/congressional-staffers-told-to-pretend-nsa-leak-docs-dont-exist-so-how-are-they-supposed-to-respond.shtml#c552 If there are any agencies in that list beyond the IRS, Census Bureau, and the SSA, I want that information immediately deleted.

I hope they remember to hold down SHIFT when they delete.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c225 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:39:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c225 Basic economics is that larger numbers of people produce more, but it's not necessarily linear

Yet you insist on using a linear calculation in declaring what the situation "should" be.Basic economics is that larger numbers of people produce more, but it's not necessarily linear]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c491 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:39:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c491 Don't be surprised if the world gets fed up with your apathy and does something about your government for you.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c211 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:38:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c211
Just like the rest of society]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1517 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:38:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1517 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c469 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c469 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1516 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1516 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/04161223468/first-french-file-sharer-sentenced-to-disconnection-under-hadopi-judgment-may-be-unenforceable.shtml#c728 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:35:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/04161223468/first-french-file-sharer-sentenced-to-disconnection-under-hadopi-judgment-may-be-unenforceable.shtml#c728 Did you know that WAP can be cracked in seconds?

WAP 2 is being replaced by WAP 3 and all of that in the space of a couple of years do you understand what that means?

WEP or WPA?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c200 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c200 http://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/1gj3fv/hollywoods_completely_broken/

The ones I found especially telling: those comments that describe firsthand how top heavy the wealth concentration is in Hollywood. Clinging to what they have and trying to get more is what drives the "leaders". In fact, they are not leading anywhere but down.

I would love to know more about the wealth and revenue distribution in Bollywood. My guess is that it is less lucrative on a per production basis, but more evenly distributed. Again a guess: since the pie is much bigger, smaller slices are just fine.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c454 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c454 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c685 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c685 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c429 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c429 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1505 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:32:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1505 I think it would be hard to argue, that without a used games market, developers couldn't remain profitable by selling copies at $30 instead of $60.

Actually, I think it would be really easy to argue against this. Used games sale do not have much, if any, negative effect on new games sales. Or, at least, there is no evidence whatsoever that they do.

Aside from that, $30 for such a game (that I don't control and cannot resell) would still be dramatically overpriced.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c192 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:56 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c192
No, you just made an ass of yourself by trying to argue against sheer fact. Four times the population should -- if the simplistic measure that Mike makes is valid -- mean four times the production. It's not. Hollwood produces TWICE as much per person, roughly.

Myopic Mike bamboozled you again. You guys are pretty feeble to continue to fall for his line, when it's EASILY disproved.

And see my later. I didn't even bother getting to money value.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c669 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c669
Really sounds worthwhile.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01062223484/doj-says-tech-companies-can-sort-release-fisa-numbers-way-that-decreases-transparency.shtml#c540 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130615/01062223484/doj-says-tech-companies-can-sort-release-fisa-numbers-way-that-decreases-transparency.shtml#c540 Technically between 70,000 and 900 million contains the real number in the range.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1486 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1486
2. i'm so old, i remember a stupid game called pong which had a line, two rectangles, and a dot, and we spent EONS playing the shit out of that thing...
had NOTHING to do with 3D, ray-traced graphics, etc, but was damn good fun...

3. never have bought a console, and never will (for all kinds of reasons), but i bet i put enough quarters in a space invaders arcade game to buy 10 consoles...
again, no fancy graphics, just mowing down pixelated aliens until you get hand cramps...
good times...

4. however, what *really* struck me in the douchenozzles clueless comments, was that 'modern' games *HAVE TO* have 3D, ray-traced, hyper-realistic, mega-world graphics to even dare put up on the shelf...
as another poster pointed out, angry birds is hardly a cutting-edge graphics superstar, yet the authors/publishers seem to have made a couple pennies on that one...

not everyone either needs or wants to buy a ferrari...

now, get off my cathode ray tube ! ! !

art guerrilla
aka ann archy
eof]]>