http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20121228/12224621513/confusing-value-price-choir-demands-3000-per-download.shtml#c299 Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:00:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20121228/12224621513/confusing-value-price-choir-demands-3000-per-download.shtml#c299 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120812/23275520000/its-never-enough-both-riaa-mpaa-arent-satisfied-with-google-punishing-pirate-sites.shtml#c216 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:21:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120812/23275520000/its-never-enough-both-riaa-mpaa-arent-satisfied-with-google-punishing-pirate-sites.shtml#c216 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120711/14011819666/ouya-android-based-game-console-takes-kickstarter-world-storm.shtml#c454 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:01:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120711/14011819666/ouya-android-based-game-console-takes-kickstarter-world-storm.shtml#c454 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/11195219675/fbi-wants-to-make-it-easier-you-to-tell-your-customers-they-might-be-felonious-pirates.shtml#c292 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:44:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/11195219675/fbi-wants-to-make-it-easier-you-to-tell-your-customers-they-might-be-felonious-pirates.shtml#c292 A system or device where a someone can request any information regarding the posting of pictures to any profile.

Give me moneys!!!!!!!!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/11195219675/fbi-wants-to-make-it-easier-you-to-tell-your-customers-they-might-be-felonious-pirates.shtml#c207 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:36:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/11195219675/fbi-wants-to-make-it-easier-you-to-tell-your-customers-they-might-be-felonious-pirates.shtml#c207 :D]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/03405119672/viacom-uses-fans-as-hostages-blocks-daily-show-colbert-streams-everyone-to-spite-directv.shtml#c744 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:32:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/03405119672/viacom-uses-fans-as-hostages-blocks-daily-show-colbert-streams-everyone-to-spite-directv.shtml#c744 :D
Also, with IPV6 recently coming out it will be even harder to track down people who are downloading stuff. GG, legacy players.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120711/12143819664/are-books-printed-with-disappearing-ink-really-best-way-to-make-people-read-them.shtml#c424 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:25:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120711/12143819664/are-books-printed-with-disappearing-ink-really-best-way-to-make-people-read-them.shtml#c424 So is this publisher trying to get readers to buy more e-books instead of physical copies? In case they didn't realize it, digitized documents last forever vs. having to go out and buy a product that will only last for 2 months and is probably more expensive than the e version. And while not all countries have tablets or nooks yet, they do have adobe acrobat reader, at the very least.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120621/01282619409/why-do-people-who-always-ask-us-to-respect-artists-seem-to-have-so-little-respect-artists.shtml#c299 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:53:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120621/01282619409/why-do-people-who-always-ask-us-to-respect-artists-seem-to-have-so-little-respect-artists.shtml#c299 And I quote,"Those who can, do; those who can't, teach".]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120514/01355118901/mpaa-censorship-is-good-consumers.shtml#c319 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:03:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120514/01355118901/mpaa-censorship-is-good-consumers.shtml#c319 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01184018623/hurt-locker-producers-now-understand-copyright-troll-shakedown-better-sue-2514-more-defendants.shtml#c176 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:25:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01184018623/hurt-locker-producers-now-understand-copyright-troll-shakedown-better-sue-2514-more-defendants.shtml#c176 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01184018623/hurt-locker-producers-now-understand-copyright-troll-shakedown-better-sue-2514-more-defendants.shtml#c98 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:05:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01184018623/hurt-locker-producers-now-understand-copyright-troll-shakedown-better-sue-2514-more-defendants.shtml#c98 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01324118624/rush-limbaugh-issues-dmca-takedown-to-censor-video-criticism.shtml#c941 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:42:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120424/01324118624/rush-limbaugh-issues-dmca-takedown-to-censor-video-criticism.shtml#c941 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120420/06310918579/video-game-developers-continue-to-ignorantly-attack-used-game-sales.shtml#c972 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:09:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120420/06310918579/video-game-developers-continue-to-ignorantly-attack-used-game-sales.shtml#c972
Oh, game developers. Are you going to go the way of the legacy entertainment industry? Here is the thing; if someone with limited disposable income (90% of us) is given the choice to spend the $25 on a used game (and possibly purchase additional DLC for that used title) or pay full price for the title new, they will buy the used game. Now, lets take away the $25 dollar option. The gamer's options are:
1.) Pay the full price, $60, plus on disk DLC or day 1 DLC that you purchase for extra or whatever bullshit the devs put on there.
-or-
2.)Pirate it (no DLC sales, no game sale).

WWJD? Option 2. ;)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120423/01452218599/bands-ex-manager-accuses-reddit-profiting-piracy-debate-with-co-founder.shtml#c1284 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:15:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120423/01452218599/bands-ex-manager-accuses-reddit-profiting-piracy-debate-with-co-founder.shtml#c1284 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120420/13404818590/another-error-us-officials-may-kill-megaupload-prosecution.shtml#c159 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:33:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120420/13404818590/another-error-us-officials-may-kill-megaupload-prosecution.shtml#c159 LAWL LAWL LAWL]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120417/16432118532/when-kids-major-label-execs-get-accused-infringement.shtml#c17 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:28:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120417/16432118532/when-kids-major-label-execs-get-accused-infringement.shtml#c17 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120306/18075618006/uk-isps-lose-their-challenge-to-digital-economy-act-entertainment-industry-responds-condescendingly.shtml#c173 Wed, 7 Mar 2012 06:10:19 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120306/18075618006/uk-isps-lose-their-challenge-to-digital-economy-act-entertainment-industry-responds-condescendingly.shtml#c173 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/03193617806/ice-considered-one-worst-places-to-work-federal-government.shtml#c1103 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:15:18 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120220/03193617806/ice-considered-one-worst-places-to-work-federal-government.shtml#c1103 http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/17/justice/california-ice-shooting/index.html?hpt=ju_c2]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120222/01562717837/how-new-internet-spying-laws-will-actually-enable-stalkers-spammers-phishers-yes-pedophiles-terrorists.shtml#c373 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:46:21 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120222/01562717837/how-new-internet-spying-laws-will-actually-enable-stalkers-spammers-phishers-yes-pedophiles-terrorists.shtml#c373 I agree, that the government/ISPs cannot protect such a lucrative storehouse of data. They can't even keep their government websites from being taken down on a whim.
Who will pay to implement such a system? ISPs, who will then pass the cost on to the customer?
And what is the next step? Lamar Smith would want authorities to have unlimited access to these databases, but only when it is "absolutely necessary". And by "absolutely necessary" I mean whenever his legacy industry masters need information on people that are possibly infringing on content. Lamar Smith may come at his and the RIAA/MPAA's agenda at different angles, but the agenda remains the same.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/03323417826/techdirt-deemed-harmful-to-minors-germany.shtml#c783 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:47:33 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120221/03323417826/techdirt-deemed-harmful-to-minors-germany.shtml#c783