Good lord you are clueless!! (Unless you are being sarcastically funny... then Haha you got me!)
Regardless, I think this just demonstrates the point again that the RIAA is going to become irrelevant and die unless they figure out how to change and embrace technology and come up with a new business model. It's a pretty easy message to read: We don't need the middleman anymore.
The reality is that you draw attention to yourself when you react in such a way. With the Internet, this rule definitely applies and it's much faster and more widespread.
Just keep your mouth shut, let it blow over, and then move on. Easy.
I find the whole "Twilight" phenomena very disturbing. I mean seriously, Vampires that aren't killed by sunlight that glitter? Really?
Can we all agree to be outraged about the movie at least. Vampires should only come out at night, be bad-ass-motherfuckers, and most certainly NEVER, EVER, EVER-EVER-EVER, freaking glitter.
Is the newspaper industry feeling so backed into the corner these days that they just have resorted to fight or flight?
I honestly do not see why they have such a big problem with Google. Is it that they just have such a huge misunderstanding of what Google is doing that they think Google is a threat that needs to be eliminated?
It's really hard to follow their rationale on this. It's actually pretty simple: Either enjoy the free advertising that Google gives you and shut up or block them and figure out how to monetize your content on your own.
But still not good enough. It's an insult to the customer in a way because they are basically telling us that fair use is okay if they get to dictate the terms completely and have all of the control over how you use the content.
Rather than wasting time trying to work out something reasonable with these assclowns just go nuclear and completely remove any reference to them from your search results and be done with it. Let them go at it alone and they can live or die by the sword.
It shocks me that they appear to either not see or completely ignore the benefits.
This is a stunning failure on the part of Microsoft and T-Mobile. I cannot believe that they didn't have some sort of redundant back-up solution in place!
There will be some major fallout from this cluster*%@# I bet.
I wish that it would happen but I don't know if it's really got a chance of happening or not. I think that Netflix can give cable a run for it's money and become possibly a real viable alternative, but I just don't know.
Big cable will do a lot of things to protect their business. I think we are about to see a historic amount of predatory pricing. :)
That guy is batshit insane if he truly believes that drivel he is spouting. I think the RIAA/MPAA goons are insufferable idiots but this guy is in a different league.
I guess none of these people truly understand copyrights and how they tie in with the concept of "Safe Harbors". I can't say that I am not surprised by this one.
I think Apple should just remove all music previews and put up a big notice explaining the ASCAP/BMI position and subsequently explaining why they don't agree with it.
It's always so amusing to see these organizations do these things under the mistaken impression that they have some sort of leverage. They don't, not with Apple/Itunes.
Seriously. I think that is the best position to take with these unreasonable and clueless dinosaurs of the business. Just give them whatever they want and watch them squirm as they realize the truth - THEY DID IT TO THEMSELVES.
Just get on with it please! I say give the RIAA/MPAA and all of the associated groups everything they want.
This slow-motion death that we are seeing will speed up rapidly and lead to a quick death.
We then can start over and open up the dialogue directly between the artists and their fans and come up with some rational alternatives that work for both the artist and the consumer.
It seems that the reasonable opposition protecting the consumer is having some effect!
Of course we cannot discount the fact that the Industry has shown itself time and time again to be deaf and dumb to anything other than their own selfish interests. I would not be surprised if they really are "disgusted" by the consumer.
I don't think so. What the RIAA/MPAA purport to be "evidence" doesn't even qualify as Circumstantial Evidence in the real world.
The fact of the matter is that they have no proof or evidence at all to back themselves up with. If they are forced to prove infringement has occured using actual evidence then they will lose.
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Brilliant Show (as deadzone)
I get most of my news from the Internet, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report.
It's a complete role reversal really. The news media makes up the comedy and then the comedy shows report on it. :)
Hilarious!! (as deadzone)
If it wasn't so stupid. Yet another example of just how screwed up our media is.
Disgusting (as deadzone)
Our system is broken. I say scrap it and start over again. We can start with Term Limits and doing away completely with Lobbyists.
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Good lord you are clueless!! (Unless you are being sarcastically funny... then Haha you got me!)
Regardless, I think this just demonstrates the point again that the RIAA is going to become irrelevant and die unless they figure out how to change and embrace technology and come up with a new business model. It's a pretty easy message to read: We don't need the middleman anymore.
(as deadzone)
Who really knows at this point. They could release several sheets with nothing but "Redacted" on them.
People forget (as deadzone)
The RIAA/MPAA at a basic level is saying that if you use the Internet then you are either a CRIMINAL or a POTENTIAL CRIMINAL.
The sad thing is that the RIAA/MPAA literally do not have a single shred of actual evidence to back up ANY of their claims.
To them the ideals of "Due Process" and "Fair Use" do not exist.
People forget (as deadzone)
The RIAA/MPAA at a basic level is saying that if you use the Internet then you are either a CRIMINAL or a POTENTIAL CRIMINAL.
The sad thing is that the RIAA/MPAA literally do not have a single shred of actual evidence to back up ANY of their claims.
To them the ideals of "Due Process" and "Fair Use" do not exist.
Crazy (as deadzone)
Heh - the Internet has made people so stupid.
The reality is that you draw attention to yourself when you react in such a way. With the Internet, this rule definitely applies and it's much faster and more widespread.
Just keep your mouth shut, let it blow over, and then move on. Easy.
Disturbing (as deadzone)
I find the whole "Twilight" phenomena very disturbing. I mean seriously, Vampires that aren't killed by sunlight that glitter? Really?
Can we all agree to be outraged about the movie at least. Vampires should only come out at night, be bad-ass-motherfuckers, and most certainly NEVER, EVER, EVER-EVER-EVER, freaking glitter.
So weird (as deadzone)
Is the newspaper industry feeling so backed into the corner these days that they just have resorted to fight or flight?
I honestly do not see why they have such a big problem with Google. Is it that they just have such a huge misunderstanding of what Google is doing that they think Google is a threat that needs to be eliminated?
It's really hard to follow their rationale on this. It's actually pretty simple: Either enjoy the free advertising that Google gives you and shut up or block them and figure out how to monetize your content on your own.
Better (as deadzone)
But still not good enough. It's an insult to the customer in a way because they are basically telling us that fair use is okay if they get to dictate the terms completely and have all of the control over how you use the content.
Go Nuclear! (as deadzone)
PLEASE! Just do it.
Rather than wasting time trying to work out something reasonable with these assclowns just go nuclear and completely remove any reference to them from your search results and be done with it. Let them go at it alone and they can live or die by the sword.
It shocks me that they appear to either not see or completely ignore the benefits.
Wow (as deadzone)
This is a stunning failure on the part of Microsoft and T-Mobile. I cannot believe that they didn't have some sort of redundant back-up solution in place!
There will be some major fallout from this cluster*%@# I bet.
I wish (as deadzone)
I wish that it would happen but I don't know if it's really got a chance of happening or not. I think that Netflix can give cable a run for it's money and become possibly a real viable alternative, but I just don't know.
Big cable will do a lot of things to protect their business. I think we are about to see a historic amount of predatory pricing. :)
WOW (as deadzone)
That guy is batshit insane if he truly believes that drivel he is spouting. I think the RIAA/MPAA goons are insufferable idiots but this guy is in a different league.
Weirdness (as deadzone)
I guess none of these people truly understand copyrights and how they tie in with the concept of "Safe Harbors". I can't say that I am not surprised by this one.
Apple should go nuclear (as deadzone)
I think Apple should just remove all music previews and put up a big notice explaining the ASCAP/BMI position and subsequently explaining why they don't agree with it.
It's always so amusing to see these organizations do these things under the mistaken impression that they have some sort of leverage. They don't, not with Apple/Itunes.
Seriously. I think that is the best position to take with these unreasonable and clueless dinosaurs of the business. Just give them whatever they want and watch them squirm as they realize the truth - THEY DID IT TO THEMSELVES.
Give them whatever they ask... (as deadzone)
Just get on with it please! I say give the RIAA/MPAA and all of the associated groups everything they want.
This slow-motion death that we are seeing will speed up rapidly and lead to a quick death.
We then can start over and open up the dialogue directly between the artists and their fans and come up with some rational alternatives that work for both the artist and the consumer.
Working? (as deadzone)
It seems that the reasonable opposition protecting the consumer is having some effect!
Of course we cannot discount the fact that the Industry has shown itself time and time again to be deaf and dumb to anything other than their own selfish interests. I would not be surprised if they really are "disgusted" by the consumer.
Re: Circumstantial evidence should be sufficient (as deadzone)
I don't think so. What the RIAA/MPAA purport to be "evidence" doesn't even qualify as Circumstantial Evidence in the real world.
The fact of the matter is that they have no proof or evidence at all to back themselves up with. If they are forced to prove infringement has occured using actual evidence then they will lose.