I absolutely agree with Microsoft not banning individual player accounts. It'd be like saying "You have a non-street legal car in your garage, we'll take your drivers license now."
And as far as evening the playing field goes, I had to pay $60 bucks for the game or whatever rental fee, so should you. This was mostly about the fact that Microsoft banned the consoles that could also play copies of games.
I gotta agree with the sweater song comment, I bought the song on iTunes PURELY because of the commercial (but I didn't buy any sweaters).
Also, After playing the guitar hero series, I purchased a LOT of those songs for listening outside of my playing time, my favorite musical find was Dragon Force and I never would have heard of them if it wasn't for the game.
Remember the Philips Magnavox song that was played ALL THE TIME for those commercials somewhere around 8-10 years ago. Another example of me buying a song/album because of a television commercial.
People come to your site to read the information you're supposedly providing them. Revenue from advertisers is a consequence of this. However, if you choose to use the wrong ad format you'll lose visitors.
The one thing that bugged me about this guy's page is that he's using a tall ad block in his content area. Which brings his actual writing below the fold on probably a good number of visitor's machines.
AOL... if you're implicating technology companies you might as well hit them all. What about myspace? wordpress, blogger? people communicate the best ways to pirate over there (it was even talk like a pirate day on saturday... for shame) Ban it all. Let's go back to the 40's when the only way to get your news was through one of these companies.
There are 13 notes in one octave (black and white keys for those counting). To find two similar melodies isn't surprising. However I remember listening to the two different versions that were being argued. The were eerily similar. All the way through the whole melody, which is very strange. Yes, there is a chance that both bands could have made the same exact melody without purposely copying it, but I doubt it.
The problem is that supporting instrumentation sounds almost exact just with different instruments. Now the chances of unintentional duplication go down to almost zero I hope the settlement was a good one (For Satriani).
I've worked for many website design companies. We always tell the client that they are responsible for the copy put on their page. I'm willing to bet that the law firm took the lowest bid and didn't even care where the content came from. Of course the content was copied from somewhere else in that case.
To the designer's though... wtf were you thinking? Seriously, you'll put actual copy up on a website you design without client input? Throw some lorem ipsum text up there as standard practice. When a client tells you to make something up, have them sign a form or something that absolves you from liability for the copy used.
Yes, I agree with the decision that both designer/lawfirm should be held responsible, but I disagree with the margin, it should have been 50/50.
That is one of my favorite songs. Besides the business model around it, the real reason that artists like Amanda will be successful is because they actually provide a quality product and as a side-note are able to market it effectively and earn consumer's money, trust, and loyalty.
I haven't seen anything that says 'investigation' except for here. The letter the FCC sent was an inquiry into why the Offical and 3rd party apps were denied from the app store. The only difference from me sending the same letter is that the FCC will probably get an answer and if it doesn't, then an investigation will start.
My own personal thoughts: Maybe I'm completely missing the point, but I fail to see the big deal with why AT&T would want Apple to reject the app. The fact of the matter is that Google Voice is only a proxy. You have to be on the phone to talk to anyone, you can't do it over the interwebs, and to make sure to answer SMS messages in a timely manner you'd have to receive (and reply) from the actual phone itself (thereby eliminating the 'loss of revenue' argument almost entirely).
I am a Google Voice user. I got my invite a few weeks ago, and after trying it out I'm impressed. I've begun the process of switching all my phone numbers to GV. The whole point of the application, to me, is to ease the ability of sorting phone records, voicemails, and text messages.
Agreed... I thought of that as soon as I pressed send. But I mainly visit any information based site because of rss feeds. However, for the time being, I've thrown a bookmark in my bar so that I actually use it.
Thanks for the opportunity. I've enjoyed reading for the past 6 months or so, and I definitely don't have a problem learning what's coming out a bit ahead of time and making my profile look a little more "important".
One thing that would REALLY be cool is a crystal ball RSS feed (if there is one, I'm oblivious).
I completely agree with how techdirt's comment section is setup. Right down to the "Anonymous Coward" designation. I resolved a long time ago that if I was going to put a comment after an article I read that I was going to identify myself. Why? Because they are my words and opinions.
Besides, writing a letter to the editor is a flawed process. Most newspapers have 'standards' that they adhere to like: Editing the comment for length; which allows for that same letter to lose it's authenticity and underlying meaning.
"By the way, don’t bother posting any comments directed to me when this article appears on the Web."
Maybe he should have clicked the "Do not allow comments" button. At least it would have provided people a reason to not comment.
If you want to charge me money (or the operators which will pass down the fee to me) for playing a ringtone of a song in public. FINE... go right ahead. I just won't buy your song. This also means that anyone that might have heard my ringtone and thought it was worth purchasing during an impulse moment wouldn't have purchased it either.
I'm waiting for the day that having my car windows down and the radio/CD/iPod playing is also considered a public performance.
I'm also a music teacher, and it would cause me to stop teaching newer music (thereby generating less revenue for you) if you decided that I had to pay you each time I held a piano recital.
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Re: What's ridiculous about banning modded 360s... (as Dez)
I absolutely agree with Microsoft not banning individual player accounts. It'd be like saying "You have a non-street legal car in your garage, we'll take your drivers license now."
And as far as evening the playing field goes, I had to pay $60 bucks for the game or whatever rental fee, so should you. This was mostly about the fact that Microsoft banned the consoles that could also play copies of games.
Guitar Hero did the same thing (as Dez)
I gotta agree with the sweater song comment, I bought the song on iTunes PURELY because of the commercial (but I didn't buy any sweaters).
Also, After playing the guitar hero series, I purchased a LOT of those songs for listening outside of my playing time, my favorite musical find was Dragon Force and I never would have heard of them if it wasn't for the game.
Remember the Philips Magnavox song that was played ALL THE TIME for those commercials somewhere around 8-10 years ago. Another example of me buying a song/album because of a television commercial.
Strange series of events (as Dez)
Not a real comment... but it makes today's dilbert cartoon all the more relevant:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-10-20/
Bad Ad format (as Dez)
People come to your site to read the information you're supposedly providing them. Revenue from advertisers is a consequence of this. However, if you choose to use the wrong ad format you'll lose visitors.
The one thing that bugged me about this guy's page is that he's using a tall ad block in his content area. Which brings his actual writing below the fold on probably a good number of visitor's machines.
Don't forget (as Dez)
AOL... if you're implicating technology companies you might as well hit them all. What about myspace? wordpress, blogger? people communicate the best ways to pirate over there (it was even talk like a pirate day on saturday... for shame) Ban it all. Let's go back to the 40's when the only way to get your news was through one of these companies.
Permutations of 13 (as Dez)
There are 13 notes in one octave (black and white keys for those counting). To find two similar melodies isn't surprising. However I remember listening to the two different versions that were being argued. The were eerily similar. All the way through the whole melody, which is very strange. Yes, there is a chance that both bands could have made the same exact melody without purposely copying it, but I doubt it.
Here is a youtube mashup of the two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9Znsw
The problem is that supporting instrumentation sounds almost exact just with different instruments. Now the chances of unintentional duplication go down to almost zero I hope the settlement was a good one (For Satriani).
Re: (as Dez)
Which G chord? Each one brings a different feeling to the overall song.
http://www.jamplay.com/guitar-chords/g-major-guitar-chord.html
Good luck though :-p
Re: Re: (as Dez)
Way back machine says: WAY before 1998
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://microsoft.com
Copy is clients responsibility (as Dez)
I've worked for many website design companies. We always tell the client that they are responsible for the copy put on their page. I'm willing to bet that the law firm took the lowest bid and didn't even care where the content came from. Of course the content was copied from somewhere else in that case.
To the designer's though... wtf were you thinking? Seriously, you'll put actual copy up on a website you design without client input? Throw some lorem ipsum text up there as standard practice. When a client tells you to make something up, have them sign a form or something that absolves you from liability for the copy used.
Yes, I agree with the decision that both designer/lawfirm should be held responsible, but I disagree with the margin, it should have been 50/50.
Thank you (as Dez)
That is one of my favorite songs. Besides the business model around it, the real reason that artists like Amanda will be successful is because they actually provide a quality product and as a side-note are able to market it effectively and earn consumer's money, trust, and loyalty.
It's only a letter (as Dez)
I haven't seen anything that says 'investigation' except for here. The letter the FCC sent was an inquiry into why the Offical and 3rd party apps were denied from the app store. The only difference from me sending the same letter is that the FCC will probably get an answer and if it doesn't, then an investigation will start.
My own personal thoughts: Maybe I'm completely missing the point, but I fail to see the big deal with why AT&T would want Apple to reject the app. The fact of the matter is that Google Voice is only a proxy. You have to be on the phone to talk to anyone, you can't do it over the interwebs, and to make sure to answer SMS messages in a timely manner you'd have to receive (and reply) from the actual phone itself (thereby eliminating the 'loss of revenue' argument almost entirely).
I am a Google Voice user. I got my invite a few weeks ago, and after trying it out I'm impressed. I've begun the process of switching all my phone numbers to GV. The whole point of the application, to me, is to ease the ability of sorting phone records, voicemails, and text messages.
Match is being sued? (as Dez)
Match.com in my understanding is owned and operated by a larger organization. So my question is: why is match being sued and not the parent company?
Also, the patent in question was filed in 1999, 4 years after match started.
Source:
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Match.com
Obviously I'm making duh statements. Maybe we should start calling them patent pirates and let the RIAA deal with them.
Re: (as Dez)
I'll go halfsies in that with you!
What if you're blind (as Dez)
I failed to see anything resembling a speaker nearby for those affected by blindness.
And on that note... what if I was blinking when I walked by.
But It was probably for a commercial shot, like what was said above.
(as Dez)
Ahh... this is why I can't win at Trivial Pursuit. I've become an expert at finding things, not memorizing them. This makes me feel a lot better.
Re: Re: Re: I can see into the future (as Dez)
Agreed... I thought of that as soon as I pressed send. But I mainly visit any information based site because of rss feeds. However, for the time being, I've thrown a bookmark in my bar so that I actually use it.
I can see into the future (as Dez)
Thanks for the opportunity. I've enjoyed reading for the past 6 months or so, and I definitely don't have a problem learning what's coming out a bit ahead of time and making my profile look a little more "important".
One thing that would REALLY be cool is a crystal ball RSS feed (if there is one, I'm oblivious).
Re: Hulser (as dez)
I completely agree with how techdirt's comment section is setup. Right down to the "Anonymous Coward" designation. I resolved a long time ago that if I was going to put a comment after an article I read that I was going to identify myself. Why? Because they are my words and opinions.
Besides, writing a letter to the editor is a flawed process. Most newspapers have 'standards' that they adhere to like: Editing the comment for length; which allows for that same letter to lose it's authenticity and underlying meaning.
"By the way, don’t bother posting any comments directed to me when this article appears on the Web."
Maybe he should have clicked the "Do not allow comments" button. At least it would have provided people a reason to not comment.
So here's the deal: (as Dez)
If you want to charge me money (or the operators which will pass down the fee to me) for playing a ringtone of a song in public. FINE... go right ahead. I just won't buy your song. This also means that anyone that might have heard my ringtone and thought it was worth purchasing during an impulse moment wouldn't have purchased it either.
I'm waiting for the day that having my car windows down and the radio/CD/iPod playing is also considered a public performance.
I'm also a music teacher, and it would cause me to stop teaching newer music (thereby generating less revenue for you) if you decided that I had to pay you each time I held a piano recital.
I purchase your works legally. STFU.
--dez
Re: (as Dez)
Ooh... I never thought of that side. Do you have a story posted somewhere to read about that? Techdirt... are you on it?