"But a true artist can take their knowledge and push past and develop something new."
Well done if you are referencing Immanuel Kant's notion of 'Genius', if not, you should be.
Read up, it'll make your argument stronger.
CoD 2 came out in 2005. When you're claiming a decades-long dedicated fanbase, at least make an effort to look up when a game came out.
Go back and read my post, you can apologize later :D
Oh, and the Half Life series' mod community puts CoD2's to shame.
CoD2 and Cod4 are ranked at #2 and #3 on xfire, totaling 15 million minutes per day across 150k people; compare this to CS:Source which has 1.6 million minute across 17k people. Get your numbers straight before making a statement like that :p
No matter how good the content/gameplay experience is in Modern Warefare 2, I am certain hardcore gamers will not flock blindly to this. As a gamer at heart, I can tell you with 100% certainty that just having slick new graphics and a couple new features will not blow away the market and have gamers come running. Case in point: http://www.xfire.com/games/cod2/Call_of_Duty_2/
COD2 was released in 1995, yet still claims the #3 spot on Xfire for most played game online. The community is massive, and they consumer about 4 million minutes of the game daily! A game thats over a decade and still pulling these kinds of numbers says many things:
1) COD2 rocks tits 2) Very few games to date have surpassed its playability and replayability. 3) COD2 game its users lots of freedom to tweak and mod the game as they saw fit
Give gamers the power to tweak and alter the game your wrote for them, and they will respect for you it, for decades to come.
What I wouldn't give to just be a fly on the wall at some of these meetings, where the debate is centered (seriously) around such a colloquial phrase that any moron in a hurry knows offhand. This is great stuff, and truly indicative of the inane legal proceedings being seen as of late.
Grammar nazi's be damned, but where oh where is the closing right parenthesis on the first parenthetical statement?! It's like a multiple line IF statement without the closing bracket! Drives me nuts!
Anyone else getting bored of these "controversial" copyright articles?
Mike, can you post something a bit more upbeat, where it actually looks like people of our like-mindedness are winning the fight, instead stories of the Internet being fought over at by people who know nothing about technology?
Is anyone else getting far too depressed reading Techdirt arcticle after Techdirt article?
This is by no means a troll, but I am honestly wondering why I come here to read these stories; I see no light at the end of the tunnel, just illogical acts being made into law and whatnot.
What I mean to say is, if I want to be depressed when reading an article, I'll just go to CNN!
I support legal file sharing, however I'm not sure this study says anything about the subject it claims.
A) Younger generations typically buy/listen to more music. (i.e. early rock and roll (50's) hippie generation (60's and 70's), Madonna pop rock era (80's) This is also why MTV and every major label idealizes pop rock and teenie boppers
B) Younger generations know more about technology (i.e. the classic example of the 7 year old whizzing around on Windows XP much to his 60 year old grandfather's amazement
Therefore, younger generations download more music and buy it more, since A)they want it and B) can get it given their technical skillset.
Again, I don't see how this study proves anything more than kids like music and also like to download it.
"it may be just my default "I distrust humanity" viewpoint, but this sounds like she's just trying to get a deep pockets retirement. Kinda like the jerks that pull in front of you and slam on the brakes to get an insurance settlement.
What's your wife's phone number, email and home address? C'mon, it'll be hilarious, won't it? Wrong. Get a grip dude, this goes way beyond the line of 'practical joke', just like all those shows where they 'simulate' people breaking into your house in murdering you (I think the show's called 'scare tactics'). They are just exploiting human fear for entertainment, and its extremely shameful.
Why is it that Napster was the first to make music file sharing available to the masses, and not the record labels?
Why didn't Sony Music or Universal Music Group (or any other large record company for that matter) come out with the first iTunes-like application, instead of Apple?
Why to this day do I need to use iTunes instead of just going to SunyMusic.com to download it from the horse's mouth?
I just don't understand all the whining and bitching these record labels put on, when they are reaping what they sow, or didn't sow for that matter. They are behind the times, always have been, always will be, and no amount of suing fans or radio stations is going to save them.
Record labels are in their death rattle because they were too stupid to capitalize on their own frigging product.
This is Darwinism in business, and sorry you lose.
"However, the NFL has to protect against unmonitored tweeting out of the locker rooms. Bookies may be able to obtain last minute updates on injuries and playing status. Part of the NFL's product is an event on which wagers may be placed."
Somehow I don't see the NFL basing decisions on what would benefit Vegas bookies. Call me crazy.
Those who make their living as an investigative journalists should be afforded privileges that any Joe Blow with a video camera and a pad of paper should not.
Is this any different from practicing medicine, law or even a Private Investigator without proper licensing? No. Why? Because you can do damage with a pen.
Also, name 5 amateur journalist stories that NEED to protect their sources, then, answer me why THOSE SAME sources would not go to a major media outlet to break their story.
If organizations like the ASCAP are trying to squeeze pennies out of a 30 second music clip, then we are winning and have backed them into a corner. If these businesses were making a decent profit, then why bother with this?
First rule of business is fry the bigger fish, and 30 second clips are small fish. Their business is in a death rattle and they are just thrashing around. But don't worry, it'll soon die.
"Though, to be fair, Adams seems to confuse patents and trademarks in the second panel (editors?). Still, nice to see Dilbert taking on such an issue."
If they truly use only HOTELS.COM as stated in the linked .PDF, then this does appear to be a troubling ruling.
www.hotels.com resolves to static IP address, which by definition is unique identifier - so explain to me again why this can't be used as a trademark?
The shield law should be applied on a case-by-case basis, and in this particular instance, the court is serving more justice to the witness than to the actual victim. This is truly sad to see.
Calling this girl a coward is not harsh, it's actually very accurate.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You can't legislate or bribe creativity (as lux)
"But a true artist can take their knowledge and push past and develop something new."
Well done if you are referencing Immanuel Kant's notion of 'Genius', if not, you should be.
Read up, it'll make your argument stronger.
@Thublihnk (as lux)
CoD 2 came out in 2005. When you're claiming a decades-long dedicated fanbase, at least make an effort to look up when a game came out.
Go back and read my post, you can apologize later :D
Oh, and the Half Life series' mod community puts CoD2's to shame.
CoD2 and Cod4 are ranked at #2 and #3 on xfire, totaling 15 million minutes per day across 150k people; compare this to CS:Source which has 1.6 million minute across 17k people. Get your numbers straight before making a statement like that :p
(as lux)
No matter how good the content/gameplay experience is in Modern Warefare 2, I am certain hardcore gamers will not flock blindly to this. As a gamer at heart, I can tell you with 100% certainty that just having slick new graphics and a couple new features will not blow away the market and have gamers come running. Case in point: http://www.xfire.com/games/cod2/Call_of_Duty_2/
COD2 was released in 1995, yet still claims the #3 spot on Xfire for most played game online. The community is massive, and they consumer about 4 million minutes of the game daily! A game thats over a decade and still pulling these kinds of numbers says many things:
1) COD2 rocks tits
2) Very few games to date have surpassed its playability and replayability.
3) COD2 game its users lots of freedom to tweak and mod the game as they saw fit
Give gamers the power to tweak and alter the game your wrote for them, and they will respect for you it, for decades to come.
(as lux)
What I wouldn't give to just be a fly on the wall at some of these meetings, where the debate is centered (seriously) around such a colloquial phrase that any moron in a hurry knows offhand. This is great stuff, and truly indicative of the inane legal proceedings being seen as of late.
Pendant (as lux)
Grammar nazi's be damned, but where oh where is the closing right parenthesis on the first parenthetical statement?! It's like a multiple line IF statement without the closing bracket! Drives me nuts!
Bored (as lux)
Anyone else getting bored of these "controversial" copyright articles?
Mike, can you post something a bit more upbeat, where it actually looks like people of our like-mindedness are winning the fight, instead stories of the Internet being fought over at by people who know nothing about technology?
Is anyone else getting far too depressed reading Techdirt arcticle after Techdirt article?
This is by no means a troll, but I am honestly wondering why I come here to read these stories; I see no light at the end of the tunnel, just illogical acts being made into law and whatnot.
What I mean to say is, if I want to be depressed when reading an article, I'll just go to CNN!
:D
Wait a tick (as lux)
I support legal file sharing, however I'm not sure this study says anything about the subject it claims.
A) Younger generations typically buy/listen to more music. (i.e. early rock and roll (50's) hippie generation (60's and 70's), Madonna pop rock era (80's) This is also why MTV and every major label idealizes pop rock and teenie boppers
B) Younger generations know more about technology (i.e. the classic example of the 7 year old whizzing around on Windows XP much to his 60 year old grandfather's amazement Therefore, younger generations download more music and buy it more, since A)they want it and B) can get it given their technical skillset.
Again, I don't see how this study proves anything more than kids like music and also like to download it.
RE: It was an asshole move by Toyota (as lux)
"it may be just my default "I distrust humanity" viewpoint, but this sounds like she's just trying to get a deep pockets retirement. Kinda like the jerks that pull in front of you and slam on the brakes to get an insurance settlement.
What's your wife's phone number, email and home address? C'mon, it'll be hilarious, won't it? Wrong. Get a grip dude, this goes way beyond the line of 'practical joke', just like all those shows where they 'simulate' people breaking into your house in murdering you (I think the show's called 'scare tactics'). They are just exploiting human fear for entertainment, and its extremely shameful.
(as lux)
I agree with this article.
Why is it that Napster was the first to make music file sharing available to the masses, and not the record labels?
Why didn't Sony Music or Universal Music Group (or any other large record company for that matter) come out with the first iTunes-like application, instead of Apple?
Why to this day do I need to use iTunes instead of just going to SunyMusic.com to download it from the horse's mouth?
I just don't understand all the whining and bitching these record labels put on, when they are reaping what they sow, or didn't sow for that matter. They are behind the times, always have been, always will be, and no amount of suing fans or radio stations is going to save them.
Record labels are in their death rattle because they were too stupid to capitalize on their own frigging product.
This is Darwinism in business, and sorry you lose.
Seriously? (as lux)
Will 'Paranormal Activity' Teach The Movie Industry A Lesson?
No. Absolutely not. Not everything can be marketed virally. Moreover, Hollywood would fuck it up if they tried.
Interesting (as lux)
Hopefully whatever is lost can't be that important, since you are only saving it on your phone!
...? (as lux)
"However, the NFL has to protect against unmonitored tweeting out of the locker rooms. Bookies may be able to obtain last minute updates on injuries and playing status. Part of the NFL's product is an event on which wagers may be placed."
Somehow I don't see the NFL basing decisions on what would benefit Vegas bookies. Call me crazy.
Just one question.... (as lux)
That's 3 million single eyeballs for Dexter and more than 1.6 million for Californication.
What's the statistical point of single eyeballs? :p
Makes sense. (as lux)
I agree with this decision.
Those who make their living as an investigative journalists should be afforded privileges that any Joe Blow with a video camera and a pad of paper should not.
Is this any different from practicing medicine, law or even a Private Investigator without proper licensing? No. Why? Because you can do damage with a pen.
Also, name 5 amateur journalist stories that NEED to protect their sources, then, answer me why THOSE SAME sources would not go to a major media outlet to break their story.
And...go
(as lux)
$50 billion study finds that people do shit with their money.
Think Positive! (as lux)
I think this is actually a good sign...
If organizations like the ASCAP are trying to squeeze pennies out of a 30 second music clip, then we are winning and have backed them into a corner. If these businesses were making a decent profit, then why bother with this?
First rule of business is fry the bigger fish, and 30 second clips are small fish. Their business is in a death rattle and they are just thrashing around. But don't worry, it'll soon die.
To be fair? (as lux)
"Though, to be fair, Adams seems to confuse patents and trademarks in the second panel (editors?). Still, nice to see Dilbert taking on such an issue."
It's a cartoon?
Please (as lux)
This will never happen.
Unique identifier? (as lux)
If they truly use only HOTELS.COM as stated in the linked .PDF, then this does appear to be a troubling ruling. www.hotels.com resolves to static IP address, which by definition is unique identifier - so explain to me again why this can't be used as a trademark?
I hate Law (as lux)
The shield law should be applied on a case-by-case basis, and in this particular instance, the court is serving more justice to the witness than to the actual victim. This is truly sad to see. Calling this girl a coward is not harsh, it's actually very accurate.