The Beatles catalog is probably the most protected music catalog ever. None of the albums can be found on Amazon and several other download services. Search "Beatles" and you will find interviews, some old covers they did, and a bunch of songs preformed by Beatles tribute bands. No Beatles songs are included in themed compilations.
It's a shame that such cultural icons are kept from the public by their gatekeepers.
Contrary to popular belief, most of the sampling for Paul's Boutique was cleared, but at excessively lower costs compared to the statutory rates of today.
Extensive sound analysis of any song will reveal a similarity with other songs. The only way to prevent this is to invent new notes and new instruments to play them on for each new song.
A vote for the German Pirate Party is essentially an anti-establishment vote. Throughout Europe such votes are usually given to extreme right wing parties, but those have not been very popular in Germany since WW2.
The Greens used to be the anti-establishment party. The fact that they are losing votes probably indicates that people now see them as part of the establishment.
You cannot compare the 41% taken by old model retailers with the 30% taken by online retailers like Apple and Amazon without taking the differences between those models into account. The old model retailers do have inventory and write-off costs on the physical media, which do not apply to the new models.
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Patent and copyright reform? Think of those poor lawyers losing their jobs.
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You'd have to leave the planet to get the RIAA off your back.
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$0.99 IS worth it for a copy of a song if it means something to the consumer.
This may be true for new songs, but not for a 2-minute mono track recorded in the 50's.
From Amazon: Maybellene - Chuck Berry 2:20 $1.09
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Let's do the math here:
30 songs, assuming his BitTorrent client has been set to a maximum share ratio 2:
Maximum revenue loss per song = (2+1) times $0.99 = $2.97, total is $89.10.
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Despite all their efforts, it is still easier in the Netherlands to find The Pirate Bay than to find a site where you can legally download MP3 files.
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There may be two sides to this story. One of them can be found on http://www.freespire.com/
Here, There and Everywhere?
The Beatles catalog is probably the most protected music catalog ever. None of the albums can be found on Amazon and several other download services. Search "Beatles" and you will find interviews, some old covers they did, and a bunch of songs preformed by Beatles tribute bands. No Beatles songs are included in themed compilations.
It's a shame that such cultural icons are kept from the public by their gatekeepers.
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Wikipedia's entry on Paul's Boutique:
Extensive sound analysis of any song will reveal a similarity with other songs. The only way to prevent this is to invent new notes and new instruments to play them on for each new song.
Another explanation
A vote for the German Pirate Party is essentially an anti-establishment vote. Throughout Europe such votes are usually given to extreme right wing parties, but those have not been very popular in Germany since WW2.
The Greens used to be the anti-establishment party. The fact that they are losing votes probably indicates that people now see them as part of the establishment.
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Like in the Netherlands, this will only draw people's attention to the Pirate Bay.
Jurors are no programmers
The problem is that the jurors, none of whom are programmers, look at these snippets and see a similarity and assume they must be copied.
Software patents
This feels like a car manufacturer suing the competition for placing the steering wheel and pedals in exactly the same position in their cars.
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Maybe Maxime Verhagen expects IP claims on CP so it can be taken down under ACTA
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You cannot compare the 41% taken by old model retailers with the 30% taken by online retailers like Apple and Amazon without taking the differences between those models into account. The old model retailers do have inventory and write-off costs on the physical media, which do not apply to the new models.
The bottom line
What worries me is that all cyberlockers are now vulnerable to this kind of seizure. Another innovative technology is hurt by US copyright laws.