He made the film, so he clearly has something to say through the medium of film. Having his film taken down stops him from doing that, thus, his freedom of speech has been taken away.
A trained chimp could understand it; as a supposed fellow creator, I would expect you to sympathise as he is not infringing anyone's rights by making the film.
"For works over 10,000 words, the fanfic author gets a 35% cut. For shorter works, it's 20%. *snip* The "ownership" of the new work belongs to Amazon, as you're basically signing a publishing agreement with Amazon, who then controls the work."
So, Amazon are going from distributor to gatekeeper with the same tricks of not giving the creator of the work the majority of profits from sales while keeping control of the work for themselves?
I am unsure about this. A 'subscription' model for crowd funding 'ongoing production' doesn't sound like the kind of thing I would be interested in. I would much prefer to look at each project on merit and then decide if it is something I want to contribute to and how much I want to contribute.
"Perhaps instead of trying to delete the past, society as a whole will become a lot more accepting of the fact that kids do stupid things when they're young."
I would hope that intelligent people would be aware of this and take it into consideration. We have all done things that we are not proud of but those things make up who we are today. Every human being makes mistakes (that is just human nature), but it takes a truly remarkable human being to learn and grow from those mistakes.
On hot days here in Northern Ireland we used to throw fellow students in a nearby river. Imagine the penalty for that.
Water balloons are utterly harmless and water balloon fights are merely a way to pass the time and cool down on a hot summer's day. I honestly don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.
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Have you ever used a mobile phone while driving? Even on hands free? That endangers lives.
Ever exceed the speed limit? Endangers lives.
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How hard is this to understand?
He made the film, so he clearly has something to say through the medium of film. Having his film taken down stops him from doing that, thus, his freedom of speech has been taken away.
A trained chimp could understand it; as a supposed fellow creator, I would expect you to sympathise as he is not infringing anyone's rights by making the film.
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"income is what allows speech"
That has to be one of the dumbest things I have read in a long while, and I read your comments.
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Yeah, I regularly dial 666 for the emergency services.
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You win 10000 internets today
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"Here's a quick tip. When something is scarce, you control the market. When you try to CREATE scarcity, you offend the market."
Comment of the week right there.
Re: Re: Actually, had to shut down because of piracy!
Not to mention every musician making a living from music in the face of piracy.
Re: Actually, had to shut down because of piracy!
"You can't compete with free."
Just another way of saying "I don't want to compete, please protect me"
"Also, all DRM is due to piracy."
Absolute rubbish.
"So this article is, if read with any sense at all, despite the silly denials, arguments against piracy."
Wah wah, look at me, give me all your attention
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"For works over 10,000 words, the fanfic author gets a 35% cut. For shorter works, it's 20%. *snip* The "ownership" of the new work belongs to Amazon, as you're basically signing a publishing agreement with Amazon, who then controls the work."
So, Amazon are going from distributor to gatekeeper with the same tricks of not giving the creator of the work the majority of profits from sales while keeping control of the work for themselves?
How is this different to traditional publishers?
Great
Now, what about tax avoiders?
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So sad that Mike has been reduced to requiring a disclaimer at the end of his article.
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100s? It is many more than that, my friend.
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Having said all that, I hope the venture succeeds and wish the guy all the best with it.
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I am unsure about this. A 'subscription' model for crowd funding 'ongoing production' doesn't sound like the kind of thing I would be interested in. I would much prefer to look at each project on merit and then decide if it is something I want to contribute to and how much I want to contribute.
PledgeMusic works just fine for that.
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"Perhaps instead of trying to delete the past, society as a whole will become a lot more accepting of the fact that kids do stupid things when they're young."
I would hope that intelligent people would be aware of this and take it into consideration. We have all done things that we are not proud of but those things make up who we are today. Every human being makes mistakes (that is just human nature), but it takes a truly remarkable human being to learn and grow from those mistakes.
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The case is going to the European Court of Human Rights
Re: Re: Bloody hell
That made me chuckle, have a funny
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It is, as Timothy would say, concussion inducing face palm worthy.
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Also, assault and battery for throwing a water balloon at someone? Really?
Epic face palm there.
Bloody hell
On hot days here in Northern Ireland we used to throw fellow students in a nearby river. Imagine the penalty for that.
Water balloons are utterly harmless and water balloon fights are merely a way to pass the time and cool down on a hot summer's day. I honestly don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.