They are all the same, they will promise whatever it takes to get elected and then they proceed to break every one of their promises made to the public.
The question is will this legislation do anything to solve the problem or is it just legislation for legislation's sake?
Governments are notorious for putting through legislation with good intentions but no teeth just so they can say to the public "look, we are on your side".
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?
Re: Re: Re: Too many thieves and pirates break ANY business model.
"you ankle-biters don't argue at all"
Pot, meet kettle.
Re: Re: Too many thieves and pirates break ANY business model.
I take particular offence at that as I DO NOT pirate. In fact, I probably spend more on music and DVDs than OOTB.
Re: Re: Turnabout is fair play
I call bollocks
Re: Too many thieves and pirates break ANY business model.
Still insisting that everyone here is a pirate? What an idiot.
You do realise that such assumptions destroy the credibility of any good point you may have, right?
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Obama, Cameron, Romney, Blair, Bush....
They are all the same, they will promise whatever it takes to get elected and then they proceed to break every one of their promises made to the public.
Politics is corrupt and rotten to the core.
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Curtailing free speech is never the answer, to anything.
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The question is will this legislation do anything to solve the problem or is it just legislation for legislation's sake?
Governments are notorious for putting through legislation with good intentions but no teeth just so they can say to the public "look, we are on your side".
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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.