I believe him on this front. Like it or not, piracy is wrong, but again, they are largely to blame for piracy. They underserve their consumers.
I always summarize my view as this. I have Netflix and Hulu Plus, which I love. I pirate any other cable shows if I really want to see them. I also don't like doing it, because I have to search for a good torrent, download it, upload it to my server, worry about disc space.. OR.. stream it through a simple interface. I stand before Hollywood a willing consumer with no price effective solution.
I've seen both George W. Bush and Kwame Kilpatrick receive a second term. I'm willing to believe anything is possible at this point. (I would love to see it too)
"Global warming deniers". Cato didn't conclude that global warming isn't happening, but rather that the impact our footprint was having was largely exaggerated by the Bush Administration and the media. You realize our planet is in a constant state of change, and that includes weather, right? It's not an epidemic caused by us, it's the way our world works. It changes.
Hey dude, if you read the article this one paragraph issued by the judge shuts down your entire followup:
"Copyright holders know precisely what materials they own, and are thus better able to efficiently identify infringing copies than service providers like Veoh, who cannot readily ascertain what material is copyrighted and what is not."
That would be great if they could magically prescreen all their content for legality. Their business model is hinged on reality, unlike your opinions.
Well I know more filmmakers than you, and they are against it, and also added that everyone talks about you behind your back. Keep in mind this statement is as valid as your last.
I think the gaming industry will flourish even more when fixed pricing is done away with, or at the very least modified. We are seeing it more and more with some titles on Xbox 360 debuting at $40.00 (but those titles are generally re-releases of a year prior, which isn't a great step forward).
Here is my example: I won't buy MW3. I don't want to play it online, so that leaves Spec Ops and Single Player, and that's not worth $60. But the price will never drop below that, unless the game is used and cheap, which Activision gets zero dollars for. Price reduction in the future? Fat chance. So basically, the current pricing plan will not serve me, and Activision gets no money from me. At a lower price point, say $20 or $30, I would consider it, but the price will NEVER drop that low until the game is severely outdated. The point, is that there is a market of people who are willing to STILL PAY, but not your original premium. We are ignored, which creates a lucrative used games market. It would be so easy to beat the used games market, because Gamestop offers almost no benefit to a used game other than a couple bucks off the price in most cases (and the 7 day money back guarantee). Challenge the used game market with lower prices and I'd buy the fresh shiny copy every time.
"What sites like Rapidshare DO every day" ...police their own site? I can think of many many times I've reached a screen saying "This content has been removed by the admins at Rapidshare" (I'm paraphrasing their message).
So your suggestion is that Rapidshare, a site that allows users to share files instantaneously with relatively little web knowledge, is a bad thing because some people use it illegally, which Rapidshare actively cracks down against.
"You don't give a solution for actual infringement"
There isn't one. Tis' the way of the web. It is human nature to share ideas and experience, and any attempt to squash that will always fail.
LOL I saw that just last night. The best part was to make it seem tough the host was like, anyone from boxing, UFC, come show up and I'll put you down out here. It's like, well duh, that's WHAT YOU DO. Put the shoe on the other foot and go step in the ring, they'll do the same to you.
I'm fairly confident if you're even reading this article, you probably aren't in the stage in your life where you need to be reminded about what is and isn't moral. We know armed robbery of a truck is a no-no.
Thanks for a really long and boring definition on what a publisher is. Bottom line: I'm much happier with a middleman that is a tool I use than a tool in a suit.
Also, Mike actually isn't a publisher or middleman, he's a content creator. Opinion based on news stories is actually a creation. You're cute though. *scruffs your head*\
I'm not sure you understand what the word subjective actually means.
Subjective - existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought
"Do you apply logic to your decision as to what music you listen to?"
Yes. For example, when I discovered a few bands I really liked were classified as progressive rock, I LOGICALLY concluded I might like more progressive rock, and sought out more in that genre.
"Or do you apply "taste"?"
I can't help but apply "taste" in my personal choices, since I am in fact the person making the choice.
The point Mike was making is that the way the old system works is that the content filters used to be middlemen like publishers. The internet makes middlemen unnecessary, much to their disdain. This has created an avalanche of new content, because anyone can make anything they want available very easily. The issue that this causes is that there are a lot more to choose from, so the new challenge is how to discover things you like versus being force fed them by mainstream labels and publishers like in the past.
Mike isn't preaching that a new set of middlemen come and hide this content from us. Rather, much in the same way we built highways and freeways to get to the places we want to go faster, we need to develop freeways (filters that give us more direct access) to the content we would want. I don't know if you've ever actually used a filter, but they don't hide things by default. They generally provide you options to hide things yourself, so I guess what I'm saying is your argument sucks. Also, learn some grammar.
The definition of GOOD and BAD content is subjective to the individual. I think your issue is that Mike often writes articles with the mindset that the people he's reaching have a basic concept of logic.
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I believe him on this front. Like it or not, piracy is wrong, but again, they are largely to blame for piracy. They underserve their consumers.
I always summarize my view as this. I have Netflix and Hulu Plus, which I love. I pirate any other cable shows if I really want to see them. I also don't like doing it, because I have to search for a good torrent, download it, upload it to my server, worry about disc space.. OR.. stream it through a simple interface. I stand before Hollywood a willing consumer with no price effective solution.
Re: Candidates
I've seen both George W. Bush and Kwame Kilpatrick receive a second term. I'm willing to believe anything is possible at this point. (I would love to see it too)
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"Global warming deniers". Cato didn't conclude that global warming isn't happening, but rather that the impact our footprint was having was largely exaggerated by the Bush Administration and the media. You realize our planet is in a constant state of change, and that includes weather, right? It's not an epidemic caused by us, it's the way our world works. It changes.
Re: Re: Re: LOL
Disregard, I totally read that wrong. I'm grumpy.
*Returns to troll swamp*
Re: Re: LOL
Gazillions of dollars, what a great argument you make. If only there was a crayon font for this site, it would fit you perfectly.
Re: Re: Re:
Hey dude, if you read the article this one paragraph issued by the judge shuts down your entire followup:
"Copyright holders know precisely what materials they own, and are thus better able to efficiently identify infringing copies than service providers like Veoh, who cannot readily ascertain what material is copyrighted and what is not."
That would be great if they could magically prescreen all their content for legality. Their business model is hinged on reality, unlike your opinions.
Re: US is no rolemodel
You are an idiot.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/profit/india-s-stock-market-loses-1-trillion-dollar-status-294 445
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Well I know more filmmakers than you, and they are against it, and also added that everyone talks about you behind your back. Keep in mind this statement is as valid as your last.
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Also, I might add that it helps create a thriving piracy market too.
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I think the gaming industry will flourish even more when fixed pricing is done away with, or at the very least modified. We are seeing it more and more with some titles on Xbox 360 debuting at $40.00 (but those titles are generally re-releases of a year prior, which isn't a great step forward).
Here is my example: I won't buy MW3. I don't want to play it online, so that leaves Spec Ops and Single Player, and that's not worth $60. But the price will never drop below that, unless the game is used and cheap, which Activision gets zero dollars for. Price reduction in the future? Fat chance. So basically, the current pricing plan will not serve me, and Activision gets no money from me. At a lower price point, say $20 or $30, I would consider it, but the price will NEVER drop that low until the game is severely outdated. The point, is that there is a market of people who are willing to STILL PAY, but not your original premium. We are ignored, which creates a lucrative used games market. It would be so easy to beat the used games market, because Gamestop offers almost no benefit to a used game other than a couple bucks off the price in most cases (and the 7 day money back guarantee). Challenge the used game market with lower prices and I'd buy the fresh shiny copy every time.
Re: Re: Instead, say YES to shutting down pirate sites.
Make sure you include how amazing you think the Great Firewall of China is to the "freedom" of the Chinese.
Re: You've become sheerly fear-monger, Mike.
"What sites like Rapidshare DO every day" ...police their own site? I can think of many many times I've reached a screen saying "This content has been removed by the admins at Rapidshare" (I'm paraphrasing their message).
So your suggestion is that Rapidshare, a site that allows users to share files instantaneously with relatively little web knowledge, is a bad thing because some people use it illegally, which Rapidshare actively cracks down against.
"You don't give a solution for actual infringement"
There isn't one. Tis' the way of the web. It is human nature to share ideas and experience, and any attempt to squash that will always fail.
Re: Re:
LOL I saw that just last night. The best part was to make it seem tough the host was like, anyone from boxing, UFC, come show up and I'll put you down out here. It's like, well duh, that's WHAT YOU DO. Put the shoe on the other foot and go step in the ring, they'll do the same to you.
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I'm fairly confident if you're even reading this article, you probably aren't in the stage in your life where you need to be reminded about what is and isn't moral. We know armed robbery of a truck is a no-no.
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Well of course it was Pac-Man's fault. Since when has a slump in sales ever been the actual music industry's fault? They can do no wrong.
Re: Re: Re: Mike for Net Filters !!
Thanks for a really long and boring definition on what a publisher is. Bottom line: I'm much happier with a middleman that is a tool I use than a tool in a suit.
Also, Mike actually isn't a publisher or middleman, he's a content creator. Opinion based on news stories is actually a creation. You're cute though. *scruffs your head*\
Re: Re: Re: Masnick the judge of "good" and "bad" !!! for the world.
"Taste is not a subject of logic"
I'm not sure you understand what the word subjective actually means.
Subjective - existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought
"Do you apply logic to your decision as to what music you listen to?"
Yes. For example, when I discovered a few bands I really liked were classified as progressive rock, I LOGICALLY concluded I might like more progressive rock, and sought out more in that genre.
"Or do you apply "taste"?"
I can't help but apply "taste" in my personal choices, since I am in fact the person making the choice.
Re: Mike for Net Filters !!
The point Mike was making is that the way the old system works is that the content filters used to be middlemen like publishers. The internet makes middlemen unnecessary, much to their disdain. This has created an avalanche of new content, because anyone can make anything they want available very easily. The issue that this causes is that there are a lot more to choose from, so the new challenge is how to discover things you like versus being force fed them by mainstream labels and publishers like in the past.
Mike isn't preaching that a new set of middlemen come and hide this content from us. Rather, much in the same way we built highways and freeways to get to the places we want to go faster, we need to develop freeways (filters that give us more direct access) to the content we would want. I don't know if you've ever actually used a filter, but they don't hide things by default. They generally provide you options to hide things yourself, so I guess what I'm saying is your argument sucks. Also, learn some grammar.
Re: Masnick the judge of "good" and "bad" !!! for the world.
The definition of GOOD and BAD content is subjective to the individual. I think your issue is that Mike often writes articles with the mindset that the people he's reaching have a basic concept of logic.
Re: Easier said than done
"How am I supposed to know where to find the better filter when my filter isn't good enough to begin with?"
I discovered this tool called Google. If you type stuff into it, magic happens.