Doing nothing is better than doing something which doesn't actually address the problem at all, but simply creates more problems. If they had something effective to do, no one would even be having this conversation.
Sounded to me like it was a general statement, not necessarily specific to the PP/TPB speculations. The users of one or both may or may not be legal in any number of countries, or the actions of either "party" are ignored or laws simply unenforced. Which is exactly why some industries and governments want to foist upon the world things like TPP, ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, whateva. And if, for instance, the USTR pushed through the TPP without puvlic or Congrssional oversight, this would also be illegal.
The sort of thinking you are advocating is exactly what got us two radically destructive, stupid, pointless wars after 2001. Because the only way idiots know how to deal with a problem is Hulk smash! Regardless as to whether they even have a valid target, or if their actions only make things worse. They simply do not care. They are diseased by an authoritarian mindset, and they are as bad or worse than their chosen enemy.
(Note that their "targets" are not exactly tightly coupled with their "enemy", which is not necessarily tightly coupled with their "problem". And outside their little special interest group, this is a huge part of the problem they cause. Being stupid, brutal, and ineffective has consequences.)
Which is why Kurzweil fans should stop yammering on about both as if they were intimately connected (ergo, part of the same thing) every time Kurzweil makes one of his stupid predictions. Of course non-fans, who won't care enough to look into it further, will end up conflating the two as well.
Additionally, people speak equally loosely about "uploading one's mind", when it is a copy of one's mind which could hypothetically be uploaded. But this fallacy is one that Kurzweilists hilariously imagine and actively promote.
Well, one is supposed to file for a takedown on good faith and after doing due diligence. Since there is apparently no punishment for violating this (it isn't enforced, even if it is written into the law), there is no reason for any party to avoid abusing the system for their own (or so they imagine) benefit.
Make it hurt to falsely file a DMCA takedown notice, and it will stop. The entity filing should have to prove that they had made a reasonable error in spite of the fact that they had done their homework. "Oops, we pasted the wrong link" cannot possibly be an excuse, either. Automated systems cannot do due diligence, so neither are they an excuse.
He's one of 10 reverse-engineers working full time for a stealthy company funded by some of the biggest names in technology... It examines successful products, like routers and smartphones...
So the "thou shalt not reverse engineer, etc.," clauses these corporations are all so fond of are not binding upon themselves and unworthy of being respected. Once again, they are above the law and their own sets of rules. Oh well, they didn't obey those rules when they were young, either.
I was thinking maybe one of the Rockstar game developer companies could go for a frivolous trademark suit here. Perhaps organizations with "Rockstar" in their name could form a consortium...
See? Audio and video tape, and later forms of digital recording/timeshifting didn't destroy the industry at all, despite the fact that content distributors have cried doom the entire time.
Trade mags always have served various nice markets. Doesn't make them sound any less silly sometimes, regardless as to how informative the actual content is. Parking is a frickin' industry.
They should look at crowdfunding the defense here. Tenenbaum could be a professional defendant as long as it takes, just to balance out against the professional (industrial, really) plaintiffs.
Did the government stop you from speaking on your topic in every forum (I don't mean comment thread forum)? No? Then it's not censorship.
Do you have a problem with flagging a post as insightful or funny? If not, you shouldn't have a problem with a comment being reported (down-voted, essentially, as your comment is still there, along with all your ridiculous follow-up posts).
Any community is free to decide they've heard enough of the same old discredited dreck, and ignore it at will. And people do so, particularly when the commentary comes unsupported by any argument.
Sure, there are some people who might unthinkingly agree with something Mike (or whoever) said, but the majority of the people here can make a case for their position, and do.
I'm sure things get even more flexible, especially for non-established artists, if distribution via theaters is not a primary (at least for initial release) requirement.
If you think only actors have fans, you're nuts. People followed, even prior to the days of the internet, various writers, directors (acting, photography, lighting, sound, music, etc.), producers, effects people (all sorts), costume designers, you name it. I'm sure there are people with a favorite key grip.
Some of the billboard ads look like parodies of anti-smoking campaigns, so it's difficult to take them too seriously (though the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council isn't laughing).
They could just put up billboards of the hot dog-stuffed pizza crust instead...
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Doing nothing is better than doing something which doesn't actually address the problem at all, but simply creates more problems. If they had something effective to do, no one would even be having this conversation.
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Sounded to me like it was a general statement, not necessarily specific to the PP/TPB speculations. The users of one or both may or may not be legal in any number of countries, or the actions of either "party" are ignored or laws simply unenforced. Which is exactly why some industries and governments want to foist upon the world things like TPP, ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, whateva. And if, for instance, the USTR pushed through the TPP without puvlic or Congrssional oversight, this would also be illegal.
The sort of thinking you are advocating is exactly what got us two radically destructive, stupid, pointless wars after 2001. Because the only way idiots know how to deal with a problem is Hulk smash! Regardless as to whether they even have a valid target, or if their actions only make things worse. They simply do not care. They are diseased by an authoritarian mindset, and they are as bad or worse than their chosen enemy.
(Note that their "targets" are not exactly tightly coupled with their "enemy", which is not necessarily tightly coupled with their "problem". And outside their little special interest group, this is a huge part of the problem they cause. Being stupid, brutal, and ineffective has consequences.)
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See http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-diablo-iii-represents-gamings-annoying-future/
Plus, we're also looking at http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/21/breaking-blizzard-diablo-iii-player-accounts-hacked- items-and-gold-stolen/
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Which is why Kurzweil fans should stop yammering on about both as if they were intimately connected (ergo, part of the same thing) every time Kurzweil makes one of his stupid predictions. Of course non-fans, who won't care enough to look into it further, will end up conflating the two as well.
Additionally, people speak equally loosely about "uploading one's mind", when it is a copy of one's mind which could hypothetically be uploaded. But this fallacy is one that Kurzweilists hilariously imagine and actively promote.
Screening
Yeah, well I invite them to eat their own dog food. They can start screening here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/refbatch
Re: Re: The dreaded G word
Because the gatekeepers are already busy having it both ways? Ocupado.
Re: WHY IS NONE EVER SUED INTO OBLIVION FOR THIS BEHAVIOR??
Forget sued. There should be automatic criminal charges attached.
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Well, one is supposed to file for a takedown on good faith and after doing due diligence. Since there is apparently no punishment for violating this (it isn't enforced, even if it is written into the law), there is no reason for any party to avoid abusing the system for their own (or so they imagine) benefit.
Make it hurt to falsely file a DMCA takedown notice, and it will stop. The entity filing should have to prove that they had made a reasonable error in spite of the fact that they had done their homework. "Oops, we pasted the wrong link" cannot possibly be an excuse, either. Automated systems cannot do due diligence, so neither are they an excuse.
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So the "thou shalt not reverse engineer, etc.," clauses these corporations are all so fond of are not binding upon themselves and unworthy of being respected. Once again, they are above the law and their own sets of rules. Oh well, they didn't obey those rules when they were young, either.
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I was thinking maybe one of the Rockstar game developer companies could go for a frivolous trademark suit here. Perhaps organizations with "Rockstar" in their name could form a consortium...
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So, Acme Nnnn isn't the way to go?
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See? Audio and video tape, and later forms of digital recording/timeshifting didn't destroy the industry at all, despite the fact that content distributors have cried doom the entire time.
You were saying?
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So now you owe the cost of completely re-paving, from the dirt up, several parking spaces. Every time you exceed the time limit by one second.
Re: Parking Today?
Trade mags always have served various nice markets. Doesn't make them sound any less silly sometimes, regardless as to how informative the actual content is. Parking is a frickin' industry.
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I claim that someone working for Universal Music left the comment.
Techdirt, you might want to consider backing up your logs now.
Oh crap. I didn't post anonymously.
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They should look at crowdfunding the defense here. Tenenbaum could be a professional defendant as long as it takes, just to balance out against the professional (industrial, really) plaintiffs.
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Did the government stop you from speaking on your topic in every forum (I don't mean comment thread forum)? No? Then it's not censorship.
Do you have a problem with flagging a post as insightful or funny? If not, you shouldn't have a problem with a comment being reported (down-voted, essentially, as your comment is still there, along with all your ridiculous follow-up posts).
Any community is free to decide they've heard enough of the same old discredited dreck, and ignore it at will. And people do so, particularly when the commentary comes unsupported by any argument.
Sure, there are some people who might unthinkingly agree with something Mike (or whoever) said, but the majority of the people here can make a case for their position, and do.
Go ahead, try it.
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I'm sure things get even more flexible, especially for non-established artists, if distribution via theaters is not a primary (at least for initial release) requirement.
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If you think only actors have fans, you're nuts. People followed, even prior to the days of the internet, various writers, directors (acting, photography, lighting, sound, music, etc.), producers, effects people (all sorts), costume designers, you name it. I'm sure there are people with a favorite key grip.
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They could just put up billboards of the hot dog-stuffed pizza crust instead...