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On the post: Hollywood Unions: Now That You Lying Hacking Thieves Have Won, Can We Set A New Conciliatory Tone?

AG Wright ( profile ), 23 Jan, 2012 @ 01:07pm

Problems with perception

Part of the Hollywood unions problem is that they are having a problem perceiving themselves as the bad guys in this.
The studios have sold a bill of goods that the reason for all of the problems in the world is the internet and the "thieves" who are stealing their content.
Unions are used to being on the "liberal" side of arguments and don't like to see themselves as limiting freedom of expression.
Their perception is that they are the good guys on the side of the "people".
The reality is that this time they got caught on the side of the devils that they think that they are fighting.

On the post: Major Media Owning SOPA/PIPA Supporters Whine That They Had No Way To Have Their Message Heard

AG Wright ( profile ), 23 Jan, 2012 @ 12:33pm

History and messages

It seems to me that their problem is that the *AAs have not figured out that communication has changed.
When my dad was a kid, 1940s there was radio and newspapers. One way communications only. When a small group wanted to get it's message out they had to print it somehow. Buy a small press, mimeograph or something like that.Telephone was around but it was one to one and not everyone had one.
When I was a kid it was pretty much the same with the addition of TV but it was still one to many. If I wanted to communicate it was still pass out newsletters that I printed somehow.
As I reached early adulthood there were copy machines. Still paper based but easier than printing.
What the *AAs don't understand is that now one person can get on Facebook and post a message that can, literally in hours, go all across the world if enough others are interested in it.
Some of them are my age and just haven't caught up yet. They have secretaries that check their email and hire techies to "Do that web stuff."
They don't ever get on web sites, can barely get on the internet.They don't get many to many communications.
This is why they don't understand what's going on. Their whole lives have been spent in a one to many world of mass communication and they can't get used to the fact that in this world there is a many to many form of communication. They aren't interested in learning and THEY ARE IN POWER RIGHT NOW.
We can wait till they die off but in the mean time they will cause extreme harm to our nation, world and it's progress and maybe to the internet itself.
Part of our job now is to get through this transitional period without these dinosaurs doing too much damage.

On the post: Best Congressional Response To SOPA Yet? Rep. Bruce Braley Takes To CENSORED To Explain His CENSORED

AG Wright ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2012 @ 06:28pm

That's really funny

My senator John Boozman just sent me an email indicating he was going to drop his support of SOPA.

On the post: White House Comes Out Against The Approach In SOPA/PIPA In Response To Online Petition

AG Wright ( profile ), 14 Jan, 2012 @ 10:33am

Surprise

I was surprised to see the email this morning in my inbox but it was a happy surprise.
I had assumed that the fix would be in at the White House too.
It is my hope that everyone can take a step back and look at the possibilities and opportunities here.
The exaggeration of damages by the big players in the entertainment industry has often obscured exactly what the problem is and exactly the scope of it really is.
Hopefully a rational approach to stopping counterfeit goods, which can cause damage to health and well being can be found and a middle ground can be found.

On the post: Study Confirms: News Networks Owned By SOPA Supporters… Are Ignoring SOPA/PIPA

AG Wright ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2012 @ 04:03pm

Television use of the internet

The thing is that no TV news broadcast gets by without at least two or three references to "if you need more information go to our web site..."
They push their own web properties constantly. I really wonder if they care about anything else.

On the post: EA: We Have Never Taken A Position, Either Way, On SOPA Or PIPA

AG Wright ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2012 @ 03:21pm

Upside for EA

Where is the upside for EA? If they support then even more people will hate them.
If, on the other hand, they declare their dislike of the bill then they alienate the people in the industry that they may need to cooperate with later.

On the post: Will Politicians' Support For Draconian IP Laws While Ignoring Civil Liberties Issues Come Back To Bite Them?

AG Wright ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2011 @ 07:04pm

Hope

We can hope that it will come back to bite them in the appropriate place but so few people are paying attention that I fear that it's not going to be a very big bite.

On the post: Universal Music Issues Questionable Takedown On Megaupload Video That Featured Their Artists [Updated]

AG Wright ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2011 @ 02:53pm

The

The word "the" is in works copyrighted by UMC and it appears in the video so it violates copyright held by them.
It's simple.

On the post: India Says Google & Facebook Should Prescreen All User Generated Content To Stop Jerks

AG Wright ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2011 @ 11:40am

Dear Kapil Sibal, India's Minister for Telecommunications

You are an idiot.
Hopefully this will qualify me for prosecution in India.

AG

On the post: Tobacco Companies Think Their Trademarks Are More Important Than Your Health

AG Wright ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2011 @ 07:57am

Well

Duh. Nothing has ever been more important to tobacco companies than their brands and profits.

On the post: Ray Bradbury Discovers The Internet Is Real After All; Publishers Force Him To Offer Ridiculously Overpriced Ebooks

AG Wright ( profile ), 29 Nov, 2011 @ 03:07pm

Science fiction fan here

I tried to read "Fahrenheit 451" years ago when I often read a book every two days.
I couldn't get through it. I did make it through most of the stories in "The Illustrated Man" but once I read it I took it to the used book store and traded it in. I've read and enjoyed books by dozens of authors but Bradbury is entirely over rated IMHO.

On the post: The Color Purple… Trademarked Again

AG Wright ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2011 @ 05:59pm

The color purple

When I think of the color purple this is what I think or.

http://www.colorpurple.com/

Actually the movie, not the play.

On the post: SOPA/PROTECT IP Would Be Hideously Bad For Video Gamers

AG Wright ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2011 @ 02:16am

Strident haters

It seems to me that the haters are coming out of the woodwork, they have less to say, less logic in their statements and more vitriol.
Of course they aren't going to read this, just post how Mike is a freetard, a thief and a pirate.
There is no content to such posts and whoever is paying them to do it should dock their pay.

On the post: The Future Under SOPA: Group Too Lazy To Police Own Copyrights Seeks To Block Access To Grooveshark's Legal Music Service

AG Wright ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2011 @ 04:56am

A small suggestion

Everybody get an instrument and learn to play. Don't ever buy any music just make your own.
Don't ever play in public, not even at parties you might fall afoul of the music police.
I give the labels about two years before they fall apart and lose their influence and then we can get rid of some of these ridiculous laws.

On the post: Wireless Carriers Finally Cave On Overage Fees; Reluctantly Agree To Stop Treating Customers Like ATMs

AG Wright ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2011 @ 02:02pm

Re:

Sorry AC but there is nobody that WANTS a teenager to care for. The only opportunity is to SPEND money, not make it.
It only becomes profitable when they get married and have grand children.

Just call me grandpa.

On the post: Why Some 'Easy' Legal Questions Aren't Always So Easy: Is A Burrito A Sandwich?

AG Wright ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2011 @ 07:52am

No sandwiches without meat?

So in the attached article it says that the USDA says a sandwich has to include 35% meat, which means that all those kids are not eating peanut butter sandwiches.
My Sunday favorite of a scrambled egg sandwich is not a sandwich either since they have no meat.

On the post: Entertainment Industry's Coordinated Effort To Blame Third Parties Taking Shape

AG Wright ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2011 @ 04:33pm

What part of free do you not understand?

Let's all face it. Nobody is making money from making torrents of movies and music available. It's made available by the users sharing over their internet connection.
The web sites like ThePirateBay and others may make some money from advertising but it's not so much that it's over seas investments in any large way.

On the post: Righthaven Fails To Pay Attorneys Fees Ordered By The Court, Court Asked To Declare Righthaven In Contempt

AG Wright ( profile ), 19 Sep, 2011 @ 04:24am

So Righthaven is on it's way out

Maybe they can recover, somehow. My guess is that some other trolls, SCO comes to mind, they are on their way out.
Starting law suits without dotting all the I's and crossing all the t's can lead to destruction.
To quote T. S. Elliot "Not with a bang, But a whimper."

On the post: Hollywood Accounting: Darth Vader Not Getting Paid, Because Return Of The Jedi Still Isn't Profitable

AG Wright ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2011 @ 03:13pm

Re:

Look up James Garner and his law suit over "The Rockford Files"

On the post: How Much Does A Band Make From Various Music Platforms?

AG Wright ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2011 @ 03:56pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Why do they need to alloclate money

The problem with hosting yourself if you are in a band is that you need someone who is tech savvy enough and has enough time to perform that management. Since most band members have to have some sort of "real" job and also have time for rehearsals, performances... it takes more actual time than it's worth. It's just cheaper to hire someone else to do it for them.

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