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  • On the post: No Copyright Intended: The Coming Generation Who Intrinsically Assumes Remix & Sharing Makes Sense

    Ashlar ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2011 @ 02:50pm

    Piracy?

    Quick question that pertains to Piracy...

    Why is it illegal to download a song from the internet, but perfectly legal to record that very same song off the radio?

    I am allowed to record any show I like off the TV (ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX can be watched for free, other channels are on Cable which I am paying for and given a device by the company to record shows) and can keep that for as long as I like, but if I download that show from the internet I am breaking the law?

    They have already given it away for free (or in the case of cable I've already paid for it in my monthly bill). What exactly is the difference?

  • On the post: Australian Newspaper Editor Threatens Defamation Suit Over Tweet Paraphrasing What Someone Else Said

    Ashlar ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2010 @ 03:46pm

    Re: best to let sleeping dogs lie

    This is Austrailia though. Maybe they're afraid the sleeping dingo will wake up and steal the baby...

  • On the post: Oh No! Run And Hide! Kids Getting High With MP3s! Moral Panic! Moral Panic!

    Ashlar ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2010 @ 03:45pm

    Re: blog (Nasch)

    I actually saw a show on the Science or Discovery Channel about Stonehenge that was about this. They hyphothesized that the stones are set where they are so that during 'ceremonies', by beating their drums at a certain tempo it could help everyone enter a trance-like state. They also found that the sound actually got louder the farther away from the speakers you went (while still in the circle). They said something about the tempo and the vibrations of the bass would actually help everyone's heartbeats/other inner-systems sync together. They then compared the effects to bass heavy music often played late night in dance clubs.