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• On the post: Belgian Anti-Piracy Group Facing Copyright Fraud, Embezzlement & Money Laundering Charges

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2012 @ 07:45am

  You'd think these guys would try to come up with an original scam, instead of doing a mashup of other PRO's clearly copyrighted techniques.
  
  No one will want to do a $100 million dollar scam anymore if filthy pirates are just going to rip off their methods for their own gain.
  
  Sheesh.

• On the post: Katy Perry Shows How The Problem With The Major Labels Is Economics, Not Piracy

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 20 Feb, 2012 @ 07:24am

  There's an important point hidden in their expenses. The whole 'producer' concept is the key to understanding the label mindset.
  
  Musicians make music. Producers make product, which is how the Labels view their wares. Once the promotions department is finished with it, it's a tightly controlled packaging of the artist's intention, using the closed feedback loop of chart numbers as an infinitely recursive mass focus group.
  
  They still think in terms of physical objects: their entire philosophy, and their entire workflow is based around solid lumps of plastic and the vending thereof.
  
  They don't know how to change, because all they know is 'product'. 'Product' isn't what's selling.

• On the post: Killer Cool's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 06:53pm

  Re: Jobs disappearing

  Just got your T-4, eh?

• On the post: Killer Cool's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 18 Feb, 2012 @ 02:18pm

  Re: Re:

  Between these headlong leaps to extremes, and your new found affection for 'reasonable assumptions', you're really losing your edge. Been a long week, has it?

• On the post: A 4G iPad Requires A Sensible Shared Data Plan

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 08:40am

  Re:

  C'mon... you're not even trying here. I know it's the end of the week, but put some damned effort into it, wouldja?

• On the post: US Returns JotForm.com Domain; Still Refuses To Say What Happened

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 07:52am

  Re: Media bias?

  This is Techdirt...Politico is two doors down, on the right.

• On the post: Would Steve Jobs Have Approved? Artist Offers His Apple Monologue, Performance Rights, For Free

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2012 @ 06:33am

  Re: one-sided

  In the beginning, Apple was the one with the plastic velcro on their cases for easy access to the card slots. PC's were the ones that voided your warranty if the anti-tamper strips showed *any* signs of human contact.
  
  Apple was most emphatically *not* always locked down.

• On the post: Why Music Is Not A Product & Three Reasons Why That's A Good Thing

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2012 @ 05:51pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  You are paying them for their skillset... the music is how their use of their skillset manifests itself.

• On the post: Why Music Is Not A Product & Three Reasons Why That's A Good Thing

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2012 @ 05:48pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

• On the post: Why Music Is Not A Product & Three Reasons Why That's A Good Thing

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2012 @ 10:48am

  Re: Re:

  In the case of a (for want of a better term) celebrity musician, wouldn't the product being sold be Reznor (and his not unsubstantial skillset) himself?

• On the post: Dutch Government: Make European Copyright Exceptions More Flexible

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2012 @ 05:48am

  Re: Re: Re:

  I love it when you flinch.

• On the post: Dutch Government: Make European Copyright Exceptions More Flexible

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2012 @ 06:08pm

  Re:

  We look forward to Hollywood leading the way to this new era of completely original creativity. They'll be getting right on that as soon as they're finished promoting 'Battleship: The Movie' and can free up some manpower, I presume?

• On the post: Iranian Filmmaker Banned From Filmmaking… Makes Documentary Via His iPhone About His Plight

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2012 @ 04:36am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I think PaulT has covered most of your less factual assumptions quite splendidly below.

• On the post: Iranian Filmmaker Banned From Filmmaking… Makes Documentary Via His iPhone About His Plight

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2012 @ 07:12pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  You state opinions as fact. It really undermines your attempts at logic.

• On the post: Iranian Filmmaker Banned From Filmmaking… Makes Documentary Via His iPhone About His Plight

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2012 @ 11:42am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  You're not an artist, are you?

• On the post: Iranian Filmmaker Banned From Filmmaking… Makes Documentary Via His iPhone About His Plight

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2012 @ 10:53am

  It's worth noting that the cake is the middleman between the film maker and the audience; it will be claiming all ensuing revenue until the costs of batter, icing and oven time are fully recouped.

• On the post: Iranian Filmmaker Banned From Filmmaking… Makes Documentary Via His iPhone About His Plight

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2012 @ 07:09am

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  The amount of effort you put into being willfully obtuse for the sole purpose of steering the dialog towards whatever point you're attempting to make is truly impressive.

• On the post: UK Report Blames The Internet For Terrorism, Says ISPs Should Take Down Content

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 08 Feb, 2012 @ 06:58am

  Re: It's these types of reactions

  In the early '70's Fahrenheit 451, 1984 and Brave New World were on my required reading list in grade 10.
  
  Cautionary tales, doncha know.
  
  Unfortunately, many of my generation assumed they were instruction manuals.

• On the post: The NFL Issues Takedown For Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 06 Feb, 2012 @ 02:41pm

  Re:

  You're seriously putting forth the theory that it's wrong to assume the DMCA is *somehow* involved in a DMCA takedown?

• On the post: Mike C's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2012 @ 07:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fail.

  I'm from Vancouver...I know the drug trade.

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