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  • On the post: Should There Be A Right To Copyright Exceptions?

    Suja ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2012 @ 08:51am

    a balance between the need to respect copyright

    Stopped reading there, as a rule of thumb, never respect something that doesn't respect you.

    It's like trying to create this "balance" between freedom and tyranny, as if tyranny is something we NEED and cannot live without.

    I seriously don't trust them. I have learned the moment they mention "balance" to expect the worst, they say this and that but the moment balance comes into play it's obvious they've got other ulterior motives they aren't discussing. And none of them are good.

  • On the post: Kickstarter Project Looks To Print SOPA/PIPA On… Toilet Paper?

    Suja ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2012 @ 06:04pm

    I would buy some.

  • On the post: Bizarre Combo Rulings From EU Court Of Justice: Dentists Don't Have To Pay Music Royalties, But Hotels Do

    Suja ( profile ), 22 Mar, 2012 @ 08:54am

    Re: Re: Bizzare is Mikes mania

    Toilet license! Everytime someone flushes it taxes them 5 dollars.

  • On the post: Free 3D-Printable Kit To Connect Different Toy Construction Sets Released — But Partially Blocked Due To Patents

    Suja ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2012 @ 07:40am

    Re: FUCK?

    LOL!! Nice catch.

  • On the post: British National Arts Program Aims To Rob Thousands Of Kids Of Their Copyrights

    Suja ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2012 @ 06:08am

    Re:

    More broken are the people who support it.

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

    Suja ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2012 @ 01:40pm

    Re:

    Maybe make it "sad but true" instead of "depressing".

    Sometimes I see read these posts that are really sad because what they're saying is 100% true and it's sad in itself, I usually hit "insightful" for those, but I consider them more "sad but true" than insightful.

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

    Suja ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2012 @ 01:36pm

    Lmao I never thought the braincells one would get a "LOL" sticker.


    While we're at it, add some more buttons to rate/add stickers to posts by.

    Like maybe:

    1. Stupid (With a turd sticker)
    2. WTF? (With a ??? sticker)
    3. RAGE (With a flame sticker)
    4. Depressing (With a sadface sticker)

    Sometimes I try to rate posts, especially troll posts as "stupid" or "RAGE" or "WTF?" but there isn't one so I just hit "funny" instead.

  • On the post: Tim K's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 01:58pm

    Re:

    So thanks, Internet, thanks for destroying the arts. Wait, what?

    You mean middle-men? Seems they like to confuse themselves with artists.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 06:55am

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

    Besides I've been able to make some pretty unique stuff just using 100% existing content, such as in the case of youtube poops.

    But I still have to find episodes of the shows I want to mix, I have to find them at atleast a decent quality, not re-dubbed or pooped and of course the full episode not a clip.

    Then I've got to find the right scenes of these episodes, I don't know them all by heart there's too many so I have to search through them, then cut it out.

    Then I gotta look at the ones I got here, think of what I could do to them, then I gotta get all the stuff I need together, if I don't have something I must look for it.

    Same deal. Needs to be certain quality, usefulness .etc

    Things like that are hard to come by, especially of just quotes from shows for sentence mixing.

    If I just made my own custom episode I wouldn't have any of these problems, even voice overs wouldn't be a problem I can do them myself, hell I don't even have to just using text-to-speech or text bubbles works well enough for me.


    If there's one thing for sure making them new would certainly take much MUCH longer, but it would still be easier, atleast in terms of making sure everything fits and works together which is a BIG part of it.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 06:47am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Really?

    I have tried making "original" content before.

    It's definitely easier, slower, but easier, if I need a piece for something no problem! I can have one custom-made that fits exactly the space I need.

    Now, if I'm remixing it is much harder.

    First, I have to locate the piece, if I already have it great! If not, I must search for it.

    Most of the time it doesn't really fit anyway, so I have to tweak it, I have the same likeness for tweaking that I do de-bugging: It sucks.

    Especially when tweaking big complicated things like game maps, I have had ones where I changed every light, every texture, added and deleted meshes, added sounds...

    Sometimes it is so annoying I would rather just remake it from scratch or make something totally new, sometimes I don't like the layout. Or whatever. But changing it means literally doing it new.

    Sometimes some songs I use have lyrics I don't really like and/or don't really fit... But the tune is perfect.

    Sometimes I remove the lyrics, sometimes I can't without it sounding like crap, sometimes I just find a different song.


    While slapping a background on something is easy, finding one that'll work is not easy, I have done it before and it can takes hours to find a picture that 1. fits what I'm looking for 2. is a good resolution 3. a workable size

    Ditto for songs, textures, sound effects, meshes and everything else I've mixed.


    Now if I put in the time to make my own stuff, had I the ability in some cases (I can't make meshes nor do I have an ear to make music), I would not have this problem, I could make exactly what I needed.



    Why don't I?

    The same reason I don't like to have too many new/original characters in my stories:

    There's already too many of them around, old and new.

    People have to know them from scratch, and things take time to settle, most never do.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 06:12am

    Re: Re: Re:

    I have ripped, copied and been inspired by damn near everything I can find and not be turned off by.

    I have mixed, I have remixed, used, re-used and ABUSED things.


    In the end I was no less "creative", "talented" or "imaginative" than any other artist.

    Infact I would say I ended MORE creative than they are, that's because most artists are afraid to break the status quo.

    They mostly hang around, learn from the same books the same exact methods to do the same exact styles for the same exact reasons.

    They all preach "originality" and all try to stay away as far as possible from each-other idea-wise but how is it that 90% of everything I'm seeing these days looks like it was made by the same 10 artists? (If I didn't know better I'd say it was)

    It's all been re-used and abused until someone came along and decided you need to ask to abuse it some more.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 06:01am

    Re: Re:

    Going by the "greedtard usage" logic, if I used something that I didn't make or invent in MY project, it's suddenly not mine anymore.

    Sorry chefs, didn't grow/pick/mix every ingredient or spice you use? It's not your dish anymore. Doesn't matter if you are the only person in the world who can make that dish it's not yours cause you didn't make the stuff you used in it.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 05:52am

    Re:

    he creates his own music.


    Hey no shit, when I write stories it's my own story, even though I use/crossover all sorts of different video game/cartoon characters in with new ones it's still MY OWN story.

    Sure I didn't technically "invent" some of the characters or ideas but you will NEVER. EVER. find another story with the exact combination, presentation or ideas that I did.

    That by definition makes it MY OWN story, where I got my ingredients from doesn't even matter. It's still MY story.

  • On the post: Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer!

    Suja ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2012 @ 05:39am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Basically, he was inspired by something,but didn't just take a sample and loop it (like Marcus would have his DJ dude do, because Marcus ain't talented enough to do it himself)

    It takes 10x the creativity (or "talent") to re-use existing content in a way that is new and fresh than it is to make something from scratch.

    Of course, you aren't "talented" enough to understand this.

  • On the post: Elected Officials Get An Average 1,452% Salary Increase When They Take A Lobbying Job

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 05:05pm

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

    so really it comes down to same outcome regardless of who makes what:

    90% of it gonna be shit

    world's full of shit

    for every ton of shit you will find 1 nugget of gold

    stop complaining about the income of shit, get your shovel and start digging

  • On the post: Elected Officials Get An Average 1,452% Salary Increase When They Take A Lobbying Job

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 05:03pm

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

    ahaha good one

  • On the post: Elected Officials Get An Average 1,452% Salary Increase When They Take A Lobbying Job

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 05:01pm

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

    quote fail point still stands

    it seems most people here would rather watch crapy anime-inspired garbage than big production adventure/sci-fi.

    you don't know me, turn around right now and walk away... spare yourself the heartache

  • On the post: Elected Officials Get An Average 1,452% Salary Increase When They Take A Lobbying Job

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 04:58pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    I want professionally produced content instead of amature slop.


    um, sorry to brake it to you but 90% of the "professionally produced content" is slop.

    there, i said it, it's slop, high-budget bullshit better suited for someone's youtube poop than a blockbuster

    and the sad part is that the "amatuer" youtube poops are often funnier than the "professional" comedy


    it seems most people here would rather watch crapy anime-inspired garbage than big production adventure/sci-fi./blockquote>
    you don't know me, turn around right and walk away... spare yourself the heartache

  • On the post: UK Pub 'The Hobbit' Offered License In Attempt To Stem PR Disaster

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 01:24pm

    Re: Re:

    Jealous? Even their snowflake is green. Hee hee.

  • On the post: UK Pub 'The Hobbit' Offered License In Attempt To Stem PR Disaster

    Suja ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2012 @ 01:23pm

    Re: Re: Didn't you know?

    it's the collective consciousness, even Hollywood is the internet, they know it, they hate it, that's why they want to destroy it

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