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• On the post: Film Archives Being Eaten Away; Would Be Nice If People Could Make Copies To Preserve

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2010 @ 09:15pm

  Well, sure they're being lost, but no middlemen can collect money off their use, so they're not "worth" saving. You want culture, you gotta pay for it.

• On the post: Glee Cast Members Claim They're Being Stiffed On Royalties From Glee CD

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 07 Sep, 2010 @ 12:21pm

  Alrighty Then ..

  This obviously proves that we need even stronger and more restrictive copyright laws to protect the income of these artists, which is being decimated by file sharing.

• On the post: California Pre-Schoolers Getting Tracking Devices

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 27 Aug, 2010 @ 01:47pm

  Here's a thought ..

  What about, Oh I don't know ... PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE????
  
  
  Just my $0.02 ..

• On the post: Another Reason To Buy: A Unique CD For Fans That No One Else Will Get

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2010 @ 02:50pm

  This would never work for Stevie Nicks ..

• On the post: Man Trademarks 'Welcome To Parry Sound,' Demands Money From Parry Sound Organizations

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2010 @ 11:57am

  Welcome to Ownership Culture™

• On the post: Stevie Nicks Claims The Internet Destroyed Rock; Seems To Think You Need A Record Label

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 25 Aug, 2010 @ 08:52am

  If anything destroyed rock, it's that shrieking harpy.

• On the post: Brazilian Technobrega Musicians Embracing Free Distribution Even More

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 24 Aug, 2010 @ 05:54pm

  Re:

  "Are Brazilians artists smarter than Americans?"
  
  Possibly, but what they aren't is lazy. They know making a living making music means making music. They don't just sit around hoping to get rich from a big recording contract.

• On the post: DRM Strikes Again: Samsung Blu-ray Firmware Update Means No Warner Or Universal Movies

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2010 @ 02:17pm

  Maybe it's a new form of windowing - push back your ability to watch your legally acquired copy of the movie by whatever time it takes for the latest firmware update to be "released."

• On the post: U2 Manager Blames 'Free' And Anonymous Internet Bloggers For Industry Troubles

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2010 @ 12:09pm

  Inspiring ..

  I love it when insanely rich middlemen tell me I should be giving them more money.

• On the post: Don't Put The Words 'Rugby' 'World' And 'Cup' Together In New Zealand, Or You Might Get Fined

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2010 @ 06:57pm

  IP = government supported welfare for large corporations/campaign contributors ..

• On the post: Don Henley Hates YouTube; Complains That The Gov't Needs To Do Something

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2010 @ 11:58am

  ... and the horse he rode in on.

  Boy, talk about entitlement. Henley should be happy anyone is paying any kind of attention to his music, let alone his inane blathering.

• On the post: Marvel Issuing Takedowns Over Thor Trailer; Hey Marvel: Trailers Are Advertising

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2010 @ 08:12pm

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  Yes indeed. I can't wait for that SarcMark to be rolled out commercially. I will certainly be a customer, licensing several a day - what with the snarky way i write and all.

• On the post: Marvel Issuing Takedowns Over Thor Trailer; Hey Marvel: Trailers Are Advertising

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2010 @ 05:20pm

  Re: Re:

  No disrespect intended. I love your blog and read it every day. I just forgot to put a ;) or lol or /sarcasm or some such. I'm just kinda snarky that way.

• On the post: Marvel Issuing Takedowns Over Thor Trailer; Hey Marvel: Trailers Are Advertising

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2010 @ 04:00pm

  "Thor" Trailer. It's a headline, for crisesakes. Must be Friday.

• On the post: US Copyright Group Caught Red Handed Copying Competitor's Website

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2010 @ 11:28am

  This made my day!

• On the post: Get Ready For The Next Entertainment Industry 'Solution' To Content Distribution: Kinder, Gentler DRM

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 20 Jul, 2010 @ 02:15pm

  Re:

  "This assumes, of course, that the example I described above is at all how this is going to work."
  
  Don't bet on it ..

• On the post: Don't Dismiss Musicians Who Forge Their Own Path

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2010 @ 07:22am

  Re: hats, sunglasses, bikinis, watch,t-shirts, belts and jeans 4BIZ

  Heh. Spambot is more on-topic than most AC's ..

• On the post: Don't Dismiss Musicians Who Forge Their Own Path

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 15 Jul, 2010 @ 02:56pm

  Better Analogy

  There are three restaurants in town - IHOP, McDonalds, and Pizza Hut. These three have controlled all the food in town for a long time. They have grown so rich and powerful that they control the city council, which has passed laws making it impossible for anyone else to sell pancakes, burgers, or pizza, or open any kind of restaurant in town. So if people want to eat out, they are limited to the bland, limited offerings of these places.
  Then one day, someone comes up with a way that new technology can help deliver food to people in a new kind of way: Taco trucks! Taco trucks are allowed under the rules because they aren't restaurants; Taco trucks can bring food to people cheaply and conveniently; People can run their own taco trucks. Pretty soon all kinds of trucks appear - Korean taco trucks, sushi trucks, quiche trucks. A whole lot of food trucks all over town. Some are good. Some aren't. Some have only a few customers. Some have a lot of customers. Some make good money. Some don't, and just do it as a hobby to serve their faithful cutomers. Some go out of business. Some people still like the old restaurants, but maybe not enough for them to all stay in business. McDonald's sees burger sales dropping at lunch time, so they start a campaign trying to convince people that the trucks are immoral and unsafe. They try to get the city council to outlaw all vehicles. Sales drop so much that they close down.
  IHOP adds quiche to the menu, cuts staff, and manages to survive with lower patronage.
  Beer is not outlawed, so Pizza Hut continues to get by.
  Everybody gets food they like, and the only thing that's hurt is the formerly guaranteed profits of the legacy restaurant corporations.

• On the post: Lack Of Food Copyright Helps Restaurant Innovation Thrive

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2010 @ 09:36am

  Re:

  Leave it to TAM to confuse a big mac with food.

• On the post: Is It Better To *Require* Or *Request* Something In Return For Free Content?

  

  Thomas ( profile ), 08 Jul, 2010 @ 12:16pm

  A little story

  Someone I know on a social website posted a link to her son's music on a music website I had not heard of before. I went there and listened to the music, and then started to explore the site. It had free streaming, some free downloads, and some radio categories you could stream. I picked a genre and started listening. I thought it was pretty good, right up until I got to the band that limited their song to a 30 second clip unless you signed up with them - giving them your email address. "Screw it." The song started out pretty cool, but if I can't even stream a whole song, forget it. I promptly forgot the band name and the website. There's a lot of music out there wanting to be heard, and you have to give me a little something if you want my business.

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