The words of Freakazoid ring true - always ask for a percentage of the gross, not the net. Funny how certain truths got slipped into some of those old cartoons, like Scrooge McDuck giving economic lessons on Scarcity.
As a gamer, I can be a needy prat, wanting to know things that I don't need to know. I don't blame many of them for not talking to us - a lot of us are jerks, even when we get what we want.
Overall, PR could be handled a bit better, but there's always room for improvement. I'm more interested in whether or not the games are worth buying than anything else.
Porn is a big issue. Rule 34 can get quite disturbing, especially for authors who see characters that are practically their own children put in situations by fans that the author would never put them in.
Wow, a link tag somehow got my comment borked (that I should have been signed in for).
Basically, it would have been nice if the article went into a bit more detail about the Derivative Works clause of US copyright law and how it affects fan works.
Windows RT is the ARM version of Windows 8 and the version that is locked up. The x86/x64 version isn't. On the x86/x64 side, Steam is going to get some hefty competition for once in the digital gaming marketplace (there are others, but they aren't as big) and are initially (although I doubt permenantly) locked out of the ARM version.
Bethesda Softworks has a long history of allowing mods for their Elder Scrolls series - heck, some mods still drive the occassional sale of TES3: Morrowind.
With TES5: Skyrim, they've worked with Steam to expand mod support by being the first game using Steam's new Mod repository, Steam Workshop. Things are still a bit bumpy, but it has turned out to be popular. I, personally, haven't used it much, but I see the appeal.
It's easy to be reluctent to support mods, though, when for every mod that fits nicely into the game world there are 20 mods of various fetishes, anime characters, nudity (which has caused media flak and changes in ESRB ratings), etc.
And my response is "Horseshyte." At best, he's trying to force specific academic changes that cannot be forced upon people. At worst, he's trying to gain a cut of those expensive textbook fees, which would only drive the price up further and drive more students and professors to alternative solutions.
Unless his goal is to further drive students and professors to alternative solutions by making the normal solution even more expensive - becoming the villain to allow others to be the hero. In that case, well played, sir - but I doubt this is the reason for his actions.
Actual court records of the case showed that Galileo accidently botched his defense - despite a friendly judge that was trying to help him out of a bad situation that was more about politics than religion.
DaVinci was guilty of the crime grave-robbing. While he had a lot of great ideas, he did have trouble actually finishing anything.
Granted, it's not the cloud's fault the DoJ is overstepping, but there's a reason I pay for a private server - makes providing (non-infringing commissioned artwork) files for clients that much simpler.
The only artists that would be for this would be idiots - and probably the type of artist that I end up in fights with: those that are clueless and threatened by digital mediums. Heck, because I choose to work in a digital medium, this type of artist believes that I am not actually an artist.
Such laws are stupidly uninforcible. They do not help content creators/starving artists/etc. It may help a collections company fatten their bottom line - if they can find out about the sale of such art.
As an artist, Copyright does not protect me. I cannot afford a lawyer to enforce it. But I can work around it and most people will at least give me credit.
As an artist, SOPA does not protect me, and may hinder me because a single, bogus copyright claim can practically shut down my website thanks to the addition of third party liability. With the DMCA, I at least have a shot at fixing the problem. Under SOPA, I'm screwed.
Morally, I'm going with the side where I'm not getting hosed for things that I didn't do.
Especially in smaller communities, the meals are even fixed in the same kitchen before being shipped to various school, jail, and prison cafeterias. Probably prepared right alongside Meals On Wheels.
Eh.
So long as someone doesn't take DNA information from a public database and try to patent it, I'm not really concerned.
The words of Freakazoid ring true - always ask for a percentage of the gross, not the net. Funny how certain truths got slipped into some of those old cartoons, like Scrooge McDuck giving economic lessons on Scarcity.
It's missing "For the children." Won't anybody think of the children?
Honestly?
As a gamer, I can be a needy prat, wanting to know things that I don't need to know. I don't blame many of them for not talking to us - a lot of us are jerks, even when we get what we want.
Overall, PR could be handled a bit better, but there's always room for improvement. I'm more interested in whether or not the games are worth buying than anything else.
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Porn is a big issue. Rule 34 can get quite disturbing, especially for authors who see characters that are practically their own children put in situations by fans that the author would never put them in.
Re: One concern
Wow, a link tag somehow got my comment borked (that I should have been signed in for).
Basically, it would have been nice if the article went into a bit more detail about the Derivative Works clause of US copyright law and how it affects fan works.
Re: Fan Fiction
The only creators I've seen go after fanfiction are authors, but for some authors the work is more personal than other creators.
Lawyers, like everyone else, like to justify their paychecks.
One concern
The above article doesn't discuss , which is usually used as a way of forcing a "Cease and Desist" action if any punative action against fan-creations is taken at all.
I'm not saying the article is wrong, I'm saying tell me more, because it does seem to be missing a major part of the picture.
Tricky...
It's slightly more nuanced.
Windows RT is the ARM version of Windows 8 and the version that is locked up. The x86/x64 version isn't. On the x86/x64 side, Steam is going to get some hefty competition for once in the digital gaming marketplace (there are others, but they aren't as big) and are initially (although I doubt permenantly) locked out of the ARM version.
Expanding on modding
Bethesda Softworks has a long history of allowing mods for their Elder Scrolls series - heck, some mods still drive the occassional sale of TES3: Morrowind.
With TES5: Skyrim, they've worked with Steam to expand mod support by being the first game using Steam's new Mod repository, Steam Workshop. Things are still a bit bumpy, but it has turned out to be popular. I, personally, haven't used it much, but I see the appeal.
It's easy to be reluctent to support mods, though, when for every mod that fits nicely into the game world there are 20 mods of various fetishes, anime characters, nudity (which has caused media flak and changes in ESRB ratings), etc.
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A box with round corners is not unique design.
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And my response is "Horseshyte." At best, he's trying to force specific academic changes that cannot be forced upon people. At worst, he's trying to gain a cut of those expensive textbook fees, which would only drive the price up further and drive more students and professors to alternative solutions.
Unless his goal is to further drive students and professors to alternative solutions by making the normal solution even more expensive - becoming the villain to allow others to be the hero. In that case, well played, sir - but I doubt this is the reason for his actions.
Re: Insight Free?
So...you're defending Twilight?
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Actual court records of the case showed that Galileo accidently botched his defense - despite a friendly judge that was trying to help him out of a bad situation that was more about politics than religion.
DaVinci was guilty of the crime grave-robbing. While he had a lot of great ideas, he did have trouble actually finishing anything.
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Too bad online privacy is and always has been an optical illusion.
Annnd this is why I don't trust the cloud
Granted, it's not the cloud's fault the DoJ is overstepping, but there's a reason I pay for a private server - makes providing (non-infringing commissioned artwork) files for clients that much simpler.
Fun Fact
Tasers and stun guns are illegal in the state of Wisconsin. Air-compression powered projectiles, however, are not.
Resale rights are a terrible, TERRIBLE idea
The only artists that would be for this would be idiots - and probably the type of artist that I end up in fights with: those that are clueless and threatened by digital mediums. Heck, because I choose to work in a digital medium, this type of artist believes that I am not actually an artist.
Such laws are stupidly uninforcible. They do not help content creators/starving artists/etc. It may help a collections company fatten their bottom line - if they can find out about the sale of such art.
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That is a lovely set of nonsequiters.
As an artist, Copyright does not protect me. I cannot afford a lawyer to enforce it. But I can work around it and most people will at least give me credit.
As an artist, SOPA does not protect me, and may hinder me because a single, bogus copyright claim can practically shut down my website thanks to the addition of third party liability. With the DMCA, I at least have a shot at fixing the problem. Under SOPA, I'm screwed.
Morally, I'm going with the side where I'm not getting hosed for things that I didn't do.
School/prison food doesn't surprise me
Especially in smaller communities, the meals are even fixed in the same kitchen before being shipped to various school, jail, and prison cafeterias. Probably prepared right alongside Meals On Wheels.