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by tszyn 15y ago
I think this is a short-lived strategy that translates poorly to other types of content. It works for Coelho because reading long-form content sucks on the devices available to most users today, so people are forced to buy a paper book if t
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by tszyn 15y ago
That only works if you believe you should have paid for it. An increasing number of people believe they are entitled to free copies because that's what they've been getting all their lives.
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by tszyn 15y ago
This whole piece of news is total B.S. There is no last-minute ruling. There was a ruling of the ECJ on NOVEMBER 24, not January 24. See: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_16799/?annee=2011 The reason for the confusion is that PAP (Pol
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by tszyn 15y ago
Sorry, this is pure misinformation. The ECJ ruling was made on NOVEMBER 24, not January 24. See: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_16799/?annee=2011 PAP (Polish Press Agency) for some strange reason reported this today, giving the wron
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by tszyn 15y ago
The blog post you linked says ACTA contains a three-strikes provision. That used to be true, but it isn't anymore. Just read the final text. Furthermore, I see nothing in ACTA that contradicts the ECJ ruling (ACTA does not say anything spec
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by tszyn 15y ago
It fossilizes a framework of copyright laws that was created before the Internet. Each country that signs ACTA commits itself to preserving the existing system of intellectual property protection, which many consider to be antiquated and ou
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by tszyn 15y ago
It's hard to say what the net effect is. It's true that such attacks give the government an effective, if fallacious, argument: "we cannot give in to blackmail". On the other hand, large-scale media coverage started only after the Anonymous
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by tszyn 15y ago
Let me just point out that, according to the research done by Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, money does not win elections, so if you agree with Levitt's conclusions, financing Smith's opponents is not the best way to proceed.
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by tszyn 15y ago
Me neither. From what I've read so far it seems it would only affect ISPs, search engines, ad networks and payment processors.
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by tszyn 15y ago
I agree the "or portion thereof" part is unclear and could be interpreted as enabling courts to DNS-block a domain on which any amount of infringement is going on. For example ISPs will be required to "prevent the domain name of the foreign
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by tszyn 15y ago
"US websites that contain content describing how to get around the blocks, or US websites that decline to take down links to blocked websites are liable" Could you cite the parts of SOPA that led you to this conclusion? I looked here: thoma
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by tszyn 15y ago
I think you misunderstood this. Let me rephrase the above definition to make it easier to parse: "A foreign infringing site is a FOREIGN SITE for which it is true that (1)... (2)... (3)..." FOREIGN SITE is defined in section 101 as "an Inte
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by tszyn 15y ago
In my version of Windows 7 (International English?), it says "Documents", "Pictures", "Music", etc. There is no "My" prefix.
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by tszyn 15y ago
Sure, let me know if you're ever in Wroclaw, Poland. :) "Because you're starting from the premise that these contributions have an inherent value." Yes, things have value. You're not going to ruin everything by arguing that there is not suc
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by tszyn 15y ago
First of all, thanks for sticking to the point and keeping this discussion civil. Would be nice to have a little debate over a couple beers. "copyright is an artificial restriction that doesn't do what it's supposed to, which is to encourag
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by tszyn 15y ago
You made a logical mistake of confusing these two statements: 1. "Copyright made it possible for an artist to make a living without having a wealthy patron" 2. "Copyright WAS MEANT to make it possible for an artists to make a living without
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by tszyn 15y ago
I said you have to reward for the value that is provided to society. That's the ideal system. For a recording musician or independent software developer, value is demonstrated when people use their work. That's why the reward must be tied t
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by tszyn 15y ago
A bartender is allowed to make a living, but a songwriter or independent software publisher is not. Interesting perspective. I guess we could exclude other professions as well -- why not doctors? Medicine should be practiced only by those w
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by tszyn 15y ago
I haven't seen a single workable model (other than copyright) that rewards creative work rather than "added services" like performing concerts. What if you're a writer or an independent software developer? What if you are a 40-year-old musi
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by tszyn 15y ago
If you agree that people should be rewarded for their contributions, then you should support a system which does that. The system of paying for zero-marginal-cost copies at least attempts to reward people proportionally to the perceived val
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by tszyn 15y ago
Your reply conflates two things: copyright and big labels. The control of artistic expression landed in the hands of big corporations because only big corporations could handle three expensive things: 1) production, 2) distribution and 3) p
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by tszyn 15y ago
I'd like to live in a world in which people are rewarded for their contributions to society, how about you?
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by tszyn 15y ago
It is true that artistic expression predates copyright. But isn't it the case that, before copyright, full-time artists either had wealthy patrons (Roman Catholic Church, the nobility) or lived in poverty? Copyright made it possible for an
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by tszyn 15y ago
Frictionless (micro)payments. Paying for access to premium content on the Web should be as easy as buying a song on iTunes. People will pay for stuff if it's super-easy. It could save newspapers. It could change the Web from an advertiser-o
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by tszyn 15y ago
Thanks. Reading from LCD screens gives me eye strain, so I was thinking of reading blogs, news and software docs on the Kindle. Do you think that might work?
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by tszyn 15y ago
Do you have an opinion about what size Kindle (e-ink) is best for Web browsing? You'd think the DX would be better, but what about the weight?
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by tszyn 15y ago
The law says you break the law when you lend a book to the public . That phrasing could imply you can still lend it to people you know personally. (That's how it works in Poland.)
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iTunes 10.2.1 fails to decode MP3 files properly(blog.szynalski.com)
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by tszyn 16y ago
You know immediately what "I can haz cheezburger" and "All your base are belong to us" mean. Does it mean they're valid English?
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by tszyn 16y ago
If when = "at what time", then you can't say "Let me know when works for you" because you can't say "Let me know at what time works for you". By saying "when works for you", you're trying to use "when" as a noun phrase. But "when" is not a

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