mschy
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Comment · 17 years ago
Comment · 17 years ago
That whole prediction reads like $1,000 satire. I love it.
Comment · 17 years ago
I specifically said 'large-scale piracy' because I agree that a sufficiently dedicated individual will always be able to steal intellectual property.
That said, an IP market doesn't need perfect government protection to survive. It just needs to be good enough that those who wish to steal additional copies incur substantive risk and/or cost.
I'm not arguing it's the best or only way to proceed, simply that it is a possible and seemingly viable way to do so, and as such, people would do well to recognize that the future is not guaranteed to be copyright and patent-free.
Comment · 17 years ago
Or perhaps copyright is a valid idea, and is not going to be abandoned.
Perhaps the government will simply increase the costs and risks associated with breaking that law until they are so extreme, and the risk of getting caught so high, that large-scale piracy will cease to be a worthwhile endeavor.
I know that HN is fond of the view that IP will be abandoned, but I see no compelling reason to believe your vision is more likely than mine.
Comment · 17 years ago
I'm not a fan of creating atificial scarcity, as in DRM on bits that cost nothing to duplicate
I'm a fan of creating artificial scarcity, if it is what the seller prefers. I'm disturbed by the number of Hackers who would prefer to strip individuals of their rights to do business as they please, selling products on their on terms.
The marginal costs couldn't be more irrelevant to the discussion.
Comment · 17 years ago
I believe iTunes sells DRM-free 256kb AAC files, except in Japan.
They sound great, and play on pretty much everything.
Comment · 17 years ago
Music downloads on the other hand, don't provide that and so....
Amazon MP3s have no DRM, and pretty much everything in the iTunes Music Store is also DRM free these days.
Comment · 17 years ago
The article struck me as anti-intellectualism run amok. I didn't even see a hint of anything indicating that quants were especially to blame.
Comment · 17 years ago
People were confused and annoyed. They expressed that to help wakemate.
That said, your rant about money is absurd and misses the point. It's not about money; it's about expectations.
Comment · 17 years ago
It's ridiculously lame. They've turned their fuckup into an attempt to up-sell people to a monthly service, and all without ever really apologizing.
One month per month? That's a really bad joke.
It's as though they're trying to make sure their early adopters are unhappy, and don't recommend them, or generate positive publicity.
Comment · 17 years ago
You don't get it. As somebody noted up-thread, real apologies start with "I'm sorry I" not "I'm sorry you."
Comment · 17 years ago
It hadn't occurred to me before, but I refer to myself as a businessman in most contexts, and describe only my unproven activities as 'entrepreneurial'.
Comment · 17 years ago
There isn't that much overlap between burglars and people who are into new web 2.0 mobile data sharing fads on relatively obscure websites.
If any of those location-based services was as big as twitter, I'd fully expect some crime.
Comment · 17 years ago
I strongly suggest doing this sooner rather than later.
Not only for the reason teuobk noted, but because many schools have a time limit on how long they'll consider a credit valid towards graduation.
Comment · 17 years ago
I once had an easyjet flight where the "overweight" penalty on my bag cost more than my ticket.
If memory serves, the penalty was either 7 euro or 12 euro per kilogram.
Mid-bubble, I can't count how many people told me that the market can only go up, or who looked at me like I was insane when I said I was watching month-over-month sales to try to avoid getting creamed when the bubble inevitably burst.