| 2010-07-17 16:04:11 ET |
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"RIAA Spent $64M to Win $1.4M From Pirates Between '06 and '08"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=19034
-- Pwnt, right? Well, they'll no doubt use this to get bailouts and to further convince the government that the taxpayers need to pay for their legal defense.
"RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales"
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100712/23482610186.shtml
"The Future Of Music Business Models (And Those Who Are Already There)"
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091119/1634117011.shtml
Here's the cure.
These have been examples of why innovation is necessary, and how copyright can be wielded by the wealthy as a weapon against society. I think we're seeing it with the entire energy industry, too. (And that's a way more important example.)
Anybody else watching a lot of TED Talks lately? Catch Bill Gates' talk, "Innovating to Zero" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaF-fq2Zn7I
I forget who said it, but this is important too: The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of rocks.
If any of you tl;dr me, I will personally travel to where you live and stuff text down your throat until your eyeballs have papercuts.
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| Youtube comments 2010-07-06 03:45:50 ET |
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This is the best Youtube comment ever:
"I am a real house cat! Once I take a hit from my bong I can type in English for about 60 secmeow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow"
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| 2010-06-23 18:59:20 ET |
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My hairs are now about two inches long.
I might have to weigh it down for a bit until it gets used to being short, though. We shall see.
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