Comment As video begat radio... (Score 1) 284
Physics killed the video star?
Physics killed the video star?
When there are still regions of the country without affordable broadband, games as digital downloads are a long way off. I don't think any of the console companies are ready to ignore significant chunks of the country because their residents can't afford to pay for expensive broadband plans solely to justify their shiny new console.
Digital downloads need to be loads cheaper because of the following reasons.
Sadly, they won't be. The PSPgo is a good indication of this - Sony's charging just as much for digital downloads as you'd pay for a physical copy, because they're afraid of undercutting retailers who they think they need to sell the device in the first place. Another example is Microsoft's Games on Demand feature. It may be slightly more convenient, but I'm not sure I want to pay $30 for a two year old title, or $20 for a game I can get used at GameStop for $5.
As long as the console companies are relying on retail outlets to move consoles, we won't see the prices of digital games fall.
You think that's bad? Just imagine sites like Fox News, Free Republic, or DailyKOS.
Think about video game sites, especially anything that could maybe be considered favorable to one console or manufacturer. Think about Microsoft and Apple.
Think about religious sites. Think about atheism sites. Think about topics like abortion or gay marriage.
Anything that has even the slightest chance of being controversial is going to become a free-for-all. This has the potential to be a trainwreck of epic proportions...but I've got to admit, I'm curious to see how it all plays out.
So if Time didn't file the DMCA notice, and DC Comics didn't file the DMCA notice, and the original photographer did not file the DMCA notice, then who exactly did?
Batman?
From EMI's website:
New Music finds and develops new, exciting and successful music. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Televisa Music, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin. Artists on EMI labels include Lily Allen, The Beatles, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Doves, Gorillaz, Iron Maiden, Norah Jones, Massive Attack, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Pink Floyd, Queen, Sir Simon Rattle, 30 Seconds To Mars, KT Tunstall, Keith Urban and Robbie Williams, as well as international artists such as Amaral (Spain), Camille (France), Empire of the Sun (Australia), Tiziano Ferro (Italy), Flex (Mexico), LaFee (Germany) and Utada Hikaru (Japan).
Catalogue maximises the value of EMI's historic and extensive music assets. Seminal albums in EMI Music's catalogue include Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane (David Bowie), Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (The Beatles), Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Coldplay), Birth Of The Cool (Miles Davis), Come Away With Me (Norah Jones), Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall (Pink Floyd), A Night At The Opera (Queen), OK Computer (Radiohead) and Songs For Swingin' Lovers (Frank Sinatra). EMI Music's Catalogue division also owns and runs the world-renowned recording studios Abbey Road in London and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
There's also this page, with a more complete listing of artists.
EMI's catalog includes some of the arguably best albums of all time, and some of the most popular current artists. I don't see any way how this will end well.
Movies have other avenues to recoup the investment - the theatrical run, cable rights, pay per view, and so on.
Making games for the PS3 and 360 requires a significant investment - we're talking millions of dollars. Trying to get the game to break even is hard enough, and dropping the price that much is something I can't see the publishers and developers ever going for.
Most games do hit that pricing eventually, either via the greatest hits lines or retail markdowns or clearance sales. You've just got to be willing to wait for that to happen.
No DOOMsday cult?
Of course not. That would just be Unreal.
I cannot believe this is just now becoming a "scandal."
It's popped up on the internet a few times before, and I know I've seen discussions about this on sites like CheapAssGamer before that Digg article was posted.
Unfortunately, though, nothing's been done about it (at least that I know of). Until the policy is changed or, better yet, eliminated entirely, this is going to keep popping up as "news."
And how is Archive.org handling this economic crisis?
has this killed Last.fm's appeal, globally?
Depends on what they're using it for. I might be a minority, but I hardly ever use the radio feature - I use the site as a way to track what I've been listening to, and use the recommendations to find new artists to buy or download from iTunes or Amazon.
Those kind of practices would just lead to even more people who wouldn't bother with theaters at all, choosing to buy or rent movies and watch them at home.
If they forgot the angle for obtaining revenue, then I wouldn't say they have all the angles just yet.
They've got an angle. It's called "console gaming."
Fair enough. I'm in college right now - I'm definitely familiar with lack of sleep.
An Ada exception is when a routine gets in trouble and says 'Beam me up, Scotty'.
