No. What good are the "rights" part of copyright if compulsory licensing eliminates the ability to decide how your works are used?

"Sheesh, What a grouch!" -- Norton

I'm on the streaming+4 disc plan. It's only going to be costing me another $2/month over what I'm paying now. I rip the discs and watch them at my leisure. The turnaround is pretty fast, so I can get about 32 discs a month (4 at a time, return them twice a week). Cheaper than Redbox. The new price still works for me. I can understand why it doesn't work for everybody.

Can you imagine how much bandwidth this would waste when you consider how many times a film is started instantly and then abandoned after five minutes because of how crappy the movie is?

Solution: Create more content and stop waiting for Americans to do all of the work.

Usually tracks that are album-only are long tracks. The label must pay more to the publisher for tracks over 7 minutes, making the 99 cent price point unprofitable.

Single != Track

A "single" is a music industry term for a physical item that has two (possibly a few more) tracks on it. Think of old 45's or Cassingles. They are separate physical product from the album that are released for purchase separate from the full LP.

RTFA: There was a court order, you can see a PDF of the judges' order linked right from the article. And you say there were no objections, but there were, by Twitter, who insisted that the subjects of the court-ordered release of data be given notice and the opportunity to appeal. Also, the court does not have to find that there are lives in danger when issuing a subpoena, only that there is reason to believe that a criminal act has occurred.

Gerald Ford was not just a politician. He was a Lt. Commander in the Navy during WWII, earning several awards and medals for his service: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford#Naval_service_in_World_War_II

The Time-Warner cable division is already split from the rest of the Time-Warner conglomerate.

However, despite being headquartered in the same building as Time Warner, Time Warner Cable is no longer affiliated with Time Warner, having been spun out to shareholders in March 2009.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable

I understand the desire to send a "protest" vote by not voting for a congressman or senator that has broken your heart, but you should still vote for down-ballot local candidates (sheriffs, judges, freeholders, AG's, etc) and ballot initiatives that have a direct, local impact on you and your community. (And hopefully, while you're in that booth, you'll change your mind about voting for the big-ticket candidates. I mean, you're already there, right?)

That's not true... I'm constantly at war with myself.

Here's the difference: The public does not pay my salary.

Great, now all the terrorists will be getting botox to make themselves look expressionless.

The first ten minutes of the US version pilot is floating around youtube. It's PAINFUL to watch. It's like kissing your sister.