Comment Re:Damn..... (Score 1) 378
I was about to write the same... someone mod parent up, please ;-)
The RIAA's laws protect the indie artist FROM the RIAA more so than it protects the RIAA itself.
About indie artists, let me quote Frank Zappa, in a live performance of 'Tities and Beers':
"Don't talk to me about hell. I Know that, I've been there... remember I signed for United Artists for 8 fucking years!"
What indie artists are you talking about? Madonna?
Probably because it takes more then 30% of the people to elect a representative (...)
Does it really? Last time I've read something about it, only half of the americans used to vote, so you would only need 25% + 1 of citizens approval to get elected
As a matter of fact, it's similar in other "democratic" countries... so it only takes about 30% of votes to rule a country with a majority in the parliament
Actually, the patents will apply most everywhere in Europe.
No, they won't. EC doesn't recognize software patents
Under the EPC, and in particular its Article 52, "programs for computer" are not regarded as inventions for the purpose of granting European patents (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention).
Save the planet, use clean nuclear energy!
Is there anything similar to "clean nuclear energy"?
Are you sure?
How can I be sure?
"First, they came for the pornogrphers...
as I was no a pornographer, I didn't speak out..."
I guess you know the rest...
Maybe it could learn to recognize someone throwing up their hands in disgust and slamming their fists on the desk...
Maybe it could even recognize the user throwing a chair in anger and flush the memory to disk before being hit...
Oh no, it wouldn't have enough time, I guess
big productions are done for.
No problem, here. Most of then aren't worth the time I spent viewing them... still, I remember several "low cost" productions that, most likelly, will stay in the history of cinema for many long years: "Easy Ryder", in the US, and most of the european cinema between 1950 and 1980 (Arrabal, Bunuel, Fellini, Pasolini, Polanski, and so may others).
I'm sure there will be more great "low budget" movies done in the USA... I just failed to remember them
They will be dependant not on their skill but on their patronage.
You mean: "They will be dependant on their skill and not on their patronage", don't you?
As far as I understand, for several decades, the real artists have been totally screwed by the major labels. Here are two examples:
Frank Zappa:
I'll prove to you that I'm bad enough to go to hell
Because I have been through it!
I have seen it!
It has happened to me!
Remember, I was signed with Warner Brothers
for eight fuckin' years!!!
(in "Tities an Beers")
Sex Pistols:"Fuck EMI" (in "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle")
I do believe that you, americans, have to fix your entire law system... it is resembling Kafka's books
The shit is, that if the US justice goes down the drain, it will soon spread all over the world. We see some disturbing signs here in Europe, too...
Please, fix your screwed patent system, so we all can sleep a little better
If you think the system is working, ask someone who's waiting for a prompt.
