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• On the post: The Legacy Entertainment Industry's Business Model: Charge A Ridiculous Markup On The 'Copy File' Command

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2012 @ 10:43am

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  If something fails to recoup because it sucks fine, but what about the actual lost sales ... keeping a movie from breaking even?
  
  You mean like Return of the Jedi, which, if you ask the studios, still hasn't recouped?
  
  I'd say ask your accountants, not the downloaders.

• On the post: The Legacy Entertainment Industry's Business Model: Charge A Ridiculous Markup On The 'Copy File' Command

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2012 @ 10:39am

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  To directly address your example:
  
  Zynga.
  World of Warcraft (lets face it, their money is not made from selling the software).
  Gameloft.
  All the free to play software in the various App stores.
  
  So yes, spending years making something, and then giving it away CAN make you money, if you change your business model so it isn't based on something that can be done for and has to compete with free.

• On the post: Reddit Sleuths In Action: Highlight How Obama Answered A 'Planted' Question [Update: Or Not?]

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2012 @ 01:36pm

  I'm disappointed he didn't answer the one about the horse sized ducks.

• On the post: TSA Insists That There's Been No Delay In Public Hearings Over Nudie Scanners; It Just Hasn't Held Them

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2012 @ 11:59am

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  Purchase first, decide if we should later.
  
  If the judge disagrees, we will just give him a good once over on his next vacation.

• On the post: Crime Inc. Produces Thoughtful, Nuanced Episode About Piracy (Haha, Just Kidding! Cue Scary Music)

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 02:04pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor gatekeepers

  Labeling yourself a "music professional" does not make you any better at it than he is.
  
  All it does is say "this is how I choose to make a living."
  
  From the sounds of things, it wasn't a very wise choice, given that you can't afford to replace that old Nissan...
  
  There are lots of people in every profession that just aren't very good at what they do. They're still called "professionals"

• On the post: Crime Inc. Produces Thoughtful, Nuanced Episode About Piracy (Haha, Just Kidding! Cue Scary Music)

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 01:51pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor gatekeepers

  I can go online and find hundreds of examples of my "products" being pirated right at this moment.
  Hundreds of examples? Probably exaggerating, but I'll give you maybe 300 for the sake of argument. OK...
  
  And you say we can sample your wares before we buy, via streaming music?
  
  Then I would assume, to replace your crappy old Nissan with a small new car (we'll say $15k), you are charging 15,000/300... That's $50 a track... Maybe this is why you aren't making many sales?

• On the post: Crime Inc. Produces Thoughtful, Nuanced Episode About Piracy (Haha, Just Kidding! Cue Scary Music)

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 01:42pm

  Re: Billions!

  Oooooh. I thought when they said that piracy was costing us billions, they were referring to the taxpayer funding to ICE!

• On the post: Crime Inc. Produces Thoughtful, Nuanced Episode About Piracy (Haha, Just Kidding! Cue Scary Music)

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 01:37pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor gatekeepers

  More often than not in Canada, it is the content producer who says "no, I will not let you give me your money for my product because of some line on a map."
  
  Take the NFL2012 iPad App for instance. Traditionally, I have paid for this EVERY YEAR since its release. But this year, for some unknown reason, the NFL has decided not to make it available in iTunes for Canada.
  
  Or MLB.TV. Because I live in Canada, I cannot watch Jays games unless I subscribe to a specific cable package. But if I drive an hour away and across a border, I can stream the games live.
  
  Or Netflix, which the content producers have decided to offer an anemic catalogue.
  
  If you say to me "fuck you, I won't let you pay" then that is your choice. I say "thank you. I will enjoy your content anyhow."

• On the post: Crime Inc. Produces Thoughtful, Nuanced Episode About Piracy (Haha, Just Kidding! Cue Scary Music)

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 01:08pm

  Re: Re: Poor gatekeepers

  Make a product that is worth paying for, and give me the ability to pay for it without artificial release windows (I'm in Canada, BTW) in a method that is convenient... And I will be more than happy to help you replace your old Nissan.
  
  Otherwise, you bring about your own demise. Sorry.

• On the post: We Ask The Supreme Court To Clarify If It's Legal For Virginia To Bar BestNetTech From Filing Freedom Of Information Requests

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 08:19am

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  Can I please get a T-Shirt that says:
  
  I'm not a journalist, I just play one on the interwebs
  
  PLEASE?!?

• On the post: New Zealand Court Releases $4.83 Million To Kim Dotcom

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 08:08am

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  Did you know that in the US, in cases of espionage charges, you still have the right to defend yourself with a legal attorney?

  Git-mo. 'nuff said.

• On the post: New Zealand Court Releases $4.83 Million To Kim Dotcom

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 30 Aug, 2012 @ 08:04am

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  It was ruled in the US Supreme Court that you have to be notified of your right to an attorney....Once again you have it wrong.

  Except that Kim.Com was arrested in NZ, and the US Supreme Court ruling has no jurisdiction there.

• On the post: New Zealand Court Releases $4.83 Million To Kim Dotcom

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2012 @ 02:11pm

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  Soon, it will move from a baseball score (2-0 Pirates over Eagles) to a football score, still in favor of the Pirates lol.

• On the post: New Zealand Court Releases $4.83 Million To Kim Dotcom

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2012 @ 02:03pm

  Kim Dot Com will be found guilty. Just like Dajaz1 and Rojadirecta. All the motherfucking pirates can't fight the MOTHERFUCKING EAGLES!!!

• On the post: Oops: After Seizing & Censoring Rojadirecta For 18 Months, Feds Give Up & Drop Case

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2012 @ 01:59pm

  Re: Pshhhh!

  Hey, you can't knock them.
  
  They're the motherfucking eagles!

• On the post: DEA Gets Lawsuit Dismissed Because It Couldn't Cope With Two Terabytes Of Evidence

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2012 @ 07:57am

  So the secret to being an untouchable drug dealer, is to store all your records electronically, and make sure your DB has over 5TB of redundant data... Got it.

• On the post: Guilty Until Proven Licensed: FACT Shuts Down Torrent Tracker Despite Cooperation

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 27 Aug, 2012 @ 01:07pm

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  Just because material is not commercially available doesn't mean people have the right to distribute it. Copyright still applies.

  Please prove to me that this statement is not copyrighted already.

• On the post: The DVD Is Dying. Hollywood's Plan? Do Nothing And Cede Ground To File Sharing

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 23 Aug, 2012 @ 07:14am

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  But if no one is buying DVD's, how much money are they really making?

• On the post: The Economist Shreds BSA Cloud Credentials Piracy Numbers

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2012 @ 05:48pm

  Please explain why snake handling is any less of a religion than any other? They all have about as much "proof" behind them as the BSA numbers.

• On the post: UK Government Wants To Give Itself Power To Change Copyright Law Without Full Parliamentary Scrutiny

  

  BeaverJuicer ( profile ), 13 Jul, 2012 @ 10:27am

  Nice play by the **AA.
  
  I want something passed that will make things a heck of a lot easier to get what I want. I know that my opponents will argue against anything I do to give me that.
  
  I pretend to be against what I want passed, forcing mine enemy to either fight with me, or pass what I want...

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