Why would VEVO pirate content? Because it was easier than getting it legally. This is the actual root cause of piracy online. It’s not shady, masked individuals at swanky events commandeering computers to pirate for the hell of it. It’s VEVO employees. It’s everyone.
MG Siegler wants to Catch A Hypocrite. His indictment is a little harsh, particularly given the conclusion above, but point certainly remains, if the labels themselves are pirating, why don’t they just fuck off with their DRM and rights bollocks.
Here’s the full article from Jason Kincaid at Techcrunch.
Source: parislemon
People who create things of value deserve to be rewarded for that creation, no less than people who build cars or make computers or cook McDonald’s burgers. This is a fundamental axiom without which there is no benefit in creation for any purpose save as a hobby. If we do not accept that idea, then what we are doing is we are saying that as a society we do not want the contribution of talented, creative poor people who can not support themselves in some other way; only the independently wealthy with plenty of time on their hands and the means to support their creation need apply. If I intend to invest in a camera, or canvas and paint, or studio recording equipment, I better do it without any expectation that my investment will be rewarded in any tangible way, and so I’d better have enough money to do so without the expectation of return. This idea is, I think, self-evidently horseshit.
Source: tacit.livejournal.com
Jay Maisel gets called out on Facebook for suing Andy Baio. Join in on the fun on Maisel’s Facebook page.
Gotta love Andy’s blog article and image references, with the following by-line:
Original photo © Jay Maisel. Low-resolution images used for critical commentary qualifies as fair use. (Usually! Sometimes!)
Whatta world we live in! Thanks, America!
Source: daringfireball.net
So, anyone know where I can find video of Crystal Castle’s performance on Jimmy Kimmel?
The keyboard for a new generation, originally via dethjunkie before being posted on Next Nature, which was shared on Twitter from @riklomas as “Introducing the new Tumblr keyboard” and retweeted by @cap. Yeah!
UPDATE: Actually, it’s originally from another Tumblr, Swiss Cheese and Bullets, but this reference was broken by Next Nature’s poor source linking!
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