This is yet another title change that removes context and makes it less difficult to understand why I want to read the article or comments. I really wish there was something beyond a mechanical "original titles only beep boop robot here" method for article titles.
The Next Chapter
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is antiquated about the idea that you don't get to use other peoples' valuable content without paying for it? Look: the valuable product here is the content. All the technology can do is get in the way. It's great Aereo's technology got in the way less than its competitors, but that still doesn't mean people found the technology itself valuable. The content is what matters. The content is what delights consumers…
> What is antiquated about the idea that you don't get to use other peoples' valuable content without paying for it? Slingbox allows you to stream broadcast content without problems. Broadcasters are OK with that. So Aereo was basically renting out 1000s of little slingboxes; how's that a problem now?
Slingbox allows customers to privately rebroadcast content they have a license to view unlike Aereo which did not have that right.
Re: The Next Chapter
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is antiquated about the idea that you don't get to use other peoples' valuable content without paying for it? Look: the valuable product here is the content. All the technology can do is get in the way. It's great Aereo's technology got in the way less than its competitors, but that still doesn't mean people found the technology itself valuable. The content is what matters. The content is what delights consumers…
> What is antiquated about the idea that you don't get to use other peoples' valuable content without paying for it? Slingbox allows you to stream broadcast content without problems. Broadcasters are OK with that. So Aereo was basically renting out 1000s of little slingboxes; how's that a problem now?
Also, it's worth noting that there are slingbox colocation services in the world where you can rent a slingbox in a remote datacenter in the TV market you prefer...
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
You cant swim in the same river twice. No one can ever experience the original, because the context of everyone's experience has changed. Would your perception of Lord of the Rings be the same before and after reading Wheel of Time or Game of Thrones ? Would it even be the same before and after the France-U.S.-Vietnam War? Would it have been the same if written before World War 2? When a work is created, the intentio…
Yeah, but then the argument that allowing derivative works ruins the original is still flawed. If the way you appreciate art is directly linked to your past experiences (which obviously they are) then the original work is already "ruined" whether you've experienced a derivative work before or not.
The only way a derivative work can truly "ruin" an original is if it obscures the source material or otherwise prevents the audience from accessing it.
There may be a weak argument to be made there in favor of copyrights, since a derivative work could be so much more popular than the original that people are no longer willing to pay enough to maintain it. But it isn't as though a book will spontaneously burn itself if someone writes an unauthorized sequel or translation. The worst that could possibly happen to it is that people stop making fresh copies and forget that it exists.
That's the real ruin for artwork--being thrown into the Lethe.
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, that would make some sense back in 2005, maybe. During Sandy in 2012, Aero was infinitely more useful: when power ran out your TV with bunny ears became completely useless. On the other hand, you could still watch Aero on your battery powered HSPA connected smart phone. While I am sure bunny-ears antennas work great in more rural areas, they are completely useless on Manhattan.
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Yeah, I basically have no idea how I survived Sandy without your gargantuan intellect and sage life advice.
Re: The Next Chapter
#126I don't think many people had the opportunity to use Aereo. They had a decent presence in New York City, and as the company expanded across the country reporters cited customer numbers in the mid five figures. As an Aereo user, let me tell you what you missed out on: one of the most amazing products I've ever used. Aereo "worked." It worked like magic. First, it lived up to its claim. You could stream live, broadcast…
> You could stream live, broadcast television to your phone or computer, and you could AirPlay it to your television.
Television on your television, you say?
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
The content I create does not belong to society. It belongs to me. If I want to kill it that is my right.
All property (intellectual or physical) is partly shared between the owner and society; you can't really do anything you want with your land or building. Why should intellectual property be any different, especially after you've distributed copies to others?
Because he created it and he gets to determine who/what/when/where/why it is used?
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#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your tax dollars are paying for TV show production?
No. But our eyeballs watching those paid ads on free broadcast TV are enabling payments + profit for the production of that content. The numbers may vary by broadcaster and program, but the business model is clear, or atleast was.
The people that make TV shows make money in several different ways. Paid ads are only a portion of their business.
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I don't know why any broadcaster doesn't make the same move, becoming the "Internet Superstation". I'd argue Netflix beat them to the punch when it started creating original, acclaimed content. How many < 30 year olds don't regularly watch TV, but pay monthly for Netflix? I'm one.
I'm the same, no cable subscription, but I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime. However, I do miss slumping down after work and seeing some real-time, curated content like Adult Swim or Stewart / Colbert. It would also be nice to catch some morning news while I'm getting ready, or the occasional baseball game. All those things require real TV, not Netflix, and although I'm happy living without them, people like those…
You can get Stewart and Colbert on Hulu for free if you don't mind the ads, and TPB if don't care about IP rights. I'd pay for Adult Swim though, and I'm 32 (I grew up on Adult Swim late nights; still remember their hilarious bumps).
Re: The Next Chapter
#130I don't think many people had the opportunity to use Aereo. They had a decent presence in New York City, and as the company expanded across the country reporters cited customer numbers in the mid five figures. As an Aereo user, let me tell you what you missed out on: one of the most amazing products I've ever used. Aereo "worked." It worked like magic. First, it lived up to its claim. You could stream live, broadcast…
Aereo also worked remarkably well during Hurricane Sandy. Provided you had internet, yes. Which a lot of people didn't. Over the air broadcasts - which Aereo were retransmitting - don't require any internet connection. In an emergency situation like Sandy a bunny-ears antenna is infinitely more useful than a bandwidth-chewing internet streaming service. Have you ever tried using one? Given that you live less than a m…
OTA is pretty terrible throughout Brooklyn. Unless you live at the top of a tall building, you're basically out of luck. I have a fairly clear view of the sky from my window, and I "get" 2-3 channels (my TV can identify them as channels, but you can't actually watch anything).