http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Fri, 19 Sep 2003 06:54:35 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-19273 The worst (and best) aspect of blogs, is that anything can get published! : ) Rgds Greg Tingle Media Man Australia http://www.mediaman.com.au http://mediamanau.blogspot.com 19273@blogcritics.org Fri, 19 Sep 2003 06:54:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-13737 I still want to see creators get paid, though, and am not sure where that money comes from in this system. 13737@blogcritics.org Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:15:36 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-13728 i especially loved this line: "The second reason I am doing this is because I don't like the current situation in the recording industry where power is concentrated in the hands of executives who are doing all they can to stop the rotation of the Earth." nice. 13728@blogcritics.org Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:36:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-13685 They also have this crazy ability to take completely unrelated things and apply them to new things. Like when they apply 75 year old laws about electricity and toasters to the internet. I love that stuff. 13685@blogcritics.org Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:32:09 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-13682 By rights, this sounds absolutely straight up. It can't fail. Well, it might. Basically the RIAA needs to find a judge to just make up something. It might not be even vaguely legitimate. Why couldn't a million people co-own a CD? Never, however, underestimate the power of lawyers and bureaucrats to just arbitrarily make crap up. 13682@blogcritics.org Fri, 25 Jul 2003 03:32:34 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/190133.php#comment-13679 Cringely is always on the cutting edge. I love his articles. If you ever get a chance to see the special he did for PBS on the PC wars called "Triumph of the Nerds", be sure to check it out. It is a little cheesy in spots, but you won't find a more complete analysis of Apple vs. Microsoft and the inception of the PC industry. 13679@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:29:36 EDT