Posts by giovanni tiso
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I wonder if the university counts novels written by creative faculty towards its research output. Can anyone confirm this?
It does.
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aaargh the 'Erald angles...
Have I told you that I love you lately?
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Whether or not you think that 3D is a gimmick, the fact that the industry is moving towards it (particularly for the blockbusters that are most likely to be pirated) is an indication that some people in the industry are trying to make money by improving the "live" performance for consumers.
Same thing happened with when that other great (quasi-)piracy device burst onto the scene: television. That's when cinema started going widescreen and hypercoloured.
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Gio, can we dispense with this sort of arch commentary?
Actually, and respectfully, no. Because we always end up in exactly the same place, and it's bloody frustrating. "Things are going so bad for musicians", hence the same will apply to other media, hence in fact if anything we should limit copyright terms. I fully understand the frustration of both Islander and Peter Cox. And by the way
But will books ever be pirated like this week's MP3? I tend to doubt it. They're different goods, used differently and with a differently value to the consumer.
Doubt as much as you want, but Scribd is already here. Both Peter and Keri have brought examples of things that are actually happening.
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It is tempting to respond to the cover story of the new Listener "Last chance to save humanity", with a 'Cancel your subscription'
Beats the usual "Last chance to save your waistline" surely.
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Am trying to think of a way of working Joe Orton into the conversation. On second thoughts, best not.
Yes, I for one am glad you chose that course of action Jolisa.
It looks like there is going to be a Your Views on whether "Ihimaera should keep his job" on the Herald as soon as they fill their customary quota of braindead racists.
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*That's* why we know Where You Are Originally From, isn't it?
Actually, no, as soon as peoplefromoverseas move to NZ on anything resembling a permanent basis, they immediately become ordinary local schmucks.
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"Exposure? Popularity? Future sales..." etc.Yeah. Right.
That's just because you refuse to do the live performances - that's where the money is. Your fault really.
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It's a damn sight kinder than their own professor emeritus Stead has been over the last twenty four hours.
Yes, but you know, somebodyfromoverseas said it, and when somebodyfromoverseas speaks it always carries more weight.
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In fact I think you'll find it's just because you started throwing around binaries such as adapt or die and downloading is not theft. As I've said many times (here and on the copyright thread) I probably agree with you in a pragmatic sense a lot more than with the 'other side'.