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Of course, Canadians already pay for the CBC through their income taxes regardless of whether they watch or listen to it, so it's not like this is unprecedented. The difference is that the CBC is a crown-corporation, so we're subsidizing salaries of performers and producers, not a for-profit business entity. If the ISP tax was distributed directly to artists, then I might actually be in favour, but since we know it will go to the record labels instead, the whole idea is ridiculous. (Almost as ridiculous as a tax on blank recording media.)
1 month ago
Is a music “tax” paid to ISPs the answer?
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It's a new thing with OS X 10.5, but it happens every few weeks or so.
2 months ago
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It's true. The widget often lies. I find the BBC report pretty unreliable though.
2 months ago
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I agree. But I'm saying they should be demanding that Scrabulous pay a license or share their revenues, not demanding that it be shut down.
4 months ago
Hasbro and Mattel: Dumb, dumb, dumb
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mathewi
I think that would be totally appropriate.
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I have to admit that this is one instance where I have some sympathy for Mr. Big Evil Corporation. It may very well be true that Scrabulous has led to higher sales of Scrabble, but on the other hand, Scrabulous and Facebook are profiting immensely through the sale of advertising on Scrabulous pages, and let's face it, it *is* a complete clone of the real Scrabble game which is copyright. I don't think that can be considered fair use. Hasbro/Mattel deserve a cut of those revenues, and if it takes legal papers to get it, then I think that's fair.
4 months ago
Hasbro and Mattel: Dumb, dumb, dumb
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Attaboy, my point is that doing so would be totally fair, and legal, and right -- and dumb. I'm not saying they don't have the legal right to do it, because clearly they do. It's still a stupid way to proceed, IMHO.
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