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Okay, so I'm jumping the gun; BB will most likely post about Stross' CC-licensed novel when he posts the text. I'm so stoked to see other authors trying this route.
I read Stross' novella "Concrete Jungle" for free from his site, which prompted me to purchase the "Atrocity Archives" hardcover (in which it is included) from Golden Gryphon.
It would be neat if bands started releasing CC-licensed tracks to promote their albums.
I read Stross' novella "Concrete Jungle" for free from his site, which prompted me to purchase the "Atrocity Archives" hardcover (in which it is included) from Golden Gryphon.
It would be neat if bands started releasing CC-licensed tracks to promote their albums.
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Re: Accelerando
Fri, June 17, 2005 - 7:49 PMi think it's just a matter of time until the music industry stops being so paranoid! the movie industry made the same kind of stink about the vhs players and all the rental places, like blockbuster... but now those outlets are their biggest money makers (movie houses don't make any money, which is why they have to sell concesions at such high prices). so, although i think it'll be a while, and it'll be a hard battle, eventually the music industry will have to adapt to the modern world. -
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Re: Accelerando
Sat, June 18, 2005 - 9:41 PMthere's nothing that says the music industry will inevitably adapt to the modern world. those who don't will die, but there are plenty of examples of entire industries with ineffective business models dying off like great big lizards after a comet impact. stross deals with the topic in his book, actually, but i don't want to give anything away. anyway, take my predictions with a grain of salt, i'm the type that prays for the nuclear fucking meltdown of western civilization.
that being said, i've read about 1/2 of Accelerando. It's pretty good, but when i was first reading it, i sort of cringed at how buzzword-y it is. it's a fun read now, but in 40 years, i think we'll all be cringing at how very fin-de-seicle it is. -
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Re: Accelerando
Sun, June 19, 2005 - 12:37 AMYeah, I agree that there is nothing that says a corporation is going to adapt. In general, due to size and internal politics, taking chances on new things is rarely the order of the day. Usually the plan is to mimic an outside innovation, or annex an existing company that has been doing it successfully. Blockbuster and Walmart would never have come up with rental-by-mail schemes on their own; they are just apeing Net-flix. Similarly, the MPAA tried to kill VHS when it first came out, and only failing that were they actively involved with finding ways to change their business model to include it. You can see the resentment of the flexibility of VHS in the replacement standard of DVDs. They are locked down tighter than a nun's rectum. -
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Re: Accelerando
Sun, June 19, 2005 - 6:15 PMYou can always tell who's winning a conflict like these, just by observing who is having fun. The MPAA burned a lot of money in R&D to theoretically 'lock down' DVDs, and how long did it take DVD Jon to crack CSS encryption? He didn't even do it to make money, he did it for fun and a challenge. And as far as nun's rectums go, you can never be too sure on that one. Those rosary beads could be dual use. -
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Re: Accelerando
Mon, June 20, 2005 - 6:27 AMI don't know about you, but I'm investing in a WiFi buggy-whip factory.
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Re: Those rosary beads could be dual use.
Mon, June 20, 2005 - 8:36 AMHoo hah!
Now I'm going to be boggling every time I see the same sized prayer beads on monks wrists, here in Japan.
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