I totally agree with everything he says in this article. It’s not crazy. It’s totally rational thinking. Please, recording industry, show us the proof that you are hurt by piracy. Show us how you can actually put a number on it. I’m glad Jonathan Coulton wrote this. I’m now a fan for life. I’m sure that a lot of artists feel the same (and a lot that will fight piracy with everything they’ve got).
This is the part of the post where I’m supposed to say something
reasonable like, “Everyone agrees that piracy is wrong, but this is
the wrong way to fight it.” But you know what? Screw that. Even though a substantial portion of my living comes from the
entertainment industry, I don’t think that any amount of
“piracy” justifies this kind of depraved indifference to the
consequences of one’s actions.
reasonable like, “Everyone agrees that piracy is wrong, but this is
the wrong way to fight it.” But you know what? Screw that. Even though a substantial portion of my living comes from the
entertainment industry, I don’t think that any amount of
“piracy” justifies this kind of depraved indifference to the
consequences of one’s actions.
Here is another post from a former webOS team member that talks about what went right and what went wrong.
If you have had any involvement with programming for webOS, then you’ve met Chuq. Unfortunately, Chuq is no longer with HP, but here is a brand new blog post that talks about his time with Palm/HP.
Isaac Asimov on Bill Moyers World of Ideas pt 3 (by cybersputnik)
