SFXB Forum

> Look...... Yes, I was trying to discredit your arguement> because it is nonsense and therefore deserves> ridicule.Just to clarify, is there anyone at all reading this who actually thinks it's worth responding to this guy? I assume you're all smart enough to see that attempting to ridicule somethin...

> Just as an aside before I delve into this again,> apparently some states actually tax recordable media> like cassettes and put that into a fund to compensate> copyright holders because they know that a lot of the> media is being purchased with a view to piracy. Clever> idea that. Not fair on those...

> Hmm. I quite like the "local DVD burner" concept - > weren't Virgin planning to do something similar in> stores with CDs? A sort of burn-your-own-album thing?> Did that take off? I doubt it. They'd still be trying to recoup the production costs through the markup, so I doubt it would be ...

> Well no, like I said, the original comment was intented> to be a frivolous barb, the second comment was just to> wind you up. Oh? it seems to be a very accurate description of your overall strategy. I'm trying to have a serious conversation; I'm not interested in barbs or winding up, so your posts...

>> You mean it was an attempt to discredit my argument>> by making a false comparison.>> Well hey, by fair means or foul....... In other words your purpose in this thread is to put down my argument, irrespective of whether or not it has any merit. Therefore nothing you have said is relevant, and the...

> Actually it's very easy to reply to specific points because> there's a counter-arguement to pretty much every> position or statement (in the social sciences) I don't think you've provided very good counter arguments in this case.> To my knowlege no-one has ever even implied that> Starfleet VCDs ha...

> Hmm, I'm obviously not thinking quite the same thing> as you are in terms of how distribution is to take place. > I assumed that in your model the DVD availability would> come from the (now capitalised! ) Fund - you seem to> be saying that people would actually be paying for> these DVDs out of the...

> Seriously? You'd distribute a DVD of every single show> to avoid timeslot being a factor? Not just for timeslots, but yes, certainly every show that anyone cares enough about to want to watch more than once, and probably most shows where people want to see every episode. Things like gameshows are ...

> Seriously though, you are expecting an awful lot of the> general public if you think they're going to wade> through a list of hundreds of possible shows just to> pick out, say, five they'd rather their money went into! It doesn't have to be that complicated. For a start, specifying shows that you ...

> That... is just superb*curtseys*> If music CDs are to continue selling, I think they'll have> to have a hook - I'm thinking of my Dido CD, for> example, which has an enhanced version for when you> stick it in the PC.I don't think that sort of gimmick can work as a general solution to the problem.>...