Re: [photo-3d] Worth the read -- Can you stand one more item on Copyright?

[Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike K. writes:
>Those are different "they's".  Regional DVDs are that way because 
>movies aren't release to the world simultaneously.  Nor do they need
>to do so to have a "world economy", that's not what the term means.

I believe it has everything to do with the world economy. Without
getting too far off subject, "world economy" is about incorporating
everything from labor to products. So marketing of a product isn't?
It seems to me the companies are practising what they preach, ONLY
when it suits them. 

>The DVD-folk wanted to be able to release a movie to the region that
>they want to release to (and presumably are spending their time 
>and money promoting it in) without it being distributed by the lower
>tiers of distribution into other areas.  The region codes were their 
>solution, whether good or bad, it was at least reasonable.

Not reasonable at all, when they talk about world economy and all
the baggage that it entails.

>>They tried this with DVD (limited viewing sessions), but was short lived.
>
>That was the DIVX scheme.  This "they" were ONE national chain of 
>stores in the U.S. (circuit city) plus another firm who's business 
>I've forgotten, but it was something unrelated.

That ONE national store didn't get it off the ground because of the
HOWL of consumers and the major electronic companies then backed away.
"They" were interested, but don't worry Mike they will be back when
the conditions will be more favorable!

>What's his name the supermega country star guy wanted a royaltee
>when used copies of his CD's were sold (think he was mostly laughed
>at).

>If Kinko's had such a service at their place, they'd probably 
>charge you that very way.  If that's bad, how would you suggest they
>get paid for providing the computer, software, space, time, etc?

Huh, are you kidding Mike!?! ;-) Same way you buy a music CD, DVD,
book, hammer!

>Point of my story was that non-profit-ness isn't a defense in
>copyright issues, else non-profit organizations like my stereo club
>would have a carte blanche.  :-)

Hey Mike, something we can agree on! :-)

P.S. Sorry folks for being way off topic. That is all I'll say on this
subject onlist again. :-)

Gabriel