Michael Jackson is dead. Although I ordinarily wouldn’t blog about the death of a celebrity, there is something extraordinary about the life and times of this particular Jackson that seems to make it worth writing about.
Sphere: Related ContentNow this is something to write home about. I’m sat at my desk sipping Chai while blogging from my iPhone using the Wordpress application–which is now finally Hadithuna compatible–while listening to Il Divo’s Nella Fantasia through my bluetooth headset.
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Copyright infringement should have been seriously stifled by Blu-Ray, but it wasn't.
I have always held the view that the way to fight content infringement was to make the original content more accessible and restrict the channels through which the content could be dispersed. The first part of this comes down to whether content authors are willing to price their original content at a price point where bona fide buyers are willing to pick up a copy instead of ripping it off the net; and while exploitative pricing is a serious culprit on the infringement scene, my discussion today will focus on the second part of the analysis, namely, how best to limit the channels of distribution.
I have always held the golden key here to be quality with a capital Q. Take movie piracy for instance. It wasn’t until the advent of high-compression technologies such as DivX and Xvid that the distribution of copyrighted movies saw its boom. The reasoning is simple: provide the masses with an easy means of distributing content at at or near the same quality as the original and with an internet line that keeps getting faster and faster, ultimately you will lose the war.
That’s why when Blu-Ray technology was first announced I saw with it the promise of not only an unparalleled viewing experience, but so to a slap in the face to movie rippers everywhere. Here was a movie format which, if you wanted to preserve its exact quality in a file for your PC, could run north of 50GB depending on the movie length. That’s large enough to consume a sizable fraction of most consumer hard drives, and would prove a formidable foe against even the most blazing internet download speeds.
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As most avid mac-enthusiasts will attest, if there’s one thing we really miss about being on Tiger, it’s been the ability to completely re-stylize our system and make it true to our own tastes.
Sphere: Related ContentIt’s been a while since I happened back upon my blog. Truth be told I feel more the hypocrite now than ever before. As a constant champion of my blogging buddies, I find myself beside myself when my last blog post marks its date more than 6 months prior.But without getting too much into what’s past, I’d rather spend time talking about what’s brewing up.I’ve been busy putting together several new websites for clients of mine, including the Islamic Center at NYU (www.icnyu.org), which isn’t up yet but which when up will bring a significant dose of modernity to their site.
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