Posts by Sacha
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maybe a single malt
Preferred currency. Be my pleasure.
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A steak offers incentive to misunderstand its origins.
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Heck yes. Name your price.
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Feels like we've already had this conversation several times on other threads. I agree it's more civil this time around and I commend our host for his part in that.
As before, I'm interested in hearing about what might work so that creators can make a sustainable living with strong industry infrastructures and the public get to enjoy the work and nourish the various cultures we belong to. I've been way too busy to have any fresh thoughts since last time about how to make that happen.
Have appreciated the discussion about differences between books, music and film - though no one has mentioned software yet this time. The number of likely repeat experiences for a movie, book or track must have some effect on our sense of exchange value as a consumer.
However, securing access can be broader that holding/owning/downloading - and Youtube is an example that must be affecting expectations especially of younger New Zealanders. Renting, not buying. Paying with attention, not just money. Converting attention to income for creators, producers and distributors in ways like related product sales and advertising.
There are certain overall things that will happen regardless (some technological, some demographic) and I understand how that can sound a bit "adapt or die". I believe with leadership we can choose how we respond and add our nation's own approach to world IP/creative industry arrangements. With leadership and with investment.
It's not going to happen by propping up the existing middlemen. ACTA worries me because it eliminates some options without proper local discussion, just like s92 threatened to. It will similarly tempt those who want to suck up to the big American daddy, especially our current government. China might be an interesting factor.
I disagree there was widespread public opposition to s92 and I doubt most people know or care about ACTA either. That means the pressure on politicians has to come from those who understand what's at stake in many ways. That's us, broadly, so we do need to decide what options we want to pursue. I'm not expecting a single answer.
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Another vote for the Ramones at Auckland's Powerstation - only time I've seen bleeding ears from patrons who presumably stayed too long in front of the swaying stacks.
Rock's analogue distortion makes ears hurt at high volumes. Digital dance, not so much. Loved the full-on slabs of sound from (among others) Grooverider at the Box and Derrick May on K'Rd at Studio/Staircase/whatever it's called now. Mind you, Mad Professor in Nelson was so loud that the floorboards were curling and out on the street was certainly the most comfortable listening spot.
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Woohoo. Caught up at last. Just sayin.
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Yours was the one that said "?", right. :)
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Witier but probly irrelevant.
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Nothing to do with the appearance of a certain vice chancellor on a certain tv show tonight?
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That sensible sentences crowd need better subeditors.