Posts by Mark Harris
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That is dumb.
You think? ;-)
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Thank you Mark, I was too overwrought to make that very obvious point.
Certain people have been known to have that effect on me at times, too ;-)
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There is no law yet, there's proposed law, and issues have already be raised and noted as per anthony's noting and addressing in his press statement.
This is incorrect. The law being discussed is the Copyright Act 1994, amended in 2008 by the New Technologies Amendment which, among other things, inserted section 92 a-e into the Act.
Sections 92 b-e came into force on 1 November 2008. The implementation date for 92a is 28 February 2009. The delay in implementation was to allow the telcos and the copyright industry (for want of a better term) to formulate a code of practice, which has now been released. The closing date for submissions is in March, after the law comes into force.
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Ah, I got that. Was making a wee jest in return about how Russell is the centre of our Russellverse.
It must be getting late...
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What, so now we play Six Degrees of Separation from Russell?
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The masochist says "yes! yes!"
The sadist says "No.No." -
Sacha, thank you for the pointer to David Haywood's post. Most excellent!
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Okay, guys. Fair cop. My response to Simon was intemperate. Bad day, but I apologize anyway.
Let me try again.
Simon,
Obviously, you know Michael Gladding. I don't. I'm not denying he was a major part of the NZ music scene, but I contend that it's not relevant to the matter at hand. I can only go by what he's reported to have said, or that I've heard on the radio. While he was MD of Sony NZ and RIANZ, he said some things, which have been referred to above, that were not what I consider to be consonant with a great understanding of how the Internet worked, or the real impact it was having on his business. He seemed, like others, to be wanting to turn the clock back to a time before the net.His advice, when confronted with the paradox of offering equipment with one hand yet restricting what you could do with it with the other hand, was to break the law. A major player in the marketplace advised his customers to break the law. That, all smugness and arrogance aside, I do find laughable, yet sadly indicative of his industry.
Your contention that he "could probably buy and sell your understanding of the internet as relates to music copyright several times over" I dispute completely, actually. It sounds less snippy than arrogant in itself. I took offence, and that prompted my response. However, you're entitled to your opinion, and I'll leave that there.
You say "he's been at the coalface of copyright law as relates to the recording industry for twenty years" and that's the problem I have with his utterances, as reported. They reflect what he learned in the time before the Internet was a factor (and we're still probably in some disagreement as to how much of a detrimental factor it has been). His experience of the Internet (as made know by reports) was as something to fight against, not to embrace. That, to me, is the base problem.
I'm happy to leave Mr Gladding out of any further discussion.
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To which I say bullshit. And that's all.
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For those who like such pastimes, I did actually attempt to discuss the Iraq elections in good faith on Kiwiblog this morning.
I'm with Craig - why DO you bother?