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mhhf1ve
6/12/2017 1:50:36 PM
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@ariella - RE: "the case against VidAngel" -- That'a another classic example of how copyright infringement cases can stamp out the competition for alternative pay-TV services.
There's a very fine line between caching a video stream and "quacking like a duck" -- that is, providing a cable TV service, "Quack!"... as the Supreme Court avoided all technological issues and simply made all services that appeared to be cableTV to be treated as cableTV. That ruling effectively shuts down a lot of innovative OTT services that might otherwise try to exist....
https://dltr.law.duke.edu/2016/01/21/aereo-and-internet-television-a-call-to-save-the-ducks-a-la-carte/
Ariella
6/12/2017 2:00:22 PM
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Thanks for the link @mhhf1ve so all this stems from the transmit clause enacted in 1976 Copyright Act. Broadcasting has really changed a great deal since then!
mhhf1ve
6/12/2017 2:08:50 PM
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Old laws are not necessarily bad.. it's how we interpret them -- or allow them to be interpreted. The Surpreme Court could have threaded the needle with some technological argument, but it doesn't have to.. and "quacks like a duck" is now a precedent for future law suits... no matter how ridiculous it sounds as a legal argument.
I guess it's no worse than "I'll know it when I see it".....
Ariella
6/12/2017 4:22:59 PM
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@mhhf1ve If you're referring to the ruling I think you're referring to, that actually did evolve somewhat according to this.
elizabethv
6/13/2017 7:13:06 AM
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@Adi - Sounds like a really good deal to me. I'd imagine I wouldn't get great service where I am though. I'm on the outskirts of Denver and even getting internet out to us seems to be complicated.
srufolo1
6/13/2017 1:11:15 PM
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"Maybe don't focus on age brackets at all? I think the best strategy is to focus on making products that appeal to everyone. The iPad is simply a great design that anyone can use, so I doubt Apple tried to make it appeal to young kids OR older adults -- they just made a product that was easy to use."
I agree. After all, the Millennials are going to grow older, and their habits may change. And it's not good to ignore existing customers over trying to gain new ones. Anyone in a successful business knows that. Existing customers bring a steady stream of revenue.
DHagar
6/13/2017 6:30:05 PM
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@srufolo1 - hurray for your option! I fully agree! I think age will not matter if you provide services that people want. The old age designation I believe is an outdated model. Your idea has more merit.
srufolo1
6/13/2017 8:39:17 PM
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@DHagar Thank you! I just think leaving age out of it has is a more sustainable approach to business. People grow older; another group will be replacing Millennials. What will they be called, I wonder? And what will their viewing habits be?
elizabethv
6/14/2017 8:35:56 AM
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@srufolo1 - I recently learned there are actually different variations on this "generation" thing. And I found one I prefer because it created a small buffer between Generation X and Millenials with a Generation Y. It actually placed me in Generation Y (in other charts I'm at the very start of the Millenial Generation.) I agree though with the addition of Generation Y because I knew the world before technology really took over. I never had a cell phone until I was out of high school (and no one in my graduating high school class had one at the time.) I learned all about the Dewey Decimal system, and my first research papers were all researched with strictly books. I never started using internet references until the end of high school/ college. Somehow, I could wait in a line without whipping my phone out! (I can't do that now, I've lost the ability.) And the Generation after Millenials is Generation Z, some charts place my oldest son in Generation Z, some don't. I can say at nearly 5 years old, he does NOT know how to use a computer, but he can navigate his tablet very well - though he sometimes struggles with my phone. But his Dad and I are very strict with his electronics usage. We prefer our kids to play outside. Though he is starting online Kindergarten in August, so how all of this will change, is anyone's guess.
elizabethv
6/14/2017 8:43:39 AM
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@DHagar - Exactly! Why would any business want to limit who can access their product? (Obviously there are some exceptions) but for things like technology, especially TV, my grandparents down to my kids watch television. That's Ages 8 down to 3 months. (My 3 month old loves to watch TV.) While my 3 month old isn't making any viewing decisions, my grandparents definitely are. And they love being able to call Samsung for tech support, who are always extremely polite and helpful to them.
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