Comments on: UC Berkeley Students Explore ISP Tax for Legal Campus File-Sharing

By: open_universe

open_universe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So….they re-invented NetFlix and Napster? Am I reading this correctly?

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@Open

Heh heh no they examined whether a voluntary collective licensing scheme would be possible whereby in exchange for a $10 to $20 fee (voluntary) charged by an ISP you would get legal file-sharing — no DRM and u get to permanently keep all downloaded and shared content. The fee would then be collected and disbursed by the ISP to artists and copyright holders based on how often the stuff was downloaded.

By: open_universe

open_universe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So….as I opined earlier…..they’ve re-invented NetFlix and Napster? I mean pay a monthly fee get to watch/listen to what you want? With Napster you do get to keep the songs you download indefinitely as long as you are still subscribing (that’s what I’ve heard I’m not a Napster subscriber).

Meh. Not impressed. Their thesis is “derivative”…as in “[an idea] copied or adapted from others” ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/derivative ).

By: handonam

handonam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

#3 don’t you mean DERIVED?

By: open_universe

open_universe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@ handonam

No “derivative” is the correct adjective.

By: handonam

handonam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

you didn’t even structure it right

at least say “their thesis is A derivative of” or “their thesis is derived from” or “this thesis is a derivation”

gg.

their thesis is . great.

By: handonam

handonam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

and gg to the hidden text i have between ‘is’ and ‘great.’

By: open_universe

open_universe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@ handonam:

No you are using the word “derivative” as a noun I used it as an adjective.

English much?:rolleyes: