Everything is a Remix: Part 4
Great stuff, and so timely, too.
Everything is a Remix: Part 4
Great stuff, and so timely, too.
Well, if you haven’t pieced it together by now, I have my GNST500 class on Wednesday nights, which means I usually come home brain-a-surging and feeling as alive as a sentiocognitive being can be. Then, I usually post some really high-up interesting stuff to fuck with your mind.
This week doesn’t disappoint, though my source this time wasn’t actually university, but my bud Kevan, who forwarded me two awesome links from—believe it or not—cracked.com. (So yes, both are as hilarious as they are enlightening).
This is the first—it touches on many topics, and the title is pretty much spot on. Good work, Mr. David Wong, Senior Editor of Cracked.
PIRATE ATTACK!
Great new TED video explaining how piracy is not only the future of illicit activity, but also of any smart company’s business model. In other words, if your company needs to throw lawsuits around in order to stay profitable in its market sector, your company’s business model really isn’t working any more… and it’s time to update to one that doesn’t vilify piracy, but actually mimics it!
The short of it is that it just doesn’t make sense to purchase goods and services where equivalents (or superiors, following the Vista v. Linus argument) are available for free; thus, this is no longer a moral issue (ie. theft, infringement)—it’s common-sense economics and culture-enrichening consumption, for once.
See also: why copyrighting isn’t compatible with our current age.
