Wikipedia blackout

[Siener2]

Has anyone been on Wikipedia today? If not, go there now as it will go back to normal soon. Any page will do.
This is the reason for the blackout.

 

[Greeno]

Ahh, yes, the American government. Considering this legislation would close Google down I don't think it'll go all the way.

By the way Wiki was still there, you just need to disable java on your browser to get it.

 

[lacroupade]

I hope it dies the way it should. I'm sick of corporate interests controlling government.

The whole issue of internet piracy is a non-event as far as I am concerned since its widely accepted (except by them) that the vast majority of people who engage in it are downloading films, games etc.. that they would never have bought in the first place.

And industry should not have been so greedy. I mean when CDs replaced vinyl, their costs went through the floor so what did they do? Stick prices UP?! Same with DVD versus VHS tapes. Same with MP3 versus physical media, and now we are seeing the same crap with Kindle etc...I've actually bought a couple of paperbacks recently because they were CHEAPER than the Kindle version FFS?

NO sympathy here as you may have detected LOL :evil:

 

[gannet]

I hope it dies the way it should. I'm sick of corporate interests controlling government.

The whole issue of internet piracy is a non-event as far as I am concerned since its widely accepted (except by them) that the vast majority of people who engage in it are downloading films, games etc.. that they would never have bought in the first place.

And industry should not have been so greedy. I mean when CDs replaced vinyl, their costs went through the floor so what did they do? Stick prices UP?! Same with DVD versus VHS tapes. Same with MP3 versus physical media, and now we are seeing the same crap with Kindle etc...I've actually bought a couple of paperbacks recently because they were CHEAPER than the Kindle version FFS?

NO sympathy here as you may have detected LOL :evil:

paperbacks are cheaper than kindle versions largely because you have to pay VAT on eBooks but not on books. it's bonkers :roll:

 

[Adamski]

The American Government is planning a similar bombshell in the finance sector. They aim to scoop up a few million in unpaid US tax from US nationals living abroad, but the legislation will cost billions to implement around the world.

Unfortunately its yet another example of the US government causing the world a headache and a load of unnecessary cost, whilst giving a one fingered salute to anyone who objects


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[pvr]

Look at software for example: Apple got that right, with legal software being £20 - £50 or so for a lot of the packages, you are more tempted to buy it then when it is for sale at £500 or so.

I have bought quite a few Apple software packages to play with as they were cheap, I would not have bothered if it was excessively expensive though.

 

[lacroupade]

I hope it dies the way it should. I'm sick of corporate interests controlling government.

The whole issue of internet piracy is a non-event as far as I am concerned since its widely accepted (except by them) that the vast majority of people who engage in it are downloading films, games etc.. that they would never have bought in the first place.

And industry should not have been so greedy. I mean when CDs replaced vinyl, their costs went through the floor so what did they do? Stick prices UP?! Same with DVD versus VHS tapes. Same with MP3 versus physical media, and now we are seeing the same crap with Kindle etc...I've actually bought a couple of paperbacks recently because they were CHEAPER than the Kindle version FFS?

NO sympathy here as you may have detected LOL :evil:

paperbacks are cheaper than kindle versions largely because you have to pay VAT on eBooks but not on books. it's bonkers :roll:

Well that explains some of it, wasn't aware of that little wrinkle....but with the complete lack of printing, transport and storage costs, not to mention middleman profits from bookshops etc.., I'd still expect prices of a text file that downloads in less than a minute to be SIGNIFICANTLY lower than hard copy.