Comments for Jason Osder http://jasonosder.com/blog Sat, 12 May 2012 11:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on LET THE FIRE BURN Has Breakthrough Year Capped by Grant from Sundance by Jason http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/437/comment-page-1#comment-864 Jason Sat, 12 May 2012 11:12:23 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=437#comment-864 Yao, you are too kind. I am certain that I learned as much from you as you did from me. I hope to see you again soon, brother. Yao, you are too kind. I am certain that I learned as much from you as you did from me. I hope to see you again soon, brother.

]]> Comment on LET THE FIRE BURN Has Breakthrough Year Capped by Grant from Sundance by Yao Ladzekpo http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/437/comment-page-1#comment-862 Yao Ladzekpo Sat, 12 May 2012 06:49:46 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=437#comment-862 Wow! this is wonderful and appreciate the quality of your writing. Jason I must confess today that, YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR ME. I will always look up to you for your innovations, creativity, humility, ingenuity, hard work etc. CONGRATULATIONS! Wow! this is wonderful and appreciate the quality of your writing. Jason I must confess today that, YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR ME. I will always look up to you for your innovations, creativity, humility, ingenuity, hard work etc.
CONGRATULATIONS!

]]> Comment on LET THE FIRE BURN Has Breakthrough Year Capped by Grant from Sundance by Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant and HotDocs Forum Announcement for LET THE FIRE BURN | Jason Osder http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/437/comment-page-1#comment-774 Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant and HotDocs Forum Announcement for LET THE FIRE BURN | Jason Osder Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:59:37 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=437#comment-774 [...] Osder Skip to content HomeFilmTrainingCoursesBookResuméContact ← LET THE FIRE BURN Has Breakthrough Year Capped by Grant from Sundance March 30, 2012 · 11:03 am ↓ Jump to [...] [...] Osder Skip to content HomeFilmTrainingCoursesBookResuméContact ← LET THE FIRE BURN Has Breakthrough Year Capped by Grant from Sundance March 30, 2012 · 11:03 am ↓ Jump to [...]

]]> Comment on Hitchcock Theme by Mark Cattell http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/232/comment-page-1#comment-650 Mark Cattell Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:09:34 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=232#comment-650 The perfect spy movie. I never tire of seeing it. Music score outstanding as well - final scene seriously funny Freudian wink at the audience. The perfect spy movie. I never tire of seeing it. Music score outstanding as well – final scene seriously funny Freudian wink at the audience.

]]> Comment on NO CROSSOVER: THE TRIAL OF ALLEN IVERSON (1st edition of my 2010 doc review series!) by Jason http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/103/comment-page-1#comment-569 Jason Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:42:18 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=103#comment-569 Quick follow-up. Kartemquin films, the production company liked this too: http://www.kartemquin.com/news/673/no-crossover-screenings-inspire-open-conversations-about-race Quick follow-up. Kartemquin films, the production company liked this too:

http://www.kartemquin.com/news/673/no-crossover-screenings-inspire-open-conversations-about-race

]]> Comment on NO CROSSOVER: THE TRIAL OF ALLEN IVERSON (1st edition of my 2010 doc review series!) by Jason http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/103/comment-page-1#comment-568 Jason Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:41:59 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=103#comment-568 Thanks Cindy, I'm impressed that this is going to be on ESPN for the same reasons. Thanks Cindy,

I’m impressed that this is going to be on ESPN for the same reasons.

]]> Comment on NO CROSSOVER: THE TRIAL OF ALLEN IVERSON (1st edition of my 2010 doc review series!) by Cindy Hill http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/103/comment-page-1#comment-565 Cindy Hill Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:53:28 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/?p=103#comment-565 As always, a thoughtful and provocative review. I have been watching as many of the 30 for 30 episodes as I can. I have found them to be insightful, informative, and entertaining. I admire the manner in which the directors have taken on so many hot-button issues. DI alum Dave Cassidy is producing the one on the Yankees. Keep the reviews coming, Jason. As always, a thoughtful and provocative review. I have been watching as many of the 30 for 30 episodes as I can. I have found them to be insightful, informative, and entertaining. I admire the manner in which the directors have taken on so many hot-button issues. DI alum Dave Cassidy is producing the one on the Yankees.

Keep the reviews coming, Jason.

]]> Comment on Pirate Bay Goes to Jail by Robbie Carman http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/93/comment-page-1#comment-362 Robbie Carman Wed, 27 May 2009 02:45:30 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/93#comment-362 The problem doesn't exist with the illegal distribution of the the content itself but with the fact that volume distribution of content allows for add revenue. If you're a site that claims to have access to 50000 ebooks, songs etc you can support higher add revs. No pirating service give two shits about the content, its simply a factor of the more content that is available on their site the more add revenue. The problem doesn’t exist with the illegal distribution of the the content itself but with the fact that volume distribution of content allows for add revenue. If you’re a site that claims to have access to 50000 ebooks, songs etc you can support higher add revs. No pirating service give two shits about the content, its simply a factor of the more content that is available on their site the more add revenue.

]]> Comment on Pirate Bay Goes to Jail by Evan M http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/93/comment-page-1#comment-337 Evan M Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:08:41 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/93#comment-337 When I first started to download content illegally, it was because record stores were getting away with charging $18 for a new release, and the RIAA was adamantly against distributing music online. They thought they could solve their problems with series of lawsuits. The music industry consisted of oligopolies and the consumers were being screwed -- and so the world responded with napster. It took YEARS for industry to embrace online distribution. Well, they finally did with poor implementations like music-leasing services (e.g. Rhapsody and other subscription-based services). When iTunes opened up its music store, they released tracks wrapped in DRM and sampled at 128kbs. I continued to pirate music, because I didn't like iTunes on my PC and used Windows Media Player instead. I also preferred to listen to my music encoded at 256kbps or higher. My reasons for pirating were because the few players in the industry dictated how I should listen to music, and what rights I should have. Now with Amazon MP3, I can download those higher quality tracks with no DRM. And it's fast, and easy as hell. I gladly pay 99 cents for a song, or $10 for the CD because they're not screwing me. Heck, I'd even pay up to 35% more because it's so convenient and fair. For as long as we live now, digital content is going to be available through illegal channels. The Pirate Bay is not the only problem, and their failure to abide by takedown notices isn't going to change anything that much. I think the real challenge is to find a way to make the user want to pay for content versus stealing it. Don't blame the intermediary; blame the user. In your case, Jason, I don't think too many people are pirating eBooks. The thought of reading a book in PDF form on a computer screen doesn't appeal to too many people (I would hope). But with the Kindle, and other eBook readers, it will become a growing problem. Moving to a more digitized approach to distribute content, however, the production and distribution costs for books will go way down -- and theoretically so will the price. When a great product hits a great price, through a great medium, I think the problem resolve itself. When I first started to download content illegally, it was because record stores were getting away with charging $18 for a new release, and the RIAA was adamantly against distributing music online. They thought they could solve their problems with series of lawsuits. The music industry consisted of oligopolies and the consumers were being screwed — and so the world responded with napster. It took YEARS for industry to embrace online distribution. Well, they finally did with poor implementations like music-leasing services (e.g. Rhapsody and other subscription-based services). When iTunes opened up its music store, they released tracks wrapped in DRM and sampled at 128kbs. I continued to pirate music, because I didn’t like iTunes on my PC and used Windows Media Player instead. I also preferred to listen to my music encoded at 256kbps or higher. My reasons for pirating were because the few players in the industry dictated how I should listen to music, and what rights I should have.

Now with Amazon MP3, I can download those higher quality tracks with no DRM. And it’s fast, and easy as hell. I gladly pay 99 cents for a song, or $10 for the CD because they’re not screwing me. Heck, I’d even pay up to 35% more because it’s so convenient and fair.

For as long as we live now, digital content is going to be available through illegal channels. The Pirate Bay is not the only problem, and their failure to abide by takedown notices isn’t going to change anything that much. I think the real challenge is to find a way to make the user want to pay for content versus stealing it. Don’t blame the intermediary; blame the user.

In your case, Jason, I don’t think too many people are pirating eBooks. The thought of reading a book in PDF form on a computer screen doesn’t appeal to too many people (I would hope). But with the Kindle, and other eBook readers, it will become a growing problem. Moving to a more digitized approach to distribute content, however, the production and distribution costs for books will go way down — and theoretically so will the price. When a great product hits a great price, through a great medium, I think the problem resolve itself.

]]> Comment on Sir Ian by Arin http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-333 Arin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:41:39 +0000 http://jasonosder.com/blog/archives/91#comment-333 you amaze me everyday. you amaze me everyday.

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