Opentape & the Fallacy of the Great Idea

soupsoup:

opentape: This is the first release of Opentape- a free, open-source package that lets you make and host your own mixtapes on the web … See demo, download it and let us know what you think.[via artistspaid:yvynyl]

katieschenk: You have got to be kidding me.

I guess its kind of hard to claim copyright infringement, when your business model exists on infringing on copyrights, no?

That said, I really thought Muxtape was a great idea with a shortsighted business plan. I hope they get their shit together. [/end soup]

 In follow-up, please find a way to deal with the fact that I will quote from hundred-million-dollar-hustla, Felix Dennis’ book, How to Get Rich. This excerpt comes from Chapter 5: The Fallacy of the Great Idea, following his citation of Vladimir Nabokov’s quips “great ideas are hogwash,” and “style and structure are the essence of a book.”

“In the real world, ideas are not hogwash. But they are very unlikely to make you rich on their own… More important, it really does not matter who gives birth to any particular idea. This is borne out by the laws relating to patents and inventions. You cannot patent an idea. You can only patent your own method for implementing an idea. It is for this reason that so many people have become rich despite never having had a single great idea in their lives. As it happens, I could myself among them.”

3 years ago  /  20 notes  /  Source: opentape