They see DRM as a defense against piracy, but piracy is a much
less immediate threat than a gigantic multinational with revenue of $ 48 Billion in 2011 (more than the entire global publishing industry) that has expressed its intention to «disrupt» them, and whose chief executive said recently «even well - meaning gatekeepers slow innovation» (where «innovation» is code - speak for «opportunities for me to turn a profit»).
Not exact matches
Ultimately, operating from a survival state means your life is driven by unconscious impulses that serve only to get you away from an
immediate threat, not to set you up for success down the road, which can lead to
less than optimal decisions in a moment of panic.
Causes the blood supply to our muscles to open more allowing additional fuel to be pumped to the parts of our body we need the most, while simultaneously reducing blood flow to
less critical organs such as our digestive and reproductive systems since we won't be needing these to escape the
immediate threat.
These schools also clearly faced pressure to improve in order to avoid the voucher
threat, even if that
threat was
less immediate.
The other big risk associated with tuna is
less of an
immediate threat, but its long term effects can be devastating: mercury poisoning.
Global warming, on the other hand, is far
less of an
immediate threat, many of its effects can not be reversed no matter what we do, the cost of attempting such a reversal could destroy the economies of emerging nations and make their development impossible — and it is a slow moving
threat, that governments can plan to deal with over time.
Some have interpreted this as a sign climate change is
less of an
immediate threat than thought.
Rather, in - sourcing is cited as the most
immediate competitive concern: 83 per cent of large firms report having business taken in - house by their client; another 15 per cent view it as a potential
threat, leaving
less than two per cent of large firm leaders who don't see it as a concern.