Wapitikev Wrote:Ok...the reason the first video, an hour of my life which I will never get back, took so long getting to the point is that it didn't have one. It was a video essay on why copyright doesn't work now that there is the internet. Besides simply not having copyright at all, it offered no suggestion as to what can be done to more effectively compensate people for their intellectual property in the Internet age.
-Wapitikev
I'm surprised at your attitude, Wapaititititittitkev. I never said
"Watch this video, it has all the answers!" I just thought it was interesting, and relevant to this discussion.
Quote:So, anyone still visiting this thread can save themselves an hour and ignore both videos.
Unless they think they would benefit by A) a stimulating and thought provoking lecture from Cory Doctorow, the former European Affairs Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an acclaimed writer and regular public speaker against DRM/copyright or B) a video about cats.
Then they might want to watch one or the other, depending.
Quote:So, what would those business models be?
Neither you nor your suggested videos offer any realistic alternatives to the status quo.
What about the example of Madonna, who has sacked her record manager and hired a concert manager, someone for whom the number of free downloads circulating the interent is a good thing, driving the concert ticket prices up? Or Radiohead releasing In Rainbows for a voluntary charge (many volunteering to pay £0.00) and then still raking in millions from the downloads anyway?
Sorrel often points out it's easier for established artists like Madonna and Radiohead to carry on making money from concert ticket sales, but what about emerging artists? Saul Williams
http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.p...46_0_2_0_C released an album as a low quality free download for the first 100,000 visitors to his site, at the same time as having a high quality version with pdf album artwork (all DRM free) available for $5. Despite the free downloads available, he made more money from this self-release than he would have done signing a deal with a record label.
Quote:And, I was hoping that those who call themselves fans of FPW would be able make it past A and consider B, at least as it regards compensating FPW's hard work instead of stealing a copy simply because it is easy and (currently) free of external consequences.
I think that FPW would be in favour of the free market driving improvements and innovations in business strategy. The market place is changing, and you can either change with it a develop new business models or you can get the government to pass new legislation to preserve your failing business.