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> while the revenue models of every creative industry are being gutted You say this like it's a bad thing. The established business models in these industries
by Floegipoky 11y ago
> while the revenue models of every creative industry are being gutted
You say this like it's a bad thing. The established business models in these industries, where the content creators are basically enslaved to the entities that distribute their work, have become obsolete thanks to the Internet. Capitol Records doesn't need to front the budget for an album and pay to press copies anymore. We have crowd funding, digital downloads, etc, not to mention that the quality of digital recording technology has increased to the point where just about anyone who wants to can record an album in their home. The only reason these parasitic entities still exist is that they're bribing politicians to pass legislation to keep them in business.
- williamcotton 11y agoYou make many good points, but you're skimming over the key aspect: people who don't make nor invest in content are selling ads on top of said content and they really don't want to share any of the revenue. It's as simple as that. BTW, tort and common law copyright means that until we decide to get rid of our entire legal system, people are still going to be successful when they sue for damages, so these issues aren't going anywhere. The silly thing is there is no reason why aggregators, authors and publishers can't just realign their incentives and develop financial structures that work for everyone. We've been here before!