Oh, not watch, but listen. That's not to say you couldn't push a video to each user's account as well, but I'm saying the only thing that would change about (a

Oh, not watch, but listen. That's not to say you couldn't push a video to each user's account as well, but I'm saying the only thing that would change about (at least in this case a comedian's performance) is you would hear the performer crystal clear and wouldn't have to worry about distractions nearby. The audio of the performance would be broadcast directly to your phone and heard through your headphones. And why not, you could even add back the acoustic effects into the stream so people still feel like they're listening to the performance in a big hall (or wherever the venue might be). EDIT: And I think the solution doesn't necessarily fight back against new technology. Rather I think this embraces new technology. Sure it does take steps to protect the content, but that's only because these days it's so easy for anyone with a phone to distribute live shows in pretty much real time if they want to. If comedy becomes a lost art and is no longer interesting to people as a form of entertainment then perhaps another form of entertainment will take its place. But if that doesn't happen I can't see how a popular form of entertainment can "adapt" into something that is "different than it used to be" in order to prevent piracy. I already think artists have more or less warmed up to the idea that they need to incorporate more live shows into their regimen to make a living at it. But then all of a sudden it's easy to pirate that content as well. It certainly feels like a problem that needs to be addressed. Before long if recorded entertainment isn't making any money, and now live entertainment can't be expected to make any money, what's left besides looking in the classifieds for something else entirely?