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Cory says that the mainstream publishers: book publishers, movie studios, record labels, and their allies/dupes like the Authors Guilds are acting against their
by russell 17y ago
Cory says that the mainstream publishers: book publishers, movie studios, record labels, and their allies/dupes like the Authors Guilds are acting against their own interests by resisting their own interests by making deals with Apple, Google, and Amazon. Instead, they should be making reasonable distribution deals with anyone who asks. An individual ought to be able to create his/her own internet radio station even if it had an audience of one.
Corey didn't explicitly say it this way, but the publishers should stop looking at net distributors as pirates. Instead deal with them as local retail dealers, like your neighborhood book store or movie theater. The current setup makes monopolists out Google and Apple. These gatekeepers will ultimately have more power than the publishers to the detriment of artists, publishers, and consumers alike.
- lionhearted 17y agoThanks for the summary. He made some really excellent points, but unfortunately he doesn't differentiate between his facts, guesses, speculations, and opinions. It's all written in the same tone - which had me stopping and doublechecking a bunch of points, with, "Is this a fact, or is he extrapolating, or is this his opinion...?" Bit of a confusing read, but there's some real gems in there. This was the most interesting part for me, about Google happily letting the Author's Guild get class-action status: http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=178058&page_number=5 http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=178058&... Again, you can see the mix of facts and speculation and opinions all rolled into a ball, but a pretty interesting piece none the less.