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£3 million plus to send out a bunch of letters to, assuming 20 million UK households, what could end up being more than one in 10 of us? Imagine they'd collabo
by iamben 13y ago
£3 million plus to send out a bunch of letters to, assuming 20 million UK households, what could end up being more than one in 10 of us?
Imagine they'd collaboratively invested that cash into British startups tasked with finding new revenue streams for the entertainment industry, and then worked with them to provide legal access to films / music / whatever.
They could be in a completely different place in three years. This feels like spitting into the wind.
- gnarbarian 13y agoOr imagine if they didn't waste your money at all with threats or a pointless exercise trying to supplant an antiquated business model for an industry who refuses to adapt themselves. They are entitled to public assistance as much as the phone book publishing industry. If the media companies wanted a creative new approach to delivering their content they would fund it themselves. They would rather use your government and your money to maintain the stats quo. If they want to stop piracy they should do it by providing a legal alternative which matches piracy's convenience.
- toyg 13y agoThe phone book industry does not generate headlines and gossip material for the entire nation. Like it or not, Brangelina, Bieber and their likes are the cultural backbone of our modern consumerist society, and politicians know it very well. Hence, they'll bend over backwards to accomodate their wishes.
- gnarbarian 13y agoCultural backbone according to who? Tabloids and E news? Modern societies are composed of many sub cultures. A better anatomical analogy for awful pop culture would be a repulsive and visible contagious rash on the face.