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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
I have to wonder what this sort of strategy gains the MPAA members in the long run. Obviously their paying out the money to try and enhance their negotiating position with Google and maybe get some friendly laws passed where they can, but it seems like a much better bet would be investing in new products and services that leverage what the Internet can provide.
As for the source, I like Techdirt, but some of their writers are prone to some pretty severe histrionics at times.
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Maybe the bigger players foresee their long run paralleling that of the music industry and publishing.
Digital filming gets higher quality and cheaper every year. Home viewing technology gets better, then just cheaper...then better again. Eventually the cost of entry barrier will collapse.
So short and medium term payoffs now may be considered better than investing entirely in a future that will likely have a whole lot more competition. And any barriers that might make it harder to find out what products are out there disproportionately affects the new players.