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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
The vast majority of them can't do it right now. And the major enemy of lesser-known artists is obscurity, not unauthorised copying.
Why don't you ask the open source movement? There's an awful lot of software engineers out there working on software which, when released, anyone can copy for their friends. Legally.
There's a simply choice - either business models can adapt, or the book industry can end up in the same situation as the music industry where regardless of the threats made, a third of a generation has no intention of ever compensating them for their products.
Microsoft have talked about how you can't realistically hope to contain darknets.
Also, iTunes is responsible directly for some of the decline of the music industry. How? It's broken the concept of "album". Filler tunes no longer sell.
HansTWM - Eh. The BBC's products tend to do pretty well here (and indeed, worldwide). I'm going to suggest poor production values for Government-owned German TV rather than anything inherent in the concept. |
Apple's dominance is a much bigger threat to the music industry than the darknet is, nowadays. And let us face it, what do people in western countries want to live off, if not the results of creative minds? Be it music, software, movies, books, innovative products. Every physical product is being produced in Asia and whatever factories are left in the old world, their days are numbered. The young pirates in Europe and America that place no value on ideas will all be out of work with no future, because they are killing off the only future they could have. What value can they create, what jobs are left for them, if ideas are always free? Europe and the US are not competitive at producing physical goods anymore. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot here.
And yes, BBC has a lot of great shows -- I would call this a laudable exception.