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Fox CEO Says Tech & Media Should Work Together
An anonymous reader writes "An article running on cnn.com talks about how Peter Chernin, CEO of Fox and COO of News Corp., says media and tech companies should work together in the best interests of both industries. It's an interesting new angle for them anyway, with the point exentuated by George Lucas (of American Graffiti fame!) showing up to say 'there is no free lunch'."
Just remember, it's infringement, not theft. Theft is a violation of property, which our legal system views as a natural right. Infringement is a violation of copyright protection, which is the result of Congressional legislation and thus subject to change or annulment. In the US legal system, if everybody thought it was okay to steal it would still be theft. But if enough people think copyright is out the window, it's out the window, bribed Congressmen not withstanding.
That said, I agree with you. I used to use P2P and other file trading systems, but I've stopped that and bought the CDs of stuff i actaully listen to (a surprisingly small amount of what I downloaded really). The only thing I still download is unlicensed anime (ie no English translation available for sale to begin with) and I buy the ones I like when/if they get around to licensing it here.
Cartoon Network has Futurama now. No doubt it will become the anchor of Adult Swim, which is expanding into M-Th as well. So, get some basic cable.
---If you can't trust a nerd, who can you trust?