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P2P and TV
Khuffie writes "According to Wired, Warner Bros. Entertainment recently passed on a pilot of a show called Global Frequency. However, due to a leak on bit-torrent the pilot episode has reached thousands of viewers who are clamouring for more, and has given the show a new lease on life. What's more interesting is what the show creator learned. From the article: "It changes the way I'll do my next project," said Rogers. If he owned the full rights, he said, "I would put my pilot out on the internet in a heartbeat. Want five more? Come buy the boxed set." Frankly, I'm all for this method of distribution, as I barely watch 'regular' TV anymore."
Don't you understand? They are losing viewers because of the evil pirates who distribute their hard work for free on the Internet. This allows the terrorists to win. Please think of the children.
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That's why intelligent shows don't get produced often. It's because intelligent people aren't influenced as easily by advertising.
Oh.
My.
God.
It all makes sense now. I thought intelligent shows were passed on because they were so hard to make and keep intelligent. But you just put it all into perspective. I thought it was mere lazyness and incompetence, but THIS, this is far more insidious.
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