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The MPAA and EFF Cross Sabers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-poking-eyes-out-now dept.

wigwamus writes "Motion Picture Association President Dan Glickman and Electronic Freedom Foundation co-founder Johh Perry Barlow lock horns, then knock lumps off each other over the movie business' attitude to the Internet. From the article: 'These are aging industries run by aging men, and they're up against 17-year-olds who have turned themselves into electronic Hezbollah because they resent the content industry for its proprietary practices.'"

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  1. Hear the audio by wigwamus · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can hear extended audio of Glickman v Barlow on the Newsnight 9th June podcast, 20 minutes and 20 seconds in. Download from http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewPodcast?id=136697142

  2. Re:There is a difference/ happy fans vs SPITE by Infoport · · Score: 5, Informative

    A few things that should be noted: the Grateful Dead do NOT give away ALL of their "product". But, giving away some of their products gives THEM much exposure and helps others see that what they have to offer shows skill and has variation each and every time. From this they are able to build greater customer base and support and from that sell more of their other products.

    For instance,

    1. you still usually have to pay to see a concert. RESULT: they were the top grossing band in 1990 with almost DOUBLE the 2nd place grosser (I'm sure they did ok in other years too)
    2. You are not allowed to copy and sell COMMERCIAL releases, but are allowed to copy and give away concert recordings. RESULT: happy fans police themselves and each other, and stop any illegal sales through community pressure and free concert tapes.
    3. They sell t-shirts, bears, stickers, coffee cups, license plates, etc, and protect their logos.
    4. they also speak up on issues and are listened to, etc because fans like how they act
    5. etc etc

    With unhappy people, they may copy and distribute product out of SPITE, but with happy loving fans they only do what allowed out of happiness with group, and help police themselves out of happiness too. THIS is what the Grateful Dead have achieved (now some may find a few fans distributing stuff they shouldn't but it is the small minority)

    To address the quality point, the Dead allow people to bring in equipment and mike stands, usually up to 6ft or 12ft. People spend thousands on equipment. Files are made using LOSSLESS formats (not mp3), and some copies are even distributed with 5.1 sound-- these are NOT low quality copies!!!



    InfoPort