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Paramount Claims Louis CK "Didn't Monetize"
Weezul writes "Paramount's 'Worldwide VP of Content Protection and Outreach' Al Perry has insinuated that Louis CK making $1 million in 12 days means he isn't monetizing. Al Perry asserted that 'copyright law gives creators the right to monetize their creations, and that even if people like Louis C.K. decide not to do so, that's a choice and not a requirement.' Bonus, Slashdot favorite Jonathan Coulton apparently grossed almost half a million last year."
Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word "monetize" that I hadn't previously been aware of.
Congratulations! This is one of those rare fortuitous occasions where making the "loose/lose" errror still makes sense.
Louie said on the Opie and Anthony show that he's never seen any of the money from the sales of his comedy specials.
Exactly the point the Good People(tm) at Paramount(tm)(r) are trying to make. See, what he did right here was make money from the sales of a comedy show he's selling. That's different from monetizing(tm) it, which is wholesome and good. See, when you monetize(tm) something, you give all the cash to a worthy corporation that writes very big and very complicated stacks of papers to sign. A lot of people need to be paid well to write those papers, which I'm sure you'll agree are very very important. When you make money, on the other hand, you get to keep all that money, which is filthy and wrong, as it doesn't involve corporations being paid to write very big and very complicated stacks of papers.
I'm glad Louis CK appears to understand how irresponsible and job-killing his greedy habit of making money is, and we at Paramount(tm)(r) are certain he will seek our forgiveness.
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