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I think that the internet is most certainly going to modify the common experience of the movie-goer, but it's unlikely that it will be a permanent thing--at least not for a while. The experience of going to the theater is a huge part of movies for a significant number of folks... and I doubt the number will ever be significant to eliminate theaters, economic issues aside (not everybody has computers! hyuk, hyuk!)
One definite way that internet-usin' movie-flks will change is the availability of sites related to movies--one such movie 'objective' movie site I just put up, the obnoxious DUMBASS AND THE FAG review/editorial site. There are others.
Actually, what I'm hoping for is this: with the combo of PiRacY as seen by mp3s, and increasing the standard of bandwidth, we'll eventually see the possibilty of tons of online movie trading, 0-day, d0od. While this might seem silly and illegal, if it really became huge--we could potentially see better movies come out of the theaters. Since ticket prices are so high, people might not want to shell out 8-10 dollars for a movie they can see for (relatively) free.
Of course, the MPAA will act if they see this as a real, major threat. And it probably will be. We could also see them raise ticket prices even more, in the same way that commericial software prices rise with the same excuse.
I have no idea who you are, but actually... sites like DUMB ASS AND THE FAG do serve so role related to this topic. This may be glaringly obvious, but the amount of "everyman" information on the net is becoming a not-so-corporate place. The value is that our centers of media will sometimes be interesting folks who don't have any vested corporate interest. I.E. they're not really selling anything, per se. At least not in any direct manner.
I guess someone particularly anal could say ridiculous universals like "we all sell something!" or "it may not be money, but everyone has some agenda!"--but that sort of paranoia feeds into a whole lot more than just this issue. There is certainly some sort of decentralized "official opinion is the only opinion" schtick going on.
Why does that matter? People might become less ready to jump into total crap if they know it's crap ahead of time, basically.
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While I think a number of good points are brought out against Katz's essay, I think he's probably hinting at some bigger issue, that is, the eventually domination of the net as a controller of most media.
For some this may be obvious, for others it might not me. A lot of current "arts" and media makers are not particularly innovative folks. Oh, sure, in movies you some tech geek's special effects masturbation, and those certainly get "cooler", but the majority of this is done with the specific intention of packin' those buns in those theatre seats. No shit, right? The corporations, studios, record labels (etc), they are interested in money and appealing to demographics.
So how does this relate? Well, firstly, the nature of these companies are not actually about doing something cool, no sir. Sure, that's an accidental byproduct--but they're about "a-makin' those a-dead presidents", as my dear friend Snoop Dawg would say. Most companies are. The computer market is a new, faster big business. Change is harder to catch.
But it must be done, if these companies want to stay "powerful" in the same ol' fashioned sense that they have today.
See, there's something incredibly obvious that's sittin' there, starin' at these companies in the face. What is it?
As I said earlier, things are moving to the net. Music, communication, movies, television, radio, etc. Certainly this is in the ever-so-distant future, with faster, better computers--with faster bandwidth--but yes indeedy, it will happen.
There is an empowering force in this, you realize. If the medium is technology, we, the fine folks of the computer world, are in luck. The codes they make can be cracked. The files they hide can be found. We can debate the morality of it all we want, and it's still going to happen. That's how it is. They will be making and many (most?) will be 'stealing'. They can either "get with it", or get ripped.
How many billions do these companies have? Don't you think they could slug down a few of those bills to think about the future, instead of literally wasting it on ways to "shut down sites on the net"? This isn't going to work.
It's a red-hot issue, really. We may think that the music companies are evil, but as I see it, Hollywood runs American culture. What happens when bandwidth is higher, and people have collections of movies just as large as collections of mp3s? You can bet your ass MMPA will act.
There's an exciting element of this, too, though. If the major medium is accessible by the average guy, there may become an extra layer of "independent possibility" that didn't exist before. Just think--when the standard for bandwidth rises, the average guy could theoretically host a "tv show" out of his basement.
Of course, the quality of such things may be laughable, but that may or may not be irrelevant. The ever-so-scary corporate structure is interested in control, so that they can afford their fancy meals and big houses. They're greedier than the greediest, most self-serving computer professional you can think of. -Mogel
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One definite way that internet-usin' movie-flks will change is the availability of sites related to movies--one such movie 'objective' movie site I just put up, the obnoxious DUMBASS AND THE FAG review/editorial site. There are others.
Actually, what I'm hoping for is this: with the combo of PiRacY as seen by mp3s, and increasing the standard of bandwidth, we'll eventually see the possibilty of tons of online movie trading, 0-day, d0od. While this might seem silly and illegal, if it really became huge--we could potentially see better movies come out of the theaters. Since ticket prices are so high, people might not want to shell out 8-10 dollars for a movie they can see for (relatively) free.
Of course, the MPAA will act if they see this as a real, major threat. And it probably will be. We could also see them raise ticket prices even more, in the same way that commericial software prices rise with the same excuse.
-Mogel
I guess someone particularly anal could say ridiculous universals like "we all sell something!" or "it may not be money, but everyone has some agenda!"--but that sort of paranoia feeds into a whole lot more than just this issue. There is certainly some sort of decentralized "official opinion is the only opinion" schtick going on.
Why does that matter? People might become less ready to jump into total crap if they know it's crap ahead of time, basically.
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I think it's important that we fully understand the development and problems that Clippit has faced... the following link is an insightful history. http://www.hoe.nu/text/hoe-0906.txt Thanks. -Mogel
While I think a number of good points are brought out against Katz's essay, I think he's probably hinting at some bigger issue, that is, the eventually domination of the net as a controller of most media.
For some this may be obvious, for others it might not me. A lot of current "arts" and media makers are not particularly innovative folks. Oh, sure, in movies you some tech geek's special effects masturbation, and those certainly get "cooler", but the majority of this is done with the specific intention of packin' those buns in those theatre seats. No shit, right? The corporations, studios, record labels (etc), they are interested in money and appealing to demographics.
So how does this relate? Well, firstly, the nature of these companies are not actually about doing something cool, no sir. Sure, that's an accidental byproduct--but they're about "a-makin' those a-dead presidents", as my dear friend Snoop Dawg would say. Most companies are. The computer market is a new, faster big business. Change is harder to catch.
But it must be done, if these companies want to stay "powerful" in the same ol' fashioned sense that they have today.
See, there's something incredibly obvious that's sittin' there, starin' at these companies in the face. What is it?
As I said earlier, things are moving to the net. Music, communication, movies, television, radio, etc. Certainly this is in the ever-so-distant future, with faster, better computers--with faster bandwidth--but yes indeedy, it will happen.
There is an empowering force in this, you realize. If the medium is technology, we, the fine folks of the computer world, are in luck. The codes they make can be cracked. The files they hide can be found. We can debate the morality of it all we want, and it's still going to happen. That's how it is. They will be making and many (most?) will be 'stealing'. They can either "get with it", or get ripped.
How many billions do these companies have? Don't you think they could slug down a few of those bills to think about the future, instead of literally wasting it on ways to "shut down sites on the net"? This isn't going to work.
It's a red-hot issue, really. We may think that the music companies are evil, but as I see it, Hollywood runs American culture. What happens when bandwidth is higher, and people have collections of movies just as large as collections of mp3s? You can bet your ass MMPA will act.
There's an exciting element of this, too, though. If the major medium is accessible by the average guy, there may become an extra layer of "independent possibility" that didn't exist before. Just think--when the standard for bandwidth rises, the average guy could theoretically host a "tv show" out of his basement.
Of course, the quality of such things may be laughable, but that may or may not be irrelevant. The ever-so-scary corporate structure is interested in control, so that they can afford their fancy meals and big houses. They're greedier than the greediest, most self-serving computer professional you can think of. -Mogel