pat. pat. pat.
I’ve read a lot of well reasoned arguments on both sides of this subject, and your assertions are pretty far off the field, i suggest studying up more on the subject before patting yourself too hard on the back for being “100% spot on”.
i’m curious, do you work for a big media company? i’ve never seen or heard of anyone taking such a fantastical view of how poor big media is struggling against the evil tech giants that are trying to do away with copyright. I’ve read a ton on this subject and you are the very fist person ever with the naivety or audacity to suggest such a ridiculous scenario. The tech giants aren’t trying to do away with copyright, they are for minimal reform, the system mostly benefits them. The media companies are for increasing most the things that are systemic issues because they’ve been parasites profiting off of artists for years, the system is their bread and butter. The people suggesting doing away with the system or major reforms are the artists/creators/innovators, as they are the ones screwed by the current system. You are framing the two groups on the same side of the argument as being the opposing sides, they are not and never have been, that is a gross misunderstanding of the situation.
fify. if it primarily benefited the average citizen/artist/musician/creator as you assert what would be the need for copyright reform? there are two main sides in the copyright reform movements and BOTH sides of the copyright reform movements agree on this being one of the main problems with the current system.
Well, putting what things seem like to you personally aside, Apple and Samsung have both released statements to shareholders about the struggles they are having with IP/copyright, and those are two of the larger IP holders. It doesn’t take much research to see that things have gotten to the point where even the huge corporations are having major issues and they are the entities that benefit the most from the current system.
Not my personal assessment, rather an assessment of those much smarter then me that have studied the issues. But it doesn’t take much research to “discover” that in most industries, huge amounts of all IP are consolidated and belong to a limited number of larger entities. There is a reason that the big media companies are referred to as media barrons. This is universally true across almost every industry and field.
Because that isn’t how the legal system and intellectual property works nor is it how it is wielded. If you don’t see the majority of cases won in favor of copyright consolidating entities over individuals you aren’t even looking.
again, really? do some research, the few tech innovators in this field are either shut down, struggling, or bought up by big media, whereas big media streaming services have surpassed their physical sales and the sales of all tech based media companies.
[quote=“agraham999, post:17, topic:58752”]
With the shrinking music economy, we are now left with three major music labels today, instead of a vibrant and diverse marketplace. And not a single one of them are making any money…they are all losing money.
[/quote] yes it is all consolidated into a few major companies, which is a symptom of this exact problem and a problem that existed long before the tech impact which ironically offered the first dent in this issue since the consolidates occurred…again i question where you are getting such out there ideas/assertions from? they are quite fantastical.
well at the very least thank you for such a novel and creative re-imagining of the situation…
update: ah ha! checking your comment thread, i see you indeed do work in the music business and that defending DRM, Copyright, the RIAA, etc. makes up the bulk of your comments here in this community, save a few rare exceptions. Things are suddenly so much more clear…
