If artists were pissed about being paid pennies by Spotify and Pandora, film houses are about to sail down the same river of hurt.
Wait? What's that you say? You'll hold your content hostage? Compete with free (Pirate Bay, etc).
If artists were pissed about being paid pennies by Spotify and Pandora, film houses are about to sail down the same river of hurt.
Wait? What's that you say? You'll hold your content hostage? Compete with free (Pirate Bay, etc).
Not many people realize this fact. As our ability to record and retrieve stuff increases, the prices for 'entertainment' or 'art' will drop. Production of any unit that is not consumed (i.e. used up/destroyed) will result in surplus. The counter-example is food. Food production will still be valuable in the future because the old food is used up or destroyed. Movie and music production, book writing, etc. will be near worthless for most folks because there will be infinite choices.
Might want to start planning your children's future careers appropriately!