Oh man... Talk about industry reasoning that doesn't hold water for even a second.
Big studios don't give a _rat's ass_ about small independent productions. Mike himself posted a shinning example of that a few weeks ago when discussing Paramount Pictures CEO's own reaction to "Paranormal Activity" [http://techdirt.com/articles/20091104/1213426797.shtml]
I'm paraphrasing but... "A low budget film that actually made a little money? Hmm... *lightbulb goes off* I know! Lets make a a big budget sequel!" Holy cow Philippe, could you have missed the point any harder?
Then there are the number of examples (posted here for example!) of lesser known (and even some well known) musicians and film makers turning more and more to those pesky "pirates" to generate some noise and momentum around their work by "leaking" or releasing their material for free.
So question is... Why are these creative people who put blood, sweat and at times, everything they own into their work, more and more siding with the very people who are supposedly "stealing" their content? Gee, could it be because _that_ is the lesser of two evils? Seems that more and more artists are figuring out their own contracts bone them way harder than an internet full of 16 year olds with a fast connections and a torrent client ever could. Speaks volumes about the whole darned industry doesn't it?
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Big studios don't give a _rat's ass_ about small independent productions. Mike himself posted a shinning example of that a few weeks ago when discussing Paramount Pictures CEO's own reaction to "Paranormal Activity" [http://techdirt.com/articles/20091104/1213426797.shtml]
I'm paraphrasing but... "A low budget film that actually made a little money? Hmm... *lightbulb goes off* I know! Lets make a a big budget sequel!" Holy cow Philippe, could you have missed the point any harder?
Then there are the number of examples (posted here for example!) of lesser known (and even some well known) musicians and film makers turning more and more to those pesky "pirates" to generate some noise and momentum around their work by "leaking" or releasing their material for free.
So question is... Why are these creative people who put blood, sweat and at times, everything they own into their work, more and more siding with the very people who are supposedly "stealing" their content? Gee, could it be because _that_ is the lesser of two evils? Seems that more and more artists are figuring out their own contracts bone them way harder than an internet full of 16 year olds with a fast connections and a torrent client ever could. Speaks volumes about the whole darned industry doesn't it?
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