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Reporting from the Futures of Entertainment conference, Jesse Walker looks at the sometimes antagonistic relationship between viral marketing gurus and copyright lawyers.
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|11.20.06 @ 3:05PM|#
"And while all the panelists agreed that you ultimately address piracy by outcompeting it, not by cracking down...."
I wouldn't put the RIAA or MPAA in this category. I would put them in the "sue everbody" category.
|11.20.06 @ 3:51PM|#
Interesting conference and reporting...I once read a quote in the context of user interface design..."A system whose benefits do not accrue to it's users will be circumvented." Always assumed it was intended beyond the context in which I read it.
Would seem that the traditional media/advertising business is learning this lesson right now.
I wonder if virtual worlds might not become a mechanism for circumventing certain other institutions that cease to benefit a subset of their users...welcome the new virtual tribalism!
|11.20.06 @ 4:28PM|#
"Barrett noted that, while only a minority of the grassroots creations being generated might be 'good' by mainstream standards -- it's '99 percent ass,' he announced"
Am I the only one who saw this and thought, you know 99percent ass would be a great name for a garage band?
|11.20.06 @ 4:39PM|#
Am I the only one who saw this and thought, you know 99percent ass would be a great name for a garage band?
I had thought it would be a good description of the reason for J-Lo's mainstream popularity.