arstechnica.com — The big boss at NBCU knows that the war on piracy is a disaster, but his solution isn't to try a new tactic. Rather, Jeff Zucker wants to see all ISPs and the government put piracy at the top of their agendas.
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mabhatterOct 6, 2007
This is the same problem as the auto industry. The Government has never put sane limits on aquisition of "IP" so that companies never die like real people and have "estate sales" where INDIVIDUALS pick up stuff for cheap. All the IP just rolls over to another large corporation that spends more time stopping existing users of the aquired products from using them. In the 60's and 70's it was GM doing exactly the same thing with cars. They would put independants out of business and the govt sat by idly while they did it. Now they can't compete but have 100,000 jobs to hold hostage to get what they want. The same is true for the media companies, they still keep getting more rights from those pesky artists, they lock up the culture but don't sell it because it's THEIRs and then whine when people share it anyway. They demand everything from the players, look how they're punishing Apple for being successful at SELLING their product!!! They've structured contracts so they can claim things like ringtones don't trigger royalties for the creator, but do for them... that's why Apple has to bill them separately. They've structured radio play so abusively that it's nearly illegal to play what they don't sanction because you legally have to pay them for it.. and are trying to extend that to web radio and get more money And wonder why people want to rip them off.
mabhatterOct 6, 2007
The bottled water people seem do be doing nicely selling you the same thing you already pay a water bill for... but in a pretty bottle. Customers are gullible, what is the RIAA doing wrong?
j0kerOct 6, 2007
You know we're not in anything resembling a free market. Especially not when there are interests lobbying for "tougher penalties" asking the police to terrorize normal people. What they're asking for is state-sanctioned violence. And the state is more than willing to use violence.
atomic1fireOct 6, 2007
Im not sure what business model works best because Im not sure if the pirates or the producers are rightvbut Im going to take a guess and say an unobtrusive ad model or a subscription based modal would work bestsomeone else paying for it or you paying to not only watch the content but copy it for personal use
greenmountainOct 6, 2007
Zucker would make a good generic word for multiple levels of "I don't get it"That has me totally zuckered.Or, I felt like a zucker, had no idea what they were talking about.It perhaps could use more refining to mean someone permanently behind the curve., who will never get it. Zucker of the Day,could lead to the cherishedZucker of the year
greenmountainOct 6, 2007
The Mother of all Zuckers, inevitably toMotherZucker
cliffskiNov 11, 2007
and these morons are multimillionaires, while you still live in moms basement. I don't think they give a f**k what you think mate.
cliffskiNov 11, 2007
oh grow up. who created the data? YOU? I didn't think so. like all diggers you spend your time sat on your ass expecting everyone else to create stuff to entertain you. f**king grow up.
cliffskiNov 11, 2007
what huge successful business do you run that means you can lecture these guys on how they aren't doing it right?
cliffskiNov 11, 2007
even when people give the pirates exactly what they want (like radiohead) people still take it for free, so basically your whole argument is bulls**t
eapplebaumMar 13, 2008
yea, for the greedy slobs who value their money which gets them all the nice toys, status objects, plastic surgery, private gyms with star trainers and paid sex FROM the prettiest people in the world, more than their fellow human units. Yup, Piracy is murder to a Jeff Zucker who wants to have EVERYTHING for himself! ICH!