torrentfreak.com — Pirates are innovators, they signal market problems and lead the way to new business models. Nevertheless, they are tagged as thieves by many. We invited Matt Mason, author of the book ?The Pirate?s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism?, to write an article on the ?pirate?s dilemma? for TorrentFreak.
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wileepeyoteJan 9, 2008
Shoez,You aren't alone (though you will probably get dugg down). Between this piece today and the piece yesterday about people piggy-back on other people's WiFi I'm starting to be a little worried about people's ethics. It was a lot more isolated when I was a youngster or maybe it was as widespread and I just didn't know (no widespread insternet). I thought we were a small group of scumbags back then...
actorboyJan 10, 2008
Yes, but if you get it for free, you are doing so with the permission of the owner. Otherwise it's called rape, and also unjustifiable. Of course, pirates would probably argue that she stall has her vagina when it's done with so they didn't really take anything.
noodsJan 10, 2008
That is actually the statement that shows how foolish this article (and piracy) really is. The business model of a company is no business of the consumer. It is up to the business to find ways to sustain the business and create a profitable model. Should we steal shoes when Nike only makes a $3 profit off of a $100 pair of shoes?If people ignore the simple principle that stealing is wrong, then don't bitch when assh**es like George Bush ignore the principles of liberty, honesty and integrity to throw our country into war, trample our civil liberties, lie to our people and fire those who disagree with him.
sonoranJan 11, 2008
I think that the business value of the [studio, marketing, promotional, agent, manager] entities has diminished. Certainly commercial quality music can now be produced at home with a modest investment and a little learning time. Promotion can and has been achieved on the web and I believe this will increase. Agents typically derive their value from their connections and contract sense, both of which aren't important if you aren't signing with a studio. What you lose is the highly controlled "exclusive" selection of certain talents by corporate entities for heavy promotion and "mega-celebrity". There are certainly people who like that whole thing, 10-15 year old's come to mind, so I'm sure it will continue to exist. But I think that audience will diminish and the selection of artists and music will continue to broaden via unsigned musicians on the web.
mailzasJan 13, 2008
Well, of course music industry is not happy about "free sharing", neither be I, as a business person. Few clients not paying me, what they owe, and that really bad, when I have no money to pay my workers.However about sharing I think, there is another problem. People want "more and in other way". When market is changing music industry should adopt it, but not give lawsuits to it's growing clients. It not ok for a teen to pay 20$ for a cd anymore. Give them posibility to buy more, but cheaper, posibility to socialize on songs, posibility to buy instantly, just like sharing, and they will be happy, just as teens, who were buying music at full price from Richard Brandson shops. I think market is indicating that they need "unlimited" plan for music. Give them posibility to buy unlimited music online for 30-40$ a month, anyway average user is not spending that much. Good analogy would be internet. What You choose pay per minute, or pay bigger fixed fee? I think music industry is good money making machine, what's why it is changing so slowly. But if they want to make money in long run, they must change.
fancydressukMay 12, 2011
A German cruise ship passenger managed to fight off a Somali Pirate with a deck chair http://digg.com/news/entertainment/german_fights_off_pirates_with_a_deckchair_fancy_dress_outfitters
EleusisLaArwallOct 21, 2011
cool article form ernesto