Can "The Man" stop piracy? No. Piracy is like shoplifting. You know that it will always be around. You just try to minimize it as much as possible. But how?
The UK creative industries seem to think they can eliminate piracy by joining forces and lobbing the government. Will this work? I doubt it. It will result in the same results. They will file a class action lawsuit against a 20-something college student resulting in bad press for the industry.
I'm sorry but the industry needs to accept that they lost. Haven't they learned their lesson with Napster. They missed out on a huge opportunity (to Apple--iTunes). So, what now? What can be done now? The industry can learn from their mistakes and recognize the opportunities that are ahead. There has been some steps in the right direction--imeem, Spotify, etc. But its not enough to stop piracy. In fact, nothing will ever stop the "free mindset." But it can be minimized with more legal options for consumers, within the concept of being "free." [F]
The UK creative industries seem to think they can eliminate piracy by joining forces and lobbing the government. Will this work? I doubt it. It will result in the same results. They will file a class action lawsuit against a 20-something college student resulting in bad press for the industry.
I'm sorry but the industry needs to accept that they lost. Haven't they learned their lesson with Napster. They missed out on a huge opportunity (to Apple--iTunes). So, what now? What can be done now? The industry can learn from their mistakes and recognize the opportunities that are ahead. There has been some steps in the right direction--imeem, Spotify, etc. But its not enough to stop piracy. In fact, nothing will ever stop the "free mindset." But it can be minimized with more legal options for consumers, within the concept of being "free." [F]
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