Is it really that difficult for folks in the industry to at least admit that many, many people discover new music through file sharing? They don’t have to say that it’s okay or that it’s legal. But if they’re going to come up with something that really competes, they should at least be willing to admit what’s really happening in the marketplace. It’s great that they’re trying — but pretending that file sharing doesn’t exist isn’t how you respond to the market threat.
Techdirt on Music Sharing
14 September 2008
31 January 2008
The [film festival] organizer has a few quotes that suggests he understands that piracy isn’t the problem the MPAA makes it out to be: “No artists have ever starved because too many people knew about them.”
Techdirt on Cinequest via Organizer