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I wrote a post earlier today about Piracy and the Entertainment Industry without realizing that Microsoft had declared today Anti-Piracy day.
What a delightful coincedence!
And since you’re probably giving so much thought to piracy, why not check out an interview that Wired has with everyone’s favorite pro-piracy dude Matt Mason?
From the Wired article:
“I’m convinced that [...]
On Piracy and The Future of the Entertainment Industry
I’m a “pirate.” Everyday, I steal.
I steal music, by downloading it from music blogs.
I steal movies, by downloading them or streaming them from websites.
I steal information, by reading it online.
Except that stealing information isn’t exactly stealing it. Websites everywhere are giving it away. People set up blogs for the sole purpose of giving away what [...]
Posted in Online, Parker Mason, Social Media, music Also tagged Korea, Lil Wayne, Matt Mason, music, Nine Inch Nails, Quote Unquote, Radiohead, Torrentfreak Leave a comment
Piracy and DRM: Thanks for the Entertainment
XKCD absoluteley nails the explanation of why DRM sucks:
And in related news, Ars Technica reports that the entertainment industry has basically been making up stats about how much piracy is costing the U.S. Economy, while Larry Lessig (via Techdirt) argues in favor of decriminalizing musical piracy and remixing.
When will the entertainment industry learn?
-Parker
Posted in News, Online, Parker Mason Also tagged Ars Technica, DRM, entertainment, Larry Lessig, XKCD Leave a comment
Game Developers are Just Like Musicians