How the Entertainment Industry Solved Piracy, Then Made It Popular Again

[Gimpymoo]

An interesting read and in my view, an accurate summary of where we are at.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...stry-solved-piracy-then-made-it-popular-again

I know that mainstream users are happy in their app laden utopia but when people start adding up their subscriptions and realise they are paying close to Sky sub fees in total, it will hit the fan again.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Music for me is a successful model.

The music industry was DYING owing to piracy. They were scared. Prices dropped and consumption was made easier and they turned it around with both streaming and purchasing models.

The TV/Film industry is in a right mess regarding a switchover to digital distribution.