[LINK] Digital rights DIY

[Tom Koltai]

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> stephen at melbpc.org.au
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2011 5:27 PM
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> 
> Here's one experimental way forward re digital rights. This 
> artist has grossed a million dollars. And no headaches, 
> simply goodwill all round.
> 
> His answer? Do-it-yourself, and trust human honesty. And, 
> it's working.
> 
> 
> "The Media Equation: A Comic Distributes Himself"
> 
> By DAVID CARR www.nytimes.com Published: December 18, 2011 
> 
> Louis C. K. is something of a pirate in the entertainment 
> world, a man 
> who has ignored propriety on his way to building a huge comic 
> franchise. 
> So it's odd to see him put one of his shows for sale on the Web and 
> politely ask fans not to rip him off.
> 
> The weirder thing? It seems to be working. 
><SNIP> 
>
> On Wednesday on his site, he declared the experiment a success. 
> 
> "I'm really glad I put this out here this way and I'll 
> certainly do it 
> again," he wrote. "If the trend continues with sales on this 
> video, my 
> goal is that I can reach the point where when I sell anything, be it 
> videos, CDs or tickets to my tours, I'll do it here and I'll 
> continue to follow the model of keeping my price as far down as
possible, 
> not over marketing to you, keeping as few people between you and me as

> possible in the transaction." 
> 

Oh dear, how not to make friends in Hollywood.
Or, how to make money in Hollywood without any "FRIENDS" (Read FRIEND in
italics).

Makes a joke of the entire SOPA, ACTA charade.

The problem too few Journalists understand the danger of those two
government corralling instruments and therefore don't write about it as
often as they should.

How do you tell an entire generation that they are now technologically
FCUKED ? (And all the books have been thrown away by all the
libraries...)

I guess we need a Republican candidate to stand up to big biz for
election 2012.  That might work. No SOPA and Repeal ACTA.

TomK