Quite an nteresting article. It makes a cogrnt argument for the connection between digital piracy and the increasing homogeneity of pop-culture. I was troubled by the knowledge that millions of music fans were freeloading music from these artists without a second thought, and more so that I was one of them, hypocritically claiming to “love” music all the while. Once I realised that the great majority of artists and musicians actually needed their legal rights enforced under copyright just to have the chance to break even, the usual excuses for digital piracy started to look like sophomoric drivel. The big question is: how would things look if the illegal free option weren’t as convenient, if the internet took a leap in “development”? Would Hollywood not be quite as dependent upon comic book blockbusters and take a few more chances on new stories? Perhaps American culture wouldn’t be quite as dominant globally, with local creative industries having a better shot at investment and growth to better compete with American film and music? With stable promotional budgets for record labels and studios, a few more daring artistic voices might find an audience, and charge their way onto the pop culture radar, and even change the way some of us think about the world. ht.ly/zwHPO
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:27:32 +0000
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