tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post539542520351092773..comments2023-10-15T07:39:14.688-07:00Comments on Smarty Pants Moustache Man: A Piracy PrimerAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203501259969765040noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951396.post-6647835411716721402008-01-18T13:48:00.000-08:002008-01-18T13:48:00.000-08:00hey alf, i really appreciate this post. a big wave...hey alf, i really appreciate this post. a big wave of change is coming and we can choose to try fruitlessly to stop it, be terrified of it, or embrace it.<BR/><BR/>it seems that artists are most tolerant of piracy, because it means people are interested in their message. however, business demands that a sense of entitlement be attached to that message: 'if you want it, you must pay for it,' (which is why artists need agents, or they'd all starve). <BR/><BR/>so what does the future hold? will everything bend around backwards and make stage performances the only truly profitable medium once again?<BR/><BR/>john august has some interesting things to say about it as well, regarding his film 'the nines' showing up on bittorrent. check it out: <BR/><BR/>http://johnaugust.com/archives/2008/more-on-the-torrents<BR/><BR/>joejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847711853305306202noreply@blogger.com