People are stupid
Boing Boing has linked a really intresting talk by MPAA to a group of high-tech suppliers, attempting to sell to them the concept of plugging the analoge hole in media hardware. This is seriously stupid and is summed up well by one of the questions addressed to the speaker.
One questioner asked who would be responsible for the extensive
consumer education needed. Hunt’s answer — that he hoped retailers
would do it — drew dubious groans.The final question summed up the problem: “This is a room full of
people whose living depends on this working. You’re getting pushback to
the point of hostility. If you can’t sell this to us, how are you going
to sell it to the target 16-45 demographic?”Hunt said the marketplace would ultimately sort it out.
I hope that this is the beginning of the end for the MPAA!
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