Mass Media vs. the World

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:44 am

A whole series of news on the entertainment and media industries, that says something about the current state of politics and change. The headlines speak for themselves.

RIAA, worst company in America
US CD Music Sales Down 20% In Q1 2007 , while Canadian sales up 10% in 2006 overall (feel free to point out a more current Canadian study if you have one)
Two cases of RIAA's lawsuit frenzy Back Firing, Folds and Why
MPAA Reports Record Movie Sales in 2006 (up 5.5%)
DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach ( alternate post )
New: Private File Sharing To Remain/Become legal In EU
New: Some iTunes from EMI goes DRM-free, 256Kbps AAC at $0.30 more
New: Canadian Broadcasters Seek New Internet Regulation (ye can seek but ye shalt not find)

Interesting trends and patterns here. Media and information at large are transitioning to digital forms on the internet, and rules that made sense for physical goods doesn't make sense for digital goods anymore. As consumers, we should be careful of how laws and economies are changing, or things might not look too good for those of us who are not "pirates". Especially when many of us are not just consumers anymore, we produce as well.

Case in point, here's what a indie film producer has to say about distributing their film on TorrentBox.com:

Oded wrote:

As 2 young film makers from the far side of the globe, my partner Daniel Sivan and I want to reach a vast audience. The internet and file sharing are the best stage we could think of. With millions of people seeking for new movies to watch, we can easily reach them simply by giving everybody what they like. Just like we get from other people who share.

We also believe that by reaching out for audience we can find other people that can help us distribute the film. The few hundreds or (hopefully) thousands of people that will see it will not make poor, they can just raise the interest in our film around the world.
Soulseek are promoting their independent artists by publishing the soulseek collections.
BitTorrent should be the tools for independent film makers to promote their creations.
The future looks just like this... without DRM, MPAA or RIAA - so don't be afraid and join the future by sharing your creation with your audience!

Our film's web page: http://giori.(biz)/

Check out their film! Their documentary, Monkey Business, is posted on TorrentBox.com in link above.