I totally agree with this article, especially with the question of weather we totally own these media's which we purchased with our hard earned money. I'm surprised they don't make us sign a contract restricting us on how many friends we can allow to view or listen to our media with us.
In the old days it was understood that you didn't broadcast the media and that was about it. Until the "real to real" and the "cassette" we really couldn't even copy it. Yes maybe it is a little more complicated now to some extent, but the concept should remain similar to then.
Again in the old days they were paid by commercials and sales of the audio products. What we are reading in this article is nothing more than greed at its finest. I don't know why, for example, the networks aren't just airing their media with commercials as before.
What I suggest is that we start producing our own media on the net with the understanding that you are sharing it with the world and hook up with Google and and get paid for the ads or any other way to get paid while airing your media.
Technology is going to advance to such a state in the future that these so called PACs will find it impossible to keep up with. Sort of like it was a century ago when they transmitted into the airwaves which were considered free.
There is enough good talent from what I have seen on the net to keep me entertained without ever accessing the monopoly giants. If they can't get with the times let the dinosaurs pass into history.
Bill Collier
