BitTorrent vs. Television
Mark Pesce has posted the second part of his article on BitTorrent and Hyperdistribution: The New Laws of Television.
For those of you who didn't see mordwen's earlier post (thanks BTW) on this, the first half is
Hyperdistribution.
Compelling points ...
* AOL gained enormous mind and marketshare by massmailing CD's. Why not distribute television with the newspaper?
* How many people took online music sales seriously before the iTunes Music Store?
The thing he doesn't mention, but that supports his argument, is that this is what the internet does really well. It destroys the economic viability of being a middleman. If you do not add value, you die.
When was the last time you saw a TV station as adding value?
It's good stuff, highly recommended.
For those of you who didn't see mordwen's earlier post (thanks BTW) on this, the first half is
Hyperdistribution.
Compelling points ...
* AOL gained enormous mind and marketshare by massmailing CD's. Why not distribute television with the newspaper?
* How many people took online music sales seriously before the iTunes Music Store?
The thing he doesn't mention, but that supports his argument, is that this is what the internet does really well. It destroys the economic viability of being a middleman. If you do not add value, you die.
When was the last time you saw a TV station as adding value?
It's good stuff, highly recommended.