The
entertainment companies will not stop until they have the power to shut
down websites they don't like. Entertainment companies are running a
failing business model and need a new way to prop it up. For 50 years
TV companies could tell America what to watch and when to watch it.
They reveled in that power.
You see, laws already exist to protect copyrighted content and have it permanently removed from websites. This new law is not designed to duplicate that. The new law would give the power to the entertainment companies to shut down entire websites instead of just removing any contested content. Why would they want to do this?
The big entertainment companies have lost control over what America watches because they are competing with a large volume of independently created content. They can't make you watch their content if you're watching something else.
When they have the power to shut down entertainment websites then they can use that leverage to force companies like YouTube into "profit-sharing agreements." These agreements will be not only to create new income streams but also to shape and manipulate what content is preferred and promoted without even having to pay for the advertising.
To bring it all home, the big picture here is not for the entertainment companies to control their own content but to control how and when and where you can access independently created content. This will return their status to the gatekeepers of American entertainment. Their purpose is to increase their own viewership with a business model mandated by the United States Government.
You see, laws already exist to protect copyrighted content and have it permanently removed from websites. This new law is not designed to duplicate that. The new law would give the power to the entertainment companies to shut down entire websites instead of just removing any contested content. Why would they want to do this?
The big entertainment companies have lost control over what America watches because they are competing with a large volume of independently created content. They can't make you watch their content if you're watching something else.
When they have the power to shut down entertainment websites then they can use that leverage to force companies like YouTube into "profit-sharing agreements." These agreements will be not only to create new income streams but also to shape and manipulate what content is preferred and promoted without even having to pay for the advertising.
To bring it all home, the big picture here is not for the entertainment companies to control their own content but to control how and when and where you can access independently created content. This will return their status to the gatekeepers of American entertainment. Their purpose is to increase their own viewership with a business model mandated by the United States Government.
