http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120430/07083218708/googles-fiber-makes-mpaa-skittish-why-does-hollywood-see-all-technology-terms-piracy.shtml#c609 Thu, 3 May 2012 08:44:18 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120430/07083218708/googles-fiber-makes-mpaa-skittish-why-does-hollywood-see-all-technology-terms-piracy.shtml#c609 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110712/01182015052/monkeys-dont-do-fair-use-news-agency-tells-techdirt-to-remove-photos.shtml#c3752 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:36:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110712/01182015052/monkeys-dont-do-fair-use-news-agency-tells-techdirt-to-remove-photos.shtml#c3752 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110509/17331214217/dailydirt-hey-teacher-leave-those-kids-alone.shtml#c197 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:29:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110509/17331214217/dailydirt-hey-teacher-leave-those-kids-alone.shtml#c197 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110606/13200014569/were-missing-point-cloud-its-not-supposed-to-be-locked-to-single-service.shtml#c210 Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:16:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110606/13200014569/were-missing-point-cloud-its-not-supposed-to-be-locked-to-single-service.shtml#c210 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110508/23273614200/acdc-says-their-songs-will-never-be-available-download-rest-internet-laughs.shtml#c1119 Tue, 10 May 2011 07:08:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110508/23273614200/acdc-says-their-songs-will-never-be-available-download-rest-internet-laughs.shtml#c1119 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110502/23571414124/canadians-ignore-ban-tweeting-election-results.shtml#c814 Tue, 3 May 2011 20:39:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110502/23571414124/canadians-ignore-ban-tweeting-election-results.shtml#c814 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110423/01313514014/not-relying-copyright-doesnt-mean-you-dont-make-money.shtml#c372 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:53:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110423/01313514014/not-relying-copyright-doesnt-mean-you-dont-make-money.shtml#c372
For example, if anybody can print the book after it's out, there's an advantage in being the first one out of the gate. You get the first mover advantage so that your books are the ones on the shelves, your cover art is recognized, and the others (while equally free to be made) look more like knockoffs. I think that might be a direction things are going, with publishers and labels competing for who gets first dibs on a new work as opposed to forcing the creator to give up all monopoly rights.

First also plays into the Kickstarter model, where donors or top-level contributors might get an early peak or advance copy of the book.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110411/06115913853/incentivized-creation.shtml#c215 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:46:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110411/06115913853/incentivized-creation.shtml#c215
Sometimes that's as simple as putting out a quality product at a reasonable price. Other times it involves fun promotions (See: TF2 hats) or more risky experiments (See: Humble Indie Bundle). Regardless, somebody making art instead of "product" who would like to make money from it is in the same place with or without the so-called protections provided by copyright, and is better off ignoring them and simply focusing on creating great stuff people would be willing to buy.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110401/03121213728/movie-studios-add-another-window-30-dollar-rental.shtml#c696 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:23:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110401/03121213728/movie-studios-add-another-window-30-dollar-rental.shtml#c696 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101210/16444112241/sometimes-its-better-to-just-let-people-copy-your-content-than-deal-with-licensing.shtml#c702 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:52:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101210/16444112241/sometimes-its-better-to-just-let-people-copy-your-content-than-deal-with-licensing.shtml#c702
What precise benefit do you see of copyright that we cannot get without it? The things I see advocated here work just fine without government-granted monopolies, so why need them at all?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110228/23515813305/new-study-70-people-find-piracy-socially-acceptable.shtml#c653 Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:35:47 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110228/23515813305/new-study-70-people-find-piracy-socially-acceptable.shtml#c653 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110225/00060613253/debate-over-copyright-gets-loud-digital-music-forum.shtml#c401 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:34:23 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110225/00060613253/debate-over-copyright-gets-loud-digital-music-forum.shtml#c401 right now instead?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110216/23141213139/maybe-super-cheap-video-games-are-helping-not-destroying-video-game-industry.shtml#c567 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:34:23 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110216/23141213139/maybe-super-cheap-video-games-are-helping-not-destroying-video-game-industry.shtml#c567
I guess some of the MMOs have switched to a model like this (LotRO, DnDO) and are doing pretty well.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110216/03082713127/return-coica-because-censorship-is-cool-again.shtml#c777 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:38:01 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110216/03082713127/return-coica-because-censorship-is-cool-again.shtml#c777 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110208/15510213010/expendables-producers-begin-process-shaking-down-thousands-cash.shtml#c710 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:54:53 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110208/15510213010/expendables-producers-begin-process-shaking-down-thousands-cash.shtml#c710 now, with things the way they are.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110105/20171512541/band-discovers-leaked-song-its-response-is-to-release-better-version-free.shtml#c24 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:32:28 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110105/20171512541/band-discovers-leaked-song-its-response-is-to-release-better-version-free.shtml#c24 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101208/14553312197/operation-payback-wikileaks-show-battle-lines-are-about-distributed-open-vs-centralized-closed.shtml#c742 Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:00:56 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101208/14553312197/operation-payback-wikileaks-show-battle-lines-are-about-distributed-open-vs-centralized-closed.shtml#c742 Obama's tax return already IS public.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/21485811928/200-students-admit-to-cheating-exam-bigger-question-is-if-it-was-really-cheating-studying.shtml#c675 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:59:48 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/21485811928/200-students-admit-to-cheating-exam-bigger-question-is-if-it-was-really-cheating-studying.shtml#c675 is by going over old questions, which is what smart students are going to do.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/21485811928/200-students-admit-to-cheating-exam-bigger-question-is-if-it-was-really-cheating-studying.shtml#c659 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:57:36 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/21485811928/200-students-admit-to-cheating-exam-bigger-question-is-if-it-was-really-cheating-studying.shtml#c659 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101020/09352711499/creative-commons-branding-confusion.shtml#c1008 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:01:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101020/09352711499/creative-commons-branding-confusion.shtml#c1008