Canadian Copyright Organization: This Is War Against Consumers
Found on Techdirt on Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Access Copyright is talking about customers here. The people who actually determine the real value of whatever content creators make. And Access Copyright is flat-out insulting them, by making them out to be an unruly mob that content creators need to fight.
If you want to understand why these industries are dying, the evidence is right here. When you treat your customers as the enemy, don't be surprised if they go away. It's not because of "piracy" or "the internet." It's because these content creators are treating their best customers as anything but customers.
The industry is dying just because it's trying really hard to die. It fights with musicians and customers; not a bright idea. They realize that today, there is no need for their way of promotion anymore because the Internet does that; without control. New songs pop up out of nowhere ("Chocolate Rain" anyone?) without anybody pushing them.