Monday, 24 October 2011

Online film market ‘dysfunctional’

Perhaps as suitable for the IP module as the eCommerce one, the Open Rights Group has published the results of research into the availability of films online, concluding that the UK has a dysfunctional market place that leaves consumers with the digital equivalent of empty shelves.

The ORG's posting is here, and a summary on the Advanced Television site here.

Peter Bradwell, of the ORG, said that:
“There are obvious deficiencies in the licensing for cultural goods online. This crippling the market just as consumers are increasingly showing a desire to watch film in new ways. Consumers are moving online faster than the industry whose films they want to watch. Understanding why these markets are so unhealthy must be a key focus for policy makers"
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  1. ccarrarag31 October 2011 at 04:24

    One thing that always comes to my mind is that perhaps all money spent in fighting copyright infringing downloads (which seems to me a lost fight) would be better spent if used by the industry to find out a way to make movies available online in a more creative way - a way that could be good for both consumers and the industry.

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