“Even if there were no illegal copying, the advent of digital distribution will put a lot of stress on the movie and music industry. When the distribution costs comes down, that puts more price pressure on the rest of the cost.” IfsIndustryCostStressPressureDigitalIllegalDistributionMusic IndustryAdventCopyingMovies And Music Author:Edward Felten
“From where I sit I see the digital cinema creating sloppiness on the part of filmmakers because they know if they really get in trouble they can fix it later. So they don't pay that much attention, and of course it costs a lot of money.” IfsKnowsCoursesPayAttentionTroubleCostCreatingCinemaFilmmakerDigitalLots Of MoneySloppiness Author:Robert Zemeckis
“Most people who love movies and kind of understand the process realize that if you do a character like Gollum or Jar Jar or any major digital character, that costs twice as much as having Tom Cruise in a movie.” PeopleIfsKindCharacterProcessRealizingCostMajorsDigitalTomsJarsCruiseMovie Love Author:Rick McCallum
“Authors and publishers want fair compensation and a means of protecting content through digital rights management. Vendors and technology companies want new markets for e-book reading devices and other hardware. End-users most of all want a wide range and generous amount of high-quality content for free or at reasonable costs. Like end-users, libraries want quality, quantity, economy, and variety as well as flexible business models.” WantWellsMeanBookEndsReadingQualityCompanyTechnologyEconomyRightsAmountCostModelsFairsManagementLibraryWideVarietyRangeGenerousReasonableDigitalDevicesQuantityUsersPublishersFlexibleCompensationBook ReadingHigh QualityHardwareBusiness ModelsVendors Author:Tom Peters
“The Xbox 360 is the best game console ever designed. It's fast and powerful - games look as good on the 360 as on high-end PCs that cost six times as much. It's easy to navigate and has lots of useful secondary features - the ability to play digital video, stream MP3s, and so on.” LooksEndsPlayGamesEasyAbilityPowerfulCostSixVideoFeaturesStreamsDigitalConsoleNavigateXboxMp3 Author:James Surowiecki