Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music
23.02.12
Young people want their music, TV and movies now _ even if it
means they get these things illegally.
A recent Columbia University survey found, in fact, that 70
percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they had bought, copied or
downloaded unauthorized music, TV shows or movies, compared with 46
percent of all adults who'd done the same.
With such an entrenched attitude, what can be done about
widespread online piracy?
Certainly law enforcement has gone after scofflaws like these,
hitting them with fines and, in some cases, even jail time.
Congress is considering controversial anti-piracy bills that would,
among other things, forbid search engines from linking to foreign
websites accused of copyright infringement. And there are lawsuits
pitting media heavyweights against Internet firms _ notably
Viacom's billion-dollar litigation against YouTube.
But here's a radical notion to consider: What if young people
who steal content weren't viewed as the problem?
Source: The Times and Democrat