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Originally Posted by duff
I can't say with absolute certainty (because I'm in Canada and they block us). But, doesn't NBC protect the shows that they stream over the web? I'm always seeing ads to "Watch it again at NBC.com". Surely they have some kind of protection?
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The problem with comparing to mainstream is, from what I've read, most of them are not having any success online. The music industry, for example, is screwed. I've yet to hear of anyone reporting huge success broadcasting content online. So DRM or not the $$$ and profit are not rolling in. In fact if you research deeper you'll see many people seem to agree that if the Music industry would have listened to their users demands and requests they'd be less screwed today.
There is a constant push towards things becoming free. It happens in most industries. It's happening in ours. When the push accelerates towards free the answer isn't to limit what you offer but instead to increase what you offer and live with the new profit margins that emerge. That is exactly the situation our industry is in right now.