Copy-right

So I read some news "flash" about Apple developing technology that would prevent people from being able to take pictures or record video at concerts. Apparently it's going to be some infrared signal that just cuts that piece of the phone's functionality off.

Wow how will I survive now. I mean now I will be spending all of this money on concert tickets because I can't tell you how many times I've passed on a show due to the fact that I could have just watched some wobbly YouTube footage. (Ok honestly this was my rationale last time Radiohead played in Grant Park, but still...that was more because I had a six month old, right?)

Baseball does something similar with their internet streaming approach. They've got hawks out there shutting down and disabling any footage that contains part of a baseball game so that you buy their MLB app, which is actually pretty cool ok I'm not making a good point here. I would like to point out the NBA doesn't care, and I think that's FAN-tastic.

Anyway, it just all seems like a pointless battle to me. Technology can allow people to take part in an enjoyable experience. Isn't it a good thing for these bands, these sports, to grow their global audience? Yes I know that the number one customer of sports are the broadcast companies that distribute content - - and that the big fear is that this turns into the wild west and renegade sites gain enough traction (best example here is the English Premier League) to compromise revenue.

But my belief is that content is king. Provide a better product than the pirates and people will pay and your company will thrive? /drops mic