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DEAR CONGRESS: THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) IS BROKEN AND NO LONGER WORKS FOR CREATORS

One of the biggest problems confronting songwriters and recording artists today is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This law was written and passed in an era that is technologically out-of-date compared to the era in which we live. It has allowed major tech companies to grow and generate huge profits by creating ease of use for consumers to carry almost every recorded song in history in their pocket via a smartphone, while songwriters’ and artists’ earnings continue to diminish. Music consumption has skyrocketed, but the monies earned by individual writers and artists for that consumption has plummeted.

The DMCA simply doesn’t work.

Consumers have more digital media options than ever, and most are finding what they want. But many are becoming frustrated by the complexity and effort piecing together their entertainment experience requires.

While consumers appreciate the freedom to customize their entertainment experiences, they don’t enjoy the friction—the hassles, responsibilities, and even vulnerabilities—that can result from choosing options à la carte.

In 2007, Netflix changed the landscape by introducing streaming on PC, allowing customers to instantly watch shows. By 2010, Netflix video streaming became available on additional platforms, including iOS devices. Today, video streaming services Netflix and Hulu have a strong hold among combined iOS and Android Top US Apps.

These convenient apps have set the stage for a preferred entertainment delivery. A whole generation of consumers have grown up with video streaming, rather than (or in addition to) paying for cable television: cord cutters and cord nevers. Major premium cable networks, HBO and Showtime, are now after a piece of the pie Netflix and Hulu have carved out

Both HBO NOW and Showtime are taking different approaches to standalone streaming partnerships. HBO NOW has gotten more traction in part to a heavy promotion from Apple, resulting in positive metrics. Showtime’s success is less clear, being married into Hulu’s already strong performance

В 2015 г. продажи музыки выросли на 3,2% до $15 млрд, сообщила Международная федерация звукозаписывающей индустрии (IFPI)

Рост рынка обеспечен прежде всего тем, что продажа музыки в цифровом формате приносит теперь больше выручки, чем продажа треков на физических носителях – CD- и DVD-дисках.

На цифровые форматы теперь приходится 45% всех продаж, или $6,7 млрд. А в 19 странах мира они занимают уже больше половины рынка. За последние 10 лет онлайн-продажи музыки выросли в 6 раз, а в 2015 г. – на 10,2%.

Большинство представителей поколений Y и Z использует онлайн-видео как эффективное средство для снятия стресса или отличное снотворное.

Digital видео служит для большинства 13–24 летних молодых людей не развлечением или средством познания, как предполагают маркетологи, а антидепрессантом и средством побыстрее уснуть. Отличным способом для снятия стресса онлайн-видео назвали 61% представителей молодого поколения. Еще 44% молодых людей воспринимает видео как эффективное снотворное средство.

Defy Media также обнаружили, что подростки не возражают против рекламы. Более того, 63% молодых людей выразили готовность приобрести продукт, рекомендованный звездой на YouTube. А вот доверия к ТВ-звездам меньше – на нее откликнулись бы только 48% представителей поколения Z.

Still, most parenting wisdom continues to portray television as an evil mind-rotting demon. The fear of ‘screen time’ is so deeply ingrained in our collective imagination that an irrational opposition between outdoor play and media consumption is taken for granted. Many parents believe the choice is either/or: indoors or out.

most storytelling is interactive. We consume most of our media through internet connected devices. And technology is so adept at providing ‘adaptive feedback’ that it proves to be an exceptionally effective teaching tool. In fact, a recent SRI study shows that game based learning can boost cognitive learning for students sitting on the median by 12%.

Joint media engagement refers to spontaneous and designed experiences of people using media together, and can happen anywhere and at any time when there are multiple people interacting together with digital and traditional media.