As a few prior posters have pointed out, this speech was merely a job-search effort by the ousted and discredited Eisner. It's been widely reported, and I assume the only point in that is so that people can pour more scorn and opprobrium on him, he certainly deserves all that he gets.
Last time I checked, Hollywood was making a bundle out of digital distribution via DVDs, even though they've been cracked up the wazoo for years. So how can they be losing with iTunes when a season of a show costs more than the DVD boxset? Could it be something to do with the real creators no longer being prepared to be ripped-off by the studios? Guess what the writers' strike is all about.
Eisner represents the spirit of studio corruption that drives piracy. When Radiohead can offer their album for free and still gain twice the amount per sale that they would if they went through the System, that sends a message across the world that the notion of piracy depriving artists is a lie.
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Last time I checked, Hollywood was making a bundle out of digital distribution via DVDs, even though they've been cracked up the wazoo for years. So how can they be losing with iTunes when a season of a show costs more than the DVD boxset? Could it be something to do with the real creators no longer being prepared to be ripped-off by the studios? Guess what the writers' strike is all about.
Eisner represents the spirit of studio corruption that drives piracy. When Radiohead can offer their album for free and still gain twice the amount per sale that they would if they went through the System, that sends a message across the world that the notion of piracy depriving artists is a lie.
I want my OS X 10.4.11!
When is it gonna get here steve?