Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Copyright?

When it comes to new media, (downloadable audio and such,) Hollywood and the American recording industry are likely to talk about “threats to commerce” and the all-important god of Copyright Law. Meanwhile, across the pond, the BBC is doing just the opposite. “America’s entertainment industry is committing slow, spectacular suicide, while one of Europe’s biggest broadcasters is rushing headlong to the future, embracing innovation rather than fighting it. Unlike Hollywood, the BBC is eager and willing to work with a burgeoning group of content providers whose interests are aligned with its own: its audience.”