Explaining the Business of Entertainment
(This article is Part 3 of my series on the Pac 12, including whether they should have brought on a strategic partner in 2012: Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012? Part I at Athletic Director U Did the Pac 12 Need a Strategic Partner in 2012?
I wouldn’t call this a “what a week in entertainment!” media week, but at least one outlet ran an “special emergency” newsletter, so clearly we had news. Instead of that big story–or the continued musical chairs at Warner Media–I’ve had my eye on a few stories that add up to
Let me paint a nightmare scenario: “Evil corporations realize they have extremely valuable intellectual property. Famous characters like Superman, Batman, and most of all, Mickey Mouse. These corporations employ armies of lawyers and lobbyists and they get to work on Congress. They extend the copyright on all works indefinitely. This