Cash flow per screen; here's a small primer on the movie theater business. The theater may soon be showing you that movie via digital projector; alas, there goes the projectionist job. I once did that for a few weeks as a part-time job in an outdoor theater on Kwajalein; you gotta pay attention towards the end of each reel. There used to be a little marker in the top right corner of the screen which indicated when to cut over to the next reel of film; it's an exercise in timing. I imagine Batty could explain further. More entertainment thoughts: "...all Hollywood has to do is introduce its own secure, copy-protected consumer-electronics devices"... Another, more strident view: Cory Doctorow of EFF excoriates the idea that "a $35 billion entertainment industry sacrifices the $600 billion technology industry on copyright's altar." EFF has a Blog updating the activities of the Broadcast Protection Discussion Group, in case anyone's interested.
Books about blogging? Uh-oh. The author also has come up with an admittedly sparse "glossary" of weblog terms. I think/hope this is tongue-in-cheek. You do not need a password to access the glossary, which is good, since we all have way too many already. Oh, and you may have to remember them for longer than you thought; life expectancies are increasing.
Posted by Linkmeister at May 10, 2002 04:06 PMI too have followed the EFF's coverage of the issue.
Re a $35 B vs. a $600 B industry, I suspect that the entertainment industry has accumulated relatively more political influence than their tech "competitors".
It will be an interesting fight,m especially when consumers weigh in when they discover their needs and desires are being sacrificed.
Posted by: Pixelshim at May 11, 2002 08:02 AMI wouldn't expect the transition to happen too quickly. A lot of the big studios rely on the inflated prices of actual film and would sacrifice that in the long run if going digital. It's the whole new-car scenario...a car gets old, get another one. These groups don't want to have a permanent record of a movie. They want the degradation. It helps them to re-release movies.
I'd love to see it, but after witnessing insanity down there I would be surprised if they actually agreed to placate the consumer.
Oh, I'm resizable now, Link.
Posted by: hoopty at May 12, 2002 08:08 AMMan, hoops, you're too young to be so cynical! Grins...
Posted by: Linkmeister at May 12, 2002 08:15 AM