On 09/17/2012 10:27 AM, Daniel C. wrote: >> I agree physical media is dying, but there is surely money to be made >> during that demise. > Good point. One of the critical character traits of a business > founder (as identified by Yanev Suissa, a Venture Fellow at NEA who > spoke at a business class I took) is the ability to "pivot" - to > change direction when new information or perspectives become > available. Our OP might not be headed in the perfect direction now > (it would be surprising if he was, since that would mean he picked the > perfect strategy right out the gate) but if he can adjust fire he > might be able to make this work. > I was thinking along the same line as the mob; that is to say, this is a fabulous idea right up till the first lawyer sees a deepening pocket, where in they file a cease and desist while drooling all over himself.
On the other hand: My wife is constantly wanting me to rip and burn our VHS tapes. And our audio tapes. And maybe the DVD's too. I like the forward thinking trend she's on, but I see the physical media as the One True MPAA Shield in the hands of a semi-decent defense lawyer. Without it, I can't prove anything, since I don't keep the receipts forever. So, while the OP is sticking a barn wall and asking the MPAA lawyers to eventually throw a brick at it, I like the idea of the media being stored away where my wife will quit bugging me to burn the originals. I don't like whatever license and fee agreement from Walmart, Netflix lack of generic linux support, and Amazon is semi-decent. So he might eventually have a shot at a spot in the streaming market, if he has the warehouse to store EVERYONE's media. ;-Daniel Fussell /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
