[dingaling]

> a new generation born and grown up entirely digitally and connected

The 'new generation' seems to want to sit on their collective arses and watch movies & music for free, but not contribute to the cost of their creation.

I'm all ears as to why their selfish, immediate-gratification desires should be considered.

'The old business model is broken!' they exclaim. Well then, stop consuming its output and go out there and CREATE better content. But most of them decline to do so. Hypocrites.

[lgrebe]

With more than 100.000 millennials taking to the streets in parts of Europe alone [0], and many suggestions on how to do it differently and better, ignored by „the internet is a series of tubes“ politicians, your claim of „collective passive consumption arse sitting“ doesn’t sit right with me.

[0] https://www.dw.com/en/eu-copyright-bill-protests-across-euro...

[tomhoward]

That "new generation" seems perfectly happy paying for Netflix, Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

They also seem happy to create content on Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, etc, with a handful of them becoming stars as big as the pop stars and TV/movie stars of earlier generations.

Attributing simplistic traits to entire generations, comprising hundreds of millions of people spanning many different countries, cultures and classes, never really goes well.

At any point in time, people just choose the most appealing and cost-effective options of those available to them.

It's up to those offering products and services to make their economic model work, but the ability of the big content companies to generate big revenues, either via subscriptions or advertising, shows that there are various models that can work well.

[tomjen3]

I don't think people have an issue with contributing to the cost of creation, at least enough movies etc are being made and paid for that they are still making money.

As for changing the system, the current problem with copyright is that it mixes control and payment, leading to stupid things like HBO not being available unless you pay for a gazillon channels you don't need.

I see a future where producers have to declare their prizes, but must offer the same deal to anybody who is willing to buy it. Any exlusive deal is automatically a violation of monopoly laws.

[imtringued]

If you create content that does not follow the old business model then it will get blocked by the upload filters. Now this is truly hypocritical!

[tuxxy]

Unnecessary.