Alternatives to Collective Management

Alternatives toCollective Management

Scott Martin

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compulsorylicense!

Legalize it, tax it.

who will pay the compulsory license?

is any country going to tax consumers to support the business model of off-shore commercial pirates?

compulsory licenses will not provide a stream of revenue sufficient to produce & distribute films.

One argument for Compulsory Licenses:Compulsory licenses are a solution

to piracy. Arguments against:

…not the pirates …not the ISPs …consumers?

COMPULSORYLICENSE

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explore techsolutions!

Paramount Digital Distribution hasDEALS WITH THAN 200 DIGITAL SERVICES

750+ FILMS / 50+ COUNTRIES / 25+ LANGUAGES

and adding more content, choices, options daily

But are current digital offerings simple & consumer friendly?

Not really. And that is not good for anyone.

Electronic Sell-Through as it exists today

• Silos limit consumer options to a single retailer and a single playback device when purchasing content.

• Digital services’ proprietary formats hinder consumer adoption.

• Constraints of closed systems lower consumer’s perceived value of purchasing or renting digital copies.

if hard goods were like digital goods…Imagine

a transparent digital ecosystemImagine instead…

Imagine

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a transparent digital ecosystem RRetailer Retailer Service Service

Watch on TVWatch on portable device Watch on PC

Imagine instead…

Buy UVVU from any retailer

Access UVVU stream from any UVVU service

Play UVVU on any UVVU device

Stream UVVU on any UVVU device

Share UVVU with household members

Multiple devices seamlessly connected through the cloud

UltraViolet™ Members a partial list

This is collective licensing at its best.

Compulsory licenses are no solution for feature films.

Voluntary collective approaches which use digital secure technology to meet consumer needs are a solution.

CONCLUSION…

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