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We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.

Barry Diller

Hollywood is a community that’s so inbred, it’s a wonder the children have any teeth.
BARRY DILLER

Children Community Hollywood
Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Artist Ticketmaster Tickets
The only way anyone’s going to succeed is to build the product.
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Products Succeed Way
No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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Economic Issues Models Solve
Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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Creative Different Internet
All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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Adversarial Commerce Form
I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
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Firsts Publishing Transition
The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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Entertainment Ideas Years
The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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Ability Air Signals
What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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Focus Purpose Years
Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.
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Buttons Ideas Miracle
I’ve not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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Conduct Service Smallness
Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
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Dumb Feet Progression
People have paid for content. They always have.
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Always Content Paid People
This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Pain Reality World
We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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Able Vision Want

We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.

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We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.

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