People have paid for content. They always have.
BARRY DILLERMy opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it’s accessed by the world.
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I’m never absolutely sure of anything, and I don’t want to be. You’re either right and you’ll pull through, or you’re not. We’re never going to be right about everything, and we’ve certainly been wrong.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it’s accessed by the world.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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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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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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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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