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August 2, 2004
Internet TV usage scenario
Internet TV usage scenario: John Battelle points out the danger we risk from letting old companies define new technology: "I don't know about you, but sending multi-gigabyte three-hour files around the net is not my idea of fun, at least until the Koreans show up with fiber to the home. What I *do* want to do is cut and paste clips from shows I'm watching that I find interesting, illuminating, or funny and send them as email or IM or cel clips to my friends, and I may well want to send more than *nine*, for chrissakes. The ability to comment upon, promote, append, adapt, and tinker with my media is what I want. I have NO INTEREST in hijacking re-runs of 'Friends' and sharing them with my real friends." In the past, only a few highly-invested groups could distribute video content effectively. With asynchronous net distribution, and particularly with decentrlized distribution like BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer approaches, small groups and even individuals can become practical video producers. I don't think the 30-minute sitcom will be around in twenty years... it would be a pity if we hobbled new technology for the next 50 years just because it's an easy way to protect the older revenue.
Posted by John Dowdell at August 2, 2004 5:38 PM