Given that in the digital age, copying data of all types has become "free", there leaves very little competitive or economic reason for a content producer to "hoard" or lock up their works. Kevin Kelly shows 6 attributes which are "better than free" for products in the new age. These attributes, or "generatives" as he calls them, are the only means of creating value (and thus profit) for a media producer going forward. In essence, the value of a work must (and will) be given to intangibles which cannot be copied.
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php
Not only is Kevin's piece particularly insightful (at least to myself), the comments made in the blog post are also very interesting as well. The comments are as informative and interesting as the original blog posting itself. A very eye-opening and inspiring blog.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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