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Crowdsourcing Indie Movies, Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Crowdsourcing Indie Movies

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Abstract

Internet-centered technology developments are revolutionizing the ways in which movies can be made. The use of crowdsourcing to make indie movies is a possibility that has not yet been explored fully, although the use of crowdsourcing to raise money for artistic works is growing. Crowdsourcing can be used for every step of making a movie, increasing the range of collaboration available to creators and reducing capital requirements. The article uses a fictional account of a team of young moviemakers to explain how they can use crowdsourcing for each step of making their …

New Business Models For Music, Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

The popular music industry is in the middle of a technology-driven revolution. It is clear that the old order has been swept away, but it is not yet clear what form the “new order” will take. The major labels are on life support and will not survive in anything like their previous form. Compact Discs are dead as a distribution medium. Copyright is unenforceable and hence essentially irrelevant except at the margins of the “new order.” Barriers to entry have been reduced dramatically as the costs of producing top-quality recordings have declined by a couple of orders of magnitude. Portable …

Property And Innovation In The Global Information Infrastructure, Henry H. Perritt

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

No abstract provided.

Unbundling Value In Electronic Information Products: Intellectual Property Protection For Machine Readable Interfaces, Henry H. Perritt

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

No abstract provided.