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Re:Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outg... by bitwize on Monday April 04, 2016 @10:21AM (#11422042)
"Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis. Any time you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing programming." --Jamie Kellner, former Warner executive
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Re:Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outg... by chopin on Monday April 04, 2016 @01:16PM (#11423572)
"To view this content, you are obliged to shoot yourself in the foot." --me

Any time you shove me down ransomware you are actively supporting crime.

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Re:Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outg... by bitwize on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @01:45AM (#11436857)
I'm not saying that what Jamie Kellner said is a good thing, only that he said it -- and it broadly reflects the thinking of many decision makers in the "content industry" -- that when content is made available to the audience with support from advertisers, the audience is obligated to view the ads.
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