Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

Re:Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his web... by shadowfox on Saturday December 10, 2011 @05:39PM (#3338699)

Indeed. But I am curious what would happen if a lot more people did this. Would such an appeal lose effectiveness?

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Re:Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his web... by jgeralnik on Saturday December 10, 2011 @05:55PM (#3338722)

Definitely. The only reason I bought it was to support DRM free content, not because I was actually particularly interested in it. If this was standard practice I would not just be buying for the novelty. That said, I definitely think it is possible to build a scalable system that works, it just needs some innovation.

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Re:Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his web... by angstrom on Saturday December 10, 2011 @11:23PM (#3339266)

The answer to that is complex, but worth considering what happens without it. A perfect example would be the Bill Hicks guest appearance on David Letterman that was not allowed to air because the material was considered too sensitive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkptz2YfZik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf340K_Ed0o&feature=relat...

I fullheartedly support comedy as a form of free speech that should not be influenced by sponsorship.

Remember: Nothing is free. If something is "free", that's because it's you that's being sold.

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