Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there more startups in the art field?
by thenomad on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @06:27AM
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Which two are you thinking of?
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there more startups in the art field?
by kohanz on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @09:24AM
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I'm guessing recorded music and film/TV.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't there more startups in the art field?
by J_Darnley on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @12:51PM
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Bingo. Music and video. The services being Netflix and Spotify. I don't like their model, I would rather own the content, but that doesn't mean I want to see them run into the ground. The industries seem to want to stunt them.
Video content is split between several services and locked into regions. All of it comes with DRM and as far as I know all of it is streamed.
Music is fairing a little better. Most popular music is sold my most stores. I think all of it is DRM free these days. However music is being pulled off Spotify due to moaning about how little per play the copyright holders recieve. There are some dodgy stories emerging about "back room deals" to try to kill off free content on various services.