Comments on: Micropayments Lead to Piracy http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/ The 'new media' evolution according to a millennial photographer. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: What’s in a News Wiki? | CoPress http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 What’s in a News Wiki? | CoPress Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:57:01 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-1132 [...] news differs from music, movies, and other forums of content. His argument is that news is “read once, and then file away” while the other forms have “repeat use” value which makes them easier to charge [...] [...] news differs from music, movies, and other forums of content. His argument is that news is “read once, and then file away” while the other forms have “repeat use” value which makes them easier to charge [...]

]]> By: Gut Punch: TIME experimenting with Paid Content | byJoeyBaker http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Gut Punch: TIME experimenting with Paid Content | byJoeyBaker Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:15:53 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-663 [...] while I’m generally against paid content, it can work. The Wall Street Journal does it effectively because they market to a niche audience [...] [...] while I’m generally against paid content, it can work. The Wall Street Journal does it effectively because they market to a niche audience [...]

]]> By: Will Sommer http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Will Sommer Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:21:21 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-1135 Smart stuff. If micropayments = piracy, then newspapers are losing the money they get from online ads and the business situation becomes even worse. Smart stuff. If micropayments = piracy, then newspapers are losing the money they get from online ads and the business situation becomes even worse.

]]> By: Will Sommer http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Will Sommer Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:21:21 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-648 Smart stuff. If micropayments = piracy, then newspapers are losing the money they get from online ads and the business situation becomes even worse. Smart stuff. If micropayments = piracy, then newspapers are losing the money they get from online ads and the business situation becomes even worse.

]]> By: joeybaker (Joey Baker) http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-638 joeybaker (Joey Baker) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:54:09 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-638 New blog post: Micropayments lead to Piracy http://tinyurl.com/ar7qw6 New blog post: Micropayments lead to Piracy http://tinyurl.com/ar7qw6

]]> By: Joey Baker http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Joey Baker Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:32:46 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-640 Well, yes, newsorgs still have the responsibility of being the 'paper of record' for their coverage area, but that's not necessarily repeat-use value. We've already tried charging for access to the archives — that doesn't work.<br><br>My argument is that news inherently doesn't have a repeat-use value. We shouldn't be trying to charge like it does. Well, yes, newsorgs still have the responsibility of being the 'paper of record' for their coverage area, but that's not necessarily repeat-use value. We've already tried charging for access to the archives — that doesn't work.

My argument is that news inherently doesn't have a repeat-use value. We shouldn't be trying to charge like it does.

]]> By: Daniel Bachhuber http://byjoeybaker.com/2009/02/15/micropayments-lead-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Daniel Bachhuber Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:25:35 +0000 http://byjoeybaker.com/?p=779#comment-639 Quick thought: what would news that has "repeat use" look like? I don't think that news has to necessarily be "mentally file way". What if the service that a news organization provided was the ability to make news timeless in some sort of useful way? Quick thought: what would news that has “repeat use” look like? I don't think that news has to necessarily be “mentally file way”. What if the service that a news organization provided was the ability to make news timeless in some sort of useful way?

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