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November 28, 2007

The Pirate's Dilemma: a video of Matt Mason's talk

Matt's thesis is that piracy can be a good thing. Pirates are bellwethers, flagging the existence of emerging markets. Rather than fighting them, we should consider competing, or even co-operating, with them.

Here's Matt Mason talking about the Pirate's Dilemma at last month's conference:

 

It was extremely well received at the conference and it's well worth a listen. You can find out more at Matt's excellent blog.

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I had the awesome chance to interview Matt Mason, author of The Pirates Dilemma, for my little blog. It is a 15-minute interview available as an mp3 download.

In this interview Matt and I discuss how the book’s been received, the future of the music industry and some exciting news about Matt’s upcoming projects.

Link is here: http://mymediamusings.com/2008/03/12/my-interview-with-matt-mason/

Thought some of your readers might be interested in checking it out.

Thanks,

David

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