Star TV- Satellite system with 38 Country Foot-print
From Japan (w) to Egypt (e), Indonesia (s) to Former
Soviet (n). Thai VJ's promoting Taiwan music in Iran and Egypt
52% of world's population, 8 time zones
What language? What advertising? National Sovereignty
Control of satellite dishes- to what extent possible?
Independent Cable in India
40,000 tiny cable companies to capture footprint
Augmenting/replacing underground VCR tape market
Control of cable- hard to find and enforce
Underground flow of VCR and audio tapes
Undermine national control of media- Iranian Revolution
Control of VCR- hard, content hidden in other content.
Internet and the Problem of Copyright and Internet
Standards-
160 nations meet to try to determine copyright rules
Copyright- encouraging the production and distribution
of new 'intellectual' and media material
Free flow- encouraging the distribution of knowledge
and opportunity. An Internet 'ethos'?
Control of Copyright- Traditional rules distinguish (personal)
copying rules and distribution rules. How much change makes it a new piece?
Can I copy if I don't make any money?
The Politics of Digital Standards
Television Tube standards- which nation decides?
Control of Standards- what of some nations, corporations
don't go along?
International Law- which nation decides the rules?