Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Oct 2009 21:26 UTC
"HTML5 defines a standard way to embed video in a web page, using a video element. Support for the video element is still evolving, which is a polite way of saying it doesn't work yet. At least, it doesn't work everywhere. But don't despair! There are alternatives and fallbacks and options galore."
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RE[10]: That didn't look so hard
by StephenBeDoper on Tue 20th Oct 2009 07:21
in reply to "RE[9]: That didn't look so hard"
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"Sure - a concept that applies to both content produces and content consumers.
I don't agree with that. What you say is true, but only to a point. It does not go both ways equally.
The consumer chooses the product, producers don't (and can't) choose their consumers. They can go through all sorts of hoops to try and lure them and such but ultimately they are hanging on to the short end of the power stick. "
There are disparities, but it evens out in the bigger picture.
The flipside to the points you raised is fairly obvious. Sure, without consumers, content producers are pointless - but by the same token, there are no consumers without producers of some sort. And while content producers have to offer something that consumers want, there is a cut-off point. If the content producers aren't willing to provide what you want and/or at the cost you want, then you're out of luck.
The inordinate amount of power Hollywood and the music industry historically have held is due to near total control of mass distribution - something the internet is bringing a rather swift end to...
With Hollywood and the music industry, I think the problems are not such much with the content producers themselves - but the army of middlemen who run the show and who the content producers are beholden to.
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2006-01-25
I don't agree with that. What you say is true, but only to a point. It does not go both ways equally. The consumer chooses the product, producers don't (and can't) choose their consumers. They can go through all sorts of hoops to try and lure them and such but ultimately they are hanging on to the short end of the power stick.
The inordinate amount of power Hollywood and the music industry historically have held is due to near total control of mass distribution - something the internet is bringing a rather swift end to...