Stanford Center for Internet and Society

You know an industry is struggling when its establishment players start accusing everyone of stealing. It’s a familiar tale. Technology forces an industry to change, but rather than innovating and adapting, the powers that be lash out to protect the status quo at all costs. It’s a sign of desperation for a doomed business model, so it’s only fitting that Big Media embrace it now. And embrace it they have, threatening to sue everyone and anyone who “steals” their news, and advocating massive industry-wide collusion to ensure that their new “no free content” regime can survive.