Chris Morrell

Today livestream announced a new “zero tolerance on piracy” program.  The following is my response to their promotional email marketing this “feature.”

To whom it may concern:

My company was considering using livestream as a live streaming provider for our educational content.  This new initiative has convinced me to look elsewhere, as it has been my experience that anti-piracy measures only hurt consumers and small businesses.  It may be true that these measures protect very large (and outmoded) copyright holders, but at the same time they hamper innovation and limit consumer access to content.  We would rather partner with a company that devotes 100% of its resources to providing the best service possible.

Regards,

Chris Morrell

Sure, piracy is a real issue.  As a content producer I certainly understand the desire to stop people from stealing stuff I worked really hard to make.  But I think anti-piracy is a much bigger issue.  DRM and its cohorts have made it impossible for me to consume content I own a few too many times for me to support a company that has declared that it’s making anti-piracy a top concern.

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