{% blockquote -Fred Wilson http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/01/scarcity-is-a-shitty-business-model.html A VC %} I am sure there was a time when scarcity was a good business model for the film industry. And I am sure that many of the leaders of the film industry came of age during that time. I understand their muscle memory in terms of the scarcity business model. But restricting access to content is a bad business model in the age of a global network that costs practically nothing to distribute on. {% endblockquote %}

Yup.

He’s got 460 comments and counting on this one. Interesting conversation.