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		<title>Why internet TV is failing and torrents are winning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane Perris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I understand that content owners have licensing agreements around the world and feel that they can&#8217;t open up television programs globally to protect the financial investment of various regional licensees.
However, content owners, you need to understand that if you deny people a way to legally access your product simply on the basis of geographic location, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I understand that content owners have licensing agreements around the world and feel that they can&#8217;t open up television programs globally to protect the financial investment of various regional licensees.</p>
<p>However, content owners, you need to understand that if you deny people a way to legally access your product simply on the basis of geographic location, they will get it anyway <em>without</em> you.<span id="more-112"></span>  Once people realise they can get the same content more easily and at a better quality than anything you provide, they may never return to you as a paying customer <em>ever again</em>.</p>
<p>There is a market out there absolutely begging to be serviced. Unclench the fist or it will squeeze out through your fingers and be gone forever.</p>
<p><a href="http://thewb.com/"><strong>The WB</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smperris/2569727774/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2569727774_7684710803.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="299" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hulu.com/"><strong>Hulu</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smperris/2569727772/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/2569727772_dde7b4ec2a.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="301" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>Adobe Media Player</strong></p>
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<p>The Office Season 4 on The Pirate Bay</p>
<p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/smperris/2570330134/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2570330134_3a6c8a2d34.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="278" /></a></p>
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<p>The Colbert Report on The Pirate Bay</p>
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