By Justin Sanders
Google, and its parent Alphabet, have always shown a remarkable ability to maintain consumer goodwill – their reputation remains strong and their market cap immense despite a litany of misdeeds that would likely have seriously bruised, if not floored, most other companies. What kinds of misdeeds? Harvesting user data en... Read more
By CreativeFuture
From nostalgic front-runners like Super Smash Bros. and The Legend of Zelda to mainstream favorites like Destiny and Fortnite, the video game industry’s hottest properties were a perfect match for live streaming – a widely popular trend that allows gamers to broadcast their gameplay to millions of people. However, the exponential growth... Read more
By Justin Sanders
Do the words “Federal Trade Commission filing” suddenly make you really tired? We can’t say we blame you. We just filed one of these things ourselves and believe us, it wasn’t a walk in the park. FTC filings are dense, they’re dry and not for the faint of heart –... Read more
By Michael Sucsy
The week my most recent film, Every Day, was released in movie theaters, I noticed a comment posted on social media — “Looks amazing. Where can I download this for free?” The movie wasn’t even available yet as a paid download and still this person thought it completely reasonable that she should... Read more
By CreativeFuture
Dear Google Human Resources, Your former Head of Copyright, Fred von Lohmann, left his position earlier this year, prompting Google to place a job posting to fill his vacancy. Following a thorough analysis by our in-house team of creativity defenders, we at CreativeFuture have determined that certain key details of... Read more
By Justin Sanders
If there was a sign early on that Matt Miller would go on to start his own production company, Vanishing Angle, it probably occurred in high school – where he had the chutzpa to ditch class and head into the city to audit college filmmaking courses at New York University. Or... Read more
By Ruth Vitale
I’m still reeling from June 27th – which is the day that I must have accidentally stepped into a parallel universe, a topic I know a lot about. Why? Because I love science fiction. I must read a sci-fi book every two weeks – it’s true! So even as an... Read more
By CreativeFuture
Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) asked the public for comments on how the NTIA should prioritize their future internet policy initiatives. Many of you will ask, “what is the NTIA?” The NTIA is an agency that advises the President on telecommunication and information policy issues. Their... Read more
By Justin Sanders
Freed of many of the regulations that govern other American industries, internet companies such as Google and Facebook have grown in wealth and power to a degree that boggles the mind. Along the way, they have toyed recklessly with our private data, turned a blind eye to criminal acts such... Read more
By Justin Sanders
If you are a musician or a composer, you probably have a basic understanding of how one makes money in your profession. However, as one very successful professional musician once said, “The times they are a-changing.” The good news is that music revenue is rising again in the age of... Read more