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Conference Saturdays: The $8 billion iPod

There are many TED Talks which force audience members to think more analytically about the information we’re provided. Derek Sivers (I’m likely to feature one of his talks in a future Conference Saturday) is particularly adept at helping his audiences recognize their context is very different from others’. Does that make one wrong and the other right?

Well, in today’s video, I suppose a case could be made that–yes–industry is fudging the numbers in an effort to secure the support of policy makers and the sympathy of the otherwise uninformed public. Below, comic author Rob Reid presents a counter-argument to the entertainment industry by humorously uncovering the fallacy of copyright economics.

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Mark Blevis' speciality hinges on the use of digital in public affairs and politics. His company, FullDuplex.ca, provides clients with services focused on reputation management and crisis communication in the digital age, relying heavily on monitoring and analysis from which informed decisions and strategies can be developed for online, media and event-driven activities and communication.