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Digital Inheritance and Entertainment Media: Can We Pass Down Our Digital Collections When We Die?

By: Garrett Schneider

The Internet became available to the public in April 1993, and has fundamentally changed how we think about media access, consumption, and ownership. Especially in recent years, the shift from physical media to digital has become ever more drastic – since 2018, streaming subscriptions have grown from 55% of home media sales to 88% by 2023.[1] Physical media sales sit at just 3% of total sales.[2] While the convenience of streaming and digital media is unquestionable, its ubiquity presents a question as to how we build our media collections, and who owns them when we no longer can.

From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

By Donovan Sbiroli

On March 21, 2025

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From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

By: Brooke Gerber

At this year’s Academy Awards, Sean Baker’s Anora dominated the evening, winning a total of five Oscars – an impressive feat for the independent film.[1] Now that Hollywood’s biggest night has come to a close, Baker’s acceptance speech for Best Director stands out as one of the highlights of the evening, criticizing streaming services for their monopolistic impact on the film industry.

Taking the stage for the third time that night, Baker made a self-proclaimed “battle cry,” pleading for filmmakers to continue making films for the big screen rather than succumbing to the allure of streaming.[2] Audiences have witnessed the cinema experience decline throughout the past decade, especially following the onset of the pandemic. Baker referred to this phenomenon in his speech, highlighting that upward of 1,000 movie screens have shut down in the United States since 2020 – “right now, the theatre-going experience is under threat,”[3] he exclaimed.

Will Copyright Law Keep Up with the Evolution of Streaming Services?

By JOLT

On December 6, 2023

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Will Copyright Law Keep Up with the Evolution of Streaming Services?

By Kaitlyn Dobbins

Listening to music is a universal experience, and with the arrival of streaming services like Spotify it has become ever more prevalent. The ability of artists to profit off of their music rests in the protections and rights afforded through copyright law. These rights are available to those who wrote the lyrics and those who sing, and these rights apply whether the song is used on the radio, in a podcast, in the movies, or on a streaming service.

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Digital Inheritance and Entertainment Media: Can We Pass Down Our Digital Collections When We Die?

Digital Inheritance and Entertainment Media: Can We Pass Down Our Digital Collections When We Die?

From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

Will Copyright Law Keep Up with the Evolution of Streaming Services?

Will Copyright Law Keep Up with the Evolution of Streaming Services?