They kind of already do. Truly independent movie makers are still small potatoes, by comparison.
Streaming needs to die. As a practical matter, I’d like to see automatic renewals prohibited and to make all renewals opt-in rather than opt-out. Couple that with a mandatory report — perhaps monthly when renewal rolls around, or quarterly — telling each subscriber exactly what he watched on that platform in the reporting period.
A LOT of people would see that they’re paying $20 a month to a streamer on which they’ve not actually watched anything in a long time, and nothing good farther back than they can remember.
Streamers should also have to report to subscribers on their data harvesting: what is collected on each subscriber and to whom it has been sold. The streamers already have this information. It drives their algorithms and directs their marketing teams. I don’t know what the format should look like, but IMHO transparency and consumer right to know are winning issues.
Streaming needs to die. As a practical matter, I’d like to see automatic renewals prohibited and to make all renewals opt-in rather than opt-out. Couple that with a mandatory report — perhaps monthly when renewal rolls around, or quarterly — telling each subscriber exactly what he watched on that platform in the reporting period.
A LOT of people would see that they’re paying $20 a month to a streamer on which they’ve not actually watched anything in a long time, and nothing good farther back than they can remember.
Streamers should also have to report to subscribers on their data harvesting: what is collected on each subscriber and to whom it has been sold. The streamers already have this information. It drives their algorithms and directs their marketing teams. I don’t know what the format should look like, but IMHO transparency and consumer right to know are winning issues.