Interesting blogpost by Clay Shirky on the collapse of complex business models with inspiration drawn from Joseph Tainter’s “The Collapse of Complex Societies”

Wonder how to get the industry of filmdistribution to stop rewarding complexity and work in a simple manner to the benefit of film makers and film lovers alike. In my opinion the filmindustry is tangled up in and a complex old school “used to work” system. Way to complex and bureaucratic. Who holds the rights? and for what part or region in the world, and who to contact to get permission to screen a movie? All question that are very time consuming and most often lead you nowhere if you’re interested in screening movies (sharing great films in a social space) or to an automatic answer about a flat screening fee not to be negotiatied since its been written down by someone higher up in the system.

Well well, still thinking about how to crack the nut. Any ideas or experience from alternatives are most welcome…..