Sometimes it seems like there's more footnotes than text. This isn't something we're proud of, and over time we'd like to see our footnotes steadily shrink. Barry Diller footnoteproudshrink Change image and share on social
Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry. Barry Diller basisbusinessdirection Change image and share on social
Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world. Barry Diller absolutelybuttonextraordinary Change image and share on social
Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet. Barry Diller bringcreativedestruction Change image and share on social
We need an unambiguous rule - a law - that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop. Barry Diller consumerfulllaw Change image and share on social
My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it's accessed by the world. Barry Diller accessdistributioninternet Change image and share on social
What we need to do is replace the entire tax code. I do not think it makes sense to say, 'Let's just grab money from, quote, the wealthy'... The issue is the tax code's rotten and we should start truly over with a simple code that is fair and transparent. Barry Diller codeentirefair share on social
Twenty years ago, there were dozens and dozens of independent television producers. There are a couple now, at the most. Mark Burnett, Endemol. It's gone. Everybody works for the Man now. And it's natural law, how that happened: Nobody prescribed it, but it's how things worked out and how it has been for decades, period. Barry Diller agoburnettcouple share on social
What's happened to broadcasting is that broadcasting really used to be... it used to have a very clear public service quotient. And it's more or less now. And it's been lost. Barry Diller broadcastclearhappen Change image and share on social
Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product. Barry Diller accessaereobox share on social