Privacy state-of-the-planet -- it's not good

It's pretty dismal. Basically, no country in the world presents a healthy environment for people who care about their privacy. Link (Thanks, Sam!)

To understand why the Flush Rush movement is so devastating to the
radio industry, I need to explain a dirty trick that the radio stations
are using. It didn't start out to be a trick; it was, rather, a simple
business convenience. Ad sellers provide a couple of options; one is
targeted advertising (at premium prices), and the other is Run Of
Station, otherwise known as bulk, or remnant, advertising. Many
advertisers opt for the lower rates. In doing so, they give up control
over when their ads are aired.

So long as there is no controversy, no problem. But the Rush Limbaugh
Show is classified as "controversial programming". The large national
advertisers frequently pay more to avoid controversial content.

When Mom's Pizza runs an ad, they trust the station. But last week,
Bill's Barbeque learned it was advertising in Rush, and Bill pulled the
ad. So the radio station slots Mom's right into that vacant slot. And
Mom doesn't even know.

Radio analyst Norm Pattiz reports
that seventy percent of Rush Limbaugh's sponsors don't know they are
his sponsors. Many are shocked when they receive that first email or
tweet, and immediately withdraw their ads. And then the cycle starts
again.

The result: the radio network conglomerates — already deep in debt — are desperate for advertising, but are failing to attract and keep quality sponsors.

The truth is, revulsion on the part of advertisers is already
widespread. The initial advertiser exodus was spontaneous and deep, and
came within days of the Limbaugh attack.  The volunteers are just acting
as messengers.

Talk radio now has an unsavory reputation throughout the business community. Even radio's share of political ads dropped this last election cycle — a rather astonishing development post-Citizens United.

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Keep it up mafiaa, you are in same boar. If the public finally had it, it'll be total sales collapse.

On Oct 1, knowingly downloading copyrighted music and video in Japan
became punishable by up to two years in prison and a 2 million yen
penalty.

The law was passed in June after the Japanese music industry, the
second largest in the world after the U.S., reported continued financial
losses, with analysts suggesting that just one in 10 downloads were
legal.

Since the law came into effect, there have certainly been some
changes, and many Internet users have become reluctant to click that
download button for fear of receiving a hefty fine, meaning that the law
has been a success in a way.

According to a recent statistical survey, however, since the law was
passed, sales of music in Japan have continued to fall and consumers are
actually showing less interest in music than ever before.

Livedoor News reported that the results of a consumer survey show
that more than 68% of respondents spend “0 yen” on music in an average
month; the highest the figure has been in almost 10 years.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/a-month-after-download-law-consumers-spending-less-on-music-survey?utm_campaign=jt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jt_newsletter_2012-11-07_AM

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121109/13423720996/draconian-downloading-law-japan-goes-into-effect-music-sales-drop.shtml