Content Revolution Headlines Sundance

With its combination of the rich and famous, fabulous skiing, and the potential to discover next year's hit "sleeper" movies, the annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah epitomizes "The Good Life."

But for many, Sundance is a lot more than just a place to ski, catch independent films and collect schwag while mixing and mingling with the Hollywood glitterati.

For me and my friends, Sundance offers a great opportunity for networking, learning, thinking and talking about the future of all forms of content -- and yes, for some serious playtime too.

After four days of nonstop activity and a total of about six hours sleep, the most important part of Sundance for me came at the party after the awards ceremony. I certainly got a kick out of drinking champagne with movie directors and stars like Terrence Howard at the event.

But the real juice came afterward, as I chatted at length with all kinds of people from the movie industry. Far and away the discussions centered around what Hollywood is, should and can do as the Internet changes the delivery of all forms of content, including its precious movies.

Most often heard question: How much content do we put online legally?

Step back for a moment and consider what goes into that question, as the question itself really delivers all kinds of information to analyze.

First off, how much?

In other words, Hollywoodies are still grappling with whether they should make all of their content available online. The word content itself underscores the convergence of the delivery of the various forms of data, storytelling, reports, blogs and/or whatever other forms of content are now available online. Yes, online.

The revolution that can't be stopped really is rooted fully in the Internet. And finally, legally? The good news: Hollywood types recognize piracy as a problem that's here to stay. The bad news: piracy is a problem that's here to stay.

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