I sincerely hope you get away with this one, Jim. All they have to do is send an email to your paymasters at The Escapist. "No Halo 5 coverage if you don't fire Jim Sterling." Or GTA 6 or Saints Row 4 or 5 or whatever the hell number we're on by now. I could see EA having the clout to pull it off all by themselves. But since they're pretending they give a shit about their image suddenly, they'll probably just encourage their fellows to pool their resources and take you down. It's not like it would cost them anything. All they have to do is threaten to deny the Escapist access, and your dream job goes up in smoke. The poetry, the industry commentary, all of it. Maybe they'll still let you do the podcast if their tentacles don't reach that far yet. But you're not immune to under-the-table dealings. You won't even see it coming. It's not like your editor's going to tell you, "Oh, hey, the video game companies you called fuckers decided they're finally sick of you. What do you want me to do?" They'll just announce a "site redesign" or some bullshit and you and whoever else has been giving them trouble will discover that your passwords no longer work.Jimothy Sterling said:Copyright War
In this extra Jimquisition episode, Jim tackles the spark of the Copyright War, as YouTube allows publishers to cut through its videos like a legal reaper, claiming all sorts of content and causing a ton of trouble.
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They don't have to keep you quiet. All they have to do is pull the plug on your microphone.