This week In The Scope explores the tricky topic of Planned Obsolescence or built-in obsolescence in industrial design and the economic policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so it will become obsolete (that is, unfashionable or no longer functional) after a certain period of time. We’ll talk with documentary filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer about her films and the topic.

Films mentioned in the episode:
“THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY”
“THE E-WASTE TRAGEDY”

To find Cosima and the production team:
www.facebook.com/TheLightBulbConspiracy

If you’re interested in purchasing the DVD in the US:
http://www.videoproject.com/Light-Bulb-Conspiracy-The.html