Comments on: Hollywood and downloads

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:54:56 +0000

Until you come across an encryption scheme that DVD Decrypter cant handle then you better be prepared to pony up the cash for AnyDVD .

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:54:47 +0000

Until you come across an encryption scheme that DVD Decrypter cant handle then you better be prepared to pony up the cash for AnyDVD .

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 17:39:28 +0000

No, the mpaa should start paying people to steal information from the pirates and use it as evidence as they are not a law enforcement agency they atre not bound by the laws that would prevent law enforcement professionals from doing so

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:18:26 +0000

Its called Netflix

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 15:44:15 +0000

So Hollywood want us to pay the same for a download as for a physical DVD, while giving us more restrictions, less added value and packaging?

I guess this is just so they can point at how they tried to make downloads work, but it failed because of those terrible pirates.

Here’s a clue Hollywood: if you give people less, expect them to pay less than your already exhorbitant, overpriced, poor quality products.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 05:42:31 +0000

If you don’t wish to bother with such large downloads, the middle way is to buy used for about one eighth of the original price – less than the hire price. Used DVDs are usually in excellent condition, so you get to watch the film and Hollywood etc. gets nothing. Wonder when it will become illegal to sell them used?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 05:39:20 +0000

I was flipping channels today and watched a little of Fox news. gasp, horror) they were covering the summer box office hits and discussing (with Terri Keenan, business reporter) why Hollywood has had such bad years. the Reporter said they had losey movies then said that he needed to give some advice to Disney.

Get this…. He said that Disney needs to make friends with Steve Jobs to get their sales improved. I couldn’t stop laughing.

Rick

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 05:37:52 +0000

The nature of online rentals lend themselves to DRM and all its restrictions ,but if you buy a movie you should own it outright without restictions of any kind .

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 04:50:37 +0000

well said, I have been a dissatisfied excustomer for 2 years now, untill they remove DRM and lower their over priced DVD’s I will continue to use bittorrent to get my DVDs illegally.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 03:52:40 +0000

It’s not that they don’t get it. It’s that they don’t want to hear it. Accustom to making money hand over fist and with little or no competition to prevent it from continuing; any sort of item or event that threatens this type of model is what they are dead set against. Hence the DRM in the picture of being an added “enhancement”.

Well here’s a clue to the media cartels. DRM infected materials aren’t worth paying for. You have removed the Right Of First Sale and done so without consulting legislature. In an effort to make an end run around it, you have removed one of the very reasons to buy. Ownership entails you have the right to get rid of it and recoup part of the cost if you didn’t like it. Since the business model does not allow refunds due to customer dissatisfaction the only recourse the customer had after purchase was to sell used. Being as that possibility no longer exists the item simply isn’t worth as much to begin with. Ignoring what your customers want, including cross platform transferring to adjust the “product” to the customers lifestyle also again reinforces the lack of value.

Now you can claim your product to be High Quality all you want. It doesn’t remove that the reasons to buy are no longer valid as the product is only worth as much as customers are willing to pay, not what you wish it to be. Buying an invisable, containerless, data is not the same as buying a physical product, nor is it worth as much, no matter how you dress the package nor how you try to justify the cost. Vague references to promotion, those that didn’t make the blockbuster status and the like aren’t the customers problem; it your problem and the customer has no obligation to pay you for your problems.

The continuing saga of sue’em all ensures that I will continue to boycott as a results. I have went from buying a minimum of 3-4 dvds a month to absolutely none. I refuse to support economic terrorism.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it from a dissatisfied excustomer…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 30 May 2006 00:02:58 +0000

The price of a legal download must be equal or less than the value a given individual assigns to the amount of time he/she spends downloading the same file elsewhere (read illegally on a p2p network).

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 29 May 2006 22:22:15 +0000

“Now Warners has decided it represents a cheap way to distribute their films. They will still be heavily copy-protected and the same kind of price as High Street DVDs.”

This shows they still don’t get it. people don’t want just to download. They want to be treated honestly. distribution is cheap, no physical copies that cost money, no shipping or hiring extra security, and they still want to charge the same high price? and make it full of DRM?

I went and saw the third X-men in the theatre yesterday with my son. I love the x-men series and just had to go. I got a good reminder of why I seldom ever go to the theatre anymore. matinee price was the same as regular ticket prices were two years ago. you have to mortage your house to buy some popcorn and all those endless comercials….. yech! It was an OK movie though. not as good as the first two. And I saw why diehard marvel comic fans didn’t like the movie.

Rick

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 29 May 2006 22:05:06 +0000

-= Disclaimer:This is just my opinion. =-
- As such I’m NOT suggesting any comment following –
- this preface is true. In fact I live in a fairy-tale –
- and nothing I say should be taken seriously. –

I can go along with that if …

1. The price is REASONABLE
2. NO DRM of ANY KIND.

I would pay a fair price for something I can do what I want
with for personal use, without the hoops of DRM.
As long as DRM is in the picture .. it is worthless at ANY price.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 29 May 2006 21:37:38 +0000

Start offering movies for download that are in theatres. The theatre business model is starting to become stale as most of us have really fancy home theatre equipment that is far more enjoyable to sit down and watch than a stupid movie theatre, quit making it exclusive!