Comments on: Director “Won’t think less of you” for Downloading Hit Movie on BitTorrent http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: iP3K » Blog Archive » The Nines http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-351847 iP3K » Blog Archive » The Nines Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:52:06 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-351847 [...] that he didn’t mind that people “pirate” his movie, as long as they see it [TorrentFreak]. None the less, it’s copyrighted to the studios, so him saying that, doesn’t make it [...] [...] that he didn’t mind that people “pirate” his movie, as long as they see it [TorrentFreak]. None the less, it’s copyrighted to the studios, so him saying that, doesn’t make it [...]

]]> By: cinema http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-278745 cinema Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:35:56 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-278745 <strong>cinema...</strong> Excellent article - thanks for sharing!... cinema…

Excellent article – thanks for sharing!…

]]> By: Reality Breaking Film: The Nines « Animam Recro http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-269941 Reality Breaking Film: The Nines « Animam Recro Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:06:17 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-269941 [...] Torrent Freak Download: The Nines Torrent [...] [...] Torrent Freak Download: The Nines Torrent [...]

]]> By: kwoff.com http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-267632 kwoff.com Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:19:04 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-267632 <strong>Director "Won't think less of you" for Downloading Hit Movie on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak...</strong> ... Director “Won’t think less of you” for Downloading Hit Movie on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak…

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]]> By: Fransw http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266763 Fransw Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:53:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266763 I think I know of another reason to buy the movie. To support the creator of the movie! If you like a movie you watch on BitTorrent, and then buy it (or donate money to the guys who made it), you are supporting their creativity. Hopefully, this leads to them making more good movies! ~Fransw I think I know of another reason to buy the movie. To support the creator of the movie! If you like a movie you watch on BitTorrent, and then buy it (or donate money to the guys who made it), you are supporting their creativity. Hopefully, this leads to them making more good movies!

~Fransw

]]> By: neko http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266347 neko Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:00:47 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266347 added 2008-01-14 lol added 2008-01-14
lol

]]> By: anon http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266214 anon Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:42:22 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266214 Bravo! This guys thinks its ok to lend your legally purchased disc to a friend. That is something the MPAA/RIAA would like to ban as well. Remember these guys claiming its illegal to recopy something you already paid for? Bravo! This guys thinks its ok to lend your legally purchased disc to a friend. That is something the MPAA/RIAA would like to ban as well. Remember these guys claiming its illegal to recopy something you already paid for?

]]> By: Director of The Nines: Get my Movie on Bittorrent, it’s cool! « The Hypernation http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266170 Director of The Nines: Get my Movie on Bittorrent, it’s cool! « The Hypernation Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:22:11 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266170 [...] January 18, 2008 Director of The Nines: Get my Movie on Bittorrent, it’s cool! Posted by hypernation under Uncategorized | Tags: bittorrent, endorsements, john august, piracy, The nines |   Director "Won't think less of you" for Downloading Hit Movie on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak [...] [...] January 18, 2008 Director of The Nines: Get my Movie on Bittorrent, it’s cool! Posted by hypernation under Uncategorized | Tags: bittorrent, endorsements, john august, piracy, The nines |   Director “Won’t think less of you” for Downloading Hit Movie on BitTorrent | TorrentFreak [...]

]]> By: Mike http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266086 Mike Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:31:02 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266086 [quote comment="265977"] Even at lossleader prices, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are priced very unfairly at $29.99 a pop. If the prices remain as such, when they finally wipe regular DVDs off the main market, I will think the same way no longer. Of course, one can hope the price drops as the popularity grows, but that doesn't see mto be the trend with things anymore. I will not pay $29.99 for a movie, period, and anyone who does, is a fool. Nope, if the price levels off at over $20, you bet your ass i'll start downloading movies.[/quote] I agree. Current DVDs have very little physical cost, + a large markup. Next-gen DVDs have larger physical cost, + a disproportionately larger markup; and in either case, the markup is significantly more than the vast number of old-and-new world citizens are willing to pay. I imagine that as years pass, the next-gen DVDs will drop in price to ~2X the cost of a current DVD (about $0.50); but I seriously doubt that they [the MAFIAA] will drop the end-product prices accordingly. Silly, silly, silly. If I were them, I'd want to make money; I'd sell $3-5.00 products for $8-10 and be happy with the tens of millions of customers. But I guess these guys don't like money all that much, and prefer selling $17-20.00 movies to tens of thousands of customers. Peace. [quote comment="265977"]
Even at lossleader prices, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are priced very unfairly at $29.99 a pop. If the prices remain as such, when they finally wipe regular DVDs off the main market, I will think the same way no longer. Of course, one can hope the price drops as the popularity grows, but that doesn’t see mto be the trend with things anymore. I will not pay $29.99 for a movie, period, and anyone who does, is a fool. Nope, if the price levels off at over $20, you bet your ass i’ll start downloading movies.[/quote]
I agree. Current DVDs have very little physical cost, + a large markup. Next-gen DVDs have larger physical cost, + a disproportionately larger markup; and in either case, the markup is significantly more than the vast number of old-and-new world citizens are willing to pay.
I imagine that as years pass, the next-gen DVDs will drop in price to ~2X the cost of a current DVD (about $0.50); but I seriously doubt that they [the MAFIAA] will drop the end-product prices accordingly.
Silly, silly, silly. If I were them, I’d want to make money; I’d sell $3-5.00 products for $8-10 and be happy with the tens of millions of customers. But I guess these guys don’t like money all that much, and prefer selling $17-20.00 movies to tens of thousands of customers.

Peace.

]]> By: blerg http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266081 blerg Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:20:06 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-266081 Now here's the downside: I've downloaded "The Nines", watched it, and though Ryan Reynolds is insaaanely hot, the script is meh. See, in order for a film to be good enough for me to buy it needs to be good enough to recommend to my friends. As inventive as it is, I don't think i'll be recommending "The Nines" to anyone. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't "ooh you gotta see this". Now here’s the downside: I’ve downloaded “The Nines”, watched it, and though Ryan Reynolds is insaaanely hot, the script is meh. See, in order for a film to be good enough for me to buy it needs to be good enough to recommend to my friends. As inventive as it is, I don’t think i’ll be recommending “The Nines” to anyone. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t “ooh you gotta see this”.

]]> By: Raiders http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265977 Raiders Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:42:28 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265977 I don't download movies off the netvery often, if at all. I feel the lossleader pricing at the big chains makes buying a movie pn DVD a good option. Especially when compared to going to the theater. I'll always think this way, as long as it remains as such, the thing is, with the new formats out, I don't think it will. Even at lossleader prices, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are priced very unfairly at $29.99 a pop. If the prices remain as such, when they finally whipe regular DVDs off the main market, I will think the same way no longer. Of course, one can hope the price drops as the popularity grows, but that doesn't see mto be the trend with things anymore. I will not pay $29.99 for a movie, period, and anyone who does, is a fool. Nope, if the price levels off at over $20, you bet your ass i'll start downloading movies. I don’t download movies off the netvery often, if at all.

I feel the lossleader pricing at the big chains makes buying a movie pn DVD a good option. Especially when compared to going to the theater.

I’ll always think this way, as long as it remains as such, the thing is, with the new formats out, I don’t think it will.

Even at lossleader prices, Blu-Ray and HD DVD are priced very unfairly at $29.99 a pop. If the prices remain as such, when they finally whipe regular DVDs off the main market, I will think the same way no longer. Of course, one can hope the price drops as the popularity grows, but that doesn’t see mto be the trend with things anymore. I will not pay $29.99 for a movie, period, and anyone who does, is a fool. Nope, if the price levels off at over $20, you bet your ass i’ll start downloading movies.

]]> By: KJ http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265940 KJ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:39:13 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265940 This is a great attitude for a Producer to be taking; I hope it pays good dividends for him. Good movies are still worth paying for. Perhaps if the Director / cast & crew ran a site with "Donate here if you liked our film" Paypal-type link, they would get a lot of 'downloaders' chipping in. I certainly would. And it might help them gain a little freedom away from the MPAA, which as the 1st poster correctly points out, dont give a f*ck about viewers - just dollars. I am definately addding this movie to my list of movies to get. http://moviestoget.blogspot.com This is a great attitude for a Producer to be taking; I hope it pays good dividends for him. Good movies are still worth paying for.

Perhaps if the Director / cast & crew ran a site with “Donate here if you liked our film” Paypal-type link, they would get a lot of ‘downloaders’ chipping in. I certainly would. And it might help them gain a little freedom away from the MPAA, which as the 1st poster correctly points out, dont give a f*ck about viewers – just dollars.

I am definately addding this movie to my list of movies to get.

http://moviestoget.blogspot.com

]]> By: ProfMasterApe http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265786 ProfMasterApe Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:20:15 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265786 Haven't seen the movie but I will probably rent it. I do think he is right with the correlation between downloading a movie and the rental system. Creators and studios don't make a cut of the rental profit, only from the sale of those DVDs to rental outlets. However, when railing against movie studios, don't forget that studio workers need paid too (grips, gaffers, PAs, various other set helpers) and their money comes from the Big Studio profits, not from directors, writers or actors. - - - - - I used to buy DVDs for any movie I liked but now I only buy DVDs of movies I think will merit multiple viewings. Two things need to be removed from DVDs before I increase my buying: 1) All advertising except other movie trailers. 2) All piracy warnings. Stop threatening me with jail on the very thing I have already purchased. Should neither of these criteria be filled, my only other option is to buy a DVD, rip the movie and extra features and re-burn it to a DVD-R, then selling the one I purchased. Sure, I won't have the fancy packaging (sometimes the reason I buy a new version of a movie, damned vanilla packaging!) but at the least I will have the film I paid for, without all the invasive ads and piracy warnings. http://arlof.com/ Haven’t seen the movie but I will probably rent it. I do think he is right with the correlation between downloading a movie and the rental system.

Creators and studios don’t make a cut of the rental profit, only from the sale of those DVDs to rental outlets.

However, when railing against movie studios, don’t forget that studio workers need paid too (grips, gaffers, PAs, various other set helpers) and their money comes from the Big Studio profits, not from directors, writers or actors.
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I used to buy DVDs for any movie I liked but now I only buy DVDs of movies I think will merit multiple viewings.

Two things need to be removed from DVDs before I increase my buying:
1) All advertising except other movie trailers.
2) All piracy warnings. Stop threatening me with jail on the very thing I have already purchased.

Should neither of these criteria be filled, my only other option is to buy a DVD, rip the movie and extra features and re-burn it to a DVD-R, then selling the one I purchased.
Sure, I won’t have the fancy packaging (sometimes the reason I buy a new version of a movie, damned vanilla packaging!) but at the least I will have the film I paid for, without all the invasive ads and piracy warnings.

http://arlof.com/

]]> By: Deliggit.com | The social sites' most interesting urls http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265780 Deliggit.com | The social sites' most interesting urls Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:41 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265780 <strong>Director Wont think less of you | Deliggit.com...</strong> torrentfreak.com The director of the hit 2007 movie The Nines says hes been monitoring BitTorrent... Director Wont think less of you | Deliggit.com…

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The director of the hit 2007 movie The Nines says hes been monitoring BitTorrent…

]]> By: Ben http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265763 Ben Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:44:33 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265763 It's good to hear someone with such a positive attitude about this. I'm a downloader, I won't deny that. I download because I simply can't bear going to the Cinema - the film is *always* ruined by idiots talking. Lots of us download because we don't want to (or are unable to) go to the cinema - or maybe we're just too lazy. Whatever. Take a chance on us and post your movie for download, and I (and I hope plenty of others) will demonstrate that we're happy to pay for it. It’s good to hear someone with such a positive attitude about this. I’m a downloader, I won’t deny that. I download because I simply can’t bear going to the Cinema – the film is *always* ruined by idiots talking.

Lots of us download because we don’t want to (or are unable to) go to the cinema – or maybe we’re just too lazy. Whatever. Take a chance on us and post your movie for download, and I (and I hope plenty of others) will demonstrate that we’re happy to pay for it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265454 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:31:02 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265454 Just because this guy is so cool about it, I wont download it and I'm going to go pay to see it. Just because this guy is so cool about it, I wont download it and I’m going to go pay to see it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265450 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:27:17 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265450 Perhaps i would pay for decent movies, however they pack unskippable ads in. i dont pay for things twice. Perhaps i would pay for decent movies, however they pack unskippable ads in. i dont pay for things twice.

]]> By: chris http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265429 chris Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:53:23 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265429 I download illegally. But, buy movies worth my time as do I games I download illegally. But, buy movies worth my time as do I games

]]> By: Freedom Fighter http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265412 Freedom Fighter Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:34:20 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265412 Fight the New World Order! Fight the New World Order!

]]> By: blerg http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265392 blerg Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:47:13 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/director-won%e2%80%99t-think-less-of-you-for-downloading-on-bittorrent-080116/#comment-265392 Very astute of you, Mr. August. These days, i tend to download movies for travel and boredom relief, and when i find one i like, i've ended up BUYING at least one copy on DVD. Just in the past year, I've downloaded THEN purchased "Hard Candy", "The Dead Girl", "The King of Kong", "Colossus The Forbin Project", (not "Right At Your Door", because upon viewing it kinda wasn't that good) and "The World's Fastest Indian", the latter of which i bought TWICE for two separate Christmas presents. Your film is next. The trailer is intriguing -- if the movie holds up, i'll buy a copy. There are a lot of geeks like me. Very astute of you, Mr. August. These days, i tend to download movies for travel and boredom relief, and when i find one i like, i’ve ended up BUYING at least one copy on DVD.
Just in the past year, I’ve downloaded THEN purchased “Hard Candy”, “The Dead Girl”, “The King of Kong”, “Colossus The Forbin Project”, (not “Right At Your Door”, because upon viewing it kinda wasn’t that good) and “The World’s Fastest Indian”, the latter of which i bought TWICE for two separate Christmas presents. Your film is next. The trailer is intriguing — if the movie holds up, i’ll buy a copy. There are a lot of geeks like me.

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