Comments on: Is ABC Starting to Understand BitTorrent Demand?

By: Min Gist

Min Gist — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Them access to back episodes will only make them pirate and defeat the purpose.

By: Margit Zaragoza

Margit Zaragoza — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:20:00 +0000

The first sentence of a conversation without a spoiler warning.

By: Jerilynnighy

Jerilynnighy — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:04:00 +0000

A shoplifter isn’t a paying customer. Also, you’ve obviously never worked retail. If a customer complains loudly and long enough, he or she will invariably get a gift certificate for his or her trouble (whether or not he or she is in the right).

By: Dartigen

Dartigen — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:33:00 +0000

Commercials can be useful for providing free services though – not all of us can afford paid downloads (or have access to a means of paying for them) but with ads the content provider still gets their money without having to charge the viewers anything.

I don’t mind commercials on free services. Hey, someone’s gotta pay the actor’s wages. And if you want ad-free, well, pay for the premium service then. Ads are a minor annoyance when you compare it to the current state of affairs. (And everyone knows that free will never be as good as paid; that’s just how things are. But at least let the free content be the same – just with some ads. I don’t like things like Hulu free where you can’t access back episodes; I could understand, say, making free users wait until the next day to download an episode, but denying them access to back episodes will only make them pirate and defeat the purpose.

Nothing about ending piracy is rocket science though; it’s so simple I’m sure a preschooler could understand it. Not sure then why all the supposed ‘mature adults’ in the studios can’t get their heads around it.)

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By: Thedeviations

Thedeviations — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:59:00 +0000

I’m going to be streaming it as often as possible. Two reasons:

1) iView is part of my internet provider’s Freezone. Quota-free downloads are. well, quota free. Have you seen the cost of data for Australian internet? Not that much of a bargain to pirate in these here parts.
2) The ABC *will* be counting how many of us fish bite. If there’s a high enough number, it will look more feasible to the commercial networks.

By: tmc8080

tmc8080 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0000

No early preview leaks.. ? oh well, we wait one more day..

By: Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:02:00 +0000

What do they expect? It’s a connected world and information travels lightning fast so it’s only logical that there will be a worldwide demand for synchronized releases of any product that can be transferred digitally.

It’s not like they exactly have to make DVDs anymore when one bit torrent could supply the whole world with ease.

Furthermore they could actually make their own legit torrent network and charge for it.. They would end up making a fuck load more than they’re wasting on frivolous demands of raping freedom in the ass and killing the internet.

Take your fingers out of your ears people and get with the fucking times for Christ sakes.. Your ignorant ways make piracy necessary and it’s 100 percent your fault for not getting into sync with what people want and need.

No I don’t want to go to Wal-Mart to buy a fucking plastic circle encased in more plastic that’s a waste of resources when it could be stored digitally.

My 2tb HDD can store approx 1000 DVDs if I average the size to 2gb. If it was stacked up in dvd cases it would be over 50 feet high.. Now do I want a 50 foot stack of DVDs or a HDD I can fit in my hand? Hmmm 50 ft of DVDs or a small HDD, shit I can’t make up my mind. I guess I’ll go with the towering stack of plastic so I can build me a castle or some shit.

By: Matttheone

Matttheone — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0000

iView quality is crap and also when the ABC televise Doctor Who they do not use their High Def channel so that is also crap. I will download a nice HD quality copy of this and watch it as it was intended

By: graeme

graeme — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:24:00 +0000

So what?Are morons not entitled to watch tv,its laughable you think that some shows are dumbed down specifically for dumbasses cos far as i see all television is an invention for keeping morons like you fed with bullshit,your all morons to the tv companies lol