Comments on: MPAA [Wrongly] Downplays Hollywood’s Role In Keeping Piracy Alive

By: Asas Basas

Asas Basas — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:45:00 +0000

For $75 a year, Amazon Prime/Streaming looks pretty good, but sadly is not available in Australia like most of amazons goods and services. Same with Netflix, $10 per month steaming is a good offer, a lot cheaper than the few good shows on Foxtel (Australia’s only pay tv provider). Does the RIAA and MPAA know why the torrents and streaming sites are so popular, the content can be accessed without any popups saying that you have to live in a certain nation or have a certain device or be overcharged for the same file from the same server. $1.19 for a top track in the US iTunes store, $2.19 for the same track in the AUS iTunes store. It’s easier to view a tv show on PutLocker or GorillaVid than it is to buy a VPN and have to get a US credit card to get Netflix or Amazon.

By: Asashii

Asashii — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0000

so you are entitled to everything , wow you must be like a god or something and shit and stuff

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:16:00 +0000

The problem is that the entire movie distribution business is stuck ca. 1999 when the world could still easily divided into different regions with consumers in each not really able to cross that boundary or even know what’s available in other sections.

In 2012 of course the internet has torn down these walls and data can flow freely. The problem for the MPAA and it’s member studios is though that they specifically set up the distribution way back when to insulate each individual subsidiary from the mothership. Sucks to be the movie industry.

There really is no quick way around this, essentially the mothershiop would need to buy out all the local distributors they have set up / licensed the content to and then do a wholesale revamp of it. I can’t see that happening. Instead, they’ll continue to try and pour money into lobbying the PTB to enforce archaic copyright rules.

By: adam

adam — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +0000

Agree about Australia. I torrented 1080i streams of game of thrones, because of both the delay to local TV, but also the fact local TV only played the SD version. I know its a fantastic looking show, and with a 50″ TV, the torrents won. I was not going to watch a 2nd rate SD version, its just not the same. If it was broadcast in 1080i, I would have watched it legally, adds and all.

I also just bought an album from a local band yesterday. Its been quite a while since ive done that, but the music was good, I wanted to support the band, and the content was available via bandcamp.com in your choice of DRM free formats and for your own price – anything from $0 up. Yes, they would give it to you for free. I decided it was worth $5 to me, and paid that. No itunes, no lock in services, no crap to install on my PC, just plain good simple files like I want, and DRM free. All I needed was ‘click click click’ and my credit card. Sold.

By: Anthony Tadayoshi

Anthony Tadayoshi — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:10:00 +0000

The MPPA is encouraging us to acquire a stolen US credit card and a US IP address in order to “Legally” buy media on their terms. It’s all a huge conspiracy to get us to move to the US in order to condition our minds and reduce the world population to a more smaller controllable mass.

By: Imeziv0x

Imeziv0x — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:18:00 +0000

1) Make excellent movie, available in 2D [and 3D gimmick]
2) Make more than enough through box office release, premieres.
3) ???????????????
4) Release the content worldwide 7 months after the demand has died
5) Shit Internets win, they supplied the demand.

By: thedude321

thedude321 — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:16:00 +0000

LOL….then you are not buying the original DVD…you are just buying a very good pirated version. There is no way that they would sell a DVD for $5 only. You only get DVDs that cheap when you buy crappy movies.

By: Gae

Gae — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:06:00 +0000

Then there is the problem.
The movie is finished and if I choose to I could watch it right now online but where is the legal option for me?

By: girfuy

girfuy — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:46:00 +0000

I will always choose the free option.

By: Gordons

Gordons — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0000

Aye, lying bastard reviews, lying bastard DVD covers with their lying bastard marketing ploys. Plus a soupcon of naivety on my part, a fool and his money and all that. Bastards.