footballdude
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Re: That's not what torrents are for
said by brandon  :And no producer sells below their cost at your perceived and utterly arbitrary value. You didn't watch it for free. You missed it. Either wait for a rerun or pay the price to watch it when you want. It's already been broadcast. All costs associated with producing that bit of film have been paid for. The price they are setting is completely arbitrary.
Since timeshifting has been declared legal by the courts and there's nothing stopping me from watching this at a friend's house, I see no reason why I shouldn't download something (from an internet friend) that's already been broadcast and watch it.
Since you have to pay to watch a movie, that's a different story. Up until someone broadcasts it, then I consider it fair use to download.
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brandon
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said by footballdude :said by brandon :Why are you willing to pay $5.00 for a DVD? It's an arbitrary amount that you came up with, with no regard to cost of production or distribution, that you feel would be good. No consumer ever makes a purchase based on cost of production or distribution. Every purchase you make is based on how much you value the good or service (i.e., how much you're willing to pay for it). There's no freaking way I'm going to pay $2 for a television show I could have watched for free. And no producer sells below their cost at your perceived and utterly arbitrary value. You didn't watch it for free. You missed it. Either wait for a rerun or pay the price to watch it when you want. |
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footballdude
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said by brandon :Why are you willing to pay $5.00 for a DVD? It's an arbitrary amount that you came up with, with no regard to cost of production or distribution, that you feel would be good. No consumer ever makes a purchase based on cost of production or distribution. Every purchase you make is based on how much you value the good or service (i.e., how much you're willing to pay for it). There's no freaking way I'm going to pay $2 for a television show I could have watched for free.
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snipper_cr
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Four months and I raise your bet a spindle of blank DVD DLs!
Edit: Five months already betted on!
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Michieru2
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I give it 5 months. I bet my three pennies and a string (shipping and handling not included) 
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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NEWS FLASH!!!!
I rent DVDs NOW for $0.99 each.
I BUY DVDs for $5.99 in the bargain bins... $20.00 for a limited DRMed POS? Byte Me!
All that garbage *AND* wanting to use my bandwidth? Not happening!
This is one of the dumbest ideas yet!
Starting a pool, I say 6 months and it folds.
Who else?
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karlmarx
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copying isn't stealing. If I take a ferrari, they can't sell it. If I COPY a movie, they didn't loose any money, because I wouldn't have paid in the first place.
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brandon
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said by karlmarx :Give me a DVD movie for $5.00, and I'll download it. Give me a TV show for .25 cents, and I'll download it. Why stop there? Why not DVDs for $3.00 and TV shows for 15 cents.
WAIT! I HAVE IT! WHY NOT DVDS FOR $1.00 AND TV SHOWS FOR 5 CENTS.
Wait a minute...why stop there? How about DVDs for 50 cents and TV shows for 3 pennies?
Oh crap let's just give it all away!
karlmarx, you know there is no end to your perpetual whining. If they were selling them at the price points you were asking, you would ask for lower. If they were selling for lower than your price points, you'd ask for lower, until you simply asked for them for free.
Don't believe me? Fine. Then answer this. Why are you willing to pay $5.00 for a DVD? It's an arbitrary amount that you came up with, with no regard to cost of production or distribution, that you feel would be good. What about the people out there that feel that $10.00 for a DVD is a good price (you still pay $20 in the store)? What about those that can't afford the $5.00 price point you suggested? They're going to say that your arbitrary $5.00 is too much.
The fact is, these sales still have to make a profit, so they have to pay enough to cover production costs, distribution costs, and still pay employees (not everyone is a rich exec in the MPAA). If you don't want to pay for something because you feel it costs too much, fine. Don't buy it. But don't turn around and steal it. I sure would like a Ferarri, but it costs too much. Doesn't mean I'm just going to steal it off the lot. |
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