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Movie Studio Finally Sees the Light On Rentals

Posted by Soulskill on from the turns-out-wishful-thinking-is-a-bad-business-model dept.

Griller_GT writes "After months of conducting studies about the effects of delays on sales of DVDs, 'Paramount Pictures has agreed to provide its movies to Redbox on the same day they go on sale.' A Paramount exec said, 'Those people who want to rent are going to figure out ways to rent, and us restricting them from renting isn't going to turn it into a purchase.' Gee, who would have thought of that?" Reader DisKurzion sends in news of another movie business experiment underway by an Australian company called Distracted Media. They are raising funds for a movie called The Tunnel by letting people invest in individual frames for $1 apiece. When the movie is complete, it will be released for free on torrent sites.

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  1. First Rental by TheNinjaroach · · Score: 3, Funny

    Woohoo! On the same day of release.

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    I went to eat some animal crackers and the box said, "Do not eat if seal is broken." I opened the box and sure enough..
  2. Nice, keeping up with the times by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obligatory from the Onion.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrPwOrf4sM

    Blockbuster Offers Glimpse Of Movie Renting Past

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    Kwisatz Haderach
    Sell the spice to CHOAM
    This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
  3. That is nice and all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...but after I downloaded "Gamer" with Russel Crow and watched it in fast-forward I decided to stop watching movies.

    So DRM didn't beat me... "Gamer" did...

  4. Re:Something seems off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can't make an Indy film with less than $25M. There is no substitute for Harry Ford.