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Louis CK's Internet Experiment Pays Off

Posted by samzenpus on from the honor-system dept.

redletterdave writes "Comedian Louis C.K., real name Louis Szekely, took a major risk by openly selling his latest stand-up special, 'Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater,' for only $5 on his website and refusing to put any DRM restrictions on the video, which made it easily susceptible to pirating and torrenting. Four days later, Louis CK's goodwill experiment has already paid off: The 44-year-old comic now reports making a profit of about $200,000, after banking more than $500,000 in revenue from the online-only sale. The special, which has sold 110,000 copies so far, is only available on Louis CK's website."

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  1. Link to the purchase page by Crudely_Indecent · · Score: 5, Informative

    I found it odd that TFA didn't mention the site, or where one can go to get this fine drm-free video.

    https://buy.louisck.net/

    I think it's great, personally. He's getting $5 from me. It's a fair price, and he's a funny guy.

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    "Lame" - Galaxar
  2. Re:Pirate attitude by Thiez · · Score: 5, Informative

    > Sociopaths are, literally, the source of all the evil in the world.

    [Citation needed]. Sociopathy is now seen as a subset of antisocial personality disorder. According to wikipedia,
      "A 2002 literature review of studies on mental disorders in prisoners stated that 47% of male prisoners and 21% of female prisoners had anti-social personality disorder."
    Even assuming all of the prisoners with that disorder did belong to the sociopath-subset, this still means 53% of male prisoners and 79% of female prisoners are *not* sociopaths, while (depending on their crimes) they can still be seen as a source of 'evil'.

    It's very tempting to call 'bad' people names to distance yourself from them, fact remains that most of us are capable of terrible things under the right circumstances. While denying this may make you feel better about yourself, you're just sticking your head in the sand.

    If you're interested:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_disengagement
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility