What an absolute crock. The entire conversation that is.
The owner of a prperty is entitled to detirmine what and how they wish to offer it for sale, if they choose to offer what is effectively licenses for multiple users or copies, that is their right. If they choose to offer a single hard copy, that is their right..they made, own it, have invested in it. If you decide it's too much to pay for a single copy, that is YOUR choice, you dont buy it. If you decide that what is being offered isnt right for you, or that you are not getting enough units for the price, don't buy it. No, any rippers are simply saying, gee getting one isnt enough, so instead of walking away, they decide to steal more for the same single price.
If you decide that $1 is too much to pay for 1 pack of tictacs, do you buy 1 andsteal another 5??? ,
The simple reality is that when a film studio/distributor offers a DVD for sale, what they are offering is NOT the rights to the intellectual property contained therein, or multiple copies of a film, but one single copy of the film, at a price they detirmine, as is their right. Just as purchasing one car doesn't give a consumer the right to, should the technology miraculously materialise, to duplicate and turn that car into 2,3 or 10 of them.
You don't purchase the rights to the content, just a single copy thereof,which is the very core and soul of the existance of any industry that has been created based upon creation of intellectual property, be it the arts or...dare I say it "the software industry".
It astounds me that that so many people who would no doubt be favouring the "all-rights" or duplication/copying mentality on this website are no doubt, from 9-5 earning a living working in industries build upon the principal of protecting and benefitting from the development and sale of intellectual property, such as software.
Here's an idea for any of you working for companie that make their income from software development or similar. Rather than your company selling their product many times over, sell it me once, and allow me to copy it and distribute it for free..after all I've paid for it. Hmmm, there goes the software & development side of the IT industry, and your jobs....
Given those movie studios spend between $10 and $200million dollars getting these films made and to market, how long do you think they will continue to invest in, and make films if this mob get their way. The simple answer is not long. GFilms will not get made, because the simple anser is that the likes of Sony/GE etc etc that invest in/own the major studios will have more profitable investment options than making films.
The current business model, from theatrical through TV/cable tv/ dvd/free to air tv is built upon the single assumption.. that the creative investment made to generate the film, and it is a very very large investment, will not be undermined by people who ridiculously believe that by buying one copy of a film, they are entitled to 2,3 or 4...
When we buy a ticket to see a film at a cinema, should be be entitled to go back and see it as many times as we want? After all we've paid for the right to view the film, why can't we watch it as many times as we want...Don't Be Silly.
Freeware and the mentality that drives it is great, for those that WANT to create it and share it for free, that is their right...just as it is to protect what they have created if they choose to do so.
Movie studios do not choose to do that, it's neither a hobby, nor a charity. We choose to buy what they create and offer for sale...or we don't. They own the product, the creation, the intellectual property and have a right to protect the investment they have made in producing it.....If you think $20 is too high a price for one DVD...dont buy it..THAT is your right, or go find $20Mill and make your own film and sell it however you want.
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What an absolute crock. The entire conversation that is. The owner of a prperty is entitled to detirmine what and how they wish to offer it for sale, if they choose to offer what is effectively licenses for multiple users or copies, that is their right. If they choose to offer a single hard copy, that is their right..they made, own it, have invested in it. If you decide it's too much to pay for a single copy, that is YOUR choice, you dont buy it. If you decide that what is being offered isnt right for you, or that you are not getting enough units for the price, don't buy it. No, any rippers are simply saying, gee getting one isnt enough, so instead of walking away, they decide to steal more for the same single price. If you decide that $1 is too much to pay for 1 pack of tictacs, do you buy 1 andsteal another 5??? , The simple reality is that when a film studio/distributor offers a DVD for sale, what they are offering is NOT the rights to the intellectual property contained therein, or multiple copies of a film, but one single copy of the film, at a price they detirmine, as is their right. Just as purchasing one car doesn't give a consumer the right to, should the technology miraculously materialise, to duplicate and turn that car into 2,3 or 10 of them. You don't purchase the rights to the content, just a single copy thereof,which is the very core and soul of the existance of any industry that has been created based upon creation of intellectual property, be it the arts or...dare I say it "the software industry". It astounds me that that so many people who would no doubt be favouring the "all-rights" or duplication/copying mentality on this website are no doubt, from 9-5 earning a living working in industries build upon the principal of protecting and benefitting from the development and sale of intellectual property, such as software. Here's an idea for any of you working for companie that make their income from software development or similar. Rather than your company selling their product many times over, sell it me once, and allow me to copy it and distribute it for free..after all I've paid for it. Hmmm, there goes the software & development side of the IT industry, and your jobs.... Given those movie studios spend between $10 and $200million dollars getting these films made and to market, how long do you think they will continue to invest in, and make films if this mob get their way. The simple answer is not long. GFilms will not get made, because the simple anser is that the likes of Sony/GE etc etc that invest in/own the major studios will have more profitable investment options than making films. The current business model, from theatrical through TV/cable tv/ dvd/free to air tv is built upon the single assumption.. that the creative investment made to generate the film, and it is a very very large investment, will not be undermined by people who ridiculously believe that by buying one copy of a film, they are entitled to 2,3 or 4... When we buy a ticket to see a film at a cinema, should be be entitled to go back and see it as many times as we want? After all we've paid for the right to view the film, why can't we watch it as many times as we want...Don't Be Silly. Freeware and the mentality that drives it is great, for those that WANT to create it and share it for free, that is their right...just as it is to protect what they have created if they choose to do so. Movie studios do not choose to do that, it's neither a hobby, nor a charity. We choose to buy what they create and offer for sale...or we don't. They own the product, the creation, the intellectual property and have a right to protect the investment they have made in producing it.....If you think $20 is too high a price for one DVD...dont buy it..THAT is your right, or go find $20Mill and make your own film and sell it however you want.