I tried commenting on the forbes site but never got the registration email.
I have downloaded a movie or two and I always wanted to repay the industry for the convenience of watching it at home.
If they open a donation account on paypal or someplace similar, whether based on the number of downloads or whatever, I'm sure people would readily pay them back with donations. Or offer a download site themselves..with downloads for a buck or two. More features (like 3D/5.1/1080p) for a buck more maybe.
McDonalds saw this business model of pricing for the masses long back, why can't others ?
Heck, Kim Dot com became a billionaire just by offering a download site, and people wanting to download more paid him more, the same money could have gone to the entertainment industry if they could open their eyes and see the viability of streaming/downloading vs DVD (who watches them anymore) or going to the movies...exorbitant prices, of course people will want them at a cheaper price.
They behave same as the Drug industry, exorbitantly priced here, cheaper everywhere else in the world.
Even the newspaper/magazine/cable- even with all their ads they still want to charge us a ransom, especially at the airport...if they price themselves for a tenth, or made it free, imagine the boost in their audience ! Go Figure.
I have always been of the belief that libraries can be free as long as you read the books within, or have an EZ1040 income return. Others, who can afford it, MUST PAY, either monthly or per book checked out.
Recently, my wife wanted a book from another location, and they ship it to her local lib for free !! This is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money.
In spite of schools and libraries being free in our country, we still have low education levels.
Those who do use them are already very literate and from good families. We don't really see any advantage of it being free. For kids, yes, but for adults who rush to read romantic novels Oprah might recommend, make 'em pay !!
As for the porn watcher, of course it should be free ! This is the land of the free right, where amendments make it easy to do filthy stuff, like prey on children.
Most of the time, don't blame the criminal, its the system that needs to be rectified. And your corrupt congressman isn't going to do anything about it unless you force them.
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I tried commenting on the forbes site but never got the registration email. I have downloaded a movie or two and I always wanted to repay the industry for the convenience of watching it at home. If they open a donation account on paypal or someplace similar, whether based on the number of downloads or whatever, I'm sure people would readily pay them back with donations. Or offer a download site themselves..with downloads for a buck or two. More features (like 3D/5.1/1080p) for a buck more maybe. McDonalds saw this business model of pricing for the masses long back, why can't others ? Heck, Kim Dot com became a billionaire just by offering a download site, and people wanting to download more paid him more, the same money could have gone to the entertainment industry if they could open their eyes and see the viability of streaming/downloading vs DVD (who watches them anymore) or going to the movies...exorbitant prices, of course people will want them at a cheaper price. They behave same as the Drug industry, exorbitantly priced here, cheaper everywhere else in the world. Even the newspaper/magazine/cable- even with all their ads they still want to charge us a ransom, especially at the airport...if they price themselves for a tenth, or made it free, imagine the boost in their audience ! Go Figure.
I have always been of the belief that libraries can be free as long as you read the books within, or have an EZ1040 income return. Others, who can afford it, MUST PAY, either monthly or per book checked out. Recently, my wife wanted a book from another location, and they ship it to her local lib for free !! This is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money. In spite of schools and libraries being free in our country, we still have low education levels. Those who do use them are already very literate and from good families. We don't really see any advantage of it being free. For kids, yes, but for adults who rush to read romantic novels Oprah might recommend, make 'em pay !! As for the porn watcher, of course it should be free ! This is the land of the free right, where amendments make it easy to do filthy stuff, like prey on children. Most of the time, don't blame the criminal, its the system that needs to be rectified. And your corrupt congressman isn't going to do anything about it unless you force them.