I think you're right. As much as it would make for a good distribution method, the unfortunate part is the industry is uncooperative at best. Their view is that they have complete control over what we can buy, and providing options to consumers is unacceptable and will lead the consumer to think they have power. Either way, thanks for the response, and taking some time to think about my initial post. I think we're really just at a point where the industry is going to have to change. I think they're afraid of losing control over their product, and above all, they like the ability to blame the "horrible internet pirates" for their poor sales (rather than admitting to the fact that recent movies are poorly made in general.
You know, honestly this is an issue that seems to have no gray area...Granted a potential tax could possibly work, but realistically I think there might be another opportunity of some sort. Most people will agree that the quality of what you download off the internet is not nearly as good as the actual purchased copy. Yet, many people will download several movies, only to discover that they really enjoy one of them, where they then go out and buy the super-limited-release-platinum-extra-feature edition. The industry claims that everyone mooches, while most that are pro p2p use p2p as a way to become exposed to potential things they are interested in. What about the potential of the industry offering "tickets", meaning say you purchase a Warner Bros. Film, within each DVD is say...5 tickets. Those tickets allow you to go to Warner Bros. website, and actually choose to download a movie of your choice (that they are offering for downloads). Even if what they offer is limited and a few yeard old, they'd still be providing "exposure" of their films, and then they could sell the films directly from their site at a discount. This way, corporate hot-shots see that people are viewing some of their older/less popular titles (and they would have more control over it than a traditional p2p), plus they could actually see the increased sales due to people using such a system...
Alright, so I know it's sort of a long shot, but it'd be something that would satisfy many, and actually allow for a middle-of-the-road comprimise.
Yeah I checked those out a few monthes ago and the price was very expensive if I remember correctly, it's just like with most electronics, with miniaturization, comes higher costs, let alone having to design a cheap and effective way of fitting all the parts in there, and it would make tech service even harder, considering it's hard to mess around with things when it's all shoved into a smaller case.
What's sad is that you have so many people here with different views as to letting in the "brainless" ones to Linux. But there's this whole argument with people dumbing down linux. I was recently reading something at download.com in which some "idiot" had problems installing a game and several Linux users chewed him out and told him to go back to windoze. Then he basically said how he hated most linux users as they were arrogant geeks who wouldn't be open minded. If they're AOL users, they may not be the best with computers, but they're bringing support and numbers to linux. If a family goes out and buys one of the Windows PC's and then there happens to be an 8 year old kid in the family, who instantly starts liking Linux, perhaps you have a future programmer for linux. This isn't some war with dumbing down linux, or letting new people in. If you don't want a dumbed down OS, don't use Mandrake or Lindows, if you don't want to help the people having problems, stay out of linux help irc rooms, and try to be open minded, not everyone who comes to linux knows what they're doing at first, and there's no reason why we should instantly shoot down their hopes of using a decent OS. Anyone agree?
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I think you're right. As much as it would make for a good distribution method, the unfortunate part is the industry is uncooperative at best. Their view is that they have complete control over what we can buy, and providing options to consumers is unacceptable and will lead the consumer to think they have power. Either way, thanks for the response, and taking some time to think about my initial post. I think we're really just at a point where the industry is going to have to change. I think they're afraid of losing control over their product, and above all, they like the ability to blame the "horrible internet pirates" for their poor sales (rather than admitting to the fact that recent movies are poorly made in general.
You know, honestly this is an issue that seems to have no gray area...Granted a potential tax could possibly work, but realistically I think there might be another opportunity of some sort. Most people will agree that the quality of what you download off the internet is not nearly as good as the actual purchased copy. Yet, many people will download several movies, only to discover that they really enjoy one of them, where they then go out and buy the super-limited-release-platinum-extra-feature edition. The industry claims that everyone mooches, while most that are pro p2p use p2p as a way to become exposed to potential things they are interested in. What about the potential of the industry offering "tickets", meaning say you purchase a Warner Bros. Film, within each DVD is say...5 tickets. Those tickets allow you to go to Warner Bros. website, and actually choose to download a movie of your choice (that they are offering for downloads). Even if what they offer is limited and a few yeard old, they'd still be providing "exposure" of their films, and then they could sell the films directly from their site at a discount. This way, corporate hot-shots see that people are viewing some of their older/less popular titles (and they would have more control over it than a traditional p2p), plus they could actually see the increased sales due to people using such a system...
Alright, so I know it's sort of a long shot, but it'd be something that would satisfy many, and actually allow for a middle-of-the-road comprimise.
Yeah I checked those out a few monthes ago and the price was very expensive if I remember correctly, it's just like with most electronics, with miniaturization, comes higher costs, let alone having to design a cheap and effective way of fitting all the parts in there, and it would make tech service even harder, considering it's hard to mess around with things when it's all shoved into a smaller case.
What's sad is that you have so many people here with different views as to letting in the "brainless" ones to Linux. But there's this whole argument with people dumbing down linux. I was recently reading something at download.com in which some "idiot" had problems installing a game and several Linux users chewed him out and told him to go back to windoze. Then he basically said how he hated most linux users as they were arrogant geeks who wouldn't be open minded. If they're AOL users, they may not be the best with computers, but they're bringing support and numbers to linux. If a family goes out and buys one of the Windows PC's and then there happens to be an 8 year old kid in the family, who instantly starts liking Linux, perhaps you have a future programmer for linux. This isn't some war with dumbing down linux, or letting new people in. If you don't want a dumbed down OS, don't use Mandrake or Lindows, if you don't want to help the people having problems, stay out of linux help irc rooms, and try to be open minded, not everyone who comes to linux knows what they're doing at first, and there's no reason why we should instantly shoot down their hopes of using a decent OS. Anyone agree?