Daily Show downloads every night in 5-10 minutes, pretty much right after they had been aired. It was nice to be able to check out some of the other shows, like the Simpsons or South Park, but for me it was only about The Daily Show. I can't afford (and flat out refuse) to pay $44/month for one single show that I want to consistently watch.
The MPAA is fucking up royally. It's not just about the TV shows. I bought America the Book, and it was Jon Stewart fans like me that helped keep it at #1 for so many months. I saw Lewis Black when he came to Portland a few weeks ago. I gladly support the artists and producers making this material, but I'm not going to regress back to an outdated business model that tries to suck the consumer out of every last penny. I'm not going to pay $29 for the DVD Indecision 2004, which doesn't even have all of the episodes and happened more than six months ago. If I can't get The Daily Show in a reasonable amount of time for a FAIR price, then I'm forced to find it online, like the millions of other who used these sites, and the millions around the world who don't even have access to Comedy Central.
MPAA (and RIAA, take note too), until you change your strategies, this is my response:
When Revenge of the Sith comes out next week, I'm downloading the pirated version (which will probably hit the internet before the movie is actually released anyway). I was planning on seeing this in the theater, but now I think it's time to start getting all of the new movie releases over the internet as much as possible. And I'm keeping my eye out for the next good BitTorrent site (hopefully in an Eastern European country this time).
This isn't about what's illegal, it's about what's right.
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Daily Show downloads every night in 5-10 minutes, pretty much right after they had been aired. It was nice to be able to check out some of the other shows, like the Simpsons or South Park, but for me it was only about The Daily Show. I can't afford (and flat out refuse) to pay $44/month for one single show that I want to consistently watch.
The MPAA is fucking up royally. It's not just about the TV shows. I bought America the Book, and it was Jon Stewart fans like me that helped keep it at #1 for so many months. I saw Lewis Black when he came to Portland a few weeks ago. I gladly support the artists and producers making this material, but I'm not going to regress back to an outdated business model that tries to suck the consumer out of every last penny. I'm not going to pay $29 for the DVD Indecision 2004, which doesn't even have all of the episodes and happened more than six months ago. If I can't get The Daily Show in a reasonable amount of time for a FAIR price, then I'm forced to find it online, like the millions of other who used these sites, and the millions around the world who don't even have access to Comedy Central.
MPAA (and RIAA, take note too), until you change your strategies, this is my response:
When Revenge of the Sith comes out next week, I'm downloading the pirated version (which will probably hit the internet before the movie is actually released anyway). I was planning on seeing this in the theater, but now I think it's time to start getting all of the new movie releases over the internet as much as possible. And I'm keeping my eye out for the next good BitTorrent site (hopefully in an Eastern European country this time).
This isn't about what's illegal, it's about what's right.