The only thing expensive about PIXAR's development process is their salaries and their computers. Not that much different than porn really. Soon everyone's going to be able to make a movie of "pixar quality" on their PC. In fact, most of it can be done now.
Incidentally, the example is not a good one because it's not PIXAR driving the pirate issue it's the movie marketeers. They are also the people that make the money. These are people that do nothing other than take someone's work and sell it.
When you don't have creativity as insurnace to your revenue stream you have to fight to save your "good thing". Eventually these people will either loose it or re-invent themselves. It happens frequently in the business world. As technology and people's expectations change marketing profit becomes a "slippery fish".
It's just unfortunate that our law makers are stuck on tradition. However, I guess it's the nature of the industry. Eventually the laws will become obsolete because they can't keep up.
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The only thing expensive about PIXAR's development process is their salaries and their computers. Not that much different than porn really. Soon everyone's going to be able to make a movie of "pixar quality" on their PC. In fact, most of it can be done now. Incidentally, the example is not a good one because it's not PIXAR driving the pirate issue it's the movie marketeers. They are also the people that make the money. These are people that do nothing other than take someone's work and sell it. When you don't have creativity as insurnace to your revenue stream you have to fight to save your "good thing". Eventually these people will either loose it or re-invent themselves. It happens frequently in the business world. As technology and people's expectations change marketing profit becomes a "slippery fish". It's just unfortunate that our law makers are stuck on tradition. However, I guess it's the nature of the industry. Eventually the laws will become obsolete because they can't keep up. sasjpu