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Wouldn't making EU single market and getting rid of geoblocking pretty much remove regional pricing? The piracy then would surge even more, because in Eastern E

Wouldn't making EU single market and getting rid of geoblocking pretty much remove regional pricing? The piracy then would surge even more, because in Eastern Europe you can't expect people to spent 10% of their salary on a new videogame.

rangibaby 10y ago
Well then they should just give everyone the cheap price. I don't see why Hollywood is entitled to x% of my salary. If it means they have to spend a few mllion dollars less on advertising Captain America 4 or Star Wars 8 or Fast and Furious 8 then so be it.
- whatok 10y ago
  Or you could just not watch those movies. Hollywood is not entitled to your money in the same way that you are not entitled to free or or "cheap" access to their products.
  - bnj 10y ago
    Be that as it may, a consequence of piracy is that Hollywood is forced to the bargaining table. Protesting against that feeling of entitlement to better prices is a common theme on HN, but it ignores the (current) reality that if someone wants to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster for free, there is nothing to stop them from doing so.
- stdbrouw 10y ago
  I don't see why you are entitled to a cheap price.
- philh 10y ago
  > If it means they have to spend a few mllion dollars less on advertising Captain America 4 or Star Wars 8 or Fast and Furious 8 then so be it. It's not like they have "spend money on advertising" as a terminal value. They spend money on advertising because advertising makes money.
lagadu 10y ago
If that were true, everyone would be using the cheaper spotify prices some countries have in Europe, which almost doesn't happen. The problem is that they require a payment method from a country by having residence there, that alone prevents abuse in the overwhelming majority of situations. For the record, I am one of those cases (technically I'm a resident in three countries, potentially 4 next year), so I'm pretty much aware of the details of it.
kalleboo 10y ago
> Wouldn't making EU single market and getting rid of geoblocking pretty much remove regional pricing Yes, it would. That's the whole point of the Euro currency and the long-term goal of the EU. And that's the main reason a lot of people thought the quick expansion of the EU towards the east (or even the south) was a mistake - if you have a common market and a common travel area, but wildly differing economies, you create strife.

rangibaby 10y ago

Well then they should just give everyone the cheap price. I don't see why Hollywood is entitled to x% of my salary. If it means they have to spend a few mllion dollars less on advertising Captain America 4 or Star Wars 8 or Fast and Furious 8 then so be it.

whatok 10y ago
Or you could just not watch those movies. Hollywood is not entitled to your money in the same way that you are not entitled to free or or "cheap" access to their products.
- bnj 10y ago
  Be that as it may, a consequence of piracy is that Hollywood is forced to the bargaining table. Protesting against that feeling of entitlement to better prices is a common theme on HN, but it ignores the (current) reality that if someone wants to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster for free, there is nothing to stop them from doing so.
stdbrouw 10y ago
I don't see why you are entitled to a cheap price.
philh 10y ago
> If it means they have to spend a few mllion dollars less on advertising Captain America 4 or Star Wars 8 or Fast and Furious 8 then so be it. It's not like they have "spend money on advertising" as a terminal value. They spend money on advertising because advertising makes money.

lagadu 10y ago

If that were true, everyone would be using the cheaper spotify prices some countries have in Europe, which almost doesn't happen. The problem is that they require a payment method from a country by having residence there, that alone prevents abuse in the overwhelming majority of situations. For the record, I am one of those cases (technically I'm a resident in three countries, potentially 4 next year), so I'm pretty much aware of the details of it.

kalleboo 10y ago

> Wouldn't making EU single market and getting rid of geoblocking pretty much remove regional pricing Yes, it would. That's the whole point of the Euro currency and the long-term goal of the EU. And that's the main reason a lot of people thought the quick expansion of the EU towards the east (or even the south) was a mistake - if you have a common market and a common travel area, but wildly differing economies, you create strife.