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Only if demand is relatively constant. Nothing is less constant than the demand for entertainment, and that's reflected in current pricing. A new blockbuster
by dsr_ 8y ago
Only if demand is relatively constant.
Nothing is less constant than the demand for entertainment, and that's reflected in current pricing.
A new blockbuster movie costs $15 in 3D, $12 in 2D.
A month later it costs $6 at the second-run theater.
Three months later it costs $20 on Blu-Ray for as many times as you want to watch it.
A year later it's included in your HBO subscription.
A year after that you can buy the disc for $10.
Ten years later you can buy the whole series for $30.
Forty years later it gets shown as 3AM filler on a cable network you don't pay for separately.
144 years later there are film scholars who have heard of it.
- francisofascii 8y agoThere are notable exceptions. The Bambi DVD, which was created in 1942, is listed on Amazon for $28. In 20 years, it will be $50.
- dsr_ 8y agoWell... the Bambi film came out in 1942. You can buy the Signature Edition DVD+BR for $30, but you can also buy a 2 disc special edition for $7.49, the Anniversary Edition for $15.96, and a Blu-Ray for $14.27. We haven't reached the used market, where eBay can get you a copy for $5, most of which will go to shipping it to you.
- EvanAnderson 8y agoThere won't be a "used market" for media in the future, because media won't be delivered on physical substrate. The publishing interests have been working to eliminate it for years. Between DRM and streaming I think they'll manage to kill used markets.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoOnly if demand is relatively constant The demand for classic opera recordings is constant. Year after year people will buy the 1966 recording of Tristan & Isolde at the Bayreuther Festspiele with Wolfgang Windgassen singing Tristan. These are reliable moneyspinners for the record companies, you'd expect to see initiatives to extend copyright.