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> I'd be willing to pay for this privilege - aka watching in the comfort of my own home - but they leave me no choice in the matter. I'm always stunned by this
by kleiba 16y ago
> I'd be willing to pay for this privilege - aka watching in the comfort of my own home - but they leave me no choice in the matter.
I'm always stunned by this argumentation - because in fact there are other choices: you could just not watch the particular movie at all or wait until it's available for home entertainment. Both perfectly legal and (what I think is the key point) in the latter case the people who worked to produce the stuff you're so eager to consume get some kind of compensation.
But you go the third way and choose to watch a pirated copy - that's up to you, but please don't tell anybody you're "forced" to do that.
- mitjak 16y agoI don't think you understand his argument fully: he would like to be able to do it the legal way, but it is simply not possible at the moment. In other words, there is demand which is currently filled only by the illegal channels. While it isn't the most noble way to go about it, it's the only option possible in his case. Compare that to iTunes, for instance: music available at greater convenience than through torrents and the like. Or to games: an easy worry free download versus having to look for ways to obtain the game, wait for it to download, and often mess about with copyright protection.
- executive 16y agodirect to dvd is back
- rick888 16y agoit's the entitlement defense. He feels that it's his right to watch the movie in any way that he sees fit and because it's so easy to just download it, there isn't much incentive to wait for it to come out on legally.