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It's a same with TV shows, which persist with ridiculous region based rules, what chance does legit content have when you go there wallet open and it won't let
by robryan 16y ago
It's a same with TV shows, which persist with ridiculous region based rules, what chance does legit content have when you go there wallet open and it won't let you buy. I guess in the short term they are getting more money from the overseas networks they are syndicating to, but eventually that money won't be there because nobody bothered to wait till they got around to showing it.
- notahacker 16y agoAs a particularly ludicrous example, I pay for subscription sports channels and then have to use low grade foreign streams to watch any Premier League football match kicking off at 3pm (FA rules: they're worried that wider UK TV access to all top division games will reduce attendances at lower league games played simultaneously). Is it really unethical to violate copyright laws when the copyright holders refuse to take my money? From the point of view of the consumer, international price discrimination for digital goods also appears no more ethically justifiable than piracy.
- robryan 16y agoYeah for AFL here we have probably 3 free to air games a week which are screened delayed in an attempt to improve attendances, I would happily pay to watch live for some of these games but the option just isn't there. At least with cricket they have given up on showing only half the play if the match was in your city. Attendances are as good as ever...