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Because that would force media companies to compete with their own old content. If people could see movies from the 80s and 90s for free, many might choose them
by deogeo 7y ago
Because that would force media companies to compete with their own old content. If people could see movies from the 80s and 90s for free, many might choose them over newer stuff.
- kick 7y agoActually, free viewing isn't the problem. Production is. I'm sure if Disney were offered a choice between "Allow everyone to view old content free" and "Allow anyone to make Disney content," they'd pick the former. Copyrights make sense for producers for a large span of time, just not this large of a span of time.
- hutzlibu 7y agoI doubt that it lowers much. You can easily pirate stuff anyway, but people choose to pay for good quality new content.