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What theatre-owners fail to realise is that many people pirate the movie not to avoid the payment, but because MANY people hate theatres as an establishment. I
by WhyNotHugo 5y ago
What theatre-owners fail to realise is that many people pirate the movie not to avoid the payment, but because MANY people hate theatres as an establishment.
I want to watch in a small, portable screen changing positions on my couch, not sitting in a static position for over an hour, on a huge screen, full of lines, people, smells, and even 20 minutes of ads.
I wouldn't mind paying the price TO SEE A MOVIE. It's just that all the rest of the theatre experience is crap.
- karatinversion 5y agoWell, I could see several hundred people in the world doing this, but as a fraction of the relevant category? Did you yourself refrain from piracy when all the movie theaters were closed for the last year?
- screye 5y agoA similar point was made by Gabe Newell about gaming. Piracy is first about access and convieneience. Also, most cases of piracy are of those who otherwise couldn't afford or would not have paid the theater experience. So the pirate is a ghost customer who only exists in the pirated world. I never paid for western shows up until Netflix came along. I never paid for games until steam started using regional pricing. I never paid for music until Spotify. In every case it was about access, convieneience and the willingness of the service provider to meet me where my wallet was.