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The problem I think is rooted in piracy, at least as it is practiced in first-world countries where convenience is worth more than price. Piracy has several bui
by hugh3 15y ago
The problem I think is rooted in piracy, at least as it is practiced in first-world countries where convenience is worth more than price. Piracy has several built-in practical issues, because it is frankly inconvenient to be conducting illegal business, and DRM provides another inconvenience. But despite these endemic problems with piracy, it does offer a huge convenience: universality. The legal movie market is fragmented and therefore a pain to deal with, where the black market is very universal, with mirrors of content on all the major distribution channels (torrents, rapidshare/HTTP sites, and USENET are the big three).
I think you're overestimating the effect of piracy, because you tend to hang out with young, tech-savvy folks. The average Netflix customer would have no idea how or where to pirate a movie even if they did want to (not to mention there are some people in the world who aren't completely amoral and as such wouldn't).
- slowpoke 15y ago>(not to mention there are some people in the world who aren't completely amoral and as such wouldn't) You're implying that everyone follows the same code of ethics. You might not agree with it but for some people it's not in the slightest bit amoral to pirate a movie.
- jahmed 15y agoThis is the long term problem for content creators. The current generation of sub-30 year olds have grown up/will grow up in a culture of free things. That idea is flourishing and is what really should scare content creators.
- slowpoke 15y ago>That idea is flourishing and is what really should scare content creators. The only one scared by this is the content industry, aka the publishers, and the unfortunate people who believe their propaganda and lies. Free culture is a good thing. The internet, for the first time in human history, has made the dream of unlimited sharing possible. Creators will not die out because the industry that imposed copyright on them in the first place is no longer needed.
- jahmed 15y agoThanks yes true creators well be fine. Its the content publishers and packagers that will feel the pressure as consumers find ways around them to the source.
- ericd 15y agoI know a lot of non-tech-savvy young folks who know how to pirate effectively. The convenience to watch anything you want at any time is a big enough carrot that they're willing to learn the procedures to follow.