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I think the film-industry should be inspired by this. If they offered something which is as easy to use and as good-looking as this, piracy will certainly decre
by Zirro 14y ago
I think the film-industry should be inspired by this. If they offered something which is as easy to use and as good-looking as this, piracy will certainly decrease.
Just put a "Pay here"-button before giving the user their download-link. Skip the DRM and the restrictions for different parts of the world and they'd have a killer-platform for selling their products.
I am not saying that piracy isn't "unethical", but that there are many ways it could be resolved without resorting to harsh laws.
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoIf Hollywood made this exact same product but with pay buttons, why would I as a user choose it over movies.io.
- joshAg 14y ago1080p, surround sound, perfectly mastered instead of being ripped from a dvd or a cam, and no threat of being sued.
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- Zirro 14y agoBecause you want to support the making of more movies of the same kind. Because you have a conscience. That said, there will always be those who shoplift in stores, or pirate movies. I don't believe those people constitute the majority of the population.
- jonstjohn 14y agoConvenience and (the perception) of safety, both from law and malware. Paying a reasonable amount for a movie that is easy to find and watch is a no-brainer for me. Of course, my time to income ratio is low.
- jberryman 14y agoAnd of course quality.
- bradwestness 14y agoBecause this site (movies.io) will inevitably get shut down within the week.
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- nddrylliog 14y agoI don't think it will. We'll try to maintain it up by any means possible as long as there's a satisfying worldwide alternative to buy/license this content. In a way, it's a political stand. We're already in contact who could help us make an alternative that would be both legal and ethical. EDIT: this is the manifesto I was looking for: http://www.dontmakemesteal.com/ http://www.dontmakemesteal.com/
- rmc 14y agoJust because its possible to get a thing for free doesn't mean no-one will pay for it. Just look at bottled water.
- jrockway 14y agoWhere do you get bottles for free?
- Cushman 14y ago1. Purchase tasty beverage. 2. Drink beverage. 3. Free bottle!
- luchs 14y agoDoesn't work in Germany, we've got 15-25ct deposit on all bottles.
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- chc 14y agoSet up a bin anywhere people go that says "recycle" and you'll get plenty.
- jrockway 14y agoIs the bin that says "recycle" free?
- rmc 14y agoPeople don't buy bottled water for the bottles, otherwise they'd throw away the water, and keep the bottles. Instead they keep/use the water and throw away the bottles. The water is what they pay money for, you can get that for free at home.
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- eta_carinae 14y ago> If Hollywood made this exact same product but with pay buttons, why would I as a user choose it over movies.io. Same reason you buy stuff instead of stealing them?
- shmerl 14y agoBecause you want to support those who produce the content, if you like using it. Not supporting them while using their creation is sheer disrespect, regardless whether piracy is illegal or not.
- aphyr 14y agoI'd pay 5-10 bucks for a high-quality mp4 or mkv, even if the site's interface was terrible. Right now I rent movies, about once a year. I find myself wanting to buy them online once or twice a month.
- notJim 14y agoIf it were also reasonably priced, users who wish to reward people who make this type of content possible would pay for it.
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- alecbenzer 14y agoI'm honestly pretty bad at pirating. I'd _love_ it if HBO threw up paid streaming for Game of Thrones. If they charged something like $3/episode I think it might actually even be cheaper than the time I spent trying to pirate it (granted, most people are probably better than I am at pirating).
- mdgrech 14y agoI think your best bet is pirate bay plus adblock. Once you remove all the ads their site actually becomes usable.
- alecbenzer 14y agoI should add: I'm looking for these episodes relatively quickly after they're aired. The PB links I get when I google for stuff don't seem to be for recent episodes. A friend of mine generally finds a link through his own sources relatively quickly and shares it, though.
- krzyk 14y agoSee eztv.it when you create account you can register which series you are interested in and then you will have a personal page on which you can get directo torrents for new/unwatched episodes
- shmerl 14y agoExactly. Eventually they'll learn, but it takes them a long time.
- disappointment 14y agoThere are plenty of easy ways to legally buy and download movies - certainly a lot easier than torrenting. See Netflix, iTunes, Google Play etc. It would be both nice and pragmatic if they would drop the DRM that is clearly doing nothing to combat piracy. This is not going to achieve that.
- mverwijs 14y ago> There are plenty of easy ways to legally buy and > download movies - certainly a lot easier than > torrenting. The Oatmeal disagrees: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones
- tluyben2 14y agoNo there are not. Not if you don't live in the States. The US is not the only place on earth you know :) It's hard/impossible to get anything new (and most things old) in other countries legally streaming.