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> If there was a legitimate content source that did all this well, and gave me the content I wanted when I wanted it (right when it airs), I would be paying for
by rplnt 14y ago
> If there was a legitimate content source that did all this well, and gave me the content I wanted when I wanted it (right when it airs), I would be paying for it.
I won't be available for everyone and for a fair price. So piracy will still exist.
- grapjas 14y agoBut not because of technical reasons. See: Steam.
- rplnt 14y agoMostly because of copyright holders. Even with steam you can't buy many games thanks to publishers having exclusive deals with local distributors. It's even worse with tv/movies. Then there are different laws around the globe, but I guess that just takes some effort to solve.
- crusso 14y agofair price Where "fair price" is an amount that's so low as to be effectively free or at most substantially lower than it costs content creators to produce it.
- rplnt 14y agoIn many cases yes. That's why content owners won't sell for such price and piracy will continue.
- calinet6 14y agoI think you're vastly underestimating the effect of a quality user experience. If they do it right, people will pay for it. People will want it to an irrational degree. But they probably won't do it right.
- rplnt 14y agoThat wasn't my point exactly. What I meant by fair price was a price that would be somehow accommodated to a market. If someone makes $20 a day, you can't expect him to pay $40 for a game (or $5 for a 30min TV show). And sellers won't risk setting a lower price for certain market ...even if it meant bigger income in the end. It's a risky business since Internet is a global market by default.. whatever content providers try to do about it.