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If it's not free, I hope everyone buys it instead of waiting for a torrent. We should support online releases.

by legohead 12y ago

giarc 12y ago
Do you know what it will cost?
- ihsw 12y ago
  $5.99 on Google Play, not sure about elsewhere.
- kaykay 12y ago
  $5.99
- geetee 12y ago
  According to the page source: '$5.99 for 48 hours'
  - malka 12y ago
    so, about half the price of my Netflix subscription for a single movie. for 48 hours. I'll pass.
- adamcanady 12y ago
  The source code appears to indicate $5.99 for a 48 hour rental.
krat0sprakhar 12y ago
For the ones who don't have it available in their country (like me) are left with no other option :(
- k-mcgrady 12y ago
  >> "For the ones who don't have it available in their country (like me) are left with no other option :(" Come on. Your option is to wait. From the site: "we do hope to see the release of The Interview across the globe"
  - seanp2k2 12y ago
    That's a pretty bad option, and reinforces the notion that non-US countries are second-class citizens when it comes to content, which is a big part of why piracy is popular in other countries.
  - nitrogen 12y ago
    Nobody wants to be treated as second class just because of where they were born. If history had happened the other way around, with the Internet first and Hollywood just now trying to introduce region-locked distribution, they would be decried as hideously insensitive, possibly racist. I don't blame anyone for wanting the same access at the same time we get it in region 1.
    - waterlesscloud 12y ago
      Sony Pictures Entertainment probably no longer has sole control over distribution elsewhere in the world. This close to the original planned release date, they likely have deals in place for nearly every other region, and thus partners to work with to arrange for release. In fact, it's entirely possible that those deals were in place before filming even began, and some money may have changed hands at that time, helping to finance the film. In short, there's almost certainly a partner of Sony in other countries that Sony has obligations to. Sony can't just alter those deals at will like it can alter its own plans in North America.
      - smtddr 12y ago
        Too bad for them... actually I've debated this type of thing with you before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5276226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5276226
eugeneionesco 12y ago
I'm not in the US, will torrent for sure just to make a statement. I support online releases but this is not an online release, there are no borders on the internet.
- maccard 12y ago
  But this is progress at least. We should support progress in this area, in the hope hat it encourages these companies to be more accepting and open im with future releases
  - click170 12y ago
    I disagree. It's great that they're making progress, but by supporting them in the way they are currently attempting to segregate the Internet now, we will lose future debates about the border-less Internet. Compromise is appropriate in many places, but I do not think this is one of them. We should make sure they know why we're not supporting their current move, but I don't think we should capitulate the border-less Internet.
JeremyMorgan 12y ago
Exactly what I was thinking. This is something most of us want, and this is a chance to vote with our wallets.
seivan 12y ago
It's US only. I'd pay for it if I could now.
andrewjkerr 12y ago
I just bought it through Google Play with the expectations of being able to watch it offline (since Internet while traveling is hard to find!). Turns out that, if I want to watch it offline, I have to either download it to one of my Android devices or my Chromebook. I'm downloading it to my Chromebook now, but it's a damn shame I can't download it to something that actually has a decent screen.
anonymfus 12y ago
>We should support online releases. Why? Paying to movie producing companies means more DRM schemes, more filesharing restrictions and more copyright lobbying. To protect freedom of speech and weaken copyright regulations we need Hollywood to die from starvation.

If it's not free, I hope everyone buys it instead of waiting for a torrent. We should support online releases.

giarc 12y ago

Do you know what it will cost?

ihsw 12y ago
$5.99 on Google Play, not sure about elsewhere.
kaykay 12y ago
$5.99
geetee 12y ago
According to the page source: '$5.99 for 48 hours'
- malka 12y ago
  so, about half the price of my Netflix subscription for a single movie. for 48 hours. I'll pass.
adamcanady 12y ago
The source code appears to indicate $5.99 for a 48 hour rental.

krat0sprakhar 12y ago

For the ones who don't have it available in their country (like me) are left with no other option :(

k-mcgrady 12y ago
>> "For the ones who don't have it available in their country (like me) are left with no other option :(" Come on. Your option is to wait. From the site: "we do hope to see the release of The Interview across the globe"
- seanp2k2 12y ago
  That's a pretty bad option, and reinforces the notion that non-US countries are second-class citizens when it comes to content, which is a big part of why piracy is popular in other countries.
- nitrogen 12y ago
  Nobody wants to be treated as second class just because of where they were born. If history had happened the other way around, with the Internet first and Hollywood just now trying to introduce region-locked distribution, they would be decried as hideously insensitive, possibly racist. I don't blame anyone for wanting the same access at the same time we get it in region 1.
  - waterlesscloud 12y ago
    Sony Pictures Entertainment probably no longer has sole control over distribution elsewhere in the world. This close to the original planned release date, they likely have deals in place for nearly every other region, and thus partners to work with to arrange for release. In fact, it's entirely possible that those deals were in place before filming even began, and some money may have changed hands at that time, helping to finance the film. In short, there's almost certainly a partner of Sony in other countries that Sony has obligations to. Sony can't just alter those deals at will like it can alter its own plans in North America.
    - smtddr 12y ago
      Too bad for them... actually I've debated this type of thing with you before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5276226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5276226

eugeneionesco 12y ago

I'm not in the US, will torrent for sure just to make a statement. I support online releases but this is not an online release, there are no borders on the internet.

maccard 12y ago
But this is progress at least. We should support progress in this area, in the hope hat it encourages these companies to be more accepting and open im with future releases
- click170 12y ago
  I disagree. It's great that they're making progress, but by supporting them in the way they are currently attempting to segregate the Internet now, we will lose future debates about the border-less Internet. Compromise is appropriate in many places, but I do not think this is one of them. We should make sure they know why we're not supporting their current move, but I don't think we should capitulate the border-less Internet.

JeremyMorgan 12y ago

Exactly what I was thinking. This is something most of us want, and this is a chance to vote with our wallets.

seivan 12y ago

It's US only. I'd pay for it if I could now.

andrewjkerr 12y ago

I just bought it through Google Play with the expectations of being able to watch it offline (since Internet while traveling is hard to find!). Turns out that, if I want to watch it offline, I have to either download it to one of my Android devices or my Chromebook. I'm downloading it to my Chromebook now, but it's a damn shame I can't download it to something that actually has a decent screen.

anonymfus 12y ago

>We should support online releases. Why? Paying to movie producing companies means more DRM schemes, more filesharing restrictions and more copyright lobbying. To protect freedom of speech and weaken copyright regulations we need Hollywood to die from starvation.