Negative publicity can be a good thing for movies. Disney's had a thug mentality for decades, and it doesn't make people avoid their films or merchandise - not enough for them to ever worry about.
I have no interest in more Star Wars but I know a week won't go by for the next year that I won't see a Star Wars reference somewhere (the next 5 years? The rest of my life?) This week it's on Techdirt.
I remember when you had to walk to the pizza place to get a pizza because there were no telephones. Of course, they didn't have pizza then either, so you just came home with a rutabaga. And you liked it.
Of all the websites I go to, the ones I keep returning to are the ones that have comments, simply because it makes the content more engaging. It's why I spend more time on Techdirt instead of the EFF. Imparting information is one thing, but discussing the news is far more interesting.
Of course, most news sites aren't designed to encourage commenting. Since Techdirt is basically an opinion blog based on other people's reportings, it lends itself to discussion a lot more than others.
And despite the trolls, it's pretty civil (and spam free) so thank you!
Can nobody read in the article that this is about EUROPE? Where online films are generally delayed long after U.S. audiences get them because... we'll I can't think of a single good reason.
There are others like me who have stopped going to theatres altogether. A projector at home makes for a very nice and cozy experience, and if I want to leave the house I'd rather go see music or live theatre than do something I can get easily at home.
But it's the hardware that threatens cinemas, not a stupid release schedule.
One the same note, me and a lot of my friends are watching a lot more Asian films simply because they're readily on Netflix, and we're more excited to see what new Asian movies are popping up than what new Hollywood films are popping up.
How are we supposed to have any respect for copyright laws that are this ridiculously convoluted and specific? In the future, only copyright lawyers will be able to make music.
Perhaps if she had said "I would love nothing more than for you to arrest me for resisting arrest" then maybe he would have gotten the point that this might not end well with him. Or maybe not.
The future is multiple options - not one option. That's why it's been so hard for the industry to change. They're used to having only one method of distribution that they tightly control.
Except all the artists I've been listening to for 30 years would have made a lot more money off me on a per listen basis than they ever would have from the one-time purchase I made back in 1988. If the labels had any long-term strategy they would abandon one-time sales and push streaming services on everyone. The only artists it doesn't help are the ones people stop listening to.
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I have no interest in more Star Wars but I know a week won't go by for the next year that I won't see a Star Wars reference somewhere (the next 5 years? The rest of my life?) This week it's on Techdirt.
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Of course, most news sites aren't designed to encourage commenting. Since Techdirt is basically an opinion blog based on other people's reportings, it lends itself to discussion a lot more than others.
And despite the trolls, it's pretty civil (and spam free) so thank you!
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But it's the hardware that threatens cinemas, not a stupid release schedule.
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If the government wants us to give up our guns, they'll have to give up theirs too.
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