Masnick is correct in his statement that Hollywood doesn't care about the piracy issue. In fact, they use it as a crutch more often than not to get what they want. If the industry was truly out to stop piracy, they wouldn't be doling out 26K to some piddly schlub to surf the net and catch rule breakers... They would invest millions of dollars with technology companies in order to make the obstacles for a pirate even harder.
I was talking with a colleague the other day about his trip to the UAE, and we couldn't help but hit the topic of the recent assassination by the Mossad. The reason it's relevant here is because of the so-called national ID cards. If someone could invent or come up with a useful national ID card that without fail linked a card to a physical characteristic on a person (let's say it be a fingerprint or birthmark or facial scan), the inventor would become one of the wealthiest people on the face of the earth... I'm positive that as of right now, no one in the US political field has a clue about how this could be done, therefore, why are we even wasting time attempting to put it into legislation. I can't help but think of this 'invisible fence' that was supposedly going to be put up along the mexican-american border. waste of taxpayer dollars and a way for a corporation to get more money.
But what about the real issue, the fact that the MPAA has been unable to push around the FCC with its request/demand to release first run movies directly to the public...
I knew that... but seriously, you don't think a movie like Avatar or Alice in Wonderland would be a hit if it wasn't shown at IMAX 3D? I'm not saying anything either way, but I could care less, plus I thought Avatar sucked. It was a new version of 'dances with wolves.' Dumb.
Even going just a few times can be a hassle. There may be one or two movies a year that I actually enjoy going to, the others I would love to just sit at home and watch with my family, but how annoying is it to wait for them to come out on DVD or VoD? That takes the excitement out of it, no one wants to be the last guy to see a movie...
But I guess what I'm looking for is this... There has got to be a way for the studios to release them to the public directly and make more money. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that more people would watch a movie if they could do it directly from their living room. You see how much a diet coke and a bag of popcorn is these days?
so who is protecting the theaters then? If the theaters have the ability to do this, why don't they start looking for a reliable way to release the movies directly into peoples living rooms? Similar to VoD...
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
What are the legalities regarding the movie picture association trying to convince the FCC to allow them to release first run movies directly to the consumer instead of releasing the material to theaters? Is that even legal?
This entire discussion will become a moot point within 2-3 months when this technology group (sorry I don't want to spoil the release) comes out with a software and hardware product that allows consumers to watch first run movies from home the night they come out... Are you thinking piracy? Yea me too but apparently they have a plan in place for prevention and detection of that stuff. Still though, the argument remains interesting.
This entire discussion will become a moot point within 2-3 months when this technology group (sorry I don't want to spoil the release) comes out with a software and hardware product that allows consumers to watch first run movies from home the night they come out... Are you thinking piracy? Yea me too but apparently they have a plan in place for prevention and detection of that stuff. Still though, the argument remains interesting.
WOW gonna have to completely disagree with you there. That's not what Odeon is saying. They are basically telling the studio that it doesn't make sense for them to make an exception for Disney's desire so that they don't have to deal with every theater only running their movies for 12 weeks. Major movie studios don't make as many movies as they use to, therefore the extended period is crucial for theaters. What's next, people can watch first run movies from their TV the night the damn movies are released? Would that make you happy, just cutting out theaters all together?
So then we as the consumer are basically getting jobbed out of products which could otherwise be much more innovative and useful in our everyday lives? Not surprised on this one. What a great article...
the real issue
Mossad hit squad
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Re: Cinema is OVERPRICED!!
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MPAA
anyone know?
is it there yet?
Regarding the movie picture assoc.
MPAA and FCC
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Just drop a deuce
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The consumer
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