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Pretty much A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 05/02/2012 08:39:16 PM
Hollywood's best bet for competing with illegal downloading would have to be the simplicity of it. Now, if you download illegally, half the time you don't know when you'll be inundated with pop-ups, when you'll get a virus or some other malware, and if the version you're downloading is the one that you actually want, or if it'll have terrible quality, laggy sound, or other such issues.

No one that I know of would buy $20+ movies no matter what they are (and I personally wouldn't buy any $10+ movies because I simply don't care), but if a "movie Steam" was created, and movies sold there for about $5, and allowed the user all the same privileges that Steam currently allows with video games, I believe 90% of the internet population would start using that service rather than downloading illegally. Not because it is moral, but because it is simple and reliable and easy.
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You will never kill piracy, and piracy will never kill you - 05/02/2012 06:56:57 PM 1233 Views
Pretty much - 05/02/2012 08:39:16 PM 435 Views
The article both raises good points and is full of shit - 05/02/2012 11:36:25 PM 723 Views
Re: The article both raises good points and is full of shit - 06/02/2012 02:07:01 AM 624 Views
Re: The article both raises good points and is full of shit - 06/02/2012 02:11:38 AM 628 Views
Then it really seems to differ between our countries - 06/02/2012 10:52:39 AM 581 Views
What are your ticket prices? *NM* - 06/02/2012 12:53:04 PM 254 Views
are those theaters all hollywood movies or from european studios? - 06/02/2012 03:01:37 PM 634 Views
Both, basically - 06/02/2012 04:55:36 PM 624 Views
I just want to comment on a couple things. I feel like you're a little bit behind the times. - 06/02/2012 05:23:40 AM 731 Views
Disagree. *NM* - 06/02/2012 09:38:56 AM 399 Views
Feel like explaining? *NM* - 06/02/2012 03:25:11 PM 232 Views
Well, call me old-fashioned but I think that'll be my preference for a while now. - 06/02/2012 10:36:41 AM 557 Views
It's not just a matter of taste when one technology is demonstrably superior. - 06/02/2012 04:04:27 PM 588 Views
Re: It's not just a matter of taste when one technology is demonstrably superior. - 06/02/2012 04:27:09 PM 465 Views
It's rare, I'll admit. - 06/02/2012 06:19:20 PM 448 Views
My age is gonna show even more in the next reply, but here we go - 06/02/2012 06:25:09 PM 575 Views
Re: My age is gonna show even more in the next reply, but here we go - 06/02/2012 08:13:48 PM 623 Views
I'll give you a hint. - 13/02/2012 03:31:56 PM 781 Views
Re: I'll give you a hint. - 14/02/2012 01:52:50 AM 521 Views
yeah, cinemas here aren't doing so well - 06/02/2012 01:33:06 PM 532 Views
That subject line well encapsulates this whole debate, IMHO. - 07/02/2012 07:52:22 PM 560 Views
That pretty much echoes my opinion on the subject - 06/02/2012 12:56:49 AM 621 Views
Holy text-wall, Batman! - 06/02/2012 12:49:28 PM 516 Views
I did not ask for alternative LAWS, Obama did; I merely quoted him, and this article mentions no law - 07/02/2012 04:50:14 AM 638 Views
you're confusing the issue - 07/02/2012 06:22:30 AM 510 Views
No, I am clarifying the issue. - 07/02/2012 06:54:40 AM 627 Views
again, you are taking the wrong approach - 07/02/2012 03:57:03 PM 605 Views
I disagree, and there are factual errors in your statements. - 07/02/2012 07:36:16 PM 580 Views
actually, there are not - 08/02/2012 04:15:09 AM 482 Views
Yeah, actually there are. - 09/02/2012 01:53:02 AM 592 Views
Re: No, I am clarifying the issue. - 07/02/2012 07:52:42 PM 550 Views
It is not the same as taping an album for a friend. - 09/02/2012 01:18:42 AM 625 Views
Re: It is not the same as taping an album for a friend. - 09/02/2012 10:39:05 PM 495 Views
Re: It is not the same as taping an album for a friend. - 12/02/2012 12:04:57 AM 598 Views

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