On 5/22/07, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is a good point. If it was available on demand, I might consider it.
http://shopping.discovery.com/category-1_VIDEODOWNLOADS.html?jzid=40600404-2-0 As I wrote earlier, this is getting closer. It's not here yet, but closer. >> The problem is, I cannot even watch it by myself. Regardless of the >> legality of me not being able to watch it, I'm not going to pay to not >> be able to watch it. > > But how can they allow you do watch it whenever you want, and > disallow someone to distribute it for free without paying ANYTHING for > it? I don't necessarily have the answers to their quandaries. I just know that I'm not going to pay to not be able to watch something. One option for them is to just not worry about the copiers. Offer people a reasonable product at a reasonable price, and ask them not to screw you. Assume honest people will be honest, and assume thieves will continue to be thieves. Putting restrictions on the content just discourages honest people (like me) from giving them my money for their product. At the same time, the thieves haven't really been effected much. So it's a net loss for the content authors Or so the theory goes. One problem with the above scenario is that a significant part of the media cartel are themselves in the business of screwing people. They typify the worst sorts of greed. For them to turn around and ask people be honest is a hard sell. As the saying goes, there is no honor among thieves... > You can't say a TV show can charge for support.. Don't give them any ideas! ;-) -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
