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by wigwam » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:24 pm
i dont want to start the cumstain thing again, but are you referring to some pay-as-you-go hard drive space? It's already paid for and what else is he going to "spend"/allocate it on if not films he wants to see? I'm not sure of incidence of virus on mainstream movies (isn't that a porn-download thing?) but isn't the likelihood equal to a car wreck driving to RedBox or some abstract risk correlating to physical consumption? Is the streaming quality of Netflix (should Master even be available for streaming once it comes out, and i won't be) also a "noticeably inferior rip"? Or is he waiting for a snail mail disc to come, presumably not cracked or scratched? If the pre-sales are already established w/ RedBox or Netflix for discs, how does that stop him from making the films he wants in the future more than an overall box-office and pre-sale rejection based on the film's hit/flop status?
Are there studies yet about %ages of downloads which effect actual sales? If something is already available through illicit means online, what are the copyright holders' actions? Can they up the release of their digital copies on itunes? Can they flood the torrent sites with dummy copies (or viruses?).
It just seems like appealing to wishywashy consumers who most likely wouldnt be spending money on the copy in the first place to not download is the wrong tack, whereas making it a waste of their time to find an illegitimate copy when the legit copy is easier to get. These people aren't film library connoisseurs or manufacturers themselves, so it's ridiculous to appeal to them in those terms. Understand your customer and what they want: immediacy, convenience, and the film istelf, quality and cover art and steelcases to look pretty on shelves aren't as important, so price it differently/competitively. To what level are they effecting bottom line/profitability? Are they pronouncedly worse than passing around screeners or VHS recording in olden days? What about my copy of Margaret I bought as soon as it came out, haven't watched since and will sell to a used bookstore which also won't benefit the manufacturer or Lonnergan's future projects? How big is the difference? (I understand there is one.)
For context: I saw The Master opening weekend in the theater, downloaded a copy this week to study all the theories i'd had and read about, which I deleted after I was done (is the assumption that downloading means a physical copy is burned and kept in a library?) and eagerly await renting the BluRay when it comes out, mostly for the extra features.