It’s amazing that the industry pushed this so hard. Once users get a taste of piracy they’re going to keep coming back for more. It’s almost like putting all the content behind extraordinarily specific walled gardens (region locks) was putting short term profit ahead of long term gains. The industry could have been less restrictive if people thought they would have access to their collections forever.
A while back I was watching Mad Men on Amazon and in the middle of season 6 I was asked to pay for the rest. With so many easy to use high-seas services out there anyone can guess what happened next.
The industry is never going to understand. This isn’t even the first time their greed and stupidity created a market. Anyone old enough to remember movie rentals? The reason Blockbuster video existed was because the movie industry couldn’t figure out what their product was worth. They wanted over 100 bucks (in 80s money) for a VHS movie, because to their mind each watch was the equivalent of a movie ticket. No one paid that ridiculous price of course besides businessmen who then rented those movies to you and me.
It’s amazing that the industry pushed this so hard. Once users get a taste of piracy they’re going to keep coming back for more. It’s almost like putting all the content behind extraordinarily specific walled gardens (region locks) was putting short term profit ahead of long term gains. The industry could have been less restrictive if people thought they would have access to their collections forever.
A while back I was watching Mad Men on Amazon and in the middle of season 6 I was asked to pay for the rest. With so many easy to use high-seas services out there anyone can guess what happened next.
"the more you squeeze, the more sand trickles through your fingers“
The industry doesn’t believe in that expression.
The industry is never going to understand. This isn’t even the first time their greed and stupidity created a market. Anyone old enough to remember movie rentals? The reason Blockbuster video existed was because the movie industry couldn’t figure out what their product was worth. They wanted over 100 bucks (in 80s money) for a VHS movie, because to their mind each watch was the equivalent of a movie ticket. No one paid that ridiculous price of course besides businessmen who then rented those movies to you and me.