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Originally Posted by Russic
The justification process astounds me. I'm not going to sit here and tell you I've never downloaded a movie before. I can try to justify it to myself, but ultimately it boils down to me being a cheap prick. I know it's wrong and I don't intend to make an argument in an attempt to make myself feel ok about it.
People who think paying for internet entitles them to thousands of dollars worth of free content can't actually believe that right? I'm thinking it has to be a coping mechanism.
I'm always interested in how this kind of thing will impact the industries involved. If too many people do it and profits are legitimately decimated, what kind of person is going to get into that industry? You look at a movie like The Dark Knight that made money in the billion dollar range and it looks like piracy doesn't have a huge impact, but you have to wonder how many small-time movie producers drop out.
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It's not just about being cheap.
Convenience is another huge factor. With DVDs I have to go to the store or buy it online and wait for it to be delivered. With download it's almost on demand. The fact that movie studios haven't really woken up to this is shocking. In the U.S. I will concede that this is now available. But not here. Frankly, the last thing I want is a bunch of dvds cluttering up my living room. Would much rather have files on a storage server available for instant consumption.