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Originally Posted by bronco67
When you download, instead of going to the theater, you are taking money from the filmmakers and studio who are creating the product you like to enjoy, thus jeopardizing your future enjoyment. It's not any more complicated than that.
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Well, you're a step in the right direction but it is more complicated than that.
When you go to the theater you're not writing a check to 20th Century Fox. You're paying to watch the movie on a big screen with Dobly THX surround sound. They, in turn, share a percentage of the receipts with the studios.
I didn't watch it on a big screen so why would I pay the theater for a service they didn't provide to me? Do you cut a monthly check to the theater chains when you don't go to a movie just to ensure the future enjoyment of the movie industry? That's just what you've said I should be doing..
The studio does need to be paid for producing the product and they are paid in the same manner as the theater does - a percentage of the receipts and they are paid by me - every month just like clock work. I even pay them for products they produce that I don't watch.