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Originally Posted by candyflip
Well, for large industries like movies and music, they could do a much better job of keeping their product locked up before hitting the shelves. Any time something is "leaked" it has to have originated from the company making the product.
There's no reason I should be able to download a 1080p Bluray version of a movie 2 months before the DVD release.
They could start by fixing things on their end first, but they haven't bothered. Easier to sue people than admit something is fucked and fix it.
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They haven't bothered? Not quite! The amount of marketing that goes into a movie runs easily into millions and millions, but if the movie isn't that well received by the testers (where you would get your prior release versions) then they would save some of that marketing cash. There are also the awards consideration versions, which is why a movie would hit the screens with awards attached already.
There's a lot more to something than just "if you build it, they will come". Just ask Paul Markham!