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Originally Posted by Bama
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Actually, no, it doesn't and in fact strengthens my argument. I tape shows on one day and then watch them the following days using TIVO - a perfectly legal and another service I pay for. The show's that I taped the previous day aren't on the following day but I can still watch it. No one yells "thief" under those circumstances and there isn't a soul among you that sit through the commercials on a taped show but you won't see me yelling "you're depriving the studio's of advertising revenue" at anyone.
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Wrong. With the advent of TIVO it is a perfectly exceptable means of watching programs that have been offered to you for your monthly cable subscription. THIS falls under the basis of your argument, NOT the illegally downloading of movies off of torrents or the like.
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Originally Posted by Bama
(Post 15355142)
I never said they did (though if you check out the movie section of just about any hotel you'll see a "still in theaters" section...
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Yes... And they are not free and are usually higher in price. Why is it more expensive? Because they are offering you to see it earlier than its DVD release date. You ARE NOT paying a higher price to get carte blanche on it from that day forward. It is a one time transaction.
You think Wal-Mart, any store for that matter, would just let you walk out with a movie and not pay for it because you believe you only have to pay for something once?
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Originally Posted by Bama
(Post 15355142)
Sure it does and I'll point you back to the Tivo comment above. I'm able to Tivo it and watch it any time I like for as long as I like - free of charge.
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No it doesn't... See TIVO answer above. If you still have it on TIVO, YES.
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Originally Posted by Bama
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I can't presume to speak for anyone but I do believe that I have a strong argument but even if they didn't, I would ask that they in turn prove to me monetary damages.
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And now for the coup de grāce. No monetary or possible ramifications? You MUST be joking.
When a movie gets released, someone has already hit on this a bit, its success is based on the amount of money it makes first and its popularity second. So if a good movie comes out and most decide they would rather illegally download it at home, there are MANY negative affects.
1. The main effect is if a movie doesn't make enough revenue. Even though it might be a masterpiece, it will become hard to find a DVD distributor. This is specifically important in the Independent Movie arena. So not only would they be getting screwed at the box office, now their income is continued to be offset by inability to distribute. You think cable channels pay top dollar to air box office flops?
2. It's lack of success can lead to the writer, director, producers, etc. never getting work again or push their career back for making a movie that didn't bring in enough revenue. Same with the actors.
3. Your rationale only pans out at far as the Hollywood Studios and ends there. What about all those people who depend on royalities or percentages of profits, rentals, DVD purchases, etc. If you are illegally downloading movies you have COMPLETELY screwed these people out of their hard work. This is especially true in the case of independent movies where normal salaries are often traded for a percentage in future earnings.
What you are doing is stealing, plain and simple. Your "I pay a cable bill" is not a justification for a free for all on anything you want. Paying a cable bill entitles you to a SERVICE ONLY not a RIGHT to every movie ever made.