Yeah, they could try writing them off at full RRP against profit. No idea if that’s allowed given the value of those disc must be in the pennies by now (they probably won’t even take them at the second hand shop), but since when has that stopped an honest corporation from trying…
I mean, can’t you write off the purchase cost as soon as you get the asset on the books? Maybe gradually over a 5 year period or whatever. I’d be surprised if they haven’t done that yet.
Now that I think about it too they are probably so big to have ways around taxes anyway so they can do all the right offs they want and pay nothing for any profit
The fact that we’re even still using fucking dvds is baffling.
How much room is there on this planet to allow everyone to have everything and anything they want.
It’s psychotic and it’s why the upcoming decades are going to be especially rough
Edit: some poor wording in that first sentence, I didn’t mean it to come off as blaming the consumer, there’s plenty use for dvd, but the fact that it’s not been switched over outlines other issues (internet infra mainly)
Some places are very remote and have bad internet. Some people like the special features on DVD. There are movies only available on DVD that aren’t streaming or on Blu-Rays. Some DVDs contain the original edits or music recordings that have since been changed.
There’s a lot more people than just the producers to blame when it comes to licensing and digitizing of content. Every record label and musician used, actors royalties, director royalties. Lots of people can make it unprofitable to digitize content, because it does cost money to store and host TV and movies just for server costs, so some profit has to be generated to incentivize it.
Translation: Netflix can’t be fucked dealing with the waste, so you can deal it.
My other thought is there is probably some convoluted US tax law that can turn it into profit.
Yeah, they could try writing them off at full RRP against profit. No idea if that’s allowed given the value of those disc must be in the pennies by now (they probably won’t even take them at the second hand shop), but since when has that stopped an honest corporation from trying…
they’ll write off what they paid, not what they can sell the discs for now
I mean, can’t you write off the purchase cost as soon as you get the asset on the books? Maybe gradually over a 5 year period or whatever. I’d be surprised if they haven’t done that yet.
Now that I think about it too they are probably so big to have ways around taxes anyway so they can do all the right offs they want and pay nothing for any profit
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No but all the plastic they’re stored on is
Yes…
In the hands of Netflix after they stop dvd service? Yes. In the hands of people who want the DVDs? No.
They either have to give them away or throw them away. May as well give them away.
The fact that we’re even still using fucking dvds is baffling.
How much room is there on this planet to allow everyone to have everything and anything they want.
It’s psychotic and it’s why the upcoming decades are going to be especially rough
Edit: some poor wording in that first sentence, I didn’t mean it to come off as blaming the consumer, there’s plenty use for dvd, but the fact that it’s not been switched over outlines other issues (internet infra mainly)
Some places are very remote and have bad internet. Some people like the special features on DVD. There are movies only available on DVD that aren’t streaming or on Blu-Rays. Some DVDs contain the original edits or music recordings that have since been changed.
Lot’s of reasons some people still use DVDs.
Oh yeah I’m not blaming the consumer (this time!) but the producers themselves.
All of that content could be provided digitally if we only took internet architecture and that sort of stuff seriously.
We could eliminate a lot of the need for physicality if we improved digital infra
There’s a lot more people than just the producers to blame when it comes to licensing and digitizing of content. Every record label and musician used, actors royalties, director royalties. Lots of people can make it unprofitable to digitize content, because it does cost money to store and host TV and movies just for server costs, so some profit has to be generated to incentivize it.
Right, no free lunches!