I’m more than willing to pay for content, and frequently do whenever there’s DRM-free media available as an option. I’ll happily pay even more than the other options if there’s a DRM-free version (Baldurs Gate on GOG for example). But that’s so rarely possible. I’m not willing to risk losing access to a favorite old show or some super-obscure thing I love for a corporate tax technicality.
And call me old fashioned, but I like the option of watching a tv show or movie straight off my own hard drive. No internet to rely on, instant 4K playback no matter what. Streaming just isn’t how I want to consume my media. I get that a lot of people love it, and that’s totally fine, no judgement. But for me, if companies can’t make guarantees about resolution and content availability then there’s no reason for me to buy in when I can get by perfectly well without their blessing. I’ll continue to support local artists and larger media companies whenever they give me a fair way to do it.
Sorry, but content creators should decide by themselves how to sell their goods. If that’s unfair with you, then simply don’t buy them. I really don’t get it why do you guys think you are entitled to them at your conditions. It’s not like they are essential goods for survival.
Because we’ve been fighting off having conditions imposed on us for generations now. The us government tried to enforce conditions on the drinking of alcohol a while back. Didn’t go so well. Imposing restrictions in this regard has never worked. People have been trading copies for a very long time now. Hell, the BBC is calling for people to hand over their tapes of early doctor who episodes cos they have lost the originals, and those who have them are still wary of handing them over cos it goes against the very idea of why they made the copies in the first place. You’ll also find that most pirates are spending way above the norm for media they love. Myself, I pirate a shit load of music. My biggest expense after rent is music, 90% of that going to digital and physical copies (I’d love to spend more on gigs but I can only to go to so many in a week). I literally spend more on it than I do on food and utilities.
Then they should gives us options to give them money.
I’ll happly pay for all the songs I want to have, but this is not real now. The only way to legally buy music in my country are CDs. For best bands I buy them and rip, but what about a radio song stuck in the head for a week? I don’t want to order a whole album in CD box, carry it home and rip just to delete month after.
So I record internet radio stations, download from YouTube, etc. which is not much illegal like torrenting, but I would much rather have an app with search bar and “buy” button on songs for buck or two than play in gray areas.
Because people behind the content would like to pay bills and live?
I’m more than willing to pay for content, and frequently do whenever there’s DRM-free media available as an option. I’ll happily pay even more than the other options if there’s a DRM-free version (Baldurs Gate on GOG for example). But that’s so rarely possible. I’m not willing to risk losing access to a favorite old show or some super-obscure thing I love for a corporate tax technicality.
And call me old fashioned, but I like the option of watching a tv show or movie straight off my own hard drive. No internet to rely on, instant 4K playback no matter what. Streaming just isn’t how I want to consume my media. I get that a lot of people love it, and that’s totally fine, no judgement. But for me, if companies can’t make guarantees about resolution and content availability then there’s no reason for me to buy in when I can get by perfectly well without their blessing. I’ll continue to support local artists and larger media companies whenever they give me a fair way to do it.
I get it, but all of that still doesn’t give you the right to pirate it.
If they wanted us to stop pirating, they should provide a decent service at a reasonable price.
Sorry, but content creators should decide by themselves how to sell their goods. If that’s unfair with you, then simply don’t buy them. I really don’t get it why do you guys think you are entitled to them at your conditions. It’s not like they are essential goods for survival.
Because we’ve been fighting off having conditions imposed on us for generations now. The us government tried to enforce conditions on the drinking of alcohol a while back. Didn’t go so well. Imposing restrictions in this regard has never worked. People have been trading copies for a very long time now. Hell, the BBC is calling for people to hand over their tapes of early doctor who episodes cos they have lost the originals, and those who have them are still wary of handing them over cos it goes against the very idea of why they made the copies in the first place. You’ll also find that most pirates are spending way above the norm for media they love. Myself, I pirate a shit load of music. My biggest expense after rent is music, 90% of that going to digital and physical copies (I’d love to spend more on gigs but I can only to go to so many in a week). I literally spend more on it than I do on food and utilities.
and i should decide for myself if i want to buy it.
Absolutely.
Then they should gives us options to give them money. I’ll happly pay for all the songs I want to have, but this is not real now. The only way to legally buy music in my country are CDs. For best bands I buy them and rip, but what about a radio song stuck in the head for a week? I don’t want to order a whole album in CD box, carry it home and rip just to delete month after. So I record internet radio stations, download from YouTube, etc. which is not much illegal like torrenting, but I would much rather have an app with search bar and “buy” button on songs for buck or two than play in gray areas.
oh yeah look at them actors and directors struggling to eat food!
Who makes most of the money? Disproportionately at that…