tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post5776705243453020097..comments2023-09-09T08:44:28.458+00:00Comments on film ick: Pirate Copies Of Spider-Man 3 AboundBrendonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-61874476788438513252007-04-24T19:36:00.000+00:002007-04-24T19:36:00.000+00:00BTW: I'm the original coward poster : )I agree tha...BTW: I'm the original coward poster : )<BR/><BR/>I agree that people _should_ pay to see films, and I pay my dues through as many means as physically possible (without getting into the DRM shit storm that is V.O.D), but sometimes it's easier for me to watch a film before it gets released, rather than waiting. I do admit to having downloaded a few films then never paying a penny towards the cost Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-12351436278548710952007-04-24T19:31:00.000+00:002007-04-24T19:31:00.000+00:00I'm going to use the Bill Clinton argument: "Becau...I'm going to use the Bill Clinton argument: "Because we can." <BR/><BR/>The internet allows us to download music and movies from torrents. Lucky for studios that human beings can only absorb so many titles per human. Once movie companies provide a system of smooth, fast direct downloads (hey, if a bunch of hackers figured out how to do this 5 years ago and counting now) then maybe more customers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-4874048688885423612007-04-24T18:17:00.000+00:002007-04-24T18:17:00.000+00:00Yeah, I don't do the whole pirated movies thing. ...Yeah, I don't do the whole pirated movies thing. In fact, at our local train station, a vendor was selling pirated DVDs and I contacted police about it, and after a week or so, the vendor was gone from his spot for months, so I assume he was appropriately busted.<BR/><BR/>I don't care how rich some artists are -- I don't think we're entitled to say "I want your product NOW" and "I'm not paying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-5810264272029979042007-04-24T17:46:00.000+00:002007-04-24T17:46:00.000+00:00That's a pretty compelling argument. The counter ...That's a pretty compelling argument. The counter argument?<BR/><BR/>That even if you don't like a film, you should have paid to see it. People struggled to make that film and worked very hard - and you get it for nothing? If they were on anything like a points deal, they aren' getting paid their dues.<BR/><BR/>Cinema projection is, generally, pretty awful. Digital will make small steps to Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-13158289540961622752007-04-24T12:53:00.000+00:002007-04-24T12:53:00.000+00:00I work in film post-production, buy at least 5 or ...I work in film post-production, buy at least 5 or 6 DVD's a month, have a subscription to LoveFilm and frequent the cinema, usually, twice a week. Paying £8 a pop to see the latest shit storm in my local Odeon, only to be let down by crappy prints and amateur projection. <BR/><BR/>I also download films, because even though I live in London, my lifestyle doesn't let me get to see all the films I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com