Copyright Alert System - Starts Today!

[iprice]

I can never understand how they can justify download prices for ANY medium - books, tvs, music, movies or games.

It's even worse for older stuff - look at books, old games, movies and CDs; you can buy them either new or used in a retail outlet/charity shop/market stall/eBay for between a few pence to a couple of pounds. The same (non-physical item) still costs either the full price or a slightly reduced one, weeks, months or even years after initial release and it's guaranteed to be more than the physical product.

 

[pmprog]

I can never understand how they can justify download prices for ANY medium - books, tvs, music, movies or games.

I remember reading somewhere (probably The Register) that the problem with books is that the main cost of the book isn't actually publication and distribution, but the research, writing, editorial, etc.Don't know how true that is though, and it's certainly not a "running" cost, although I'm assuming the author will still get some royalties when a sale is made?

I was disappointed to buy the new XCOM game to find out that it was just a download via Steam game. I'm assuming at least most of the content was copied from disc than downloaded, but it's a bit of a joke really

 

[iprice]

I was disappointed to buy the new XCOM game to find out that it was just a download via Steam game.

Seriously? Do you think that some of the data for the game wasn't on the DVD itself? I wonder if that was just activation? Did the package state that STEAM was a requirement? Wow! that's pretty poor.

 

[elwing]

I remember reading somewhere (probably The Register) that the problem with books is that the main cost of the book isn't actually publication and distribution, but the research, writing, editorial, etc.

that's the exact reason I see no shame to "pirate" ebooks of book I own to be able to read them using my nook...

 

[iprice]

[i remember reading somewhere (probably The Register) that the problem with books is that the main cost of the book isn't actually publication and distribution, but the research, writing, editorial, etc.

Mmmmm... maybe for a reference book, but even then I'm not sure. I don't believe ANY excuses from publishers themselves.

 

[pmprog]

I remember reading somewhere (probably The Register) that the problem with books is that the main cost of the book isn't actually publication and distribution, but the research, writing, editorial, etc.

that's the exact reason I see no shame to "pirate" ebooks of book I own to be able to read them using my nook...

To be honest, most of the MP3s and DVDs I buy I rip to PC so I can stream them to my PC TV. Need a decent BluRay ripper now


Edit: The last line makes sense now

 

[Binky]

Why don't the 'pirates' rent a DVD from hier local library or rental shop, make a copy, and give it back.

Its still copyright infringement (something with I do not recommend), but almost impossible to detect. Saves the bills for huge downloads.

I want to know if these copyright sanctions are in the service contract.

Does it say " we will provide a download link of x mb/s" or "we will provide a download link of x mb/s unless we decide otherwise"

Luckily I'm not with a ninnyhammer ISP, and can live free from false accusations of maritime banditry

 

[kuru]

Why don't the 'pirates' rent a DVD from hier local library or rental shop, make a copy, and give it back.

Its still copyright infringement (something with I do not recommend), but almost impossible to detect. Saves the bills for huge downloads.

I've been working at a rental shop part-time after school for almost two years. I regularly brought my laptop with me... 

Considering this ISP-control thing... pff. Germany does it hardcore. There is at least one group of outlaws  lawyers I know of, who, sitting in Ratisbon or Nuremberg I think, have their own software to control p2p traffic of, so media claimed, every user of (a) certain network(s). Download a few kilobytes and receive a cease and desist accompanied by a fine of about 500 euros, depending on what you tried to leech. My cousin got hit by this, my smart lawyer friend Christian G. straightened it out though - my cousin used someone else's WiFi (with him knowing, but the band of lawyers didn't) - and that person had moved house by the time. I have no idea how it would have turned out without this lucky strike.

Edit: Take it as granted, there's people who produce and p2p-host small shit a lot of leechers might want to download, like porn with obvious titles - so they can easily make cash with the help of aforementioned bandits defenders of justice.