Comments on: Free Movies on the Internet http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/ Cool Toys, Travel Stories, Reviews & Issues Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: joe http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 joe Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:56:09 +0000 http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/#comment-4206 i would like to record movies to my lap top, what to do? i would like to record movies to my lap top, what to do?

]]> By: Wooly http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Wooly Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:53:29 +0000 http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/#comment-969 Here's a nice piece on Internet laws: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=717374&rl=1 Here’s a nice piece on Internet laws:

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=717374&rl=1

]]> By: Wooly http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Wooly Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/#comment-962 Previous comment shoud read "Computing and most other products - cars, energy, food have their prices DECREASE while the quality increases because of the economies of scale is being played out." Previous comment shoud read “Computing and most other products – cars, energy, food have their prices DECREASE while the quality increases because of the economies of scale is being played out.”

]]> By: Wooly http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Wooly Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:59:35 +0000 http://www.ourplaypen.com/2007/04/20/free-movies-on-the-internet/#comment-961 It can be debatable for movies that are realeased per region, but it should be OK for TV series. After all, they were shown freely originally, and paid for by advertising already. Viewers have the right to record, time-shift and share the recording - which is what exactly people are doing at these sharing sites - no profit involved. So how does it infringe upon the copyright (aka profits) of the studios? It is the studios fault for not adjusting their business model and practices to reality. The reality is that we now live in a world of high-speed instantaneous digital communications. But the studios continue to operate as if they are still in the cosy old-world of couriered tapes which are hard to transport and distribute. That old wolrd created a situation where the studios have total control over the distribution of their productions simply because the difficulty of the logistics of sharing. And they want to guard that old world, while technology progresses. In fact, if given the chance, they would probably block the development of these new communications technologies - just like oil companies have a vested interest in blocking the development of alternative energy technologies. But the studios still don't want to wake up to this reality to do worldwide simultaneous releases of their productions. This just create the void which is rightly being filled by innocent sharing sites. The filling of this void is as natural as evolution. Also note that worldwide population is growing, but the price of entertainment remains the same. Extrapolate that and you can realise that studios are making easier and easier money without doing much. That is why they want to guard this old world comfort of theirs. Computing and most other products - cars, energy, food have their prices increase while the quality increases because of the economies of scale is being played out. It is not the case with entertainment. Studios are deliberately distorting this so that money is easier to get as time grows - without adjusting their prices. They will continue to twist sharing as 'piracy' when no profit is involved. So for the moment - ithese sites are labeled as 'illegal' based on their old definition of copyright. But surely this should not be 'illegal', since people share them without making a profit, and the situation of the need to share (which is created by the studios themselves) is matched by the ability to share due to evolutionary advances of communications technology. Sharing is thus something natural. It is the businesses that should adjust to this progress of evolution and stop mumbling and blocking progress. The natural world has no place for fat cats. It can be debatable for movies that are realeased per region, but it should be OK for TV series. After all, they were shown freely originally, and paid for by advertising already. Viewers have the right to record, time-shift and share the recording – which is what exactly people are doing at these sharing sites – no profit involved.

So how does it infringe upon the copyright (aka profits) of the studios? It is the studios fault for not adjusting their business model and practices to reality. The reality is that we now live in a world of high-speed instantaneous digital communications.

But the studios continue to operate as if they are still in the cosy old-world of couriered tapes which are hard to transport and distribute. That old wolrd created a situation where the studios have total control over the distribution of their productions simply because the difficulty of the logistics of sharing.

And they want to guard that old world, while technology progresses. In fact, if given the chance, they would probably block the development of these new communications technologies – just like oil companies have a vested interest in blocking the development of alternative energy technologies.

But the studios still don’t want to wake up to this reality to do worldwide simultaneous releases of their productions. This just create the void which is rightly being filled by innocent sharing sites. The filling of this void is as natural as evolution.

Also note that worldwide population is growing, but the price of entertainment remains the same. Extrapolate that and you can realise that studios are making easier and easier money without doing much. That is why they want to guard this old world comfort of theirs.

Computing and most other products – cars, energy, food have their prices increase while the quality increases because of the economies of scale is being played out. It is not the case with entertainment. Studios are deliberately distorting this so that money is easier to get as time grows – without adjusting their prices.

They will continue to twist sharing as ‘piracy’ when no profit is involved. So for the moment – ithese sites are labeled as ‘illegal’ based on their old definition of copyright. But surely this should not be ‘illegal’, since people share them without making a profit, and the situation of the need to share (which is created by the studios themselves) is matched by the ability to share due to evolutionary advances of communications technology.

Sharing is thus something natural. It is the businesses that should adjust to this progress of evolution and stop mumbling and blocking progress. The natural world has no place for fat cats.

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