Originally Posted by shoot twice

Perhaps I'm wrong but I kind of get the feeling that you've never been involved in producing anything... be it porn, music, a book, etc. I also get the feeling that you've never really had any sort of face-to-face interaction with someone that's involved in actual production.

Now you just can't throw something up on the Internet and expect to make money. It's just not that easy and there's a multitude of things that go on before any production is ready to be distributed to the consumer. And all these things require money, time, talent and a certain level of education. So you can argue the benefits of changing the channels of distribution but you need to address all the other variables and problems that go with the change.

Now to play devil's advocate...

Have you considered that possibly part of the problem why the public is demanding "Cheap" films, music, etc. is because the economy has taken a serious hit?

As you were polite enough to point out there's no need to pay someone to "press it," "box it," "distribute it," or "warehouse it". Many of these good paying jobs are now gone but the the demand for entertainment hasn't dropped. Many people today just don't have the disposable income to pay for a night out at a movie theater, a DVD from Walmart or even Netflix. So a lot of people might not pirate but good old Youtube comes to the rescue with lots of old movies, TV shows and mountains of decent quality music.


You know you sound a lot like a spokesperson for the Pirate Bay or Kim Dotcom because it's the same mantra they all use. Considering they're all either in jail or going to jail you might want to expand your paradigm a little.