The point is that pirating is currently better in quality, quantity and speed (of obtaining) than any non-pirating service out there. The only services that I think come close are the on-demand services, but they lack in quality (if on the internet) or quantity (usually only a select few TV shows and a select few movies). Piracy is just leagues better. I can have pretty much any movie or TV program I want in 720p (if released in HD) being watched on my TV within 20 minutes.
Yeah, I've seen this argument brought up a lot. I'm not going to profess to know what I'm talking about in terms of quality, but if this is true - what do DVD companies really expect?
It's the same as movie theatres charging $15+ per ticket, and drinks being $6, popcorn $7, candy bars $4-5, etc etc... Why on earth would you bother going to see a movie in a cinema for, let's say, $25-30 per person (with some snacks) when you can purchase the DVD for around the same price and watch it as many times as you want??? Particularly now that high quality home movie theatres are becoming more and more accessible...
It seems that certain companies were happily ripping the consumer off, and aren't really willing to do much to improve their customer service (eg quality of their products), but will throw the legal book at people downloading illegally...
Then again, how many can honestly say they would purchase their DVDs legally if the quality and forced "extras" were removed?
P.S. If someone can guide me to a general direction of how to copy my DVDs without all that extra forced junk, I would be incredibly grateful! :classic2: