Except, bizarrely, not till tomorrow, especially given they say:
But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please.
Ironically, this situation is a perfect example of a service problem, since I wanted to pay for and watch the film but have instead been presented with The Pirate Bay as an immediate solution. Oops.
Oh c'mon, you do have a solution, exercise a bit of patience for 24 hours (if that). I bet most people complaining about this only found out about the film in the past few hours.
It's hardly the same as waiting for months before Dexter turns up in a format you want to pay for in your region.
Perhaps there is no strategy here, perhaps they just wanted a bit of extra time to make sure that their download and payment services were up to scratch so that there isn't a repeat of the JetBrains 75% off calamity.
True. I downloaded it yesterday and bought it today, but the point is -- the first time someone hears about something, it is in the best interest of the creator to make sure that person can pay the creator legally, otherwise that customer may simply not remember and never buy it when it is available.
But if you feel that piracy is, in Gabe Newell's words, "a service problem," please consider that we are selling DRM free digital downloads that you can watch in whatever manner you please.
Ironically, this situation is a perfect example of a service problem, since I wanted to pay for and watch the film but have instead been presented with The Pirate Bay as an immediate solution. Oops.