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by imgabe 4203 days ago
> I and your readers on a PC or Mac could intercept the 4K [content] and therefore transmit it to a country that doesn’t have the rights.

Wow, maybe if there's a country full of people so eager to watch your content that they'll steal it you should, I don't know, sell them the rights to watch it? Of course, I'm just a simple nobody. I guess you have to be a fancy movie studio executive to understand how you make more money by preventing people from accessing your content.
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mmastrac 4203 days ago
The studios and middlemen that bring content to people's doorsteps have created this incredible Gordian knot of contractual obligations and agreements. This industry showed up in the dark ages of connectivity where content was produced for a local market.

If someone else wanted to show this content in their jurisdiction, they'd just create a one-off agreement for it and be on their way. They honestly don't know how to sell to the entire world at the same time.

Piracy is the Alexandrian solution to this. Untying the relationships and legal contracts would take decades, but the threat of piracy forces them to offer solutions today to compete.

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imgabe 4203 days ago
I'm sure there's contracts and such, but really, what leverage does Zoltar's Romanian Film Distribution Inc. have over Sony or Disney? They can't just say, "Look, we really don't need you to drive truckloads of DVDs around the country anymore. It's been nice working with you, good luck."

Obviously they still need translations and such, but can't that be done concurrently while they're preparing for release anyway?

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jotm 4203 days ago
No, the citizens of Poland MUST watch Avatar 2 six months later than the citizens of the UK. /s

Why is this the case in this time and age?

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santacluster 4203 days ago
The more insane variant is "not available in your country".

I'm in my country. You're serving me bits just now in order to tell me this. WTF?

It's like sitting down in restaurant, see a wonderful meal being served at the table right next to you, seeing the meal on the fucking menu, but when you order being told "no sir, not at your table".

In what industry do people come back after being treated like that?

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