(May 6, 2014 at 8:15 am)Aractus Wrote: I'm Australian, so let me explain my POV. I'm a big fan of 24, have been since Series 5. I've already seen the first two episodes of the new series in beautiful, glorious HD and loved them! Now, no true fan is going to wait more than 6 days until 12 May to watch the show!! Especially since I can download it in better quality, without commercials or channel logo. Same thing with Doctor Who - no fan of the series is going to wait an extra week to see it in standard definition when they can download it in HD beforehand.
The Australian Networks identified this problem years ago, and they've still done little to address it. Why should I wait for a lower quality product and not be able to partake in internet discussions on the series because I'm a whole week behind??
My thoughts exactly. Generally speaking I try to only pirate things I intend to buy at a later date, but my reasoning is that if networks and distributors are going to make me wait longer, pay more, and potentially get less for my money, then they can also wait for my viewership and cash, too.
The simple solution would be to just embrace the future and offer an up to date streaming service for a reasonable price. This characterization of pirates as willful thieves misses the point, which is that many of us would be quite happy to pay for these things if we weren't being actively prevented from doing so by nonsensical distribution and region issues. Give me the option to click, click, give you my money and watch a show that I would then have legally bought and own that copy of, and I'll happily do so.
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