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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by andy_ppp on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:55PM (#27292997)
I do have sympathy with this view (that content creators can do as they like, of course!), but I’m just saying I want to be able to buy films (maybe > 5 years old), for very cheap, legally, in a format I own, that I can watch when I like on any device I choose. I think a lot of people would like this possibility too and would spend lots of money that they wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s difficult to prove either way of course without a spare content library. I’ve no interest in starting to charge for content, all the films I make will always be free. :-D
Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by lostgame on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @10:32PM (#27298692)
I think the problem is that you're pitching the value too low.

It's like...$1 for a DRM-free song right now, and tbh that's not unfair.

Even if I could buy movies DRM-free right now for $10, older movies for $5, that'd be fair; I think. :)

Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by andy_ppp on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:23AM (#27299987)
I’m saying the low price would make more money for the studios because it being cheap more people would buy 10x or more of the digital item.
Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B by lostgame on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:03AM (#27302567)
$5 for a movie is still cheap. :)