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Re:Popcorn Time in Your Browser by dash2 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:32AM (#9569543)
If the price of a movie were composed out of the cost of the materials for the DVD, this argument would be correct. But the price is needed to compensate the people who made the movie. (I don't say that current movie pricing is equitable.)

Content creators deserve to be paid for their work. Taking it without payment and without their agreement is stealing.

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Re:Popcorn Time in Your Browser by _lce0 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:57AM (#9569655)
> Content creators deserve to be paid for their work. Taking it without payment and without their agreement is stealing.

I wonder how much Hollywood share its revenue with the content creators, not actors but more like writers, filmmakers, and all those that _create_.

are there numbers somewhere?

EDIT: s/studios/filmmakers -- thanks icebraining!

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Re:Popcorn Time in Your Browser by icebraining on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:03AM (#9569685)
How much does Hollywood share with studios? Which Hollywood are you referring to?
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