Dreamworks CEO: Pay for movies based on screen size

[Childs]

What a money grubbing POS.

 

[Red Squirrel]

This is why I don't even feel bad if I pirate. Even if I want to pay, it's still not good enough for them. They always want more.

Don't get me started on the ridiculousness of laws that say you can't watch certain sports programs on a TV bigger than 55" or w/e, or not allowed to invite more then a certain amount of people over. Freaking retarded.

Copyright/IP laws nowdays is nothing but a tool of greed. It's no longer fulfilling it's original purpose of protection creators of content.

 

[vi edit]

Wonder what the response would be if he had just said:

4k rips: $15
1080p rips: $4
Mobile rips: $2

Same premise...less hate. It's not really much different than any other distribution service charging more for higher quality/less compressed content.

 

[Bateluer]

that'sjust the beginning. next: charge by length of the movie, amount of bass, color depth, number of lens flares

Jeebus! How much is going to cost to sit through Abrams Star Wars movie!?

 

[Jeff7]

Wonder what the response would be if he had just said:

4k rips: $15
1080p rips: $4
Mobile rips: $2

Same premise...less hate. It's not really much different than any other distribution service charging more for higher quality/less compressed content.

You'd be getting a different quality of product that way. (VHS, DVD, or Blu-Ray?)
If I have a 1080p copy of it, I can pay for it once, and play it on a device of my choosing.


This plan sounds like the dream of the music industry: Buy one copy of the song for your portable player, one for your computer, one for your laptop, and one for your car.


Or pay-per-listen.

Or pay-per-listen * volume level * speaker/headphone output rating = $$$$$

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I wonder if a downloaded, pirated version of the film would have the same restrictions on it. Bet it wouldn't.

 

[SunnyD]

It's not the size that matters... it's how you use it that counts.

 

[kag]

What about I pay for how good the movie was? So many shitty movies...

 

[Tweak155]

Hope they get the contract figured out with Comcast before they start tagging prices on it.

I find a lot of digital distribution pricing ridiculous. Why rent a movie on Amazon for $4.99 when I can get the blu-ray at Redbox for $1.50? They charge us for convenience... we should be charging them for the convenience of stealing our money.

 

[Aharami]

My projector laughs at your pricing scheme mister CEO.

:thumbsup: :awe::biggrin:

 

[Aharami]

that'sjust the beginning. next: charge by length of the movie, amount of bass, color depth, number of lens flares

holy shit JJ Abrams will make a killing in that case