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FaRmLaNd on 19 April 2008
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kingofwale said:
FaRmLaNd said:
Digital distribution makes sense form a content creators perspective. They don't need to press the physical media, they don't need to ship it, they're under no obligation to create loads of extra content. Its makes more sense from a creators point of view then a consumers.

and yet it makes no sense in today's society, where the media itself is HEAVILY DRMed, the distribution method is HEAVILY flawed and the fact you don't even get to keep it.

 

In my view, it makes sense 10 years from now, not now.


Oh I know. I'm heavily against DRM and I work in the film industry! We're not all control freaks:P And as stated earlier in the thread 2 methods are needed, a rental one and full download that you can keep for good. All I was saying is just that it makes sense and at some point it will be the norm. I see the momentum of BR and the massive size of the DVD market and I know digital distribution is a while off majority marketshare. I mean the film and tv industry isn't haven't the huge problems that the music industry is so the stimulas to change just isn't their yet. But it will happen.

Also if you have a file that is DRM free then you can lend it to who you want I suppose. The difference being that how does the director know the file gets deleted after the friend has watched it? Maybe you could have a built in lend function that deletes itself after a few days? who know? But as for me I don't care really, things will get pirated, you can't help it.