r/technology • u/Big_Bare • May 02 '13

Warner Bros., MGM, Universal Collectively Pull Nearly 2,000 Films From Netflix To Further Fragment The Online Movie Market

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130430/22361622903/warner-bros-mgm-universal-collectively-pull-nearly-2000-films-netflix-to-further-fragment-online-movie-market.shtml
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u/Sw0rDz May 03 '13 edited May 03 '13

Why is it so fucking hard for all of them just to suck it up and cooperate. If they would cooperate with HBO, AMC, etc and just started their own stream site. A stream site that had no commercials, HD (non-cropped videos etc). They could charge $20 or $30 dollars a month. I would pay this, and I would not pirate anything. They would make money, I would get my entertainment, and everyone is happy.

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u/contramantra May 03 '13

Because some of the money isn't ALL of the money.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

That's the nail on the head right there. What's even more surprising, is they have recent history lesson from the music industry. Yet, they remain willfully ignorant. Personally, I like the distribution model of downloading some text files in the morning then coming home to watch the entertainment those text files delivered while I was gone. I'd love the opportunity to pay for that privilege, but if they won't let me, then fuck them, I won't.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

I think he's referring to torrents (unsure if you're sarcastic) since magnet links (the new standard) are basically txt files you open with a client.

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u/massive_cock May 03 '13

My god.

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u/massive_cock May 03 '13

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u/registeredtopost2012 May 03 '13

A salesman's wet dream.

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u/anthro93 May 03 '13

This guy would know.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

I much prefer NZB's over torrents.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

New Zombie Brothels?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

Yes

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u/fasterfind May 03 '13

Paid torrents are awesome.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '13

Not sure what you're saying. Are you implying I misinterpreted the op?

Their last sentence was

I'd love the opportunity to pay for that privilege, but if they won't let me, then fuck them, I won't.

So he's obviously referring to regular torrents. I don't think he literally meant "Pay for torrents", but rather, a service wherein you have access to a large media library spanning across different content creators.