Why doesnt the mpaa make an online Blockbuster

[sorros]

Jesus after studying this problem i realized how simple the solution is. $19.99 a month for XX? amount of new releases use some of my bandwith in your delivery system give a sliding $$scale based on that and problem solved.

[.:sp00ky:.]

blockbuster already made a online blockbuster....

[DigitalJunkie]

MPAA is an association for the movies companies not a distriution business, its in their bylaws not to compete against movies companies!

[Zee19]

why do they need to make an online blockbuster?

www.blockbuster.co.uk
www.blockbuster.com

[sorros]

why do they need to make an online blockbuster?

www.blockbuster.co.uk
www.blockbuster.com

For brand new releases not out in rental stores. I dont think i made that point clear enough. Many times im in the theatre and invariably one of the public ruins my experience by either eating candy and popcorn to loud or just a general distraction.

[moneoa]

For brand new releases not out in rental stores. I dont think i made that point clear enough. Many times im in the theatre and invariably one of the public ruins my experience by either eating candy and popcorn to loud or just a general distraction.

Like someone said, thats not their mandate.

That would be a choice that would have to be made by the studio's themselves but the problem is they are scared to go outside of normal distribution channels for fear they will lose control of their prouduct.

Released to theaters you only have to worry about a clever projectionist or the brave civ who cams it.
Released on the net and anyone with enough computer knowledge can crack into it and make available for download.

Movie studios are as yet unconvinced of the viability of an online distribution system

[isus]

For the same reason the RIAA wants to increase prices on legal music downloads:

They're greedy. And stupid.

End of discussion.

[Digital Bliss]

You know I have been asking that question for sometime now perhaps if these stupid companies would embrace these new technological advances and got their heads out of their asses they could use it to their advantage but their a bunch of old farts afraid of change.

[Stownplayer]

They are a bunch of drooling idiots!!!

[sorros]

This reminds me of the old man in the Godfather when he didnt want to branch out with the drug trade where the real money is. The same as it is now when people in other countries are downloading tons of coprighted TV broactasts and movies. What about the astronomical loss of revenue RIGHT THERE. The loss has to be in hundreds of millions every year. The mpaa makes it legal $1.00 a tv show and say 2 for a movie.

[Ne007]

This reminds me of the old man in the Godfather when he didnt want to branch out with the drug trade where the real money is. The same as it is now when people in other countries are downloading tons of coprighted TV broactasts and movies. What about the astronomical loss of revenue RIGHT THERE. The loss has to be in hundreds of millions every year. The mpaa makes it legal $1.00 a tv show and say 2 for a movie.

are you serious? The movie industry will NOT devalue their movies to $2.00 a pop. They will keep it at the same amount as DVD movies. Do you really think the DVD alone costs $18.00?

Really...I'm not sure how much they are selling movies for these days lol.

Your idea DOES make sense....but the MPAA/RIAA WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER come to their senses on the pricing issue.....NEVER!

They don't care that u want it cheaper.

[crackerjacker]

they have started sellings tv episodes via itunes from what i read recently.
but their is a block buster already. bittorent and ngs and dc lmfao
;)

[P2P Wizard]

Jesus after studying this problem i realized how simple the solution is. $19.99 a month for XX? amount of new releases use some of my bandwith in your delivery system give a sliding $$scale based on that and problem solved.

They want as much control over the delivery medium as possible. I consider how many times I have bought metallica albums too. Twice for one in cassette. Twice in CD form. That's four times at around $12 a pop on average = $48. They got quite a bit from me by doing it that way, and I still ended up with nada after the CD got scratched again. Its either buy another or pirate.

If they did offer it via a download medium for movies, I would be surprised if they did it for anything less than they currently charge for a dvd. I suppose they might offer a 10% discount or what not, but seem that's not the way these companies work. If they did sell the newer releases for say $10 on the web where you download they'd look at it that it means they lose $20 for each download because the customer wouldn't be buying the $30 dvd instead. "Opportunity cost"