So if you bought it and exhausted your download limit, just torrent it. Or just buy and torrent it in the first place to save a little extra for Louis.
To whoever downvoted, I'd like to read a polite explanation why.
Because Louis CK explicitly asks that you download the video via his site and do not torrent it.
By fetching this video via torrent you (generally) must seed it, therefore making it available to others who may or may not have paid for it.
Two downloads and two streams seems reasonable to me.
I'd LOVE to see more content producers distributing their own content rather than giving money to middlemen. I am not sure if this would also work for people that DON'T have their own TV show but just start doing things. Maybe something akin to "openers" on concerts would work. Bundling less known content in a "pay what you want" basis.
Although I agree, I'm not sure this distribution method scales as is. I just sent Louis 5 bucks, downloaded the video, copied it to a USB drive, and then hooked it up to my Roku. I'm fine doing that ad hoc process occasionally, but if I got most of my media this way it'd get old very fast. Surely there is a better way to distribute this stuff such that it doesn't take away the nice advantages and gives most/all the m…
You're totally right, but those optimizations to this process don't become economically feasible until more than a few people are making a living this way. Sending Louis CK $5 right now is a simple way to make it possible for him to be an example for others in his industry, and thus create a market for the type of product you are talking about. So you've already started solving your own problem, and you didn't even write a line of code!
The Marc Maron 2-part interview with Louis is one of the best podcasts ever made. Louis goes into his production process, how he creates 2 hours of new material every year, and why he brought in Jean Luc Godard's DP to film Pootie Tang. Will definitely make you want to put up a measly 5 bucks for just about anything Louis does. http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1
Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…
Doug Stanhope has a damn good go at it.
Sorry, can't agree. Way too harsh on the surface and not enough insight underneath.
Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…
Doug Stanhope has a damn good go at it.
Doug was on Louie this season and did an amazing job. He seems to be a comedian's comedian--his name comes up in interviews all the time when comedians are asked who's their favorite among their peers.
> but realize it's PayPal. Which several hundred million people use without having their accounts locked.
People use it for single small transactions. Wait until paypal sees hundreds of thousands of $5 payments and a balance over $100k - especially if his account is relatively new - unless his people were smart enough to pre-empt this with them.
> Wait until paypal sees hundreds of thousands of $5 payments and a balance over $100k
A lot of the account freezings happen when the receiver of the payments isn't distributing an actual product (donations, fundraisers, etc). Louis could very easily provide the details of all the downloads, confirming delivery of the product.
Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…
In this video [1], he explains what happened "somewhere along the way". TL;DW: He failed at being a successful comic by telling the same jokes for 15 years, then got inspired by and emulated George Carlin, threw everything away and started over.
His story is not only inspiring, it transcends comedy. The idea that a mixed but passionate reaction is better than a lukewarm one applies to startups as well as entertainment.
Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect. Now he seems closer than…
In this video [1], he explains what happened "somewhere along the way". TL;DW: He failed at being a successful comic by telling the same jokes for 15 years, then got inspired by and emulated George Carlin, threw everything away and started over. His story is not only inspiring, it transcends comedy. The idea that a mixed but passionate reaction is better than a lukewarm one applies to startups as well as entertainmen…
His description of why he did it: To those who might wish to "torrent" this video: look, I don't really get the whole "torrent" thing. I don't know enough about it to judge either way. But I'd just like you to consider this: I made this video extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to b…
Personal respect for the artist notwithstanding, this is not a replicable model for others. He makes it up in volume.