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Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by shmerl »

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #128
Zirro wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the film-industry should be inspired by this. If they offered something which is as easy to use and as good-looking as this, piracy will certainly decrease. Just put a "Pay here"-button before giving the user their download-link. Skip the DRM and the restrictions for different parts of the world and they'd have a killer-platform for selling their products. I am not saying that piracy isn't "unethical", but th…

If Hollywood made this exact same product but with pay buttons, why would I as a user choose it over movies.io.

Because you want to support those who produce the content, if you like using it. Not supporting them while using their creation is sheer disrespect, regardless whether piracy is illegal or not.

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by chc »

CJefferson wrote: post #105
quinndupont wrote: post #94

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Who let the MPAA in here? Seriously, unless you are a massive copyright holder, attempting to exploit every red penny out of your brainwashed masses, I don't see how any user would have a problem with this. Maybe the movie industry should try to out-innovate?

It's very difficult to out-innovate 'taking things someone else made and giving them away completely for free', when you have to make tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to break even.

Apple bet against this notion and they won pretty big.

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by lucaspiller »

nddrylliog wrote: post #113
dangrossman wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On most of these stores, if you linked directly to the movie page, it'd be a one- or two-click experience between arriving and watching the video. On Amazon for example, you click the "Buy Movie" button, and it turns into a play button, which launches the movie player. As long as you're signed in, there are no intermediate steps, the purchase just goes to your default credit card or bank account and you get an e-mail…

Most of your assumptions should end with "if you live in the USA". Yup, life sucks for movie lovers in Europe.

It isn't just streaming either. A month or so ago my housemates and I tried to purchase S1 of Game Of Thrones. It has been on TV here, shown a day after it was aired in the US. However it wasn't available on Netflix, Lovefilm, iTunes or any other digital service we could find. In the end we gasp went to a shop (!!!) and bought it a few days later (mainly due to our shoddy internet connection, and Amazon not having an Ireland presence so shipping takes a while).

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by calloc »

guynamedloren wrote: post #127

YES! Thank you! I have been thinking about building this forever, but have never actually implemented it due to the fuzzy legal issues (read: it's totally illegal) and imminent shut down. Love the interface. Love the simplicity. Love the graphics. Love the lack of [unnecessary] technical details and inclusion of details about the actual movie (rating, genre, summary, cover photo, etc). Only thing I can think of to im…

There is nothing illegal about this. It provides magnet links, so it is not even linking to the files themselves, they aren't hosting infringing content...

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by lucaspiller »

kevinrpope wrote: post #155
nddrylliog wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of your assumptions should end with "if you live in the USA". Yup, life sucks for movie lovers in Europe.

Does LoveFilm not work in Europe?

Netflix is available in the UK and IE, however the catalogue is pretty lousy. It is mainly the same poor selection of films they show on TV anyway.

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by canadaduane »

rmc wrote: post #158
canadaduane wrote: post #144

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Your analogy is paired because both piracy and meth are illegal in the USA. However, the pairing lacks equivalence in my view because crystal meth is clearly (and by nature, not by law) harmful to the user, while piracy is not. A better analogy might be a website that helps others circumvent the Great Firewall of China. It is illegal in one particular country, but circumvention does not harm individuals (only the soc…

Your censorship analogy is flawed, since copyright infringement is not legal in any country (im not sure, but Ethiopia might have started recognising foreign copyrights now)

I'm curious if you have a better analogy?

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by jrockway »

rmc wrote: post #149
MatthewPhillips wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If Hollywood made this exact same product but with pay buttons, why would I as a user choose it over movies.io.

Just because its possible to get a thing for free doesn't mean no-one will pay for it. Just look at bottled water.

Where do you get bottles for free?

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by nddrylliog »

staunch wrote: post #175

☑ Massive market opportunity ☑ Tons of room for product innovation ☑ Potential for significant revenue ☐ Ability to do business without being sued out of existence.

And that's why it's not a business. Just a temporary solution for movie lovers until content owners get their stuff straight.

In the meantime, it's still a great product building experience for us, even if we make $0 out of it.

Re: Show HN: movies.io — torrent search like it should be

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Post by lucaspiller »

nddrylliog wrote: post #9
citricsquid wrote: post #3

How do you plan on staying online?

- Not based in the US: check - Not hosting any infringing content: check - DMCA-compliant: check - Not selling anything: check - Not doing ads, not tracking you [1]: check - Not trying to sell your data elsewhere: check Lawyers will handle the rest. We're not interested in piracy, just very very good UI/UX. Stay tuned. [1] We use Gaug.es and Piwik with IP fuzzing. They provide enough high-level metrics so that we can…

What is your revenue model, how do you plan on paying said layers?
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