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Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by JupiterMoon »

eli wrote: post #54
orbifold wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure if it were possible to create atom for atom identical copies of every van gogh the value of the "original" would plummet. Of course in the real world we have no-cloning theorems, so that isn't possible, information however can be copied at (almost) zero cost and therefore the value of a copy should approach its share of the production cost, which rapidly approaches zero as more copies are made.

I disagree. People would still pay more for the one Van Gogh laid his hand upon. After all if you just wanted to look at the painting you can buy a very high quality reproduction today -- you'd need an expert to know it's a fake. Even experts can be fooled by good forgeries.

Just out of interest. With an atom by atom copy how would one work out which is the original?

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by JupiterMoon »

diyorgasms wrote: post #69
k-mcgrady wrote: post #64

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>> "Why is it that in 2015, I can't go to a site, give them money, and get a high-quality mkv download" Because it's costly and unnecessary for a business to cater to every specific need. How many people even know what an MKV file is? And if they did how many people have the bandwidth to download one? There are so many options available to people now (theatres, DVD, Bluray, iTunes, Amazon, Netflix) that people are re…

I don't see anything unreasonable about asking the studios to provide their product in a particular format. What if you wanted to purchase a movie, and the studios only offered it on Betamax? Relying on Flash or Silverlight is similar. I use Linux, and Flash is officially unsupported on Linux. Silverlight has never been officially supported on Linux. If these are the options, then I cannot watch the movie out of the…

I don't like to recommend it but google chrome works with Netflix out of the box these days

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by cmiles74 »

martingordon wrote: post #80
DigitalSea wrote: post #7

You know the traditional business model of Hollywood is well and truly broken when an open source application like Popcorn Time comes along and does everything right. What Popcorn Time has done by making accessing content on demand easier than ever before is nothing short of impressive. They're the Netflix of piracy and I think Hollywood can learn a lot from Popcorn Time (but as history has proven, they won't).

How does this differ from iTunes? There's a business model that works, and the experience is pretty much exactly like Popcorn Time, except iTunes has those pesky Rent/Buy buttons.

The comment compared Popcorn Time to Netflix; I don't think you can really compare iTunes to Netflix (or Popcorn Time). Netflix provides broad access to a range of work for a fixed monthly cost, iTunes is more of a storefront where you can purchase rights.

Popcorn Time seems like what many people want from Netflix: a much larger library. Something more like Spotify, but for movies and television.

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by bluedino »

dagw wrote: post #71
belorn wrote: post #58

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I can only guess here, but availability of content must surely be one of it. In 2015, a brick and mortar store for renting physical videos still have content which online services do not, including some movies that was in the cinema over a year ago.

In 2015, a brick and mortar store for renting physical videos still have content which online services do not In 2005 or even 2010 I would absolutely have agreed with you. However in 2015 all those really great independent brick and mortar video rental places I used to go to anywhere near me are long since bankrupt and closed down.

Family Video is growing pretty well. They are the only video store in my area.

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by cmiles74 »

bsaul wrote: post #37
smhg wrote: post #29

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Do you mean monetization and making a business are the main goals? I thought they were means? Means to accomplish progress in human society.

Is that what your boss tells you whenever you ask for a raise ? edit : that's not just a snarky comment. i always find it amusing whenever people advocate giving other's people's work away for free.

I don't think anyone is advocating giving work away for free. Netflix has a large customer base and continues to grow it, but their library falls short for many people. It's also not available everywhere, and some work is only available in certain regions.

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by smhg »

bsaul wrote: post #37
smhg wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean monetization and making a business are the main goals? I thought they were means? Means to accomplish progress in human society.

Is that what your boss tells you whenever you ask for a raise ? edit : that's not just a snarky comment. i always find it amusing whenever people advocate giving other's people's work away for free.

My comment was not meant to participate in the free vs paid discussion. That's indeed a whole other thing.

Your question itself, snarky or not, makes me sad. Doesn't that imply you spend a large part of your day doing something you don't like just for the sake of making money?

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by mlrtime »

martingordon wrote: post #80
DigitalSea wrote: post #7

You know the traditional business model of Hollywood is well and truly broken when an open source application like Popcorn Time comes along and does everything right. What Popcorn Time has done by making accessing content on demand easier than ever before is nothing short of impressive. They're the Netflix of piracy and I think Hollywood can learn a lot from Popcorn Time (but as history has proven, they won't).

How does this differ from iTunes? There's a business model that works, and the experience is pretty much exactly like Popcorn Time, except iTunes has those pesky Rent/Buy buttons.

Where is the rent/buy button to watch Seinfeld on itunes? Its not just about price, piracy also doesn't care about where the content comes from.

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by Bladegunner »

nonick wrote: post #74
rkangel wrote: post #19

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Given the technical restrictions on sharing illegal content, due to copyright laws shutdown of websites etc., sharing illegal content isn't that easy to do. That someone has managed to do it in as user friendly a manner as they have, putting everything in the industry to shame (apart from Netflix) is in an indication of the failings of the industry. Netflix is a great product that falls down only in terms of content.…

Netflix is great, I guess. I would know for sure if they were available in my country. Same as Pandora, Spotify etc.

Try out a vpn, like hola. (note: only have hola active while you are using it, there are some security risks using it.)

Re: Popcorn Time in Your Browser

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Post by driverdan »

martingordon wrote: post #80
DigitalSea wrote: post #7

You know the traditional business model of Hollywood is well and truly broken when an open source application like Popcorn Time comes along and does everything right. What Popcorn Time has done by making accessing content on demand easier than ever before is nothing short of impressive. They're the Netflix of piracy and I think Hollywood can learn a lot from Popcorn Time (but as history has proven, they won't).

How does this differ from iTunes? There's a business model that works, and the experience is pretty much exactly like Popcorn Time, except iTunes has those pesky Rent/Buy buttons.

There is something very wrong when buying a movie on iTunes costs more than buying it on Bluray.
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