Quote:
Originally Posted by _wtf_
You mean like David Prowse the actor who played Darth Vader in one of the highest grossing films ever that according to the accountants has still not made a profit.
|
Yes. Let's take one extreme (and possibly completely incorrect) example and apply it to every film ever made
Quote:
Funny I thought that was due to the fact that just about every story that can be has been copyrighted for the next 120 years, so the producers/writers don't have anything they can expand on without possible law suits.
|
Nothing like a nice bit of hyperbole to add nothing to the discussion.
Quote:
You only have to look at LoveFilm to see how stupid the copyright and licensing is. I can rent The Help on DVD as part of my subscription yet I have to pay £3.49 to watch a poor quality version online.
|
Well that's a funding-model and quality issue and nothing else.