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Originally Posted by andy_m
My view is this - firstly, access to tele visual content is not a human right. People have lived for thousands of years without it. Secondly, in the same way that troubadours, minstrels, jesters, comics, authors etc have filled those thousands of years, entertainment, and the provision of it is a business and people enter business to make money. You might not like it, you might not like how they run their business, but the fact remains that, for example, hbo have spent money on Game of Thrones, and they have done so to make money. It is their property to do just that with. Just because you want to access that entertainment but have chosen to give your money to a company that doesn't offer it doesn't give you the right to obtain it illegally. Just because you can't wait for it to become available on other platforms doesn't give you the right to obtain it illegally. And just because you have a moral objection to the way they run their business doesn't give you a right to obtain it illegally either.
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Who has suggested that it's right to obtain things illegally? I certainly haven't.
Saying that many people do obtain things illegally, partly because of exclusive contract deals is a different thing completely. But it is a fact.
The record companies eventually learned that enabling legal, subscription based streaming was the way to go. Sadly, the greedy film/TV content providers have still to learn that lesson.
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Originally Posted by bamav
But Andy_m - it's not about rights to view illegally, it's about ability. Where there is a will, there is a way. Studios don't need to bend over backwards to please viewers, but they should want to make their products available as widespread as possible and gain the full potential revenue.
How is it that for a measley £10 per month to Spotify I can listen to the latest releases, as well as a huge back catalogue of music? The video industry, TV or movies, needs to adopt this policy at some point.
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Very true.
Many of the means are there such as HULU Plus and HBO GO, but are restricted to US residents. The reason is that the studios want to do lucrative deals with non US service providers, who often delay broadcast for months after the US airing. As an example, take the mess channel 5 made of Person Of Interest; they are coming to the end of season 1, whilst the US are coming to the end of season 2.
Whether it's right or wrong, the internet has shrunk the world and people want access to TV shows at the same time. For proof, look at this cable forum thread and note how many discussions on TV shows are around the 'US Timeline'.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/110/