Comments on: Purchasing dvds is bit like… remember that Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch? http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/19/purchasing-dvds-is-bit-like-remember-that-monty-python-cheese-shop-sketch/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeffool http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/10/19/purchasing-dvds-is-bit-like-remember-that-monty-python-cheese-shop-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-150939 Jeffool Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:10:01 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6742#comment-150939 The popular arguments historically put forth are that it allows them to set and enforce delayed releases (a dumb reason) and appropriate pricing and features for DVDs. I almost get where they're coming from in that respect. They may want to charge far less in Asia to combat a nearly bottomed out piracy market, and ensure that no one uses a proxy to purchase items there, and simply download them here. With this, they may get very little per sale, but the market is so large, at least it's money. That said, I think even that is too much. I think the more reasonable argument is to lower prices to the point where everyone can afford them, and when/where that can't be done, write those areas off as a loss, and try to help stimulate the economy there so that they can. But hey, I'm fine with massive changes to copyright. I may be crazy, though. The popular arguments historically put forth are that it allows them to set and enforce delayed releases (a dumb reason) and appropriate pricing and features for DVDs. I almost get where they’re coming from in that respect. They may want to charge far less in Asia to combat a nearly bottomed out piracy market, and ensure that no one uses a proxy to purchase items there, and simply download them here. With this, they may get very little per sale, but the market is so large, at least it’s money.

That said, I think even that is too much. I think the more reasonable argument is to lower prices to the point where everyone can afford them, and when/where that can’t be done, write those areas off as a loss, and try to help stimulate the economy there so that they can.

But hey, I’m fine with massive changes to copyright. I may be crazy, though.

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