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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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DON'T MAKE ME STEAL: Digital Media Consumption Manifesto
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I PROMISE never to illegally download a movie if there was a legal alternative following the criteria on this page
THE CRITERIA
1 Pricing
In general I want the pricing model to be simple and transparent. I don't mind a slight difference in pricing between movies with regard to the age of the movie.
- Rentals should not exceed 1/3 of the cinema price.
- Purchases should not exceed the cinema price.
- Monthly flat rate prices should not exceed 3 visits to the cinema.
- Pricing of TV shows is about 1/3 of movies.
- Payments are for the content, not bandwidth.
2 Languages
- I can obtain the audio in every language produced for the content.
- After purchasing a movie, all the languages are available.
- Fans are legally allowed to create and share subtitles for any content.
3 Convenience
- The content I paid for is instantly available.
- Content is delivered without ads, or disrupting infringement warnings.
- I can find movies or TV shows by year, director, language, country, genre, IMDB ID, etc.
4 Choice And Release Dates
- The release date is global. There are no limits regarding the country you live in.
- I can download nearly every movie ever made.
5 Rights
- I can watch the movie on any device, without any differences in how the movie is presented.
- Movies are not bound to the service provider, and must be DRM-free in the case of purchases.
- I can easily understand my rights regarding movies that I rent, buy, or stream at a flat rate.
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I find this interesting, but impotent. It only addresses motion pictures and TV, not music and not ebooks, not games and applications.
I still don't think that I would be behind such a thing so I don't think I would sign it. As long as there is shovelware out there and overpriced digital assets, I probably will look for viable alternatives.
What about you?
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