Your Views On Downloading Movies Music ect.

ap1986

Downloading all types of files have been readily available on the internet for years now.It has changed the face of the earth in how we go about our day to day lives as a sort of entertainment at home or on the go.But has it almost become acceptable to download movies and music for free in this day and age.

jonnyfingers

ap1986 wrote: »

Downloading all types of files have been readily available on the internet for years now.It has changed the face of the earth in how we go about our day to day lives as a sort of entertainment at home or on the go.But has it almost become acceptable to download movies and music for free in this day and age.

I think it's become a part of life that almost every piece of media is available on the net at a moments notice. I download a lot of old movies and documentaries and love that I can find them online when they're not available in the video store. I also go to the cinema at least once a week so I feel I also contribute to the movie industry and am not "cheating" them of revenue. I absolutely refuse to watch any sort of cam recording of a new release, just terrible.

I'd like to also add that I would happily pay a reasonable fee to any service that could provide the kind of media I'm looking for.

ap1986

jonnyfingers wrote: »

I think it's become a part of life that almost every piece of media is available on the net at a moments notice. I download a lot of old movies and documentaries and love that I can find them online when they're not available in the video store. I also go to the cinema at least once a week so I feel I also contribute to the movie industry.

I'd like to also add that I would happily pay a reasonable fee to any service that could provide the kind of media I'm looking for.

your in the same boat as myself i have thousands of cds and dvds at home and am a frequent cinema goer but when i see something old that i cant get in the shops i can download it with one click in an instant.the only thing that gets me is the whole fact that this process is still deemed 'illegal' and and strictly frowned upon by others.

kirving

I don't download movies, never got into a habit of it, but I don't see how the movie companies can claim that they're losing the price of a DVD everytime someone downloads them.

People download moves that they would never consider buying in a shop, so the movie company wouldn't have made money anyway!

maximoose

Haven't bought a CD in probably 12 years, and I download a lot of music. Ipod has around 14k songs on it.

DVDs - I used to buy like crazy, had a fairly massive collection but I stopped buying around a year ago... then sold all of my dvds. Download a LOT of movies and TV series and watch them all through my Xbox.

I dont feel guilty about it at all. Go to the cinema at least once a week, even when there is rubbish on. Go to a lot of gigs and buy a lot of merch supporting the artists I like.

ap1986

Kevin Irving wrote: »

I don't download movies, never got into a habit of it, but I don't see how the movie companies can claim that they're losing the price of a DVD everytime someone downloads them.

People download moves that they would never consider buying in a shop, so the movie company wouldn't have made money anyway!

i fully agree but how can a movie company/music shop justify paying in excess of 20 euros for a dvd.like i understand some dvds come with bonus features and all that but this day and age these items should be well cheaper

ap1986

maximoose wrote: »

Haven't bought a CD in probably 12 years, and I download a lot of music. Ipod has around 14k songs on it.

DVDs - I used to buy like crazy, had a fairly massive collection but I stopped buying around a year ago... then sold all of my dvds. Download a LOT of movies and TV series and watch them all through my Xbox.

I dont feel guilty about it at all. Go to the cinema at least once a week, even when there is rubbish on. Go to a lot of gigs and buy a lot of merch supporting the artists I like.

same here i download a lot of music but when ever a major festival pops up home or abroad im always the first in the queue,so thats my bit done in relation to supporting the arts as far as im concerned

RedXIV

Don't do music so never bothered downloading songs, am a bit touch and go with movies. I've downloaded plenty and have ended up buying dvds of some of the ones I enjoy, ignored alot after watching it. Do have a ridiculous amount of games though, and it pretty much never occurs to me to pirate games. prefer them boxed

chin_grin

Music - the odd time. But I'm in to those really rare metal\sludge bands (you've probably never heard of! :pac:). But I do go to the gigs and support the artist in any way I can (cd's, t shirts).

Movies - odd time too. But again I go to the cinema so they get their buck from me.

Games - nope. I've got a shiny 360 that I wouldn't like modded or broken and my pc is sh*te anyways so that couldn't run anything made in the last eight years!

I do like buying special editions of cd's\games\movies though.

ap1986

RedXIV wrote: »

Don't do music so never bothered downloading songs, am a bit touch and go with movies. I've downloaded plenty and have ended up buying dvds of some of the ones I enjoy, ignored alot after watching it. Do have a ridiculous amount of games though, and it pretty much never occurs to me to pirate games. prefer them boxed

ya cant beat the real deal alright but can the price of them be justified

ap1986

chin_grin wrote: »

Music - the odd time. But I'm in to those really rare metal\sludge bands (you've probably never heard of! :pac:). But I do go to the gigs and support the artist in any way I can (cd's, t shirts).

Movies - odd time too. But again I go to the cinema so they get their buck from me.

Games - nope. I've got a shiny 360 that I wouldn't like modded or broken and my pc is sh*te anyways so that couldn't run anything made in the last eight years!

I do like buying special editions of cd's\games\movies though.

if they were cheaper would you buy more?

ronkmonster

RedXIV wrote: »

Don't do music so never bothered downloading songs, am a bit touch and go with movies. I've downloaded plenty and have ended up buying dvds of some of the ones I enjoy, ignored alot after watching it. Do have a ridiculous amount of games though, and it pretty much never occurs to me to pirate games. prefer them boxed

I'd buy music if i could get true CD quality drm free. But I don't listen to much music anyway.

Movies I download for my media box and buy the good ones on bluray after.

TV series, I download because they are delayed or not shown here. It seems I can't buy a region 2 dvd version of Castle so downloaded version will have to do for now.

Games are ahead of the curve in entertainment. Instant download of games bought and good sales. Most of my games are bought during sales on steam and gamersgate.

I'd buy Movies and TV downloads drm free but not streamed which seems to be the way they want to go.

Wolfe Tone

The stuff I download I would never have bought anyway so they haven't lost a sale really.

chin_grin

ap1986 wrote: »

if they were cheaper would you buy more?

Funny you mention. I'm very anal about buying new. So I usually wait a while until the price comes down or until they're in a deal in the shops.

ap1986

chin_grin wrote: »

Funny you mention. I'm very anal about buying new. So I usually wait a while until the price comes down or until they're in a deal in the shops.

ive never bought a new release as soon as they hit the shops for the simple reason its way too pricey.....normally when it gets under the ten euro mark i jump at the offer...

RedXIV

ap1986 wrote: »

ya cant beat the real deal alright but can the price of them be justified

When you look at the processes involved I'd say they kinda can. For example a film with $100m budget won't make much money if it's dvds are selling for €3 each.

But as I said, I'm not big on music or movies, i'm more a games man (usually more expensive again) and as said above, I'm a chump for special editions etc.

I think the games industry has it right and I can see other mediums catching up too with the idea of games being so easily downloaded and bought etc.

I've said this before and its a bit controversial but if you're someone like me who's dropping €100-€150 a month on games, I feel, not right, but excused when i decide to download the occasional movie. Two different industries sure but still, I'm not pirating everything i COULD

chin_grin

ap1986 wrote: »

ive never bought a new release as soon as they hit the shops for the simple reason its way too pricey.....normally when it gets under the ten euro mark i jump at the offer...

Plus you've got great deals online like Zavvi. But I think I see your point. Is the cost of media causing more downloads. It'd be an important factor, sure.

ap1986

chin_grin wrote: »

Plus you've got great deals online like Zavvi. But I think I see your point. Is the cost of media causing more downloads. It'd be an important factor, sure.

is downloading killing the entire industry or just throwing a spanner in the works?

chin_grin

ap1986 wrote: »

is downloading killing the entire industry or just throwing a spanner in the works?

If you take in to account how long piracy has been "an issue" (ever since the 'ol 56k connections and napster), then not really. It's still thriving. I think now more than ever!

Just look at the blockbusters in the cinema and their takings on opening weekends or new release numbers on cd's or games.