Stop the PROTECT-IP Law
It’s called “spreading the news,” Congress. People who haven’t seen some things will watch it and buy stuff to see it again. Why else would I have digital copies of certain TV shows and DVDs of those same shows? I want to watch them on my iPod or computer when I can’t carry the DVDs around and I want the extras available on those DVDs. I want actor and director commentaries and B-Roll. I want behind the scenes footage and I want to see how the hell they filmed a certain scene. The less extras included, the less likely I’ll buy it. It isn’t because I’ve already seen the movie through a torrented file, it’s because I’m not going to spend twenty dollars on a DVD unless the movie was entertaining enough on it’s own. I’m more likely to shell out extra money for the BluRay version with its zillions of extras that buy that same movie on DVD with only one other feature (a trailer).
If you want to protect the movie industry, the censorship law is the wrong way to go. I rely on places like YouTube to give me snippets from movies or TV shows to get me interested in whatever it is. On my channel I have scenes from movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Both movies are lesser known to the general public but just as worthwhile as the more mainstream films. People do general searches for an actor, find these clips, watch them, and then they might go out and buy or rent the movie to see the rest.
This tactic has worked on me. Without the help of YouTube, there is no way in hell I would have even known of the existence of some movies I own. As it stands, the more I see, the more likely it is that I’ll buy a DVD or go see a movie in the theater.
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If you want to protect the movie industry, the censorship law is the wrong way to go. I rely on places like YouTube to give me snippets from movies or TV shows to get me interested in whatever it is. On my channel I have scenes from movies like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Both movies are lesser known to the general public but just as worthwhile as the more mainstream films. People do general searches for an actor, find these clips, watch them, and then they might go out and buy or rent the movie to see the rest.
This tactic has worked on me. Without the help of YouTube, there is no way in hell I would have even known of the existence of some movies I own. As it stands, the more I see, the more likely it is that I’ll buy a DVD or go see a movie in the theater.
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