Comments on: The Fine Print http://www.sequentiallogic.com/2007/03/09/the-fine-print/ Where software engineering meets online marketing Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Howard http://www.sequentiallogic.com/2007/03/09/the-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Howard Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:07:26 +0000 http://www.sequentiallogic.com/2007/03/09/the-fine-print/#comment-2290 You are 100% right, the media companies don't get it. They make too much money on DVD sales and pay TV rights to change the status quo. The only way their focus will change is if DVD sales drop - but why would that happen given the digital alternatives are so restrictive? It's a horrible catch-22 for the media consumer. One note about your post, digital video purchases such as those from iTunes or Amazon are still allowed to be viewed as often as desired during those pay TV windows. The only thing that is restricted is the digital delivery of that content - so no streaming or re-download. At least Amazon Unbox allows you to re-download your movies sometimes. I lost two movies from iTunes when my hard drive crashed and Apple told me I was SOL. You are 100% right, the media companies don’t get it. They make too much money on DVD sales and pay TV rights to change the status quo. The only way their focus will change is if DVD sales drop – but why would that happen given the digital alternatives are so restrictive? It’s a horrible catch-22 for the media consumer.

One note about your post, digital video purchases such as those from iTunes or Amazon are still allowed to be viewed as often as desired during those pay TV windows. The only thing that is restricted is the digital delivery of that content – so no streaming or re-download. At least Amazon Unbox allows you to re-download your movies sometimes. I lost two movies from iTunes when my hard drive crashed and Apple told me I was SOL.

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