Comments on: Piracy hits Hollywood in the wallet

Entertainment industry sees illegal downloads siphoning off revenue, says In-Stat/MDR. And then there's the threat from Apple.

[bobby_brady]

I don't even watch "live" tv anymore

I use my computer to capture television programs and then watch them in my living room. No more having to wait for the show to start and best of all, zip through the commercials. For shows I really like, like Seinfeld, I edit out the commercials. You'd be surprised how many are in a 30 minute show.

I blame the entertainment industry having to resort to this, as commericials have only gotten more and more intrusive and programming has gone down the toilet.

[Al Johnsons]

30 minute show

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Costing Who?

I have a collection of Movie files, I wont say how many but its substantial. But that has not stopped me from still going to theaters and buying dvds. I probley see a movie in the theaters 2-4 times a months (x2 because of my girlfriend) and we rent 4 or more movies a month. There are probably only a hand full of movies in my collection that i havent seen in theaters, many because they are older movies. I dont see how that constitues at them lossing money? specially when movie still make 100 million. If they servied only lowered payed workers maybe the solution is some of the big wigs should take less of a cut. that would fix things and everyone would be happy.

[herkamur]

Give us something worth paying for.

I go see movies like maybe twice a year. I DON'T download any movies at all. Maybe if Hollywood produced something worthwhile I'd go to a theater. I'm not willing to pay what they're charging to see recycled plots. Sorry.

As for TV... Hokey smokes what a pile of dung. I can't remember the last time I actually watched a show regularly. I think it might go back to about the 3rd season of X-Files. It would be so nice if a show could have clever writing again. This "reality TV" is so far in the wrong direction that I can't even see it in the distance.

I don't pirate movies or TV. Why would I? It's all drivel.

As for music... If I think the music is good then I'll gladly support musicians. Too bad so little of my $25 for a CD actually makes it to them. Now iTunes on the other hand makes a lot of sense. It's actually affordable.

Wake up Hollywood!

[herkamur]

...further

I forgot to add one point... Sorry.

Maybe if consumers were presented with programming (movies, television, music) with some quality as a reasonable price piracy wouldn't be such a problem.

Speaking for myself, I'm willing to pay a reasonable price for a worthwhile product. I don't feel that what I'm being offered is either of those things: reasonable or worthwhile.