| ▲ | imoverclocked 6 days ago | |
Until recently, 3. (poor connection) has been a huge issue for me and streaming services. When there is a download/watch later, I sigh with relief. 7. is only sort-of an issue, IMHO. Anything that is pirated is usually fairly benign content and I don't care if someone knows how many times I've watched Idiocracy. I just wish I could know how many times I've watched it too. I would add: Piracy offers the ability to remember content that isn't popular enough to remain in streaming services. I just searched "Big Trouble in Little China" and Google Play wants me to pay $3.79 to rent it or the full original price to purchase it. Tell me, does the original cast get any of that or is it just adding pocket change to Google's coffers? | ||
| ▲ | qrios 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
> I don't care if someone knows how many times I've watched Idiocracy. I come from Germany, from East Germany. And some people there wanted to know if you had seen certain films and how often. And ‘Idiocracy’ would have been very high up on their list. Not all films were banned right from the start (‘The Legend of Paul and Paula’ [1]), but right from the beginning the Stasi found it very interesting who had watched the film. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Paul_and_Paula | ||
| ▲ | 3036e4 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> I just wish I could know how many times I've watched it too. I exported all my private data from Netflix and it had very detailed information on exactly when I (or anyone else in the household) watched what. Sadly it only went back a few years. Either they do not keep older data or they pretend not to. My Spotify data seemed to be complete for all years I have used it, listing the exact time and location, what device etc, I listened to any track there ever. | ||
| ▲ | helsinkiandrew 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> Tell me, does the original cast get any of that or is it just adding pocket change to Google's coffers? Google will have negotiated with the “owner” (in this case I think Disney) for a wholesale price and then adds its retail markup (eg 20%). Disney pay the industry standard SAG/DGA union negotiated residual agreements to cast, writers and directors | ||
| ▲ | boppo1 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
>isn't popular enough No that's because it's good enough to get rented regularly. Why sign a streaming deal if your IP prints money? | ||