Saturday, March 19, 2011

Digital film, there is a manifest "Do not make me steal, do this"

"The Manifesto for the digital consumer" was published a few days on a site that has a really unusual name, "Do not make me steal, do not make me steal. Who joins the manifesto promises not to illegally download movies if there are legal alternatives that meet a set of characteristics. What? There are only five points, but are exactly what the entertainment industry, the music first, the film today, can not fully comprehend, items which would be most essential to combat online piracy, and in Western countries, too much of the piracy "natural." I am convinced the drafters of the manifesto: "We love the movies! And we would love to pay for these films we love.


We are convinced that a large part of today's piracy would stop if some elements of the distribution of content changes a bit. 'Let's be frank , is the 2011 and the producers still expect us to go into a video store to rent a movie. Of course we could use iTunes, but what movie fan wants to see a dubbed film? It often is difficult and frustrating legally get a movie.

That's why People are often tempted to do the easiest thing. Torrent, Subtitles Open and Boom, 30 minutes after it's like being at the cinema. So we think that everything should be easier and we believe that content providers are a bit 'lost . They see us as enemies. But it is not. We're not, we love the movies.

And we understand that the film has a cost. "On February 3 a score of people who participated in the Lift11 Conference met in Geneva, had in common the love for cinema and the difficulty of finding the film in the new digital market . It 'was at that time that they thought of launching the manifesto (which can be signed at dontmekamesteal.

com) to ask the film industry to combat piracy and not consumers. The promoters of the initiative have focused on five key points. First, the price: "In general I want the pricing model is simple and transparent. I do not mind a small difference in price between a film and the other based on the age of the film.

Renting should cost no more than 1 / 3 the price of cinema. Buy it should not cost more than the cinema. The monthly subscription rates should not exceed that of 3 shows at the cinema. The TV series is expected to cost 1 / 3 the price of film. You pay for content, not for the bandwidth.

"Second, languages:" Will I have the audio in all the languages in which the content is released. After purchasing a movie, all languages will be usable. Fans will be able to legally create and distribute subtitles for any content "Third, the advantages:" The content for which you have paid will be immediately available.

The content will be free of advertising and warnings on violation of copyright. Can I search for movies and TV series for years, director, language, country, gender, ID on IMDB, etc... "Fourth, release dates and availability:" The release date is global. There will be no limitation on the country where I live.

Will I be able to download virtually any existing film "Fifth, the rights:" I can watch the movie with any device, regardless of format. The film will not be tied to a service provider, and must be free of Digital Right Management in case of purchase. I can easily understand what are my rights and I buy the movies, renting them or watching them streaming with your subscription.

"The manifesto in a few days has raised more than thirteen thousand signatures and it is only the beginning. It 'obvious many of the points that seem unacceptable to the filmmakers, but it is also true that, on the contrary, precisely to discuss these possibilities could lead to an improvement in the market, a reduction of the current shares of online movie piracy, the dissemination of content Legal movie.

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