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Subject: Re: Fansubs Author: Pasha [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:15:09 06/11/03 Wed In reply to: Jake 's message, "Re: Fansubs" on 09:52:18 06/11/03 Wed >I don't understand this analogy. So the shoe is the >intellectual property and the swoosh is the packaging? Yes, in this analogy, the swoosh is the packaging. The shoe itself is immaterial, since there are tons of different shoes available (and probably cheaper, too ^^). But people will buy the shoes with the swoosh, just because it has the swoosh. The idea is that maybe in the future, digital entertainment might run the same way. Someone purchases the dvds/cds/whatever not because of the movie/music itself, but because of what comes with the dvds/cds. Just like how many people will purchase shoes with the swoosh, not because of any inherent qualities of the shoes themselves. > Or is it the other way around? Either way, you're >paying for both, not just one of them. And how is >this the future for entertainment? Companies won't >have to license anime anymore because intellectual >property is free? And then whoever puts the most >famous brandname/logo on the cover gets all the sales? No, in this case the two choices are: 1. download for "free" the anime/music/movies/whatever. 2. purchase the "official" versions of the entertainment. If people can be convinced that the "official" versions are somehow superior to the pirated versions (like how Nike convinces people that shoes with swooshes are inherently better then shoes without swooshes) then people will purchase the official version over just getting them for free. How exactly to convince people will be the problem ^^. Although good packaging and stuff is definitely one way to go. It is hard to digitize a stuffed animal/teeshirt/collectors box/limited edition cards/ect that even now companies are including with their releases. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: The future for entertainment Jake 10:35:17 06/12/03 Thu Re: The future for entertainment -- LrdDimwit, 11:30:26 06/12/03 Thu Re: The future for entertainment -- LrdDimwit, 11:32:24 06/12/03 Thu Re: The future for entertainment -- Pasha, 12:30:17 06/12/03 Thu