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Originally Posted by Lee
I think if you want a lifetime viewing experience when you buy a movie, including automatic upgrades when formats change... then your DVD from JB is going to set you back a (fair) bit more than $20... Then everyone would whinge at DVDs being so expensive!
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The point is though, I've already paid for a 'right to view' licence. I've compensated the owners of the content for their IP. Also note that this payment constitutes a large percentage of the total cost of a DVD/movie, so if I buy the same movie on a different medium, there should be some form of discount for the second purchase.
The cost of the delivery technology is a secondary issue.
And the point of commonality with the intent of this thread, is that the content houses scream whenever they perceive 'theft' of their content. And yet, whenever it suits them ... they can 'double dip' and the law supports them in this, in spite of the absence of a relevant clause in the licence 'agreement' !
So, you are not even actually licenced to view (use) the content if it exists on a different medium ! .. So what are we really buying when we pay a licence fee ???
I don't know ... Do you ???
Cheers & Rgds.