Comments on: Higher prices and stricter DRM will encourage illegal downloading http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/ Web development and Internet trends Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103859 Robert Nyman Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:15:15 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103859 Jules, Interesting approach, and probably one that's attractive to people! Jules,

Interesting approach, and probably one that’s attractive to people!

]]> By: Jules http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103755 Jules Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:47:25 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103755 I can't remember the name of the site but a new music provider is taking a different approach to pricing. If a song is new and therefore is in less demand, the price is lower than when it reaches high demand (I think the price peaks at iTunes prices, $0.99 USD). Smart buyers will try to get in early than late. Purchasing downloaded music at prices equal to or more than buying a CD at a store doesn't really inspire people to buy music anywhere but if downloaded music were available at significantly less cost than purchasing a CD, sales would increase. I can’t remember the name of the site but a new music provider is taking a different approach to pricing. If a song is new and therefore is in less demand, the price is lower than when it reaches high demand (I think the price peaks at iTunes prices, $0.99 USD). Smart buyers will try to get in early than late.

Purchasing downloaded music at prices equal to or more than buying a CD at a store doesn’t really inspire people to buy music anywhere but if downloaded music were available at significantly less cost than purchasing a CD, sales would increase.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103727 Robert Nyman Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:10:25 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103727 Scot, Good input! I guess it's about making it as easy as possible for people, while doing it for a good price. Price-wise, of course you can't compete with "free", but if they were to offer better quality, extra material etc, all together with a guarantee that it is indeed a good version of the movie. Satellite providers absolutely have a unique opportunity to make money, just out of people buying through a service they already have. Scot,

Good input! I guess it’s about making it as easy as possible for people, while doing it for a good price. Price-wise, of course you can’t compete with “free”, but if they were to offer better quality, extra material etc, all together with a guarantee that it is indeed a good version of the movie.

Satellite providers absolutely have a unique opportunity to make money, just out of people buying through a service they already have.

]]> By: Scott Powers http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103382 Scott Powers Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:18:59 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/09/12/higher-prices-and-stricter-drm-will-encourage-illegal-downloading/#comment-103382 It doesn't matter what networks like NBC or record labels or film studios do.. there will always be a call for piracy online. Why go pay $12 to see a flick in the theater.. or $30 after snacks and drinks... when you can download it for free via bit torrent spend an hour converting and burning it to dvd and watch it on your own tv for free? The logic is simple. P2P on any level will never go away. Sure NBC shot themselves in the foot with this greedy move but the fact still remains. Their shows were available on bit torrent before the move and they will be available now. They may see less sales but I doubt the download numbers spike at all as a result. If folks don't want to spend the money... i doubt they'll spend the time to learn a technology new to them like bit torrent. Rather than do that... the logical solution would be to just get in touch with your Cable/Satellite provider and have a DVR/TiVO installed. Customers may have to purchase/lease the receiver but on average the service fee for DVR from both Dish Network and Directv is only $6 a month. That can't be beat by any download seller. (I know prices because Satellite TV is my occupation.) It doesn’t matter what networks like NBC or record labels or film studios do.. there will always be a call for piracy online. Why go pay $12 to see a flick in the theater.. or $30 after snacks and drinks… when you can download it for free via bit torrent spend an hour converting and burning it to DVD and watch it on your own tv for free? The logic is simple. P2P on any level will never go away.

Sure NBC shot themselves in the foot with this greedy move but the fact still remains. Their shows were available on bit torrent before the move and they will be available now. They may see less sales but I doubt the download numbers spike at all as a result. If folks don’t want to spend the money… i doubt they’ll spend the time to learn a technology new to them like bit torrent.

Rather than do that… the logical solution would be to just get in touch with your Cable/Satellite provider and have a DVR/TiVO installed. Customers may have to purchase/lease the receiver but on average the service fee for DVR from both Dish Network and Directv is only $6 a month. That can’t be beat by any download seller. (I know prices because Satellite TV is my occupation.)

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