Open access is the future.
Artists should just put their songs on their websites for a small pittance.
People will download and the middlemen will be eliminated.
I agree with everything that you wrote. I believe that the artist and executives in the entertainment industries (music, videogames, movies) have to stop living in the twentieth century. Downloads (free or not) are the way of the future. I don’t believe that people should be forced to pay for a product that they can get for free. I refuse to buy a product that I may not enjoy when I can get it for free. If someone purchases a product from a store they should have the right to share the product with anyone. Sharing a movie or album with millions of people on the net is no different than allowing one of your friends to make a copy of it. Our technology continues to evolve every year but the executives in the entertainment industries refuse to evolve with it. They have to stop living in the past and think of new creative ways to continue making their profits. I don’t have a problem with the idea of paying for a product or service, but I refuse to pay for something that I don’t think I will enjoy. The text below is a list of changes that I would like to see.
MOVIES
There was a time when I enjoyed going to a movie theater to watch a movie on a large screen. That was before the creation of things like affordable high definition televisions, Blueray discs, hddvds, torrent websites, and quick dvd releases. The service that’s provided at most movie theaters around the world really hasn’t improved over the past ten years. I can’t believe that most theaters in North America are still using film projectors. Every theater in North America should be using
DLP projectors. I also can’t believe that actions films or any movie with a lot of special effects are still shown on flat screens. 35mm or Imax DMR. It doesn’t matter. They should all be shown in the
Imax dome format. If I am going to spend $20 or more (the average cost for a movie with popcorn and a drink) at a theater then I want to have the ultimate experience, otherwise I am just going to wait until the movie is released on DVD. At that point I will rent it from a video store and copy it. (That’s if I can’t find a good copy on the net)
Videogames
It’s been almost a decade since I was really satisfied with a videogame that I purchased. I don’t think I would be playing them at all if I didn’t have the option of getting them for free. I will start spending hundreds of dollars on videogames again when I have the option of going to high-tech entertainment centers where I can experience high quality graphics, good gameplay, good storylines, and immersive virtual reality.
Music
The people in this group are selling the simplest product out of all of the groups that I mentioned, but they are the ones that are complaining the most. They are only proving the public with sound. The idea of spending $10 - $20 for an album is just ridiculous to me. I am willing to support the musicians that I like, but I shouldn’t be forced to pay for sound that I can acquire for free. Musicians should earn most of their money from their live performances. I am also willing to support the artists that I like by purchasing super audio cds or dvd audio discs, but I refuse to purchase regular cds. I believe that all albums that are released in the present should be dvd audio discs that contain massive amounts of data. Perhaps it could contain most of the songs that were released by the artist, or a lot of behind the scenes footage. I would also support a system where the artists provided most of their music for free on their websites in return for a voluntary financial donation.