[MPlayer-users] Re: Rescuing a scratched DVD

[Jeremy Maitin-Shepard]

ephemeron at softhome.net writes:

> On 7. December 2003 at 10:42PM -0500,
> Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms at attbi.com> wrote:

>> D Richard Felker III <dalias at aerifal.cx> writes:
>> 
>> > My point is that you should not be paying a premium for a DVD over
>> > what the media costs.
>> 
>> How about what the production of the film costs?  Are you suggesting
>> that film producers should 1) operate at a loss, and 2) continue to
>> produce films?

> It's a proven fact that DVDs, VCDs and CDs are cheapest where the
> "piracy" (as Hollywood and the RIAA like to call non-licensed
> copying) levels are the highest.  I'm sure the pockets of the big
> Hollywood studioes are hurting because of the hundreds of
> millions in China and other non-First World countries that don't
> buy official DVDs and VCDs.

I am not sure what you are getting at.  As far as economics are
concerned, this is an example of price discrimination.

-- 
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard