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2003-03-12 19:28John Hageryeah sure people are paying 8 bucks just to walk on the cinemas private property.... and o

From:: John Hager <HagerJW@Healthall.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:28:29 -0500
Subject:: RE: [idm] Indie Ethics

yeah sure people are paying 8 bucks just to walk on the cinemas private property.... and overpay for snacks.... has nothing to do with the filcks on the screen... ok once again i am humbled by your superior reasoning skills. john

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>>> "pixilated" <pixilated@Alum.Dartmouth.ORG> 03/12/03 02:20PM >>>

A movie theater is private property and the theater charges for entry. You are sitting in a physical space that no one else can occupy if you do. Anyway, the movies are just an excuse to get you inside so they can sell you $4 candy bars. -----Original Message----- From: John Hager [mailto:HagerJW@Healthall.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:08 PM To: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [idm] Indie Ethics hahaha good call. ...or how about it's not piracy because Michael Jackson won't be looking for a missing cd. kinda like saying it's ok to sneak into a movie theater and watch Star Wars without paying because George Lucas won't be missing his original digital cut. john --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2003-03-12 19:53pixilatedYou're not paying for the "movie" at a theater. You're paying for the theater experience,

From:: pixilated <pixilated@Alum.Dartmouth.ORG>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:53:36 -0500
Subject:: RE: [idm] Indie Ethics
Reply to:: RE: [idm] Indie Ethics

You're not paying for the "movie" at a theater. You're paying for the theater experience, part of which is seeing a projection of the digital file (though most movies are still on film) on the big screen, and producing this experience requires quite a bit of material implementation. Watching a rip of a screener at home doesn't seem different from listening to MP3s. The movie itself really "takes place" in your mind, as does the music. -----Original Message----- From: John Hager [mailto:HagerJW@Healthall.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:28 PM To: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: [idm] Indie Ethics yeah sure people are paying 8 bucks just to walk on the cinemas private property.... and overpay for snacks.... has nothing to do with the filcks on the screen... ok once again i am humbled by your superior reasoning skills. john --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org