Posted in: Legal, DRM, Piracy & IP, News, Peer to Peer, Video Distribution, Video Sharing & Video Clips by Dave Parrack on July 29, 2008
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Marek Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 4:21 amThe film is good, that’s why it went well in the first weekend. The rest is bullshit.
DIRECTOR HAN SOLO Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 9:09 amI HAVE A BOOTLEG OF THE FIRST DEATHSTAR BEING BLOWN UP!! LooL361
Erectile Dysfunction Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 10:11 amGreat post. I loved The Dark Knight. It was by far the greatest Batman movie ever made of all time.
Avrus Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 10:32 amWhat’s truly a shame is that the movie studios truly believe this. They can’t seem to get with the program and understand that their audience has changed, and what their audience wants has changed.
They attritbute a successful blockbuster to anti-piracy measures instead of the truth source which is:
Unique IMAX content
Amazing performance by Heath Ledger
Great script
Great direction
Fantastic action sequences not lessened by digital effects.
Alen Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 10:52 amInitially I wanted to see The Dark Knight but after reading WB believed that 38 hours = Victory. Well, I have to download the movie and watch it without paying WB for it. After that I’ll work on getting a DVD quality of it. If they truthfully believe that 38 hours = Victory, than they aren’t getting a cent from me.
erichansa Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 11:33 amIf Hollywood made movies that good regularly they wouldn’t have to worry about piracy. The reason that The Dark Knight is making a shit ton of money isn’t because of anti-piracy, it’s because it’s a quality film with things like theme and originality.
yoyoyo Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 11:37 amthe movie was leaked… tueday .. before the opening weekend.. here in NY you could buy already on wensday morning on the way to the sub.. not good quality but fair.. saw the movie 3 times (in theatre) it was that good.. torrents are for noobs ;o
Bob Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 12:17 pmWell they can always dream. There is one way to fight piracy: Quality and Plus value. IMAX movie = KICKASS. No question ask. NEVER you will have that kind of feeling in your house. Let’s just think about the new Journey 3D: quite an impressive plus value isn’t it? Seeing a movie in 3D is just plain kickass!
If they used more of their money to make good movies instead of using that american fast-food nation thinking, they wouldn’t even need to fight piracy. Release a low res version of the movie in torrents with ads YOU control. Then advertise for an improved version available only in theater.
I do pirate music, yet I wouldn’t miss my favorite band tour. They lose 15$ for the CD, they win 100$ for the ticket. THIS is marketing, not spamming me with Brithney Spears and other crack whore music on the radio.
Television Voyeur Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 12:58 pmTo MPAA: Why so Serious?
mb Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 1:37 pmQuestion, why is there a fake poster of The Dark Knight in this article?
AD Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 5:28 pmI agree with the last paragraph of this article. Although I personally download movies off of sites like Pirate Bay, I still will see the movie first in the theatre. Some of the movies (especially The Dark Knight), just cannot be fully experienced in one’s own home. A viewing on the big screen is simply necessary. I do, however, think it’s still sad that such a large amount of people download. I only download movies that I have seen and somewhat enjoyed, but don’t want to spend the money to buy. Any ones that I absolutely enjoy I will purchase, as a support to the cast and crew.
ron Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 11:02 pm38 hours a success? Sure!
-RIP
Kyle Hurwitz Says:
August 12th, 2008 at 11:18 amWith a film as brilliant as this, one doesn’t need anti-piracy measure because the only way one would fully get how brilliant this movie is, is by watching it on the full-sized screen. If anything, TDK shows that if MPAA and RIAA spent half as much time on quality enhancement as they do to catch teenagers with computers, piracy would not exist.
Even if someone had shown me a DVD print of this movie before its release, just because of its sheer quality, I would have gone to see it in the theatre. People who are watching the camcorder print of it are people who would not pay for the movie anyway – with or without piracy.
Heff Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 2:32 amI’m pretty sure that one of the reason that The Dark Knight set some box office records is because of piracy. Piracy helped build a fan base for Batman Begins and when the sequel came many of the pirates went to see it in the theater.
Making a good movie with a lot of fans is a much better victory than 38 hours without piracy!
Goldendanger Says:
August 26th, 2008 at 5:14 pmAlmost anyone I know who downloads a copy of a movie it is for the reason of watching the movie again at home before it is released months and months lated on DVD or Blueray. Any movie I have a “downloaded” copy of I can almost guarantee that I have seen it in theatres or rented it at some point or maybe even saw it on TV. So you multi billion dollar movie studios still got there money.
Atif Malik Says:
September 4th, 2008 at 1:21 pmIm a huge fan of movies and its my no.1 pass time, i love the idea of 5.1 surround sound and a fantastic picture. I only buy original DVD’s but i cant believe that Movie companies dont actually understand why piracy exists.
Firstly why does it take 4 months for an official DVD release after the cinemas..?? people cant wait that long including me.
Ok yes DVD extras, different editions all take alot of thinking but people cant wait that long.
The solution… every movie should have the dvd relased when its comes out in the cinema..
Yes it will work, all dvd’s retail at roughly £15 – £30 in the uk, all you have to do is stock the film.. (no case/extras/fancy collectables…nothing) just the movie on a disc in a cheap plastic sleeve. These will be for retail only at the cinemas for as long as the movie is being played.
For fans like me i have watched the dark knight so far 5 times in the cinema, 3 times at Vue and the other 2 at IMAX.. at the moment i cant get enough of it and even im tempted to get a copy as going to the cinema is costing me nearly £20 a time.
The copy…Yes im not expecting the movie to be in 5.1 surround sound or be in HD. Just the standard film in standard quality, this will retail at £10 just for a disc.. people will stop buying pirated dvds and buy these. DVD sales will hit the roofs, and all movie fans would pay £10 for a dvd like batman as it can be watched over and over again… 4 months later we will buy the film again in a special collectors edition with 5.1 surround, dvd extras and a fancy case.
The only drawback is cinema sales will go down but for fans like me going 5 times… i still want to go again.
All you have to do is release a standard version on disc to be sold at the cinema while the film is on.. piracy will stop. Yes people will copy them and make multiple copies and upload them on the internet but all warner have to do again is put movies on their websites and charge people to view them. I wouldnt mind paying the price of a cinema ticket on a website to view the movie.
Fighting piracy is hard but if movies are available easily people will pay.. it is as simple as that. Wanting a bad copy with terrible sound is something people hate.
Oh by the way.. im a 24 year old IT Tutor/Lecturer, even though i would know how to.. downloading movies isnt something that entertains me.
Tayla Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 5:42 pmwhen is the move coming out please.
raajkumar Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:29 pmi would like to watch this movie as this movie has given 9 stars for best movie in 10
JACK Says:
July 10th, 2009 at 12:37 amit is a very horror and suspance movie