The ever on going battle between Hollywood and movie piracy seems to be a losing battle. The movie industry seems hell bent on just telling people not to pirate, instead of adjusting their model to make people less inclined to pirate (like what iTunes did… which cut back music piracy far more than shutting down Napster ever did). You know, simple stuff like pulling back the price of a movie ticket, show less commercials, offer better and more convenient instant view or download options.
Still, as much as I rip the movie industry for how it handles the issue of movie piracy, I still agree with them that piracy is wrong. One studio is even trying a new approach. The folks over at Cinematical share this:
According to This Blog Is Not Yet Rated, Twitter user Amanda Music wondered: “Ugh WHY IS ADVENTURELAND NOT ON TORRENTS YET?” The US distributor for Greg Mottola’s Adventureland is Miramax Films, and they’ve been actively seeking out Tweets about the movie, as evidenced in their response to Amanda: “Cmon Amanda, don’t do it. #adventureland #fbi.” Amanda replied: “Okay I won’t, JUST FOR YOU,” prompting Miramax to respond: “Thanks Amanda. In return, I have a free Fandango card for 2 tix if you’re interested in Adventureland. Just DM us for the code.”
While I commend Miramax for trying a new approach to fighting piracy… I think they just opened a door for thousands of people to email them hostage messages saying “Send me 20 free tickets or Star Trek gets uploaded and seeded on 3000 torrents!”
Still… it’s an interesting approach. LOL
