Louis C.K. live at the Beacon Theater
Einer der wenigen, wirklich großartigen amerikanischen Stand-Ups zur Zeit, Louis C.K. veröffentlichte heute sein neuestes Special, ausschließlich online, komplett in Eigenregie (kein Verleih oder sonstiges) und komplett DRM-frei.
Dazu gibt es eine charmante Erklärung von Louis:
To those who might wish to “torrent” this video: look, I don’t really get the whole “torrent” thing. I don’t know enough about it to judge either way. But I’d just like you to consider this: I made this video extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to be easy for people to watch and enjoy this video in any way they want without “corporate” restrictions.
Please bear in mind that I am not a company or a corporation. I’m just some guy. I paid for the production and posting of this video with my own money. I would like to be able to post more material to the fans in this way, which makes it cheaper for the buyer and more pleasant for me. So, please help me keep this being a good idea. I can’t stop you from torrenting; all I can do is politely ask you to pay your five little dollars, enjoy the video, and let other people find it in the same way.
Sincerely,
Louis C.K.
Natürlich landete das Ding sofort auf Pirate Bay, wiederum mit einer charmanten, wenn auch grammatikalisch und ortographisch fragwürdigen, Erklärung des Uploaders namens “atndigcrk”:
yea its the new one yea i kinda feel bad putting it here but people like louis ck gotta realize without torrents and the net he wouldnt be anywhere bc honestly louis i know ur here and i know u mite be mad at me but u gotta realize not everyone has paypal , not everyone has credit cards, some people use net lounges, some have barely money for food, art = comedy should be shared with the mass , and Believe me u can judge the popularity more from the torrent downloads then the paypal sales, also if people like it , its easier to buy on there ipad/ipod or personal/work computers…more buzz = more fales
Hope you understand louie
sorry
Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, jemals in einem Kommentar-Thread auf Pirate Bay gelesen zu haben, man solle das Werk doch lieber kaufen… davon kann man halten, was man will; eins hat Louis C.K. allerdings verstanden, und die Reaktion auf Pirate Bay beweist das: hör auf, deine Kunden wie Kriminelle zu behandeln und sie werden sich auch weniger wie Kriminelle verhalten.
Oder wie Gabe Newell von Valve es ausdrückt:
“Piracy is not a money issue, its a service issue”
plexus
Ich feier Lous C.K.! Danke für die (Background-) Info. Grüße.