Saturday, February 12, 2005
for a fee, of course: movielink.com
and for "aol for broadband" subscribers (like me), they are offering a number of older movies for free (like, this one looks interesting).
why is it i don't care about owning a movie if i pay, but music is different ? music also has more replay attraction (it helps that individual pieces are much shorter, i guess). maybe i've just been well-trained by the entertainment corporations. think of how different media is treated by public libraries, and why.
the prices should come down a bit, and/or the viewing terms should be expanded, but it starts to show at least some response to the new marketplace. not a bad idea, really, but i'd rather avoid the movie industry altogether these days, given recent mpaa actions.
also, i haven't searched, but i suspect that the movielink library is limited to mainstream offerings.