So get this, Avatar on Blu-Ray is the number one selling DVD right now. (Who’d have thunk?)

But it’s also the most pirated, according to Fox News. People are downloading Avatar online for free.

It seems part of the problem is world wide release date delays. It was released here in the US, but not in Australia. Imagine 50,000 daily downloads of the movie. Most are claiming because they simply can’t get it in their country yet.

If Hollywood knows that people are anxiously waiting for such a movie, why do they make it very hard to get their DVDs out to Australia and other countries?

Another thought is, while companies would do well to make Avatar and other movies available for download through purchase online, and make the DVD available in the stores, why are fans too in a hurry to download these movies? A three month wait is a long time, but jail time or a high fee may make waiting for your movie even longer.

I don’t like the idea of pirating. I think if you produce a product and sell it, people should be able to buy or loan a movie (through rentals or the library). I understand not everyone has the money to spend on DVDs. I understand the notion that on one hand, the person downloading will probably not buy the DVD anyway.

What I usually hate are when people say they download movies because the company makes too much money anyway and that they act like they have the right to download a movie when they want to.

I’m serious, people actually think now that they should be allowed to download movies at whim, and they should be able to because the movie makers make too much money. Uh… where do you work? Wal-mart? You realize Wal-mart, your boss, makes money when people sell the movies too, right? Or are you a trucker? Truckers ship products. They make some of the money. What about the electricity company? Or the marketing team? Or the actors you supposedly love? Or the plastic makers for the DVD case?

There’s a few reasons why I think downloads should be available and we should be able to pay for the download. When it isn’t available in your country, when a movie is no longer being produced, when a TV show you loved was canceled, you should be able to have access to it for purchase.

Honestly, if people just paid a dollar for every downloaded item from a Torrent website, the companies would at least have $1 more.

Anyway, what do you think about pirates, people downloading Avatar online for free, and how to handle the balance between being a thief and being a supporting fan who simply doesn’t have access to the things he loves?

Avatar image belongs to 20th Century Fox.

It’s an off day. It’s only 9 am, but it is an off day. I can tell. You just get that feeling inside you that not everything is going to go with your master plan.

Some days, it’s good to just give up while you’re ahead, right? I’m going to go sink into video games and movies today. Just for fun.

I don’t like these sorts of days. I don’t, I don’t.

*throws cell phone across the room* Blargh. Stop calling.

Argh, the embed feature isn’t working. But here’s the thing:

Star Trek

This is what you get when you send me links like for JibJab.com. Thanks.

Where the Wild Things Are – Trailer HD (1080p)
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Who doesn’t love this book? I can’t wait to see this movie.