Streaming Exclusives Will Drive Users Back To Piracy

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

I watch one or two Disney films a year. I'm not going to sign up for a monthly charge to the Disney channel to watch that, even if I have the option of cancelling after just one month.

So I wouldn't call the option of being able to sign up to just the Disney channel in order to watch a single film, being able to pay for just what I want.

I understand why Disney would rather have people directly subscribe as oppose to license their titles for rental on Netflix or rental/sale on Amazon.

It still sucks.

I'm not currently pirating any film watching, but I would certainly consider it just to give the industry the finger.

If sites like Disney allow one time watching for a few bucks, I will withdraw my complaint. Until then, screw 'em.

Surely new Disney releases will continue to be available to rent on Redbox or even Amazon, though that’s more expensive. Unless they’ve talked about not letting their movies be anywhere other than their service? That would seem odd but I don’t know.