variety.com— Independent video producers can now sell through iTunes. The first indy video production, a 40-minute snowboarding feature, represents the first iTunes content outside the studio system.
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"It's nice to see Jobs put his money where his mouth is. You can't have an open letter condemning DRM without supporting the little guy imho."Are you implying that these files will be DRM free, or did the indy video producers stong-arm Jobs into DRMing them as well?
DRM or not, if they keep selling them for $1.99 I'm likely to buy them. At that price point it's a throwaway purchase for me. In this case, I don't get into snow boarding videos much except that my daughter is involved as a photographer with a company that makes snowboard videos and whatnot. I bought this film because I'm interested in seeing how it compares to what her people are doing and because I know that she genuinely likes snowboarding and watching snowboarding videos. When she comes around the house it will be nice to have something to show her and talk about besides her college classes.Now, if this were priced at $9.99 or even $4.99 I wouldn't have bought it, so this company, which I didn't have any previous relationship with, has just earned some money from me whereas they wouldn't have before. They've already spent all their time and money producing the DVD, my purchase is effectively free money to them. If they would have tried to gouge me for more money they wouldn't have gotten a dime.I'm stoked (as my daughter would say) about indy content being available on iTMS and am willing to purchase more of it to show my support for it. Somehow it seems more "real" and fresh than the retread corporate crud that has been coming out lately.
THIS IS HUGE! please everybody do what they can to support indie talent that is where real creative inspiration is coming from but they are starving without funds they aren't going to make music, or whatever their art is. It CAN be a reality for the real people making these pieces to get rewarded. All I really know about is hiphop, and its caving in on itself. From fox news article "rap sales slid a whopping 21 percent from 2005 to 2006," Labels are pushing the same awful crap that no one wants to hear. And the mass media is just playing along and not doing a thing for so many bands/(whatever) that deserve your ears and eyes attention.<a class="user" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html</a>
animo47Mar 1, 2007
Didn't google video already do this?
pentagonianMar 1, 2007
ooo certainley i'm not supporting either. But no point letting a glarring mistake go unchecked
tanngMar 1, 2007
Is that will be DRM free as Steve Jobs dreamed on his open letter?
geekeeMar 1, 2007
"It's nice to see Jobs put his money where his mouth is. You can't have an open letter condemning DRM without supporting the little guy imho."Are you implying that these files will be DRM free, or did the indy video producers stong-arm Jobs into DRMing them as well?
writerboyvsgodMar 1, 2007
What's with the "Nice story.... liked it" comments? Bots?
ntropMar 1, 2007
DRM or not, if they keep selling them for $1.99 I'm likely to buy them. At that price point it's a throwaway purchase for me. In this case, I don't get into snow boarding videos much except that my daughter is involved as a photographer with a company that makes snowboard videos and whatnot. I bought this film because I'm interested in seeing how it compares to what her people are doing and because I know that she genuinely likes snowboarding and watching snowboarding videos. When she comes around the house it will be nice to have something to show her and talk about besides her college classes.Now, if this were priced at $9.99 or even $4.99 I wouldn't have bought it, so this company, which I didn't have any previous relationship with, has just earned some money from me whereas they wouldn't have before. They've already spent all their time and money producing the DVD, my purchase is effectively free money to them. If they would have tried to gouge me for more money they wouldn't have gotten a dime.I'm stoked (as my daughter would say) about indy content being available on iTMS and am willing to purchase more of it to show my support for it. Somehow it seems more "real" and fresh than the retread corporate crud that has been coming out lately.
klaupaciusMar 2, 2007
THIS IS HUGE! please everybody do what they can to support indie talent that is where real creative inspiration is coming from but they are starving without funds they aren't going to make music, or whatever their art is. It CAN be a reality for the real people making these pieces to get rewarded. All I really know about is hiphop, and its caving in on itself. From fox news article "rap sales slid a whopping 21 percent from 2005 to 2006," Labels are pushing the same awful crap that no one wants to hear. And the mass media is just playing along and not doing a thing for so many bands/(whatever) that deserve your ears and eyes attention.<a class="user" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255606,00.html</a>
trilithMay 16, 2007
Well... But I'm not surpised.
tntraderDec 15, 2008
Nor am I!<a class="user" href="http://www.used-snowboards.net/">http://www.used-snowboards.net/</a>