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Andrew_N

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Sweden
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Posted: Jan 5, 2012 5:38am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Andrew_N  

Hey all!
If you where to release a dvd, what's the best, simply upload it on your website or print DVDs and shipp?
Suppose their is no gimmicks included.
stijnhommes

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Posted: Jan 31, 2012 7:34am    Reply with quote   View Profile of stijnhommes  

It really depends what you're aiming for. Downloads are easy for the buyer, Discs can support more DRM and have an air of legitimacy around them... What do you want to get from them?
ibraa

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United Kingdom
51 Posts
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:19pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of ibraa  

DVD, at least make it harder for pirates to copy your things..
theamazingryan

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Posted: Mar 14, 2012 9:35pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of theamazingryan  

A dvd is no more difficult to pirate than a download unless you plan on implementing some form of DRM which will quickly be broken anyway. 99% of the time people who have little enough respect for the art to pirate your work wouldn't have bought it anyway, so it's not like you'd be losing anything. DVD's = more overhead cost but a lot of people prefer to have something tactile they can throw up on a shelf. Downloads are cheaper to produce and have the added value of instant access. There's more to consider than piracy, and piracy is mostly a moot point anyway.
danhughes

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Champaign, IL
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Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:18pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of danhughes  

Quote:

On 2012-03-14 21:35, theamazingryan wrote:
A dvd is no more difficult to pirate than a download...



I think his point is that the pirate would at least have to buy a copy of your DVD.

Why pay for shipping and wait several days for it to arrive, when there are so many things you can just download immediately and pirate?

---Dan, http://danhughes.net
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