Re: Trade protectism explain in relation to cartoons.
- From: David Starner <prosfilaes@[redacted]>
- Subject: Re: Trade protectism explain in relation to cartoons.
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:10:51 CST
On 1/31/06, Haradda@[redacted] <Haradda@[redacted]> wrote:
> Ok you have red whqt I think is Orwellian. Give me your definition. As I
> recall from the book the phrases "the object of power is power" and "power
> is not a means it is an end,"that and 'the image of a boot coming down on
> the collective face of mankind." But I am open to alternative
> interpretations.
How about a boot coming down on the collective face of mankind, not
ordinary tariffs and price supports?
> The problem with your line of reasoning is that I shouldn't be able to go
> down to WalMart and purchase hundreds of public domain DVD's for a dollar
> apiece.
There's a difference between a DVD that is dirt-cheap, in dirt-cheap
cases, that is a simple film-to-disk transfer, where you're lucky to
get the programs on the DVD that the box claims to include, and one
that put work into new material, new translations, multiple
high-quality audio tracks, etc.
> I would say that the going price to maximize your profits with DVD movies is
> somewhere between $7and $15 for the U.S. markets.
And I would say that you have to look at the whole picture. $7-$15
works fine for material that's had a theatrical or TV run and is going
to sell in mass markets. If you aren't going to sell to a mass-market,
or have significant new material like a translation, it's going to
have to cost more.