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Warner to battle piracy in China with cut prices
Posted on 10/11/07 00:34 by Seán Byrne
China's high piracy rate has grown to such an extent that Warner Home Video now intends fighting it by lowering its prices to compete with pirated versions. It has made a deal with Paramount and DreamWorks Animation to sell DVDs at just 22 Yuan (~US$2.90). The first two movies to be released under the new pricing include Transformer's and Shrek the Third.
At this price, they hope that Chinese consumers will think twice of choosing lower-quality pirated products. On the other hand, with such a low price tag, it clearly shows just how low the movie studios are actually able to sell movies for, at least in China anyway. However, it is very unlikely that they will try dropping prices in other countries.
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Karma: 7940 , Sat 10 Nov 2007 04:21
Hmm .. imagine if they did that in most countries around the world. Piracy might subside but not enough to make it a worthwhile endeavor.
thats about £1.50 at that price we would all buy at least 3 a week 
thats about £1.50 at that price we would all buy at least 3 a week
That will teach those pirates! Free enterprise at it's finest.
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XCopyCatX (guest),
Sun 11 Nov 2007 05:34
Funny...In communist China, piracy gets you get a discount...But in the good ol' USA, you get jail time.
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Rich (guest),
Sun 11 Nov 2007 16:51
"Funny...In communist China, piracy gets you get a discount...But in the good ol' USA, you get jail time."
lol true as...mind you, possessing a bit of weed in China will get you shot at dawn, whereas in the USA you will get a fine.
If they had those prices elsewhere the video stores would go out of business!
It's about time someone finally gets it. Piracy is about profit. Take that out of the equation educated consumers respond.
Now we can get back to addressing the real issues of personal libraries and loading all our appliances with true
content bought and paid for.
