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Old 12-10-2007, 02:53 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by RVDmark View Post
I agree KK, but the reason Vince and co, don't like their video's being on YouTube and other video sites is because they think (I believe wrongly but thats for debate elsewhere) its loses them money. I mean if you have just watched yesterdays PPV (for example) you are not likely to go buy it.

However, there are a lot of segments / matches / promo's / video's that there is no way of purchasing or viewing without seeing them on Youtube and the like.

What is basically being said here is that yes, Youtube and others a illegal and illegitimate, but if Vince gave us the option to buy those video's we (or at least certain people) would pay for them. And I agree, if Vince wants all these video's removed he could at least put the original ones up to buy. I've had the same argument with the BBC before when they released 3 radio shows I listen to onto CD but then only put 4 / 6 of the episodes on the discs with no plans to release the other episodes.

To take it back on topic, how many people here have mentioned that they would like buy all the RAW episodes from various years. That could make a stack of money for Vince / WWE but there is still no sign of it happening.

This isn't limited to WWE though. At the minute both the Music and Film industries are coming to terms with the internet and need to take full advantage. I'm sure it will happen eventually even Fox has some On-Demand stuff now (Family Guy, House, American dad to name a few).

Just wait for the media to catch up with the rest of the world and it will alll start happening..
More or less my arguement. If WWE sold RAW/Smackdown DVD sets I would buy them, but they don't and are very protective of footage that is extremely hard to see without illegally doing so.
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