Choices are scarce for people that live outside North America and the EU. I suppose most countries also have the same limits about the films they can access. I could buy DVDs and BluRays on ebay for $10 - $15, excluding shipping and customs fees (which are incredibly high in my country). Amazon Video, Hulu and HBO are not available here at all meanwhile, Netflix only has 200 films (mostly Indian, Turkish and American b-movies) and 33 TV Series (almost all Netflix originals). Videoteques are almost extinct and they just sell or rent the same blockbusters found in cinemas. The genres we all probably despise or ignore. We only have a handful of cinema chains and they only screen the latest blockbusters action flicks and American comedies. I live in a small country in Southern Europe and the amount of art that reaches us is minimal. I think it's an incredible technology that seeks to maximize the selective and targeted distribution of films by the distributors and producers of the industry. I'd really like to know what this community thinks about P2P sharing, how much it can help third world countries and remote areas of the world access art and other media that can't be found anywhere close to them. I don't want to talk politics and accuse production companies of being greedy capitalist organizations seeking profit by exploiting the weak minds of the masses. To all commenters: Please do not post links of torrent files and other media obtained illegally. It only seeks to gather opinions and create a constructive discussion on the advantages this practice might offer and the obvious consequences of doing it. Disclaimer: This post is not trying to encourage people to download films illegally.
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