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Originally Posted by NightbatŪ
Again: blame the pricing
There will always be theft, but the more people can afford it, the less it will be stolen
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I don't think lowering the prices will cause a significant rise in sales volume. If they try to get the low money consumer with DVDs, they're going to end out competing against piracy, which they'll inevitably lose against.
The Anime DVD market only works because it's not trying t compete with Piracy, because it's not even trying to get everyone to buy. If they did try to get everyone to buy the DVDs, then they'd end out with the problems that US distributors are getting.
The only people willing to buy DVDs are collectors (not casual viewers), and the best way to exploit this is to charge huge prices, because Collectors are willing to pay them.