Simon Shaw

Regarding the digital economy.

The Government may want to look at the way media is distributed in Australia.

Currently the movie industry is suing iiNet over copyright infringement by it's users.

The big thing in my mind is that the movie and TV industry, (with the exception of the ABC) are NOT moving with the digital age.

Movies and TV should be available online at a reasonable cost.

Why can we only see a new movie at a movie theater? Yes if its a great movie I'll probably go to a theatre to watch for a better experience. However they should be available online!

Why do we have to wait months for a movie to make it to the DVD rental shop? Why do we have to buy the whole movie, pay for the packaging and shipping when many of us would be happy to download it and view that way?

(Better for the environment too).

Please apply some pressure to that industry to "get-with-the-times". Old distribution models, that are half a century old just DO NOT WORK ANYMORE.

This is why movie and TV piracy is so widespread, the industry is not giving consumers what they want.