Dalthnock: About indie movies, though... be realistic. Nobody cares about them. Especially when there are so many good movies dating back all the way to the 30s. Why would I want to watch some mushroom-trip independent film when I can watch a Hammer film for free any time I want?
And I'll keep doing it until I can get a legal copy that I can OWN. Not just rent. And if some countries get it first, so be it. Eventually, most countries will get them as well. But it has to start somewhere.
PaterAlf: To be honest, I prefer a good indie movie over a Hollywood movie most of the time. I still go to the cinema at least once a week and most of the stuff I watch are indie movies. There is so much fantastic stuff from all around the world (especially Asia, South America and also from North and South Europe) that most people never hear of and that is absolutely worth watching.
These are the movies that GOG can get (and while most of them are not English, there are often at least English subtitles because publishers tried to sell them or showed them on international festivals) and these are the people that are most probably willing to distribute their movies DRM-free and worldwide. Use them to show the big studios that money can be made with such a business model and maybe they will follow.
Oh, I'm not talking about the recent blockbusters. I was hoping when GOG talked about getting movies, it'd focus more on the old ones that stood the test of time. I'd love to buy the entire Hammer Film collection, for example. Or the Marx Brothers movies, Back to the Future Trilogy, Conan, Superman, etc. Hell, maybe we could get the campy 60s Spiderman, Hulk, etc.
Of course, I'm just pulling these titles out of my ass, but it's what I'd like to see here.
If I start buying indie movies, the only thing I'll tell the industry is that I want crappy, low-budget films with nonsensical plot. I will admit that there may the the odd really good independent film, but sooner or later, those will gain a cult following, so that works for me.
Again, I will NOT subject myself to experimental stuff just to make a point that the industry won't get. Life is too short to waste like that.
Remember, region-free DVDs are a thing. They didn't appear out of thin air, out of kindness from the big studios or because everyone was buying indie films.
There is a way to make distributors notice what you want. But you have to hurt them where they care.