Affordable Entertainment

Unlimited entertainment at an affordable monthly cost.

The Experiment

Will a cheap subscription to unlimited entertainment stop bootlegging and pirating?

I would like to get a gauge of how many people out there would be willing to spend $50 a month on unlimited entertainment. So I reckon a good place to start, is to ask the general public, if they would be happy spending $50 a month on unlimited entertainment.

I plan to keep my experiment simple:

- I’ll build a simple landing page with a poll on the page
- I’ll run advertisements on various pirate-related sites to my page
- People can answer anonymously and honestly
- I’ll share what I learn with my backers and supporters, including what’s next after I run my first experiment

Expected Duration: 12 Weeks

The Problem

Subscription services emerged in part to combat pirating. Back in the day, if you wanted music you could go to Napster and download it. Until Spotify came along and gave us a legal alternative. And it was better for artists: they would get compensated for their work. The same is true with movies. You could just download them, until Netflix came along with a legal alternative.

But a byproduct of this is that these subscription services become walled gardens of content. If you subscribe to Netflix but want to see content that Hulu or Amazon has, you’re out of luck unless you subscribe to both.

With some quick back of the napkin math, the average person could be spending up to $150 per month on subscriptions across Amazon, Spotify, Netflix and others like Blue Apron, Classpass and Dollar Shave Club. These can get quite expensive.

Unfortunately, subscription services haven’t deterred the pirates either. Illegal file sharing continues to grow year over year. Which means that artists continue to go uncompensated for their work -- both the artist and the consumer suffer.

Who has it

Anybody who has pirated something. If you've never 'borrowed' from a friend, and paid for every single item of entertainment you've enjoyed, this is probably not for you. Just a reminder, we're talking, Books, Music, Games, Movies, and Series.

Why it matters to me

I am an artist, I have borrowed in the past, and it sucks that it's so easy to steal amazing talent, let's change our habits and make life easier, cheaper and more fulfilling for everybody involved, including the creators.

made by:

Dyllan Daker

About Dyllan

- Digital Designer
- Creative Director @ Screensize
- Clients include SuperSport, DStv and SABC

1

Backers

$50

of $5000 Pledged

68

Days to Go

Back this Experiment

See where your money will go

$ 500

Buying a domain, hosting, web dev, and getting that all important poll to work correctly on the site.

$ 4500

Advertising the question on relevant websites.

Backers

Tom

You

Back this experiment today

Backers can expect

Quantitative DataMonthly UpdatesLab Reports

Have thoughts or feedback for Dyllan?

Join the conversation below.

My Needs

Copywriter for ad creation.

Dyllan Daker is doing this.

Designer for a landing page.

Dyllan Daker is doing this.

A Poll-advert that is linked to a single database. (A fairly easy thing to accomplish in 5 minutes for the experienced developer).

Currently open.

Offer to help

The Problem

Subscription services emerged in part to combat pirating. Back in the day, if you wanted music you could go to Napster and download it. Until Spotify came along and gave us a legal alternative. And it was better for artists: they would get compensated for their work. The same is true with movies. You could just download them, until Netflix came along with a legal alternative. But a byproduct of this is that these subscription services become walled gardens of content. If you subscribe to Netflix but want to see content that Hulu or Amazon has, you’re out of luck unless you subscribe to both. With some quick back of the napkin math, the average person could be spending up to $150 per month on subscriptions across Amazon, Spotify, Netflix and others like Blue Apron, Classpass and Dollar Shave Club. These can get quite expensive. Unfortunately, subscription services haven’t deterred the pirates either. Illegal file sharing continues to grow year over year. Which means that artists continue to go uncompensated for their work -- both the artist and the consumer suffer.

Who has it

Why it matters to me

made by:

Dyllan Daker

About Dyllan

- Digital Designer
- Creative Director @ Screensize
- Clients include SuperSport, DStv and SABC

1

Backers

$50

of $5000 Pledged

68

Days to Go

Back this Experiment

See where your money will go

$ 500

Buying a domain, hosting, web dev, and getting that all important poll to work correctly on the site.

$ 4500

Advertising the question on relevant websites.

Backers

Tom

You

Back this experiment today

Backers can expect

Quantitative DataMonthly UpdatesLab Reports

Have thoughts or feedback for Dyllan?

Affordable Entertainment

The Experiment

Will a cheap subscription to unlimited entertainment stop bootlegging and pirating?

The Problem

Who has it

Why it matters to me

Dyllan Daker

About Dyllan

1

Backers

$50

of $5000 Pledged

68

Days to Go

$ 500

Buying a domain, hosting, web dev, and getting that all important poll to work correctly on the site.

$ 4500

Advertising the question on relevant websites.

Backers

Backers can expect

Join the conversation below.

My Needs

Copywriter for ad creation.

Designer for a landing page.

A Poll-advert that is linked to a single database. (A fairly easy thing to accomplish in 5 minutes for the experienced developer).

Backers can expect

The Problem

Who has it

Why it matters to me

Dyllan Daker

About Dyllan

1

Backers

$50

of $5000 Pledged

68

Days to Go

$ 500

Buying a domain, hosting, web dev, and getting that all important poll to work correctly on the site.

$ 4500

Advertising the question on relevant websites.

Backers

Backers can expect

Join the conversation below.

Discussion