Incompetents R Us - iTunes

[wraithfodder]

In the latest screwup with Stargate Atlantis (the first being 'screener copies' of "Adrift" and "Lifeline" getting leaked out), now iTunes (aieee!) released "Doppelganger" instead of "Adrift." While a number of fans got their hands on it, the vast majority can't see it (iTunes apparently yanked it after probably informed by MGM - I'd love to have heard that phone conversation, or email (all in caps, I'm sure). I can sure see why NBC doesn't want anything to with iTunes as heck, they'd probably release HEROES out of order! ;) NBC was sooo right to sever ties with iTunes as this could conceivably harm SGA ratings for this episode. I mean, why watch it if you've got it on download? Sigh.

So, now must avoid certain forumsthreads until October 19th as some folk give away too much even in what they consider to be 'vague' comments. Sigh.

Comments

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Firstly - SUBJECT LINE LUFF! =D

Conversions and DRM removals are going to be in the pipe, and to be honest, at this point there are probably only two options - take it when it's served - which in my defence is neither here nor there since my viewing wouldn't count being outside of the US. Or leave the internet for the next 19 days.

It was a very stupid mistake for iTunes to make, despite the fact I understand how and why it came about - Doppelganger was 401 in the production order and episodes provided are numbered via their production number rather than the air order numbers we get. If I were TPTB, I'd be seeking damages. This is the last thing SGA really needed, and if Skiffy had any decency, a low rating for this ep would be disregarded in consideration of a new season and pinned on Apple's ass.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

That's the trouble. Some folk are stupidly going to spill the beans on this episode on Stargate forums. I'm already leery of entertaining certain GW threads. I don't mind a few screencaps but some people might inadvertantly give away key points (that otherwise you'd like to see as a surprise).

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Yeah, stupidly being the key word there. People seem to lose all ability of consideration for others when they've got their squee on.

[benbenberi.livejournal.com]

What should TPTB seek damages for? They're the ones who made the stupid mistake -- They supplied a mislabeled episode. iTunes is just a distribution channel - it's up to TPTB to make sure they provide files that are appropriately identified according to whatever the iTunes standard is to make sure they go up in the correct order at the correct time. It's NOT iTunes' responsibility to double-check what they're told by the supplier, or to contemplate the distinction between production numbers and air order numbers. Once the bad file was reported to them, they took it down. That was the right thing to do.

(And if the ep. ends up with a low rating, I don't think that can be attributed to Apple either. They didn't make the mistake, and they're not responsible for the stupidity of either SciFi or the vanishingly small number (probably approaching zero) of Nielsen households that include illicitly downloading fans.)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Seems iTunes, etc. were in the news today for various reasons. First the iPhone 'brick' thing, which i hadn't even heard of until last night, but apparently if you put on anything on the iPhone not sanctioned by Apple, it nullifies the warranty. That's rather severe, and there was something else too about iTunes which of course I've promptly forgotten.

Well, Mallozzi said it wasn't SciFi, and if it wasn't them or iTunes, that leaves the people at Bridge or at MGM.