you're trying to say that *everyone* who is pirating copyrighted material is just doing so because they can't afford, or don't want to buy, what they are pirating. i would say that if you follow the trends and most of the independent studies on the subject, the fact is that well over 50% of people who pirate do it for reasons other than just plain getting something for free. in many cases, it's because they are willing to buy the product but are either not getting it in a format they prefer, or they want to be able to justify purchasing it in a physical format and are using the downloaded version to make sure it's worth buying. having alternatives to the brick and mortar stores and/or expensive movie theaters would greatly reduce piracy to the tune that a lot of people who are currently pirating would turn into paying customers instead of criminals. are you honestly telling me that if you could subscribe to a service that gave you all the broncos games in a season for $10 you would still stream them for free through illegal websites?
You know the only thing more speculative than Big Medias sales losses due to piracy? The extent they could reduce piracy with their own cheap, easy and reliable download portals. Any study claiming to put a number on that is just guessing. Are you honestly telling people who will illegally download copyrighted material for free under ANY circumstances will admit that when asked? Even though the inability to do it legally is the most popular explanation/excuse for doing it illegally?
I agree this is not an end user problem, but it is most definitely an illegal for profit provider problem. I would not criminalize obtaining copyrighted electronic data for free any more than I would criminalize people making and mailing Phish concert tapes. If I correctly recall the way you explained that to me, Phish did not mind either—unless there was money involved, because then someone else was making a profit off their work, a valid complaint. We should target the sites, aggressively, using every legal means to block access to them and any site deliberately providing that access, shutting them down and prosecuting the operators when possible, just like we do any other thief. We should NOT target everyone who has ever had even brief and/or innocent contact with them, or let unsubstantiated unspecified accusations of piracy justify blocking/taking down sites.
Those are straightforward improvements over SO/PIPA. We would not even have to worry about Congress comprehending measures so similar to what they did with the DMCA. And before you say it again, no, that does not prove DMCA adequate, because the proposed legislation specifically targets regions outside DMCAs jurisdiction. Buying a new set of tires does not obviate the need to change sparkplugs.
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You will never kill piracy, and piracy will never kill you
05/02/2012 06:56:57 PM
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The article both raises good points and is full of shit
05/02/2012 11:36:25 PM
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Re: The article both raises good points and is full of shit
06/02/2012 02:11:38 AM
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Then it really seems to differ between our countries
06/02/2012 10:52:39 AM
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What are your ticket prices? *NM*
06/02/2012 12:53:04 PM
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Between 5 (students or special offers) and 10 - 11 Euro for 3D films. *NM*
06/02/2012 01:12:08 PM
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With the exchange rate, that sounds fairly comparable to my local area.
06/02/2012 04:20:18 PM
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are those theaters all hollywood movies or from european studios?
06/02/2012 03:01:37 PM
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I just want to comment on a couple things. I feel like you're a little bit behind the times.
06/02/2012 05:23:40 AM
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Well, call me old-fashioned but I think that'll be my preference for a while now.
06/02/2012 10:36:41 AM
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It's not just a matter of taste when one technology is demonstrably superior.
06/02/2012 04:04:27 PM
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Re: It's not just a matter of taste when one technology is demonstrably superior.
06/02/2012 04:27:09 PM
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My age is gonna show even more in the next reply, but here we go
06/02/2012 06:25:09 PM
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Re: My age is gonna show even more in the next reply, but here we go
06/02/2012 08:13:48 PM
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Re: My age is gonna show even more in the next reply, but here we go
06/02/2012 11:04:21 PM
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I did not ask for alternative LAWS, Obama did; I merely quoted him, and this article mentions no law
07/02/2012 04:50:14 AM
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you're confusing the issue
07/02/2012 06:22:30 AM
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No, I am clarifying the issue.
07/02/2012 06:54:40 AM
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again, you are taking the wrong approach
07/02/2012 03:57:03 PM
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I disagree, and there are factual errors in your statements.
07/02/2012 07:36:16 PM
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actually, there are not
08/02/2012 04:15:09 AM
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Yeah, actually there are.
09/02/2012 01:53:02 AM
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Re: Yeah, actually there are.
10/02/2012 04:11:10 AM
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Technically, the first point is true, but I disagree the distinction is important in terms of piracy
12/02/2012 01:09:01 AM
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Without realizing Joel, you're getting closer and closer to some of our views...
12/02/2012 09:24:22 AM
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To a large extent my issue is with means rather than ends.
13/02/2012 09:45:39 AM
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Re: No, I am clarifying the issue.
07/02/2012 07:52:42 PM
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It is not the same as taping an album for a friend.
09/02/2012 01:18:42 AM
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