Net Piracy Pillages Film Industry

The BG News (Enter Link Here) ^ | 14 SEPTEMBER 2005 (21 SEPTEMBER 2005) | Adam Shapiro

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

It's time for politicians to protect the film industry and implement stiff anti-piracy laws.

According to the Motion Picture Association of America, "pirates are costing the film industry billions of dollars each year."

Thank you, J. Scott Davis

[flashbunny]

---According to the Motion Picture Association of America, "pirates are costing the film industry billions of dollars each year."---

Funny, I thought crappy movies were responsible.

[bvw]

Hey, historically speaking this material has already been covered -- one of the tales of ancient King Midas.

[Mr. Blonde]

I wonder how accurate this is. In studies they have shown that those who illegally downloaded music were still more likely to buy the album. Granted movies are a little different, but I would think that anyone who would take the time to download a movie would still probably go to theatres to see the movie if they liked it. Unless you have a really nice home theater it is hard to recreate the theater experience.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

Piracy is stealing their copyright!

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

There is several forms of the piracy!

To motivate everyone to understand that we need tough anti-piracy laws, Michael Moore is opposed to it. He permits folks to pirate his material.

[Mr. Blonde]

I agree that there should be stiff fines for pirates. It doesn't matter if we like who is being stolen from, stealing is stealing.

[Brett66]

It's just an excuse to blame the public for their crappy movies, which is the real reason for their problems.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

It was a bad summer for the movie industry! Much of this is because off pirates stealing their flicks and distributing them online.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

Of course, an exemption will be films developed by Michael Moore (lol).

[martin_fierro]

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[JoJo Gunn]

It's time for politicians to protect the film industry....

Hell, they've been in bed for years and years.

[DTogo]

Protecting the film industry from pirates is like protecting drug dealers from muggers. Not a motivating proposition.

[this_ol_patriot]

Unless you have a really nice home theater it is hard to recreate the theater experience.

I usually call the local clinics and see how many people I can get over to cough and sneeze behind me then I head to the nearest MickyD's and invite a tall fat guy to sit in front of me and burp and fart all during the movie. I'll grind up some Dots and JuJubes and stick them on the soles of my shoes then make some microwave popcorn and let the cat pee on it so it has that fresh theater taste. Last but not least I tear up a few twenties so my wallet gets the whole experence. It takes work to get that real theater experience at home but with some work and planning it can be done.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

Maybe if you protect filmmakers copyrights, they won't be so tempted to film outside the country to cut expenses? It generates the economy when they shoot in California and the U.S.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

If we didn't have the liberals to contend with, stiff pirarcy laws would have been implemented years ago.

[Tijeras_Slim]

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[Tijeras_Slim]

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Thusly.

[MortMan]

"Permitted piracy" isn't piracy.

[martin_fierro]

It's just an excuse to blame the public for their crappy movies, which is the real reason for their problems.

Ohhh no, no, nooo. I'm sure there's a real demand to illegally download these comic gems.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

I didn't mention permitted piracy (except that Michael Moore opposes anti-piracy laws).

[MortMan]

From the original post I replied to:

He permits folks to pirate his material.

I'm just trying to point out that the large one appears to have implicitly decreed his materials are in the public domain, and therefore cannot be pirated.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I agree with the piracy thing, but what really bums me out is the recycling in my town. They demand you recycle stuff, but won't print out a list of what is acceptable for recycling. The recyclers come about an hour after the trash guys, so whatever they decide to leave the bright green sticker on, i have to hang on to for another week. They take the clear glass, but not the brown. They take the corrugated cardboard most weeks, other times they dont. They dont ususally take the cereal box cardboard, but not pizza boxes. they take the milk jugs, as long as they are cloudy, not the white ones like the hood milk comes in. they also take some kinds oh #2 hdpe, but no PETE or other plaStics. they will take the soda bottles because there is a deposit, but not water bottles i am confused as the dickens, and have tried a dozen times to explain the differences in what is recyclable and not that i have given up, so then the recycling commission sent us a letter complaining that we are nto recycling enough of our waste material. I asked them if the paper they used to write the letter was 100% post consumer content and they said no, so i asked them if they would be offended if i threw it away and they said yes, so i did. The real funny thing is my house is right on the town line, and my neighbors in the next town can put anything they weant in the recycling bin and the guys take it. OH, yeah, the relevance thing sucks, btw. Antoher thing that really burns me up is they love to smash the rcrate that I have to put the recyclables in. They slam them hard into the ground, or leeave them in the street then hit them with the truck as they drive back out. The town will not give me a replacement unless I return the old one nd pay $25. I tried using an $6 walmart-bought rubbermaid container, but they won't pick up recyclables unless they are in the apporved container. One time, I had so much recyclable stuff, i put out the approved container full and the reuuermaid container. They played their little chuck-the-container-into-the-next-town game, but because it was about 7 degrees below zero, the container shattered. I took it back to walmart, and got another one for free because of the good Rubbermaid guarantee, but it still pisses me off that I had to find my receipt and make the trip all the way across town. It isn't easy being green.

[Mr. Blonde]

You must not go to very nice theatres. I see people complaining about this all the time, and I don't experience this too often. Especially now that the local theater has stadium seating. The only thing I can really complain about is getting bent over at the concession stand. To avoid that I just avoid the concession stand.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

Well, there are pros and cons of living on the city line.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

Actually, "humpty dumpty" will do whatever he can to sell his name even if that includes allowing for piracy. Of course, what do you expect from liberals?

[dfwgator]

Well shiver me timbers.

[Constitution Day]

_*^h

[John Williams]

Then don't recycle. It shouldn't have to be a pain in the hindquarters.

[Fierce Allegiance]

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