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27 Responses to “MPAA Is Helping Their Users Pirate Movies”
Sigh… I love how they claim this can be more damaging than stealing someones stereo. Funny.
If I steal your stereo, then you don’t have one anymore.
If I download a song or a movie, then I generate what RIAA and MPAA call a “lost sale” but only if I at some point considered buying it. If I never planned to pay for it in the first place then no one inures any losses.
In their list of anti-piracy advertisements, the MPAA gives a bunch of tips for getting pirated movies (if you read between the lines, of course). Their advice, much to their surprise, could result in…
While it does seem strange comming from them numerous public service announcements have shown education outweights the benefit of ignorance, it may encourage some people towards pirated media but at least those people know they are doing something illegal, currently many people who obtain pirated media don’t know its illegal
If you are going to quote material from the MPAA site, you should really provide a link to it. I’m not saying you are, but for all I know, you could have made up this entire article up.
Visiting the MPAA site, the obvious link (Movie Thieves) doesn’t mention any of the text you quote in this blog.
Gee, MPAA, you’re all such fountains of wisdom. Now, how about if you all go back to your desks and get ready for the pop quiz? First question: Why do you really care if people download stuff off the internet? Second question: What difference does it really make if people choose to download media content online, or if they choose to spend money on it in whatever stores? Is it still not going to be available online for people to download anyway? Ok, that second question is a two-parter, so take your time to think about the right answer, MPAA. After you’re done, be sure your name is signed to the quiz and leave it on my desk. And don’t forget you’ve got detention this afternoon, mister.
Translation:
In the list of advertisements against piracy, the MPAA gives more of a direction of how and why to track down movie pirates (if you read between the lines, conviniently). Their advice, without wanting to, will result in…
[quote comment="3976"]If you are going to quote material from the MPAA site, you should really provide a link to it. I’m not saying you are, but for all I know, you could have made up this entire article up.
Visiting the MPAA site, the obvious link (Movie Thieves) doesn’t mention any of the text you quote in this blog.[/quote]
I m not against piracy or hacking. its all technology and requires skill and is necessary to improve the existing technology.
piracy does enables people who cant afford things to afford them and be in the main stream. Piracy isnt harming environment or killing someone. its just a tiny hole in the pockets of big money churners.
If you make and/or distribute a copy of any copyright protected work without the permission to do so by the copyright holder you are in violation of their rights. That is a crime.
Violating someone’s rights IS a crime and is immoral.
The only exceptions are activities that fall under the provisions of “fair use,” which pretty much excludes all the activities that the so-called “pirates” would undertake.
Can we please stop using the MPAA and RIAA favorite propaganda buzzword? Every time we mindlessly repeat the word “pirate” we reinforce the negative stereotype the entertainment industry tries to force on the public.
Copyright infringement is very different from robbery on high sea. It is simply ones failure to respect the rights of the creator of a given product. Despite the popular belief, the artist doesn’t loose anything when you copy his work without permission.
You simply infringe on his right to choose a distribution channel for his work. Loss of control over the distribution of your work may or may not lead to decrease in profits.
You are not taking anything from the artists. You only potentially affect his total profits from a given work. But only, and only if you don’t buy the product after illegally downloading it.
Once you buy it, and say, delete the illegally downloaded copy, and then simply rip the same song from the mp3 under fair use the net loss for the artist and his primary distributor is precisely zero. It does not make it legal, but it does make the entertainment industry lost sale claims ridiculous.
Copyright infringement is illegal, but it is not in the same ballpark as theft or armed robbery (piracy is a form of armed robbery after all).
lol great analysis of their site. I bet they’ll change it quite soon, they recently took a lot of pride in the fact that they now have bots that are spidering the web and looking for pirated movie content, and the funniest part is that their bots were poorly coded and ended up returning results on any site that uses the word ‘video’.
[quote comment="4071"]i dont see what is spelled wrong. its the british spelling of the word. pirating is like stealing, however, stealing it isnt hurting anyone.[/quote]
Check the dictionary for the word grammar. Re-read their quote.
[quote comment="3995"]If you make and/or distribute a copy of any copyright protected work without the permission to do so by the copyright holder you are in violation of their rights. That is a crime.
Violating someone’s rights IS a crime and is immoral.
The only exceptions are activities that fall under the provisions of “fair use,” which pretty much excludes all the activities that the so-called “pirates” would undertake.[/quote]
December 17th, 2006 at 4:56 AM
Hehe… Priceless.
Sigh… I love how they claim this can be more damaging than stealing someones stereo. Funny.
If I steal your stereo, then you don’t have one anymore.
If I download a song or a movie, then I generate what RIAA and MPAA call a “lost sale” but only if I at some point considered buying it. If I never planned to pay for it in the first place then no one inures any losses.
December 17th, 2006 at 6:00 AM
La MPAA da pistas para piratear pelÃculas…
En su lista de advertencias contra la piraterÃa (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir pelÃculas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre lÃneas, claro). Sus consejos, sin quererlo, resultan una…
December 17th, 2006 at 7:02 AM
[quote comment="3934"]La MPAA da pistas para piratear pelÃculas…
En su lista de advertencias contra la piraterÃa (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir pelÃculas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre lÃneas, claro). Sus consejos, sin quererlo, resultan una…[/quote]
English translation anyone..?
EDIT: Ahh it’s some sort of a trackback to a reddit/digg like clone that’s in Spanish.
December 17th, 2006 at 7:53 AM
They really do list the main reasons why pirate copies are better:
- No DRM
- No region
- Sooner available
= Better total quality
But still fail to learn from their own words.. I wonder, do these comments come from a automatic generator of some sort?
December 17th, 2006 at 9:38 AM
Translation:
December 17th, 2006 at 12:36 PM
While it does seem strange comming from them numerous public service announcements have shown education outweights the benefit of ignorance, it may encourage some people towards pirated media but at least those people know they are doing something illegal, currently many people who obtain pirated media don’t know its illegal
December 17th, 2006 at 10:15 PM
If you are going to quote material from the MPAA site, you should really provide a link to it. I’m not saying you are, but for all I know, you could have made up this entire article up.
Visiting the MPAA site, the obvious link (Movie Thieves) doesn’t mention any of the text you quote in this blog.
December 17th, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Gee, MPAA, you’re all such fountains of wisdom. Now, how about if you all go back to your desks and get ready for the pop quiz? First question: Why do you really care if people download stuff off the internet? Second question: What difference does it really make if people choose to download media content online, or if they choose to spend money on it in whatever stores? Is it still not going to be available online for people to download anyway? Ok, that second question is a two-parter, so take your time to think about the right answer, MPAA. After you’re done, be sure your name is signed to the quiz and leave it on my desk. And don’t forget you’ve got detention this afternoon, mister.
December 17th, 2006 at 11:17 PM
[quote comment="3934"]La MPAA da pistas para piratear pelÃculas…
En su lista de advertencias contra la piraterÃa (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir pelÃculas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre lÃneas, claro). Sus consejos, sin quererlo, resultan una…[/quote]
Translation:
In the list of advertisements against piracy, the MPAA gives more of a direction of how and why to track down movie pirates (if you read between the lines, conviniently). Their advice, without wanting to, will result in…
December 18th, 2006 at 12:03 AM
[quote comment="3976"]If you are going to quote material from the MPAA site, you should really provide a link to it. I’m not saying you are, but for all I know, you could have made up this entire article up.
Visiting the MPAA site, the obvious link (Movie Thieves) doesn’t mention any of the text you quote in this blog.[/quote]
mpaa.org/p...ternet.asp
mpaa.org/p...erials.asp
mpaa.org/piracy.asp
December 18th, 2006 at 12:08 AM
Who steals a used pair of shoes? Honestly
December 18th, 2006 at 3:16 AM
well.. that was british english. where is the mpaa based again?
December 18th, 2006 at 5:02 AM
I m not against piracy or hacking. its all technology and requires skill and is necessary to improve the existing technology.
piracy does enables people who cant afford things to afford them and be in the main stream. Piracy isnt harming environment or killing someone. its just a tiny hole in the pockets of big money churners.
December 18th, 2006 at 5:17 AM
If you make and/or distribute a copy of any copyright protected work without the permission to do so by the copyright holder you are in violation of their rights. That is a crime.
Violating someone’s rights IS a crime and is immoral.
The only exceptions are activities that fall under the provisions of “fair use,” which pretty much excludes all the activities that the so-called “pirates” would undertake.
December 18th, 2006 at 7:21 AM
Can we please stop using the MPAA and RIAA favorite propaganda buzzword? Every time we mindlessly repeat the word “pirate” we reinforce the negative stereotype the entertainment industry tries to force on the public.
Copyright infringement is very different from robbery on high sea. It is simply ones failure to respect the rights of the creator of a given product. Despite the popular belief, the artist doesn’t loose anything when you copy his work without permission.
You simply infringe on his right to choose a distribution channel for his work. Loss of control over the distribution of your work may or may not lead to decrease in profits.
You are not taking anything from the artists. You only potentially affect his total profits from a given work. But only, and only if you don’t buy the product after illegally downloading it.
Once you buy it, and say, delete the illegally downloaded copy, and then simply rip the same song from the mp3 under fair use the net loss for the artist and his primary distributor is precisely zero. It does not make it legal, but it does make the entertainment industry lost sale claims ridiculous.
Copyright infringement is illegal, but it is not in the same ballpark as theft or armed robbery (piracy is a form of armed robbery after all).
December 18th, 2006 at 11:27 AM
well there’s my def fence if I ever have RIAA or MPAA taking me to court.
“They told me all the benefits of piracy governor”
“Case dismissed, carry on pirating”
December 18th, 2006 at 4:11 PM
lol great analysis of their site. I bet they’ll change it quite soon, they recently took a lot of pride in the fact that they now have bots that are spidering the web and looking for pirated movie content, and the funniest part is that their bots were poorly coded and ended up returning results on any site that uses the word ‘video’.
December 18th, 2006 at 6:42 PM
[quote comment="3938"][quote comment="3934"]La MPAA da pistas para piratear pelÃculas…
En su lista de advertencias contra la piraterÃa (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir pelÃculas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre lÃneas, claro). Sus consejos, sin quererlo, resultan una…[/quote]
English translation anyone..?
EDIT: Ahh it’s some sort of a trackback to a reddit/digg like clone that’s in Spanish.[/quote]
Anyone else notice the URL included emphasizes the fact that its only one letter off from “piracy_whore”? Hehe
December 19th, 2006 at 1:29 AM
i dont see what is spelled wrong. its the british spelling of the word. pirating is like stealing, however, stealing it isnt hurting anyone.
December 19th, 2006 at 7:02 AM
[quote comment="4071"]i dont see what is spelled wrong. its the british spelling of the word. pirating is like stealing, however, stealing it isnt hurting anyone.[/quote]
Check the dictionary for the word grammar. Re-read their quote.
December 20th, 2006 at 1:25 PM
[quote comment="3995"]If you make and/or distribute a copy of any copyright protected work without the permission to do so by the copyright holder you are in violation of their rights. That is a crime.
Violating someone’s rights IS a crime and is immoral.
The only exceptions are activities that fall under the provisions of “fair use,” which pretty much excludes all the activities that the so-called “pirates” would undertake.[/quote]
dick
December 21st, 2006 at 2:40 PM
“Grammar error?”
The pot calling the kettle black.
December 21st, 2006 at 10:16 PM
[quote comment="4277"]“Grammar error?”
The pot calling the kettle black.[/quote]
Care to explain, there’s nothing wrong with that…
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:59 AM
Arrgghhh matey!
January 4th, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Whore is still spelt that way in Britain, mate. Whoare is a misspelling wherever you are.
January 10th, 2007 at 5:53 PM
brilliant.
even better is the liner notes on the new Beatles album [which I did buy]
“Sharing or freely distributing causes the artists to loose money”
This was on a Beatles album, most of whom are dead, and millionaires at that.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:59 PM
[quote comment="3984"]Who steals a used pair of shoes? Honestly[/quote]
One who really needs them.
If it’s so I give them to him (her) with pleasure.
Same thing with music and culture, no ?