Comments on: MPAA Is Helping Their Users Pirate Movies http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/ Computer related blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Axl http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-6998 Axl Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:59:36 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-6998 [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 ? [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 ?

]]> By: madyaker http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-6088 madyaker Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:53:23 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-6088 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. 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.

]]> By: Mike http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-5652 Mike Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:19:33 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-5652 Whore is still spelt that way in Britain, mate. Whoare is a misspelling wherever you are. Whore is still spelt that way in Britain, mate. Whoare is a misspelling wherever you are.

]]> By: Droog http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4322 Droog Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:59:58 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4322 Arrgghhh matey! Arrgghhh matey!

]]> By: Alex Bailey http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4311 Alex Bailey Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:16:46 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4311 [quote comment="4277"]"Grammar error?" The pot calling the kettle black.[/quote] Care to explain, there's nothing wrong with that... [quote comment="4277"]“Grammar error?”
The pot calling the kettle black.[/quote]

Care to explain, there’s nothing wrong with that…

]]> By: J http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4277 J Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:40:27 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4277 "Grammar error?" The pot calling the kettle black. “Grammar error?”
The pot calling the kettle black.

]]> By: vvv http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4212 vvv Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:25:22 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4212 [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 [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

]]> By: Alex Bailey http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4093 Alex Bailey Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:02:46 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4093 [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="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.

]]> By: wade http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4071 wade Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:29:58 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#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. i dont see what is spelled wrong. its the british spelling of the word. pirating is like stealing, however, stealing it isnt hurting anyone.

]]> By: DesireCampbell http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4042 DesireCampbell Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:42:27 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4042 [quote comment="3938"][quote comment="3934"]<strong>La MPAA da pistas para piratear películas...</strong> En su lista de advertencias contra la piratería (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir películas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre líneas, 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 [quote comment="3938"][quote comment="3934"]La MPAA da pistas para piratear películas…

En su lista de advertencias contra la piratería (www.mpaa.org/piracy_whoAre.asp), la MPAA da más de una pista de cómo y por qué conseguir películas piratas (si se lee convenientemente entre líneas, 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

]]> By: Online TV Fungus http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4030 Online TV Fungus Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:11:40 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4030 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'. 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’.

]]> By: mafia-man http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4009 mafia-man Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:27:09 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-4009 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" 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”

]]> By: Luke http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-3999 Luke Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:21:58 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-3999 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). 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).

]]> By: David http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-3995 David Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:17:08 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#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. 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.

]]> By: Arahan http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-3994 Arahan Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:02:26 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/12/17/mpaa-is-helping-their-users-pirate-movies/#comment-3994 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. 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.

]]>