Dag in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r10264245 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:40:34 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:40:34 EDT Adapt or die, idiots! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10281279 saltydogmn : First off, when any industry says it is losing money to piracy, it is lying. What is really happening is that their business model is failing, and they wish to turn back the clock, to keep their position as the sole source of whatever product they are foisting upon the general public.
Instead of "losing money", think of it as every file traded - be it an mp3, a movie, or software program - as a "potential income enhancement event" that will not occur. For example, how many of you know someone who uses Photoshop, yet did not pay for it? Possibly including yourself, perhaps? Do you honestly think it is even worth $699US for it, just so you can join PS threads on Fark?!? Yet, every one of those people is considered a "loss" of $699US for Adobe. I would hazard a guess that less than 1 percent of people would buy it, if that was the only way to get it. No way can they claim the other 99% as a loss, since they would have never paid for it in the first place.

What gets me so angry is how some people can actually stand up for these lowlife scumbags; "...staffing at major labels is down 80%"..." Hey, the staffing at the local home ice delivery company is down 100%! Same for the local buggy whip manufacturer, and the Edison Phonograph plant, and the coal furnace supplier, etc. Guess what? Their time was up, and soon it will be for you, too. Your monopoly is finished, guys and gals. Time to give your customers what they really want; this would preclude suing them (unless you're SCO), since there are a LOT of us that would pay you good money for digital content, as long as we can use it the way WE see fit, NOT YOU. Get with the program, please.

As far as the **AA's go, they still have a chance to move into the 21st century, and actually innovate. They can do so willingly, or we can drag them along, kicking and screaming all the way. If they can't adapt, they will die, and I'll dance on their graves when it happens. (While jamming to the tunes on my Archos Jukebox, and yes, it goes to eleven!)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10281279 Wed, 19 May 2004 13:43:16 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10274403 Talis : Never mind :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10274403 Tue, 18 May 2004 18:18:05 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10273342 SuperJudge :
said by davebenham See Profile:
What does this mean for the ill-chosen avatars that may infringe on copyrights? That actually isn't an easy question. MTV could choose to take the issue to court, and chances are they would win. But they'd likely win with an out of court settlement or an intimidating phone call from a lawyer to an average joe citizen, not necessarily because they are standing on legally higher ground.
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And since you asked me to prove you wrong, here you go. Fair use regularly protects parody as a method of expression. Parodies often use likenesses and other copyrighted material to poke fun and make social statements. Look up Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music sometime, it's a supreme court case that recently dealt with parody. I might also suggest looking up "fair use analysis" sometime.

Incidentally, the fair use doctrine explicitly states economic impact is one of the factors in determining copyright infringement, so you are wrong in your statement that "Economic impact is an irrelevant argument."

What does this mean for the ill-chosen avatars that may infringe on copyrights? That actually isn't an easy question. MTV could choose to take the issue to court, and chances are they would win. But they'd likely win with an out of court settlement or an intimidating phone call from a lawyer to an average joe citizen, not necessarily because they are standing on legally higher ground.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10272786 Tue, 18 May 2004 15:17:09 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269995 Cyron : When the Movie Industry starts selling SVCD's and CAM's of new movies around their release date, I'll start buying them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269995 Tue, 18 May 2004 08:12:50 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269770 moonpuppy :
said by sivran See Profile:
Another perspective...

How much of that 8 bucks goes to the studio that produced the movie? Really, how much?

How much of that 8 bucks, or less depending on when and where you see it, goes to overhead--distribution costs, etc.?


Most of it. When a movie comes out for the first couple of weeks, 90% goes right back to the distributor or studio. The remaining 10% goes back to the home office of the theater company to pay for bookers (those whose assign movies to theaters) and other "national" costs.

As the weeks go by, it goes to 80/20, then 70/30 and so on until a film becomes a flat rate like $500/week.

The theater itself has to make ALL of its operating costs from the concession stand. Not one cent of the ticket price goes to the theater itself.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269770 Tue, 18 May 2004 06:32:54 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269552 sivran : Another perspective...

How much of that 8 bucks goes to the studio that produced the movie? Really, how much?

How much of that 8 bucks, or less depending on when and where you see it, goes to overhead--distribution costs, etc.?

Now how much of the price of a download could potentially go to the studio? Studios have websites already, the overhead would be minimal to open up (and maintain) a download section. A lot more, I'd think, as websites don't require truck drivers, ushers, or clerks.
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Red Bull and Gin is as good as it gets,
I'm seeding 12 torrents and running freenet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10269034 Tue, 18 May 2004 01:10:28 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268975 guitarzan : roflmao yo ho ho an a bottle of rum :)
fire up my p2p proggy an download me some :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268975 Tue, 18 May 2004 01:01:14 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268415 FutureMon :
said by k_mumm See Profile:
Sure it didn't cost them any money. I won't argue that it did but on the other hand downloading a movie/song doesn't cost someone money. It may have lost a sale but there is no way to prove that everyone who downloads a movie would have paid for it. So it is impossible to put a value on how much this pirating is costing the industry.

Basically by your logic it's ok to infringe on someones copyright when they aren't offering what you want for sale. Sorry that argument just doesn't hold water.
Damn straight.

I just sent Mattel a check for $1500 as an out-of-court settlement.

They were suing me because I had a Magic 8 Ball webpage.

Their grounds were that they suffered product market share "dilution" and loss of income due to my fraudulent use of their products' likeness.

Nevermind the fact that I wasn't using a pic of their product. I was using a real 8-ball off a pool table that I had modified into an animated GIF with a ? in it. Nevermind the fact that their product only had 20 answers, and mine had over 50 - out of which the only two that were the same were "Yes" and "No".

You can be sued for anything at any time. It's only a matter of how much money you have to throw at lawyers in your defense. Every single person who uses an avatar that is an image of someone else or someone elses work is at risk of being sued.

Imagine someone has an image of daffy duck as their avatar. They go around and post all sorts of lewd comments or are just generally up to no good with their attitude on boards all over the internet. I'm sure many of us know or have met in the past people who fit that description quite well.

However unfortunate it may be, some people may actually think that the person who posted those things was in some way affiliated with Warner Brothers, and file suit against them (Warner Brothers) for themselves or their children having been subjected to "whatever". That is Warner Brothers case against the copyright infringer, and they would be likely to win their case for damages.

Laugh now, but it could happen, if it hasn't already.

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said by Logan 5 See Profile:
said by davebenham See Profile:
I don't think US copyright law prevents usage of images in this manner. Even if it did, the economic impact of his use of the image is nil, as previously stated. The economic impact of illegal file sharing is millions of times greater. There is really no comparison between the two.
Guess you can't or don't want to see things in perspective because you're WAY wrong on this one, so let me try to help you out.

Next time you watch a movie, or a program on tv, look for the little © symbol at the end of the credits. That means that the COPYRIGHT holder has exclusivity with regard to the character likeness thereof, mannerisms and just about anything else they care to protect.

To be able to use a likeness of a property like a Beavis, or Cartman from Southpark or whatever, one must pay a royalty fee to be able to legally use that likeness for whatver reason.

Failure to secure the proper licensing agreements can lead to civil or criminal penalty's up to or including jail time, fines and restution if it is determined that the illegal use of the trademarked or copyrighted item damaged the livelyhood or reputation of the trademark or copyright holder.

said by The header on the avatar page from BBR:
»/avatar

If your choice is likely to be popular or copyright (Dilbert, a famous band icon, symbols from popular games, disney characters, car logos), or is just not suitable for younger users of the site, then please think again as the moderators will just delete it before it is public.

copyright exists on the internet as well: You are responsible for observing any applicable copyright laws in choice and use of your avatar.
While this is OBVIOUSLY not enforced as aggressively as maybe it should be, just because you have the avatar that you have does not mean that BBR has somehow made it legal for you to be using it. The mods have better things to do than that, as they expect people to act somewhat civilizied and pleading ignorance of the law is not a good enough reason to be breaking it.

Economic impact is an irrelavent arguement as bottom line it is currently ILLEGAL under US copyright & trademark laws to use a likeness of anything copyrighted or trademarked with out the express written permission of the holder of the copyright or trademark.

I want you to prove me wrong.


That is why RIAA and the MPAA are trying to overturn the Beta laws of the 70's as well....they want to make you taping on a VCR from a TV Illegal as well....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268403 Mon, 17 May 2004 23:47:07 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268232 Logan 5 :
said by davebenham See Profile:
I don't think US copyright law prevents usage of images in this manner. Even if it did, the economic impact of his use of the image is nil, as previously stated. The economic impact of illegal file sharing is millions of times greater. There is really no comparison between the two.
Guess you can't or don't want to see things in perspective because you're WAY wrong on this one, so let me try to help you out.

Next time you watch a movie, or a program on tv, look for the little © symbol at the end of the credits. That means that the COPYRIGHT holder has exclusivity with regard to the character likeness thereof, mannerisms and just about anything else they care to protect.

To be able to use a likeness of a property like a Beavis, or Cartman from Southpark or whatever, one must pay a royalty fee to be able to legally use that likeness for whatver reason.

Failure to secure the proper licensing agreements can lead to civil or criminal penalty's up to or including jail time, fines and restution if it is determined that the illegal use of the trademarked or copyrighted item damaged the livelyhood or reputation of the trademark or copyright holder.

said by The header on the avatar page from BBR:
»/avatar

If your choice is likely to be popular or copyright (Dilbert, a famous band icon, symbols from popular games, disney characters, car logos), or is just not suitable for younger users of the site, then please think again as the moderators will just delete it before it is public.

copyright exists on the internet as well: You are responsible for observing any applicable copyright laws in choice and use of your avatar.
While this is OBVIOUSLY not enforced as aggressively as maybe it should be, just because you have the avatar that you have does not mean that BBR has somehow made it legal for you to be using it. The mods have better things to do than that, as they expect people to act somewhat civilizied and pleading ignorance of the law is not a good enough reason to be breaking it.

Economic impact is an irrelavent arguement as bottom line it is currently ILLEGAL under US copyright & trademark laws to use a likeness of anything copyrighted or trademarked with out the express written permission of the holder of the copyright or trademark.

I want you to prove me wrong.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268232 Mon, 17 May 2004 23:24:45 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268190 z28kindaguy :
said by xdeadhead See Profile:
netflix, dvd decrypter, dvd-shrink and nero 6

burn and return.
Word to that. :)
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said by ghostpainter See Profile:
said by reaver221 See Profile:
said by ghostpainter See Profile:

No the solution is to open Moive download sites like they have been promising to do...I would gladly pay ¢99 to $2.00 to ddl a first run movie...Why is that so hard???


Because you're not going to the theater to see it (~$8) and then maybe buying the DVD (~$20).

"Hey! Let me have your content at like 1/10 of the price! Why is that so hard?"


Why is that so hard? A simple enough question, Why is that so Hard?


Because businesses are about making money. As much as high quality, downloadable $2 movies would rock, it's not going to happen. Businesses don't lower their prices just to be nice.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10268089 Mon, 17 May 2004 23:05:08 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267994 ghostpainter :
said by reaver221 See Profile:
said by ghostpainter See Profile:

No the solution is to open Moive download sites like they have been promising to do...I would gladly pay ¢99 to $2.00 to ddl a first run movie...Why is that so hard???


Because you're not going to the theater to see it (~$8) and then maybe buying the DVD (~$20).

"Hey! Let me have your content at like 1/10 of the price! Why is that so hard?"


Why is that so hard? A simple enough question, Why is that so Hard?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267994 Mon, 17 May 2004 22:54:32 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267935 reaver221 :
said by ghostpainter See Profile:

No the solution is to open Moive download sites like they have been promising to do...I would gladly pay ¢99 to $2.00 to ddl a first run movie...Why is that so hard???


Because you're not going to the theater to see it (~$8) and then maybe buying the DVD (~$20).

"Hey! Let me have your content at like 1/10 of the price! Why is that so hard?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267935 Mon, 17 May 2004 22:48:18 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267771 ghostpainter :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
Here's an idea...

Dont illegally download music and film...

Suddenly.. no problem...

It's magic!


No the solution is to open Moive download sites like they have been promising to do...I would gladly pay ¢99 to $2.00 to ddl a first run movie...Why is that so hard???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267771 Mon, 17 May 2004 22:25:28 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10267503 xdeadhead : netflix, dvd decrypter, dvd-shrink and nero 6

burn and return.
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said by Fountainhead See Profile:
My use of this avatar has not cost Mike Judge or MTV money. And if they begin selling avatars, I will gladly pay them a fee. I think we need to keep things in perspective.

I heard that argument before. "My downloading this movie doesn't cost the movie industry any money. If they began selling movie downloads, I will gladly pay them a fee."
said by Fountainhead See Profile:

On the other hand, the pirating and sharing of movies costs the industry billions of dollars.

If pirating is costing the industry billions, why is it that the cold hard facts show that more people are seeing movies this year than last year and that the overall amount taken in for movies every week is higher than movies per week a year ago? Please don't spread lies easily crushed by reading about the weekly box office on cnn.
said by Fountainhead See Profile:

Go ahead... continue down this path and fight for it as if you are entitled to copy movies and share them... and in the end, these industries will crumble...

According to sales the industries are doing better.
said by Fountainhead See Profile:

Congratulations... you win.

Well at least you got one thing right in your mindless rant.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266691 Mon, 17 May 2004 20:28:51 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266504 insomniac84 : Dvdxcopy sucked. Their are so much better. And its not hard to find the old versions. Also it wouldn't make it any harder to copy dvds because those that have older version of course would still have it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266504 Mon, 17 May 2004 20:09:56 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266271 moonpuppy :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
I didn't say my use of the avatar is legal.

I said that the sale of images for avatars is currently not a business engaged in by MTV or Mike Judge and if they were to form a business by which I could pay them for the use, I would.

Much like a ringtone.

The use of this avatar has cost them zero cents.


First off, again, just because you can't buy it doesn't mean you can just take and use it. Look at TV shows. I like the show Max Headroom and it is NOT available on tape or DVD. Should I just be allowed to copy it for my collection? Legally, NO. That would be taking future profits from the producers of the show. Just because you say you would buy the avatar from Mike Judge and MTV doesn't mean your current use is legal or acceptable.

Same thing goes for ringtones. Verizon Wireless has publicly stated that they do not allow their customers to transfer their own ringtones into their phones because of copyright issues. They make them use their "Get it Now" service. Most other wireless phone makers think the same thing. Why do you think it costs $1-$2 just for a ringtone? The airtime is negligible at best. Even though the ringtone is (in most instances) a midi file, the melody is still the same and the author is still entitled to royalties.

Also, look at the DirectTV case in Canada. At first, the courts ruled that those making decoders for DirectTV were not breaking the law because they thought, as you do, that you cannot steal what is not sold. Later, the Canadian courts reversed themselves. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266271 Mon, 17 May 2004 19:44:39 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266145 moonpuppy :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
My use of this avatar has not cost Mike Judge or MTV money. And if they begin selling avatars, I will gladly pay them a fee. I think we need to keep things in perspective.


Just because the avatar is not for sale doesn't mean you can take "COPYRIGHTED" material and use it for yourself. Under your interpretation of the rules, you are in violation of copyright law UNLESS you can prove your avatar is a parody (which it is not.)

You seem to forget, even Fox TV was going after fan websites of the Simpsons and other Fox shows because they claimed it was hurting them not being able to control everything about their shows.

Sure bash those breaking the law but rationalize your own crime. :uhh: ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266145 Mon, 17 May 2004 19:29:32 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266057 Deathsadvoca : Its slightly harder to make DVD copys. The average person would not know how to do it (Especially since dvdxcopy is not availible).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10266057 Mon, 17 May 2004 19:19:55 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265799 yabos : Drivel like that still assumes that everyone who downloads a movie would go to the theatre if they couldn't download it. That's not true at all.

Some movies are worth supporting, but others(Gigli, not that I downloaded it anyways), aren't.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265799 Mon, 17 May 2004 18:48:16 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265509 k_mumm : Sure it didn't cost them any money. I won't argue that it did but on the other hand downloading a movie/song doesn't cost someone money. It may have lost a sale but there is no way to prove that everyone who downloads a movie would have paid for it. So it is impossible to put a value on how much this pirating is costing the industry.

Basically by your logic it's ok to infringe on someones copyright when they aren't offering what you want for sale. Sorry that argument just doesn't hold water. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265509 Mon, 17 May 2004 18:14:25 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265477 davebenham : I don't think US copyright law prevents usage of images in this manner. Even if it did, the economic impact of his use of the image is nil, as previously stated. The economic impact of illegal file sharing is millions of times greater. There is really no comparison between the two.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265477 Mon, 17 May 2004 18:10:06 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265338 davebenham : He's not really clueless. He actually has a very simple and effective solution to the problem.

If you download a copyrighted digital file you have no legal rights to, you have committed an illegal act. There's really no room for debate on that.

The real issue in the Hollywood vs. FileSharers war is the concept of fair use and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Fair use grants consumers rights to make copies of copyrighted works for personal use, but the DMCA says it is illegal to circumvent security measures on digital material.

So, fair use says I have a legal right to copy a DVD for personal use, say to protect my investment against scratches. However, the DMCA makes it illegal to copy an encrypted DVD.

Publishers are asking for tight control of their product that allows them to prevent even legal copying of their work by consumers.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265338 Mon, 17 May 2004 17:52:59 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265114 KeepOnRockin :
quote:

Since we're turning to Jack Valenti for all our facts, figures and moral leadership, here's another sage-like piece of brain spew from our favorite octogenarian champion of the status quo



lol. :D

Definitely the champion of the status quo.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265114 Mon, 17 May 2004 17:23:38 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265024 Yowzaaah :
"According to Jack Valenti, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, "Piracy saps $3.5 billion from the motion picture industry and discourages studios from releasing more digital content."
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Since we're turning to Jack Valenti for all our facts, figures and moral leadership, here's another sage-like piece of brain spew from our favorite octogenarian champion of the status quo:

"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."

He said this in "expert" testimony to Congress in 1982. He also called the VCR an "avalanche" and a "tidal wave", and said it would make the film industry "bleed and bleed and hemorrhage". It's stunning to see just how little the MPAA's arguments have changed in two decades." Compare it to the "Analog Hole" crap they were "fixing" with the DMCA and they're virtually identical (except Valenti was playing on anti-Japanese sentiment then, and today it's anti-pirate sentiment). Of course, the MPAA was unsuccessful in plugging the "VCR Hole" - insufficient lobbying and knowledgeable judges familiar with the use of a VCR stopped them. The MPAA successfully adapted to the changing times and even today in the DVD age sells about 70 million cassettes for rentals and 600 million cassettes for home viewing every year (both numbers are on the decline due to the rise of DVD).

The media content industry is the most LAZY, BACKWARD, STATUS QUO LEGISLATING industry on the face of the earth. AND there is a DIRECT correlation between their tactics and anti-innovative conduct and the "creep" of Copyright protection and length in the last 40 years.

They NEED to be shoved out of the debate. If "stealing" from them is the only way to make them less powerful (i.e. less money in = less money to grease legislators with) then I think it's a WONDERFUL thing.

Avast Yee Mateys! Arr Arr Arr, look at me I'm a PIRATE! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265024 Mon, 17 May 2004 17:14:37 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10265010 Fountainhead : Ok...

Here...

Since you can't make the connection yourself, I have dug out the info for you...

»www.guardian.co.uk/business/stor···,00.html

Film industry pays dearly for piracy

Richard Wray
Tuesday October 21, 2003
The Guardian

The impact of internet piracy could be losing the film industry $460m (£275m) annually within seven years unless the leading motion picture studios and distributors act now, warns a new report.
Informa Media Group believes revenues from legitimate sales of movies over the internet will be more than $870m by 2010. But sales over the internet would be worth $1.33bn if the industry clamped down completely on online piracy.

Adam Thomas, the author of the report, Film on the Internet, said the industry is unlikely to go the same way as the music labels, where online piracy has had a major effect on profits, but the studios should not be complacent.

"It is not going to be the cataclysmic event that the music industry experienced but there are warning signs and it could be a serious issue," he said.

In fact, the prognosis given in the Informa report is not as dire as one given earlier in the year by Deloitte & Touche. A report from the consultants warned that online piracy could cost the top studios up to $4bn annually within the next two years.
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According to Jack Valenti, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, "Piracy saps $3.5 billion from the motion picture industry and discourages studios from releasing more digital content."

Where do you see P2P file sharing in that statement? I see where it refers to copying movies in Asia, but nothing about file sharers.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264925 Mon, 17 May 2004 17:03:02 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264850 Fountainhead :
said by KeepOnRockin See Profile:

Billions? I highly doubt it.

I'd like to see some hard facts and figures for these "statistics of lost revenue"

It's like RIAA claiming music file swapping is costing the industry "billions" in lost revenue. Propaganda :uhh:


You are sorely mistaken. Pirating has long been a problem and the P2P network has made it easier. (Read Quote below)

The file swapping has most definitely cost the music industry billions of dollars. The record companies are dying. Staffing at major labels is down 80%. Marketing budgets are slashed, tour support is non-existent, and much fewer artists are getting signed...

From »www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv009.htm :

The Harry Potter movie released in late 2001, for example, was available on DVD in Asia for about one dollar a copy--only two days after the film debuted in U.S. theaters.

According to Jack Valenti, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, "Piracy saps $3.5 billion from the motion picture industry and discourages studios from releasing more digital content."
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I'll buy everyone a HDD for xmass.... -- Strom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264850 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:53:49 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264813 Fountainhead : I didn't say my use of the avatar is legal.

I said that the sale of images for avatars is currently not a business engaged in by MTV or Mike Judge and if they were to form a business by which I could pay them for the use, I would.

Much like a ringtone.

The use of this avatar has cost them zero cents.
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I'll buy everyone a HDD for xmass.... -- Strom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264813 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:47:44 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264808 KeepOnRockin :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:


On the other hand, the pirating and sharing of movies costs the industry billions of dollars.



Billions? I highly doubt it.

I'd like to see some hard facts and figures for these "statistics of lost revenue"

It's like RIAA claiming music file swapping is costing the industry "billions" in lost revenue. Propaganda :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264808 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:46:55 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264789 dadkins : I have a VAIO, VAIOs come with Click2DVD...hmmm, what is this for? Could it be for copying DVD movies?

NetFlix ROCKS! ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264789 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:44:21 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264715 reaver221 :
said by SuperJudge See Profile:
Beware of trolls, kids.


Fountainhead See Profile does have a point.

- His avatar isn't illegal by his way of thinking
- Sharing copyrighted music/movies/software/etc is illegal.

Ok, so, that's two points.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264715 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:36:24 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264645 SuperJudge : Beware of trolls, kids.
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TP&C]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264645 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:25:57 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264623 Fountainhead : My use of this avatar has not cost Mike Judge or MTV money. And if they begin selling avatars, I will gladly pay them a fee. I think we need to keep things in perspective.

On the other hand, the pirating and sharing of movies costs the industry billions of dollars.

Go ahead... continue down this path and fight for it as if you are entitled to copy movies and share them... and in the end, these industries will crumble...

Congratulations... you win.
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I'll buy everyone a HDD for xmass.... -- Strom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264623 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:22:27 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264581 Logan 5 :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
Here's an idea... Dont illegally download music and film... Suddenly.. no problem... It's magic!
And don't use a copyrighted TV and Movie animated character as your Avatar on BBR either.

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: Do you have a letter of permission from Mike Judge and MTV to use Bevis's likeness and mannerisms in your avatar? If you don't, you are no better than those you seek to label as music, movie and software thieves as you are violating an established copyright just like the people you are 'against' are claimed to have or are doing.

This Avatar is illegal using your way of thinking:


Do you feel that EVERYONE here on BBR who is using a copyrighted image or likeness of something in or as their avatar is as guilty as the person who pirates the latest movie, album or CD??

People fail to look past their own shallow morals (or lack of morals) when rushing to condemn others for what they themselves do and think is no problem....:uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264581 Mon, 17 May 2004 16:15:08 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264554 ObdH :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
Here's an idea...

Dont illegally download music and film...

Suddenly.. no problem...

It's magic!


once again a clueless idiot taps in...

its about Sharing, not downloading
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said by Fountainhead See Profile:
Here's an idea...

Dont illegally download music and film...

Suddenly.. no problem...

It's magic!
I think you made them see the light! Jerk.
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TP&C]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264473 Mon, 17 May 2004 15:57:28 EDT Re: Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264395 vic102482 :
said by Fountainhead See Profile:
Here's an idea...

Dont illegally download music and film...

Suddenly.. no problem...

It's magic!


Get netflix and a DVD burner!
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No download, no IP indicator, no problem, it makes pirated movies potentially a bigger loser for the industry, if you know where to go.
Whereas music is portable as an MP3, it will be a long time before a movie is so easily obtained.

I wanna see the development of downloadable movies and music that cuts the costs out for distribution, staff, premises etc. and so is passed on for a reasonable fee.

However the effect of the MPAA action will do something to stem the tide, much like King Canute. ;)
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Dont illegally download music and film...

Suddenly.. no problem...

It's magic!
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I'll buy everyone a HDD for xmass.... -- Strom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264271 Mon, 17 May 2004 15:35:24 EDT Dag http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264245 SuperJudge : Watch out, frikkin **AA is coming.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10264245 Mon, 17 May 2004 15:32:04 EDT