Firefly Sets Yet Another Record!
POSTED BY: 6ixStringJack
UPDATED: Friday, February 23, 2007 02:07
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You can make it all seem nice and fuzzy but pirating movies is still stealing. Some actors/ producers get cuts from the movies they produce. So it's really it's quite possible that it this pirating is in effect stealing from Adam, Nathan and Gina and Joss. In a day an age where movie sales are at an all time low due to increased game sales, if everyone pirated the movies, companies would go out of business and we the browncoat fans wouldn't get that unexpected and against all odds Serenity movie.
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Quote:So's the film industry.
Originally posted by mazaen:
You can make it all seem nice and fuzzy but pirating movies is still stealing.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
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Yes because someone else does it is OK for everyone to do it too. Sorry I don't buy that.
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Quote:No, I'm saying I'm not going to shed a tear for theives getting stolen from, especially when the reasons a vast majority of people do it is because of the actions of people in the industry.
Originally posted by mazaen:
Yes because someone else does it is OK for everyone to do it too. Sorry I don't buy that.
They promote piracy more than anyone else.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
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It's kind of ironic to me. They are trying so hard to stop Pirates that the people that buy the things are getting screwed. Here's an example.
I bought a DVD the other day. It had some kind of copy protection on it. I put it in my PC's DVD player, and it wouldn't play. I looked it up online and I found out that because of the copy protection, it would only play on certain, registered DVD players. My other DVDs play just fine, but these would not play at all. (The DVDs are the Justice League series by the way) So, I spent a ton of money on DVDs that I can't watch. Then I hear from a friend of mine that he'll burn them for me cause he downloaded them! So much for copy protection!
So let's review. They are now releasing DVDs that the people that BUY them cannot watch, but people that want to copy and pirate them can.
That seem right to you?
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Originally posted by citizen:
They promote piracy more than anyone else.
Hear! Hear!
I absolutely love it when I can find common ground with someone I usually disagree with!
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No I agree people shouldn't shed tears for movie companies. Movie companies promoting pirating and people pirating = equal mischief.
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*snickers* See what happens when you make a bunch of browncoats all techy??
Though a word to the wise: the money lost in all that hacking is probably gonna hurt Universal (our saving grace) as much as Fox (the evil, lecherous humps). Though, serves Fox right for giving us the one-two around Christmas time of 2002.
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Originally posted by citizen:
But none of these reasons is why DRM is a waste of time. The reason it is a waste of time is because it doesn't do what it says on the tin, in fact it does the exact opposite.
Well, I'm going to disagree with you here. The reasons I gave are reasons for not using DRM.
But, as you pointed out, they aren't the only ones. Nice additions to the list btw
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Originally posted by ShinyEd:
I guess I'm from another generation I suppose, but stealing is stealing...period! I know in today's world the young folks out there are quite used to downloading, copying, burning, etc etc just about every form of entertainment there is.... they feel they have a "right" to get whatever they want, regardless of any ability to pay for it, and without any remorse for stealing.
Some friendly advice from an old geezer....never steal, never be dis-honest, & always work hard. The "things" you obtain in life by working & paying for them are the most rewarding.
Not to pick nits, but by definition, since the original owners still have access to what was "taken", it isn't stealing. What it is is, unauthorized copy.
You might say that I'm just mincing words, but there really is a subtle, but significant distinction. For example, if I take a picture of the pages of a book of yours, have I really stolen it? No, you still have the copy. What I've done is unauthorized copy.
Please note that I'm not saying that either is ok. I'm just pointing out that there is a difference. And yes, there is a difference when it comes time for sentencing if you get caught.
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