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TR47
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Info: Where do you draw the line?
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Date created
2-Feb-2006, 2:21 PM
I know it is probably somewhat hypocritical for me to chime in here, but nothing that happens on this site causes the studios to lose any revenue whatsoever or be deprived of any property, as most of what is created does not exist legitimately. You cannot lose money on something that you do not print. It seems you're just trying to be a trollish devil's advocate, and post inflammatory statements in an attempt to needle a reaction out of the board members. If all you truly see is the "law", then it's time to wake up, because there are things more important than following laws created by corrupt business people seeking total control. The studios have very little interest in what happens to older films and TV shows; their main anti piracy concerns focus on people selling/uploading copies of current theatrical releases, neither of which happens here. Once their product makes the bulk of its expected profit, it is back-burnered. The studios know they cannot possibly contain illegal copying and they only pursue the largest of offenders, or those that make themselves easy targets. If this was not the case, this site would not exist. I don't really expect anyone to agree with my viewpoints, but the fact is if something does not exist, or the quality is sub-par, someone else WILL make it available, regardless of legality. Just look at all the Disney counterfeits of their "Limited Issue" titles on ebay; Disney was VERY FOOLISH to do something like that, and now they are losing a fortune to pirates who step in to meet the demand that the studio refuses to address. The movie studios are still operating in terms of a 1970's business model, and what is really going on is their refusal/inability to adapt to an ever changing marketplace for their products has caused many new and restrictive laws regarding content control. Examples of this would be the DMCA and the NET Act. Unfortunately, as we all know, the tighter the grip, the more slips through their fingers.