Comments on: Anti Piracy Laws and Lawsuits Fail to Change Social Norms

By: Young People Hacking Themselves Down the Stream « Face Youth Lab

Young People Hacking Themselves Down the Stream « Face Youth Lab — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +0000

[...] People pirate because it is easy and appears to be cheap.” This viewpoint also acknowledges that despite high case victories in favour of the music industry in 2009, social norms surrounding piracy… There is a clear thread that the mindset of a large amount of the public has changed from 15 years [...]

By: Wer illegale Downloads nutzt, gibt mehr Geld für Musik aus : netzpolitik.org

Wer illegale Downloads nutzt, gibt mehr Geld für Musik aus : netzpolitik.org — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:13:11 +0000

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By: jarvis

jarvis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:26:09 +0000

Why does everyone keep calling file sharing “Piracy”? You should call it what it is, Market Correction…

By: SteveO

SteveO — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:53:04 +0000

Funny thing is, that most people who dont download pirated stuff dont even KNOW about piracy laws or even care. Its more know by US here on torrentfreak and people who are involved with piracy. Hell if it werent for me wanting to know, I wouldnt have any idea of the junk thats going on.I bet 3/4 of the people who use Utorrent are clueless as well. I dont think public opinion changes a whole lot over Piratebay being closed. Most people I talk to dont even know it exists. As if I would even ask.

By: democratic

democratic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:27:41 +0000

Unfortunately most companies embody the pyramid structure of business instead of a more round out democratic model. Most of these people running todays companies don’t care about anything except profits, and they will sacrifice anything or anyone to get them.

Google: Ricardo Semler for more info on this.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:17:24 +0000

ok new thought – we all just sit around and bitch about all of this. I’m just the same. Lots of people think the way we do, that file sharing is a great thing, but we all just sit around and say sony et al have to find a way to make it pay for them. There’s lots more of us than there is of them, who actually has any ideas out there of how this can go?
Why wait for some mythical solution from the very ppl we moan about as being blind to the true nature of the problem. We see time after time the advice they get and the decisions they make. How can any of them see whats actually happening on the ground? We’re all bright ppl, someone must have ideas of how this can work to everyones advantage.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:11:27 +0000

@ doomlanger

The bbc creates extreme views either you love it or you hate it and it’s hard to alter someone’s perception of it.

off the top of my head i love the bbc becos of the following

Local news
which ITN no longer do
Lack of adverts (i don’t feel invaded whilst relaxing)

World service
helping people world wide get a fair and balanced view of the news.

Programming for all
every taste and minority is catered for – i personally loathe radio one and never listen to half the radio stations, rarely watch bbc3 or 4 and think eastenders is utter tripe. then i look at the “range of programming on ITV and channels 4 & 5. The BBC is about yearning to be something greater, helping forge bonds of community and connection between us. Yes the licence fee grows and grows, but their quality and the value for money cannot be discounted. Their output is HUGE over the 4 channels and god knows how many radio stations, websites etc.

Creative Risks & New Talent.
With no advertisers to obey or demographics to hunt, the bbc allows riskier programs to be made and highbrow programs to be aired. They may not be to everyone’s taste, but its a good thing that they happen.

The BBC has shed loads of problems and is a huge beast just like the NHS but like the health service its a common good paid for by all which benefits everyone in a myriad of ways.

I don’t WANT tv to be filled with constant big brother and ross kemp’s gang bullshit or whatever. I had sky and i like it, but 80% of their air time is pure dross.
Also with sky you don’t “get what you pay for” you pay fora package not for each seperate channel, which was the main reason I stopped getting it. I didn’t WANT sky 2 or sky 3, but I was and I was paying for them. I didn’t want half the channels I receieved.

As i say you either believe in the bbc or you don’t. I think it shows a way of monetising “free” in a way which doesn’t involve rolling banner ads on all tv shows which is the place we’ll be left in at this rate.

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By: Thursday: TX is Piracy Hotbed, Counterfeit Receipts, More « Knockoff Report

Thursday: TX is Piracy Hotbed, Counterfeit Receipts, More « Knockoff Report — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:30 +0000

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By: Cordy

Cordy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:30 +0000

I don’t see any sign that Hollywood or music companies are in any danger at all.. But even if they were:

Who cares if a few Hollywood studios and music companies go bust?

Hopefully that will stop the brain dead, commercialised entertainment that prevails at the moment.

Indie music and films would become the norm. People would be mentally challenged instead of lulled into compacency.

Even succesful and talented musicians / actors would lead reasonably normal lives instead of living in disgusting oppulence (which kills them in many cases, and does not make them happy anyway.)

Less dumbed-down, propagandistic films would be GOOD for the world.