I’ve downloaded 1000s of movies and burned 100s of them to DVD with a nice colour label and a nice colour jacket for the case. I’ve watched maybe 20 of the burned DVDs and less than 10 of the ones on my HD. Would I have purchased ANY of them if I could not download them? The answer is NO! Did ANYONE have a lost sale if I didn’t download them? NO! So get over yourself MPAA, RIAA, et al, you’ve not lost a DIME on my downloads. If my HD failed and I lost all those movies, I would only be pissed that I lost a HD and had to purchase another one. The contents? Who cares…..

I download simply because I’m accused of being a pirate. My CD collection increased exponentially due to Napster (the original) and the RIAA had the gall to blame ME for reduced sales. I’ve had enough of purchasing music (record) and again (8-track) and again (cassette) and again (cd) and AGAIN (digital). Not to mention that every blank cassette and CD in Canada has a tax upon to cover any lost ‘sales’ due to home taping OR P2P sharing (and the Supreme Court of Canada has judged P2P sharing LEGAL!)

So all you copyright idiots can send me as many letters demanding payment for downloading, because despite the fact that I probably did download what you accuse me of, I won’t pay a single cent. What’s that I hear? The sound of me NOT PAYING!

BTW, I’ve never received a demand payment letter. Still waiting for my first one.

It is true that the FBI go after people who pre-release movies on the Internet since they made this a federal crime. If you consider this a waste of FBI time and budget is besides the point when it does happen.

One example is The X-Men: Wolverine workprint. This one went about thousands of people on copied DVDs just awaiting the day some newbie uploaded to the Internet. That day came about and the FBI came calling. Hardly fair when he was not the original leak and it is also doubtful he was the first Internet upload. He was however responsible for the version a few hundred thousand people downloaded.

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