Comments on: MPAA Fears Economic Downturn Will Boost Piracy

By: PSP Piracy is Trending Up, Despite Sony’s Claims | IDTorrent Blog

PSP Piracy is Trending Up, Despite Sony’s Claims | IDTorrent Blog — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:12:23 +0000

[...] there seems to be an increase instead of a decrease in the past months, which is true for all content. There is a steady increase in downloads for PSP games throughout 2008, and an even steeper one [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:46:40 +0000

@14: I don’t see where they get that. I’ve downloaded a few films I’ve previously bought and vice versa, so no customer lost there.

But I often would not have seen it had I not downloaded it. These guys are total idiots.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:53:50 +0000

They obviously want to use this crisis to impose more measures on the american people, taking away liberties and all.

By: JOE

JOE — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:13:28 +0000

I hope the MPAA goes bankrupt. They put out propagandic movies, movies that are of terrible quality, music that PRODUCERS want, not the public, and acts that have no talent. They deserve to fail.

FAIL MPAA FAIL MPAA FAIL HOLLYWOOD

By: greekman

greekman — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:56:00 +0000

The better solution to follow is of the Greek practice: Inside newspapers !

http://zliangas.blogspot.com/2008/11/media-publication-offers-good-solution.html

By: spiderman

spiderman — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:30:31 +0000

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:02:48 +0000

@61

Stop talking outta your ass.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:01:42 +0000

Damn right there’s gunna be more piracy.

“$19.99 for a DVD? Ya’ll must be crazy!”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:41:14 +0000

Oh and you know why the Dark Knight did so well…it was actually good. If you churn out crap, you get crap sales. Focus on QUALITY not quantity. I’m surprised the MPAA (and the RIAA too) haven’t figured this out yet.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:40:00 +0000

@5 Lucky for us, Obama isn’t some know-nothing push over like the past old timer presidents have been. They aren’t going to have such an easy time confusing him with pointless, incorrect facts and figures.

By: Tony Lorusso

Tony Lorusso — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:39:23 +0000

People on low incomes (like students) are more likely to pirate than others. They needed an expensive survey to tell them that?

By: Eggorist

Eggorist — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:14:48 +0000

no the ecomonic DOWNTURN IS CAUSED BY THE MPAA shoudl be the heading sucking billions out of the economy so long has perpetuated the problems , and now what YOU want to raise prices, raise levies on net accoutns and when that revenue doesn’t come what then , cameras and audio recording devices in our homes and in our heads , YA screw thiscrap.

the fact is that if you try and sell a 30$ cdr of music or 40$ DVDR of COURSE there will be piracy when can get a blank disc for ONE DOLLAR
thats how GOD DMAN GREEDY THEY ARE.
if milk had the same market up fgarmers fields woudl be armed camps with a carton of milk going for 80$ i’ll bet the invasions of farms would begin and mass piracy would occur.

in a market driven economy poeople look for the best most convient deal.
When you get so greedy that people unethically get copyrighted material aka vis a vi piracy and p2p then you ahve created the problem when you PAY ARNOLD 20 million per film.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:33:58 +0000

a hundred years ago, competition for actors was rural not worldwide.

and the reason a very, very, small group of actors are paid a lot more than you is because it’s a helluva lot harder to become a successful actor than it is to become just another “post grad”.

the fact that you have an educational degree from somewhere while still holding firm to such silly, uneducated opinions further discredits the value of being a graduate.

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Evening links. | The Unspun Zone... — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:17:02 +0000

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By: yaycakes

yaycakes — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:44 +0000

What they need to fear is all the trash movies that the push out into the world. Maybe massive money sink holes is what they should be concerned aboot.

By: Michael Foley

Michael Foley — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:57:52 +0000

Here’s an idea that they’ll never listen to – put the latest new releases on streaming video and for a few bucks, a person can rent (a la iTunes) or stream them. People would be more willing to part with 3 bucks than they would 10 bucks + popcorn, soda, etc. at the theater and the money could go directly to the MPAA and the content makers. Obviously watching a film on your computer is not comparable to seeing it big-screen, so when the economy gets better and people start making more expendable cash, they can go back to the thaters for the best experience.

But then, what do I know? I’m only an internet user, age 18-34, on SSI who can’t afford to go to lots of big movies (and morally cannot due to the Cinemark boycott, though that’s not the MPAA’s fault, obviously). You know, only their target demographic.

By: freetard

freetard — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:39:35 +0000

a 100 years ago, the competition was rural not worldwide.

and a very small percentage of actors get paid a lot more than you because it’s a helluva lot harder to become a successful actor than it is to be a “post grad”.

lol

but go ahead, continue to feel sorry for yourself and bleat and blather your justifications for not being more successful. wave that loser flag high…

By: Ide

Ide — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:15:15 +0000

100 years ago when movies were not so common stage actors were paid same as normal professions.

How come now actors get paid millions and I being a Post Grad only get paid a pittance?

Go Piracy !!!The only solution.

There is no reason these MF making 1000-2000 times the money I make.

Go Piracy !!!The only solution.

By: Jack Bean

Jack Bean — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:22:03 +0000

Heck yeah, Why run out and pay for a DVD when you can download the movie for FREE! Duh!

jess

By: www.10ch.org

www.10ch.org — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:34:43 +0000

52 Dec 16, 2008 at 19:08 by Amonynous
As if that 1% of super-rich actors will get any incentive from money.

Also, as if people as if people won’t get any incentive from a chance of success and being famous, either through innate abilities or through improvement, &c.

Roze