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26 Jan 02, 2008 at 06:13 by Jam

«An as you can see about much pirating
is do to the fact that the show is delayed at the fans location.»

Indeed. But that doesn’t equal “losses” for the US networks. In the last couple of years European TV networks have been buying lots of shows quite quickly, even when the seasons is still halfway in the US. When, before, they wouldn’t take less than two years to bring a US show.

27 Jan 02, 2008 at 06:24 by Okivash

[quote comment="253700"]pretty sad how heroes has been pirated so many times although u can watch it in extremely good quality ON NBC ITSELF[/quote]

Ravi, your totally disregarding the fact the NBC blocks viewers outside the US from viewing on their website… dont be so quick to forget the millions of people from around the world also want to watch the latest episodes as they release, this is how I get all my TV from the US!

28 Jan 02, 2008 at 06:33 by BillIsGay

What the freaks says it’s all true.
I’m from a country where not all titles are available except only in cable. I really like watching episodes in my own comfort without waiting for the schedule and sometimes unable to watch it due to busy days. Plus some channels cut some scenes for the advertisements though i have nothing against ads. Instead of avoiding the inevitable why not embrace the technology and benefit from it I’m pretty sure they will gain more profit if they’ll make their eps more available to the masses, a lot cheaper and besides Internet is the New T.V. XD

29 Jan 02, 2008 at 06:34 by me

[quote comment="253707"]This article is fucking stupid. MININOVA (alone) DECIDES WHAT THE MOST DOWNLOADED CONTENT IS?!

Let’s totally ignore private sites, and hell, even other public trackers![/quote]
you douchebag, did you even read the article?
[quote]The data used for these lists is provided by Mininova and considered to be a representative sample.[/quote]

30 Jan 02, 2008 at 06:37 by me

so you can times these stats by at LEAST 5 and get a rough idea of the power of p2p

31 Jan 02, 2008 at 07:12 by null

[quote comment="253690"]There is a large number of people that aches for quality programming and the source of it simply doesn’t matter to us. The BBC airs great stuff, and we’d love to have it here, but let’s face it: BBC America is only a pale imitator of the original. Even BBC-A chops up its programming, and Top Gear is a perfect example of it. Part of it is understandable, given that it airs so much later (they have little need to show news), but it also completely ruins the flow of the program.[/quote]

I totally agree with that you’re saying, but I think because the BBC is funded by us (the public) they have to be careful otherwise people would complain that everyone else gets it for free.

32 Jan 02, 2008 at 07:21 by Emily

Another thing to take into account when looking at the high number of TV show downloads is the concept of morality. People feel more comfortable downloading a video when they have (often) free access to it. People use a system of relative ethics which becomes entangled in a net of factors: video length, quality, time since first aired legally, availability, and, when it comes down to it, desirablity. Once these moral issues have been considered, one may proceed to acknowledge a simple, fatalistic concept of convenience (an Americanized term used to disguise laziness).

33 Jan 02, 2008 at 07:34 by Happy (early) New Year!

Hahaha, not to be sexist, but aren’t most p2pers guys, and isn’t Desperate Housewives a women’s show?

Very funny, and depressing that guys watch that. =[

34 Jan 02, 2008 at 07:37 by optimist

yah it’s much easier to dl than to go to a store a buy it. Seriously, have u ever been to a store and u want to buy a movie and they ran out ? it sucks doesn’t it

35 Jan 02, 2008 at 08:55 by Onikk

[quote comment="253708"]For me its a matter of convenience quality format and control.

If the studio’s released TV shows online free for download in 350mb xvid/divx format from a quality source with a quality compression I would GLADLY download it from them. Commercials and all. I really do not mind commercials that much as long as they are not ANNOYING like what sci-fi sometimes does with commercials every few minutes. Dozens of them. Keep it to 10 minutes of commercials in 2 or 3 “sets” and I will gladly download it from you.

ANY DRM ANY conditions ANY Restrictions and back to bit torrent I go. ANY COST better be met with ZERO commercials and still NO restrictions and the price better be cheap $1 an episodes sounds about right. (Music should be around 12 cents a pop)

These are my terms. They are not really up for negotiation. Accept them or I will enforce them myself with bit torrent or a recorder etc.. This is not a discussion. I am the consumer if you want my eyes or my money it WILL be on MY terms NOT yours.

Once they learn this they can go back to making good programs and raking in the cash.[/quote]

Warning: Duche Bag Alert!

36 Jan 02, 2008 at 08:57 by Onikk

effe! it quoted the wrong one.. sorry man, didn’t mean to call you a duchebag

37 Jan 02, 2008 at 09:10 by Anonymous

[quote comment="253691"]Err most downloaded movie of 2008 will be darkknight or iron man common u know it.[/quote]
You mean Dark Knight and Indy 4, Iron Man will be a distant 3rd

38 Jan 02, 2008 at 10:14 by anon0dude

biggest disappointment: Zodiac…

tho I’m surprised that Colbert and the Daily Show aren’t in there…

39 Jan 02, 2008 at 10:27 by d1ddyp0p

It’s kind of odd how people have no idea, but I work for a company that is employed by CBS, and we’re basically in charge of discovering marketing tactics and such, along with their own marketing team. However, our main focus is on digital means as well as doing surveys and such. Anyway, currently television studios, probably all of them, are trying to incorporate online downloading into their game plan. It is difficult to do though, since many advertisers HATE the internet as a way of advertising and they have the most say. People ignore internet ads too much. Offering shows without ads, means no money. Product placement can be incorporated except that it can make things cheesy. We’re currently working on a way to download free shows (no drm) but running a little ad before the download, than in order to download, one must answer a question from the previous commercial to show that they paid attention. People WILL do this because our servers will give 300k/sec downloads and option of 3 quality levels such as MP3player, VCD, and HD. Give us 2 years, and this will be the major way we’re doing business. In fact, there is a company that is designing a set top box which is basically a computer that uses IPTV and has a video on demand service as well as can receive cable from your service providers as well.

40 Jan 02, 2008 at 11:27 by Adam

“it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free”

But how do you explain Heroes (which is available for free from NBC.com and yet is #1) and Battlestar Galactica (which is available commercial free from itunes but is #3).

Also, Zodiac didn’t do very well at the box office but is #10? Where was the audience in the theaters?

41 Jan 02, 2008 at 11:33 by Mr. Download

[quote comment="253708"]For me its a matter of convenience quality format and control.

If the studio’s released TV shows online free for download in 350mb xvid/divx format from a quality source with a quality compression I would GLADLY download it from them. Commercials and all. I really do not mind commercials that much as long as they are not ANNOYING like what sci-fi sometimes does with commercials every few minutes. Dozens of them. Keep it to 10 minutes of commercials in 2 or 3 “sets” and I will gladly download it from you.

ANY DRM ANY conditions ANY Restrictions and back to bit torrent I go. ANY COST better be met with ZERO commercials and still NO restrictions and the price better be cheap $1 an episodes sounds about right. (Music should be around 12 cents a pop)

These are my terms. They are not really up for negotiation. Accept them or I will enforce them myself with bit torrent or a recorder etc.. This is not a discussion. I am the consumer if you want my eyes or my money it WILL be on MY terms NOT yours.

Once they learn this they can go back to making good programs and raking in the cash.[/quote]

(massive applause, standing ovation)
Exactly! Well said.

42 Jan 02, 2008 at 11:36 by Mr. Download

[quote comment="253826"]Warning: Duche Bag Alert![/quote]

Thanks for the warning, but we saw you coming. :P

Oh, and I think I hear the Spelling Teacher coming!

43 Jan 02, 2008 at 11:38 by The Spelling Teacher

Douche. D-O-U-C-H-E. Douche.

As in, “You are a total douche.”

Class dismissed. :D

44 Jan 02, 2008 at 12:07 by Anonymous

[quote comment="253899"]“it’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free”

But how do you explain Heroes (which is available for free from NBC.com and yet is #1) and Battlestar Galactica (which is available commercial free from itunes but is #3).

Also, Zodiac didn’t do very well at the box office but is #10? Where was the audience in the theaters?[/quote]

300kilobits?
That not even worth the start of the download.

45 Jan 02, 2008 at 12:22 by foobar

According to the Free Software Foundation, “piracy” is one of these Some Confusing or Loaded Words and Phrases that are Worth Avoiding:

“Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as “piracy.” In this way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them.

If you don’t believe that illegal copying is just like kidnapping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word “piracy” to describe it. Neutral terms such as “prohibited copying” or “unauthorized copying” are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as “sharing information with your neighbor.””

46 Jan 02, 2008 at 12:25 by foobar

Copyright apologists often use words like “stolen” and “theft” to describe copyright infringement. At the same time, they ask us to treat the legal system as an authority on ethics: if copying is forbidden, it must be wrong.

So it is pertinent to mention that the legal system—at least in the US—rejects the idea that copyright infringement is “theft.” Copyright apologists are making an appeal to authority … and misrepresenting what authority says.

The idea that laws decide what is right or wrong is mistaken in general. Laws are, at their best, an attempt to achieve justice; to say that laws define justice or ethical conduct is turning things upside down.

47 Jan 02, 2008 at 13:43 by zarathustra

[quote comment="253752"]this is the shit that makes me dislike torrentfreak………

announcer: next up even more whoopdyfuckingdoo no one gives a shit news![/quote]

Fuck off back to 4chan then, ya dolt…

48 Jan 02, 2008 at 13:46 by Mark

Heroes is awesome. Until I downloaded it on thepiratebay, I had never seen an episode. I finally got to see seasons 1 and 2. It’s so good I am going to go buy the first season on DVD.

49 Jan 02, 2008 at 14:10 by Boris the invader

Top Gear is a cult in Australia. SBS could show it a couple of days after the UK release. They know it will rate well. Instead they’ve decided to spend the cash and do their own version. BOMB alert! No one will ever be Jeremy C.

50 Jan 02, 2008 at 14:24 by Viper007Bond

Woot, one of my torrents was mentioned on TorrentFreak! :D

(the Top Gear one)

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