News just in – digg users gamed again with misreported piracy-justification
Does the MPAA and the RIAA skew numbers? Most likely. Does piracy exist and does it cause them to lose money? Undoubtably.
The two don’t cancel each other out – it’s like when guys tell girls they’re packing 237 feet of meat. Doesn’t mean they’re eunuchs, just means they talk shit.
Today on digg there’s a story growing in popularity about how the MPAA lies about piracy statistics. The ironic thing is the article has played digg users for the gullible, seeking validation crowd they are.
The article makes the sensationalist claim that 70% of piracy occurs in Canada, while 40% occurs in New York.
Anyone can see instantly that that adds up to 110%, without even factoring in the thieves in the rest of the world.
And predictably the digg crowd jumped up and down, stamped their pubescant feet and proclaimed the MPAA is full of crap and that if they expect money for a movie they should make a good movie. Hah. Nobody’s forcing you to watch them, nobody’s forcing you to steal them. You steal them because you want them, you don’t pay for them because you’re thieves. Grow some balls and admit it instead of trying to blame somebody else for your pirating habits.
Some particularly dull sparks believe they should be able to watch a movie and then decide if they should pay for it. Why don’t you try that crap on your landlord and see how it gets you? Or next time you’re in a restaurant, walk out without paying, after you’ve had your meal. Idiots.
If you want to preview whether or not something is worth paying for, then watch the previews. Read reviews. Make a decision based on freely available information and releases. That’s why movies release previews and ship advance copies to critics – to help you make a decision.
The actual quotes are:
Original 50% pirated in Canada was claimed by Fox.
http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2007/01/25/the-movie-industry-threatens-canada-foolishly/Current 70% was claimed by Warner Bros and was for Warner Bros films only.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_en_mo/canada_film_piracyThe only MPAA stat was the 43% of pirated movies in New York.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/film_nm/piracy_dc
It’s really very simple. If you want something that costs money you have to pay for it. It’s just like rent, food, computers, internet connections, shoes, clothes, iPods, Coca Cola, cigarettes, alchohol, lightbulbs and all the other things that power our days.
Don’t try and pretend it’s not stealing to take without paying. Don’t try and justify it based on your opinion of whether it’s quality or not, or whether it’s too expensive or not. I think Porsche’s are too expensive, doesn’t mean I should have to pay nothing for one.
You’re tight bastards and you’re deliberately breaking the law and the most hilarious part is – you think the world’s going to change just because you’ve got BitTorrent.
