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- Ryosen, on 01/06/2008, -3/+222Looks like the Academy is finally realizing what the rest of us unwashed masses have known for years: that by the simple act of purchasing a movie, we are all automatically considered criminals by the MPAA.
- schmiggyjk, on 01/06/2008, -2/+129Hey man, thanks for that great copy of I Am Legend!
- aussieNickuss, on 01/06/2008, -0/+51Maybe I should get a security camera, German Shepherd and safe to protect my DVD collection so one of my friends doesn't come round and leak them onto the internet.
- theholyraptor, on 04/07/2008, -1/+49"Would Interpol, the FBI, come and get me? What about my wife? My cats?"
They probably would sue your cats. - Jerky1312, on 01/06/2008, -2/+43He should look into a career in writing, there is a huge demand right now.
- dsmx, on 01/06/2008, -1/+41The irony is that if you pirate a copy your not treated like a criminal.
- themoosejuice, on 01/06/2008, -0/+34Hey MPAA, its not the well paid screeners pirating the movies, its the dude you pay $6 an hour to produce the DVD's or the intern, etc.
- detree, on 01/06/2008, -8/+41The "oscars" are worthless anyways. Each individual can determine the quality of entertainment themselves, they don't need some has been organization telling them what to think anymore.
- verkon, on 01/06/2008, -0/+27One basic rule that can't be broken, everything that can be played can be copied.
- HolyChimp, on 01/06/2008, -1/+26I can has lawyer?
- schmiggyjk, on 01/06/2008, -2/+26I dont know what is more funny, the great article or people not understanding satire.
People should read "A Modest Proposal", maybe then they would understand. - Ryosen, on 01/06/2008, -1/+23I've never pirated (stolen, copied, downloaded, etc, etc) a movie in my life. Why should I have to be scolded, lectured, threatened and warned, in up to three different languages, without being able to skip the warnings, and having to watch that rather offensive MPAA anti-piracy advertisement every single time that I want to watch a DVD that I paid money for?
Sometimes, people skip out on paying the check in restaurants. Tangible goods and services are physically stolen from the establishment. It costs them real dollars and hurts everyone involved. And I sympathize. However, if every single time I walked into a restaurant, I was greeted with "Good evening, Mr. Ryosen, welcome to Cafe Le Pew. Our special tonight is a lobster thermador ecrovets with a bernaise sause, served in the purple salm manor with chalots and overshies, garnished with truffle pate, brandy, and a fried egg on top and, oh yes, don't even THINK about walking out on the check"....
Open disdain for your customers is a very good way to lose them. - Daggity, on 01/06/2008, -2/+22Just watch out for vans. Hackers make those explode!
- theholyraptor, on 04/07/2008, -3/+23that simple comment requires more then a single digg from me.
- inactive, on 01/06/2008, -0/+19Thanks for "I Am Legend" guys!
- Urusai, on 01/06/2008, -1/+17"The dog itself isn’t that expensive but the training is, and to complicate things the dog understands only German."
I had the same problem eating Belgian waffles; I had to learn both Dutch and French, and it wasn't compatible with lingonberry sauce, either. - j1ggy, on 01/06/2008, -6/+21All these anti-piracy groups are really beginning to annoy me. The only reason this piracy problem persists is because the industry has failed to adapt to technological change fast enough. Instead of embracing innovation and change, they sat in the corner like a pouting little kid, while third parties grabbed their missed opportunity and ran with it. Now they're wasting taxpayers' money taking thousands of people to court to try and secure lost profits.
The Recording Industry threw digital media out there that can easily be copied. What did they expect? If I went to work every day with my front door wide open, do you think my insurance company would keep replacing my stolen appliances and furniture? - actorboy, on 01/06/2008, -3/+15The Oscars are not for the public, they are industry awards. Sort of like "employee(s) of the year". The industry just happened to realize some time ago that the public wanted to watch.
- TechCF, on 01/06/2008, -0/+12He is making a statement. This is a way of protesting against criminalization of the customers
- inactive, on 01/06/2008, -0/+12Curtains can make it safe too you know. He should close the Curtain. That outta teach those hackers a lesson.
- ineptsavant, on 01/06/2008, -0/+10Get an electronic security system(instead of those silly analog ones), a dog and some curtains and you'll be safe. I saw it on fox news so it must be true!
- wonderchemist, on 01/06/2008, -1/+11Which reminds me, I haven't had breakfast yet...
- yarukizero, on 01/06/2008, -1/+10Except locking the doors of a store at night actually does something to deter criminals. An FBI/MPAA anti-piracy warning doesn't actually get seen by anyone who hasn't already either paid money for or pirated the movie.
- vw195, on 01/06/2008, -0/+7Or wait for the screener to be leaked
- actorboy, on 01/06/2008, -2/+9Those are called the People's Choice Awards. Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each.
- inactive, on 01/06/2008, -0/+7dugg down for hating on cats. when the catolution comes, people like you will be the first to go, while i will certainly be allowed to live by our future feline overlords.
- kevro, on 01/06/2008, -1/+7not stealing....copying!
- Sp4rker, on 01/06/2008, -1/+7Lose your MPAA perspective. Sharing is not a crime.
I download as much as my bandwith allows me, as well as I visit the cinema at least monthly (tho often more times). - jamesthejust, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5Online piracy was made easier by the advent of the internet?
- Anteros, on 01/06/2008, -1/+6They are not worthless, just another opinion, I try and look at multiple sources to decide if I should watch something since I only watch a few a month. The oscars have definitely made me aware of some movies I would not have known about otherwise.
- lucutus, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5I agree with you and the failure is often misunderstood. Yes the Internet is relevant but it's not the major issue. The theater got it's start because nobody had another means to watch video. It's been around a long time and was profitable because of the big screen and great sound. There is some social value to it still you know dinner and a movie. Still today many people have the great sound and big screen at home. The only remaining motivation other than to please your mate to go to the movies is to see a new film. If I could use some sort of pay per view to see that new film at home where I do not have to drive, put up with a line, a crowd, a sticky floor, a bad seat, someone blocking my view, someone making noise, missing something because I had to pee, etc... I would gladly pay even more than ticket price. Fact is many people would rather sit in a comfy home where they can pause, drink a beer instead of cola, eat a pizza instead of stale chocolate etc... Fact is though willing to pay for such service it is not available. So they get bootleg new movies to watch on thier new big screen home theater. Such a service would make great profits but would also hurt theaters. That's sad but true and were I a major producer it is what I would do. On-demand HD new movies!!!!
- alexforcefive, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5and what if a supervillain with electornic security system disabling superpowers shows up?
- jonohull, on 01/06/2008, -1/+6He was using satire to show his point.
- BarriedaleNick, on 01/06/2008, -0/+4What happened to the extra encryption that was supposed to be added to OscarBafta screeners. I found out about it as a friends husband was on the Baftas panel. She asked me if I could get a "hack" to make her DVD player multiregion. Once I started looking I realised the DVD player was actually issued by the Bafta people and that the screener DVDs were keyed to these special players.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117909984.html?c ... sums it up...
So why drop it ...Could it be it was costing them too much cash to distribute the players.. - shaolinpunks, on 01/06/2008, -0/+4"The full post (it’s quite long!) by Britt Leach is available here."
at the very bottom of the page.
which then appears to be the exact same size... - HHP2K, on 01/06/2008, -1/+5The bars?
- bradbeattie, on 01/06/2008, -0/+4you're
- VSAMCluster, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3I always love your comments, actorboy. People have become so enamored with intellectual property. One idea and you feel you shouldn't have to work again, sucking payment for that one piece of work for eternity. How about the laborer that builds a beautiful house or extensive landscaping? Should he be paid each time someone enjoys it? The current system is broken. I'm all for going back to the Renaissance method. Actors/artists/musicians can find a rich patron to pick up the tab. The rest of us have work in the real world where we're paid for what we do today, not what we did 3 years ago. Piracy is only going to get worse the more expensive the product gets and the lower the amount of disposable income people have. Since you're semi-working actor, based on previous comments, I'm sure you can appreciate those of us in the lower income bracket. When it costs a family of 5 $48 in tickets alone to see a movie, it's no wonder people don't go to the movies.
- FXPooky, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3Meow?
- Khast, on 01/06/2008, -4/+7I am not going to say anything about the MPAA or RIAA being *****, instead, I do think the whole entertainment industry has automatically assumed that everyone is pirating music,movies, or software. Just the act of installing windows, you can see the bars, and only once you can prove your copy is truly legit, the bars disappear....only to reappear every couple months when they do legit checks. Movies and music seem to be assuming everyone is uploading their stuff online, forget the fact that you are one of the few remaining people on the planet without internet, they still want to make sure you aren't uploading via tin cans, and string.
Yes, piracy is downright bad online. It was only made easier by the advent of the internet. Unfortunately, as long as the internet is still around, there won't be any way for them to stop rapid spreading of warez. Yeah, they can block certain protocols, and scan for copyrighted materials. A few people are going to get caught....and then NEW protocols, and encryption will surface, restarting the battle all over again.
Make it idiot proof, and they will make a better idiot. Make it hacker proof, and they will make a better hacker. - Sil369, on 01/06/2008, -1/+4LOLCats protect my DVD collection. *roar*
- pierreb, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3The irony in all of this is that there may not be an Academy Awards show this year if the writers' strike drags on until the date of the show and the actors decide not to cross the picket lines.
- Slick50, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3Exactly. Why didn't the submitter give us that link rather than the blogspam?
- thedude42, on 01/06/2008, -2/+4News flash: encryption only avoids detection of "QoS" systems your ISP puts in place for "traffic shaping". Secure trackers are only as secure as the tracker host, which seems less and elss secure as governments bend their laws for the MPAA.
The irony is, the more people use p2p, the less likely you get caught. That's about the only protection you have, and never uploading as much as you download (which defeats the spirit of p2p, but you have legal deniability of ever "making available" an entire copywrited work,the same way it is legal to sell the kit to convert a gun to a machine gun without a class 3 license). - inactive, on 01/06/2008, -2/+4Maybe you don't. But i make sure to use encryption and secure trackers for torrents.
- HHP2K, on 01/06/2008, -3/+5"pirating hands, thereby costing the film industry millions of dollars" exactly, because the official, cold hard facts straight from the desks of the MPAA give us the horrifying story of how they've already lost billions upon billions of dollars due to movie piracy, thereby threatening the entire movie industry. What will we do?! No more movies?!
Oh wait.. - skellener, on 01/06/2008, -4/+6> A 17 year veteran of the Academy has had enough of being treated
> like a criminal. Enough is enough.
Yeah, now go see the movie in the theater like you are supposed to! - solid12345, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2He is more of an employee, not a customer. Any place you work is going to hold you responsible if you lose company secrets, money, or whatever, unless you were robbed at gunpoint or something.
- gavin422, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2Worthless? No. Ridiculously overhyped? Yes.
- ktkc7c, on 01/06/2008, -1/+2You have to ask why it would be advantageous for you to take on that much liability. If the rewards are worth it, sure, take on the liability. But if you have to sign away your life just to watch a movie a week before it comes out, is that really worth signing your freedom away?
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