torrentfreak.com— According to the NPD Group, a consumer and retail information company, for every legally downloaded video file, there are five illegally downloaded ones on P2P networks and BitTorrent sites.
Dec 26, 2006View in Crawl 4
It's so easy, a cave man could do it.But no joke, The people that do download videos and music share their knowledge with family and friends and they start too. An das people become more computer literate they will see just how easy it is to get free s**t online and will join the community.And about half of the people that oppose it because they think it is stealing (which it is) usually get over it....my parents, who used to hate me for getting free s**t online, now make orders for movies they want to see.Long Live P2PViva Bittorrent
?Even though right now the majority of downloaded video content is adult-film content, the amount of intellectual property stolen from mainstream movie studios, networks, and record labels will continue to rise, unless strong and sustained action is taken to prevent piracy,? he says.That's laughable. I wonder what this all *really* means to the industry. If the DVD sales dropped drastically, say by 15% across the board would "The Industry" (TI) start going under? Would it be due to things that couldn't be resolved by better business practices? Is it me or does TI always come off like a gold-digging ex? I feel like the complaints of lost profits and whatnot aren't far off from a spouse who wants 15K/month in alimony to "maintain the lifestyle they're accustomed to". If DVD sales fell through the floor and the average movie being produced today were no longer profitable is that a problem that couldn't be resolved by TI changing it's practices (movies sold on marketing/star power)? I doubt it.TI should start thinking about real alternatives, not expensive ways to fight a battle they can't possibly win.
Also the other advantage as we all know is you get Joe public who has paid for his (over priced) copy of the latest blockbuster whatever, settles down and clicks play to watch and then get 5-15 minutes of un-skip able garbage about how pirating is the same a stealing a car or whatever the latest thing is... then loads of adverts for up-coming films he probably at this point does not give a damn about... one broken remote from trying to skip all this crap that is forced down his throat..... Then he sees a "pirated" copy of the next blockbuster film and this is out before the legal copy as good quality (if not better) and he is able to click play and ACTUALLY watch the film straight away.... and RIAA and all the rest wonder why pirating films happens....
When you steal my bike, you have one bike and I have none. When you steal my music, I have less of a reason to create new music. If I work at something, I'd like to get paid for my work. If you won't pay artists for intellectual property, they'll find other ways to earn a living instead of their primary passion. And the world will be a poorer place to live it. That isn't morals - that is logic. PERIOD! Intellectual property is different from real property, but both should be protected in order to encourage their creation and advancement.
The technology to deliver high quality video on the internet hasn't arrived yet.Piracy plays a huge role in driving the development of this technology. Why else would average people need a broadband connection?Excluding piracy, the reasons list runs thin for most people.I will also add that there would be no iTunes store today, if Napster never happened.
OR they could take the RIAA route and just stop when they've sued all their customers into financial ruin and nobody can afford to pay for their product anymore.
@Jist, the answer to your problem is called 'Port Forwarding'. Make sure you have a particular port open in your router, then ensure that your torrent client is accessing that same port. Just Google for more info.
borninda818Dec 26, 2006
It's so easy, a cave man could do it.But no joke, The people that do download videos and music share their knowledge with family and friends and they start too. An das people become more computer literate they will see just how easy it is to get free s**t online and will join the community.And about half of the people that oppose it because they think it is stealing (which it is) usually get over it....my parents, who used to hate me for getting free s**t online, now make orders for movies they want to see.Long Live P2PViva Bittorrent
022aDec 26, 2006
?Even though right now the majority of downloaded video content is adult-film content, the amount of intellectual property stolen from mainstream movie studios, networks, and record labels will continue to rise, unless strong and sustained action is taken to prevent piracy,? he says.That's laughable. I wonder what this all *really* means to the industry. If the DVD sales dropped drastically, say by 15% across the board would "The Industry" (TI) start going under? Would it be due to things that couldn't be resolved by better business practices? Is it me or does TI always come off like a gold-digging ex? I feel like the complaints of lost profits and whatnot aren't far off from a spouse who wants 15K/month in alimony to "maintain the lifestyle they're accustomed to". If DVD sales fell through the floor and the average movie being produced today were no longer profitable is that a problem that couldn't be resolved by TI changing it's practices (movies sold on marketing/star power)? I doubt it.TI should start thinking about real alternatives, not expensive ways to fight a battle they can't possibly win.
jaknetDec 27, 2006
Also the other advantage as we all know is you get Joe public who has paid for his (over priced) copy of the latest blockbuster whatever, settles down and clicks play to watch and then get 5-15 minutes of un-skip able garbage about how pirating is the same a stealing a car or whatever the latest thing is... then loads of adverts for up-coming films he probably at this point does not give a damn about... one broken remote from trying to skip all this crap that is forced down his throat..... Then he sees a "pirated" copy of the next blockbuster film and this is out before the legal copy as good quality (if not better) and he is able to click play and ACTUALLY watch the film straight away.... and RIAA and all the rest wonder why pirating films happens....
backwards2Dec 27, 2006
When you steal my bike, you have one bike and I have none. When you steal my music, I have less of a reason to create new music. If I work at something, I'd like to get paid for my work. If you won't pay artists for intellectual property, they'll find other ways to earn a living instead of their primary passion. And the world will be a poorer place to live it. That isn't morals - that is logic. PERIOD! Intellectual property is different from real property, but both should be protected in order to encourage their creation and advancement.
Closed AccountDec 27, 2006
The technology to deliver high quality video on the internet hasn't arrived yet.Piracy plays a huge role in driving the development of this technology. Why else would average people need a broadband connection?Excluding piracy, the reasons list runs thin for most people.I will also add that there would be no iTunes store today, if Napster never happened.
msgyrdDec 27, 2006
OR they could take the RIAA route and just stop when they've sued all their customers into financial ruin and nobody can afford to pay for their product anymore.
mekongcolaDec 27, 2006
Gee, illegal DL's are more popular than paying for the same thing...CAPTIN OBIOUSE TO THE RESCUE!
tech10171968Dec 27, 2006
@Jist, the answer to your problem is called 'Port Forwarding'. Make sure you have a particular port open in your router, then ensure that your torrent client is accessing that same port. Just Google for more info.