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Spark Light wrote:You're joking right?
There is only 1 reason people go into theaters and pirate movies.
To make money from selling copies.
Nobody, out of the kindness of their heart, is going to go into a theater and make a cam-copy of a film to send to their "brothers" over in the UK, because they can't watch it.
Then explain why most of these are available for free online, which you acknowledge down further? The reason Piracy is SO HIGH for this movie is that people in the UK and what not have gotten used to getting movies on time. And quite frankly, Paramount DESERVE to have their movie pirated for such a terrible decision. And for destroying Star Trek while we're at it.
Cam copies are rarely ever sold. Only DVD Pirates would bother.
JTKranix wrote:KSC wrote:dragons wrote:finally someone has been cought doing this if only they would catch poeple downoading piarcy music that would be a step up.
Caught FILMING it. You'd have to arrest 10% of the world to stop the DLing of it.
And stop neverminding JTK, speak your mind man.
It would be more than 10%, it would easily be closer to 60-70%.
Piracy is wrong but it does promote industry advancement. Music and Video tapes turn into CD's and DVD's. CD's turn into audio files with DRM, DVD's turn into Blu-ray, HD-DVD and video files with DRM.
No one thinks of the big picture. Yeah, movie and music pirates are law breakers but how many people are pirates and do not even realize it? How many people have that copy of Windows or Microsoft Office that they didn't pay for? How many people still have copies of movies on VHS from HBO or Cinemax in the 80's tucked away in a closet someplace?
It's all piracy. It's all wrong but to what extent should these people be punished? "raped in prison" for what? Downloading pirated anti-virus to keep their computer from being compromised? "raped in prison" for pirating a copy of Microsoft Word so their kid can do school work?
The punishment should fit the crime.
Yeah, that was my reasoning.KSC wrote:JTKranix wrote:KSC wrote:dragons wrote:finally someone has been cought doing this if only they would catch poeple downoading piarcy music that would be a step up.
Caught FILMING it. You'd have to arrest 10% of the world to stop the DLing of it.
And stop neverminding JTK, speak your mind man.
It would be more than 10%, it would easily be closer to 60-70%.
Piracy is wrong but it does promote industry advancement. Music and Video tapes turn into CD's and DVD's. CD's turn into audio files with DRM, DVD's turn into Blu-ray, HD-DVD and video files with DRM.
No one thinks of the big picture. Yeah, movie and music pirates are law breakers but how many people are pirates and do not even realize it? How many people have that copy of Windows or Microsoft Office that they didn't pay for? How many people still have copies of movies on VHS from HBO or Cinemax in the 80's tucked away in a closet someplace?
It's all piracy. It's all wrong but to what extent should these people be punished? "raped in prison" for what? Downloading pirated anti-virus to keep their computer from being compromised? "raped in prison" for pirating a copy of Microsoft Word so their kid can do school work?
The punishment should fit the crime.
Good, I'm glad you said that. And I agree 100%. I spoke the truth when I said I had no interest in DL'ing TF. However I am not innocent in degrees of piracy. The Photoshop I use is from a friend of a friend of a friend...
I think a lot of us do it and the justify it to ourselves as well:
"Well I PAID to see it in the theater. I just wanna have a copy to see it again"
the purifyer wrote:8-| Who would want a cam shot movie? A dvd leak is so much better.
lilcarus wrote:the purifyer wrote:8-| Who would want a cam shot movie? A dvd leak is so much better.
its funny that most of the people in here that are yapping about who wants to watch a crappy cam are so out of the loop....i wont get into the details and what not....but cam versions of a film are so 2002....nowdays its all about dvd rips straight from the source disc...
sub magnus wrote:I honestly do not see the point in DLing pirated movies. A person must be extremely lazy and cheap to not go and pay the $7-$10 for the movie at the theatre. It is because of those people that have caused movie prices to be so high. I remember working at a theatre a couple of years ago, and it cost $4 for the afternoon shows and maybe $6 for the evening ones. Those people just need to get off the lazy ass' and enjoy the whole movie experience(Yes that does mean paying a little bit of money for it, but it is worth every minute of it).
Indeed. That would be like saying that Wal-mart needs to increase the price of merchandise they can't sell. Could you imagine Cybertron toys still warming shelves because instead of putting the toys on clearence or replacing them with different gimmicked toys, they simply jacked-up the prices? If they did, I can tell you now my daughter wouldn't be enjoying her Primus.KSC wrote: Also think about what youre saying as far as increasing prices. When people start straying from the theater the last thing you do is increase the price!
JTKranix wrote:I also wanted to toss this out there.
Everytime you upgrade or replace the processor in your computer you are supposed to buy a new copy of Windows. I still find it amazing how many of the people posting in this thread say they want pirates punished like they are violent criminals when they are most likely pirates themselves in one way or another even if they don't want to admit it.
Besides, when I watch a movie, I like to enjoy it at my pace somewhere clean without babies crying and cell phones going off.
I honestly do not see the point in DLing pirated movies. A person must be extremely lazy and cheap to not go and pay the $7-$10 for the movie at the theatre.
Spark Light wrote:I can't believe NOBODY has stated the obvious now - the pricks at Paramount decided to delay the movie over here in the UK for three painful weeks.
Insurgent wrote:14 days to go. We Brits need a clock counting down. Yarrr!
Burn wrote:Insurgent wrote:14 days to go. We Brits need a clock counting down. Yarrr!
What, you guys have trouble counting backwards?
tile_mcgillus wrote:Wow. Everyone jumps on the "raped in prison" train there for a while didn't they. Scary stuff. Tranix came in with dang logic (much appreciated) and slowed down the crazy bus.
Privacy is an interesting topic in todays society with downlable programs, music, images, movies, tv shows. It is much more complicated than what time and info we have to discuss it here...
The real issue is that on duty police officers are taking time out of their day protecting PEOPLE to arrest "criminals" taping a movie. What? Who are they protecting here...
Didn't Transformers make something like 160 million dollars in 6 days...
My guess is if you watch in the tiny screen, you werent going to pay to see it anyway. Besides I am all for the big screen experience.
JTKranix wrote:tile_mcgillus wrote:Wow. Everyone jumps on the "raped in prison" train there for a while didn't they. Scary stuff. Tranix came in with dang logic (much appreciated) and slowed down the crazy bus.
Privacy is an interesting topic in todays society with downlable programs, music, images, movies, tv shows. It is much more complicated than what time and info we have to discuss it here...
The real issue is that on duty police officers are taking time out of their day protecting PEOPLE to arrest "criminals" taping a movie. What? Who are they protecting here...
Didn't Transformers make something like 160 million dollars in 6 days...
My guess is if you watch in the tiny screen, you werent going to pay to see it anyway. Besides I am all for the big screen experience.
Kranix
Anyway, you want scary stuff? Read the technical specifications for Blu-ray sometime.
The fact they can monitor everything you watch on your Blu-ray player or even remotely disable the player if they don't like the content your watching is freaky.
Granted these "options" are not enabled in current generation Blu-ray players but they are written into the tech specs so they could be enabled.
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