http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14035502 Does anyone else think that the whole pursuit of stopping piracy is as pointless as pissing against the wind? As soon as one streaming site is taken down, 10 more pop up and that isn't going to change. Determined people will always find a way. I have to say I agree with Eric Schmidt when he says that if ISPs started blocking websites it would start a dangerous precedent because governments could just order the blocking of any content that challenges them in any way. On a side note if buying movies and music didn't cost so bloody much there would be no need for illegal streaming/download sites. Peace out!
This has been rumbling on in the states for years and I agree that it's just pissing in the wind. If they piss off the file sharing community then they'll bite back hard and target any given site which will disrupt things and cause problems which they won't be able to cope with, and I think they know that which is why they won't ban certain sites. They're just making out they want to stop the illegality of things because of the pressure from record labels and film studios who are still making billions each year. Tight ****s.
It's a non-starter Take the example in the article about football. That suggests that the players and officials (being the content creators whereas TV broadcasters are the content distributors) have the sole right to earn money from televised football therefore all current TV deals are null and void as they are with leagues or clubs. The content creators idea would also mean distributors of films/tv shows/music/books lose out as they are solely entitled to money from deals with creators and not the present system of money from the public in addition to creators
Yeah I thought that myself, this Ed Vaizey character seems like a real clot talking about things he has no comprehension of.
I saw recently that lawyers had sent letters to 20,000 people who had downloaded 'The Hurt Locker' demanding payment of $2,000 or they would be taken to court. If they want to stop illegal downloading, they need to prosecute people on this scale more often. At the moment, it doesn't occur to people that they're going to be caught. I don't personally know anyone who's ever been done for piracy.
I can't see how anyone can make the claim that movies cost too much anymore. I have only paid more than £6 for a DVD about half a dozen times in the last 5 years yes I've probably bought around 300 of them in that time. Movies go down to bargain bin prices within 3 months of release these days. Even in Cinemas if you go on a weeknight you can get into most cinema's for £6, maybe £8 for 3D films, it's not exactly massive amounts of cash. Yes it adds up if you want to take the family but what doesn't?
