Comments on: MPAA 13, Piracy 0: Three More Allegedly Illicit Sites Sued

By: Johannes S.

Johannes S. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:50:26 +0000

Well, the thing is, in most of Eastern and Northeastern Europe, Piracy, or well, Copying of movies without permission, is NOT illegal. And even if I obtain it legally here from the stores – which I, by the way, CAN’T – since nothing worth watching/listening to is available.

So, the only option for me is to download, what you call “illegally,” even though it is completely legal here.

I’m not breaking the law and either way, unless I’m buying local content, the authors of the content would get a ridiculously small amount of money for the content.

Also, the authors still get a huge s**tload of money, even if I copy.

So, my point is, it is OK for me to copy since

1) It’s legal here
2) The authors get nothing either way
3) I have no other way, because the music/video stores sell crap and there isn’t an iTunes store in this country.

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:59:32 +0000

People can come up with all sorts of ways to justify downloading an illegal copy of a movie. Some say it’s not piracy, it’s sharing. Others try to justify it by saying the original content is overpriced or not available in their local area. But the bottom line is IF YOU DIDN’T PAY IT’S THEFT. It’s theft just as if you’d gone into a retail store, stuffed a movie into your coat pocket, and walked out with it. It’s exactly the same.

By: RabbitsInBlack

RabbitsInBlack — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:21:18 +0000

I don’t understand these Large Companies trying to take down everyone. You can fight technology or you can join because in the end piracy will always be. It’s just about learning how to work with piracy and understand why it happens and not fight a losing battle.

By: abdu

abdu — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:45:21 +0000

Well you are right, we shouldnt copy other people’s work when there are legal sites which provide free viewing for latest TV shows, but what about countries where the american TV channels like FOX are not available and HULU and the other sites are only available in the us so i dont have a choice other than using torrents or wait for a year or so until the DVD is released. so what about other countries that dont have access to these sites what should they do?

By: Darren VanBuren

Darren VanBuren — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:30:59 +0000

I don’t keep backup copies of my movies, music, etc. In fact, I’m missing a lot of them, like I can’t find the movie “UHF”. That’s when it’s appropriate to download from a torrent site, when you’ve lost your copy, as you’ve already paid for the content, so you’re not stealing.

Also, web filters aren’t practical. They could easily be overloaded and taken down. Do people really want everything we send to be watched? It’s not just.

If you want to pirate movies, there’s one country that you are allowed to do so in. It’s the home of some larger torrent sites. It’s Sweden. One thing, they monitor everything going in and out of Sweden. But it’s a price to pay if you want unlimited movies for free.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:35:17 +0000

First of all, stop giving into the MPAA and RIAA by calling it “piracy”. By any definition, sharing something for no monetary gain is not “piracy”. It’s File Sharing or making copies for personal use.

As to your question, I do it because I rarely have time to go to the movies, or even sit in front of a TV. I watch things on portable devices and PCs. I rip from Netflix, and in some cases, download from the internet. I watch 10 or so TV shows a week, all downloaded since again I rarely have time to sit in front of a TV.

The MPAA and RIAA can eat me.

By: pwn247

pwn247 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:35:02 +0000

PIRACY IS A CRIME.

Recently, I almost got into trouble when someone was piggybacking on my wifi and downloading a torrent. My ISP sent me an email from the MPAA. Luckily, I phoned the ISP and we found that my router’s wifi password was disabled.

So be on the lookout. Log everything that happens with your router, and report piracy. I feel that people who work hard to bring movies, music, and games deserve what they earned. Pay for the games, pay for the music, and of course pay for the movies. :-)

-Eddie

By: Persian Paladin

Persian Paladin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:54:36 +0000

While I support the removal of sites that blatantly share movies illegally and am against piracy; I do feel that organisations like the MPIAA and RIAA are like the mafia in their approach. Their approach can often be likened to that of the police busting down every door in a city because of the fear that some people might be committing a crime.

As for ‘internet filtering’ – well I think that sounds like the beginning of the slippy slope to internet censorship and the demise of net neutrality. Despite piracy; these companies and corporates make huge profits off digital media.

By: James Savage

James Savage — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:49:34 +0000

I don’t want any kind of auto filtration, or for that matter any kind of barrier between me and the internet. While this does have good uses to it, it could be just another step to ISPs having to much control over the internet. Piracy is going to happen, I don’t care if they remove internet from the US, it will find a way. But when you do something that, lets face it, could end up filtering non-copyrighted content or something you own by mistake. That is unfair.

By: Jamie{JCLeftie}

Jamie{JCLeftie} — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:55:28 +0000

I personally like Hulu.com – I also surf the networks to see what they’ve got and if I’ve missed anything. There are hundreds of movies, thousands of TV shows… I’m set for life as long as Fancast and Hulu exist.

Thanks for pointing out those sites, Chris!