

Citing increased pressure from piracy enforcers, operators call it quits





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RE: MPAA sucks
By omnicronx on 10/1/2007 10:42:40 AM , Rating: 2
Because your grandmother and teenage sister always sell bootleg DVD's on the side of the street! I think he is talking about those who sell the DVD's not those who buy them. When i go to China town in Toronto, the streets are littered with bootleg DVD salesman selling copies for $4-5 and thats just not right.

If you are willing to get a hardcopy copy of a movie (meaning you like it or want the movie) you should be paying for it, plain and simple. I feel no guilt downloading crappy movies that are in the theatre that i would have never gone to see (in which I usually only watch because i am bored), but if you are going to buy it, you should be buying a legal copy.

RE: MPAA sucks
By Camps on 10/2/2007 1:03:51 AM , Rating: 2
It's obvious that the market is trying to dictate the cost of music and movies but with the amount of money and lobbyist the RIAA thugs can throw around they are forcing their own pricing. The greedy men with beady eyes will get their due.

People who torrent most of these items have a very low chance of even buying the material in the first place. 20 dollars for a dvd and 60 for a video game is robbery so people vote with their wallet.

RE: MPAA sucks
By othercents on 10/3/2007 1:44:30 PM , Rating: 2
I think it is obvious to some that if given the choice to pay to watch a movie in the theater or download it for free, most people would rather download it. Now if you were only given the choice of watching the movie in a theater or not watching in at all, then there is a good percentage that would have downloaded for free would now watch it in the theater. There are many people who just download the movie and either store it on their hard drive or burn it to DVD never intending on buying a copy.

Overall theater pricing has gotten ridiculous especially if it is a family of four. If it is going to be a great movie then just buy it on DVD that way the whole family can watch it over and over again for free. Now the catch comes when little Johnny isn't as nice to the DVD or equipment and it gets all scratched up and unreadable. This is where being able to make copies for personal use works out well.

I definitely can't agree with anyone that would download a movie with the intention of keeping it in their library to watch over and over again. You should buy the DVD.



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