Slam dunk? Not likely, nor was it ever.
Of course its easy to assume that when one only has the DoJ's side of the story since the DoJ has been resisting the defense from even building a defense every step of the way, illegally.
He abided by the DMCA fully. Just because his system de-duplicated files (hint, ALL the other cloud storage providers including the big names do this too), doesn't mean he ran foul of the DMCA.
I must further add with the second category, these people, if they cannot pirate, will not increase their media consumption, they will do without and purchase as usual with what they can afford and enjoy it.
However if they start getting threats in the mail for casually torrenting that new album, they might not want to support such an industry any further thats giving the threats, since these people already buy their product, yet are getting attacked. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Higher sales because of three strikes? LOL, I love it.
Seriously, there is a category of pirates that don't buy anything period. If they cannot pirate it, they certainly wont go out and buy it either. These guys know how to do without if something isn't available for free, but chances are, it probably is available somewheres no matter what the laws are and they will find it. Nothing changes for these types.
People that buy and pirate both (unsurprisingly this category makes up a high percentage simply because they cannot afford everything they wish to consume), may continue to buy stuff they really enjoy provided they aren't alienated by the industry. People do have fixed incomes, their rate of movie/music purchases most likely will remain static, and if they want to pirate something, as the above category, will find it no matter what the laws are.
Three strikes regimes are just pissing taxpayer money away and possibly alienating people that already buy product from the movie/music industry. Do you think annoying your customers is good business sense?
Nothing wrong with violent movies, but at least rate them appropriately. All the modern Batman's as they exist should had been R or toned down a LOT to PG-13. They're WAY too dark for PG-13.
The ratings system is broken and biased, but being run by the MPAA it is of no surprise. PG-13 movies are very profitable.
Nothing wrong with violent movies, but at least rate them appropriately. All the modern Batman's as they exist should had been R or toned down a LOT to PG-13. They're WAY too dark for PG-13.
The ratings system is broken and biased, but being run by the MPAA it is of no surprise. PG-13 movies are very profitable.
They want to pass all these new laws and create backroom dealings, yet they cannot even see that they created this whole mess in the first place. They had 20 years while the internet evolved into the high bandwidth machine it is today, they had plenty of warning to innovate. Any internet expert always knew that mass file sharing would take control away from big content once broadband speeds evolved.
It would be so pathetically easy to pick out bad apples out of 33 million emails, while blatantly ignoring all the emails that will prove his innocence.
A Labour MP? Talk about covering your ass and trying to win support. It was the Labour party that enacted this stupid one-sided extradition treaty with the United States in the first place!
Thats exactly the point us Canadians were trying to make, yet the Harper government still passed this anti-circumvention abomination into law. The lobbyists keep spouting their propaganda about the "benefits" of TPM's.
The SCC now has a lot of work on their hands to find this bullshit unconstitutional.
Harper and his cronies wanted into the TPP so badly that we all got screwed as a result.
Furthermore, just because the CPC threw in a bunch of good stuff doesn't make it a good law. We STILL came out screwed, no amount of sugar coating will change anything.
Infact, its the equivalent of placing a pile of dog shit in icing sugar and calling it edible!
Digital locks simply do not work in this day and age, all they do is add huge administrative overhead in basically every other industry that doesn't even use them!
You guys do realize Canada just joined the dreaded TPP agreement right? It was Harper's wet dream to join the TPP as soon as possible... however....
Bill C11 will become obsolete overnight. You're missing the hidden agenda of the CPC and Hollywood, and its right up your noses! It wasn't even a day after C11 passed the HoC that Obama announced Canada could join the TPP negotiations. Its a well known fact that C11 was a prerequisite to join TPP! There is many leaks and such that acknowledge this, and a wonderful applauding from the US Chamber Of Commerce welcoming Canada to TPP. (Gee I wonder why, apparently Canada still has unresolved "issues" with IP law according to them even after C11 was passed!)
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Of course its easy to assume that when one only has the DoJ's side of the story since the DoJ has been resisting the defense from even building a defense every step of the way, illegally.
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Somehow I doubt it. How was that case any different than Rojadirecta? Oh yeah, it was on US soil where they couldn't even mount a proper defense.
What about Richard O.Dwyer (TVShack)?
This is nothing but a clusterfuck. The DoJ should be forbidden from doing this crap in the future.
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The industry still refuses to believe it. See the CRIA (Music Canada) note in the bottom paragraph.
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However if they start getting threats in the mail for casually torrenting that new album, they might not want to support such an industry any further thats giving the threats, since these people already buy their product, yet are getting attacked. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Duh. :-)
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Seriously, there is a category of pirates that don't buy anything period. If they cannot pirate it, they certainly wont go out and buy it either. These guys know how to do without if something isn't available for free, but chances are, it probably is available somewheres no matter what the laws are and they will find it. Nothing changes for these types.
People that buy and pirate both (unsurprisingly this category makes up a high percentage simply because they cannot afford everything they wish to consume), may continue to buy stuff they really enjoy provided they aren't alienated by the industry. People do have fixed incomes, their rate of movie/music purchases most likely will remain static, and if they want to pirate something, as the above category, will find it no matter what the laws are.
Three strikes regimes are just pissing taxpayer money away and possibly alienating people that already buy product from the movie/music industry. Do you think annoying your customers is good business sense?
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The ratings system is broken and biased, but being run by the MPAA it is of no surprise. PG-13 movies are very profitable.
On the post: Attendee At Batman Shooting Plans To Sue Warner Bros For Making Batman Too Violent
The ratings system is broken and biased, but being run by the MPAA it is of no surprise. PG-13 movies are very profitable.
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Oh right, they spend the most lobbying dollars, and of course CNN owned by a media conglomerate has nothing to do with it either. :-)
Violent PG-13 films FTW!
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Our politicians are so bought.
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Out of convenience? Well it looks like thats the only part they managed to get close to correct, but more often its the *ONLY* alternative.
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Seriously, what other country does private interests get exclusive access to the evidence?
You only have to look at the last 2 letters in FACT's acronym to see that they are full of shit.
Copyright Infringement is NOT Copyright Theft. Perhaps they should change their name first, it might just give them a bit more credibility. :-)
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The SCC now has a lot of work on their hands to find this bullshit unconstitutional.
Harper and his cronies wanted into the TPP so badly that we all got screwed as a result.
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Infact, its the equivalent of placing a pile of dog shit in icing sugar and calling it edible!
Digital locks simply do not work in this day and age, all they do is add huge administrative overhead in basically every other industry that doesn't even use them!
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Re: Re: Wake up!
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Boohoo, my iPhone wont work in my car audio system, then you should had known better!
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Wake up!
Bill C11 will become obsolete overnight. You're missing the hidden agenda of the CPC and Hollywood, and its right up your noses! It wasn't even a day after C11 passed the HoC that Obama announced Canada could join the TPP negotiations. Its a well known fact that C11 was a prerequisite to join TPP! There is many leaks and such that acknowledge this, and a wonderful applauding from the US Chamber Of Commerce welcoming Canada to TPP. (Gee I wonder why, apparently Canada still has unresolved "issues" with IP law according to them even after C11 was passed!)
Wake up people!
http://www.uschamber.com/press/releases/2012/june/us-chamber-applauds-canada%E2%80%99s-en try-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations
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