So what I'm getting from the previous comments is.. No sorry, I don't understand. What is it that HBO doesn't have? The previous 20+ posts were unclear. Perhaps another 30 and I might understand what the replies are getting at.
Looking past your assumption that everyone here is a pirate, I must point out I don't rip people off. If I was going to buy the stuff, I would've bought it. There's times I've bought the DVD then damaged it/lost it/it was stolen and as I'm not going to pay for the same thing twice, pirated it. Or moving house and I don't want to cart all the clunky DVDs and cases around, I pirate stuff I ALREADY LEGALLY OWN for convenience.
I download pre-synced Rifftraxed films in a torrent. I already bought the original DVD (or got it as a present) and I buy the Rifftrax mp3 from their site. The only reason I torrent it as well is because I'm lazy and can't be bothered to sync it all up. How am I ripping people off when I legally obtained both items?
Mashups.. now we're talking! Girl Talk is an interesting example though - while his songs use samples that last just a few seconds and so could be considered fair use, there are plenty other mashup producers (myself included) who use samples that are substantially longer, most of the time the full song. Of course, one can (and does) argue that they are derivative, non-commerical uses of the original works, but I've no idea how well that'd stand up in court. Interesting area, to be sure.
Complicated? Psshh.. perhaps in the days of yore when you had to double-pump the clutch to change gear, maybe. But with todays syncros, it's really quite easy..
At least in the UK, if you have an automatic licence, that's all you can drive - it's illegal to drive a manual on public roads. The other way round (manual licence, auto car) is fine though.
The only thing that's improved in those centuries is the availability, amount, and ease of ways of RECORDING creativity. The 1200s weren't exactly known for their DVDs and stuff, whereas now, we can immortalise creativity in just about any way - on a DVD, a CD, in a book, a text file, a photograph, a painting, a song.. the list is endless.
The only reason there's more recorded creativity in the latter years is because of the abundance of recording mediums the former century lacked. Are you seriously suggesting that literally, the only creativity in the 1200s is what was recorded?
While this plainly ridiculous and absurd and I roll my eyes and everything, the thing that stood out most to me was your comment about mashups. Mainly because I'm a mashup producer. May seem stupid, but I grinned like a Cheshire Cat when I read that..
You really think if people were going to try and sell merch and profit off a kids death, they'd get to the TM issue and say 'oh well that's that plan scuppered then!'
Bullshit - as always, people would come up with a way to work around things; in this case, trademark. Either by spelling his name Treyvon or by using 'Trayvon Needs Justice' or something like that.
And it's exactly the same as a downloading a film - it's similar to, but not exactly like, watching a store-bought DVD. Mainly the actual physical part of it, which incidentally is the same difference here. They're not looking to replicate money exactly and a pirated film is not an exact replica of a Hollywood-endorsed one.
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Verb: Deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something.
Me? None of it. You, however, seem a bit confused.
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I download pre-synced Rifftraxed films in a torrent. I already bought the original DVD (or got it as a present) and I buy the Rifftrax mp3 from their site. The only reason I torrent it as well is because I'm lazy and can't be bothered to sync it all up. How am I ripping people off when I legally obtained both items?
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The only reason there's more recorded creativity in the latter years is because of the abundance of recording mediums the former century lacked. Are you seriously suggesting that literally, the only creativity in the 1200s is what was recorded?
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(ignoring the fact that he probably never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it")
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Bullshit - as always, people would come up with a way to work around things; in this case, trademark. Either by spelling his name Treyvon or by using 'Trayvon Needs Justice' or something like that.
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Seems a perfect solution to me.
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"It's counterfeiting!", "scans and digital copies of notes isn't counterfeiting!"
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