Actually, I think this story was very worthwhile. Look when we are talking piracy we aren't talking P2P any more. We are talking online streams of entire films, often in HD. It's easy to go online and find hundreds of websites whose only purpose is to drive traffic to their site via stolen movies and make money via ad revenue.
The other model are websites that appear legit and actually charge for downloads of stolen content.
Indie filmmakers provide options for online (and low cost delivery) of their films but it's hard to compete when streams are ubiquitous and free.
It's time to seek a reasonable solution to this issue. It's not about infringing rights, it's about having a legit discussion about how best to protect both the interests of content creators and their audiences.
Demonizing people on either side of the debate is not productive. I'm sure, with effort, a reasonable consensus can be reached that protects our individual rights as consumers and the rights of those whose work is being stolen.
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The other model are websites that appear legit and actually charge for downloads of stolen content.
Indie filmmakers provide options for online (and low cost delivery) of their films but it's hard to compete when streams are ubiquitous and free.
It's time to seek a reasonable solution to this issue. It's not about infringing rights, it's about having a legit discussion about how best to protect both the interests of content creators and their audiences.
Demonizing people on either side of the debate is not productive. I'm sure, with effort, a reasonable consensus can be reached that protects our individual rights as consumers and the rights of those whose work is being stolen.
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