This is one of those areas where being a bully won't work, so why try and do it this way? If you think in terms of "making contracts ban the practice" were going to stop people from obtaining things that are just a click away, you're really not qualified to be a CEO. But that's not the real plan, is it?
It's not stealing regardless of what those who purchased the DMCA want to preach. If I buy a printed book, is it illegal when I finish it to give it to a friend? If it were, we'd all be felons today. Give it a fucking rest.
Of course, since I see beyond the "official message" I have a feeling this is just typical manipulation. I can see bandwidth limits coming to cash in on the hardcore "thieves"... It's not that it's really considered stealing, it's to corral people into downloading content so only one group profits from it.
If you share a Netflix password they expected you to share, then Netflix makes money. If you put bandwidth tiers in place and force people into obtaining content off the internet, the ISP makes the money. This from a CEO who's already publicly stated video isn't his focus anyhow...
Suddenly, those complaining about people "stealing" would be comfortable profiting from "stealing" the role of content providers from the actual content providers.
Think for yourselves, people... This isn't about morals.
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Oh, for the love of God...
This is one of those areas where being a bully won't work, so why try and do it this way? If you think in terms of "making contracts ban the practice" were going to stop people from obtaining things that are just a click away, you're really not qualified to be a CEO. But that's not the real plan, is it?
It's not stealing regardless of what those who purchased the DMCA want to preach. If I buy a printed book, is it illegal when I finish it to give it to a friend? If it were, we'd all be felons today. Give it a fucking rest.
Of course, since I see beyond the "official message" I have a feeling this is just typical manipulation. I can see bandwidth limits coming to cash in on the hardcore "thieves"... It's not that it's really considered stealing, it's to corral people into downloading content so only one group profits from it.
If you share a Netflix password they expected you to share, then Netflix makes money. If you put bandwidth tiers in place and force people into obtaining content off the internet, the ISP makes the money. This from a CEO who's already publicly stated video isn't his focus anyhow...
Suddenly, those complaining about people "stealing" would be comfortable profiting from "stealing" the role of content providers from the actual content providers.
Think for yourselves, people... This isn't about morals.
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