The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that SOPA and PIPA are aimed at stopping online piracy. But as this infographic demonstrates, it’s really about fighting innovation.
(Embiggen at Infographic: Why the movie industry is so wrong about SOPA)
There was over 10 000 people protesting ACTA in Krakow.
Hey you guuuuys! I’m soon going to ACTA protest in Krakow.
Polish prime minister wants to sign acta tomorrow.
Which is bad.
The protests starts at 6pm
Be with us!
Hey you guys! Spread the word! There will be more demonstrations agains acta in Poland today!
They are planned in Krakow, Warsaw, and sevral other cities.
Polish Prime Minister plans to sign ACTA tomorrow.
Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan.
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Jonathan Coulton is wise.
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THERE ARE SEVRAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ON THE STREET OF WARSAW RIGHT NOW PROTESTING AGAINST ACTA
Sorry about my rage post earlier, here’s a more reasonable post about my feelings on SOPA amd PIPA…
Gabe Newell, the head of Valve, which I believe is one of the greatest video game companies in existence today, had this to say about the problems of pirating:
“The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates… . If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable.”
Why do these large corporations seek shelter from the government when they have no on else to blame but themselves if piracy is a problem to them? These music and movie industries are in trouble because they’ve put themselves there. These people who think they can overcharge for movies and music, then get completely defensive and offended when others offer their services at a better rate and quality than they can provide.
Do they really think that they can stop pirates? I don’t believe even they’re stupid enough to believe so. The internet has millions of ways to share files outside Megaupload. All the government has done is mildly inconvenient pirates and captured seven people, in comparison to the millions of providers and the billions of downloaders that are out there. They did it for show, I believe, wanted to flex their big government muscles and act like they’re in power of the situation. They essentially cut off the head of a Hydra in an attempt to scare away the Hydra later.
I believe the motto of capitalism and especially the United States is: ‘Competition is the life-blood of the economy’, right? Well, Hollywood, you’ve met your largest competitor. It’s up to you now, do you adapt or do you die?
If there was a way to watch new episodes at a small fee and purchase DVDs in my country in the English language (cos I fucking hate our translators, especially for Supernatural), I would. Otherwise, downloads.
If I would wait for something to air in my country quickly i would die waiting…
The only provider that gives me what I want in my country at the moment is HBO. Game of Thrones aired 8 hours after it aired in the US. And I watched it on my TV in HD and i was perfectly happy with that. It was better than downloading episode so I didn’t need to download it from illegal source. Why can’t you just do that this way?
And just as an example: Breaking Bad just finished its fourth season. It’s very popular among lots of people who somehow gain the knowledge about its existence. Still not airing anywhere in Poland. There are not even plans for it.
