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Study shows a third of US and UK residents copying DVDs
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article published on 9 July, 2008
According to a new study funded by Macrovision a third of all US and UK residents have copied at least one DVD in the last 6 months. In the UK the number is around 32%, compared to around 36% in the US.
Among other things the report from Futuresource Consulting titled 'Consumer Home Piracy Research Findings' concludes that
Around one third of all respondents in both countries admit ... [ read the full article ]
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13. July 2008 @ 01:54 |
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Originally posted by Mordaunt:
I take it, then, that roughly 1/3 of Macronazi's target demographic are going to end up on "The Worlds Dumbest Criminals"? I mean, you have got to be one dumb-ass Meat Sack (thanks, Mystique) to squeal on yourself.
Mordaunt,
It's all about GREED. People who copy DVDS do so with the conviction that the bastards who produce them have made enough money and they don't need mine.
We're not cows and we don't like being milked. So I say: MILK THEM THROUGH THE FENCE.
Of course I myself, being a law-biding citzen, upright and honorable, would never seriously consider breaking the law.
If you have never considered breaking the law or have any opinions and just happily do whatever you are told, I recommend a nation like North Korea or some place where you can be cut off from any input from source whatsoever. Your mind is made up for you.
Mordaunt, I am in awe that you know what everyone does with blank media. WOW !!
Let's think that maybe, maybe, you take other's opinions, especially those who have more power, money and influence than you and mimic their thoughts in thinking that makes you a good citizen ??
It is a darn good thing that in the 1700s, that people like Jefferson, Washington, Adams, etc, were dissidents in the original U.S. colonies didn't think that way, as they rebelled against the "laws of the lands". I guess Gandhi was nothing but a greedy person, like those others who created the U.S. I guess those who engaged in civil disobedience and worked to help end slavery as well as did not act actively to return a slave to "its owner" were greedy as well.
Being someone that has never, ever thought of breaking any law, means that you have memorized every single law and base all of your behaviors and thoughts around it. It also means that in the spirit of democracy, you would be a very poor citizen, as it is the citizens that are the ones who are supposed to create the laws and that our lawmakers are only civil servants, who have been honored by citizens to be trusted for a short time to create laws that are in the best interests of the citizens they swore to represent as well as uphold the Constitution. They are NOT supposed to represent Corporate interests or anyone's interests except for the individuals they represent. Remember that "We the people" stuff.
It is ironic that just today, I have been burning a great multi-media film that my son made of his older brother's graduation and the party afterwards. I am sending it out, in DVD format to several relatives and friends. He combines music, video and still photos together so creatively.
I possibly might be breaking the law by using some software to burning DVDs and distributing them, even though it is a DVD that was created by my son and is not under anyone's copyright ? It is possible the burning or backing up anything is against the law, I am not sure. I know that the "Fair Use" law that is in the books has laws that were created so that it is impossible for the "Fair Use" laws to be be upheld.
Mordaunt, you never jaywalked in your life ? Never drove faster than the speed limit. Never, ever video taped a TV show so you can see it later, without written permission to do so ? You never expressed your thoughts about unfair laws to anyone ?
My point is always think and understand where the sources come from. Remember democracy is NOT a spectator sport. The numbers from Futuresource Consultingare obviously bogus and there is an obvious conflict of interest.
For all I know, I might be breaking a law right now by publishing my thoughts ? I don't know. I also know that I don't know what the real numbers are, but neither does Macrovision or Futuresource Consulting.
There are things I DO know, but that is for another message.
Jon
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3DBackup
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13. July 2008 @ 02:37 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mordaunt:
...Mordaunt, you never jaywalked in your life ? Never drove faster than the speed limit. Never, ever video taped a TV show so you can see it later, without written permission to do so ? You never expressed your thoughts about unfair laws to anyone ?
Jon
Jon, you make some interesting points, but a great deal of your posting responds to Mordaunt's last sentence. I could be wrong, but I took that last sentence of his as a "wink, wink" statement...
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13. July 2008 @ 02:38
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rammstein
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13. July 2008 @ 19:28 |
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A lot of folks do like to copy movies, but I think we all know a few folks that run out and buy almost every new release DVD. I know folks that have all 5 versions of Blade Runner. Every time they come out with new versions of movies or box sets they have to have them. As a matter of fact I know folks that buy all the new DVDs and don't even watch many of them. Some of my friends DVD collections consist of quite q few new discs still in the origional packaging.
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14. July 2008 @ 09:08 |
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Originally posted by susieqbbb:
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on a flight back i noticed a lady with a dvd player and nearly 600 pirated dvd movies now i thought wait a minute shouldn't security checked her bag and yet they still let her keep her pirate movies wow talk about lack in judgment..
I laughed when I read this, anybody here knows damn right well what 600 dvd's or cd's would look like, I mean the case would have to be a pretty good size, I cannot see anybody carrying a suitcase with 600 cd's for viewing only, the whole statement is bullshit.
As far as copying, when I buy a cd or a dvd I learned a long time ago to make a backup, my kids ruined enough of my movies and music, so you damn right I make a back-up, and if that labels me as a pirate than so be it and I dont give two s&%ts who knows goverment, riaa etc., I dont care, to old to care, its a ridicoulis law, go after the real pirate that makes a thousand copies and sells them, leave me the hell alone.
Macrovision has to make some kind of statement, like other people stated here, if thier numbers would be to low they would be out of a job.
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jimnesie
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14. July 2008 @ 10:28 |
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Remember that this study was fundedby Macrovision. Who else has so much to gain by having their security systems used. Wouldn't they benefit if all the studios depended on them to be the experts and have all the answers?
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17. July 2008 @ 14:00 |
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I wonder how much higher that number would be if every single disk wasn't loaded with so much 'crap' (protection... What ever happened ot the good old days when it was just CSS... In the past 3 years, there has been dozens of new protections released and each has been hacked, cracked, and broken just like the one before it. And back when it was primarily CSS the numbers were lower... Now that you need to have AnyDVD or DVD Fab to rip most movies, its become mainstreamed as its a quick easy solution to rip any movie...
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