The MPAA makes like the RIAA and sues its customers.

PsYcHoLoGiCaL · 11-05-2004, 02:42 AM

Well it's time to add the MPAA to my list of boycotted organizations, today I take the pledge to never go see another movie or buy a DVD for probably, as long as I live, unless of course the MPAA complies with my demands, which they won't.

I haven't bought a CD in nearly 7 years, the RIAA threatens to sue me, calls me a criminal and yet they still expect me to buy there products. The RIAA fails to understand the most basic principles of business, and those principles are that the customer is always right, and that you don't go around and sue your consumers. As a result they have lost millions of dollars from people who refuse to purchase there products, and now the MPAA will loose those same profits.

Will you take the pledge to boycott the organization that calls you a criminal?

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MPAA Does the Unexpected: Targets Downloaders
Author: Jeremy C. Wright, Staff Writer
Published: Friday, 05 November 2004 01:57 GMT

In a surprise move this week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a multi-pronged legal attack on movie downloaders. The unexpected move has many film studios suing individuals who commit "online film piracy".

The new initiative by the MPAA will target individuals who upload, trade, distribute or download films made by the member studios on filesharing, P2P and private networks.

Dan Glickman, the new President of the MPAA, stated that "Illegal movie trafficking represents the greatest threat to the economic basis of movie-making in its 110-year history."

Glickman failed to note the real impact of downloaders. He also failed to answer for the nearly 25% increase in ticket sales, and 30% increase in income from video rentals which has resulted in more blockbusters this year than in any other year in history.

In fact, many industry watchers are confused as to the truth of the move. Obviously the MPAA has the right to attempt to protect its intellectual property, which is quite clearly being violated. However, the rate of movie downloads has far from hit critical mass with many download sites stating downloads for blockbusters in the hundreds and thousands, as opposed to the millions of downloads for songs and CD's that are occurring.

The litigation being proposed by the MPAA doesn't even name individuals at this point in time; it simply lists the individuals as "John Doe" until the real names are released by the Internet Service Providers of the users. If the real names are released at all, as there has been a growing trend towards protecting consumers' privacy from cases such as this.

Still, the move is a logical step for an organization which has been contending with pirated versions for decades, but has never had a way to track the offenders. The lawsuits are nicely timed with several new pieces of legislation which put teeth to the principle that downloading copyrighted content from the Internet or from private networks is a criminal, and punishable, offence.

Earlier this Fall, a bill was passed in the House of Representatives (though not yet in the Senate) which would put large pirates, those with more than 1,000 files downloaded illegally, in jail.

The MPAA suggests that it would be more appropriate to use legitimate online downloading services such as CinemaNow and MovieLink.

DonkeyPunch · 11-05-2004, 03:03 AM

Much like the downloading of music, I have to take the yang to Psycho's yin. I still believe it is illegal to download films online without permission, through torrents or filesharing or whatever. My reason can be found in the article:

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Obviously the MPAA has the right to attempt to protect its intellectual property, which is quite clearly being violated. However, the rate of movie downloads has far from hit critical mass with many download sites stating downloads for blockbusters in the hundreds and thousands, as opposed to the millions of downloads for songs and CD's that are occurring.

Just because we are ONLY in the hundreds of thousands for blockbusters (many, many millions overall, I would guess) does not make the act any more legal.

Illuminati420 · 11-05-2004, 04:16 AM

With downloaded videos the quality sucks....

**Coolguy** · 11-05-2004, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliChronic420

With downloaded videos the quality sucks....

Not so. DVD rips are around.

p.funk · 11-05-2004, 10:43 PM

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I lost my job becuse people download music and would not buy it. it cost a lot of money to bring a group to market. what ever happen to if you like some one suport them. and most artists dont make there money off CD sales. I was the guy who you might see in your local record shop putting up poster , setting up promotion at the store, and checking stock at Best buy.Sam Goody, wal mart. and passing out t shirts of your fav artists. I was MAKEING 28K A YEAR now 7 $ hr with only 20 hr a week. i love music a lot a will go and buy an artists cd or dvd to suport them. now i lost my apt, trying to keep my car payment up and cant pay a lot of my other bills. i have friends who have lost there home and cars becuse of this. and a good job now day is hard to find.

you are not just hurting the artists but other people who work very hard to bring music and movies to you to enjoy.

and i can no longer spend $$ to get the real good weed but i looking for a better job pray that i fine own soon

thank you 420 guys

P.S. WOULD YOU LIKE IF SOME ONE CAME TO YOUR JOB AND JUST TAKE WHAT THEY WANED AND WALK OUT WITH OUT PAYING FOR IT. AND YOUR BOSS COME TO YOU AND TELL YOU THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE A JOB THERE BECUSE THEY ARE LOSEING MONEY AND CANT PAY YOU AT ALL THINK ABOUT IT IF TO DAY YOU LOST YOUR JOB BECUSE OF SOME THING LIKE THIS.

**Coolguy** · 11-05-2004, 11:50 PM

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p.funk · 11-06-2004, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by coolguy

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YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS FUNNY OR YOU JUST WONT TO LAUGH AT A MAN WHEN HE IS DOWN THAT IS COOL. BUT WHEN THIS HAPPEN YOU AND YOU LOSE YOU HOUSE OR APT AND CANT PAY YOUR BILLS .I WILL NEVER LAUGH AT ANY ONE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN. :

HappyMan · 11-06-2004, 12:39 AM

Downloading movies is theft, I'm against theft...but most movies suck and their creators should be punished........a catch-22.

**Coolguy** · 11-06-2004, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by p.funk

YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS FUNNY OR YOU JUST WONT TO LAUGH AT A MAN WHEN HE IS DOWN THAT IS COOL. BUT WHEN THIS HAPPEN YOU AND YOU LOSE YOU HOUSE OR APT AND CANT PAY YOUR BILLS .I WILL NEVER LAUGH AT ANY ONE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN. :

I wasn't laughing at you taking a huge paycut, that sucks for anybody. What I was laughing at was your post, the end of it in particular.

Try not to get so worked up about it. Smoke a bowl and relax. No need for yelling.

p.funk · 11-06-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by coolguy

I wasn't laughing at you taking a huge paycut, that sucks for anybody. What I was laughing at was your post, the end of it in particular.

Try not to get so worked up about it. Smoke a bowl and relax. No need for yelling.

Will do my bro i just love my job so much but peace to you and ever one at 420

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