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Then you need to define crook..
Is the casual downloader the crook because they new that the movie sucked and downloaded it anyway to not waste their money..
Or are the crooks the mass piraters that sit on the corners of most cities that have DVD rips of every movie out there? They are the ones selling for a profit. They are the ones taking money out of the studio's pockets,,, directly through unauthorized distribution.
The casual downloader wouldnt have paid for the movie in the first place. SO if they werent going to pay for it. but found a link to download it and did so,, what real money is lost from that download. If the link wasnt there they wouldnt have downloaded it or paid for it. You'll shot holes through this but I think it is a valid point.. It sits up there with "software Piracy". If they werent going to buy it to begin with how are you loosing money?
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Hmmm, that would be the sound of the other shoe falling.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
You Can't Catch Me Bitty  itanalyst | 08/25/05
The Winner is... File Sharing over the Internet!  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Nope, more like file sales over the internet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
I Am All For That....Wow, For Once I Agree  itanalyst | 08/25/05
first run movie on my television, laptop etc.  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Who's kiddin who?  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Re: Ad driven model  sullivanjc | 08/26/05
Penny wise, pound foolish  tic swayback | 08/25/05
I download stuff because....  figgle | 08/26/05
Why did they keep logs in the first place?  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
Bragging rights for seeders?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
(nt) You expect criminals to be bright?  d_jedi | 08/26/05
Hollywood Finally Waking Up Why They Are Losing Profits  itanalyst | 08/25/05
Umm, so why steal something that sucks?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Then you need to define crook..  icorson1 | 08/25/05
DING DING DING DING!! WE HAVE A WINNER. BEST POST OF WEEK!!!  itanalyst | 08/25/05
Not quite  rapson | 08/25/05
The Only Difference Is...  ab@... | 08/26/05
Agreed  rapson | 08/26/05
A better analogy  Real World | 08/26/05
Good  rapson | 08/26/05
sorry, but not the same  thelemite | 08/26/05
That's bunk  Real World | 08/26/05
trying to fit a square peg into a round hole?  thelemite | 08/26/05
It will all be fine once DRM is in place  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
No I will explain it to you  osreinstall | 08/25/05
duh  Protector | 08/25/05
Wrong on all counts but 1  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Since you know this, why download it?  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Not completely  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
You want your happiness guarenteed. How demanding!  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Once again, not completely...  Patrick Jones | 08/26/05
You are full of crap Pat  osreinstall | 08/26/05
Get your facts straight  kuronai | 08/25/05
Linux is a lemonade stand in comparison  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Nonsense  bugmenotznet | 08/25/05
Not at all  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Water is free...but sales are booming...  figgle | 08/26/05
Maybe for the portability  osreinstall | 08/26/05
downloads  alandee4 | 08/25/05
Big crooks. little crooks, they all smell like sewage.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Sewage? You can smell that even with your  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Let me guess, in your little world that was funny?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
a stink for a stink..  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
FALSE  frotty | 08/26/05
DING DING DING EYETEE AND ME AGREE  Squawkbox | 08/25/05
Are you nuts???  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Theft is Theft 2+2=4  Andromedat6 | 08/25/05
It's called infringement, not theft  thelemite | 08/26/05
semantics  frotty | 08/26/05
You would be the "catch" that gets thrown back.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Pirates are so stupid !  realitycheck101 | 08/25/05
286 people being accused  Protector | 08/25/05
A flood starts with a drip!  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Pirates are so stupid  twater | 08/25/05
Why Bother Going After Movie Pirates At All?  itanalyst | 08/25/05
I agree..... please accept a wage cut.  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
So sad, almost felt bad for these fools  ibabadur1 | 08/25/05
Don't care about either side  Boot_Agnostic | 08/25/05
Skipping the warnings  tic swayback | 08/25/05
Re  iwish40 | 08/25/05
Are you sure?  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
get ready to not be able to fast forward  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
screw the MPAA and RIAA  Protector | 08/25/05
I buy CDs and DVDs  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
MPAA can they sue for timeshifting?  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
MPAA ... RIAA ... MOB  gary.douglas@... | 08/25/05
I'm confused.  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Stupoid farmers, wanting to be paid for their food.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
ridiculous  frotty | 08/26/05
"Just enough piracy"  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
agreed  alandee4 | 08/25/05
Just My Thoughts  tww356 | 08/25/05
ideas  alandee4 | 08/25/05
My thinking  iwish40 | 08/25/05
You didn't think very far...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Re.  iwish40 | 08/25/05
millions!  frotty | 08/26/05
There is no such thing as copyright theft  guest42 | 08/25/05
PLEASE  rbryinc | 08/25/05
bruce willis  frotty | 08/26/05
Buy some, download some  movie-crew | 08/26/05
Re:  iwish40 | 08/26/05
nah  frotty | 08/26/05
Ok  iwish40 | 08/26/05
Timeshifting by download illegal?  rkhalloran | 08/26/05
Timeshifting by download illegal?  some_dude | 08/26/05
downloading and uploading  frotty | 08/26/05
what a load of crap...  some_dude | 08/26/05
subjective  frotty | 08/26/05
Hollywood NOT Waking Up  lawrencehutton@... | 08/26/05
That's all true  rapson | 08/26/05
Not necessarily  frotty | 08/26/05
The ZERO SUM myth  frotty | 08/26/05
On movie content  s_gamgee | 08/28/05
THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGNG  n2swift | 08/29/05
agreed  Draiko | 06/01/06
RoflmTo!  Lori777 | 09/20/05
What has Hitler and the MPAA got in common?  MCollier | 04/18/06
Revolution, evolution, or just crime?  Draiko | 06/01/06

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