Movie Companies Create Piracy Then Whine About It: We're Getting Closer To A New Internet | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 667007 United States 05/02/2009 11:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "It's rare for high-quality copies of a big-budget blockbuster to appear on the Internet more than a month before the film's release, experts say." Not so. Every movie company out there regularly releases their movies in Russia, Thailand, and parts of Europe LONG before they ever come out here. Sometimes they're even out on DVD over in those nations before they ever hit the theater here. Case in point: Taken, with Liam Neeson- Came out on DVD almost 8 months before hitting theaters in North America. That's just one of HUNDREDS of examples I could give. "During our hearing in Los Angeles, director Steven Soderbergh said that in 2007, the entertainment industry generated a trade surplus of $13.6 billion," Berman added. "Imagine what those numbers would be if we could rein in piracy." So says Steven Soderbergh. Except that Soderbergh's movies get handed out in screener form, usually before they hit theaters, or shortly thereafter. Examples are: Michael Clayton, Syriana, A Scanner Darkly, Oceans 13 and 12. Hey Soderbergh, maybe if you stopped handing out free screener copies of your films to all your buddies you snort coke with, perhaps those copies wouldn't show up on the internet? Duh? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 667007 United States 05/02/2009 11:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In 2003, a version of Universal's "The Hulk" appeared on the Internet two weeks before the film opened. A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to the theft. And in 2005, a pirated print of "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" was uploaded to the Web within hours of the movie's release." Yeah, and everybody knows HOW they appeared: The idiots at the movie company were, yet again, handing out copies of the movie to all their buddies, and OF COURSE they ended up online. We close to "The Scene" also know that Wolverine was INTENTIONALLY LEAKED to help in the fight to force ISP's to block all file sharing traffic. Along with blocking file sharing traffic, they'll block sites like this too, as it has, thanks to certain users, hosted links to streaming video sites containing new movies. "But where Hollywood's biggest headache used to be murky, muffled copies of films taken by someone who snuck a camcorder into a theater, today's pirates are getting more sophisticated and gaining access to better-quality goods" Yes, today's pirates are getting access to better quality goods, do you know why? BECAUSE THE MOVIE COMPANIES PUT OUT ALL THEIR BLOODY MOVIES ON DVD IN RUSSIA EITHER BEFORE OR SHORTLY AFTER THE NORTH AMERICAN THEATRICAL RELEASE!! So of course those copies are gonna end up online. Go to any Russian dvd website and you'll most likely find listings for upcoming blockbusters' release dates Russia. Those dates for their dvd releases will be following shortly after our theatrical release. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 667007 United States 05/02/2009 11:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes, "thieves" can gain access to near-perfect advance copies, because THE FUCKING MOVIE COMPANIES PUT THOSE ADVANCE COPIES OUT! "20th Century Fox issued a statement vowing to prosecute the "Wolverine" thief "to the fullest extent of the law." The FBI is investigating, but as of Thursday, no arrests had been made." Yup, gonna be pretty hard to arrest your own people for handing out copies of your own movies. Won't look to good on the news, eh? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 667007 United States 05/02/2009 11:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So what is essentially happening is that the movie companies are releasing most of their movies early in Russia and other countries and/or giving out advance screener copies then complaining about it when those copies hit the internet. They want to force all ISP's to block all file sharing. You may ask, "why"? Because they want to make money. Lots more money than they already make. They want to charge you a couple cents everytime you view a movie trailer or a clip from a movie. Also, getting the ISP's to block all file sharing also stops the spread of "Truth" documentaries, but that's another story for another time. We here in North America and parts of Europe have about 1 year left before these movie companies finally force the ISP's to completely change the way they run their services. Pretty soon, you'll be paying a base rate for your monthly internet, and you'll only get about 10 GB/month to use. Anything more than that, and it'll be at least $1/GB. And, you will NOT be able to access ANY sites like this or do any kind of file sharing. Get ready! |