2016-05-03, 08:25
(2016-05-03, 07:46)RamboUnchained Wrote:(2016-05-02, 23:53)greenbag Wrote:(2016-05-02, 23:15)RamboUnchained Wrote: Personally, I've never had an issue pirating or with someone else pirating from a multi-billion dollar industry. Hollywood is ALWAYS going to get theirs. What I do hate is the torrenting of games, programs, and movies from small indie companies. Some of these guys depend on the kickbacks from the work they've put in. High profile actors and actresses are going to get paid millions if 5 people or 5,000 people download a movie they were in. Say a studio releases 12 movies in a year that rakes in a grosse of 2 billion in revenue. If 100k copies of a $20 blu-ray is pirated, They're still $198 million in the green lol. It's a drop in the bucket.
I agree with that.. but I thought your argument was ripping and distributing "any" copywritten materials, including movies. "The moment you rip and redistribute copywritten material you're a piracy advocate." Sorry about that.
When it comes to apps and such.. I completely agree. Although I have tested a few in the past, and wish I could actually afford a real copy. Our laws used to allow that as well.. as long as we didn't upload. As for selling counterfeit replicas.. I completely agree as well.. that's outright bit-for-bit piracy. But a ripped sd copy is different. Who's to say the film was actually ripped from dvd, and not a paid ppv from their local provider, then pulled off their pvr hard drive? You're allowed to record a tv program, using dvd recorders, for personal use. That personal use extends to family and friends. It's not a full blown bit-for-bit hd copy, This is where personal rights and freedoms comes into play.. we can share in our immediate circle of family and friends, but why not with friends across the globe? Because big business tells us we can't.
On the other hand... you can actually "borrow" the latest copy of Star Wars, on Bluray... direct from my local library. For free. And completely legal. There's a lot of videos for use at the library.
Code:https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/search?q=star%20wars&t=keyword
Eye opener lol. Sooo many loop-holes. My argument was that I don't feel Quasar is any different from blacklisted addons as far as the end goal is concerned. I did make it a bit circular, so I can see where the confusion lies lmao.
I'm also just throwing points into the discussion.. not really arguing as such. I can tend to rant.
