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Re:Piratebay strikes back by jrockway on Friday October 09, 2009 @01:27PM (#871964)
Indeed. I would not mind paying for movies, but the studios won't let me. My computer runs the wrong operating system, my HDMI cable is not the right kind, the movie isn't for sale in my country, etc., etc. OK fine, I will just download it instead. All that anti-piracy protection gave me no option but to pirate the movie.

Oh, the irony.

(I could "just do without", but why should I suffer for the studio's mistakes?)

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Re:Piratebay strikes back by bullseye on Friday October 09, 2009 @05:57PM (#872551)
I think this argument is disingenuous. We as consumers do not have any "right" to copyrighted content. If you can't watch a movie because of some distribution problem, so what? It's their loss because they've alienated a purchaser, but it still doesn't mean you are entitled to it.

I am very against DRM on content I have purchased, and I've admittedly "sampled" music that I may or may not have purchased later. But I've never violated digital rights because I felt like I had some sort of privilege to do so. I would love to see an overhaul of the industry, but until we do, we can play by their rules, or at least be genuine about it when we don’t.

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Re:Piratebay strikes back by wvenable on Friday October 09, 2009 @06:32PM (#872603)
Copyright is a compromise between the general public and the creators of the material. It's a construct that exists to promote the creation and distribution of works.

If you can't watch a movie, what does that serve? The public is clearly not getting anything. And the creator isn't getting anything either. Everybody loses. This isn't the same as simply not being able to pay either.

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Re:Piratebay strikes back by callahad on Friday October 09, 2009 @06:36PM (#872610)
I agree. My main contention is with technology being bent to enforce compliance. Per definition, this only inconveniences legitimate consumers, since in order to pirate something at all, those measures must have been defeated.

Basically, I don't take issue with copyright law. I take issue with producers "managing" my rights for me. Tell me my rights, trust me to abide by them, and sue me for transgressions.

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