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The entertainment industries are growing increasingly frustrated with major Internet platforms that, in their view, are not doing enough to tackle online piracy.
This was also the topic of a speech given by MPAA chief Charles Rivkin, during the TPI Aspen Forum yesterday.
[...] "I want to address one of the most vibrant and interconnected ecosystems in human history. That, of course, is the internet. And as we meet, the healthy and vibrant internet that we all want is in serious jeopardy," Rivkin says.
[...] While the complaints about Internet piracy are not new, the MPAA ties piracy in with more recent debates about fake news, election meddling, and hate speech. From Cambridge Analytica to Infowars.
Rivkin calls for a national conversation on how to return the Internet to a place of vibrant but civil discourse. A place where fake news, hate speech, and piracy are properly dealt with.
Eventually, this leads the MPAA's boss to Silicon Valley. Rivkin sees a major role for Internet platforms to do more to stop piracy and other types of abuse. If that doesn't happen voluntarily, the US Government could step in, he suggests
[...] The widespread problem of online piracy is a sign of worse to come, the MPAA chief suggests.
"Online piracy is also the proverbial canary in a coal mine. The same pervasive theft that my industry faces is part of a continuum of toxic developments that harm all of us in this ecosystem – consumers, creators, and commercial operators alike," he says.
In his speech, Rivkin refers to the "broken windows" theory to illustrate his point. This theory suggests that an atmosphere of lawlessness is created when small crimes are left unpunished. Seeing broken windows in the streets makes it more likely that others will start vandalizing as well.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-is-the-internets-canary-in-the-coal-mine-mpaa-chief-says-180821/
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday August 25 2018, @10:55PM (6 children)
Although I agree with the general gist of content providers being paid to create content, I disagree with the circumstances.
Your argument was true around 20 years ago, but now the issue is not with the content delivery method, it is with the content itself. To content providers: Your content sucks. It is politically correct, too afraid of controversy, and the humor is about as amusing as a kick in the dick.
Jews, who manage such content, were fucking awesome with content back in the '70's and '80s. They had Fritz the Cat, National Lampoon magazine, Kentucky Fried Movie, and this humor was good while being obscene and a lot of it required a Ph.D to understand. Now it's all like that show where Jerry Seinfeld rides in cars with other Jews -- totally lame, duckspeak, and about as funny as a kick in the pants. "We're Jews talking about stuff. Ah-ah-ah fun-ny."
I can afford a Netflix subscription. Take the chickenshit out of the content and go back to your roots and I'll gladly pay for it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 26 2018, @12:15AM
Did you just say something positive about jews? Holy shit, Aristarchus will be disappointed. [thesun.co.uk]
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday August 26 2018, @02:19AM
Ah, Fritz the cat. Fun, drunk mammaries.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 26 2018, @03:08AM
Hey, editors! Another whiner on the quality of the stories.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday August 26 2018, @06:36AM
"is about as amusing as a kick in the dick."
But that's actually pretty funny, as long as you're not the recipient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4jrMwvZ2A [youtube.com]
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 26 2018, @09:38AM
Geo restrictions make Netflix useless (often).
As for delivery, the method is here, but copyright brothel's will isn't. They don't want money, they want control, so streaming companies get shit contractual obligations.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 26 2018, @04:32PM
Fortunately, the copyright on EF stupidity never runs out. Sadly, either does the stupidity.