As the MPAA tells it, piracy is really killing the movie industry. It's been whining about piracy for basically my entire lifetime, and constantly predicting its own demise if "something" is not done. And, despite the fact that Congress has repeatedly obliged Hollywood in ratcheting up copyright anti-piracy laws and despite the fact that the MPAA has been clearly wrong repeatedly (such that the new technologies it feared actually helped expand Hollywood's business), the studios continue to push for awful changes to copyright law, citing the horrors of piracy.
And yet... now it's coming out that Disney not only had a good year last year, it had the best year ever for a movie studio. Not surprisingly, Disney put out its own glowing press release over this:
[Also Covered By]: Disney made more money in a single year than any other movie studio—ever
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 27 2017, @04:59AM (5 children)
No, people shouldn't be allowed to steal your stuff. People should be allowed to copy your stuff, however. Anything else is an intolerable restriction on freedom of speech and anti-free market.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 27 2017, @05:19AM (3 children)
i want a copy of his wife and mom. I'm entitled.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 27 2017, @06:49AM (1 child)
The least you can do is buy them a coffee and swipe their DNA.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 27 2017, @11:21AM
Sounds like he wants to donate his DNA... for free!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 27 2017, @02:30PM
His wife was a dog before she reached puberty, and puberty did her no favors. But, his mom is pretty hot!! If you can make a copy of her before she reached 30, it will be worth it!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @07:50PM
Bullshit. just because the stuff I make can he copied, like a book, music or artwork, doesn't mean anyone can have their own copy of it for free.