Comments on: Canada arouses corporate ire

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:05:27 +0000

I’ve been copying music ever since my first DAT deck and cassette deck, as well copying movies since my first VCR. That must make me number 1 pirate. the IRA and MPA never had any way of keeping track of the amount of recordings I made. So now that they do, they need payment?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:28:04 +0000

“I doubt they could be that stupid.”

I would not count on that. Money, power, and especially greed can make people do really strange things sometimes, often things that are not at all in the interest of self preservation.

Personally, I would really love to see the entertainment industry go ahead and try to delay releases here in Canada. I cannot think of anything better for the P2P cause to be honest. I can just imagine our response too. For starters, Canadians can and do buy from stores all over the world, so nobody would really be affected that way. Online commerce makes this all very easy. Being the friendly, social people that we are, I am sure there would always be someone a person can borrow media from. The wife and I lend our movies to friends and family all the time for instance, and we often borrow stuff from them as well. Obviously, more and more Canadians would turn to P2P for their entertainment fix as well, including many people who never used to. Really, the only people that would be hurt most likely are the retailers and rental outlets (Walmart, Futureshop, Blockbuster, Rogers Video, etc), definitely not an area of the industry they should aspire to alienate.

The US needs to realize that the mindset of your average Canadian joe is quite a bit different here than it is across the border, and is a large part of the reason why we would not really be all too bothered should they try this delay tactic they are considering. We have a tendency to pull together in order to help each other through even the most difficult of times, while the US believes in more of an “every man for himself” approach to things (not to mentioned armed lol). As Canadians, we have always been taught that one must always share if they are to be considered a good person. That requires being both generous and kind, and is why we often feel the we are not doing anything wrong. It is all part of what tends to make Canadians unique from many other nations.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:43:58 +0000

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:35:40 +0000

I doubt they could be that stupid.
I would believe, however, that they are setting a stage and laying a trap.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00:22 +0000

Before long, I expect United States copyright-law to hold sway throughout the world.

And the leaders of the U.S. still wonder why their country is so detested, all over this globe.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:22:59 +0000

“Piracy is very troubling,” says Jacob in another Globe & Mail piece. “The movie studios have sent out letters of concern and are thinking seriously about delaying the release of movies in Canada, ”

How stupid ARE these people.
Doing this will encourage what they claim to wish to prevent.

Taking careful aim at their own foot.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:44:57 +0000

First 65 percent of pirated films originate in Canada, then 50 percent, and now 20 percent. I always assumed that incinsistancy escalated in the OPPOSITE direction.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:23:44 +0000

Bwahahahah!