Comments on: File sharing: ‘It’s a lot like speeding’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Just my two cents http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983207 Just my two cents Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:15:16 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983207 @Robert @RW Don't forget the Hollywood remakes of Japanese Animations, that have destroyed the original story- Fist of the North Star, Speed Racer, Dragon Ball (this was just an insult). Also there is the ever so famous Disney knock-off of Leo:Lord of the Jungle "Lion King" etc... Now more and more films are finally giving credit to the origins of the story, yet they refuse to stay within the original story line. Every time I hear a director or actor say "I've never read the original story", it just makes me want to cringe. Just my two cents @Robert @RW

Don’t forget the Hollywood remakes of Japanese Animations, that have destroyed the original story- Fist of the North Star, Speed Racer, Dragon Ball (this was just an insult). Also there is the ever so famous Disney knock-off of Leo:Lord of the Jungle “Lion King” etc…

Now more and more films are finally giving credit to the origins of the story, yet they refuse to stay within the original story line.

Every time I hear a director or actor say “I’ve never read the original story”, it just makes me want to cringe.

Just my two cents

]]> By: Robert http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983203 Robert Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:08:47 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983203 @RW the remakes are not even that good! Il Mare was 10x the movie The Lake House ever was. My Sassy Girl was pretty good in Korean, but I can only imagine the Hollywood version. I have the original Dark Water in Japanese, though like My Sassy Girl, I have not been interested in the remake. So uncreative, Hollywood has to recreate what has already been done, but with bigger budgets, more foul language, more boobs, and more violence. The end result is a nicely decorated turd. Perhaps if Hollywood could not focus on "What can we steal from foreign countries and call our own?" and was more interested in producing the works created in their own back yard, things wouldn't be so bad. It's just like the recording industry, only produce what is proven to sell, forget about the rest, but sue if anyone doesn't play ball. With all the remakes, are they ever referenced for copyright? Is there at least some sort of thanks to the original creators of the works/IP that Hollywood proclaims it protects? I've never seen any, but has anyone else noticed if Hollywood at least gives credit where credit is due, let alone pay royalties to those original creators in Japan, Korea, etc...?? @RW the remakes are not even that good! Il Mare was 10x the movie The Lake House ever was. My Sassy Girl was pretty good in Korean, but I can only imagine the Hollywood version. I have the original Dark Water in Japanese, though like My Sassy Girl, I have not been interested in the remake.

So uncreative, Hollywood has to recreate what has already been done, but with bigger budgets, more foul language, more boobs, and more violence. The end result is a nicely decorated turd.

Perhaps if Hollywood could not focus on “What can we steal from foreign countries and call our own?” and was more interested in producing the works created in their own back yard, things wouldn’t be so bad. It’s just like the recording industry, only produce what is proven to sell, forget about the rest, but sue if anyone doesn’t play ball.

With all the remakes, are they ever referenced for copyright? Is there at least some sort of thanks to the original creators of the works/IP that Hollywood proclaims it protects? I’ve never seen any, but has anyone else noticed if Hollywood at least gives credit where credit is due, let alone pay royalties to those original creators in Japan, Korea, etc…??

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983166 Reader's Write Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:05:04 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983166 here is another reason for using torrents, and downloads. i recently moved from from the usa to europe, however being in the middle of the season of several shows i wanted to continue watching them on a regular weekly basis, so i tried hulu, i tried the shows on websites, but kept getting a msg saying i was out of the territoral restrictions of the broadvasts, and of course i dont want to wait the 6 months minimum before they are shown here, so i went on my favorite torrent sites and got the shows so i could keep up with them. quality movies are coming out of various areas of the world now, like peter jackson from australia with district 9 for example, horror movies from thailand, police shows from china, all kinds of stuff from japan and other asian nations, vampire movies from sweden, movies from england and so on and on and on... and what is hollywoods input, remakes!!!!!!!!!!!! hwood is a dying industry that is clawing for what ever it thinks it can save in any way it can... here is another reason for using torrents, and downloads.
i recently moved from from the usa to europe, however being in the middle of the season of several shows i wanted to continue watching them on a regular weekly basis, so i tried hulu, i tried the shows on websites, but kept getting a msg saying i was out of the territoral restrictions of the broadvasts, and of course i dont want to wait the 6 months minimum before they are shown here, so i went on my favorite torrent sites and got the shows so i could keep up with them.

quality movies are coming out of various areas of the world now, like peter jackson from australia with district 9 for example, horror movies from thailand, police shows from china, all kinds of stuff from japan and other asian nations, vampire movies from sweden, movies from england and so on and on and on… and what is hollywoods input, remakes!!!!!!!!!!!! hwood is a dying industry that is clawing for what ever it thinks it can save in any way it can…

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983165 Reader's Write Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:30:26 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983165 "It scared him enough that he deleted the movie, deleted the BT program and then called up the number in the notice, apologized and promised never to do it again." What a dork! I that was me I would call the number alright and advise them not to send me this type of shit again or else! “It scared him enough that he deleted the movie, deleted the BT program and then called up the number in the notice, apologized and promised never to do it again.”

What a dork!

I that was me I would call the number alright and advise them not to send me this type of shit again or else!

]]> By: IATSE Local 1 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983162 IATSE Local 1 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:04:26 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983162 I've worked in the entertainment industry for almost 20 years. Mostly I've worked in live entertainment but have worked tv series and movies. The technicians and artists pirate each other's work, it is extremely common. I've taught artists and technicians how to use Bittorrent as well as direct downloads (like the free option on Megaupload) I'm not sure why one segment of the industry complains so much when their own people are just as guilty. When do we ever hear of an artist, a producer or a stagehand getting nailed 1.9 Million USD for copyright infringement? Never. I’ve worked in the entertainment industry for almost 20 years. Mostly I’ve worked in live entertainment but have worked tv series and movies. The technicians and artists pirate each other’s work, it is extremely common. I’ve taught artists and technicians how to use Bittorrent as well as direct downloads (like the free option on Megaupload) I’m not sure why one segment of the industry complains so much when their own people are just as guilty. When do we ever hear of an artist, a producer or a stagehand getting nailed 1.9 Million USD for copyright infringement? Never.

]]> By: Adriana http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983161 Adriana Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:42:00 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983161 Emule (the edonkey p2p network) & bittorrent for me too. I also use direct download sites sometimes. Emule (the edonkey p2p network) & bittorrent for me too. I also use direct download sites sometimes.

]]> By: surfer http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983159 surfer Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:38:20 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983159 however, most of us install PeerGuardian and intensify our downloading using bittorrent. I keep at least 20 downloads going at all times. One finishes, I find something else to queue up. however, most of us install PeerGuardian and intensify our downloading using bittorrent. I keep at least 20 downloads going at all times. One finishes, I find something else to queue up.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27961/comment-page-1#comment-983158 Reader's Write Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:25:31 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=27961#comment-983158 "Every single one of them had no idea of the illegalities involved, nor do the majority of them understand how the process of sharing even works." Of course they don't understand how the sharing process works. If they're like most average users, they probably didn't even install the software themselves, they probably had their kids do it. That's what happened to a guy I know; His son installed a BitTorrent client, showed him how to find torrents via The Pirate Bay, he downloaded one current movie and got an infringement notice from his ISP. It scared him enough that he deleted the movie, deleted the BT program and then called up the number in the notice, apologized and promised never to do it again. “Every single one of them had no idea of the illegalities involved, nor do the majority of them understand how the process of sharing even works.”

Of course they don’t understand how the sharing process works. If they’re like most average users, they probably didn’t even install the software themselves, they probably had their kids do it.

That’s what happened to a guy I know; His son installed a BitTorrent client, showed him how to find torrents via The Pirate Bay, he downloaded one current movie and got an infringement notice from his ISP. It scared him enough that he deleted the movie, deleted the BT program and then called up the number in the notice, apologized and promised never to do it again.

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