Comments on: Hollywood piracy stats fiction

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:17:10 +0000

If you throw the BSA’s, well, uh, BS into the stats, it would become even more inflated. For every Madonna CD that gets allegedly pirated, the RIAA might figure a loss of $12.99. The BSA would figure for every copy of Adobe Creative Suite Pro that gets allegedly pirated (that’s approximately the same downloading and copying effort as the Madonna CD on the part of the alleged pirate) that’s a $1299.00 loss. Perhaps 10% of those who end up with Madonna would have actually purchased the CD, while perhaps .01% of those who got Adobe CS would have actually shelled out the big bucks for it.

The software side of the IP industry has a different view of so-called ‘piracy’ than the entertainment side. Bill Gates summed it up when he said, “If they are going to pirate software, I’d much rather they pirate ours.”

They really are not concerned about a single user installing a non-legit copy of whatever on their home computer. They would be far more concerned if a Fortune 100 decided to incorporate under-counted licensing as a cost reduction measure.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:03:36 +0000

Hint to the Swedish Ministry of Justice: The laws that apply in Sweden are the ones that are written in Swedish. Hope that helps……

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 00:00:06 +0000

Your right, it does say US companies, and since you’ve pointed that out, I’d like to point out this:

1. Other than the movie, music, and software companies, who is bitching about “piracy”? No One. That’s why it says “intellectual property industry” before it says US companies.

2. Not all of the companies the the**aa’s represent are US companies. Therefore if you narrow it down to JUST the US companies, the numbers are even MORE inflated than the article suggests.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:22:29 +0000

yes, ford has a lot of issues with piracy of it’s products….. oh wait, they actually sell a physical product, not lease entertainment.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:05:28 +0000

“um it says us companies…not hollywood”

ok, i’ll bite ….

Please, itemize these losses for us.
What companies.
How much.

Show us that they’re not made up figures.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:35:41 +0000

There is also a canadian news item, a couple or a few years old, where the CDN courts tossed out the canadian-riaa with the judge telling them to go away (paraphrased) with their made up over-inflated riaa & BSA figures.

It can probably still be googled…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:06:43 +0000

um it says us companies…not hollywood

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:34:13 +0000

When is a government around the world going to have the courage to undertake an open review of these piracy statistics? Make the entertainment industry expose their statistics and the methodology they use…..then let the squirming begin

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:48:25 +0000

Through a careful study by a joint venture of J.D Power & Associates, Catalina Marketing, Choicepoint, BBD&O, and Doubleclick, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Manure Management Division, the Census Bureau, and NORAD, file-sharing has been shown to be the leading cause of:

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Ring Around the Collar

Cat Box Odor

“Irregularity”

Black Heel Marks

Bedwetting

Loose Dentures

Forest Fires

Problem Perspiration

Spilled Milk

Tension Headaches

Diaper Rash &

Erectile Dysfunction.

Not only that, but the report adds, “It’s bad for you.”, “What would the neighbors think if they found out”, and “You’re getting coal in your Christmas Stocking this year.”

When asked for comment, representatives of the RIAA, MPAA, and BSA responded, “Yes, that sounds about right.” Officials at Sweden’s Ministry of Justice could not be reached for comment as they were all attending remedial classes covering the differences between Swedish versus US intellectual property law and which set of laws apply in Sweden.

–TG

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:05:58 +0000

n/t

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:44:30 +0000

If you share files you support and most likely ARE a terrorist pedophile.