Piracy

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Movie piracy has probably been the most discussed subject in the film industry for awhile now. People who make their living in the film industry have problems with people taking their product without paying for it. And if people really thought about this I think most people would agree there is something wrong about taking something without paying for it. So far people haven't thought that downloading something illegally could cause someone to lose their job for instance. Anti-piracy campaigns have started pushing this idea now and they are trying to make people realize it is not a victimless crime.

I had a discussion with someone recently who thought no one should need to pay for entertainment. It was a comment that left me speechless. There was nothing in this person's mind that made the rather simple connection that if no one pays for movies/games/music etc. there will be little or none of it to entertain us.

But there are several sides to this issue. iiNet was recently taken to court by some film companies that argued that iiNet was responsible for what people were downloading and that they had to do something to stop them. The court ruled in favor of iiNet saying that it was not the business of the internet providers to police the web, and I couldn't agree more.

I think the way the film companies have gone about their anti-piracy campaign have been nothing short of terrible. They've come across as desperate and money grabbing and have lost support of a lot of film fans around the world.

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