Windows 7: New Anti-Piracy Weapon Revealed

Tarka Dal · 03 Aug 2011

Jimbo I would not touch 1 of the girls in this photo that you have as a Sig. I don't know where they have been...

severedsolo · 03 Aug 2011

Just seen this on ZDNet as an update:

Quote:

UK drops plan to block file-sharing sites

Cabinet minister and business secretary for the UK government, Vince Cable, announced in a speech this morning that plans to block copyright infringing websites are to be dropped.
In the speech at the British Library in London, copyright laws are to be updated “thoroughly” to catch up with modern society, including the relaxation of ripping CD music for personal use.

More at: UK drops plan to block file-sharing sites | ZDNet

Good news I say!

OceanicAirlines · 03 Aug 2011

Has the US's definitive "gray area" been defined? I read a blurb recently about further insight into the sudden removal of most

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links. I don't want to change the subject, but I figure that could be a thread starter; Usually, people just get the news.

Tarka Dal · 03 Aug 2011

Yes the Govn has scrapped plans but the music and film companies have not. All they have to do is put stress on an ISP to block a site, and it's legal to do so.

KazeNoKoe23 · 03 Aug 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Senteaf

Why are you so against it anyway?

piracy online is like stealing a movie from a movie store.

I disagree. Stealing a movie from a movie store means there's one less copy there for someone to buy. Downloading a movie means you're copying what somebody already has, so while you now have a copy, he still has his copy. Not condoning it, but it's more akin to that than swiping a movie off a shelf.

severedsolo · 03 Aug 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Runckle_SP1

Yes the Govn has scrapped plans but the music and film companies have not. All they have to do is put stress on an ISP to block a site, and it's legal to do so.

Maybe so, but it at is at least a step in the right direction. Hopefully we will get a decent law if Cable comes good on his promise to properly review it. and hopefully, we'll get a proper debate on it this time, rather than everyone getting drunk in the Commons bar.

DalekOverSeer · 05 Aug 2011

the powers that be can try all they want to block piracy, but people WILL always find a way. it's like security systems, they make them better and better but someone ALWAYS finds a way to beat them.

lorddenis · 10 Aug 2011

i read somthing Interesting a fev day's ago dont remember where. here is another site i dont know if its reliable but:

Movie Industry Buries Study Results That Pirates Buy More DVDs Than Average

Source:
http://360ombouw.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=37

Wasnt Avatar the most dowloaded movie ? and idnt it make over 2 B ?

I think it goes the same for music and software.

DalekOverSeer · 10 Aug 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by lorddenis

i read somthing Interesting a fev day's ago dont remember where. here is another site i dont know if its reliable but:

Movie Industry Buries Study Results That Pirates Buy More DVDs Than Average

Source:
http://360ombouw.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=37

Wasnt Avatar the most dowloaded movie ? and idnt it make over 2 B ?

I think it goes the same for music and software.

it true, and it's not surprising. the riaa did the same thing back in the late 90's and early 2000's. when music piracy was at it's all time high, so were cd sales. and the same with movies. recently the mpaa celebrated 3 consecutive years where they had their biggest sales years ever, and these just happen to also be the 3 years that movie piracy was at it's highest. coincidentally when sales took a dip so did piracy. i do not have any number for the movies, but i know for cd sales during the time piracy was at it's highest the average persons purchases of music went by 15%. there are plenty of studies that show piracy is actually good for sales.

Layback Bear · 10 Aug 2011

I don't get it. Many have said they don't believe in piracy but they believe even less in methods to try in stopping it. Their are many things I want and don't have because of the price. I don't go and steal them. Years ago pirates were caught and hung. It would work today. Rope is cheep.

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