Now i was on a movie forum discussing the different points to downloading and piracy i thought it might be a good idea to see the feelings of people who follow this with different points of view.
The common ( in my opinion mis) conception is that downloading copyrighted material from the internet, whenever or not is legal in whatever part of the world, translates into loss for the copyright holder.
In your opinion, how much of this downloading actually translates into loss? How much does it *really* hurts different industries? Do you think people is seriously using the internet as an alternative to original products? If so, to what extent and ammounts? Do you think the reactions from copyright holder associations like the RIAA or the MPAA are appropiate? Too aggresive? to passive? right on the spot? misguided? futile? effective?
Discuss.
The common ( in my opinion mis) conception is that downloading copyrighted material from the internet, whenever or not is legal in whatever part of the world, translates into loss for the copyright holder.
In your opinion, how much of this downloading actually translates into loss? How much does it *really* hurts different industries? Do you think people is seriously using the internet as an alternative to original products? If so, to what extent and ammounts? Do you think the reactions from copyright holder associations like the RIAA or the MPAA are appropiate? Too aggresive? to passive? right on the spot? misguided? futile? effective?
Discuss.