The latest report for the SABIP, said the new generation of broadband access at 50Mbps could deliver 200 MP3 files in five minutes, a DVD in three and the complete digitised works of Charles Dickens in less than 10.
Cretinous BBC journalist said:The latest report for the SABIP, said the new generation of broadband access at 50Mbps could deliver 200 MP3 files in five minutes, a DVD in three and the complete digitised works of Charles Dickens in less than 10.
This is what annoys me about these kinds of articles - they're so sloppily written. In an article entitled "7m in UK 'use illegal downloads'", they make reference to being able to download all of Dickens' work. Whilst it may not have been their intention to do so, they've made that sound like an illegal act, when it's a fact that Dickens' work is in the public domain, and hence can be downloaded perfectly legally, gratis.
Clowns.
Oh and stop telling everyone how popular illegal downing is. The more people you say are doing it, the more it seems to be the norm and more people start.
I stick my head above the parapet here and doubtless have it blown off
First and foremost I will say that developers/distributors are not helping themselves. The ever increasing DRM we are seeing in our movies and games does little to stop piracy and probably increases it as people seek to use both without restrictions. Release dates that aren't synchronised around the world and treating of some markets as 'second class' doesn't help either.
However I am firmly against illegal file-sharing. I think too many people wheel out the same tired old excuses - they are charging too much for the retail version, DRM means I am boycotting, I am just trying before buying. All hollow excuses because ultimately the downloader knows they can get something for nothing so will. It viewed as a victimless crime - and I suppose it is - whether Fox, Universal, Microsoft, Sony etc etc make a little less profit doesn't directly effect any of us. Yet it does indirectly effect us - if movies/games/music don't generate the expected revenues there will be changes.
I suppose the question then is what changes will occur. On a positive side maybe the distrubters/developers will adapt to new delivery options. We have seen this with the normalisation of digitial distribution of music and now video. On the negative side will piracy mean they stop making movies/games? No of course not! But it could encourage a reduced range of content.
I guess I am a little boring on this subject and I doubt anyone enjoying 'free' content will agree with me. But I really am concerned that illegal downloading is now at such a scale it will negatively impact upon the content on offer. IMHO anyway.
Hear hear.The trouble is so much of the stuff being released is utter garbage and a total waste of money. My view is, if the big companies are going to foist rubbish on us and basically have us over, they deserve some of their own medicine.
Hear hear.
Hopefully it will make them think about offering value for money and a quality product in the first place.
more likly this is pure propaganda to bring in the ever nearing internet 2 that will be under total control and the days of free internet gone. it will happen and some people wont even question it because they will buy in to this rubbish.
the internet will get a shake up soon and it wont be for our good.
It was bound to happen sooner or laterHey, cheers mate
It's not often we agree is it?
You have alot more faith in people than I do! Whilst I don't doubt that the above is true for many on this forum, I think if the vast majority can get something for free then they will. Arguing that something is "garbage" and not worth paying doesn't really hold does it - it's clearly something people want to watch/play otherwise it wouldn't be pirated! I mean do any of the 'illegal' download sources have stuff we wouldn't regard as garbage? i.e. are pirated versions of "reference" movies and games available? Of course they are!I really don't think so.
IMO, any fair, decent, honest person will always be willing to pay what they think is fair.
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The trouble is so much of the stuff being released is utter garbage and a total waste of money.
I agree with a lot of whats being said here.....
there is a reason people download stuff....... mainly because it costs too much to buy it,
I stick my head above the parapet here and doubtless have it blown off
First and foremost I will say that developers/distributors are not helping themselves. The ever increasing DRM we are seeing in our movies and games does little to stop piracy and probably increases it as people seek to use both without restrictions. Release dates that aren't synchronised around the world and treating of some markets as 'second class' doesn't help either.
However I am firmly against illegal file-sharing. I think too many people wheel out the same tired old excuses - they are charging too much for the retail version, DRM means I am boycotting, I am just trying before buying. All hollow excuses because ultimately the downloader knows they can get something for nothing so will. It viewed as a victimless crime - and I suppose it is - whether Fox, Universal, Microsoft, Sony etc etc make a little less profit doesn't directly effect any of us. Yet it does indirectly effect us - if movies/games/music don't generate the expected revenues there will be changes.
I suppose the question then is what changes will occur. On a positive side maybe the distrubters/developers will adapt to new delivery options. We have seen this with the normalisation of digitial distribution of music and now video. On the negative side will piracy mean they stop making movies/games? No of course not! But it could encourage a reduced range of content.
I guess I am a little boring on this subject and I doubt anyone enjoying 'free' content will agree with me. But I really am concerned that illegal downloading is now at such a scale it will negatively impact upon the content on offer. IMHO anyway.
Tesco make a fortune - so is it okay for me to shoplift from them?
Morrissons are behind the times, and have not developed on-line shopping - so is it okay to shoplift from them?
To be fair we aren't expected to pay for anything. We choose to go and see the movies that are made and, based on our choices, the studios make more in the same theme.But we are still expected to pay a premium for these substandard movies ..
Entirely agree - piracy will always be with us in some form or another - but I think what is different now is the scale. In the 80s I suspect you needed to go down to the dodgy car boat sale or market to get such items. I dare say the bulk of the so-called middle classes who spend so much of their surplus incomes on media, would not venture to such locations. Now though it is done by everyone - supposedly Middle Class people who wouldn't dream of stealing or commiting low level crime will happily download. The loss of income both to the studios and government will need to made good somewhere - whether that is the quality of the overall product, a change to distribution measures or a mix remains to be seen.Unfortunately piracy has been around since VHS and maybe even before ?
Do you think price is directly related to piracy? Sick of waiting for the Blu-ray, I purchased the DVD of Schindler's List at the weekend. I paid £5 for it - yet a quick check reveals over a dozen versions can be illegally downloaded now with active users in the process of doing so. Is the film too expensive? Is it too 'crap' for people to pay for?Shame they cannot adopt a 'lower the price but sell more' strategy, instead they insist on keeping prices high, sell fewer and run the risk of loosing profit to piracy