Posts tagged piracy
The meaningful solution
As shown by TorrentFreak, pundit David Pogue (article here) argues with the MPAA (reply here) whether Hollywood is encouraging piracy by not making releases widely available.
David takes the more recent list of TorrentFreak’s TOP10 most pirated movies and shows that they are not widely available for online access. MPAA retorts that this [...]
More Spicks & Specks
Democracy and human rights fighter Aung San Suu Kyi wins a seat in the Burma parliament after decades of fighting a militaristic junta. The democratic leader, daughter of the founder of the Burmanese state, spent much of her time under house arrest and was the subject of Luc Besson’s 2011 film “The Lady” where she was portr [...]
All is not well in Ireland
While most Internet Service Providers (or ISPs) try to walk the thin red line between fighting copyright holding monopolies and providing unbiased quality service to their customers, others go to great lengths to please the copyright overlords.
There are various degrees here. In France, Orange and SFR jumped in the board of the “three s [...]
Cut out the middleman
I may not be a Coelho fan, but it’s always good to find examples of people whose actual experience supports the ideas I believe in. Paulo Coelho actively supports pirating his books, showing that either despite piracy or maybe because of it he is able to make a lot of money from his writing.
Rehash: The Most Expensive MP3 Playli...
Who listened to it: Jammie Thomas-Rasset
How much did it cost: 1.5 million USD (Nov 2010)
Observation: would be worth it if life-size plushie versions of the artists were included.
Artist/Band
Song
Release Date
Aerosmith
"Cryin’"
1993
Bryan Adams
"Somebody"
1984
Def Leppard
"Pour Some Sugar on Me"
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