Hollywood Blames Intel and MS for Piracy

By Power-trip March 1, 2002 4:56 AM

With Internet swapping of movies and television shows becoming increasingly popular, Hollywood gets the Senate Comerce Commitee to take on the tech sector. ?Click the link for further details.

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Pirate copies? reply

Posted by Moose (moose@dtheatre.com) on March 1, 2002 12:28 PM

After reading the article I checked.
I would hereby like to assure the Senate Committe that all of the Pirates in my computer are real. (One even has a parrot!).

RE: Pirate copies? reply

Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on March 1, 2002 12:37 PM

Bravo! Very funny, Moose!

I think Valenti is getting more senile by the moment. That whole "no copyright, no Hollywood" thing is laughable at best.

I suppose looking for scapegoats is a good way to deflect attention away from the garbage being pumped out of the movie studios. Why should any of us savvy enough to work the system pay for some of that crap. I am more than pleased to fork over my cash if the product is quality, but more and more I'm thoroughly disappointed when I leave the theater....and my standards aren't even that lofty!

Value for money? reply

Posted by Moose (moose@dtheatre.com) on March 3, 2002 5:13 AM

Good call Power-Trip.

It's kind-a-sad isn't it. Hollywood is looking for "more value for the dollar". This means larger profits on their side of the box-office and less value on ours.
They complain about loosing a few bucks to pirate copies when the make millions anyway. Seems like they are making a mountain out of a mole-hill sez I.

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Posted by Homer Jay Simpson (Homeboy@Sprinfield.net) on March 4, 2002 5:45 PM

takes one to know one

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f*ck you homer, you fat slob