while I can see this side of the argumentI can also speak from the position of an artist who worked at a very small games studio whose product was pirated very quickly which resulted in us all being made redundant. So it does hurt the indies very, very hard.
The real negative issue of piracy is more and more fat stupid kids who sit in front of their computers downloading everything are spreading the word that everything should be free, because from their ridiculous position life is very cheap with as their bills paid for by their parents and their hobbies of music, games and films cost nothing. So don't any of you artists go out expecting to get paid for your photoshop work any time in the near future as we should be paying them to take a look at it and just rely on a giant Coca Cola sign across it to pay the rent.
(The real negative issue of piracy is more and more fat stupid kids who sit in front of their computers downloading everything are spreading the word that everything should be free, because from their ridiculous position life is very cheap with as their bills paid for by their parents and their hobbies of music, games and films cost nothing. So don't any of you artists go out expecting to get paid for your photoshop work any time in the near future as we should be paying them to take a look at it and just rely on a giant Coca Cola sign across it to pay the rent.
HappyToast Groat froth,
Thu 2 Jul 2009, 20:28,
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solutionsWhy should people pay for something they can download for free? You should do your photoshop and game programming live. Then you could charge for ticket sales and sell merchandise at the venue.
(I'm joking. As a musician people always tell me to do that. It doesn't make sense for most musicians either.)
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Thu 2 Jul 2009, 21:38,
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(I'm joking. As a musician people always tell me to do that. It doesn't make sense for most musicians either.)
I bet I am older than you.. and I know that people have been copying shit way before I can remember..The shit that deserves a cash injection is the stuff that really pushes the buttons of society (be it current, political, topical or just brilliant).. the REAL DEAL is the material that people will be listening to/watching in fifty years time..
If the 'Credit Crunch' (I hate that phrase) has taught us anything, is that 'Brilliant' material will SELL.. and those that produce it will prosper (Good on them!).
Everything else is 'throw-away' and if people download it, it doesn't mean that actually give a shit about it. Chances are they will just delete it right after they realise that is was not worth buying in the first place.
The 'pirate' world should be embraced by the media producers as a critic of the dross that a lot of them churn out.
Ask any 'fan' of anything that was downloaded early. It was probably worthy of buying in the first place.
It doesn't matter if they found it three months before it became public. They'll still buy it on the launch day.
If sales are 'damaged' it is because it was probably borderline crap in the first place.
Get out of your own asses and stop paying actors $150M dollars and send some of that cash downstream to the people who actually work harder than the 'a-list' (pfft!) actors..
(If the 'Credit Crunch' (I hate that phrase) has taught us anything, is that 'Brilliant' material will SELL.. and those that produce it will prosper (Good on them!).
Everything else is 'throw-away' and if people download it, it doesn't mean that actually give a shit about it. Chances are they will just delete it right after they realise that is was not worth buying in the first place.
The 'pirate' world should be embraced by the media producers as a critic of the dross that a lot of them churn out.
Ask any 'fan' of anything that was downloaded early. It was probably worthy of buying in the first place.
It doesn't matter if they found it three months before it became public. They'll still buy it on the launch day.
If sales are 'damaged' it is because it was probably borderline crap in the first place.
Get out of your own asses and stop paying actors $150M dollars and send some of that cash downstream to the people who actually work harder than the 'a-list' (pfft!) actors..
mikenco,
Fri 3 Jul 2009, 1:34,
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this just about sums up my viewsthe ridiculous overbudgetting of movies also leads to the overpricing of cinema tickets/dvds which in turn motivates another section of the downloaders.
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MrSanity has maybe kicked the WoW habit forever,
Fri 3 Jul 2009, 6:16,
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For another view on this try this link:www.badscience.net/2009/06/home-taping-didnt-kill-music/
Also I can't help think that micro-stock libraries format, which I consider one of the greatest advents in the design world of the last 10 years, may save the film and movie industry much more than any prosecution will.
(Also I can't help think that micro-stock libraries format, which I consider one of the greatest advents in the design world of the last 10 years, may save the film and movie industry much more than any prosecution will.
sepang 's favourite day is,
Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:47,
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