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Hollywood Says Piracy Has Ripple Effect
ColinPL writes to mention a Washington Post article about a new study backed by Hollywood on intellectual piracy. The study, which they're presenting to lawmakers today, claims that piracy has a ripple effect on the economy. According to the study, lost revenues may have as much as three times the impact previously imagined. From the article: "Lawmakers and federal agencies such as the Justice and State departments have helped Hollywood battle physical piracy -- specifically, counterfeit DVDs. But now the stakes are especially high for entertainment companies as they sell more of their products online in the form of digital songs, movies and other intellectual property. Internet piracy may be tougher for lawmakers to conceptualize, entertainment companies fear."
or they can stop making movies like 'snakes on a plane'.
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So why do you keep buying new computers every few years?
Why did you buy that 8" buttplug when you could have saved up and waited for a 16" version that came out later?
Why is your mom sucking off sailors this week for $5 a pop when she could have waited until their payday and upped the rates?
It's a free fucking market out there, you try to get the most for your money, they try to give you least. Either quit bitching about the free market, or move to China.