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Illegal Film Downloading Up 33% In the UK

Posted by Unknown on from the old-media-is-so-cute dept.

moderators_are_w*nke writes "The BBC have picked up a report from 'internet intelligence' company Envisional showing illegal film downloading is up 33% in the UK since 2006. The solution is apparently for content providers to 'compete with piracy and get their content out there themselves as easily and as quickly and as cheaply as possible.'"

2 of 259 comments (clear)

  1. Solution for TV shows: by Justin1313 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Make Bit torrents of your shows complete with commercials, I would download that. And you can track how many downloads for ad revenue.

  2. Re:My Impatience by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Saying you've bought the product does not, under current law, make it all OK.

    It does, however, invalidate every self-serving, self-righteous, and moralistic argument in support of said law.

    Which, when you think about it, says a great deal about the law itself.