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Wikileaks Reveals BitTorrent Lawsuit Background

Posted by Unknown on from the one-copyright-regime-to-rule-them-all dept.

daria42 writes "A US diplomatic cable published by Wikileaks has revealed much of the previously hidden background behind the BitTorrent court case currently playing out in Australia's High Court, including the Motion Picture Association of America's prime mover role and US Embassy fears the trial could become portrayed as 'giant American bullies versus little Aussie battlers.'' Oops. Looks like there's a little bit of egg on the movie studios' faces!"

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  1. Re:Oh gee by azalin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But these studios are the victims here. Not the bullies.
    Poor, wretched victims... Where is the MPAA relief fund when they are in such dire need.
    *Glues plastic tear under left eye*

  2. Dinosaurs by Severus+Snape · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The most worrying part of the cable is they admit one of the main reasons behind the higher rate of piracy in Australia is due to wait for content to broadcast in Australia and in some cases TV series and such never been released on DVD at all. They accept this, why the hell don't they tackle the real problem then instead of sueing everybody into oblivion just because their business model fails?

    1. Re:Dinosaurs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Because the MPAA, being a shield organization, can't really change that. Its members have to come to the same realization, but they're paying the MPAA dues to keep from having to confront reality.

      MPAA is paid to shield the movie studios from the reality that their business model is broken. When these things "hit the fan" so to speak, the MPAA takes the flak and the movie studios hype their next release. How many people gripe that Sony, Universal, or Disney do these things? None. They blame the MPAA. Thus the real culprits never face the wrath they deserve. And because of that, they never learn the lessons they need to learn.