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Rights Holders See Little Point Creating Legal Content Sources

Posted by timothy on from the regulatory-capture-has-only-just-begun dept.

aesoteric writes "Six weeks after Hollywood lost a landmark internet piracy case in Australia, it appears the film studios have gone cold on the idea of helping develop legal avenues to access copyrighted content as a way to combat piracy. Instead, they've produced research to show people will continue pirating even if there are legitimate content sources available. The results appear to support the studios' policy position that legislation is a preferable way of dealing with the issue." The industry-controlled kill switch is a popular idea all over the world.

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  1. Content Paradox by gellenburg · · Score: 5, Informative

    When no legal methods exist for consumers to obtain content in a way they demand, of course the only option left for them then is to illegally obtain that which they desire.

    1. Re:Content Paradox by zakkudo · · Score: 4, Informative

      You make the invalid assumption that what I want is actually going to be available internationally. I could import it, but the content is licensed for viewing in specific regions. That means I am not legally allowed to view it no matter how I get it.

  2. Re:DRM-free movie downloads by ZorinLynx · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then why are online DRM-free music sales so successful? iTunes and Amazon and such are selling more music than ever, even though it's DRM free. And this is WITH music being even easier to pirate that movies; you can practically E-mail a song to someone else in seconds these days.

    This argument doesn't fly. If you make access convenient, DRM-free, high quality and at a reasonable price, people WILL buy it.

  3. Re:Sounds right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    And it only works if you have a US IP address, thanks RIAA!