Rights Holders See Little Point Creating Legal Content Sources

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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Re:Black Markets 101

[VortexCortex]

Black markets form when there exists a market that is not being serviced through legal channels. By not competing with the sea faring rapists & murderers by addressing the desires of the populous, the content companies are actually encouraging maritime rape & murderer. Listen up content providers. We want use our content when, where, and how we want it all at a reasonable price. Yes, there are those that rape, murder and pillage because they don't want to pay but most of us are willing to pay but can't without going through major headaches...

This is what you sound like to me. Protip: it's called Copyright Infringement. If you dislike their actions, why are you using the derogatory terms they invented?

They have another strategy in effect, too

[catmistake]

Seems Hollywood has really been increasing the suck. "You don't wanna pay for our content? Then we're gonna make terrible content." I can't find anything worth watching.

Re:Sounds right

[Anonymous Coward]

I love Slashdot, always trying pretend something inconvenient doesn't even exist.