You miss the fact that many of us are tired of being burned by the large media companies. I can't even fathom all the money I've sunk into lousy movies and music in my lifetime. I really enjoy trying before buying. Granted, the fact that starwars is in the title these days means that the flick is likely to suck but hey maybe it doesn't. And if you watched the LOWER QUALITY version you have on your computer a month before it comes out and liked it you are more likely to go check it out on a big screen with serious sound behind it. P2P does not hurt the content creators as has been popularly asserted by people like you and the big content providers. Just look at the record box office numbers seen last summer! The P2P fight is not about just wanting free stuff. It is about the big content providers no longer being able to sell you dreck because there is a mechanism for sifting through it. Viva P2P and artists that actually make good things Death to outdated business models
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You miss the fact that many of us are tired of being burned by the large media companies. I can't even fathom all the money I've sunk into lousy movies and music in my lifetime. I really enjoy trying before buying. Granted, the fact that starwars is in the title these days means that the flick is likely to suck but hey maybe it doesn't. And if you watched the LOWER QUALITY version you have on your computer a month before it comes out and liked it you are more likely to go check it out on a big screen with serious sound behind it. P2P does not hurt the content creators as has been popularly asserted by people like you and the big content providers. Just look at the record box office numbers seen last summer!
The P2P fight is not about just wanting free stuff. It is about the big content providers no longer being able to sell you dreck because there is a mechanism for sifting through it.
Viva P2P and artists that actually make good things
Death to outdated business models