As a Grip, Key Grip actually, one of the "artists" listed on the site as being against the piracy of films, I am all for piracy as long as the studios aren't offering an alternative. (Notice they didn't use actors as the artists that are being harmed by piracy? What, you don't feel sorry for Ben Affleck?)
I have to innovate to keep my job. The producers demand more efficiency from the crews and the "creatives" demand more creativity from the crews or I am not hired on the next job.
I can't sue someone that is doing a more efficient or more creative job than I am like the MPAA/RIAA are.
Fortunately "Respect Copyrights" reeks of "Just say No to Drugs." We know how well that worked.
BTW-A Key Grip is the Head of the Grip department. The Grips are in charge of on set engineering. We build cranes to fly the camera, munt cameras on cars, fly lights from the tops of buildings, string light controlling cloth over a city street, etc.
In my industry I usually need to stand and enter data at the same time. "Lap" tops force me to sit before I type. I assume all of you that can't imagine how one might be more productive through handwriting over typing don't actually stand up much. Many in my industry (film production) would kill for touch screen handwriting recognition for data entry and retrival.
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My job is no more "on the line" than anyone else's.
Technology forces every industry to make changes (this affects some industries more than others.)
That's how free market capitalism is supposed to work.
It is technological change that made my job exist in the first place.
As a Grip, Key Grip actually, one of the "artists" listed on the site as being against the piracy of films, I am all for piracy as long as the studios aren't offering an alternative.
(Notice they didn't use actors as the artists that are being harmed by piracy? What, you don't feel sorry for Ben Affleck?)
I have to innovate to keep my job. The producers demand more efficiency from the crews and the "creatives" demand more creativity from the crews or I am not hired on the next job.
I can't sue someone that is doing a more efficient or more creative job than I am like the MPAA/RIAA are.
Fortunately "Respect Copyrights" reeks of "Just say No to Drugs."
We know how well that worked.
BTW-A Key Grip is the Head of the Grip department. The Grips are in charge of on set engineering. We build cranes to fly the camera, munt cameras on cars, fly lights from the tops of buildings, string light controlling cloth over a city street, etc.
In my industry I usually need to stand and enter data at the same time. "Lap" tops force me to sit before I type. I assume all of you that can't imagine how one might be more productive through handwriting over typing don't actually stand up much. Many in my industry (film production) would kill for touch screen handwriting recognition for data entry and retrival.