1. The problem is not people who are legitimate receivers of screeners who are pirating, it's what happens to the disc after that person watches it. They are borrowed, stolen, and some are pirated. Once the disc is in circulation, it's hard to control it.
2. You can't easily serialize these screeners. There are maybe 1500 to 2000 screeners of each movie. Do the math.
3.The problem with camcorders in theatres is not just the P2P channel, but the fact that pirated copy gets FTP'd out of the country where it shows up on VCDs in Asia or Europe. Especially in Europe this can destroy the legitimate opening week for the movie, since they get the movie a bit later than the US. And don't argue that they should open the movie simultaneously around the world. Not going to happen for a whole slew of reasons that frankly many of you wouldn't understand, like striking localized release prints, and localizing the marketing, doing the PR (actors can only give one interview at a time), honoring territorial commitments, etc.
4. The MPAA is a trade group that represents the studios' interest. Get it straight.
5. It is the sworn duty of entities like the MPAA and RIAA to protect their copyrights. That is one of the main reasons they exist. They will never knowingly relinquish copyright control. THAT"S WHY THEY EXIST!
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1. The problem is not people who are legitimate receivers of screeners who are pirating, it's what happens to the disc after that person watches it. They are borrowed, stolen, and some are pirated. Once the disc is in circulation, it's hard to control it. 2. You can't easily serialize these screeners. There are maybe 1500 to 2000 screeners of each movie. Do the math. 3.The problem with camcorders in theatres is not just the P2P channel, but the fact that pirated copy gets FTP'd out of the country where it shows up on VCDs in Asia or Europe. Especially in Europe this can destroy the legitimate opening week for the movie, since they get the movie a bit later than the US. And don't argue that they should open the movie simultaneously around the world. Not going to happen for a whole slew of reasons that frankly many of you wouldn't understand, like striking localized release prints, and localizing the marketing, doing the PR (actors can only give one interview at a time), honoring territorial commitments, etc. 4. The MPAA is a trade group that represents the studios' interest. Get it straight. 5. It is the sworn duty of entities like the MPAA and RIAA to protect their copyrights. That is one of the main reasons they exist. They will never knowingly relinquish copyright control. THAT"S WHY THEY EXIST!