In my opinion, all future movies should be shipped with multiple ripped versions. One HD version that takes whole HD-DVD, and one 700mb or 1.2GB for home media center, and one even smaller size for ipod or cellphone.
Granted doing such is much easier for pirating, but one can't stop pirating anyway unless the movie is not so overpriced that worth pirating. Every time I buy a movie on dvd, my mind automatically be thinking that later I need spend a few hours to rip it (and doing all the math on how to optimize the rip), and thinking about how much my a few hours worth, then the conclusion is what an expensive option against hunting over bittorrent.
Ripping DVDs is an unstoppable trend. Better embrace it than trying to stop it.
What I said is, if they reached that point, they should be well capable of over throw their government on their own, give or take a few years. Reading a report of their average wages here, and I wouldn't think they place their pleasure of free speach as their #1 interest.
I will be happy to see how China goes on themselves. But I don't see a reason to get over-reacted here while not sharing the slightest interest with Chinese en mass.
You won't see much of your rights unless it is being practiced often, by yourself before or by your neighbours every now and then. If you havn't used or seen that particular right being used, you get used to not having this right. Human is very capable of adjusting itself to its environment and enjoy the maximum of its happiness. That is why despite how many reports we read here, China is still a prospering nation. Their overall richness is much lower, but I suspect their overall happiness is too low compared to here.
Now talking about Chinese government, certainly, they have their dark own interest, but they do share a common interest with their people, their economy, and the overall power of China. The prosper China goes, the better life Chinese lives. No other nations in the world shares this common interest with Chinese.
Most people here, no matter how they thinks and how they speaks, cares more about gasoline price than the wages of average Chinese. But don't feel guilty for that thought, it is your rights to think for your own interest, especially in this crowd place. If the human rights in China is really at a breaking point, they will evolve by themselves, unless you think they are just average more stupid. Or, less informed. But what makes you think we know better about the rights of Chinese than the Chinese who lives there?
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In my opinion, all future movies should be shipped with multiple ripped versions. One HD version that takes whole HD-DVD, and one 700mb or 1.2GB for home media center, and one even smaller size for ipod or cellphone. Granted doing such is much easier for pirating, but one can't stop pirating anyway unless the movie is not so overpriced that worth pirating. Every time I buy a movie on dvd, my mind automatically be thinking that later I need spend a few hours to rip it (and doing all the math on how to optimize the rip), and thinking about how much my a few hours worth, then the conclusion is what an expensive option against hunting over bittorrent. Ripping DVDs is an unstoppable trend. Better embrace it than trying to stop it.
What I said is, if they reached that point, they should be well capable of over throw their government on their own, give or take a few years. Reading a report of their average wages here, and I wouldn't think they place their pleasure of free speach as their #1 interest.
I will be happy to see how China goes on themselves. But I don't see a reason to get over-reacted here while not sharing the slightest interest with Chinese en mass.
You won't see much of your rights unless it is being practiced often, by yourself before or by your neighbours every now and then. If you havn't used or seen that particular right being used, you get used to not having this right. Human is very capable of adjusting itself to its environment and enjoy the maximum of its happiness. That is why despite how many reports we read here, China is still a prospering nation. Their overall richness is much lower, but I suspect their overall happiness is too low compared to here.
Now talking about Chinese government, certainly, they have their dark own interest, but they do share a common interest with their people, their economy, and the overall power of China. The prosper China goes, the better life Chinese lives. No other nations in the world shares this common interest with Chinese.
Most people here, no matter how they thinks and how they speaks, cares more about gasoline price than the wages of average Chinese. But don't feel guilty for that thought, it is your rights to think for your own interest, especially in this crowd place. If the human rights in China is really at a breaking point, they will evolve by themselves, unless you think they are just average more stupid. Or, less informed. But what makes you think we know better about the rights of Chinese than the Chinese who lives there?