Somebody check my math, but it seems they are claiming that a full 2% of the 2005 Gross Domestic Product ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ GDP_(nominal) ) of the U.S. was lost because of piracy. Common! That is complete BS. I don't care how big the entertainment industry is, piracy is NOT as big a problem as they are claiming.
Don't get me wrong, I don't particularly believe that it is "okay" to "pirate" content, but I would be more sympathetic to the industry's problems if they weren't doing their best to screw over consumers and line their pockets with booty. Who's the real pirate here? I mean hollywood actors/actresses get paid millions to pretend. Their job is to pretend! I mean, get real. Why does society value their services so much?
In Shakespeare's day, actors were looked down upon as scum and the theater was a lowly place to be found. I don't think they should be considered "scum", but why are today's performers "American Idols", gods walking the earth. It's time we put them in their places. Boycott the entertainment industry.
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Somebody check my math, but it seems they are claiming that a full 2% of the 2005 Gross Domestic Product ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ GDP_(nominal) ) of the U.S. was lost because of piracy. Common! That is complete BS. I don't care how big the entertainment industry is, piracy is NOT as big a problem as they are claiming.
Don't get me wrong, I don't particularly believe that it is "okay" to "pirate" content, but I would be more sympathetic to the industry's problems if they weren't doing their best to screw over consumers and line their pockets with booty. Who's the real pirate here? I mean hollywood actors/actresses get paid millions to pretend. Their job is to pretend! I mean, get real. Why does society value their services so much?
In Shakespeare's day, actors were looked down upon as scum and the theater was a lowly place to be found. I don't think they should be considered "scum", but why are today's performers "American Idols", gods walking the earth. It's time we put them in their places. Boycott the entertainment industry.