LimeWire Shuts Down After Losing Court Battle With The RIAA

[xxMATTGxx]

Actors are paid FEES. They are NOT the film-makers nor do they suffer from piracy.

Paranormal Activity is an independent film that got a lucky break with distribution. A one in a million.

Oh, and to the glutton for envy who said no one wants to pirate a film of mine. The less people who pirate my movies the better, but I fully expect many to do so when my feature hits cinemas across the UK next year.

A lot of "good" films make a lot of money, want to know why? Oh wait that's because they are good films. To be honest, a lot of people still actually go out to the cinemas to watch movies, buy the DVDs or even a digital download off iTunes or something. Illegal downloading may damage it some sort of speak but it isn't going to kill it off when many of them downloaders actually still buy movies/music and so on. Even with the DVD rips you can download, someone still had to buy it to be ripped. Another thing is that may of already paid to see the film and just downloaded it for a copy to watch it again. Who knows!

Either way you have this view for working in that industry and it does not mean it's the right view. I hope your upcoming film is good then if it's going to be worthy to download by millions of illegal downloaders.

[Judas]

Even with the DVD rips you can download, someone still had to buy it to be ripped.

so if just one person buys it and a million download it...

[Chippiewill]

LOL
well it does

http://www.billboard.com/news/album-...04095638.story

Album sales have been dieing for ages... But, NOT because of piracy, people don't buy CDs anymore because everyone has iPods, and most people don't buy the full albums because they don't have to.

you think musicians work harder than "the average guy"? so constantly flying around the world with jet lag and playing shows every night whilst writing and recording music on the road is harder than sitting behind a desk in an office? i dont think thats fair.

Rubbish, it's not like artists are permanently on tour.

The fact is
Piracy GREATLY damages the film industry. And do you people know how hard it is to make a film? How much effort it takes? Pirating a film is the same as stealing the wallet of someone who spent 18 hours a day for 6 months to a year with no let-up just to do what they love. The piracy warnings on electronic media are COMPLETELY correct. You wouldn't shoplift, but you'd cowardly hide behind your computer and STEAL a film. Studio execs make the most money by far from movies, and the film-makers DON'T. So you steal from the percentages that they make. It's stealing and there is NO excuse for it.

Piracy has only ever cause one film problems (rep for the person who works it out) and it was entirely due to gross negligence. 90% of the time piracy helps films out because whilst the first person might have pirated it, the second and third heard how good it was and paid to see the film.

so if just one person buys it and a million download it...

Most of that million would never have bought it anyway, and they are helping because they're recommending it to others.

[Rixion]

Well it was a half assed court battle if they forgot to bring in Frostwire which still works.

[Mark]

Thank god! A programme that computer technicians make a lot of money out of... A virus fishtank imo.

[Judas]

Album sales have been dieing for ages... But, NOT because of piracy, people don't buy CDs anymore because everyone has iPods, and most people don't buy the full albums because they don't have to.

Rubbish, it's not like artists are permanently on tour.

erm where does the music on their ipods come from then genius? CD or legal download. its not just album sales that have been going down its singles as well. all sales are falling.

obviously not because they would die from exhaustion, but thats what they do to earn their money?

[Chippiewill]

erm where does the music on their ipods come from then genius? CD or legal download. its not just album sales that have been going down its singles as well. all sales are falling.

*REMOVED*. Album sales are dieing, singles sales are booming.

obviously not because they would die from exhaustion, but thats what they do to earn their money?

What's your point?

Edited by HotelUser (Forum Moderator): Please don't be rude to other forum members, thanks.

[Judas]

*REMOVED*. Album sales are dieing, singles sales are booming.


What's your point?

LMAO chill babes. and if you insist thats the case (which it isnt) then thats still a big bummer for the industry because the point of singles is to promote the album, which is where the big money comes in for the label.

my point is that someone said that musicians get far more money for working much less than the "average guy". if they are taking a break and not on tour or doing anything, where are they getting their money from? no where ... but when they are working for their money (by touring) - thats much harder work than sitting in an office

[Misawa]

Movie piracy causes a total lost output for US industries of $20.5 billion per year, thwarts the creation of about 140,000 jobs and accounts for more than $800 million in lost tax revenue.

[Judas]

i think theres more excuse for movie piracy though. age certificates, the gap between theatrical and home release.. its not right but if you really want to see a movie sometimes theres no other option