nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
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Re: Lie?
I know, what a surprise.
no reason to believe any number that comes out of that propaganda mill.
the sad part is that congress won't even notice this "correction" or have any impact on their policy making - the only money numbers they pay attention to are the ones going into their campaign coffers. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| What I find to be funny is the fact that they:
"A 2005 study funded by the MPAA claimed that 44% of the film industry's domestic losses came from college piracy."
I think my 6 year old rottweiler could have figured out that their facts were wrong.
Take 44% of the total losses the industry alleges they had in the time period allegedly studied. Isn't it a bit of a stretch to think that college students have that much money to begin with??? ... and! ... that they used to, before internet file sharing, spend that much money, collectively, on movies?
I don't know about the MPAA, but if you want to know where I'd be first to guess that an amount equal to 44% of the losses they say they had went to nightclubs, bars, liquor stores or other party events FIRST, before I'd say it went to movies... OR, simply to the day to day expenses of just being in college and living away from home.
The MPAA needs to stop their assumptions and stop thinking that everyone spends all their free/disposable income on their industry in the first place.
I'm all about keeping things legal with in reason, but if they are going to wage their war, they need to be honest about it. The more they become dishonest, the more I will actually support the other side who says trading movies and music harms no one. (because in that case, it's crooks dealing with crooks) |
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Rogue Wolf
Ate The Last Of The Pumpkin Pie
join:2003-08-12
Troy, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| I think your Rottie should run for public office, because there's a whole crowd of politicians who don't seem to be keeping up (or are even bothering to try).
Can I donate some biscuits to the campaign? 
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I have learned to ignore such naysayers, when... quelling... them... hm?... was out of the question. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| said by Rogue Wolf  :Can I donate some biscuits to the campaign? She'd love to hear that.. she has some great drive behind her... UNTIL you throw a biscuit at her... at that point, she loses focus on the things that matter.. in fact, this one would, if you broke in, bit you in the butt and drag you away from the cheap silver and show you the good stuff!
She can be bought. |
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