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Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:22:20 EDT

KrK posted :

said by Guspaz:

It's important to remember that this is a US company arguing before a Canadian court, so those sorts of arguments aren't going to be as persuasive.

Those arguments are always complete BS no matter WHAT Court they are argued in.
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Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:40:15 EDT

AkFubar posted : ROFL.... Job losses?? Voltage movies are pap. I'd be surprised if they employ a half dozen employees based on the revenue coming in from the garbage films they produce. :D
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Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:49:10 EDT

Rastan posted : I think someone should design a T-Shirt that says, "The Pirates tek yer jerbs". ;)

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Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:52:16 EDT

EdmundGerber posted :

said by TOPDAWG:

Not really you can bet your ass the US company's were telling the government you pass this new copyright bill or we'll stop making movies in Canada. So not passing copyright laws would have an effect on cdns jobs and money.

They've already taken their ball, and gone home, due to our outstanding dollar.

They have no stick to pound us with. What - they will stop making awful movies?

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:58:18 EDT

MaynardKrebs posted :

said by jimboe:

If US co's did try to hold that over the CAN gov'ts head, I'd bet the US co's would blink 1st.

It's common knowledge US outfits go to CAN to film due to significantly lower costs- I doubt they'd follow through on that threat since it would cost them real money, and not the ficticious losses from file trading.

I hope they make such a threat- it would prove their "losses" are really bogus.

Actually, with the Canadian dollar being generally worth more than the US dollar these days, not as much 'Hollywood' & US network production is taking pace in Canada as before. eg. X-Files was almost exclusively produced in Canada, but the economics of that are long past.

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:52:04 EDT

jimboe posted : If US co's did try to hold that over the CAN gov'ts head, I'd bet the US co's would blink 1st.

It's common knowledge US outfits go to CAN to film due to significantly lower costs- I doubt they'd follow through on that threat since it would cost them real money, and not the ficticious losses from file trading.

I hope they make such a threat- it would prove their "losses" are really bogus.

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:09:19 EDT

TOPDAWG posted : and the fact old hollywood had a record breaking year. It's not about the money they're making to them it's about what they think they could make that makes them hate piracy so much. Thanks to me downloading movies I buy more then I used too.

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:07:54 EDT

TOPDAWG posted : Not really you can bet your ass the US company's were telling the government you pass this new copyright bill or we'll stop making movies in Canada. So not passing copyright laws would have an effect on cdns jobs and money.

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:55:48 EDT

anon posted : Piracy leading to job loss / sale loss is a myth.
It has been disproved many times, in many countries around the world.

Re: Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:11:25 EDT

Guspaz posted : Voltage is a foreign company (they're American), so even if there WERE billions of dollars of economic impact and thousands of lost jobs, that could arguably be considered a net positive for the Canadian entertainment industry :P

It's important to remember that this is a US company arguing before a Canadian court, so those sorts of arguments aren't going to be as persuasive.
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Think of the children er I mean jobs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:44:50 EDT

cdru posted : Someone needs to tell the judge of the billions of dollars of economic impact and thousands of jobs that will be eliminated if lawsuit-o-matic cases aren't rubber stamp approved and (gasp!) intelligently looked at. These cases need fast tracked immediately.