I don't see the major new issue here. Everybody gets their tv of a torrent or rapidshare or some other place that is willing to give it to them. Copyright holders know, but don't seem to want to do anything about the legality of this issue.
> Copyright holders know, but don't seem to want to do anything about the legality of this issue.
Except, of course, the minor detail of influencing legislators to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars to change to law so they can shut down anything "torrent", "rapid" or, indeed, "share".
That's the whole point. Why pirate it when non-US residents are willing (and shall) pay for it?
This whole restriction thing just doesn't make sense from a business perspective.
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I don't see the major new issue here. Everybody gets their tv of a torrent or rapidshare or some other place that is willing to give it to them. Copyright holders know, but don't seem to want to do anything about the legality of this issue.
So why is this a discussion worth having.
> Copyright holders know, but don't seem to want to do anything about the legality of this issue.
Except, of course, the minor detail of influencing legislators to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars to change to law so they can shut down anything "torrent", "rapid" or, indeed, "share".
That doesn't matter -- it was already illegal in first place.
But the copyrightholders are the only ones who have the ability to make it legal -- but they have made their choice.
That's the whole point. Why pirate it when non-US residents are willing (and shall) pay for it? This whole restriction thing just doesn't make sense from a business perspective.
No sir we don't want any money from the other 6.7 billion people outside the USA!