ENT: who will participate in P2P unite

[carcynsdad]

A call to all P2P users

 

As of late the MPAA's and RIAA's of the world are claiming that we are denying them their justly earned money and are trying to find ways to put an end to this supposed loss through litigation. It would seem that their scare tactics have been fruitful as they keep getting settlements out of court and probably generate even more profit from these activities.

 

The aim of their campaign, of course, is not to target and eradicate file sharing as much as it is an attempt to control the market and dictate where and on what our hard earned money is spent. The wealthiest, nowadays, decide what we listen to and watch using staggering public relations campaigns; most releases are "format" productions where talent, passion and creativity come after profits and greed. Most of us feel that they should look into wider availability and more affordable pricing instead of claiming higher moral ground as an excuse to prop up an outdated and failing business model.

 

Ironically, dramatic theaters, opera houses and so forth are desperately trying to find an audience among the "common" people, as their traditionally highbrow image is not allowing them to be competitive. However, the production companies are working towards a dangerous inaccessibility for regular people. It is natural that we want to be able to watch the movies and listen to the music; it has always been and always will be. Hence, we turn to file sharing, and/or borrow CD's from our friends and so forth.

 

Availability and affordable prices

 

How many have bought a CD or watched a movie that turned out to be less than satisfactory? How many have felt cheated after a night out at the movies, having gone there after seeing trailers, commercials, and posters for another big box office release that turned out to be one of those "let's save the movie company a few bucks by fooling people into watching this dud during the first weekend" flicks? How many get sick to their stomachs while hearing about revenue losses after viewing an episode of "Cribs" on MTV? The production companies have the audacity to say that we are using people's creativity and talent, without paying for it. Well, guess what? Most P2P users actually do buy the products they like!

 

We continue to see fantasy figures about the kind of revenues the production companies would have had, if only their products were not obtainable online. Of course, it is complete and utter nonsense. They seem to be oblivious to the highly human trait they themselves possess: The Experience of Ownership. Everybody wants to own things. A pirated copy can never live up to the experience of a movie theatre or replace the sense of pride that comes from having a collector’s edition sitting on your bookshelf. Even those who the entertainment industry would paint as criminals are consumers too.

 

To prove this, we call out to all that have shared a file, downloaded something online or think that prices are outrageous; Let us send a message to the entertainment industry leadership.

 

The last week in April 2005 - 24th up until and including 30th - show them how much money we are spending on their products by denying them our hard earned income. Do not go to the movies; do not buy any entertainment products during that week.

 

This is not to be confused as saying, "go pirate everything you can find as the production companies are common robbers." Instead, this is a way to show that we are indeed supporting them already, so stop fighting your customers!

 

Show them we mean business!

Spread the word everywhere you can think of.

 

 

[Weyoun]

Interesting, but I think you posted this on 3 other topics + creating this one.... You might wanna watch that.

As to this boycott. Might stop me from buying cd/dvd for this week. It won't affect me going out to movies/watching tv though.

[Oma]

P2PUnite

[synexo]

Sadly, this boycott is asking me to do for a week what I do just about everyweek, which is not buy and cds or dvds, not go to the movies, and not watch network television.

[mic]

I participate every week. I don't see, buy, rent or watch crap, once I know it's crap. Read reviews, talk to people, sample freebies online. If it looks like crap, it is crap.

 

Then again, how many times have you bought something you watched or listened to again and again. Balances out, doesn't it.

 

Don't buy Sony or RCA music if they offend you. Don't go to the movies on a regular basis, not just one weekend. The P2P community acting out, in small numbers, for one week, won't do anything.

 

feel your pain and Ia m with you 100% on this...

[ghostwolf357]

Ok if i don't like it i don't by it, but alot of p2p actully own there shared files, its called back ups. I don't now how many time i've lost stuff that I LEGALLY purchased and lose it due to a nick on the cd/dvd or loned it out to a friend, or just plain forgot were the heck its at. Most people a seansable in the approch in the fact that if you like something such as movies or music you will buy it as well as have a "backup copy" of the item you LEGALLY OWN. I don't know how many web sites I've visited about the poor MPAA and the fact that there so broke that the haveto go after the 12 year old to take every penny that kid earned mowing lawns and what not. Do we get refunds at the movie theaters if the movie sucks. I think not. And the software vendors are no better. If you buy a product and its not what you wanted your stuck with it becuase its been opened. Excuse me for flaming but these buisness prencapals that the various "industrys" have been sticking the average consumers is assinine. Thats why P2P groups and Bittorrent tech is growing at a stagering rate. Welcome to censorship if you beleive the MPAA is your Friend!