In the It’s About Frickin’ Time category, ISPs are now going to be fighting those scumbags who illegally download films, music, and other media. I. Am. Thrilled.
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An interesting article what makes me confused is what they class as illegally downloading something. Does that mean just peer to peer file sharing? That would be a bit heavy handed if you ask me because a lot of legal sites like Spotify or last FM use peer to peer to stream music to your PC and that is fine. Take for example Megavideo a legal on line movie streaming site, I have seen many films on there streamed does that mean it’s illegal. they really do need to sort out what they mean by illegal. You can’t just block certain web sites like the Pirate bay, as this defeats the whole transparency of the internet. I have never used Netflix as in the UK I don’t think it’s up and running yet (although I have seen something mentioned in regards to the PS network and Netflix) and I’m not sure if anyone as a decent enough bandwidth but if that is reasonably priced i.e, cheaper than going to the cinema then fair enough.
Comment by chiefnoobie — July 9, 2011 @ 5:04 am
To me, it simply means that the ISPs are going to hold up their end of the agreement, which is that you don’t use the Internet for illegal activities.
Years ago, back on the old Wambooli Forums, I got into a disagreement with a guy who illegally downloaded my books. He said that he didn’t do it, that he merely “accessed” a site that hosted the book, so he never really downloaded anything.
BULL.
If you have it and you didn’t pay for it, assuming that you would otherwise have to pay for it, then it’s illegal. To me, it doesn’t matter if the site is merely hosting or passing along the info: If you’re watching a movie or listening to a song or reading a book and no money has been paid to the author/artist/producer, then it’s breaking the copyright. That kind of activity, no matter how innocent or unintentional, must be stopped.
Comment by admin — July 9, 2011 @ 8:57 am
Do a lot of people download Dummies books? Do you lose a lot of royalty money to piracy?
Comment by gamerguy473 — July 9, 2011 @ 4:00 pm
Yes, a lot of people download For Dummies books. Mine are not as popular as some. They primarily pirate the key programming titles, plus a lot of Windows For Dummies.
As far as royalty money, who knows? The publisher often says that someone willing to pirate the book probably wouldn’t have purchased it any way. I see some truth to that, but there are no hard data to back it up. All I know that every so often I find my books online, free, ready for downloading. I alert the publisher’s legal department every time and the sites are shut down. But who knows how many copies were downloaded?
Comment by admin — July 9, 2011 @ 4:34 pm
I would never have thought about pirating a book! If you can’t afford it borrow it from a library. I suppose it is not just music and films but any content that can be made freely available.
Comment by chiefnoobie — July 9, 2011 @ 4:59 pm
I believe it’s more of the thrill of “just doing it.” I know kids who have pirated movies and watched blockbusters currently in theaters at home. They don’t keep the movie, but they would have otherwise spent the $£€ to see the film. That’s piracy.
Back in the late 1990s, I remember meeting a gal who was “into” Napster. She claimed to download hundreds of songs a night, but never listened to any of them. Whatever. Still a thief.
Comment by admin — July 9, 2011 @ 5:20 pm
Wow. I guess that downloading books just never seemed to be a big issue to me compared to games, music, and movies. One Google of “DOS For Dummies Download” yielded plenty of links. I really feel bad for the authors who pour hundreds of hours of work into a book and people go in and steal it. (Don’t worry, I didn’t download it. I have a copy 🙂
Comment by gamerguy473 — July 9, 2011 @ 10:28 pm
Wow, I don’t think my grammar has ever been worse than it was in that last post.
Comment by gamerguy473 — July 9, 2011 @ 10:33 pm
Be careful with those sites. A lot of them don’t actually have the books; they either lead you around or you download spyware. The servers that have the PDF copies of legitimate books are rare.
Comment by admin — July 9, 2011 @ 11:03 pm