Does anyone fall into this category?

Harmush · May 29, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8073068.stm

Do you think they will actually start cutting people off? I agree with the ISP it isn't their job to police the web, and I don't think file sharing is all that bad. But then spose i most people who use it, do download films not just for their own use but to sell knock off in work or down the pub.

robbieduncan · May 29, 2009

I wouldn't want to say anything that might incriminate myself on a public forum.

(This is both serious and a little

)

UltraNEO* · May 29, 2009

Umm.. Well, I only download millions and millions of gigas of anime, japanese drama and stuff only cause it ain't available here. Most of it hosted over at site like youtube.

is that incriminating?

Mr. lax · May 30, 2009

I fall into that, but i am not in that country or continent. I think i do more than average actually. But i don't think that you can get prosecuted for it in my country. At least i have never heard of it...

Harmush · May 31, 2009

robbieduncan said:
I wouldn't want to say anything that might incriminate myself on a public forum.

(This is both serious and a little )

I understand why. But I Don't Think what you said in MacRumors:Forums would hold up in a court of law...

UltraNEO* said:
Umm.. Well, I only download millions and millions of gigas of anime, japanese drama and stuff only cause it ain't available here. Most of it hosted over at site like youtube. is that incriminating?

It might be copyright if its on youtube. And yeah thats why I torrent a lot of... anime and stuff.

theimacdude · May 31, 2009

File sharing is just the way it works. Companies still make money in the billions, it just sounds like they're being greedy wanting more and more. More people go and see/buy the stuff than use things like Pirate Bay.However, lets face it, its always going to happen, its practically unstoppable.

Eraserhead · May 31, 2009

theimacdude said:
File sharing is just the way it works.

What about when they aren't RIAA/MPAA productions?

redgaz26 · Jun 1, 2009

if they banned everyone in the UK who used torrents there would not be many people left, why would the ISP's want to lose all that money????

djellison · Jun 1, 2009

I'm sick of software and movie/music industry people saying

"Right, one million downloads, multiply by £16.99 per disk - that's COST US £17 MILLION"

No it hasn't. This false assumption that without the world of downloading, every single download would actually be a purchase is so totally totally wrong it's not even an attempt at honesty.

arkitect · Jun 2, 2009

djellison said:
I'm sick of software and movie/music industry people saying

"Right, one million downloads, multiply by £16.99 per disk - that's COST US £17 MILLION"

No it hasn't. This false assumption that without the world of downloading, every single download would actually be a purchase is so totally totally wrong it's not even an attempt at honesty.

I agree with you… but now the cash hungry/strapped UK government is saying "oooh this is costing the economy tens of billions of pounds"… in other words: …"we're losing out on loads of stuff we can tax!"

If the government thinks they are losing out on tax revenue they will get their backsides into action.
And we all know how that'll go.

As to which category I fall into?
Hmm. No comment.

Harmush · Jun 2, 2009

djellison said:
I'm sick of software and movie/music industry people saying

"Right, one million downloads, multiply by £16.99 per disk - that's COST US £17 MILLION"

No it hasn't. This false assumption that without the world of downloading, every single download would actually be a purchase is so totally totally wrong it's not even an attempt at honesty.

if i didn't download, i don't think i would even be bothered about films and that.. your right. most downloads wouldn't be a purchase anyway.

drewsof07 · Jun 2, 2009

arkitect said:
"we're losing out on loads of stuff we can tax!"[/I]

If the government thinks they are losing out on tax revenue they will get their backsides into action.
And we all know how that'll go.

Sort of like moonshine and marijuana? haha
If it can't be taxed, it's illegal.

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