Thoughts on piracy.

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I think most of us agree that movie Piracy is illegal. Even those of us who pirate. I'm sure many of us have "Tivo'ed" a movie or 10 and put it on a DVD. Perhaps even made a copy for a friend, but who is selling and buying this stuff?

I'm glad for BD+ plus because now that content is safer we can hope to see lower prices in the future. It has to happen to receive mass consumer appeal, right? On the other hand, we will always pay a premium because it is a more expensive technology and they have us over a barrel.

I couldn't even begin to think of a poll with enough options to answer the question.

I sort of look at it this way. People buy knock-offs of $300 purses and sun glasses for 5 or 10 bucks. The company says that is lost revenue. I say it isn't- because I for one would NOT pay that kind of money for sunglasses.

If they really want to discourage knock offs, then offer something in the price range of the general consumer. $50 and under generally is the magic number.

However, it is still a crime to buy this stuff and we essentially become a "non consumer". The money generated doesn't go into the local economy, except by the pirates. It hurts retail as millions upon millions is lost each year by piracy.

At lot of this has to do with government on foreign soils. They look the other way with a "screw America" attitude. Therefore we can't go get them, and certainly can't prosocute them. Why should they care? Everything is made cheaper over seas. Not like we can cheaply copy their stuff here. NOOO, we are America and must take the high road and ask nicely that the others do the same. Utter BS!

It is time to start imposing sanctions on foreign imports if they don't agree to start mutually working to end piracy, and extradite criminals.