MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman in a press release this weekend: 'There is no better example of how theft dims the magic of the movies for everyone than this report today regarding BitTorrent providing users with illegal copies of Revenge of the Sith. The unfortunate fact is this type of theft happens on a regular basis on peer to peer networks all over the world.'" (http://www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/2005/2005_05_19.doc)
Bittorrent alone? What about FTP? SCP? SFTP? Sneaker-Net? This guy -- and his organization -- continue to demonstrate their blatant ignorance about technology....or people, for that matter. Of course, undermining his entire claim about P2P being bad for the movie industry and "dimming the magic" is that Revenge of The Sith scored $50 million on opening DAY alone -- a new Hollywood record. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100 0929663) I'm sure its opening weekend totals will be fantastic as well. Reportedly, "Sith" cost $130M to make. Clearly, a film grossing only $50M in a single day demonstrates how P2P is keeping people away from blockbuster movies THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR AND WANT TO SEE IN A THEATER. /sarcasm Frankly, I'm happy that Lucas is doing so well from this movie, since it's by far the best of the three prequels. I'll catch it again, for sure. -rick Infowarrior.org You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
