| A 67-year-old man was sued by the movie industry | | | | movies are caught by a camcorder in theatres. So |
| for his 12 year old grandson's movie downloads. | | | | you have to imagine the guy doing the recording is |
| Apparently, the kid downloaded four movies - three of | | | | wavering back and forth the whole time. You also |
| which they already owned. For this, the movie industry | | | | have to deal with noises from the audience. If you ask, |
| asked for a settlement of four thousand dollars. When | | | | me it's too nerve wracking to even sit through that.As |
| the man refused, mainly because he didn't have four | | | | much as I empathize with Hollywood on protecting their |
| grand, they then sued for $600,000 to make an | | | | turf, attacking their potential customers is not the way |
| example of the poor old guy. Personally, I think it is an | | | | to go. Producing great products is the most logical |
| outrage that legal technicalities would be placed above | | | | course. Hollywood's movie box office slump this year |
| human beings. Hollywood is always big on raising taxes | | | | is not caused by a bunch of 12 year olds downloading |
| to support the poor, but download their movies and | | | | movies on the net. DVD sales, after all, are still very |
| they'll take grandpa and grandson out. I know they | | | | high. People want to watch movies on their big screen |
| don't want people watching their movies for free, I get | | | | TV at home at their leisure. Besides, you pay the |
| that, but hopefully reason will prevail in this case and | | | | same amount to take your family to the movies as |
| grandpa will be let off the hook. If not, Hollywood has | | | | you do to buy a DVD you can watch over and over |
| just taken up tactics reminiscent of the Nazi Gestapo.It | | | | again. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Either |
| has been reported that illegal downloading costs the | | | | you sell a product to your audience in the theatres or |
| movie industry an estimated $5.4 billion a year, but I | | | | for their home use. The movie industry can't expect to |
| don't see how. The quality that I've seen in the past on | | | | have people paying to see all their movies at the |
| movies that my friends downloaded is so bad I really | | | | theatre and turn around and buy the DVD too, unless |
| don't see the point. I have spent a lot of money to | | | | the movie they are selling is of superior quality like a |
| have a big screen high definition television set. Why | | | | "Passion of the Christ", "Batman Begins", "Star Wars", |
| would I download a blurry movie? I mean if you are | | | | etc. An increasing number of people are not going to |
| going to spend the money for a fancy TV, it's a pretty | | | | rush to the theatre to get the same experience they |
| big waste not to have the store bought high quality | | | | can get at home. |
| DVD of your favorite movie. Most downloaded | | | | |