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>The term "piracy" doesn't help the problems any---it's a smear term that tries to put downloading and sharing on the same level as murder and kidnapping. Prec
by alanwatts 10y ago
>The term "piracy" doesn't help the problems any---it's a smear term that tries to put downloading and sharing on the same level as murder and kidnapping.
Precisely:
>I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.
-Jack Valenti (former president of MPAA for 38 years), 1982 congressional hearing
https://cryptome.org/hrcw-hear.htm https://cryptome.org/hrcw-hear.htm
- mikegerwitz 10y agoThank you for sharing this! This is not only a good piece of history, but an excellent example of history repeating itself. Correct me if I'm wrong---I haven't read it yet, but I'm excited to do so over the weekend.
- alanwatts 10y agoIt's simply luditism. Their business model depends upon the constraints of obsolete technology, so they will resist every new innovation as an evil killer until their artificial monopoly finally bleeds out.