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Can someone explain me why this is good or bad?

bredren 7y ago
One reason is the org offers some kind of moralistic authority over art through its ratings system. This has influenced what we get to see in theaters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated
- xfitm3 7y ago
  And that's bad.
  - bredren 7y ago
    I wonder if it was worse? I think there are more distribution mediums for art available now than when that film was made that are less beholden to content rating. Perhaps the new specter is YouTube and its recent banning of security videos?
    - xfitm3 7y ago
      I agree there are more mediums available, but if someone finances their work they'll probably have little choice in distribution mechanisms which props up tradition. The MPAA has a chilling effect which I think is harmful to creativity. I think the human mind is a lot tougher than the vocal few lead us to believe.
xenocyon 7y ago
On the bad side: the MPAA lobbies heavily for continually enlarging copyright protection (e.g. the DMCA) and aggressively pursues legal action against individuals. Netflix has deep pockets, so its membership provides the MPAA with increased funds for lobbying and legal muscle.
- scarface74 7y ago
  Netflix has deep pockets? Have you seen their balance sheet and debt obligations?
  - xenocyon 7y ago
    MPAA membership dues are on the order of USD 10 million per year.
    - scarface74 7y ago
      Which is chomp change for any major company.
- Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  > and aggressively pursues legal action against individuals Do they still do this? I thought they finally realized it wasn’t worth the trouble.
nominated1 7y ago
I believe the MPAA is involved in pushing the recent CASE Act: https://act.eff.org/action/prevent-copyright-trolling-tell-the-senate-that-copyright-claims-can-t-be-treated-like-traffic-tickets https://act.eff.org/action/prevent-copyright-trolling-tell-t... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190711/00001742562/congress-moving-forward-with-copyright-for-censorship-small-claims-act.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190711/00001742562/congr...
paulie_a 7y ago
It doesn't have to be good or bad. Generally speaking most things are some form of gray.
voodootrucker 7y ago
They destroy peoples lives, like DVD Jon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lech_Johansen#The_DeCSS_prosecution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lech_Johansen#The_DeCSS_pr....

One reason is the org offers some kind of moralistic authority over art through its ratings system. This has influenced what we get to see in theaters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated

xfitm3 7y ago
And that's bad.
- bredren 7y ago
  I wonder if it was worse? I think there are more distribution mediums for art available now than when that film was made that are less beholden to content rating. Perhaps the new specter is YouTube and its recent banning of security videos?
  - xfitm3 7y ago
    I agree there are more mediums available, but if someone finances their work they'll probably have little choice in distribution mechanisms which props up tradition. The MPAA has a chilling effect which I think is harmful to creativity. I think the human mind is a lot tougher than the vocal few lead us to believe.

xenocyon 7y ago

On the bad side: the MPAA lobbies heavily for continually enlarging copyright protection (e.g. the DMCA) and aggressively pursues legal action against individuals. Netflix has deep pockets, so its membership provides the MPAA with increased funds for lobbying and legal muscle.

scarface74 7y ago
Netflix has deep pockets? Have you seen their balance sheet and debt obligations?
- xenocyon 7y ago
  MPAA membership dues are on the order of USD 10 million per year.
  - scarface74 7y ago
    Which is chomp change for any major company.
Wowfunhappy 7y ago
> and aggressively pursues legal action against individuals Do they still do this? I thought they finally realized it wasn’t worth the trouble.

nominated1 7y ago

I believe the MPAA is involved in pushing the recent CASE Act: https://act.eff.org/action/prevent-copyright-trolling-tell-the-senate-that-copyright-claims-can-t-be-treated-like-traffic-tickets https://act.eff.org/action/prevent-copyright-trolling-tell-t... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190711/00001742562/congress-moving-forward-with-copyright-for-censorship-small-claims-act.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190711/00001742562/congr...

paulie_a 7y ago

It doesn't have to be good or bad. Generally speaking most things are some form of gray.

voodootrucker 7y ago

They destroy peoples lives, like DVD Jon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lech_Johansen#The_DeCSS_prosecution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lech_Johansen#The_DeCSS_pr....