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The movie industry does innovate. They've been innovating like crazy. Tons of new tech and innovations come out of the movie industry. It's the MPAA that doesn'

The movie industry does innovate. They've been innovating like crazy. Tons of new tech and innovations come out of the movie industry. It's the MPAA that doesn't care to innovate. The MPAA doesn't produce anything. They just want/need control. Their sole job is to make money and any time you have an organization whose sole purpose is to make money, they're just going to want control. The problem isn't the movie industry or piracy, it's the relentless fight for control that the pushers of a dying business model want over you.

bad_user 15y ago
MPAA's actions can be attributed to its members. MPAA cannot exist and act without its members' approval. Witness how BSA initially supported SOPA, but then backtracked, probably because some of its members weren't too happy about it. Their sole job is to make money When freedoms are attacked because some fatso feels those pesky pirates are affecting his bottom line, then "making money" is not an excuse. And governments should be careful as they are walking a very thin line. A French revolution can always happen again.
- gerggerg 15y ago
  I agree. All I'm trying to say as that blaming it on the 'Movie Industry' is not being able to see the real problem. Many independent and main stream movie industry workers don't support SOPA and don't feel the MPAA acts in their favor. We need to vote with our dollars and not support organizations that support the MPAA. And we need to vote with our mouthes and make it clear that as culture consuming citizens we feel an organization like the MPAA is more harmful to culture and business than it is beneficial. Now I understand that rights protection organizations are useful and necessary in many cases, again all I'm saying is that if you feel that the MPAA is being abusive and of little value then you should speak up to free yourself from them.
geebee 15y ago
I had the same thought. I worked briefly for a software company in hollywood that did film compositing/editing software, and it's an amazingly innovative industry. It's also an industry that recognizes and rewards technical talent... sure, we aren't movie stars, but I worked with programmers who had academy awards (the technical kind, of course). And they were super cool people, very willing to sit down and help a newbie out. I also remember Kathy Sierra's post about the "hollywood model" (your job security is your reputation, based on your past projects), an approach that only works when talent is identified, recognized, and credited (how many programmers at silicon valley get to put their names on the product?) I'm not saying all is peachy in hollywood, but it is indisputably an innovative place for technology and technology careers. This is why it kills me to see a different wing of the movie industry essentially pitting itself against high tech. I'm not going to dispute another key point here - much of the legislation being pushed by the studios could be very harmful to technical innovation. We're at the point where people on hn are starting to talk about boycotting not just those corporations but the people who work for them. Sad to see this in an industry that does such wonderful, innovative tech work in many ways.

bad_user 15y ago

MPAA's actions can be attributed to its members. MPAA cannot exist and act without its members' approval. Witness how BSA initially supported SOPA, but then backtracked, probably because some of its members weren't too happy about it. Their sole job is to make money When freedoms are attacked because some fatso feels those pesky pirates are affecting his bottom line, then "making money" is not an excuse. And governments should be careful as they are walking a very thin line. A French revolution can always happen again.

gerggerg 15y ago
I agree. All I'm trying to say as that blaming it on the 'Movie Industry' is not being able to see the real problem. Many independent and main stream movie industry workers don't support SOPA and don't feel the MPAA acts in their favor. We need to vote with our dollars and not support organizations that support the MPAA. And we need to vote with our mouthes and make it clear that as culture consuming citizens we feel an organization like the MPAA is more harmful to culture and business than it is beneficial. Now I understand that rights protection organizations are useful and necessary in many cases, again all I'm saying is that if you feel that the MPAA is being abusive and of little value then you should speak up to free yourself from them.

geebee 15y ago

I had the same thought. I worked briefly for a software company in hollywood that did film compositing/editing software, and it's an amazingly innovative industry. It's also an industry that recognizes and rewards technical talent... sure, we aren't movie stars, but I worked with programmers who had academy awards (the technical kind, of course). And they were super cool people, very willing to sit down and help a newbie out. I also remember Kathy Sierra's post about the "hollywood model" (your job security is your reputation, based on your past projects), an approach that only works when talent is identified, recognized, and credited (how many programmers at silicon valley get to put their names on the product?) I'm not saying all is peachy in hollywood, but it is indisputably an innovative place for technology and technology careers. This is why it kills me to see a different wing of the movie industry essentially pitting itself against high tech. I'm not going to dispute another key point here - much of the legislation being pushed by the studios could be very harmful to technical innovation. We're at the point where people on hn are starting to talk about boycotting not just those corporations but the people who work for them. Sad to see this in an industry that does such wonderful, innovative tech work in many ways.