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You don't have to sell the TV, just don't watch movies on it. The harder part, is getting non-tech people to join your boycott. Good luck trying to tell peopl
by umjames 15y ago
You don't have to sell the TV, just don't watch movies on it.
The harder part, is getting non-tech people to join your boycott. Good luck trying to tell people not to see the new Batman movie when it comes out.
What would be good to know is if actors, directors, and other movie makers support the MPAA's actions. With the RIAA, you could sense that musicians often were at odds with the record companies that signed them. Is that the case with movies? Are there movie studios that don't support things like SOPA and PIPA? Maybe we'd have something if those people (if they exist) spoke out publicly against the MPAA.
- chaz 15y agoI think you'll have to get rid of the TV. SOPA supporters include CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, Viacom, ESPN, NFL, NBA, and the MLB. Also, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are supporters. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) does not support SOPA, however. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_official_stances_on_the_Stop_Online_Piracy_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_offi... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111213/17373717070/writers-guild-realizing-that-sopa-goes-too-far-union-support-censoring-internet-begins-to-crack.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111213/17373717070/writer...
- r00fus 15y ago> You don't have to sell the TV, just don't watch movies on it. But the "content companies" don't only create movies. Now they own large swaths of normal TV. Disney owns ABC which owns ESPN. So every time you watch an advert on SportsCenter, you're funding Disney. The fact is, you can't win at this game. The way to win is to create an alternate funding mechanism (ie, campaign finance reform and/or owning your own congresscritters). The media cartel owns the (so called public) airwaves.