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Wow, the audacity. The movie bosses remind me of the parents protesting in China that cheating should be allowed. I understand there is an entire industry arou
by Simulacra 3y ago
Wow, the audacity. The movie bosses remind me of the parents protesting in China that cheating should be allowed.
I understand there is an entire industry around discouraging pirating, but that would seem completely ineffectual in a case of state-sponsored piracy, or piracy in a state that will not prosecute.
- wodenokoto 3y agoI Kinda sympathize with the stance that copyright should not be respected when the rights holder refuse to distribute. We even see this argument on HN with regards to old games that are no longer for sale on any platform.
- thriftwy 3y agoAt this point the only thing preventing open large scale piracy is the Russian government's proactive steps to keep it underwater. Obviously, if government intervention wasn't there and you would start distributing Barbie, who can sue you? The movie company? They has exited the market and don't have local presense. If they do, just move the office to LPR and make them file their complaints to "Lugansk People's Republic, Russia".
- Simulacra 3y agoGood point... Just look at what Kim Dotcom has managed to do despite the MPAA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Megaupload_arrest_and_extradition_proceedings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Megaupload_arrest_a...