The Morals Of Downloading

4leto · 18-09-2011 09:11PM #1

I downloaded a film once before, it took about 30 hours it chewed up my computer speed and the quality of the film was crap. So I never did again. Till..

Sick of the Extravision staff sniggering and laughing at me as some sort of weirdo who rents films, (most weeks). I went about downloading a film today.

Waters for Elephants, it took about 2 hours to download in HD and it is perfect.

On this UNNAMED site I can download music, TV series, audio books and even books.

Clearly this routine stealing of content cannot continue, it has to have a cost in the quality of future content and jobs in the wider economy.

So what is your opinion discuss.

chin_grin · 18-09-2011 09:13PM

Maybe they're laughing at your taste in films. Heh, Water for Elephants. Pfffffft.

I'd download a car if I could! ^_^

Also this debate has been done to death both here and in the computer forum.

mikom · 18-09-2011 09:14PM

4leto wrote: »

Waters for Elephants

John?

chin_grin · 18-09-2011 09:15PM

mikom wrote: »

John?

'sup Edward.

Denerick · 18-09-2011 09:15PM

Hollywood blockbusters deserve to be stolen. They're too crap and when people pay to watch them they are rewarding mediocrity and simplicity.

peterk675 · 18-09-2011 09:16PM

The money they make , i dont feel one bit guilty.

My name is URL · 18-09-2011 09:16PM

I imagine that the stupidity of consumers will play a bigger part than illegal downloads in lowering the quality of content.

squod · 18-09-2011 09:16PM

4leto wrote: »

Waters for Elephants, it took about 2 hours to download in HD and it is perfect.

Looks shite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuKY9kuLWvU

The Waltzing Consumer · 18-09-2011 09:19PM

water for elephants?

No wonder they were laughing.

4leto · 18-09-2011 09:20PM

Well if it ****e I cay afford to take a chance and I lose nothing, just a bit of down time. But the Film makers/investers right to the distributors, they do lose out..

BBDBB · 18-09-2011 09:20PM

chin_grin wrote: »

Maybe they're laughing at your taste in films. Heh, Water for Elephants. Pfffffft.

I'd download a car if I could! ^_^

Also this debate has been done to death both here and in the computer forum.

you can download a bike these days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxjLpu2BvY&feature=related

Chuck Stone · 18-09-2011 09:20PM

Why should we pay the state to enforce copyright laws?

TPD · 18-09-2011 09:21PM

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

water for elephants? No wonder they were laughing.

I agree op, piracy is great. Aaarrr.

Conor108 · 18-09-2011 09:22PM

chin_grin wrote: »

I'd download a car if I could! ^_^

Alas...

4leto · 18-09-2011 09:23PM

peterk675 wrote: »

The money they make , i dont feel one bit guilty.

You would be surprised in Hollywood there are more flops produced then blockbuters. Just the Blockbusters subsidise the flops. But now, with piracy as easy as it is, maybe that wont be the case for much longer.

Its why the studios are not willing to take chances anymore and you are getting the usual film clones and remakes and sequels even prequels.

starbelgrade · 18-09-2011 09:25PM

chin_grin wrote: »

I'd download a car if I could! ^_^

The best thing about downloading films is that you don't have to sit through those poxy "you wouldn't steal a car, would you?" piracy warnings that DVDs have.

It actually makes stealing films even more worth while.

Mindkiller · 18-09-2011 09:47PM

If a movie isn't ****, people will be more inclined to pay extortionate cinema ticket prices to watch it. If it is ****, then they'll wait and pirate it. Seems like a fair system

Not something I lose sleep over tbh. Last time I went to the cinema was for Captain America and the c*nting projectionist made a mess of the sound. Next time one of those assembly-line marvel films comes out I'm getting a camrip. At least then I'll be able to hear what the actors are saying

Temptamperu · 18-09-2011 09:50PM

I pirate everything except books and videogames, although the way the videogame industry is going i may start to rip those too.
I lose no sleep over this.

Oh_Noes · 18-09-2011 10:04PM

No problem with it if it squeezes Hollywood a bit and makes the film industry smaller. At the moment Hollywood is just churning out remakes and predictable rubbish for profit. I'd say in one way or another the openess of the net will filter out a lot of the sh1te like it has been doing to a certain extent with music.

krudler · 18-09-2011 10:09PM

eh, its a grey area, sometimes I'll download the HD version of something I already own. its the same film, I already paid for it, its just shinier looking. a lot of the time I've been given something by someone that was got off the net or downloaded it myself I went off and bought it, which I wouldnt have done without seeing it first, so its swings and roundabouts really.

Saila · 18-09-2011 10:09PM

morals you say.. ha!

PseudoFamous · 18-09-2011 10:13PM

I'll steal music, but I go to concerts when I can. The artist gets a much bigger cut from the concert than they do from the album, so my conscience is clear.

Darksaga87 · 18-09-2011 10:19PM

4leto wrote: »

Sick of the Extravision staff sniggering and laughing at me as some sort of weirdo who rents films.

Ill be laughing at them when they are sitting in the dole office with the staff from Chartbusters.

How can they laugh ast you when its their job? :rolleyes:

I havent bought a DVD or CD in about 4 years.

P2P 4 LIFE!

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 18-09-2011 10:20PM

i think its a classic case of the studios blaming piracy for lack of ticket sales in cinema,i think this day and age some people cant afford to go to the cinema,or reading apon views or word of mouth the movie is simply crap.

I do wonder what's the point now of having a movie censor in the country given the ease of been able to obtain an uncensored version from online sellers/other sources/internet video channels.

Sisko · 18-09-2011 10:24PM

With the internet I can get information instantly the second I want it. I like this.

I apply it to music and movies and tv shows too. I'm kinda in the mood to watch blade runner tonight - this means that when I do get in the mood I can be instantly watching it within a few clicks (streaming) or 10mins (downloading)

Went through series 2 and 3 of the inbetweeners hung over on saturday morning - in bed on the laptop. Enjoyed the hell out of that.

Its all at my finger tips, no waiting.

I don't see any of this as stealing when its on the internet. No more so than taping music from the radio.

Mindkiller · 18-09-2011 10:24PM

Yeah, you just know that Human Centipede 2 will be all over the internet in its sandpaper-**** glory

Dotrel · 18-09-2011 10:25PM

I have loads of DVD's and many of them ironically have this ad on them ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH5LPqp9Irs

Worst of all you can't skip it of fast-forward thru it so basically your reward for playing by the book and giving money to the industry is to get a lecture telling you to not download pirate material. Talk about a classic case of attacking the wrong people.

Just for that I'll download whatever the hell I want. The ad is the ultimate backfire. No only does it piss buyers off but it spreads awareness that you can go online and download movies for free.

orangebud · 18-09-2011 10:30PM

chin_grin wrote: »

I'd download a car if I could! ^_^

3D Printers is the future

Dotrel · 18-09-2011 10:32PM

orangebud wrote: »

3D Printers is the future

I can't wait til 3D printers can print 3D printers.

chin_grin · 18-09-2011 10:39PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

The best thing about downloading films is that you don't have to sit through those poxy "you wouldn't steal a car, would you?" piracy warnings that DVDs have.

It actually makes stealing films even more worth while.

The last dvd I bought was Scott Pilgrim (Mary Elizabeth Winstead was the clincher) and damn near threw the remote at the telly for the un-skippable anti-piracy ads that you can fast forward but not skip. F*ckers.

smk89 · 18-09-2011 10:40PM

Dotrel wrote: »

I can't wait til 3D printers can print 3D printers.

Just imagine how much 2d printers annoy you. Just imagine that in an extra dimension.

On topic, I think the value of free **** will always outweigh the morals. Besides I wouldn't pay to watch most stuff I do or do not download anyway. Except battlestar galactica. Its epic.

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