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banjoman · 03-07-2008, 18:28

Interestingly if they use the IP address to prosecute, then that becomes "a personafiable data object" and may fall under the Data protection Act.

Its a toughie. Piracy is a crime, we all know that. However there is no facility for cheap, quick downloads ... The government is currently banging the heads of ISPs and Msuic industries to find a way. However I think that some of them are too greedy

For example..I`m on my way home in the car and a song I haven`t heard for ages comes on the radio. Later that night its still tinkling round my head and so I go and look on iTunes and go "HOW MUCH ?????". I give up on that and at the same time an advert comes on TV announcing I can rent or buy GroovyMovie 3.. But I want it now at the right price.. Its not on Sky Box Office , and I dont like buying DVDs as I`ll watch them only once.

However if the song from iTunes was 5p , and the film was a watch once for 99p I`d have spent some money that night. As it is the song is £2.99 and the film £15 to buy from a shop the next day so none of them get my money. I think its time for the entertainment industries to move with the times and work towards the market the customers want, rather than trying to hang on to their high profit but dwindling markets.

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banjoman Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: A galaxy far,far away Posts: 155 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 43	Re: How do you reckon this is going to affect AccyWeb? Interestingly if they use the IP address to prosecute, then that becomes "a personafiable data object" and may fall under the Data protection Act. Its a toughie. Piracy is a crime, we all know that. However there is no facility for cheap, quick downloads ... The government is currently banging the heads of ISPs and Msuic industries to find a way. However I think that some of them are too greedy For example..I`m on my way home in the car and a song I haven`t heard for ages comes on the radio. Later that night its still tinkling round my head and so I go and look on iTunes and go "HOW MUCH ?????". I give up on that and at the same time an advert comes on TV announcing I can rent or buy GroovyMovie 3.. But I want it now at the right price.. Its not on Sky Box Office , and I dont like buying DVDs as I`ll watch them only once. However if the song from iTunes was 5p , and the film was a watch once for 99p I`d have spent some money that night. As it is the song is £2.99 and the film £15 to buy from a shop the next day so none of them get my money. I think its time for the entertainment industries to move with the times and work towards the market the customers want, rather than trying to hang on to their high profit but dwindling markets.