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posted by scubacuda
on Monday February 09, @09:25AM
from the sincerest-form-of-flattery dept.
Wired: Dan Mirvish and Mark Bell have released RespectBootleggers.org in response to the anti-piracy ads. Where the MPAA site advises parents to explain to kids that piracy is wrong, Respect Bootleggers suggests that parents ask tech-savvy teens how to download films. From the "What is Bootlegging?" section:
The very term "bootlegging" dates back to ancient Babylonians who illegally copied cuneiform plays and hid them inside the leggings of their boots to avoid detection and community stoning...
When it comes right down to it, the main reason people make movies is so that other people can see them. After all, if you make a movie, and nobody sees it, does it really exist? Ask any director if they'd rather get their film picked up by Miramax and shelved for 4 years, or get their movie out there in front of an appreciative non-paying audience.
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