"Why the Broadcast Flag should go forward" by Dan Glickman, CEO, MPAA

[flashbacck]

http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+f...orward/2010-1071_3-5719977.html?tag=nl

As CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, my principal concern is protecting the magic of the movies. So why should I care about a so-called broadcast flag regulation?

The answer is simple. I want to make certain that the American people will continue to have the opportunity to see our movies and television shows on free television in the digital age.

You wanna stick it to the MPAA? Write a letter to your congressman/woman

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[yankeesfan]

free television?

 

[coolred]

You know why I think the broadcast flag should go forward. The answer is simple. I blah blah blah blah blah blah, okay I will just shut up and sit down now.


Stupid broadcast flag, stupid MPAA/RIAA.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Preserve the magic of movies? Give me a break.

By the time these movies are on cable TV, the DVD has been available for 3 years or more. The so called "magic" is gone then and everyone who really wanted to experience said "magic" has seen it by then.

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
free television?

yes. As if we should be eternally grateful for them allowing us to watch 7 mins of TV followed by 4 mins of commercials.

 

[GreenGhost]

I can't see why it is even an issue. Over-the-air tv? Making certain that the American people will *continue* to have the opportunity to see movies on free television? I can't remember free-tv, can't even remember watching a real movie on a network channel. 20 years ago, maybe...

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: flashbacck

As CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, my principal concern is making boatloads of money by playing attack dog for the industry. So why should I care about a so-called broadcast flag regulation?

The answer is simple. I want to make certain that the American people are unable to do anything that does not involve paying me first, and I'm willing to trample over as many rights as needed to make sure we reach that goal.

 

[Merlyn3D]

I hate how the MPAA has so much money, and yet they think they deserve more. Seriously, for all the rotten no good waste of film and data movies that they put out, they maybe get 1 that's really good every couple of months or more. MPAA sucks arse

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

The irony, of course, is that modern cable and satellite delivery systems already have imbedded technical means that maintain the value of digital programming by preventing its redistribution over digital networks. The broadcast flag extends that same protection in the estimated 15 percent of American households that do not subscribe to cable or satellite services but rely instead on over-the-air broadcast television.

 

[alkemyst]

that whole article made no sense but 'I need you to pay me'

How is putting a movie / show you can download > the having broadcast to you for 'free', let me guess though "We make sure you are getting just the right amount of commercials...the movie is free, but your HDTV gear is a $75 a month rental"

 

[ironcrotch]

This guy is a joke.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

As CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, my principal concern is protecting the magic of the movies. So why should I care about a so-called broadcast flag regulation?

The answer is simple. I want to make certain that the American people will continue to pay out their asses to see awful, horribly scripted movies in theatres over and over again, and then in a few months force them to cough up another huge wad of cash to buy the DVD (which cost roughly $3 to produce). In this way, the overinflated movie industry will continue to thrive as thousands of people line their pockets at the expense of the consumer's right to do whatever the fvck he/she wants with the content he/she DID pay for.

And I'm a complete moron. My wife hasn't had sex with me in years.

I ran it through a "Corporate to English" translater for you all.

 

[whistleclient]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
I hate how the MPAA has so much money, and yet they think they deserve more. Seriously, for all the rotten no good waste of film and data movies that they put out, they maybe get 1 that's really good every couple of months or more. MPAA sucks arse

you, um, don't actually know how the film business works, do you?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

As CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, my principal concern is protecting the magic of the movies. So why should I care about a so-called broadcast flag regulation?

The answer is simple. I want to make certain that the American people will continue to pay out their asses to see awful, horribly scripted movies in theatres over and over again, and then in a few months force them to cough up another huge wad of cash to buy the DVD (which cost roughly $3 to produce). In this way, the overinflated movie industry will continue to thrive as thousands of people line their pockets at the expense of the consumer's right to do whatever the fvck he/she wants with the content he/she DID pay for.

And I'm a complete moron. My wife hasn't had sex with me in years.

I ran it through a "Corporate to English" translater for you all.

guys like this I love to talk to. Even after another 1/2 dozen tell me how much he makes a year.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

As CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, my principal concern is protecting the magic of the movies. So why should I care about a so-called broadcast flag regulation?

The answer is simple. I want to make certain that the American people will continue to pay out their asses to see awful, horribly scripted movies in theatres over and over again, and then in a few months force them to cough up another huge wad of cash to buy the DVD (which cost roughly $3 to produce). In this way, the overinflated movie industry will continue to thrive as thousands of people line their pockets at the expense of the consumer's right to do whatever the fvck he/she wants with the content he/she DID pay for.

And I'm a complete moron. My wife hasn't had sex with me in years.

I ran it through a "Corporate to English" translater for you all.

guys like this I love to talk to. Even after another 1/2 dozen tell me how much he makes a year.

I see you made it to lifer without getting permabanned. Congrats.

 

[Vic]

This won't make me popular but... Don't like it, write your Congressperson. Or... better yet... stop watching movies created by MPAA companies. You have no "right" to the product of others -- that's theft. And the retail cost of a good is not its wholesale price. If a retail store buys a product wholesale for $1 and sells it retail for $2, they did NOT make $1 profit. There are many other costs to doing business beyond (and often far in excess) of the wholesale cost. If you do not like a particular company's business model, do not purchase their products.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Vic
This won't make me popular but... Don't like it, write your Congressperson. Or... better yet... stop watching movies created by MPAA companies. You have no "right" to the product of others -- that's theft. And the retail cost of a good is not its wholesale price. If a retail store buys a product wholesale for $1 and sells it retail for $2, they did NOT make $1 profit. There are many other costs to doing business beyond (and often far in excess) of the wholesale cost. If you do not like a particular company's business model, do not purchase their products.

I agree...the dogooders today are barely making it.

They come and go once they grow tired of it all.

Unfortunately, I believe you know too, people would rather 'go there and pay' then bish about it.