Stealing implies that something was taken from you. A copy doesn't cost you anything. This is not the same as physical media...So the cake analogy is a little bunk.
Just because you've made something doesn't mean that you are entitled to other people's money.
Also, regardless of whether or not you think studios should, change their business model (which they should and will have to) this is just pointing out the very real situation that studios are facing right now -- and it does so without moralizing it or chastising. I think it does a good job in what it's supposed to do.
I think it does a good job of not finger pointing or preaching. Instead it just points out the very real fact that sooner or later, if people stop paying studios for the movies they make, they probably won't be able to make them in the way that they do anymore.
The industry should really stop whining about piracy when there's conflicting studies as to whether or not piracy hurts/helps them or loses sales at all. There is no conclusive link to "piracy == lost sales". They base their whole argument on this fallacy. Instead they should grow a pair and learn to deal with a new medium of exchange and embrace it and adapt their business model to it in order to take advantage of it.
UF undergrad here. I'm disappointed in my fellow students for the very obvious flaw in their logic. Pirating films is in no way like picking apart a cake; it's more like making unauthorized copies of the cake, which in no way makes the original cake any less edible or appealing. Nothing disappears when a person pirates a creative work except for perhaps profits, and even that is debatable.
it is STEAL. You just dont see it because you dont have the police in front of you. its like working hours moving rocks from one place to an other and then your boss says" I wont pay you cause I just needed those rocks being moved, yor effort doesnt count here"
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I sometimes really worry that celebrities are doomed to live a life of semi luxury :'(
Alba12349 1 month ago
Stealing implies that something was taken from you. A copy doesn't cost you anything. This is not the same as physical media...So the cake analogy is a little bunk.
Just because you've made something doesn't mean that you are entitled to other people's money.
Mathenaut 1 year ago
Losers!!!
sderenzi 3 years ago
Can't we all just ignore the message and appreciate the cute joke? It's not like it's going to change any minds, anyway.
discostevex 3 years ago
Also, regardless of whether or not you think studios should, change their business model (which they should and will have to) this is just pointing out the very real situation that studios are facing right now -- and it does so without moralizing it or chastising. I think it does a good job in what it's supposed to do.
KingOfVersailles 3 years ago
I think it does a good job of not finger pointing or preaching. Instead it just points out the very real fact that sooner or later, if people stop paying studios for the movies they make, they probably won't be able to make them in the way that they do anymore.
The video isn't really an indictment of anyone.
KingOfVersailles 3 years ago
The industry should really stop whining about piracy when there's conflicting studies as to whether or not piracy hurts/helps them or loses sales at all. There is no conclusive link to "piracy == lost sales". They base their whole argument on this fallacy. Instead they should grow a pair and learn to deal with a new medium of exchange and embrace it and adapt their business model to it in order to take advantage of it.
iamdegenatron 3 years ago
Take a look at "The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis" in the Journal of Political Economy and you'll see what I mean...
iamdegenatron 3 years ago
As a fellow UF undergrad, I apologize for the lack of intelligence displayed in this video.
solveneq 3 years ago
UF undergrad here. I'm disappointed in my fellow students for the very obvious flaw in their logic. Pirating films is in no way like picking apart a cake; it's more like making unauthorized copies of the cake, which in no way makes the original cake any less edible or appealing. Nothing disappears when a person pirates a creative work except for perhaps profits, and even that is debatable.
Try harder next time, guys!
kxocomic 3 years ago
EXACTLY. This is complete BS. Learn to adapt to the market instead of whining
iamdegenatron 3 years ago
Wait, copyright infringement=stealing? News to me.
Seriously, i think this video is clever and well acted, but calling piracy stealing is, legally speaking, wrong. Illegal yes, stealing no.
Great video though, well done.
greentomate 3 years ago
it is STEAL. You just dont see it because you dont have the police in front of you. its like working hours moving rocks from one place to an other and then your boss says" I wont pay you cause I just needed those rocks being moved, yor effort doesnt count here"
the same with actors and musicians.
YOU. ARE. STEALING.
keep07 2 years ago
that actor is GORGEOUS
nhlnyr27 3 years ago
the video looks amazing! you all did a really great job with this. great looking cake
squigglydo 4 years ago
the video looks amazing! you all did a really great job with htis.
squigglydo 4 years ago
good job guys!! The video looks great
tennisstar143 4 years ago