I wouldn't steal... but i do download films

European Politicians Launch Pro-Filesharing Campaign

http://iwouldntsteal.net/

Download video: http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/3984333/iwouldntsteal.net.divx.3984333.TPB.t...

Greens EFA, a coalition of two political parties that currently have 42 seats in the European parliament, have launched a pro-filesharing campaign named "I Wouldn't Steal". Their goal is to counter the anti-piracy propaganda put forward by the entertainment industry, and encourage people to download and share.

The message put forward by the parties is pretty strong: "Whenever you rent a movie, the multinational media industry forces you to watch their propaganda. They claim that downloading movies is the same as snatching bags, stealing cars or shoplifting. That's simply not true -- making a copy is fundamentally different from stealing."

Greens EFA claim that the entertainment industry exploits artists and sell propaganda, and want to make the public aware of this. We couldn't agree more of course, and it is good to see that these established political parties are attempting to decriminalize filesharing. As they write: "The media industry has failed to offer viable legal alternatives and they will fail to convince consumers that sharing equals stealing. Unfortunately, they have succeeded in another area -- lobbying to adapt laws to criminalize sharing, turning consumers into criminals."

In collaboration with RåFILM the parties created a short clip for the campaign. which they made available on BitTorrent by uploading it to The Pirate Bay. It's beginning to look like things are finally starting to change, politicians are not scared anymore to embrace BitTorrent sites such as The Pirate Bay, and stand up for people's right to share culture.

The Pirate Bay is of course delighted by the campaign and even updated the logo on their frontpage to show their support. Pirate Bay's Brokep told TorrentFreak: "I love that there are smart people that understand how the world works and I'm gonna support them with whatever means I can".

Let's hope the entertainment industry is paying attention as well.

The Greens | European Free Alliance
in the European Parliament: http://greens-efa.eu/

RåFILM: http://rafilm.se/

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[SCAREDBANANA]

I would download a car if i could

[Protection220]

Sharing is caring mother fucker, pirating is sharing.

[ALEXossi79]

@lethalweapon129 And u r just an idiot right?? Stop writing bullshit !!!

[lethalweapon129]

Filesharing a copyrighted work isn't stealing. Copyright was intended to stop people from taking someone else's work and passing it off as their own. I say as long as all the credits are still in the rip/film you're downloading/uploading, it's not a breach of copyright law.

[Inabj2]

@Lillie1986 Haha if you ever become ruler of the world ill make sure to invest in a bullet proof helmet. PS its my birthday this weekend you have to be nice to me no matter what. :p

[Lillie1986]

People who compare downloading to stealing should be shot in the head for stupidity.

[whocareslol222222]

i'd steal a car if there was the same chance i'd get away with it as pirating songs

[sazycute1993]

Downloading them isn't bad.. it's when people download them and then sell them which buggs me off because it's like you could get it for free but they have the nerve to tell you they didn't download it on a disk or it wasn't them. That buggs me off. Download it for yourself as long as you don't sell it.

[ImagineHuZhou]

If company not like piracy they can switch new industry. No one force them to create movies, music, games, etc. They also forget the people gives IP (intellectual privilege) to company for the people's benefit and the people can repeal IP laws and remove this privilege.

[MrZeroCide]

Pirating isn't stealing, its copying. We would copy a car if we could.

[meeka48]

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